Next week in Literacy...

In Literacy we will be looking at the events of Valiant and talking about what makes a good adventure story. We will go on to plan the sequel to the film. What might happen?

We will use this in RE

Well Done Father David

Today 4H and Mrs Girling led a special assembly about Faith and Father David's 25th years of being a priest. We are very lucky that he has spent 12 years of that time in the parish of Sacred Heart and Holy Souls with us.  This was the special card we made in Year 3 to celebrate this. It shows when we made our First Confession back in November.

We made a Year of Faith Art Focus

We decided what object to make our focal point and we have sketched objects that interested us from the focus.

Family Mass

Thank you everyone for a really beautiful Mass this morning. You read brilliantly. Well done to everyone in the choir - especially Year 3. It was great to see you there!

The History of Mothering Sunday

What happens on Mothering Sunday in the UK?

Mothering Sunday is a time when children pay respect to their Mothers. Children often give their Mothers a gift and a card.

When is Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day)?

Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day) is always the fourth Sunday of Lent.

Why is Mothering Sunday on different dates each year?

Mothering Sunday is not a fixed day because it is always the middle Sunday in Lent (which lasts from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter Sunday). This means that Mother's Day in the UK will fall on different dates each year and sometimes even fall in different months.

The History behind Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday wa was a day in Lent when the fasting rules were relaxed, in honour of the 'Feeding of the Five Thousand', a story in the Christian Bible.

Girls in Service

Young British girls and boys 'in service' (maids and servants) at the local Manor House, were only allowed one day to visit their family each year. This was usually on Mothering Sunday.

For some this could be a long journey since their mother may have lived some distance away. Often the housekeeper or cook would allow the maids to bake a cake to take home for their mother. Sometimes a gift of eggs; or flowers from the garden (or hothouse) was allowed.

Did you know?

Mothering Sunday is also sometimes know as Simnel Sunday because of the tradition of baking Simnel cakes. The Simnel cake is a fruit cake. A flat layer of marzipan (sugar almond paste) is placed on top of and decorated with 11 marzipan balls representing the 12 apostles minus Judas, who betrayed Christ. It was saved and Eaten on Easter Sunday.

Coming up in Literacy...

This week in literacy we will be continuing our work on Valiant.


How did Valiant feel when he flew off to join the Royal Pigeon Service?