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2S have started the CAFOD Year of Hope by decorating our classroom door with sunshine. We decided as a class that sunshine brings us hope and will remind us to bring hope to others.

We were very enthusiastic when exploring the Crumble software to make the sparkle flash and change colour. Excellent programming Year 5!

We had a great start to our new year by attending Mass for the feast of the Epiphany. We also visited church to look at the Nativity scene. We thought about the gifts which the wise men gave to Jesus and reflected on what gifts we could give eg the gift of kindness, sharing, respect, forgiveness.

On Wednesday we enjoyed a visit to Church. We looked at the crib and even got to hold baby Jesus. Thank you to Mrs Finch, who help us whilst we were there. 

We've discovered a dinousaur egg in our garden! We've even had letters from Mrs Rex and we are helping her by keeping her egg warm and safe. We are also helping her to find her way back to school by making maps.

Learning about bones in our body

This week we really enjoyed learning a new song called "Rainbow" in music and we learnt a melody on the glockenspiel using different notes. 

This week we had a walk over to our church to see how beautifully decorated it was for Christmas. The Nativity scene was a favourite for all the children. We even got to hold baby Jesus.

This half term we are thinking all about dinosaurs. We have started this unit looking at a dinosaur egg, going on a dinosaur hunt and practising our cutting by making dinosaur teeth. We will also be sharing lots of stories about dinosaurs. 

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We are working on sharing and taking turns in year 1. It isn’t slays easy for us! Why not play some games at home to keep working on it?

In our new Pastoral unit we have started looking at caring for God’s creation. This week we looked at household waste to see how it could be recycled, reused or repurposed. 

Last term, Year 6 enjoyed a wonderful day in Liverpool to enhance their learning in History and English. First we visited the Ancient Egypt exhibition at the World Museum which was thoroughly enjoyed by all, particularly when examining and learning about mummification. This was then followed by an…