Are you a bystander or an upstander?

Yesterday, Year 6 came to talk to Year 4 about Show Racism the Red Card. A key point they made was that children should be upstanders, calling out racism where they see it or seeking help if they don’t feel confident. . This point really sank in with the children.

We have been extremely busy with our learning in Year FOUR this week. Here’s what we have been up to…

In English, the children have written fabulous newspaper entries

In Maths, the children have been using column addition and subtraction. We have also been considering more efficient strategies to use. We’ve also continued working on times tables and fluency.

In Music, the children have continued playing their cornets. Keep playing at home! The hard work now will be worth it

In PE, we have played team games, a game of three touch ball.

In Science, the children have reflected upon their previous learning

In RE, the children continued learning about Joseph, thinking about how his decisions were informed by faith, hope and love of God.

In computing, the children experimented with Scratch.

Fit2Go

Fit2Go is a curriculum based healthy lifestyle programme where the children will receive a one-hour classroom based lesson, as well as one hour multi sports physical activity session.

Our Fit2Go Sessions will be on a Wednesday, beginning the 6th November.

Resilience team!

Wellbeing Wednesday has continued! This week we braved the rain and got outside to breathe some fresh air. Lots of smiles all round!

We also did a quick quiz to see how the children are doing on their journey to being mental health champions.

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to Erin.

The Maths award went to Finlay

The Writing award went to Layla.

📅Dates for your diaries 📅

Tuesday 29th October - School Reopens

Friday 8th November - Y4 trip to Highfield Park with Ribble Explorers

📌NOTICES 📌:

• Reading records, reading books and water bottles need to be in school every day, please.

• Y4’s PE days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.

• Remember cornets on a Tuesday! If you don’t practice, you won’t improve.

• Homework is available on the Y4 Homework section of the website, times tables and spellings will be tested next Friday.

• Please keep sending your child in with their red water bottles. Air-Up and similar bottles are not appropriate for school, we have had a few issues with them leaking.

Catholic life

The following resources are a great way of keeping you all informed of our current liturgy themes and of the weekly Gospel scripture, with some activities that the children can complete at home. We hope you find these resources useful and that they help you to support prayer and worship in your own homes.

https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6

http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/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 Horror films and Age Ratings. This free guide explores the risks of children being exposed to horror films and other age-inappropriate content – letting you know how to safeguard young people against this material.

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.

We hope you have a lovely weekend ad a safe and relaxing half term

Mr Bourn and Mrs Dunford

Kindness matters.

Yesterday, Year 4 were incredible wellbeing ambassadors! Every member of the class went to another year group and shared kindness. They planned 5 minute wellbeing breaks for everyone. See the photos below and look for the smiles! Feedback from other teachers has been how much joy it brought to their groups and how respectful Year 4 were.

They really showed an understanding that activities that help with your wellbeing do not have to be difficult, long or involve resources. I am sure they would like to share how to do superhero breathing with you.

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We have been extremely busy with our learning in Year FOUR this week. Here’s what we have been up to…

In English, the children have investigated the features of newspapers and written short recounts to use as quotes in the newspaper articles they are writing next week.

In Maths, the children have been using column addition and subtraction. We’ve also continued working on times tables and fluency.

In Music, the children have continued playing their cornets. Keep playing at home! The hard work now will be worth it

In PE, we have played team games.

In Science, the children have created food chains.

In RE, we started to learn about Joseph.

Resilience team!

Wellbeing Wednesday has continued! This week we gave stickers out, listened to music and enjoyed bubbles!

We also did a mental health scorecard check in. This is a chance for them to assess what they know and, later, they will reflect upon their learning.

Times Tables Rock Stars

Each half term, the schools within the trust compete with each other on TTRS. This half term’s competition is already underway but we can still do our best to get as many points as we can from now till the 18th October. In addition to this, during our Celebration assembly on a Friday, our leaderboard will be announced. Please see the poster. Good luck everyone!

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to Finlay.

The Maths award went to Alicia.

The Writing award went to Macie.

