Today, we talked about Lent. We learned that Lent lasts for 40 days we we clapped and counted to 40, together. We learned that signs of Lent include purple, ashes, fish and palm leaves. We discussed how we’re currently preparing for Easter which made us think about how we prepare for other things. We talked […]

Our main entrance hall is dedicated to the stages of our Lenten journey. Each focal focal point includes a piece of scripture to help us remember Jesus’ final week and mission on earth. May we try our best to pray, fast and give this Lenten time.

Last week was hinge week where we transition from one R.E. ‘branch’ to the next. We moved from ‘Galilee to Jerusalem’, to ‘Desert to Garden’. We looked at images of deserts and thought of adjectives to describe them. We then talked about gardens and the different jobs needed to look after them. To finish, we […]

Thank you to all those who could join us as we began our journey through Lent. We hope that you were able to use the opportunity to reflect and think about how you can make good changes to start a new life with Jesus at Easter.

This morning, we gathered together as one school family to mark the beginning of Lent. We each received a cross of ash on our foreheads, representing this time of repenting and journeying to the cross. May we all take time to pray, fast and give this Lent.

This week, we heard how Jesus came for everyone to show God loves each person. We reflected on last week’s lesson, Jesus feeding the 5000, and talked about how we are helped to call the poor and hungry. We looked at photos of people from around the world who are much less fortunate than we […]

This week in our RE lessons we have been thinking about what it means when we say sorry. We explored how everyone can cause hurt by doing wrong but that we can ask for forgiveness by saying sorry to the person we have hurt and to God. We looked at prayers of sorrow that seek […]

Year 1 celebrated the a Feast of the Presentation of the Lord with the school and their parents. The children shared the Gospel of Luke, where Simeon and Anna realised there was something very special about Jesus. It was lovely to share the learning we have been doing in class with everyone, giving everyone time […]

This week in our RE lesson, we looked further at the parable of the lost sheep. We explored the scripture, thinking about how Luke, and later Christians, have used this parable to learn about God. As we listened, we thought about who the shepherd and the sheep represented in the story and used words to […]

Yesterday, we marvelled at how you can share something out and still be left with more remaining. Mr Jobes had a square of card with four corners. He started cutting off pieces of card and sharing them among us. Even though the card was getting smaller, we counted more and more corners in total. We […]

This week, we heard the story of Jesus blessing the little children. Jesus welcomed the children into his arms and into his company. We thought about what a welcome was and shared examples from our own lives. We talked about how we welcome with our faces, bodies and words. We role played welcoming people into […]

Today in our RE lesson, we learnt how Jesus would tell stories with messages called parables. We listened to and talked about the parable of the lost sheep and learnt how the shepherd thought it was more important to rescue one lost sheep than to stay with the other ninety-nine. We designed a piece of […]

In RE, the children have been learning about Jesus’ life as a child. The children have talked about the few stories in the Bible about this time in Jesus’ life. One piece of scripture we have read is Jesus in the Temple. The children created a comic strip of the story and were able to […]

This week in our RE lessons, we have been learning about Jesus’ baptism. We heard in Luke’s gospel how the Father, Son and Holy Spirit were all present at the baptism. The Holy Spirit appeared as a dove and God’s voice could be heard saying ‘You are my son, whom I love. With you I […]

We learned about the magi, or wise men, and how they were very clever men who learned from the stars. We heard their story and imagined what it’d be like to travel such a long way on a camel. We then talked about how we travel to places and looked for different modes of travel […]

In R.E., two topics are separated by what we call a ‘hinge week’. This is wear we look back at our previous learning and introduce the new learning to come. Yesterday, Mrs Moreland showed us our R.E. learning journey and asked us to explain what we we were doing in the photos, and why. We […]

This week Year 5 led our 3rd service in the week of Advent. Through their celebration of the Word, they reminded us that the third week of advent is about Joy and that is why the candle on the advent wreath is pink. They shared different ways that they have been joyful this advent and […]

To mark the beginning of Advent, we had great fun making Advent crowns.

In R.E., we have been learning about the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary. Today, the children made their own triaramas. When they had put them together, they retold the story of the Annunciation to their friends. We made sure to include the special things said between Mary and Angel Gabriel.

After hearing the nativity story and acting it out using props, it was time to see how well we could recall the events. Our task was to sequence the story and retell it using the picture prompts. We realised that a lot of the story is the same as in our own upcoming nativity play.

