Our Carols Around the Tree service was a joyful and memorable celebration, blending traditional favourites with modern songs that filled the school with festive cheer. The children performed with such confidence and joy. A real highlight was Year 6’s wonderful performance of The Twelve Days of Christmas, complete with energetic actions that delighted everyone watching. We were also treated to Mr Wheat’s superb piano playing, which added a special touch to the singing and atmosphere. Laughter and smiles spread through the audience during the much-loved staff video, whose humour brought great joy to families and children alike. It was a heart-warming event that truly captured the spirit of togetherness and celebration at this special time of year.
Last week, Year Three were very excited to finally showcase their Nativity ‘Baubles – A Treemendous Nativity’ At the heart of our story, was the message of what Christmas is truly about, God’s gift to us, Jesus.
The children retold the story with drama, singing and even a few jokes! They learned all their lines and delivered them with confidence. We were all very proud of them and they provided a lovely gift for their families!
As part of their Christmas celebrations, Year 3 are sharing the true meaning of Christmas through their Nativity, ‘Baubles: A Tree-mendous Nativity’
Below are the songs we are singing – please listen carefully to the tune and words before joining in. Practise as much as you can, so you can feel really confident when in front of an audience.
Continue to practise lines from your script – know what scene you are in and when you are speaking. Project your voices…so loud your neighbours can hear you 🙂
Year 3 have been learning keys skills in Basketball with Jimmy Jumpshot, as well as the importance of being team players and leaders. They are fast becoming great at chest passes, catching and dribbling. Great work!
Year 3 had a brilliant day at Bestwood Education Centre last week. We learned so much about the Stone Age with a fully immersive experience. During the morning, we got into tribes and competed to build tents. Then we painted our ‘Cave wall’ did some willow weaving and even had a go at sawing a pendent.
We were more than ready for lunch! In the afternoon, we dressed in animal skins and built Stonehenge, decorated our medallions and made a clay pot! What an exciting day.
Year 3 went on a short pilgrimage to Corpus Christi at the end of the week. We celebrated our Jubilee Year of Hope by visiting our parish church and finding out more about the signs and symbols there. The children loved having a chance to properly explore and look at in detail at everything. They also had the opportunity to stop and say a prayer in Our Lady’s Chapel. Brother John kindly explained and answered their questions.
Years 3 and 4 visited Bestwood Education Centre this week, and were met by Queen Boudica herself!
Our first task was to build catapults to knock down the Roman archway the children had also built. This proved to be hard, thirsty work, but they succeeded! The children also enjoyed putting on actual armour and practising their marching skills. They were quick to learn the shield formations and made an impressive sight to anyone passing.
All in all, it was a very immersive experience and really brought to life all our learning this term. The children wowed us with their knowledge, and I think even Queen Boudica was impressed, not an easy task, as she hates the Romans!
A big thank you to the staff at Bestwood for a great day, and also to our parent helpers who we couldn’t go on visits without! They were amazing with their catapult building skills, THANK-YOU from Year 3!
During this week’s Open Afternoon, Year 3 were able to share with their parents what they do during PE with Gordon. They worked on various skills including balance and core strength. It was lovely to share with our parents what their children do in these lessons.
Year 3 and 4 had the opportunity to celebrate Mass at Corpus Christ. It was so special, with all the children praying and singing with such joy. Mr Penna played the guitar so we could sing ‘Burning in my Soul’ with actions. What a joyous occasion.
Recently, we had the Theatre company RISE visit us and made us think more deeply about our role as Stewards of God’s Gifts.
We had a packed day of singing, dancing, and interactive drama, As well as all this, we created our own Rainforest birds and wrote a Class Psalm. What a busy fun day!
