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.

Big Lent Walk

To end of Spring Term and time in Lent, the whole school took part in the Big Lent Walk in support of CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development). As a school community, the children walked 4km together, showing their commitment to helping those in need around the world.

We are incredibly grateful for any sponsorship you were able to give. All money raised will go directly to CAFOD to support vital projects providing food, clean water and support to vulnerable communities.

Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross was a deeply meaningful experience for our whole school. Each class created their own station, putting thought and care into how they represented each moment of Jesus’ journey. When we gathered together in the hall, everything came together beautifully. The atmosphere was calm and peaceful, allowing everyone to reflect quietly and respectfully. It was a special time of prayer and reflection, where we could truly appreciate the effort that everyone had put in and think deeply about the meaning behind each station.

Big Equipment

The children thoroughly enjoyed utilizing the large equipment, as it aids in enhancing their gross motor skills, balance, and patience.

Caterpillars

We are very excited to introduce 5 new caterpillars to our Bethlehem class.

Please meet Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Samuel.

We cannot wait to see them grow into beautiful Butterflies!!!

Lent Workshop

We held a Lenten workshop with parents in our school hall where families joined us to take part in some fun craft activities for our. It was lovely to welcome parents to see and join in with our worship and also work together making Easter cards and decorations for our outdoor area.

Thank you to all the parents who joined us.

World Book Day 2026

This year for World Book Day we are celebrating the inspiring book series Little People, BIG DREAMS, which tells the true stories of extraordinary people who all started life as ordinary children with big dreams.

Through these books, pupils explore biographies and non-fiction, discovering how real people overcame challenges and worked hard to make a difference in the world. The series introduces children to inspiring figures such as Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., and Albert Einstein. Their stories show how determination, courage and kindness can help people overcome barriers and achieve great things.

This theme also connects to our journey towards becoming a School of Sanctuary, where we celebrate that everyone belongs. No matter where we come from, our background, or the challenges we face, we all have the potential to dream big and make a positive impact on the world.

Through reading these inspiring biographies, we hope to encourage our pupils to enjoy non-fiction, raise their aspirations and remember that every great achievement begins with a dream. 🌟

Ash Wednesday Liturgy

To celebrate the beginning of Lent, we gathered together for our own Ashes Liturgy, as Ash Wednesday took place during the half-term holidays. Our liturgy was thoughtfully led by the Mini Vinnies, who helped us to reflect on the meaning of this special and important day in the Christian calendar.

During the liturgy, we learned that Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent — a time for prayer, reflection, and growing closer to God. Each of us received the sign of the cross on our foreheads with ash. This reminds us to be kind, to say sorry for our mistakes, and to try our best to follow Jesus more closely during Lent.

We are also writing our Lenten promises on a pebble. These promises show how we will help others, choose kindness, pray more often, or give something up as a sacrifice during this holy season. Once completed, we are placing our pebbles in the Prayer and Peace Garden as a visible sign of our commitment and reflection throughout Lent.

We have also written our Lenten promises on a pebble. These promises show how we will help others, choose kindness, pray more often, or give something up as a sacrifice during this holy season. Once completed, we are placing our pebbles in the Prayer and Peace Garden as a visible sign of our commitment and reflection throughout Lent.

We look forward to supporting one another as we journey together through this special season.

School of Sanctuary Whole School Mass

This week our school community gathered for a very special Mass to celebrate our commitment as a School of Sanctuary. We were honoured to welcome representatives from local Christian churches, neighbouring schools and parishioners as we came together in faith, unity and shared purpose.

The celebration was a powerful reminder of our call to love our neighbour and to stand in solidarity with refugees and families who have come to live in our town. Through prayer, scripture and reflection, we reaffirmed our commitment to ensuring that our school is a place of welcome, safety and belonging for all.

As part of our celebration, our staff and families generously contributed to a food bank collection in support of those in need within our local community. The donations were presented at the back of Church for all to see during Mass before being delivered to the food bank afterwards. We are incredibly proud of the compassion and generosity shown by our school community, living out the Gospel values in such a practical and meaningful way.

Together, we continue to build a community rooted in dignity, compassion and hope, where everyone is welcomed and valued.