This week in our RE lesson, we thought about ways we prepare for Christmas during the season of Advent. We learned that at the celebration of Mass on each of the four Sundays of Advent, the candles of the Advent wreath are lit and we sing Advent Carols. We used some readings and carols that […]

This morning, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Father Chris into our classroom. Rather than taking part in our usual celebration of the word, we used the time to discuss and ‘pick apart’ a prayer, The Apostles Creed. We found out the Apostles Creed is a symbol of faith, just like roads signs tell […]

This afternoon in our RE lesson, we were introduced to several influential figures…several female figures. These women helped to make significant changes in the salvation of history as we know it. We read two different extracts from Exodus to help us understand the context of the story further and gain deeper insight into what life […]

Today in our RE lesson, we listened to words Mary used when she visited her cousin Elizabeth. We learnt how these words are used in Church today and are known as The Magnificat. We used the words to help us decorate a special decoration with a picture of Mary and a prayer for someone in […]

This week, we were lucky enough to have Mrs Moreland teach an R.E. lesson while Mr Jobes was out. She read the story of the first Christmas and we had to listen very carefully because when we heard a character mentioned that we were holding, we had to add it to the scene in the […]

This week in our ‘Stay and Pray,’ we gathered in prayer to think about anti bullying week. We thought about how we can show others acts of kindness and listened to the story of ‘The Good Samaritan’. We decorated hearts as we reflected upon the message taken from the scripture.

Today, we enjoyed a special lesson about Remembrance Day which touched on different parts of our curriculum. ‘People, Culture, and Communities’ and ‘Past and Present’. We talked about what it means to remember – we remember things that have already happened which means they are in the past. We can remember events, places and people. […]

This week in RE, we started our new branch ‘Prophecy and Promise.’ In our first lesson we listened to Luke’s Gospel and the story of the Annunciation of John the Baptist. We heard how the angel told Zechariah that his prayers had been heard and that he and his wife Elizabeth would have a son. […]

This week we payed together, to remember those who have died. We thought about those who have died in our own families and in other peoples families and remembered those who have died because of unrest. We thought about the gift of peace that Jesus gives us and how we could share the peace of […]

Thank you to all those who could join us today as we celebrated the Feast of All Saints. We used today’s celebration to remember those who have lived their lives really well and have died and gone to heaven. We thought about those who have been given the title ‘Saint’ by the Church and how […]

This week, we’ve started looking at prophecy and promise. We talked about what it means to make a promise and how it’s something we commit to doing and can’t be broken. We shared ideas of classroom promises that would make school a happier place. We then discussed prophecy and how that means something someone thinks […]

On Sunday, we celebrated All Saints’ Day in church. We considered some well known saints and thought about what they did and how we can be inspired by them. We thought about the Holy Trinity and their example shared in both human and written form, we discussed how this is our guide to follow and […]

On Wednesday evening, some members of our school attended Father Chris’ ‘Induction Mass’. Our Head Girl represented our school as she shared a reading and welcomed Father Chris. We look forward to working alongside Father Chris and building upon our parish and community links.

This morning, Year 6 put their faith into action as they led us in prayer and introduced everyone to their first mission of the year. Our Year 6 children are encouraging everyone to join them in collection ‘toiletry bags’ which will be donated to people in need in our local area. Should you wish to […]

Today in our RE lesson, we thought about the symbols we see in Baptism and their meanings. We recognised that the Sacrament of Baptism is a celebration as a new Christian is welcomed into the family of the Church. We designed and created our own baptism cards for someone being baptised in the Catholic Church, […]

This morning, our usual celebration of the word was a little different. We thought about our world religions and considered some of their key festivals and feast days. Today is Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu Festival of light and marks the start of the Hindu year. It celebrates light over darkness and the hope that […]

We know that God made us, we are unique, and He wants us to stay safe, healthy, and to look after ourselves. We thought about our morning and evening routines, the things we do and why they’re important in order to keep us healthy. We then played a game where we sequenced these activities using […]

This morning, Mrs McArthur led our celebration of the word, introducing us to ‘Black History Week’ which we will be celebrating in school. We pondered the quote, ‘Isn’t it odd, we can only see our outsides when nearly everything happens on the inside’ and thought about what this actually means. We reflected upon the importance […]

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us in our Celebration of the Word as we celebrated ‘Our Lady’. As it is the month of October, we take time to remember Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Through prayer, we thought about how Mary sets an example for all of us. We heard about […]

Today, we were very lucky to be joined by Father Chris as we joined in prayer. Our class Collective Worship focused on the them of being sorry and forgiving others. We thought about times we have shown forgiveness to others and realised that this can sometimes be hard to do. We also thought about things […]

Today, we listened to All Things Bright and Beautiful. In particular, we thought about ‘all creatures great and small.’ We discussed how God made all creatures and how great means big. We were each given an animal and took turns to explain why we thought God had made them so perfectly. 

