Key Messages of this week’s whole school worship

The Gospel this week tells us of Jesus calling His disciples and the reading from Isaiah describes Jesus as ‘a great light’. These prayers join those two themes providing daily opportunities to reflect on how Jesus lights up our lives and helps us to get to know God. Each day we call on the intercession of the first disciples, who are now saints, asking them to pray for us as we try to be faithful followers of Jesus.

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

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 newsletter gives helpful advice about…

the online game Minecraft, a game that remains popular amongst children,
how to set up parental controls on your WIFI/broadband - most providers include these for free as part of your broadband package.
WhatsApp, a free messaging app that allows you to send messages, voice notes, photos and videos. You must be at least 16 years old to register for and use WhatsApp; however, we are aware in school that many of our older children use this app and so the guide will give helpful advice about its features.
and links to further information regarding online safety.

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

Online Safety Newsletter January 2023

Our learning this week…

In RE, we have been continuing to explore the story of Zacchaeus, and how he was called to change by Jesus. We discussed the key messages of the story and thought about some ways Christians might live out these values in their own lives’.

In English we have been exploring another narrative fable, ‘Bear’ and making comparisons to the text we shared last week. We discussed the main themes of the story and the children used dictionaries to find out the meaning of some of the vocabulary used in the book, we also thought of some opposite words.

In Maths this week, we have been developing strategies to work out dividing a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number. We have also been thinking about related multiplication and division facts to support our calculations of larger numbers.

In PE Year 3 have been developing their throwing and catching skills within our new topic on handball. This week we have focused particularly on the correct technique for bounce pass.

WEDNESDAY WORD Please follow this link below to access the Gospel Readings for the forthcoming week, there are also some fun activities to complete, this is a fantastic family resource to share and celebrate with your child at home.

CLASS REMINDERS

PE days are Tuesday and Thursday
The children will have a spelling and times tables test on Monday
Reading books and Reading Records to be brought in daily, Reading books changed when needed.
TTRS login to be used to access Times Tables activities