Friendship Bench

We were thrilled to commemorate the inauguration of our new Friendship Bench, which is a fantastic enhancement to our school community. A heartfelt congratulations is extended to our Children’s Leadership Team for devising such a considerate and significant initiative aimed at fostering friendship and inclusion throughout the school. We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who generously contributed through our fundraising efforts — your support made this project feasible. A special acknowledgment goes to Fr Alf for being with us to officially inaugurate the bench and for bestowing it with a beautiful blessing. We eagerly anticipate witnessing our wonderful Friendship Bench in use after the half term.

R.E- Feeding of the Five Thousand

We read from the Gospel of John 6: 1-14

The children then talked about how we can support the poor and vulnerable by donating Foods and Goods to our local Food Bank- the children made labels for the products they chose. 

DT- Making Pancakes

The children thoroughly enjoyed the process of creating their own pancakes today. They were required to utilize various ingredients and measure the appropriate quantities before combining them to prepare the pancake batter. With assistance from adults, they cooked their pancakes on the stove using a large frying pan. Subsequently, the children returned to the classroom to select their toppings, and they needed to slice their fruit prior to folding and savoring their pancakes!

Joy of Moving

Today, the children have collaborated closely with the coaches from Fleetwood Town. They engaged in various outdoor games utilizing our equipment while adhering to instructions, and subsequently returned to the classroom to discuss healthy and unhealthy food categories.

Storytelling Week

As part of Storytelling Week, the Year 6 children shared their favourite childhood stories with the Reception classes, creating some truly special moments. The older pupils loved revisiting the books they once enjoyed, while the Reception children listened with wide eyes and big smiles. It was wonderful to see such kindness, confidence, and enthusiasm as stories were brought to life. Everyone had a lot of fun, and the experience reminded us just how powerful and joyful sharing stories can be.

EYFS and Key Stage 1 Liturgy- Following Jesus

Father Stephen and the children performed a Key Stage Liturgy together in a great manner. "Shine, Jesus, Shine" was the song we sung, listened to the exquisitely recited prayers, heard Luke's Gospel, and had some quiet time for questions and reflection.

Worship by Gabby and Penelope

Thank you to both Gabby and Penelope for delivering a beautiful worship on the theme of Jesus Loves Everyone.  It was thoughtful and peaceful and enjoyed by all children in our Bethlehem Class.

Worship in our Prayer and Peace Garden

The children in Bethlehem class came together in our Prayer and Peace garden to take part in our class worship. We created a peaceful and meaningful experience for everyone. The session featured a  reading from the Gospel of Luke. After that, we said the 'Our Father' prayer and took some quiet time to reflect, giving everyone a chance to pause and connect spiritually.  

P.E

The children enjoyed using different large equipment in our final Gymnastics lessons for this half term. The children used their gross motor skills to work on their upper body and core muscles. 

Class Worship

Gabby and Penelope planned and delivered a lovely worship session for our class, creating a calm and meaningful experience for everyone. The session included gospel readings, thoughtful prayers, beautiful music, and quiet reflection time, allowing us all to pause and connect spiritually. Their preparation and teamwork made the worship time special and uplifting for the whole class.

Reading Cafe

The children invited their parents into class for a short, calming and relaxing story time, the children chose their favourite stories whilst the parents engaged with them. The children had a great time.

R.E

We talked about the visit the Three Wise Men went on to see Jesus in the stable and the three gifts they took to him; 

1. Gold- Gold is shiny and precious, like a crown for a king, this was to show that Jesus would be a special king.

2. Frankincense- Frankincense is something that smells really nice, like a candle or perfume, they gave this to show that Jesus was very special and that people would pray to Him.

3. Myrrh- Myrrh was something people used when someone were very sick or had died, this gift showed that one day Jesus would die to show His love for us.

School of Sanctuary Reading

We have a wonderful selection of books linked to our School of Sanctuary that we enjoy reading. These books help us learn about kindness, respect, and understanding others while also being fun and interesting to read. We love to look at the different books and select these each morning during our class book vote. 

Class Worship

We all had the opportunity to pause and connect spiritually during our session, which included a reading from the gospel, contemplative prayers, soothing music, and reflective time.

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 :)