📅Dates for your diaries 📅

Monday 14th October Parents meetings for every class – in school from 1pm (electronic appointment will be sent out separately)

Wednesday 16th October Whole school Harvest Celebration Assembly

Friday 18th October Whole School Science workshop..

Friday 18th October 3.15pm close for end of half term

📌NOTICES 📌:

• Reading records, reading books and water bottles need to be in school every day, please.

• Y4’s PE days are Tuesdays and Friday. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.

• Remember cornets on a Tuesday! If you don’t practice, you won’t improve.

• Homework is available on the Y4 Homework section of the website, times tables and spellings will be tested next Friday.

• Please keep sending your child in with their red water bottles. Air-Up and similar bottles are not appropriate for school, we have had a few issues with them leaking.

Catholic life

The following resources are a great way of keeping you all informed of our current liturgy themes and of the weekly Gospel scripture, with some activities that the children can complete at home. We hope you find these resources useful and that they help you to support prayer and worship in your own homes.

https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6

http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/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 Instagram  This free guide tells you all you need to know about the social media platform Instagram, breaking down its associated risks and how best to mitigate them.

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.

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mr Bourn and Mrs Dunford

The Lord remembers his covenant forever.

Yesterday, Year 4 had their first class mass of the year, it was on the theme of Abraham’s covenant, which matches our RE topic. Father gave a question and some challenges: What is a covenant? Invent a covenant and write the bidding prayers. They worked so hard and it was so difficult selecting whose bidding prayers to choose, I had to do it randomly! The children who read the bidding prayers and those who did the challenging readings did a fantastic job! Father also taught us a new song “Though the Mountains May Fall.” The children did a beautiful job learning, remembering and singing this!

We have been extremely busy with our learning in Year FOUR this week. Here’s what we have been up to…

In English, the children have finished their setting descriptions with contrasting moods and moved onto looking at a newspaper report and considering whether the whale was spotted, or if it was a hoax!

In Maths, the children have been counting in 25s, and learning negative numbers. I am so proud of all of their effort in Maths this week.

In Music, the children have continued playing their cornets. Please keep practicing at home. Practice makes….

In PE, we have practiced handball skills.

In Science, the children have finished the journey of food through the digestive system.

In RE, we learned more about God’s covenant with Abraham, learning about Abraham and Sarah’s child, Isaac.

Resilience team!

Wellbeing Wednesday has continued! This week we wrote short positive messages to hand out to others in the class. The children also considered what it will mean to be Mental Health Champions and what their actions could be.

We’ve started planning the World Mental Health day activities for Thursday next week. .

Times Tables Rock Stars

Each half term, the schools within the trust compete with each other on TTRS. This half term’s competition is already underway but we can still do our best to get as many points as we can from now till the 18th October. In addition to this, during our Celebration assembly on a Friday, our leaderboard will be announced. Please see the poster. Good luck everyone!

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to Archer, for how well he has been responding to feedback and using it to improve his work.

The Maths award went to Sienna for excellent work on negative numbers.

The Writing award went to Matilda, for a fantastic setting description with great use of cliff hangers.

📅Dates for your diaries 📅

Thursday 10th October Whole School Wellbeing Day – we ecourage you to wear odd socks this day. We will be leading other classes in short Wellbeing activities.

Monday 14th October Parents meetings for every class – in school from 1pm (electronic appointment will be sent out separately)

Wednesday 16th October Whole school Harvest Celebration Assembly

Friday 18th October Whole School Science workshop..

Friday 18th October 3.15pm close for end of half term

📌NOTICES 📌:

• Reading records, reading books and water bottles need to be in school every day, please.

• Y4’s PE days are Tuesdays and Friday. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.

• Remember cornets on a Tuesday! If you don’t practice, you won’t improve.

• Homework is available on the Y4 Homework section of the website, times tables and spellings will be tested next Friday.

• Please keep sending your child in with their red water bottles. Air-Up and similar bottles are not appropriate for school, we have had a few issues with them leaking.

