As the world reacts to the sad news of the death of Pope Francis, we come together in prayer to give thanks for the life of such a special leader.

Pope Francis said that his own life story was a journey of hope. He understood that in a world that can feel scary or divided, God’s love and the hope it brings is needed more than ever. In fact, he made hope the theme of this Jubilee year.

This week we will join with the church throughout the world to pray for Pope Francis and to reflect on the role of the Pope in preparation for the upcoming papal election.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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.T

his month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Making Friends Online This free guide looks at the challenges of children forming friendships online, highlighting key risks such as grooming, privacy concerns and inappropriate content — and offers tips for staying safe.What Parents and Educators Need to Know about ZEPETO This free guide explores ZEPETO, a fast-growing virtual world app. It highlights the associated risks for younger users, such as chatting with strangers, exposure to inappropriate content, and spending real money.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:

1st Ava Year 4 8114

2nd Priya Year 4 7537

3rd Matilda Year 4 7493

4th Annie Year 4 3993

5th Finlay Year 4 1100

Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!

The new BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League competition started this week and runs till the 23rd May. Good luck everyone!

Our school is currently in 1st place out of 12 schools in the trust and we have scored 897 points (school average score) so far.

Year 3 have completed their sponsored ‘Run to Rome’ Well done to everyone, a real achievement and all monies raised will be going to CAFOD as part of our Lent fundraising. We would also like to wish Miss Heim-Sarac lots of good luck as she completes the London Marathon this Sunday, a real inspiration for us all and all proceeds raised will be going to CAFOD.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been writing and editing our own stories based on the lost narrative text we have been studying. We have thought carefully about structuring our paragraphs to make sure our writing is clear and organised.

In Maths we have been adding and subtracting fractions, applying our knowledge to a range of real life word problems. We have also been developing our understanding of partitioning one whole into fractions using terminology such as numerator and denominator.

In History, we have started our new topic on Ancient Rome, this week we focused on making comparisons between daily life in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome. Children were encouraged to use skills of historical enquiry to form their own judgements and support their views.

As a school, we are always looking for ways to improve children’s engagement, so during the Summer term, the whole school will be taking part in a reading challenge. Children will receive a golden ticket each time they read and get their reading diary signed three times. At the end of each half term, during our celebration assembly, we will draw a golden ticket from each class’s box, and one winner from each class will receive a reward. Please encourage your child to read regularly and bring in their signed reading diary so they can start collecting their golden tickets. Thank you for your support.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 28th April , this needs to be returned by Tuesday 5th May 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Matilda

Maths: Jacob F

Writing: Oscar

And finally, wishing you all best wishes as we continue to remember Pope Francis in our thoughts and prayers for his funeral this weekend.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedApril 25, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord—the King of Israel!”
John 12:12-13

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Children will understand that:

This week, children are invited to journey with Jesus through Holy Week. By focusing on the events of the last week of Jesus’ life on Earth children will listen and relate each Scripture to their lives. Children will be invited to meet the loving presence of Jesus as they walk the road to the Cross in prayer, and to continue walking close to Him always.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Search Engines This free guide highlights the risks search engines pose to children – such as exposure to inappropriate content, misinformation, and scams – and provides practical tips to help keep them safe online.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.

On Monday, Year 3 led the school in a Holy Week reflection, we focussed on the messages of Jesus’ Last supper with His Disciples, including prayers, readings, acting and even a dance. Well done to all of Year 3!

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been starting to plan our own stories based on the lost narrative text we have been studying. We have thought carefully about describing the story setting and the main characters, using a range of adjectives and adverbs for effect.

In Maths we have been applying our mathematical reasoning skills to a range of real life word problems. We have also been using calculators to complete some investigations, working with our learning partners to explain our understanding.

In Science, we have been learning about different types of rocks. This week we have explored the properties and names of some igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

Well done to our Year 3 Easter Egg Competition entries - they were fantastic!

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 7th April , this needs to be returned by Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Poppy

Maths: Eris-Rose

Writing: Natan

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing Easter Holiday and see you all on Tuesday 22nd April.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedApril 11, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to celebrate.
Luke 15:24

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Children will understand that:

The Year of Jubilee is an opportunity to be hopeful and grow our friendship with God.
During Lent God calls us to be hopeful and positive in our relationships with each other.
We can be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ throughout the Year of Jubilee.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Bluesky Social App. This free guide discusses the growing popularity of Bluesky, a public-first microblogging social media platform, and explores what parents and educators can do to ensure children's safety when using the app.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been creating some of our own sentences to describe the characters’ feelings within our class text. This week we have focused on editing our work and using a range of adverbs and adjectives to add further description.

