Swimming next week…
Next week the focus of the swimming is life saving skills. For this lesson, the children will need to bring with them a pair of pyjama style long trousers/ leggings and long sleeved pyjama style top/t-shirt. (NO jeans, NO onesies and NO fur /fluffy items are allowed as these will weigh heavy in the pool. They will need to wear their usual swimming costume/trunks underneath as they will remove the items of clothing during the lesson.
Trip to St Bede’s High School - 7th February
Year 5 have been invited to St Bede’s High school to watch a matinee performance of their school production of 'The Lion King' on Wednesday 7th February. We will be travelling by coach to watch the performance, which starts at 1.30pm, and will return to school after the show finishes at about 3pm. (Please note that arrival at school will depend on traffic so we may be a little delayed beyond 3.15pm.) As we hold general consent, we do not need to send out permission forms. There is no charge for the performance but we are we are asking for a travel contribution of £3.00 per child for the cost of the coach, which can be paid through Parent Pay as soon as possible. Thank you for your support.
Our award winners:
Golden Award (RESPECT) - Lilly C
Writing Award - Charles Emanuel
Maths Award - Hallie
Our learning this week…
In English the children have been focusing on an illustration from the book FArTHER and have used alliteration to describe it. The children then used these to create an alliteration poem of the chosen illustration. They’ve also been exploring unfamiliar words from a setting narrative which they will use as a model for their own writing in the coming weeks.
In maths the children have begun working on multiplication and have been looking at multiples and factors of numbers.
In our RE lesson this week the children got into groups to plan a liturgy each, which they will lead during the rest of Ordinary time up to half term and then each week of Lent leading up to Easter. This week’s prayer and liturgy was planned and led by Corben, Dominic, Peter and Tommy. Their worship was on the theme of Called to Follow. This week we heard about how Jesus called up his ten disciples to follow him and share the Good News. The boys challenged the class to think about how they could follow in Jesus’ footsteps this week.
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Mark 1:14-20
In HRSE the children have deepened their understanding of the range and intensity of their feelings and that ‘feelings’ are not good guides for action. They have also learnt that some behaviour is wrong, unacceptable, unhealthy or risky .
In Science the children have dissected a flower to label the parts of a flowering plant and have described the process of pollination.
In geography the children are working with Mrs Mannix and have begun looking at their new topic on latitude and longitude.
In PE the children are working with PE specialist Erin from Blackpool Football Club Community Trust. The focus of their lessons this half term is gymnastics.
In computing the children have had fun this week learning about a device called a Micro:bit. They explored the blocks within the code editor to create a simple animation.
Today some children also continued to work on their sculptures inspired by the work of Alberto Guacometti. They used modroc to cover their wooden frame, which they made last week, and once each child has completed theirs over the next few weeks, they’ll be painted bronze and we’ll put them on display.
Bedrock Competition!
Don’t forget Bedrock’s new competition to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes. You just need to collect 20 points or more each week and earn 140 or more points in total using Bedrock from the start of January till the 18th February. We’ll also have our own competition in class - the member of our class who has the most Bedrock points by the end of half term will win a prize at the end of this half term. Good luck Year 5!
Here is our TOP 5 on the scoreboard this week:
1 Hallie 156 points
2 Layla 107 points
3 Gabriel 112 points
4 Lily T 46 points
5 Dominic & Isaac 45 points
Well done to all the children who are on our leader board this week.👏🏻
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…
Smartphone Safety Tips for Young People This information guide has tips to help young smartphone owners stay safe while enjoying using their device.
We hope you find this guide informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all.
To read this week’s Good News Gospel reading, please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. Good News Gospel
Please also have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worship…
Hope you all have a great weekend everyone!
Mrs McVey and Mrs McCooey