Catholic life

The following resources are a great way of keeping you all informed of our current liturgy themes and of the weekly Gospel scripture, with some activities that the children can complete at home. We hope you find these resources useful and that they help you to support prayer and worship in your own homes.

https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6

http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/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 Instagram  This free guide tells you all you need to know about the social media platform Instagram, breaking down its associated risks and how best to mitigate them.

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.

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mr Bourn and Mrs Dunford

“If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:35

We had a wonderful day on Thursday, celebrating the European day of languages. We learnt some Polish (thanks to Alicia and James), we learned about Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie) We listened to some Chopin, heard an extract from Kaytek the Wizard, researched Poland and tried some very tricky wycinanki (paper cutting!)

We have been extremely busy with our learning in Year FOUR this week. Here’s what we have been up to…

In English, we have been planning and writing our setting descriptions. They are looking fantastic so far, with a really clear sense of modd.

In Maths, we been ordering numbers with 1,000s

In PE, we have practiced handball skills.

In Science we have continued our journey through the digestive system, focussing on how our stomachs work.

In RE, we learned more about God’s covenant with Abraham

Resilience team!

Wellbeing Wednesday has continued! This week we made small, positive gifts to hand out to others in the class. We also learned what is meant by the phrase mental health. If you have any questions about this, please let me know.

We are going to be leading a whole school Wellbeing Day on the 10th October, for this, children are encouraged to wear odd socks. We’ll be planning more details next week!

Times Tables Rock Stars

Each half term, the schools within the trust compete with each other on TTRS. This half term’s competition is already underway but we can still do our best to get as many points as we can from now till the 18th October. In addition to this, during our Celebration assembly on a Friday, our leaderboard will be announced. Please see the poster. Good luck everyone!

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to Alicia and James for their fantastic help with the European Day of Languages

The Maths award went to Jessie for her drive to improve in Maths

The Writing award went to Elsie for her fabulous setting description.

📅Dates for your diaries 📅

Thursday 3rd October Year 4 Class Mass 9.30am

Monday 14th October Parents meetings for every class – in school from 1pm (electronic

appointment will be sent out separately)

📌NOTICES 📌:

• Reading records, reading books and water bottles need to be in school every day, please.

• Y4’s PE days are Tuesdays and Friday. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.

• We’ve noticed large pencil cases and fluffy notebooks being brought in. Please do not let your child bring these in.

• Homework is available on the Y4 Homework section of the website, times tables and spellings will be tested next Friday.

• Please keep sending your child in with their red water bottles. Air-Up and similar bottles are not appropriate for school, we have had a few issues with them leaking.

Catholic life

The following resources are a great way of keeping you all informed of our current liturgy themes and of the weekly Gospel scripture, with some activities that the children can complete at home. We hope you find these resources useful and that they help you to support prayer and worship in your own homes.

https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6

http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/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 Instagram  This free guide tells you all you need to know about the social media platform Instagram, breaking down its associated risks and how best to mitigate them.

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.

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mr Bourn and Mrs Dunford

"This is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations." (Gen 17:6).

This week we have continued looking at the importance of Abraham and the covenant made with God. We also looked at how Abraham is important to Christians, Jews and Muslims.

Next wednesday is European Day of Languages. In class we will mark this day by dedicating some time to talk about the importance of foreign language learning, learn about the culture of our chosen country (Poland) and use the language.

We have been extremely busy with our learning in Year 3 this week. Here’s what we have been up to…

In English, we have been working on our writing skills before writing our setting descriptions next week.

In Maths, we have continued counting looking at numbers to 10,000: using a number line, representing numbers using Roman Numerals and finding 1,000 more.

In PE, we have practiced handball skills.

In Science we have continued our journey through the digestive system, focussing on how important saliva is!

In RE, we learned about God’s covenant with Abraham. We wrote diary entries as if we were Sarah.

In Spanish, we have continued with phonics.

In Geography, we looked at how food is grown in a tropical climates.

Resilience team!

Wellbeing Wednesday has continued! This week I tasked Year 4 with handed out smiles to other members of the school and then we heard more from Adam about what the Mental Health Champions programme will entail. Everyone is very excited!

