St Marie's Catholic Primary School

The children enjoyed meeting Ray, a published poet. He read some of his poems and got us in the festive spirit.

We have been working on adding and subtracting fractions this week. We have created PowerPoint presentations about important women in the Bible and we have dissected owl pellets to help us understand the main character in our Guided Reading book.

We have been working very hard in Assessment Week. We are very proud of our Double Page Spread Assessments based on our topic 'Who lives in Antarctica?'

Y5 went on a Psalm search. We looked for examples of certain features, emotions and themes within Psalms that had been placed around our outdoor area. This gave us a better understanding of the Psalms and introduced us to some new vocabulary. When we returned to class, we wrote our own versions of a song/poem/prayer in the style of a Psalm.

A busy week making 'Diva' lamps. Reading with our buddies. Finding 4 and 5.

A recipe for a good friend. Year 1 made leaf rubbings in the garden. This was one of their Art skills.

As part of our geography work, Y5 wrote and presented their own news-reporter style programmes that reported on the links between climate change and migration - well done Y5!

This week in Science we classified things we found in the garden. We crossed over tens in Maths and illustrated The Annunciation in R.E. Well done to Toby winning tickets to watch Wigan Athletic!

The children have loved creating their very own Gruffalo to display above our bear cave. We have recited the story "We're going on a bear hunt." and have created wonderful pieces of writing all about our favourite part. The children also enjoyed taking part in cosmic kids yoga- bear hunt.

A wonderful week starting with Peace Hour, a visit from British Legion and ending with a Podcast about Saving the Ocean

We had a wonderful time at The Grosvenor Museum finding out about the Roman invasion and Roman legacies.

In Year 1, we discussed what bullying is and is not. We thought how we could use our own powers for good - to stand up for ourselves and others.

Another busy week in reception. The children all made poppies and we took them church for the focus table. We have completed our 'Balance Bike' training. We have learnt about Diwali. We Have

We have visited Emma’s garden, role played Luke’s scripture and worked hard with our maths this week. We also wore odd socks to celebrate anti-bullying week.

Well done, Y5, on working hard towards your team reward breakfast. You have all worked hard to earn your treat, keep up the excellent work!

We began the week by delivering our Remembrance Day Celebration at Church. We have cracked long multiplication and have learned all about the role of Miriam in the Bible and her journey with Moses.