What a busy week of learning! In RE, Reception have been learning about Lent and how we prepare for Easter by praying to bring us closer to God, by giving to others less fortunate than ourselves and by doing kind things for others. The children wrote their Lenten promises which were used as part of […]
It has been another fun-filled week of creative learning in Year 2. In Religion, we have been focusing on our Lenten practices. Lent is a time when we pray, give up treats and do kind things for other people, as we prepare to celebrate the great feast of Easter. On Wednesday, KS1 came together for our […]
This week was another busy week in Year 4. On Monday, the children discussed their Lenten promises and the importance of praying, fasting and almsgiving. As we talked about Jesus’ love for us, the children each created a crown of thorns. It’s a new tradition in which you create a crown (from dough), add thorns […]
Another busy week has flown by in Year 5! On Wednesday, we began our Lenten journey as we went to mass at OLSV to receive our ashes. The children behaved reverently throughout and sang beautifully. Today, the children took part in our Lenten assembly where they placed their promise on the wall alongside the rest […]
Well done to everyone for your efforts dressing up as your favourite book characters yesterday; there were some very impressive costumes! In RE, as we enter into Lent, we have been learning about the Stations of the Cross. Each child has focused on a particular station and has produced artwork of their station, based on […]
What a wonderful week, filled with creative learning. We enjoyed World Book Day in Year 3 by swapping books, dressing up as our favourite characters and talking about what we like about certain stories. We have also made clay models of the Stations of the Cross and made Lenten Promises. The class were very well […]
What a wonderful week we have had! In Maths we have identifying and describing 2D shapes. We sorted shapes into groups according to their properties. We have continued reading The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. The children have written wonderful wanted posters and a diary recount. On Thursday it was World Book Day. […]
Welcome back! This first week has flown by. There is no stopping the Year 2 crew! In Religion, we have been learning about Fairtrade and designing chocolate bar wrappers to encourage everyone to buy Fairtrade. The children have been using their reasoning skills in Maths to spot errors in calculations. In English, we have been […]
I hope you had a lovely half term. The children settled back into learning well. In Maths we have been learning doubles and halves and the relationship between them. We have been using a variety of resources to calculate and to show our answers. We had lots of fun playing ‘Doubles Bingo’ The whole school are reading […]
Have you ever wondered what happened to the dish and the spoon when they ran away in the nursery rhyme, Hey Diddle, Diddle? This week Reception class found out when they heard the story, ‘The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon’ by Mini Grey. The children had lots of fun thinking and writing about what they […]
