The children’s calendar

On Monday 30th November the children took home an Advent and Christmas Calendar which gives them something special to think about or something extra to do during Advent to either prepare for the second coming of Christ or to prepare and celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Year 2 celebrating!

On Monday 30^th November the children form Year 2 celebrated their class Saint – St Andrew!

In celebration the children came to school wearing their own clothes and learned even more about St Andrew and why he is a good example to us in our lives today!

Happy Saint’s Day Year 2!

The stable with the animals

On Monday 30^th November the Nativity scene was shared with the children.  At the moment it is very bare, with only the animals and an empty manger – but Mary and Joseph with the donkey are already making their way there and will be in the stable very soon.

Our Advent wreath

On Monday 30^th November we lit the first purple candle to mark the start of Advent – yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent.  We talked to the children about the significance of the circle the advent wreath makes – to show that there is no end to God’s love for us – just like the greenery which never dies.

Our Christmas Tree!

Our lovely Christmas tree is now all lit up in the hall to be enjoyed by all the children!  The children love to see the sparkling lights and shinning baubles – a sign that we are now in Advent and preparing for the second coming of Christ.

Our lovely Jesse Tree!

On Monday 30^th November we began a very special Advent journey by learning all about Jesus’ ancestors in our special Jesse Tree Assemblies.

During each assembly we learn about one of Jesus’ ancestors and how they can help us to become better people today.  Following on from our learning we place a symbol to represent that ancestor on the Jesse Tree to remind us of their example.

Our special assembly

On Tuesday 10th November we held our first Values Assembly which was totally dedicated to learning about the values more deeply and reflecting on how we can can follow them even more in our daily lives.

We have always learned about the focus values each half term, but as we can’t celebrate Mass in school, we held a very special assembly instead.

Year 6 really enjoyed the gathering and completed some wonderful, thoughtful reflections about what the values mean to them personally and how they will liev them out in their own lives.

The scheme we are part of!

We have become part of the Bibles for Schools project here at St Joseph’s.

By taking part in the scheme it means that every child from Year 2 to Year 6 will be presented with an age appropriate bible to support their learning about the faith.

We are so pleased to be able to offer this to our children, especially during the church’s focus on connecting us with scripture through A God Who Speaks.