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Gethsemane Class

Welcome to Gethsemane Class.

Mrs Stuchfield & Mrs Hendley

Our Classroom

Come and take a look at our amazing classroom. We can't wait to welcome the children back to school.

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.

Core motor skills

Practising core motor skills at playtime. The children love to practise these skills as the core muscles are so important for childhood development.

World Book Day Parade

This year, for World Book Day, we are celebrating the inspiring book series Little People, BIG DREAMS, which shares the true stories of extraordinary individuals who all began life as ordinary children with big dreams. Through these books, pupils explore biographies and non-fiction, learning 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 links 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. By 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. 🌟

Science

Do different materials effect friction?

Lenten Liturgy and parent craft afternoon

The parents joined us for our Lent Liturgy Workshop today. We started with a liturgy about Lent which the children led. Then the parents helped the children make Lent crafts together.

Learning to kick with accuracy near and far.

Lenten Promises

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 placed 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.

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.

Art

Mixing primary and secondary colours, making textured paper and creating a collage.

Class Liturgy

This week in Liturgy we thought about the conflict around the world and prayed that it would finish soon and that not many people would be hurt.

Look where we have spotted Fred our Phonics Frog reading!

School of Sanctuary 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.

Joy of Movement Festival

Liturgy with a school governor

One of our school governors Mrs Todman came today to share our class liturgy with us. We reflected upon kindness and thought about how we could share kindness around school.

Religious Education

In RE the children listened to the story of Jesus healing the paralysed man. The children then acted out the story and thought about why Jesus forgave the man’s sins before healing him.

PE intervention

Gethsemane Class took part in their PE core motor skills intervention to strengthen their core to support all aspects of school life.

KS1 liturgy with Father Stephens

Today's KS1 liturgy with Father Stephens was about following Jesus, we started the liturgy by singing 'Shine Jesus Shine' then the children heard a story about how Jesus asked some people to follow him. The children led with prayers and then they thought about how they can follow Jesus every day. The children answered: being kind, telling the truth and forgiving others. The children then sang Here I am Lord.

Library Visit

Gethsemane Class visited the library today. They looked at fiction and non-fictions books and chose one each to take back to school.

The Feast of St Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas was a very clever and kind man who lived about 800 years ago in Italy and became a priest and teacher. He loved learning and asking big questions about God, faith, and how to live a good life, and he wrote many books to help people understand God better. St. Thomas believed that God made the world and loves everyone, and that people can learn about God by using both faith (believing) and reason (thinking). He taught that being wise means choosing what is good and right, loving God, and caring for others, especially those in need. Because of his wisdom and gentle nature, he is remembered as one of the Church’s greatest teachers and a saint who showed that using our minds well is one way to serve God and others. Thank you to the whole school for such a beautiful Mass today.

To demonstrate throwing and bouncing a ball at a target with some accuracy.

Mathematics

English

Class Liturgy

We had a visit from year 5 and 6 today to share their liturgy with us. The children demonstrated respectful listening and reflection during the liturgy.

HRSE

In HRSE we have been learning about being special people in the image of God and how we are all unique.

Mathematics

The children have been practising their multiplication and division of 3, 4 & 8 times tables.

Drawing arrays in maths

In PE we have been learning how to bounce a ball while moving.

Class Liturgy

Class liturgy today was about the Epiphany and the children reflected upon the Wise Men visiting Jesus.

Geography

The children have been researching the physical and human features of the Capital Cities in the UK.

Design Technology

English

To start our instructions unit the unit, the class listened to the story Sam’s Sandwich then followed instructions on the Mighty Writer board to make a sandwich as.

Epiphany Mass

Today our school marked the Epiphany by chalking the door, a traditional Catholic blessing. The inscription (eg 20+C+M+B+25) reminds us of the Magi and asks for God’s blessing on all who enter.

Christmas Party

Christmas party fun and we had a special visitor too.

Santa Dash

The class took part in a Santa Dash to raise money for school.

Donkey fun this Christmas

Fleetwood Town Football Club

We had a visit from Fleetwood Town Football club today.

Advent Liturgy Parent Workshop

Today Gethsemane Class welcomed parents to our special Advent Liturgy Workshop, which reflected upon sharing hope at Advent. Some of our class read out prayers to remind us that although we are lucky to spend time with family and friends at Christmas time, others may not be as fortunate and may be alone. Following the liturgy, families took part in activities making Advent wreaths, which the children were please to help their parents with the order and meaning of the candles. The children also made cards to spread hope at Christmas. It was a lovely time for our St Mary's family to join together to reflect and think about others.

Christmas Dinner

The children had the most amazing Christmas dinner today thanks to the kitchen staff, they then enjoyed a dance to festive music.

KS1 Advent Liturgy

In KS1 the children joined Father Stephens for an Advent liturgy today, Father Stephens read a reading from the Gospel of Luke. (Luke 3:4–6) We reflected upon, Advent a very special time when we get ready for Jesus’ birthday at Christmas. Advent is a time of waiting, hoping, and preparing our hearts for Jesus. The liturgy linked to the children's learning in class, the children have learnt about the Annunciation of Mary, the Christmas story, how Christians prepare for the birth of Christ and how to put this into action.

Religious Education

Our RE learning this half term. The children learnt about the Annunciation of Mary, listened to Mary’s Magnificat and then learnt how to put scripture into practice.

Advent Promises

The children wrote their Advent promises and then decorated the tree.

KS1 Liturgy

Ks1 liturgy with Father Stephens. The children san hymns and then reflected upon Advent.

In PE the children have been making sequences using their bodies by rolling, balancing and stretching.

Blackpool Christian Youth Group-The Nativity Story Workshop

The children took part in a Nativity workshop which took them through the Christmas story.

