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Y3 - RE - The Miracle of the Centurion's servant artwork
Date: 21st Jan 2025 @ 7:38am
Today in Year 3 we interpreted different artwork based on the Centurion's servant. We spoke about how artists might show the same piece of scripture in different ways, we noticed what were the key parts of the scripture that we could notice and then we researched some other artistic versions of the story in pairs to share with the class.
"In my artwork Jesus is in colours that are lots paler than the centurion, I think that this shows he is kind" - Alice
"The centurion is begging on his knees, he is asking Jesus for help" - Patrick
"I found a version of the scripture that was a stained glass window, it showed Jesus and the centurion was kneeling down" - Zoe
Date: 20th Jan 2025 @ 8:43am
Year 3 enjoyed a tennis lesson focussing on how to grip the racket and control the ball. We discussed how we could progress acitvities and E.W said "We could run a longer distance balancing the ball!" They played lots of different games and worked really hard.
LP- "I really enjoyed the lesson, I did even more when it got harder."
NT- "I was able to run faster at the end of the lesson with the ball on the tennis racket,"
Rainbow Unit- Spring Term Week 2
Date: 17th Jan 2025 @ 4:40pm
It has been a busy week for the children in the Rainbow unit. The children have all done really well with getting back into our daily routines and following our objects of reference.
They have all enjoyed playing outside again and mixing with the children from other parts of the school, even trying out some of the new playground equipment that has been out for this half term.
In our classrooms, we have introduced lots of new cause and effect toys which the children have loved exploring. We have seen lots of anticipation skills being shown when using these. We have also introduced a role play area where there is a kitchen and some toy food which the children have loved playing with. They have been practising their fine motor skills, using a toy knife to cut some of the food in half (it is attached by Velcro!)
We have continued to develop our fine motor skills by practising bead threading and using the peg boards to make patterns. Some children were able to follow the pattern and use the exact same colours as what was on their card. Others created their own patterns in whatever way they wanted.
We hope you have a lovely weekend!
The SEND Team
Rainbow Unit- Spring Term Week 1
Date: 17th Jan 2025 @ 4:37pm
Happy New Year!
This week the children have coped very well on their first week of 2025, especially with all the change with the weather conditions! The children have entered school from a different entrance, not been able to play on the icy playground and have coped amazingly well!
It has been lovely to see the children after the two week break, happy to come into school and play alongside their peers.
Our new topic is animals for this half term! You will receive the curriculum overview from the office.
We have introduced new toys and puzzles linked with animals and the children have loved these!
We have been continuing to use our objects of reference as well as the matching visuals to transition around school. They have remembered these well!
Next week we will be back to our full timetable of learning and activities!
If you have any family photos from Christmas that you are happy to send us, please do! We will add them to their social stories! 😊
Have a good weekend and be safe! ❄️
The SEND Team
Date: 17th Jan 2025 @ 12:53pm
Class 5CG enjoyed learning about the planets in our solar system through finding facts and creating their own fact file on a scavenger hunt.
Whole School - Justice Days - 15th and 16th January 2025
Date: 16th Jan 2025 @ 3:03pm
The children have really enjoyed the past two 'Justice days'. They have focused on this particular house value and have taken part in a wide range of activities centred around the the theme of justice. Below is list of activities they have taken part in;
What is Justice?- First the children watched videos and learned about what Justice means. They then identified as a group what justice looks like in school, at home, in our communities and in the wider world.
St Oscar Romero- The children increased their knowledge about St Oscar Romero through different resources and created a fact file on his life focussing on his fight for justice. In KS1 the children found out about the significance of the Romero cross and the local people who make them in El Salvador.
St Mother Teresa- The children loved learning about St Mother Teresa and her selfless life and fight for justice. They took part in various debates and activities focussing on the timeline of her life.
DJ the Dolphin- The children had a little refresher on what the CAFOD character DJ the Dolphin represents within Catholic social teaching.
Justice circle- The children enjoyed circle time focussed on the theme of Justice.
Fairtrade Banana game- KS2 children learned all about fairtrade when selling bananas and took part in some intense discussions regarding pay for each group or person in the chain.
One for you, three for me - KS1 children took part in a craft activity to create their own ideal meal on a plate. They were then given a 'meal ticket' and many were shocked to discover that only a third of the class received would receive their own meal plate, the remaining children were entitled to a plate of rice. We talked about how this did not seem fair or 'just' but was something that is real for many people in our world.
P4C- The children absolutely loved taking part in the "Is it fair?" game. They also discussed and debated about Blind Justice.
Wordle- The children created their own wordles based around the word 'Justice'.
Music- The children listened to songs relating to justice and identified the meanings behind them. They also added in some of their own verses as well as actions.
Prayer spaces - The children participated enthusiastically in a range of reflective activities linked to our Justice theme which included: Scripture art based on Micah 6: 6-8 to 'Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly'. Creating a justice cross using relevant words, images and symbols that they had found out about. 'International injustice' station at which the children located places on a world map where the people living there may need our prayers for justice. We placed candles over these places and prayed together.
Prayer writing - discussing ideas together and writing our own prayers for justice.
Art - children across the school worked with Miss Crowley on a special Justice themed art project which will soon be displayed in school.
Y6 Visit - Lowe House Retreat Day
Date: 16th Jan 2025 @ 2:02pm
Year 6 visited Lowe House for a retreat day around the theme of 'caring for others'.
We had a fantastic day and really enjoyed all of the activities.
During the day, we learnt how important it is to look after and care for others as well as our planet. We also had the chance to look around the church and ask questions about anything we wanted to find out about.
At the end of the day, we looked at the story from the Bible when Jesus washed Simon Peter's feet. We discussed the meaning of this scripture and then had the opportunity to wash our hands whilst our friends dried them for us.