We are going to be leading a whole school Wellbeing Day on the 10th October, for this, children are encouraged to wear odd socks. We’ll be planning more details next week!

Times Tables Rock Stars

Each half term, the schools within the trust compete with each other on TTRS. This half term’s competition is already underway but we can still do our best to get as many points as we can from now till the 18th October. In addition to this, during our Celebration assembly on a Friday, our leaderboard will be announced. Please see the poster. Good luck everyone!

🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟

The Golden Award went to Cameron for showing respect to his fellow classmates.

The Maths award went to Erin, for her excellent work in Maths all week!

The Writing award went to Ava, for her fabulous diary entry, written as Sarah.

📅Dates for your diaries 📅

Monday 23rd September School Photographs

Thursday 26th September European Languages Day )

Thursday 3rd October Year 4 Class Mass 9.30am

Year 3 class mass 9.30am

Friday 11th October Reception Class Welcome Assembly for parents and carers 9am

Monday 14th October Parents meetings for every class – in school from 1pm (electronic

appointment will be sent out separately)

📌NOTICES 📌:

• Reading records, reading books and water bottles need to be in school every day, please.

• Y4’s PE days are Tuesdays and Friday. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.

• We’ve noticed large pencil cases and fluffy notebooks being brought in. Please do not let your child bring these in.

• Homework is available on the Y4 Homework section of the website, times tables and spellings will be tested next Friday.

• Please keep sending your child in with their red water bottles. Air-Up and similar bottles are not appropriate for school, we have had a few issues with them leaking.

  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 Final Fantasy XIV  This free guide covers the risks of the popular video game Final Fantasy XIV, as well as letting you know how to help young players safely enjoy this MMORPG.

  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.

Catholic life

The following resources are a great way of keeping you all informed of our current liturgy themes and of the weekly Gospel scripture, with some activities that the children can complete at home. We hope you find these resources useful and that they help you to support prayer and worship in your own homes.

https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6

http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mr Bourn and Mrs Dunford

Year 4 PE - Now Tuesday and Friday

Year 4’s PE day has now changed. We will be doing PE on a Tuesday and a Friday.

Please ensure your child comes to school in PE kit on Tuesday and Friday, with earrings removed. We are unable to remove earrings in school.

Welcome back!

Welcome back Year 4!

It has been such a joy to be back with you all!

We have had an extremely busy first week back.

In English, we investigated images from the text we will be reading. We've not looked at the book yet, that will happen next week! We’ve made predictions, written some descriptive noun phrases, used fronted adverbials and used our imagination to write short narrative about the images we have seen.n

In Maths, we've been revisiting place value and rounding to the nearest ten and hundred.

In RE, we investigated the cultural, religious and historical context of Abraham.

In Geography, we studied the journey Rice Crispies take from where they are grown to the breakfast table.

In PE, we practiced skills for propelling balls in Boccia.

We have also taken time to talk about our feelings for the upcoming year and to agree a class charter.

Homework

As ever, please keep reading and practising times tables with your child! Spellings will

A few messages:

Please ensure that all clothes are fully named - particularly new jumpers which are often taken off in class.

Earrings can only be worn if they are plain silver or gold studs and MUST be removed for PE lessons on Tuesday and Wednesday. No other jewellery should be worn for school.

Each child has been given a new, school water bottle, they do not need to bring their own.

If you have any questions or issues, please don’t hesitate to talk to us.

Thank you,

Mr Bourn, Mrs Dunford and Mrs McCooey

Let your light Shine...

On Thursday 4th July, Year 4 had an RE retreat day at St Bede’s High School, the theme of the day was ‘Let Your Light Shine’. We joined other local Catholic Primary schools in Mass and it was a lovely celebration.

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is only despised in his own country, among his own relations and in his own house”; and He could work no miracle there, though He cured a few sick people by laying His hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Mark 6:4-6

Key Messages (Monday 8th July 2024)
Children will understand that:

• We can believe and trust in Jesus, the Son of God.

• We can have great expectations in Jesus and His power.