This morning Year 1 led our celebration of the word as they told us about St Francis of Assisi. We listened and reflected as they shared how St Francis had made some wrong choices in his life before turning back to God and choosing the right path. We know that sometimes we too make mistakes, […]

This week in our RE lesson, we looked at a selection of psalms. We learned that psalms often have responses and can be sung. We listened to a psalm being read and then how it sounded being sung in church. We then took parts of a psalm and practiced reading in small groups. Finally, we […]

When God created the world, he saw that it was good. Today, we reminded ourselves of some of those wonderful things God saw when he said the world was good. We played a fun category game where we had to say whether God’s creations are plants, animals, or people.

This morning, Mrs McArthur led us in prayer as she shared Sunday’s gospel reading with us. We listened to the story of ‘The rich man and Lazarus’. This gospel story helped us to understand the life choices of two men. We listened to how the men treated each other and what happened to them when […]

Earlier this week, we looked in nature for moments that make us go, “wow!” We’ve learned that God made everything that wows us, so we decided to think about other things in the world that are wonders of creation. Mrs Moreland told us the story of creation then we looked at a huge map to […]

This week, Year 1 have read the first part of Genesis. They have learned about the creation of the world, looking at heaven and earth, light and dark, animals and humans. We ordered pictures and talked through them in groups. We then went on to write our own sentences, reminding ourselves of our wonderful world, […]

In our RE lesson today, we learned about the different parts of the Bible. We learned that there are 73 books in the Bible and that the Bible is split into two parts. The Old Testament is a collection of books and stories about events that happened to the Israelite people before Jesus came. It […]

We built on our knowledge that God made us by talking about how God made the world. We went on a nature walk around the garden and each chose a wow moment where we spotted something that filled us with awe and wonder. Beautiful leaves, curiously shaped sticks – wow!

Today in our RE lesson, we thought back to the story of Noah and the covenant that God made with Noah. God promised to never flood the earth again and showed this by making a rainbow in the sky. God entrusted us to care for his world and we thought about different ways we could […]

This morning, Year 3 led us in our celebration of the word which was all about the jump that they have made this year to being juniors. They shared how this big change made them feel but also how it is an opportunity for a new start. They reminded us that through everything, God is […]

We read a story called ‘God Made You’, which talks all about what makes us special. We learned that we are unique – that means nobody else is exactly the same as us. Afterwards, we shared the things about us that make us unique – our beautiful eyes, our lovely hair, our kind hearts, and […]

This morning we gathered together as a class to pray alongside our new Parish Priest, Fr Chris. Four members of our class planned and led us in worship where we reflected upon a reading from John’s Gospel where Jesus told the disciples to love one another. In response to this, we reflected upon the scripture […]

Over two Friday worships, red team have produced a piece of shared art to celebration the wonder of God the creator. We talked about how God created all – the skies, the land, the seas, and all the creatures. We selected appropriate colours before each designing a tile which together form a cross. Unusually, we […]

As we come to the end of of final academic year if primary school, we have spent time this week reflecting upon the different ways that we have put our faith into action. From becoming buddies in September, to singing carols in the community at Christmas and even taking part in a local litter pick […]

On Monday, Year 3 shared their Celebration of the Word with us all. It was all about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We know that Jesus teaches us to love one another, but during this celebration we thought about the different ways in which we can do this. We thought of ways in which we […]

Today our teams joined together to take part in an art competition. We thought about God’s divine ways and how wonderful his creation is. We then decorated our own hands, which we then used to surround our Earth. This is to show how we need to work together to look after the wonderful world that […]

This year we are choosing to pledge to live out our golden rule “Treat others how you want to be treated”. During our Celebration of the Word this morning, we thought about how we can live out this pledge. In Matthew’s gospel he said “Judge not, that you not be judged.” We know to not […]

In year 1, we have linked our art and R.E. learning this week. Following on from our trip to St. Mary’s Cathedral, we designed printing tiles with Christian symbols. The children used a pencil to make an indentation of their design and then painted these to place on the paper. We repeated this to create […]

We began St Peter and Paul’s day with a special Celebration of the Word. Year 1 and 2 led us in prayer as we learnt about the lives of Simon and Saul and how they followed Jesus to become Apostles Peter and Paul. We reflected on this message by thinking of ways we could be […]