Lent Prayer Bags
Our Year 2 children will be continuing their Lenten journey at home by answering the call to pray during Lent. To help them they will be taking home Lent themed prayer bags so they can create a special prayer focus with their family.
Pope Francis Prayer Bags
Our Year 1 children will be taking home a special prayer bag this week which is themed on Pope Francis. We are keeping the Holy Father very much in our prayers at school and now children can use the prayer card to pray for him at home with their families too.
Welcome creatures!
We welcomed some new creatures to our school today! Newt eggs, frog spawn, tadpoles, sticklebacks and minnows to Pilgrim’s Pond and LOTS of worms to our wormery in St Francis’ Forest!
Staff Social Action
During Lent staff are given the opportunity to to take social action and make a difference. Each week the staff will be litter picking in the local area before going to enjoy a well deserved drink and a chance to reflect on their own journey through Lent. LOTS of...
Stations of the Cross
On Friday we began our Lent tradition of learning about each station of the cross together. We looked at the image of the first station, paused and prayed together. To mark our journey we added two purple footprints at the front of the hall.
Good bye Alleluia!
Today, at the start of Lent, we did the important job of putting the Alleluia away. The children gave it a wave as we placed it in the special box! We won’t see it again until we return to school after Easter Sunday!
Lent Ready!
We are all ready for the Holy Season of Lent. Throughout Lent we will focus on prayer, fasting and giving alms to bring us closer to Jesus.
Welcome Back!
Today, after our Settling Sessions, during Prayer and Liturgy as well as sharing the Gospel we prayed for Pope Francis and will continue to keep him in our prayers. Afterwards, we also reminded each other all about St Joseph’s Way and introduced this half terms life...