In Maths we have continued our topic on ‘Capacity’. This week we have applied our skills of finding equivalent amounts, comparing and calculating measures, to solve a variety of real life word problems involving two steps.

In History, we have been learning about Ancient Egypt, we have been exploring the beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians using skills of historical enquiry to investigate sources of evidence.

The BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League competition runs till the 11th April. Good luck everyone!

Our school is currently in 3rd place out of 12 schools in the trust and we have scored 2,365 points (school average score) so far.

This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:

1st Matilda Year 4 30,952

2nd Elsie Year 4 19,317

3rd Sienna Year 4 17,827

4th Annie Year 4 17,592

5th Alexander Year 5 14,835

Well done to those on our leaderboard!

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 7th April , this needs to be returned by Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Coric

Maths: Willow

Writing: Jamie

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedApril 4, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
John 4:14

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Children will understand that:

The Year of Jubilee is an opportunity to draw closer to God.
During Lent, Jesus invites us to receive full forgiveness from God.
We can all be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ by sharing the forgiveness and peace God offers us.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok. This free guide explores the potential online safety risks of TikTok, letting you know how to safeguard children and young people who use the platform.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have read and explored our class text ‘Into the Forest. The children have worked hard to write their own descriptions using a range of adverbials to create interest and detail.

In Maths we have continued our ‘Fractions’ topic. This week we have been using fraction walls to find equivalent fractions and applying our knowledge to a range of word problems.

In History, we have been learning about Ancient Egypt, we have been exploring how the river Nile was important to the civilisation, considering farming and trade in detail.

SCIENCE WEEK…

This week the children have enjoyed a variety visits to school including the falcons and the reptiles. This was part of our Science Week theme ‘Adaptations and Change’. We also had a recycling fashion show led by Year 6. A fun week had by all - Well done Year 3!

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 17th March , this needs to be returned by Monday 24th March 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Freddie

Maths: Marianna

Writing: Buddy

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedMarch 14, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”
Luke 4:8

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Children will understand that:

The Year of Jubilee is an opportunity to draw closer to God.
During Lent God calls us to free ourselves from things that get in the way of our friendship with Him.
We can be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ by experiencing God through prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

ASH WEDNESDAY (5th March 2025)

On Wednesday the whole school celebrated Mass together in Church to mark the beginning of Lent. The children received ashes and were led in reflection of how they might grow on their own journey during Lent as we wait in hope for Easter.

WORLD BOOK DAY

Well done to all of Year 3 for their fantastic world book day costumes, we really did bring the characters of our favourite stories alive! The children enjoyed a day of exploring the importance of reading and sharing ideas about different types of books, a fun day was had by all!

YOUNG SEASIDERS EXHIBITION…

I am delighted to announce that Our Lady’s are taking part in the Young Seasiders Blackpool Art Competition! Each teacher was asked to put forward two pieces of work from their class into the exhibition which will take place at Blackpool and the Fylde College from 4-28th March. From others pieces of work one KS1 and one KS2 winner which chosen. In Year 3 Josiah and Sofia’s work was selected to be in the exhibition! Please support them by going to see the exhibition - see flier on the link below for details.

Young Seasiders Exhibition Letter

The BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League competition runs till the 11th April. Good luck everyone!

Our school is currently in 4th place out of 12 schools in the trust and we have scored 1130 points (school average score) so far.

This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:

1st Matilda Year 4 14280

2nd Elsie Year 4 10585

3rd Ava Year 4 6714

4th Annie Year 4 5944

5th Frazer Year 4 5703

Well done to those on our leaderboard!

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok. This free guide explores the potential online safety risks of TikTok, letting you know how to safeguard children and young people who use the platform.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In English, the children have been using illustrations from our new class text ‘Into the Woods’.. to create their own descriptions, using a range of nouns, adjectives and personification. We have been working hard to edit our sentences to ensure we have used all the correct punctuation.

In Maths we have started our new topic on fractions. This week we have developed understanding of unit and non unit fractions. We have been ordering and comparing fractions using the greater than, less than and equals to symbols.

