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Easter Mystery

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To help us prepare to celebrate Easter, the children have been invited to join our special project called ‘The Easter Mystery’.   Starting this week, each child will take turns bringing home a pack to share with their families.

By sharing the Easter story, we remember the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and, as a family, take time to stop and think about the true meaning of Easter.

Children in KS1 will bring home the Easter story, while children in KS2 will bring home ‘The Way of the Cross’ booklet detailing Jesus’ journey during the last week of his life.

 

Exploring Islam in RE

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In our RE lessons, we have been exploring Islam. We have particularly been learning about Hajj and Ramadan. Two of our friends kindly brought in some items from home to share with us all. It was wonderful to hear them talk so passionately about their faith.

Mini Vinnies’ Coffee Morning at St Bede’s Church

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The Mini Vinnies hosted their first coffee morning today after Mass.  The children made some delicious cakes and brought in some great prizes for the Tombola stall.

After setting up the church hall in preparation for the coffee morning, the Mini Vinnies attended Mass and then were put to work!  The morning was a huge success, with the Mini Vinnies raising £134.42 towards repairs for the church roof.

Everyone had a fantastic day and Fr Bill was thrilled with the money raised! Well done Mini Vinnies!!!

Commissioning of the Mini Vinnies

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In the Autumn term, we asked for children to volunteer to become Mini Vinnies.  We were astounded by the huge number of applications received from our KS2 children.  It was so difficult to choose between the thoughtful applications of those children wanting to make a difference in their community, so, with over 40 applications, we decided to run 2 Mini Vinnies’ groups.  Here they are being commissioned today.

Mrs Brown visits Year 4

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As part of our Local Church topic in RE, we were fortunate to welcome Mrs Brown into school to talk about the role the laity plays in Church.  It was very interesting – the children learned a lot about how we are all called to serve God in our own way, and the commitment and responsibility involved in people volunteering.

 

KS2 Christmas Concert – Hosanna Rock

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The children in KS2 delivered a fantastic performance when they sang songs from ‘Hosanna Rock’ in Church today.  Accompanied by Mr Richardson on the piano, the children sang, narrated, and acted beautifully.  We were all so proud of them!  Thank you to everyone involved in the concert and to our wonderful families for supporting them!

 

Mini Vinnies Christmas Cards

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The Mini Vinnies made Christmas cards for people in the parish.

Y1 Christingles

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Year 1 have been learning about Christingles, a symbolic representation of Christ’s light. The children carefully followed the instructions on how to make them and worked in teams to create them.

With oranges representing the world, red ribbons symbolising the blood of Christ, sweets and dried fruits signifying God’s creations, and a candle as the light of Christ, the children gained a deeper understanding of the religious meaning behind the Christingle tradition.

We then went into the hall and had a small liturgy where we lit the candles on the Christingles and said some special prayers.

How to make a Christingle Video

 

 

Joy In My Heart

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Some of our junior choir were asked to sing at Rainton arena on Thursday 23rd November as part of the Journeys of Hope project. They were joined by other children from the Bishop Chadwick Education Trust for an evening of Joy. The children sang beautifully and should be really proud of themselves.

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