Welcome to Bethlehem Class

2025 - 2026

Mrs Gregson, Miss Howell and Miss Owens

'Bethlehem means “the house of bread,” and from this house came the One who revealed himself as the Bread of Life.'

-John 6:35

Our Classroom

Bethlehem Classroom is all set and ready to go for the new academic year! What exciting adventures will we encounter together?

Our Outdoor Area

Our Beautiful new outdoor area is all set and ready to explore.

Maths

This week the children have been looking at numbers upto and including 10. The children were asked to represent a specific number and show this on a 10s frame. The children were also asked to look at missing numbers on a numberline and form the numbers correctly. 

P.E

This half term the children are working on 3 and 4 point balances, straight, tuck and star jumps, working safely on a bench using the gymnastics benches and mats and also different rolls (pencil, rock and roll and egg rolls) 

Computing

This week in our computing lesson the children have to follow and give instructions. Miss Howell gave the children different instructions to follow: the children listened so well and responded appropriately. The children then swapped roles and gave instructions to each other.

HRSE

This week we have talking about what jobs we want to have when we grow up and also talking about people who are special to us and why.

Shape

This week the children have been looking at 4 sided shapes (Squares and Rectangles) we have been on a shape hunt around our outdoor area, in the Prayer and Peace Garden and also the Key Stage 1 and 2 Playgrounds. The children have also been sorting shapes '4-sided and not 4-sided'. 

Bethlehem Class Christmas Party

The children in Bethlehem had a great afternoon dancing, eating party food, playing games and meeting Father Christmas and his Elf! 

Donkeys

The children had the best time on the 3 donkeys- Bruno, Billy and Freddie. They all went one a little walk around the School Playground and enjoyed giving them all a little cuddle! 

Santa Dash

The children enjoyed taking part in our Santa Dash around The Mount. The children really pushed themselves with running around and keeping up with each other.

Well Done to all Bethlehem Class!

Advent

During Advent, each class takes part in the Posada tradition. A Posada box contains figures of Mary and Joseph, reminding us of their journey as they searched for shelter before the birth of Jesus.

Each night, the Posada box visits a different home within the class community. Families are invited to welcome Mary and Joseph, spend time in prayer or reflection, and think about how they can show kindness, generosity and care for others during this special season.

This tradition reflects key principles of Catholic Social Teaching, particularly the dignity of every human person and solidarity. By welcoming Mary and Joseph, children are encouraged to think about those in our world who may feel excluded, vulnerable or without a home, and to consider how they can respond with compassion and hospitality.

Through the Posada, we are reminded of the importance of opening our hearts to others and making room for Jesus by living out our faith through loving action.

Advent Liturgy

The children enjoyed inviting parents into class to share our worship and some exciting crafts with them too!

Panto

The children enjoyed our Panto Trip to the Marine Hall to watch Cinderella. The children especially enjoyed all the music :)

Christmas Dinner Day

Our children enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner together, filled with festive music, delicious food, and lots of smiling faces. Thankyou Mrs Ashworth and Mrs Ward for our beautiful lunch.

Advent Promise

The children have been thinking about what they want to achieve during Advent, and how they can make promises. We talked about being kind, helping our friends and grown-ups and also cleaning and tidying at home.

We went into the hall and placed our promises onto the School Christmas Tree.

Mental Health and Well-being

(Emotions/ Feelings)

The children talked about different feelings and how we are able to control these. We looked at different scenarios and how we would maybe feel during the time and which of our emotions maybe shown. We talked about ways in which we can make ourselves feel better.

(Resilience)

The children took part in lots of different activities, they talked about the word resilience and how we try to do things to the best of our abilities.

(Yoga)

We looked at different relaxation techniques together, we sang 'Dingle, Dangle Scarecrow', changed our bodies into different shapes and looked at different ways to breathe and calm ourselves.

Anti-Bullying Week

(Odd Socks Day)

We Remember...

We gathered together in worship and as a whole school to remember the soldiers, past and present, who have given their lives for us.  We will remember them.

National Nursery Rhyme Week

This week is National Nursery Rhyme Week, the children thoroughly enjoyed our Visitors from the Library coming to join us. We sang lots of Nursery Rhymes- the children enjoyed 'Hop Little Bunny' and 'Old MacDonald'.

All Saints Mass

Today, we attended the All Saints Mass at St. Mary’s Church.  It was lovely to see how respectfully the Bethlehem class were being the first time attending Mass.

Halloween Home Corner

The children enjoyed decorating our home corner with lots of different Halloween decorations and loved dressing up :)

Rosary

Our Mini Vinnies' came to visit our class and explained beautifully to the children how we use the Rosary Beads, shared the Prayers with us and then used the Holy Water from Ladywell to form the sign of the cross on the children's foreheads. 

Life Education

Steve and Harold came to Visit this week and we learnt all about our bodies and how important it is to look after ourselves. We talked about the parts of the body we cant physically see and how to protect them. We enjoyed meeting Harold the Giraffe!

Vets Visit

Lucy and Stephen came to visit us and talked to us about caring for our pets at home, how we can keep them safe and healthy and what to do if they need more help.

Creepy Crawly Man Visit to School

The children really enjoyed learning about the stick insect, millipede and the snake. The children enjoyed holding or standing close to the Snake.

Fine Motor

This week we have worked really hard with our Fine Motor skills which helps with our pencil grip, letter formation and name writing.

Key Stage Worship

The children enjoy Worship each week with Mrs Bottomley

Repeating Patterns

The children enjoyed using our Autumnal objects to create repeating patterns

Daily Worship

After lunch each day we gather together to hear about all the wonderful things Jesus did for us. We start by lighting the candle and making the sign of the cross before listening to a Gospel reading from the Bible and reflecting on this. We end with a prayer and quiet music.

R.E

Today we talked about how God made each and everyone of us and loves everyone as a unique individual. We talked about Baptism and how we are welcomed into the Church. 

Bug Hunt

The children enjoyed exploring the outdoor area looking for Bugs and using our checklist.

R.E

We have been talking about how God created us, our hand prints, facial features and names are all different and unique to us.

Storytime

The children enjoyed sharing stories (and biscuits) with a member of their family in class, we also showed off our fantastic Phonics and introduced them all to Fred Frog!

Letter Formation

The children have been learning new sounds in Read Write Inc and forming letters using the correct phrase.

Sorting 

The children worked in small groups to sort themselves into different groups. We sorted boys and girls, wearing a blazer and not, eye colour, skirt and trousers and much more different ways.

Fred Games

The children have enjoyed looking at and joining in with Fred Frog and helping him to blend sounds together. We especially like the 'Party' game.

PSHE

The children listened to 'The Colour Monster' story and talked about the different emotions in the story. 

P.E

The Children really enjoyed their first P.E lesson, they had to show basic shapes using their bodies, show simple rolling movements and travel on their hands and feet. 

Our First Day....

Miss Howell, Miss Owens and I were all super excited to welcome all our Bethlehem Class into our Room today! I think they all thoroughly enjoyed the day :)

Outdoor Play

The children have enjoyed our outdoor water area and playing in the rain today :)