Y4 took part in a Sponsored Walk Against Hunger for CAFOD. We walked through Heaton Park and Jesmond Dene!
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Year 1 – Sponsored walk
Year 1 completed their Walk Against Hunger through Heaton Park and Jesmond Dene this morning and raised money for CAFOD. Continue Reading
Collective Worship in Year One
Today a group of Year One children shared a lovely Collective Worship. The children chose the Gather, Word, Response and Mission themselves and led the liturgy beautifully. with confidence. Continue Reading
Collective Worship in Year 1
A group of children shared a beautiful Collective Worship with their friends all about the feast of Pentecost. The children gathered together to the song, ‘Shine the light of Jesus,’ then two boys read a passage from the Bible about the story of Pentecost. The children were asked to respond by making a sign of… Continue Reading
Lenten Activities at St Teresa’s
Pupils in all our classes have been journeying together during Lent, towards Holy Week and Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday. We began our journey by making a Lenten promise to God, and during Lent we have tried hard to do three things: to pray, to fast (give up something small) and to give to charity… Continue Reading
Armistice Day
To mark Armistice Day on 11th November, each class prepared poppies which were added to a display of remembrance, remembering the fallen soldiers from the First World War and all subsequent conflicts. In the afternoon, Year 6 pupils led the school in a virtual liturgy in which the poem ‘For the Fallen’ by Robert Binyon… Continue Reading
RE in Year 6
In RE, Year 6 have been leaning all about what it means to be committed in their topic of ‘Vocations and Commitment’. We invited our Parish Priest, Fr Shaun, into class to ask him questions about his own priestly vocation, his Ordination mass and his role as a parish priest. The children enjoyed listening to… Continue Reading
Collective Worship in Year 1
Today a group of children shared their first Collective Worship with the class. They planned the four areas of the worship together. They picked the theme of God’s Wonderful World and shared the story of creation and chose the music Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong. Continue Reading
Collective Worship in Year One
Today a group of children led a Collective Worship on the theme ‘Growing Up’. The children brought in items from home that were precious when they were babies and they put them on the prayer table. They had a planned a worship that included singing, watching a short clip about Jesus at the Temple, a… Continue Reading
Spirited Art in Year One
Year One considered the words that Simeon said in the ‘Presentation of Jesus in the Temple’ story. Simeon said that Jesus would bring light and joy to the world. The children then drew their own interpretation of this using chalks and pastels. The children listened to quiet music whilst drawing. The results are beautiful. … Continue Reading