• The Holy Spirit guides us to be open and loving to others.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Popups  This free information guide addresses the online safety risks of pop-ups, letting you know how to make children aware of this prominent marketing technique.

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.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 1st July 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 8th July 2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Matilda

Maths: Jackson

Writing: Alexander

Wishing you all a relaxing weekend!

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

Feast Day of St Peter and St Paul

The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June.

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi He put this question to his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

Matthew 16:13

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

• Jesus’ names and titles like ‘the Son of Man’ reveal who He really is.

• Through prayer, Jesus’ titles help us to understand and connect more closely with Him.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Popups  This free information guide addresses the online safety risks of pop-ups, letting you know how to make children aware of this prominent marketing technique.

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.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 24th June 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday1st July 2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Charlotte

Maths: Zachary

Writing: Leo

Wishing you all a relaxing weekend!

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

'They were filled with awe and said to one another, “Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey Him.” Mark 4:41

They were filled with awe and said to one another, “Who can this be? Even the wind and the sea obey Him.”

Mark 4:41

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

• Jesus is God and He has the power to do anything.

• Jesus is always with us, even when we face storms in life.

• We can worship Jesus, in awe of the things He does.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Popups  This free information guide addresses the online safety risks of pop-ups, letting you know how to make children aware of this prominent marketing technique.

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.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Tuesday 18th June 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 24th June2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Luna

Maths: Oscar-James

Writing: Emily

Wishing you all a relaxing weekend!

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

'Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations' (Matthew 28:19)

Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you.

Matthew 28:19

Key Messages
Children will understand that:

• Jesus sent His disciples out in the name and power of the Holy Trinity.

• The Holy Trinity is God in three persons.

• They too are called to serve and make a difference through their words and actions.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Township This free information guide breaks down the popular online game Township: highlighting some online safety risks and offering tips on how to help children avoid them.

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.

Some children in Year 4 created their own shop selling crafts to raise money for Brian House…

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been writing our own narratives based on our class text ‘ The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy. The children had the opportunity to edit and share their final pieces of writing.

In Maths we have been focusing on money and exploring how our knowledge of decimals can help us to understand the value of pounds and pence as linked to hundredths and tenths.

In RE this week we explored the life and work of St Stephen, discussing how Christians might feel inspired to follow his example in being committed to their faith.

Our two Year 4 school council representatives went on a trip to a local road construction site…

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 20th May 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 10th June2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

As the Year 4 Multiplication Times Table Check will take place after the half term break, please can you encourage your child to practise on a regular basis. The following link is a useful resource for practising and it is familiar to the children as we have been using this in class.

Maths Frame Multiplication Check

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Eleena

Maths: William

Writing: Oscar-James

Wishing you all a joyful half term break!

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

Pentecost

After saying this, He breathed on them and said: “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

John 20:22

Key Messages (Week Beginning Monday 20th May 2024…)
Key Messages
Children will understand that:

• Pentecost was when God sent His Holy Spirit to the disciples.

• The Holy Spirit comes to us too, as our helper.

• The Holy Spirit helps us to bring peace and forgiveness to the world, and into our lives.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

Wednesday Word

WHOLE SCHOOL CELEBRATION OF PENTECOST…

On Friday 17th May, we joined in a whole school liturgy in church to celebrated ‘Pentecost’. Father Frank led our liturgy, with Year 4 and Year 5 reading some scripture. Key Stage 1 enjoyed waving their streamers to show the coming of the Holy Spirit and each class learnt the word ‘peace’ in a different language. It was a lovely opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the importance of Pentecost as the ‘Birthday’ of our Christian Faith,

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 Township This free information guide breaks down the popular online game Township: highlighting some online safety risks and offering tips on how to help children avoid them.

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.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been continuing to explore our class text ‘ The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy. This week, we have started to plan our own stories based on the text.

In Maths we have been continuing to build our knowledge of decimals. This week we worked hard to order and round decimals to the nearest whole number.