Year 1 R.E. Advent and Christmas learning activities
Date: 2nd Jan 2025 @ 10:53pm
During November and December Year 1 have enjoyed learning activities linked to our R.E. branch about ‘Prophecy and Promise.’
In our enhanced provision area, the children had the opportunity to choose some fun and practical tasks to reinforce our teaching inputs in class.
We have loved art work linked to the Bible story of the Annunciation when Angel Gabriel visited Mary with a special message.
We used paintings of this event, by different artists, to inspire us! The light surrounding the Angel was a special feature we noticed and recreated.
Other popular activities have been….
Playdough modelling of scenes and characters from the Nativity.
Sequencing of images to create our own mini Nativity books.
Drama and role play using our stick puppets.
Making our own Christmas card with the scene in the stable – complete with an opening door!
Card sorting activity – looking at images on a range of cards and sorting them into groups of those that retell the Nativity story and those which show other scenes of modern Christmas images.
Painting baby Jesus pebbles
We hope you enjoyed the special things that we made for you and brought home to share!
Year 1 Christmas fun - December 2024
Date: 2nd Jan 2025 @ 10:30pm
Year 1 have loved the different activities and celebrations taking place during December.
We felt very festive wearing our Christmas jumpers and performing our poem about Santa's Sleigh Ride at the Coffee morning!
We also sang our favourite songs from the performance of 'Christmas Recipe'.
We have been lucky enough to enjoy Christmas dinner, disco and party days too.
On the final day of term we took part in Christmas bingo and a Reindeer game led by Mrs Sheppard.
Date: 20th Dec 2024 @ 3:43pm
We designed and crafted our own moving Christmas card using DT mechanisms for our DT unit.
Date: 20th Dec 2024 @ 3:41pm
On Wednesday 18th December we had a Christmas class party which we really enjoyed!
Year 5/6 Christmas bingo and reindeer drive
Date: 20th Dec 2024 @ 12:42pm
On their last day, Years 5 and 6 have had a fun filled morning playing bingo and taking part in a reindeer drive.
Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Trip to Children's Adventure Farm!
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 5:04pm
The children in the Resource Base visited Children's Adventure Farm in the Autumn Term! Some Year 6 play leaders came along as helpers too- thank you to those children!
The day consisted of visiting the farm, feeding the ducks, visiting the woodland, watching a show, drinking hot chocolate and visiting the park! The children even had a visit from Santa!
A great day was had by all!
Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Week 15
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 4:43pm
We have continued our Christmas festive activities this week- what a fun week we have had!
We had our Christmas party were we played on a Christmas bouncy castle and with Christmas soft play!
We had a visit in our classrooms, from Santa and his elf! The children especially loved touching his beard! 🎅
We had our Christmas party food yesterday and pulled some crackers! 🎉
I will send a message to you all including photos of your child at the farm, and taking part in Christmas activities, for you to share if you wish!
We wish you and your family a joyful and safe Christmas and a happy new year!
Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Week 14
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 4:40pm
This week, we have been completing lots of Christmas activities such as painting, colouring in, making and decorating our biscuits and even making our own gingerbread men. The children have had lots of fun completing these and so have the adults!
Hope you have a lovely weekend and we are looking forward to seeing you all on Monday.
The SEND team.
Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Week 13
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 4:31pm
It’s has been a lovely week for the Rainbow Unit this week as we have had our first school trip. We are so proud of all the children, they coped well with the coach journey and enjoyed exploring all the different areas of the farm. Whilst we were there, some of the children enjoyed watching a magic show with the year 6 play leaders. They all enjoyed playing in the park at the end of the day and some were that exhausted from a day of fun that they fell asleep on the journey home.
This week we have also been continuing with our bucket therapy lessons. It has been lovely to see most of the children engaged during this session and showing their anticipation skills as we have been waiting to see what is next to come out of the bucket! We are also consistently using a communication board during this time when we are using the bubbles.
We will share the photos from our trip to the farm soon, you will be invited into school to see them along with photos of Christmas activities 😊
If your child has come home with any of our school spare uniform over the last few weeks, please could you send it back in to school.
We hope you have a lovely weekend!
The SEND team
Y6 Visit - Advent Service at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 4:25pm
Year 6 were lucky enough to be invited to attend the Advent Service at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
It was a fantastic afternoon and was lots of fun. The advent service was told through song and we even got to take gifts for those less fortunate than ourselves. The gifts were taken up during the service to be distributed by Nugent Care.
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 4:11pm
Year 6 loved their DT lesson cooking vegetable stir fry which they had been researching and planning in the previous weeks.
All of the children had a go at preparing the food and cooking it.
Some children even discovered some new foods which they now like.
Although we didn't all like everything, the food was very tasty and we all tried it.
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 2:43pm
Year 5 and 6 have had an amazing day dancing and singing with all their friends and not one, but two discos!
Y3 & Y4 - Christmas Nativity - I'm Gonna Shine
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:30pm
Y1 & Y2 - Christmas Nativity - The Christmas Recipe
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:28pm
We loved sharing the story of the Nativity in a very different way this year.
We all agree that the vital ingredient in our Christmjas Recipe is baby Jesus!
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:28pm
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:18pm
We have loved going on the Christmas bouncy castle and soft play as a special end of term treat. The children have had the best time whizzing down the slide. We also had a very special visit from Father Christmas and one of his elves! We have loved signing Christmas songs and making Christmas crafts.
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:14pm
Thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us for our craft morning. The children loved making salt dough Christmas ornaments, Father Christmas spiral hanging decorations, decorating baubles, making Christmas cards and much more! The children loved sharing time with their parents and carers in school.
