"Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his path" Matthew 3:3
This Sunday marks the second week of Advent. We light the candle this Sunday to represent Preparation & Peace. We believe that both are fitting for this Sunday as we draw closer to the time we celebrate Christ’s birth. The wise men in the bible knew the scripture and took the necessary efforts to prepare and set out on their journey to worship the newborn King. The angels informed Mary and Joseph well ahead of time so they could prepare for what lied ahead of them. Today we must take the time to prepare our hearts our minds to lose sight of Christ.
At Christmas, we celebrate the first coming of Christ. It was this newborn baby lying in a manger that came to this world as a lamb. Although he is the King of Kings he walked this earth, breathed the air and lived as we do now. Everywhere he went he brought peace to those who sought Him for those who rejected him they found no peace. We are now waiting for the second coming of Christ when He returns as the lion and will bring the first and final peace this world has ever known to all the nations. Be like the wise men and prepare your hearts and seek Him now.
Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…
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We have been extremely busy with our learning in Year FOUR this week. Here’s what we have been up to…
In English, the children have been looking at the features of a factual report and planning to use their research to write a report about polar bears.
In Maths, the children have been multiplying by 9 annd 7 and revisiting the other times tables. .
In Music, the children have continued playing their cornets. Keep playing at home! The hard work now will be worth it.
In Science, the children learned about adaptation before using this knowledge to create a new species which was well adapted to its habitat.
In History, the children learned about how Tudor and Victorian children used their leisure time and compared it to modern children.
In RE, the children learned more about Advent and drawn links between Isaiah, John the Baptist and Advent. They also looked at Christmas cards and decided whether they showed the true meaning of Christmas. There were some great discussions about surprising features on some of them!
Fit2Go
Fit2Go is a curriculum based healthy lifestyle programme where the children will receive a one-hour classroom based lesson, as well as one hour multi sports physical activity session.
This week the children learned about reading food labels and played a game of dodge ball.
Resilience team!
Wellbeing Wednesday has continued!
This week, the children completed a quiz to see what they had remembered about the four areas of health,.
Then, the children worked together to make a paper chain Christmas decoration. They worked wonderfully and by working together made a chain that was about half of the perimeter of the classroom!
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Snapchat. This free guide brings you up to date with the risks associated with Snapchat, and lets you know how best to safeguard young people who use the app.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Sienna for being a respect role model and encouraging those around her to follow her good example.
The Maths award went to Alistair, for the progress he has made in the speed of his recall of multiplication facts.
The Writing award went to Penny, for her excellent writing showing the links between the prophecy of Isaiah, the preaching of John the Baptist and Advent.
📌NOTICES 📌:
Reading records, reading books and water bottles need to be in school every day, please.
Y4’s PE days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.
Remember cornets on a Tuesday! If you don’t practice, you won’t improve.
Homework is available on the Y4 Homework section of the website, times tables and spellings will be tested next Friday.
Please keep sending your child in with their red water bottles. Air-Up and similar bottles are not appropriate for school, we have had a few issues with them leaking.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
Mr Bourn, Miss Evans and Mrs Dunford
