Year 3 Retreat Day to Alton Castle, 2014

On Friday 2nd May, Year 3 enjoyed their Retreat Day to Alton Castle, in preparation for their First Holy Communion.

The children thoroughly enjoyed the day, understanding the importance of the trip with regards to their preparation and having lots of fun too!

Well done Year 3!  We are now very close to making our Sacrament of First Holy Communion and there is much excitement in the air (from both children and staff)!

First Holy Communion

On Saturday 10th May and Saturday 17th May, Year 3 and the Children of the Parish will be celebrating the Sacrament of First Holy Communion.  Our preparation began in September of last year; with Enrolment Mass, and then the celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, in November and at the beginning of Lent.  We have been working extremely hard for the sanctity of this moment and are now very excited!

Here are a few reminders for you consider:
We will be meeting at Sacred Heart and Holy Souls Church on Thursday 8th May at 3.15p.m. for prayers with Father Craig and for a run through of logistics, which will hopefully answer any last minute questions you may have.

The children will be going over to church for practices week beginning 5th May and 12th May, according to respective weeks.  Please ensure your child brings a coat to school each day incase of adverse weather conditions.

As a family, could we ask that you encourage your child to practise their communion prayer, mass responses, readings and hymns - these are all important parts of their preparation in understanding the Sacrament and for the running of the services themselves.

We would like to take this opportunity to express what an honour it is to be preparing with you and your children and hope that you all enjoy what will surely be a special moment in your child's life.

Ash Wednesday

http://request.org.uk/festivals/lent/2013/07/04/ash-wednesday/

The Beginning of Lent

What happens on Ash Wednesday?

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Ash Wednesday is the day after Shrove Tuesday and signals the start of Lent. It is called ‘Ash Wednesday’ because Lent is a time when people are sorry for the wrong things in their lives and ashes are used in the Bible as signs of sadness.
Some churches have a special part in a service called ‘ashing’. As a way of showing sorrow for wrong things done, and as a reminder that all die, the Priest makes a sign of the cross in ashes on the forehead of each person. The ashes are usually made from burning palm crosses that were kept from Palm Sunday the previous year.
Lent is a time when Christians think about the things they have done and the way that God wants them to live. Saying sorry to God by confessing our sins – owning up to the wrong things we have done – is a more important part of people’s worship and prayer during Lent.

We have made our Lenten promises to Walk with Jesus during this time of preparation.  What sacrifices will you be making?  How will you be putting others first?

Next week we will be making our Sacrament of Reconciliation at church.

This week in maths - shape

We have been revising our knowledge of 3D and 2D shapes.  Today we understood the term irregular shape and what a polygon is.
For those of you that love a sing-a-long, here is the catchy polygon song again!

We are also investigating right angles in 2D shapes and will learn about the perimeter of a 2D shape!

We will have covered a lot of work in maths this week.  Can you remember what all this new vocabulary means?

Would you have liked Roman food?

Another video from the talented Horrible Histories crew - would you eat this food now?

Roman Gods - another link from Horrible Histories

The Roman Invasion of Britain - according to Horrible Histories TV!

This video will remind us of how and why the Romans invaded Britain.  He talks almost as quickly as I do!!!