With Christ at our side to guide us,
we shine in all that we do.
Year 2 have enjoyed a day of programming at The OpenZone @ The Word. The children experimented with some exciting codes on a variety of programmes including WeDo2 and ScratchJnr. The children build a range of lego models and programmed them to move and detect motion. They also created their own characters and backgrounds on ScratchJnr and began to programme their own stories using speech. All of the children worked so hard and had a brilliant day. Thanks again to our wonderful parent helpers!
This week, we celebrated World Book Day in school. We talked about our love of reading in an assembly with Mrs Devine (or Mrs De Vil in this instance!) and the benefits of sharing a story. Pupils then took part in some World Book Day activities in class.
Pupils were invited to come into school dressed as one of their favourite book characters. Everybody looked wonderful!
Four students from Year 2 were selected to take part in the BCCET KS1 Maths Challenge at Our Lady of The Rosary in Sunderland. They spent the afternoon working their socks off with arithmetic, problem solving and reasoning activities. They worked so hard that they won the group challenge and came 2nd overall out of 22 schools. What a fantastic achievement!
Last week Year 2 took part in their first Class Liturgy. They thoroughly enjoyed planning this Liturgy all about ‘Books’ and sharing it with their parents. They all read and sang beautifully!
This week, we’ve been celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week. Our infant classes had an assembly from Miss Dixon and our junior classes had an extra special visitor. Lisa, from BlueJay Wellness, spoke to the junior classes about how to connect with others and why our connections help our own and other people’s mental health and well-being.
In our house meetings, we created jigsaw pieces that celebrate how we all connect as a school community. These will soon be on display for all our children to see.
Safer Internet Day 2023 will take place on the 7th of February 2023, with learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.
Please see the attached guide with tips on how chatting to your child about their digital life can help them avoid online safety threats.
Pupils can now share reviews of books they have read on our school Padlet for reviews and recommendations. They can also browse reviews from their peers and discover new books they might like to read. There are some simple steps to follow to add a post, which can be found at the top of the Padlet page.
To access the reviews, click the following link or scan the QR code below.
https://padlet.com/lusher6/reviews-and-recommendations-pzznu6irfmexa8j
The Book Fair will be arriving in school soon, with hundreds of new children’s books to browse and buy.
There are over 200 titles to choose from, with prices starting from £2.99. Browse the highlights using this link: https://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/ba/e2/scholastic-book-fair-invitation-spring-2023-2164505.pdf
We will have the Book Fair in school from Monday 13th February until Wednesday 15th February. Letters have been sent home with further details.
This is sure to be an exciting event and every book that is bought at the fair can help to get FREE BOOKS for our school library!
Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections. People thrive in communities, and this connection is vital for our wellbeing. When we have healthy connections – to family, friends and others – this can support our mental health and our sense of wellbeing.
During the week, we’ll have a special assembly from Bluejay wellness and we will be having a particular focus on connecting with each other during house meetings that week.
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