In History, we have been learning about Ancient Egypt, we have been asking questions linked to a range of artefacts. We have also been thinking carefully about the key vocabulary, ‘Ancient’ and ‘Civilisation’.

In Science, we have been completing our investigation on how the size of shadows can change. The children worked hard to draw conclusions and explain their knowledge.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 10th March , this needs to be returned by Monday 17th March 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Antonio

Maths: Jacob W

Writing: Aaliyah

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedMarch 7, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

There He proclaimed the Good News from God. “The time has come,” He said, “and the Kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.”
Mark 1: 15

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Children will understand that:

Jesus used parables to help explain holy things.
Jesus’ parables show us how to live and love others the way God wants us to.
In Jesus’ parables we look beyond the surface, to see the special meaning.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

YOUNG SEASIDERS EXHIBITION…

I am delighted to announce that Our Lady’s are taking part in the Young Seasiders Blackpool Art Competition! Each teacher was asked to put forward two pieces of work from their class into the exhibition which will take place at Blackpool and the Fylde College from 4-28th March. From others pieces of work one KS1 and one KS2 winner which chosen. In Year 3 Josiah and Sofia’s work was selected to be in the exhibition! Please support them by going to see the exhibition - see flier on the link below for details.

Young Seasiders Exhibition Letter

The BEBCMAT Rock Stars Super League competition runs till the 11th April. Good luck everyone!

Our school is currently in 3rd place out of 12 schools in the trust and we have scored 733 points (school average score) so far.

This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:

1st Matilda Year 4 5397

2nd Ava Year 4 3053

3rd Matilda Year 3 2806

4th Elsie Year 4 2599

5th Leo Year 5 2425

Well done to those on our leaderboard!

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok. This free guide explores the potential online safety risks of TikTok, letting you know how to safeguard children and young people who use the platform.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been using dictionaries to explore a range of interesting vocabulary linked to our new class text ‘Into the Woods’. We have been considering the effect of word choice on the reader and how this can improve our own story writing.

In Maths we have continued our topic on length and measurement. This week we have been been consolidating our understanding of our learning and applying our knowledge within a variety of word problems.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 3rd March , this needs to be returned by Monday 10th March 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Georgie

Maths: Sofia

Writing: Nina

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedFebruary 28, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
Luke 5:4
The Gospel this week describes how Simon Peter, James and John were compelled to follow Jesus after witnessing a miraculous catch of fish. This reminds children that they too are invited to follow Jesus and become part of God’s family.

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

Simon Peter saw something special in the power of Jesus, demonstrated through His words and actions.
Like the first disciples, we too can trust Jesus.
We are all invited to follow Jesus and are welcome in God’s family.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok. This free guide explores the potential online safety risks of TikTok, letting you know how to safeguard children and young people who use the platform.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

SCHOOLS ALIVE PHOTOS

On Thursday 6th February, Dance club performed at the Winter Gardens as part of ‘Schools Alive’. Well done to everyone involved, you were fantastic! Please follow the link below to view some pictures of the event.

Schools Alive Slideshow

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been thought about ways in which Christians understand and live out the messages of Jesus’ miracles and how these actions can bring them closer to God.

In English, we have been writing our own story setting narratives, thinking about how we can use a range of adjectives, verbs, adverbs and prepositions to create interest in our writing.

In Maths we have continued our topic on length and measurement. This week we have been converting units of measures in mm, cm and m, making comparisons using the greater than, less than and equal signs.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 10th February , this needs to be returned by Tuesday 25th February 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Penelope

Maths: Amelia

Writing: Jacob F

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedFebruary 7, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.
Luke 2:30-32

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

Jesus is the promised Saviour of all – the Light of the World.
We can see Jesus with eyes of faith through getting to know and growing our friendship with Him.
Jesus invites us to spread His light to others through our words and actions.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok. This free guide explores the potential online safety risks of TikTok, letting you know how to safeguard children and young people who use the platform.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been thought about ways in which Christians understand and live out the messages of Jesus’ parables and how these actions can bring them closer to God.

In English, we have been planning our own story setting narratives, thinking about how we can use a range of adjectives, verbs, adverbs and prepositions to create interest in our writing.

In Maths we have started our new topic on length and measurement. This week we have been finding equivalent measures in mm, cm and m.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 3rd February , this needs to be returned by Monday 10th February 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Fionn

Maths: Fearne

Writing: Tedi

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedJanuary 31, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.
Luke 1:18-19

As we mark the beginning of the Jubilee Year, we will explore the ways in which this special year can grow our hope and friendship with God. It’s a time to restart, a time for resting with God and a time for worshipping Him!