In RE this week we explored the stories of the Ascension and Pentecost, we focused on the ‘Gifts of the Spirit’ and how Christians might live out these qualities in their own lives’.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 13th May 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 20th May 2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

As the Year 4 Multiplication Times Table Check will take place after the half term break, please can you encourage your child to practise on a regular basis. The following link is a useful resource for practising and it is familiar to the children as we have been using this in class.

Maths Frame Multiplication Check

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Alexander

Maths: Martha

Writing: Leo

Wishing you all a restful weekend.

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches. ” John 15:5

Key Messages (Week Beginning Monday 29th April 2024…)
Children will understand that:

• Staying connected to Jesus helps us to bear good ‘fruit’.

• The Holy Spirit can grow ‘fruit’ in our lives like love and kindness.

• Praying, listening to the Gospel and receiving the Eucharist help to keep us connected.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Township This free information guide breaks down the popular online game Township: highlighting some online safety risks and offering tips on how to help children avoid them.

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.

Pop Idol

Congratulations to all the children form Year 4 and Year 5 who auditioned for this year’s Pop Idol competition. The children all did themselves proud and we enjoyed their performances. It’s going to be a difficult decision to make but good luck everyone!

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been continuing to explore our class text ‘ The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy. This week, we focused on the use of description in the text and the use of the possessive apostrophe. The children worked hard to use possessive apostrophes within their own sentences, exploring the differences of singular and plural.

In Maths we have been continuing to build our knowledge of decimals. This week we explored the meaning of hundredths and we focused on ways to represent whole numbers and fractions as decimals. We used ten frames and place value grids to support our understanding further.

In RE this week we have been researching the life and work of St Peter, considering how he had a crucial role in the early church and how his story might inspire Christians in their own lives’.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 15th April 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 29th April 2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Jacob

Maths: Matilda

Writing: Elsie

Wishing you all a restful weekend.

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches. ” John 15:5

Key Messages (Week Beginning Monday 29th April 2024…)
Children will understand that:

• Staying connected to Jesus helps us to bear good ‘fruit’.

• The Holy Spirit can grow ‘fruit’ in our lives like love and kindness.

• Praying, listening to the Gospel and receiving the Eucharist help to keep us connected.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Township This free information guide breaks down the popular online game Township: highlighting some online safety risks and offering tips on how to help children avoid them.

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.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been continuing to explore our class text ‘ The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy. This week, we focused on the use of description in the text and the use of the possessive apostrophe. The children worked hard to use possessive apostrophes within their own sentences, exploring the differences of singular and plural.

In Maths we have been continuing to build our knowledge of decimals. This week we explored the meaning of hundredths and we focused on ways to represent whole numbers and fractions as decimals. We used ten frames and place value grids to support our understanding further.

In RE this week we have been researching the life and work of St Peter, considering how he had a crucial role in the early church and how his story might inspire Christians in their own lives’.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 15th April 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 29th April 2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Jacob

Maths: Matilda

Writing: Elsie

Wishing you all a restful weekend.

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

'And you are witnesses of these things' (Luke 24:48)

So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in His name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.

Luke 24:46-48

Key Messages (Week beginning Monday 18th March 2024 )
Children will understand:

• Jesus helped His disciples understand the Good News.

• That Jesus’ Resurrection showed that Jesus is the Christ – the Son of God.

• That Jesus calls us to be His witnesses by living our faith.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Carers Need to Know about Persuasive Design Online - This free online safety guide provides insight on persuasive design – highlighting its potential effect on behaviour and providing some tips to minimise its impact.

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.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have started our new class text ‘ The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy. This week, we began by exploring a selection of illustrations from the story, immersing ourselves in each scene considering what we might see, hear, smell and feel. The children enjoyed creating their own ‘freeze frames’ of each scene before writing their descriptions in detail.

In Maths we have been continuing to develop our knowledge of fractions. This week we focused on adding and subtracting fractions, applying our knowledge to a range of real life word problems. We also learnt about finding a fraction of a quantity, using bar models to support our understanding.

In RE this week we have been thinking about the importance of the Easter symbols. We researched five symbols in detail, making link to scripture. The children enjoyed creating their own ‘podcasts’ to present their understanding.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Tuesday 9th April 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 15th April 2024.

