Blog by Tag: Catholic Life of the School

Reception have been learning about the Advent Wreath. They found out that ‘Advent’ means getting ready for Christmas and that the Advent Wreath is used in church to to count down to Christmas by lighting the candles. They found out about the different coloured candles used and their meaning.…

Year 3 marked Anti-bullying week this week by wearing odd socks to show that we are all different and unique…. and that is ok. 
This year’s theme was respect, we talked about respect and what bullying is. We talked about the many different types of bullying; cyber, verbal and physical. 
We…

Year 2 attended a short service at the War Memorial to commemorate Remembrance Day. The children respectfully observed a minutes silence before listening to a reading of a poem and being led in prayer by Reverend Becky. The class representatives for the Ethos Group laid a wreath before returning…

In RE, we have been learning about the theological virtues of faith, love and hope. To help us in learning about how these virtues are lived out in our every day lives, we went on a hunt around school to witness faith, love and hope.  Of course the hunt had to be carried out in secret! We saw…

Year 3’s class Saint is St Mary. We started with a celebration for our Lady of the Rosary on the 7th of October by wearing blue and having an afternoon of devotion to St Mary.

We continued to pray the Rosary through October and end the month with a better knowledge of the mysteries of the Holy…

Year 1 have been learning that October is the month of The Holy Rosary.  They learned how to use the Rosary to say prayers by holding a bead at a time. Year 1 found out that a decade means a group of 10 and that this is how The Rosary is organised. They created their own Rosary bracelets to offer…

As it is the Month of the Rosary, Year 2 have been praying the rosary. They have shown respect and reverence throughout. They have spent some time learning about and meditating on the mysteries of Jesus’ life so that they may draw closer to him through the intercession of Mary. They know that with…

Year 3 went into Egremont today to identify the human and physical features. They found lots more human than physical features and decided that they expected that because it was a town. 
Whilst looking for these features, they did a good litter pick. They brought back 2 bags full. Well done Year…

Year 2 celebrated World Mental Health Day by dressing in yellow or their own clothes. Our representatives from the Well-being group requested that everyone take part in a brain break to allow them to regain focus and energy for their work. They did this by taking part in Sonic themed physical…

As part of World Mental Health Day 2024, Year 6 discussed the different ways that life can make us feel overwhelmed and lead to “BURNOUT.” We the reflected on the different ways we can look after our mental health during these times. We talked about the things we can do to help makes us calm down…

Year 2 celebrated St Francis’ Feast Day with a class prayer and liturgy focused on him and what the Bible says about caring for animals. The children spent time finding out all about his life and the good works that he did. They found out that he is the patron saint of animals and loving and…

In R.E. Year 2 have been learning about the Holy Bible and how it is made of two parts and 73 books. The children found out many more facts about the Bible before they used an online Children’s Bible to read stories they know and explore some new stories too.