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

The Year of Jubilee is an opportunity to return to God and grow our friendship with Him.
Jesus invites us to join Him in His Jubilee mission.
We can all be Pilgrims of Hope by sharing the hope God gives us.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok. This free guide explores the potential online safety risks of TikTok, letting you know how to safeguard children and young people who use the platform.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have continued our topic ‘Galilee to Jerusalem.’ This week we have explored the ways in which Jesus told Parables as a meaningful way to explain the Kingdom of God. We have focussed on ‘The Parable of the Sower’, the children enjoyed using some active approaches to understand the story further.

In English, we have been continuing to develop understanding of our new class text ‘Rhythm of the Rain’, We have been researching a range of vocabulary from the text and we have been explaining the effect of description on the reader.

In Maths we have continued to explore multiplication and division. This week we have been dividing 1-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers, including calculations involving remainders.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 27th January , this needs to be returned by Monday 3rd February 2025.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Jamie

Maths: Freddie

Writing: Penelope

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedJanuary 24, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

"Do whatever He tells you.”
John 2:5

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Children will understand that:

Jesus is always ready to listen to us and help us.
Mary believed in Jesus and helped others to believe in and listen to Him too.
We can act on our belief in Jesus by asking Him for help, listening to His guidance, and following His instructions.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

10 Top Tips for Safety on Social Media. This guide provides expert advice on helping children and young people to use social media responsibly.

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. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have continued our topic ‘Galilee to Jerusalem.’ This week we have explored Christian understanding of ‘The Kingdom of God’, considering ways in which we can live out these messages in our own lives’.

In English, we have been continuing to develop understanding of our new class text ‘Rhythm of the Rain’, We have been researching a range of vocabulary from the text and we have been explaining the effect of description on the reader.

In Maths we have continued to explore multiplication and division. This week we have been multiplying 1-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers, and we have started to use the expanded written method.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 20th January , this needs to be returned by Monday 27th January.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Matilda

Maths: Georgie

Writing: Marrianna

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedJanuary 20, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

"He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit" Luke 3:16

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Children will understand that:

Jesus’ baptism revealed that He is God’s beloved Son and set an example for all believers to follow.
Through baptism we are filled with the Holy Spirit and are invited into God’s family.
The Holy Spirit guides us in living like Jesus and loving others as God’s family too.
Our actions can share the love, kindness and generosity of Jesus to others.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

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…

10 Top Tips for Safety on Social Media. This guide provides expert advice on helping children and young people to use social media responsibly.

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. Thank you.

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have begun our new topic ‘Galilee to Jerusalem.’ This week we have explored the events and meaning at the Epiphany, considering the importance of the three gifts brought by the wise men when they visited Jesus at the stable.

In English, we have been exploring word choices within our writing, using dictionaries to understand the meanings of adventurous vocabulary. We have also started our new class text ‘Rhythm of the Rain’, making predictions based on illustrations from the story.

In Maths we have been using known number facts to solve a range of multiplication and division calculations, We have also been working hard to use the ‘greater than’ less than’ and ‘equal’ signs to make comparisons between the values of the total answers

In Science, we have started our new topic ‘Light and Shadows’. This week we thought about the difference between objects that are a source of light and those that are not.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 13th January , this needs to be returned by Monday 20th January.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Buddy

Maths: Emilio

Writing: Jacob W

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedJanuary 10, 2025

Authorfiona ormerod

The crowds asked John, “What, then, shall we do?” And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”
Luke 3:10-11

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

We are called to open our lives to Jesus through our words and actions, at Advent and beyond.
Jesus changes those who invite Him into their lives.
Our actions can share the love, kindness and generosity of Jesus to others.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Snapchat. This free guide brings you up to date with the risks associated with Snapchat, and lets you know how best to safeguard young people who use the app.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been continuing our topic ‘Prophecy and Promise’. This week we have explored the meaning of the Advent candles, considering the themes of hope, peace, joy and love. The children enjoyed reflecting on ways we can ‘live out’ these qualities during Advent, and then wrote their own Advent promises.

In English we have been busy writing our own fables, following our story mountain plans and including a range of vocabulary, to develop use of detail and description.