TTRS: please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Aibhin

Maths: Charlotte

Writing: Callum

Wishing you all a restful weekend.

Kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

PERFECT PROMISES: PRESENCE

The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; He has ordered me to build Him a Temple in Jerusalem, in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may His God be with him! Let him go up.

2 Chronicles 36:23

Key Messages (Week beginning Monday 11th March 2024)
Children will understand that:

• God made a promise that He will always be with His people.

• The Holy Spirit is God’s presence in the world and within us.

• We can bring more of God’s presence to the world as we GIVE, ACT and PRAY this Lent.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Carers Need to Know about Persuasive Design Online - This free online safety guide provides insight on persuasive design – highlighting its potential effect on behaviour and providing some tips to minimise its impact.

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.

Year 4 and Year 5 Class Trip

Please see the letter that has come home regards our class trip to Stratford Upon Avon to watch the new RSC production of Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, on Thursday 21st March 2024.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have been continuing to explore the Shakespeare play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. This week we have been developing our understanding of some of the key characters in the play and the children have enjoyed the active approaches, using role play to consider how the characters might feel and respond to the events in the story.

In Maths we have been developing our knowledge of area further, considering how to draw rectilinear shapes and ways in which we might compare the area. The children have also explored a variety of word problems linked to area, to consolidate their understanding further.

In RE this week we have been thinking about ways in which Christians share in the life of Jesus through receiving Holy Communion, prayer and following in the actions of Jesus.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 26th February 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 11th March 2024.

The children have all come home with their login for TTRS, please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Conleth

Maths: Emily

Writing: Natalia

Wishing you all a restful weekend and a happy Mothering Sunday!

kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

PERFECT PROMISES: GUIDANCE

God spoke all these words. He said, “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.”

Exodus 20:1-2

Key Messages (Week Beginning Monday 4th March)
Children will understand that:

• God promises to guide us so we can live in freedom.

• God guides us through His Word, through Jesus and through the Holy Spirit.

• We can GIVE, ACT, and PRAY during Lent to respond to God’s guidance.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Carers Need to Know about Persuasive Design Online - This free online safety guide provides insight on persuasive design – highlighting its potential effect on behaviour and providing some tips to minimise its impact.

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.

It is World Book Day on Thursday 7th March! Children are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character, or to choose accessories to show their character. It would also be great if the children could bring in a copy of the book that their character is from. We look forward to seeing all the different book characters!

Year 4 and Year 5 Class Trip

Please see the letter that has come home today regards our class trip to Stratford Upon Avon to watch the new RSC production of Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, on Thursday 21st March 2024.

Our learning this week…

In English, we have started to explore the Shakespeare play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. This week we began by developing our understanding of the four worlds within the play and the children enjoyed the active approaches, using role play and freeze framing to grow our knowledge of the main events within each world.

In Maths we have begun our new topic on finding area of shape. This week we used counters to find area and made some comparisons between the area of different shapes. We also started to explore some new vocabulary that we will be using throughout the topic.

In RE this week we have started our new topic ‘Jesus. the Saviour’. We discussed some ways in which Jesus was truly God and at the same time truly human.. The children enjoyed using Bibles to find a range of references from the Gospel Writers to support their own point of view, focusing on Jesus as God and Jesus as human.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 26th February 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 4th March 2024.

The children have all come home with their login for TTRS, please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Olivia

Maths: Eleena

Writing: Brooklyn

Wishing you all a restful weekend

kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrew

PERFECT PROMISES: BLESSING

I will shower blessings on you, I will make your descendants as many as the stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore.

Genesis 22:17

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading… (Week Beginning 26th February 2024)

Children will learn that:

• We receive blessing from God as we are Abraham’s descendants.

• We also receive blessingfrom heaven through our relationship with Jesus.

• We can share our blessings to bless others as we GIVE, ACT and PRAY this Lent.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Carers Need to Know about Persuasive Design Online - This free online safety guide provides insight on persuasive design – highlighting its potential effect on behaviour and providing some tips to minimise its impact.

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.

