Year 3 learn about their class Saint, Mary
We have been learning about our class Saint, St.Mary. We learnt about her Feast days too. It is her special Feast, Our Lady of Lourdes on 11th February. We learnt how to say her very special prayer, the Hail Mary.
Interviewing Parish Helpers
Today in R.E. we welcomed Mrs O’Neil into class. We have been learning about people who help in our parish. Last week the children prepared questions to ask Mrs O’Neil about how she helps in church, singing in the choir; helping within the parish centre and why she does this. We learnt about…
Reception visiting church
In Reception we have been learning about what happens in a church and what we might find in there. We went for a visit to our church next door, St Mary's. The children enjoyed learning about the pews and altar and also looking at the different statues and candles. We were very quiet inside and the…
Y1 Learning about Baptism
Year 1 Visited St. Mary’s Church to learn about Baptism with Father Peter. To help the children’s understanding of the different parts involved they role played a Baptism. We learnt that Baptism is an invitation to belong to the family of the church. The children learnt about the words and…
Nursery: RE - How we welcome people into our family
This week in RE we have been learning about how we welcome people into our family.
We have been in the home corner where we have been able to role play looking after a new born baby. We have talked about what a new baby needs and how to help our grownups at home when a new baby arrives. Lots of…
Year 5 Imam Visit
We had a visit from Imran the Imam to tell us all about Islam. During an assembly he told us what Muslims believe in as well as teaching us about the Five Pillars of Islam. He showed us some special objects they use in relation to the Five Pillars and explained their significance. Year 5 then had…
Imam visit and workshop
Years 3 and 4 really enjoyed their Imam workshop, where they learnt all about Muslim beliefs, the 5 Pillars and where they go to worship. They had a great time, saw and handled artefacts, heard readings from their holy book and tried on holy garments.
Islam assembly
Today we were visited by Imran the imam. During an assembly he told us about what Muslims believe as well as teaching us about the Five Pillars of Islam. He showed us some of the special objects they use in relation to the Five Pillars and told us about their significance.
Year 5 St. Patrick’s Day
Year 5 enjoyed celebrating their class saint’s day on Thursday. They learnt all about the life of St. Patrick, how St. Patrick’s day is celebrated and had a special visit from Mrs. Smith who shared all her Irish heritage with us.
St Joseph’s Day 2022
Our class Saint is St Joseph so to celebrate St Joseph’s Day tomorrow, we have been learning all about why St Joseph is such an inspiration, about traditions around the world and we even tated some food traditionally eaten on St Joseph’s Day.
Reception’s visit to church
After learning about what happens in a church, Reception visited our church next door, St Mary’s. We looked at the different statues, the altar and talked about how the font was used for christenings. The children also made the sign of the cross using the holy water. We loved having a look around…
Ash Wednesday 2022
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten period leading up to Easter, when Jesus died and was resurrected. The ashes symbolize both death and repentance. During this period, we say sorry for our sins, because Christ died for us. We gathered together in school today to receive our ashes and…