In Maths we have been consolidating our knowledge of multiplication and division, We have been using multiplication and division grids and we have also focused on strategies to support finding remainders in division.

In History, we have been continuing our topic on ‘The Stone Age’. This week we have been considering the differences and similarities between Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age with a particular focus on Houses and farming.

Dates for your diary:

🗓 Tuesday 17th December - Christmas meal & Christmas jumper day.

Children are invited to wear their own clothes for the day, and this can include Christmas jumpers, dresses or accessories if they would like - but please don't buy anything especially. We would like to support Save The Children with the Christmas jumper day, and will add a voluntary contribution of £1 to Parentpay for donations to this charity nearer the time.

🗓 Thursday 19th December @ 2.00pm - KS2 Advent Service in Church.

Parents are invited to celebrate the KS2 Advent Service over at Our Lady’s Church in the afternoon of the 19th December. We will be singing some Christmas carols as we tell the story of the Nativity. We do hope you can make it.

🗓 Thursday 19th December - we break up for Christmas at usual finishing time, 3.15pm.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 16th December, this needs to be returned by Monday 6th January.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Luke

Maths: Antonio

Writing: Fionn

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedDecember 13, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.
Luke 21:28

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

We have hope because Jesus came to be with us at Christmas, which we prepare for during Advent.
Jesus gives us strength and courage to face difficulties when we are open to Him.
When we are open to Jesus we can share His love with those we meet.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

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…

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Snapchat. This free guide brings you up to date with the risks associated with Snapchat, and lets you know how best to safeguard young people who use the app.

We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been continuing our topic ‘Prophecy and Promise’. This week we have explored the story of The Annunciation, considering how this event was the fulfillment of the prophecy made be Isaiah in the Old Testament. The children were able to reflect on the strength of Mary’s faith and trust in God.

In English we have started to plan our own fables based on our class texts ‘Fox’ and ‘Bear’. The children were encouraged to use a ‘story mountain’ to structure their stories and we developed our use of character description.

In Maths we have been consolidating our knowledge of multiplication and division, in solving a variety of real life word problems. We have also been using estimating and checking strategies to ensure answers are accurate.

In History, we have been continuing our topic on ‘The Stone Age’. This week we have been considering the differences and similarities between stone age and bronze age, with a particular focus on gathering and hunting food.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 2nd December, this needs to be returned by the following Monday.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Jacob F

Maths: Matilda

Writing: Fearne

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedNovember 29, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.
Mark 13:31

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

Change is a part of life.
God’s love for us, revealed in His Word, will never change.
God’s unchanging love is the reason for our hope.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have begun our new topic ‘Prophecy and Promise’. This week we have explored the importance of Sunday for Christians, as a Holy day and we developed our understanding of some key Gospel quotes, considering how these words might bring comfort and inspiration.

In English we have been exploring the use of past and perfect present tense within our class text ‘Fox’. We have also been creating our own poetry based on the main characters of the story, Fox and Magpie. The children worked hard to use a range of adjectives and verbs to add interest to their writing.

In Maths we have been consolidating our knowledge of addition and subtraction in solving a variety of real life word problems. We have also been using estimating and checking strategies to ensure answers are accurate.

In History, we have been continuing our topic on ‘The Stone Age’. This week we have been exploring a range of artefacts found in an ancient burial site. We thought carefully about what the artefact might tell us about the lives of people in Stone Age Britain.

In Science, we have been completing our investigation to find out if people with longer femurs are able to jump further. The children were able to use their recorded results to draw their own conclusions. We have also been researching different types of ‘Animal Diets’ including, Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores.

Wild Animals – VR Experience! Supporting Science at Our Lady’s Monday 18th NOVEMBER

We will welcome into school a Wild Animals VR workshop from Education Group to work with Year 1, 2 and 3. (Each of these classes is learning about Animals this term, including Humans, so is fits beautifully with our curriculum.) We are really excited to bring to life our Science work with such a wonderful experience for the children. We are keen to bring as many learning opportunities as possible to Our Lady’s to widen the children’s knowledge, deepen their understanding and bring the world of learning to life in a way that will excite and engage them. To support us with this we are asking for a voluntary contribution of £3 per child from parents. If you are able to contribute, please go to your Parent Pay account where this donation will be added. Many thanks for your support. (The rest of the cost of the visit will be met by school.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 18th November , this needs to be returned by the following Monday.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: William

Maths: Buddy

Writing: Coric

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedNovember 15, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

Every year the country comes together for Remembrance Sunday.

