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Friday 4th October 

The month of October is dedicated to the holy Rosary, one of the best known of all Catholic devotions. October includes the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7). The best way to celebrate the month is, of course, to pray the Rosary. 

The Rosary draws its mysteries from the New Testament and is centred on the great events of the Incarnation and Redemption, with each decade referring to an event in the life of Jesus and Mary. The Mysteries of the Rosary give us “thumbnails” of the life of Christ and his Mother.

  • The Joyful Mysteries are taken mostly from Saint Luke’s Gospel in the New Testament. They involve the joyful events of Jesus’ childhood.
  • The Luminous Mysteries bring a deeper understanding to the public life of Jesus. They fill in the blanks between the childhood of Jesus and His suffering and death on the cross.
  • The Sorrowful Mysteries remind us of how much Jesus loves us. They recall how He suffered and died just for us.
  • The Glorious Mysteries tell us what happened after Jesus died-His Resurrection, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the love Jesus had for his Mother.

In school, we say the Rosary in our classroom at the end of each day. At the moment we are all focusing on the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Last week, our stars who had shown real Creative MAKER Spirit, were …

Year  2 Aubrey

Year 3 - Bea

Year 4 - Cristobel 

Year 5 - Sonnie 

Year 6 - Josh 

This week, Jess and Noah introduced the Collaborative MAKER Spirit, and explained to all of us how important it was to work as a team.

They discussed how we can all work more collaboratively by ...

•Supporting our classmates.
•Sharing our resources.
•Communicating/talking with who you are working with.
 

 

 

The children in Y1 and Y2 had a wonderful treat today. They had a visit from Leanne and some of her friends from Leanimals Mobile Zoo.

All the children loved the experience. They met a tortoise, a bearded dragon, a lizard and a snake, to name but a few.

 

Social media apps: age ratings and features

It has been brought to our attention that a number of children are accessing certain social media apps. There have been instances where this has then had a negative impact on friendship groups. Here is a reminder of the features of certain apps and also age restrictions. The children in school should not be accessing any of the apps below.

If your child has access to a mobile phone or other device, please make sure that you monitor their use regularly and check which apps they are using.

Facebook

Age rating: 13+

Main features: newsfeed to share text, photos & videos, instant messaging, marketplace, friends, likes and comments.

Instagram

Age rating: 13+

Main features: photo & video sharing, livestreaming, stories, DMs, hashtags

Snapchat

Age rating: 13+

Main features: photo & video messaging, snaps, location sharing

Tiktok

Age rating: 13+

Main features: making & sharing short videos, lip-syncing

Whole school attendance - 96%

Reception - 95%

Year 1– 95.8%

Year 2–98. 4%

Year 3–97.5%

Year 4 -92.9%

Year 5–96.5%

Year 6–95.2%

Congratulations again to our incredible Y2's with 98.4% - our attendance champions again !

As you know, we shall be celebrating our Harvest Festival on Tuesday at 2pm at St Joseph’s Church.

Thank you to those of you who have already donated food to the foodbank at Grace Church.

If you have yet to donate, here is a reminder of the foods that are most needed:

Tea / coffee

Tinned meats

Tinned fish

Tinned fruit / tinned vegetables

Tinned soup

UHT milk (1l)

UHT fruit juice

All items should be unopened and in good date. If you would like to contribute, then please send any donations to school with your child before the half-term holiday.

If you would rather give a cash donation, then our liturgy leaders shall be collecting those as you arrive for the festival.

 

  • 4th October - Lego Robotics Competition - Sheffield Girls 
  • 8th October - Harvest Festival
  • 15th October Y6 Talk on Internet Safety - South Yorkshire Police
  • 17th October Y1/Y2 Trip to the Crucible Theatre - Music In The Round
  • 17th October Parents' Evening
  • 21st October - Y6 Height and Weight Screening 
  • 22nd October - Parents Evening
  • 24th October - Y5 Victorians Day 
  • 25th October Last Day of Half Term - Wear Own Clothes Day - Bring £1
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  • 4th November - new term 
  • 7th November - Y3 Trip to the Moorlands Centre
  • 9th November - Open Morning for new families 
  • 4th/5th / 6th December - Y6 Residential 
  • 19th December - Term Ends at 1:30pm