Our learning this week…

In English the children have been working well to edit and improve their own mythical narratives based on our class text ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’. We have been particularly focusing on how we might use fronted adverbials, prepositions and a range of expanded noun phrases to develop our use of description of characters and setting.

In Maths we have been exploring some ways we can use part whole models to calculate division calculations of 2-digit numbers, using our knowledge of multiples to make the most efficient choices. We have also been learning how to work our remainders when dividing.

In RE this week we have continued to explore our understanding of the ways in which Jesus told parables to help people to understand the Good News. We focused in particular on the the parable of the Unforgiving Servant. The children were able to reflect on the key message of forgiveness and they were encouraged to make links to other teachings of Jesus relating to this theme.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Tuesday 20th February 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 26th February 2024.

The children have all come home with their login for TTRS, please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Martha

Maths: Willow

Writing: Luna

Wishing you all a restful weekend

kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrews

PERFECT PROMISES: BLESSING

I will shower blessings on you, I will make your descendants as many as the stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore.

Genesis 22:17

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading… (Week Beginning 5th February 2024)

Children will learn that:

• We receive blessing from God as we are Abraham’s descendants.

• We also receive blessingfrom heaven through our relationship with Jesus.

• We can share our blessings to bless others as we GIVE, ACT and PRAY this Lent.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Carers Need to Know about Persuasive Design Online - This free online safety guide provides insight on persuasive design – highlighting its potential effect on behaviour and providing some tips to minimise its impact.

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.

Our learning this week…

In English the children have been working well to edit and improve their own mythical narratives based on our class text ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’. We have been particularly focusing on how we might use fronted adverbials, prepositions and a range of expanded noun phrases to develop our use of description of characters and setting.

In Maths we have been exploring some ways we can use part whole models to calculate division calculations of 2-digit numbers, using our knowledge of multiples to make the most efficient choices. We have also been learning how to work our remainders when dividing.

In RE this week we have continued to explore our understanding of the ways in which Jesus told parables to help people to understand the Good News. We focused in particular on the the parable of the Unforgiving Servant. The children were able to reflect on the key message of forgiveness and they were encouraged to make links to other teachings of Jesus relating to this theme.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Tuesday 20th February 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 26th February 2024.

The children have all come home with their login for TTRS, please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Martha

Maths: Willow

Writing: Luna

Wishing you all a restful weekend

kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrews

'Don't worry about anything, instead, pray about everything' (Philippians 4:6)

In the morning, long before dawn, He got up and left the house, and went off to a lonely place and prayed there.

Mark 1: 35

Key Messages of the forthcoming Gospel Reading… (Week Beginning 5th February 2024)

Children will learn that:

• Jesus was busy but He prioritised prayer.

• Time away from busyness is important and it helps us to grow/recharge/gain strength.

• We too can find peace and strength when we spend time with God.

TenTen Parent Newsletter

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.

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 Carers Need to Know about Persuasive Design Online - This free online safety guide provides insight on persuasive design – highlighting its potential effect on behaviour and providing some tips to minimise its impact.

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.

Our learning this week…

In English the children have been working hard to plan their own mythical narratives based on our class text ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’. We have also been exploring ways in which we can use abstract nouns to include more detail in our writing.

In Maths we have begun our new topic on using written methods to calculate longer multiplication and division. This week we have particularly focused on multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number., comparing two different methods to work efficiently.

In RE this week we have continued to build our understanding of the ways in which Jesus told parables to help people to understand the Good News. We focused in particular on the the parable of the Unforgiving Servant. The children enjoyed making links between the story and the heavenly message for Christians.

Spellings, times tables and homework

The children will be continuing to learn their spellings and tables given out on Monday 5th February 2024, this needs to be returned by Monday 12th February 2024.

The children have all come home with their login for TTRS, please can you support your child to access this on a regular basis.

PE -

Please note, PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.

Award winners

Golden: Oscar

Maths: Beaux

Writing: William

Wishing you all a restful weekend and kind regards for your continued support.

Mrs Parker, Mrs Hodgkiss and Mrs Andrews