A period of silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars around the world.

Remembrance Day - is on Monday this year - and marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918.

Remembrance Sunday is also marked each year, and falls on the second Sunday in November.

The royal family will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph and the UK will have a moment of silence at 11 o'clock on Remembrance Sunday as part of the commemorations.

In School, we will be commemorating Remembrance Day with class prayer and liturgy. We will also come together in the school hall to hold a minutes silence, and to share a visual reflection of our poppies.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been continuing to develop our understanding within the topic ‘Creation and Covenant’. This week we have explored the canticle of St Francis, considering the wonder and awe of God’s creation.

In English we have begun our new topic based on fables. We have read and explored our main class text ‘Fox’ considering the actions of the characters, particularly using the words ‘betrayal’ and ‘loyalty’. The children have also worked hard to use dictionaries to find definitions for new words within the text.

In Maths we have been exploring addition and subtraction of 3-digit numbers. We have been continuing to build our understanding in using the column method and the children are showing increasing confidence in making exchanges into the tens and hundreds columns.

In History, we have started our new topic on ‘Stone Age Britain’. This week we investigated the settlement of Skara Brae, considering clues we can learn about the ways Stone Age people would have lived.

In Science, we have been completing our investigation to discover whether the length of femur bones effects the length of jump. The children were able to use measuring tapes and we discussed the importance of a fair test.

Wild Animals – VR Experience! Supporting Science at Our Lady’s MONDAY 18th NOVEMBER

We will welcome into school a Wild Animals VR workshop from Education Group to work with Year 1, 2 and 3. (Each of these classes is learning about Animals this term, including Humans, so is fits beautifully with our curriculum.) We are really excited to bring to life our Science work with such a wonderful experience for the children. We are keen to bring as many learning opportunities as possible to Our Lady’s to widen the children’s knowledge, deepen their understanding and bring the world of learning to life in a way that will excite and engage them. To support us with this we are asking for a voluntary contribution of £3 per child from parents. If you are able to contribute, please go to your Parent Pay account where this donation will be added. Many thanks for your support. (The rest of the cost of the visit will be met by school.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 11th November , this needs to be returned by the following Monday.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Sofia

Maths: Natan

Writing: Josiah

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedNovember 8, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

‘Then Jesus spoke, “What do you want me to do for you?’” “Rabbuni,” the blind man said to Him, “Master, let me see again.”

Mark 10:51

Key Messages for Whole School Worship

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

Jesus wants us to be persistent and call to Him in prayer.
Our eyes of faith help us to look deeper and see Jesus as our Lord.
Jesus, through our eyes of faith, can lead us to close friendship with God.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been continuing to develop our understanding within the topic ‘Creation and Covenant’. This week we have explored the ways in which we can care and look after God’s World.

In English the children have been continuing to plan and write their own narratives based on ‘The Iron Man’. We have been focusing on using correct punctuation and we have started to organise our writing into paragraphs.

In Maths we have been exploring dividing and multiplying by 3. The children worked hard using counters to represent calculations, we then used our understanding to apply this knowledge to working out answers to some word problems.

In Geography the children completed research on Paris, discovering key landmarks of the capital city of France.

In Science, we have been labelling the human skeleton and we have been growing our understanding about the role our bones have in protecting organs, allowing movement and giving our bodies structure.

Wild Animals – VR Experience! Supporting Science at Our Lady’s TUESDAY 26th NOVEMBER

We will welcome into school a Wild Animals VR workshop from Education Group to work with Year 1, 2 and 3. (Each of these classes is learning about Animals this term, including Humans, so is fits beautifully with our curriculum.) We are really excited to bring to life our Science work with such a wonderful experience for the children. We are keen to bring as many learning opportunities as possible to Our Lady’s to widen the children’s knowledge, deepen their understanding and bring the world of learning to life in a way that will excite and engage them. To support us with this we are asking for a voluntary contribution of £3 per child from parents. If you are able to contribute, please go to your Parent Pay account where this donation will be added. Many thanks for your support. (The rest of the cost of the visit will be met by school.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Tuesday 29th October , this needs to be returned by the following Monday.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Jacob W

Maths: Oscar

Writing: Antonia

And finally, wishing you all a relaxing weekend

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Parker and Mrs McCooey

PostedNovember 1, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

‘Anyone who is not against us is for us.’

Mark 9:40

Key Messages for next week’s Whole School Worship
Key Messages
Children will understand that:

Jealousy can stop us from celebrating and encouraging others.
Jesus asks us not to stand in the way of others’ attempts to do good.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In English the children have been using a range of conjunctions and sentence starters to produce their own creative sentences linked to the story of ‘The Iron Man’.

In Maths we have been using addition and subtraction to solve calculations involving adding and taking away 1 or 10 from a 3-digit number. We have explored calculations which involve making exchanges.

In Geography the children investigated the capital cities of the countries of Europe, using maps and atlas’ to locate .

In Science, we have thought about the differences between exoskeletons, endoskeletons and hydrostatic skeletons, exploring some of the key advantages and disadvantages of each type of skeleton.

In RE, we have been continuing to develop our understanding within the topic ‘Creation and Covenant’. This week we have explored the poetic language of the Creation Story within the Book of Genesis.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 30th September , this needs to be returned by the following Monday.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Aaliyah

Maths: Jamie

Writing: Sofia

And finally, wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Mrs Parker, Miss Evans and Mrs McCooey

PostedOctober 16, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

Key Messages for next week’s Whole School Worship
Children will understand that:

‘Greatness’ isn’t about winning or being the best.
Jesus sets us an example to follow: to be great in God’s sight, we must put others first.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In English the children have been developing their dictionary skills, exploring a range of vocabulary from the story of The Iron Man (by Ted Hughes). We have also been using noun phrases to build up our own creative sentences linked to the events of the first chapter of the story.

In Maths we have been continuing to learn about place value in numbers up to 1000, this week we have been applying our knowledge to answer a range of word problems involving counting in steps of 100 and 50.

In Geography the children explored the features of a variety of European countries, considering different currencies, governments and flags.

In Science, we have thought about the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates. The children were able to sort animals into the two different categories.

In RE, we have been continuing to develop our understanding within the topic ‘Creation and Covenant’. This week we have explored how we are all called to grow spiritually, using the ‘Fruits of the Spirit’ as our guide.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 23rd September , this needs to be returned by the following Monday.

Please can you encourage your child to access the TT Rock Stars online, logins have been sent home this week.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Josiah

Maths: Fionn

Writing: Emilio

And finally, wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Mrs Parker, Miss Evans and Mrs McCooey

PostedSeptember 20, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

Key Messages for next week’s Whole School Worship…
Children will understand that:

God’s plans are so much bigger than ours.
Following Jesus means thinking of others before ourselves.
When we trust in God’s plans – we can be sure that Jesus will be with us.

Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…

Parent Newsletter

Wednesday Word

Our learning this week…

In English the children have continued to explore the story of The Iron Man, this week we have been considering the effect of vocabulary within the text on the reader.

In Maths we have been continuing to learn about place value in numbers up to 1000, the children were working to add and subtract 1, 10 and 100 to 3-digit numbers. Well done everyone!

In Geography the children used an atlas to locate some countries within Europe, using this to complete their own maps of the continent of Europe.

In Science, we have been using food labels to investigate the amounts of nutrients within food and to consider the traffic light system of food labelling to help support a healthy balanced diet.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 9th September , this needs to be returned by the following Monday. So the first spellings and times tables tests will be on Monday 16th September.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Thursday

Award winners

Golden: Fearne

Maths: Aaliyah

Writing: Matilda

And finally, wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Mrs Parker, Miss Evans and Mrs McCooey

PostedSeptember 13, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod

I would like to begin by saying a massive well done to all the children in Year 3 this week, they have settled in well to being upstairs in their new classroom and it has been a pleasure getting to know them.

Our learning this week…

In English the children have started to explore the story of The Iron Man, they were able to develop their use of vocabulary to describe the story setting.

In Maths we have learnt started to learn about place value in numbers up to 1000, the children were able to use base 10 equipment to support their understanding.

In Geography the children began their new topic by researching facts about Europe and recapping the location of the seven world continents.

In Science, we started our new topic all about animals including humans. This week we explored the key features of a balanced diet.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be coming home with their spellings and homework on Monday 9th September , this needs to be returned by the following Monday. So the first spellings and times tables tests will be on Monday 16th September.

Award winners

Golden: Marianna

Maths: Nina

Writing: Jacob F

And finally, wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Mrs Parker, Miss Evans and Mrs McCooey

PostedSeptember 13, 2024

Authorfiona ormerod