Anti-bullying Week

For Anti-bullying Week we wore odd socks and made friendship bands to show how to be a good friend.

Red Wednesday

The children wore red for Red Wednesday to remember Christians who were persecuted for their faith.

Calm & Relaxation

Gymnastics-balancing on different parts of our bodies.

Music Fest Assembly

We had a music assembly this week as part of Music Fest, Carl from Stomp came and showed us some moves and an Arabic musician shared his music with us.

Music

In music we have listened to Eric Coates-‘The three little bears phantasy’ and recognised how the dynamics and tempo changed by moving our bodies to the music.

Feast of All Saint's Mass

The Feast of all Saint’s Mass. The children were a credit to the school and received a blessing from Father Stephens. Our class Saint is Saint Theresa, the children have been learning about her life and how she showed compassion to poor people and refugees.

Class Liturgy

During Liturgy we have been practising to pray with the rosary for ‘One Million Praying the Rosary’. This special initiative unities children across the world in praying for peace.

Computing

In computing we have been learning that technology follows instructions and creating our own robot to follow instructions.

Geography

In geography’ Hot & cold places’, the children reflected upon the similarities and differences between Kenya and the UK, they then wrote whether they would like to live in a hot or cold place and gave reasons why.

HRSE

In our HRSE lessons this half term we have listened to the story of let the children come and reflected why Jesus wanted to see the children. We then learnt about being unique and celebrating our bodies.

In PE we have been following the Max Whitlock scheme for gymnastics, the children enjoyed it so much and made amazing progress. They have been using apparatus for control and balance, travelling on their hands and feet and controlling their bodies whilst rolling.

Pumpkin Parade

What amazing creations the children made for the ‘Pumpkin Parade’ based upon their favourite book characters.

English

In English this week, the children have listened to the poem ‘The Magic Box’, they then practised writing sentences with noun phrases ready to create their own poem next week.

Child lead worship

The ‘Mini Vinnies’ came to visit our class to share with the children, the five finger prayer.

In PE we have been using our bodies to balance in different positions.

English

We have been using the Mighty Writer board and Talking Tins to help us remember our sentences while we write them.

Active English

Religious Education

Creepy Crawly Roadshow

Vet visit

Active Maths

Mathematics

Music

In music the children have been practising call and response using instruments.

Religious Education

In RE the children have been celebrating the creation by creating art with nature.

Harvest Festival Mass

The children attended the ‘Harvest Festival Mass’.

In PE we have been practising jumping with control.

Mathematics

British Values

Religious Education

In RE, the children have been learning that the Bible is split into two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Special Keepsakes

This week to get to know each other, the children have brought into school, three things that are special to them to show the class.

PSHE

This week we have been getting to know each other, talking about our feelings, drawing maps in art and using teamwork.

Gethsemane Class

Practising core motor skills at playtime. The children love to practise these skills as the core muscles are so important for childhood development.

Do different materials effect friction?

The parents joined us for our Lent Liturgy Workshop today. We started with a liturgy about Lent which the children led. Then the parents helped the children make Lent crafts together.

Learning to kick with accuracy near and far.

Mixing primary and secondary colours, making textured paper and creating a collage.

This week in Liturgy we thought about the conflict around the world and prayed that it would finish soon and that not many people would be hurt.

One of our school governors Mrs Todman came today to share our class liturgy with us. We reflected upon kindness and thought about how we could share kindness around school.

In RE the children listened to the story of Jesus healing the paralysed man. The children then acted out the story and thought about why Jesus forgave the man’s sins before healing him.

Gethsemane Class took part in their PE core motor skills intervention to strengthen their core to support all aspects of school life.

Gethsemane Class visited the library today. They looked at fiction and non-fictions books and chose one each to take back to school.

To demonstrate throwing and bouncing a ball at a target with some accuracy.

We had a visit from year 5 and 6 today to share their liturgy with us. The children demonstrated respectful listening and reflection during the liturgy.

In HRSE we have been learning about being special people in the image of God and how we are all unique.

The children have been practising their multiplication and division of 3, 4 & 8 times tables.

Drawing arrays in maths

In PE we have been learning how to bounce a ball while moving.

Class liturgy today was about the Epiphany and the children reflected upon the Wise Men visiting Jesus.

The children have been researching the physical and human features of the Capital Cities in the UK.

To start our instructions unit the unit, the class listened to the story Sam’s Sandwich then followed instructions on the Mighty Writer board to make a sandwich as.

Today our school marked the Epiphany by chalking the door, a traditional Catholic blessing. The inscription (eg 20+C+M+B+25) reminds us of the Magi and asks for God’s blessing on all who enter.

Christmas party fun and we had a special visitor too.

The class took part in a Santa Dash to raise money for school.

Donkey fun this Christmas

We had a visit from Fleetwood Town Football club today.

The children had the most amazing Christmas dinner today thanks to the kitchen staff, they then enjoyed a dance to festive music.

Our RE learning this half term. The children learnt about the Annunciation of Mary, listened to Mary’s Magnificat and then learnt how to put scripture into practice.

The children wrote their Advent promises and then decorated the tree.

Ks1 liturgy with Father Stephens. The children san hymns and then reflected upon Advent.

In PE the children have been making sequences using their bodies by rolling, balancing and stretching.

The children took part in a Nativity workshop which took them through the Christmas story.

For Anti-bullying Week we wore odd socks and made friendship bands to show how to be a good friend.

The children wore red for Red Wednesday to remember Christians who were persecuted for their faith.

Gymnastics-balancing on different parts of our bodies.

We had a music assembly this week as part of Music Fest, Carl from Stomp came and showed us some moves and an Arabic musician shared his music with us.

In music we have listened to Eric Coates-‘The three little bears phantasy’ and recognised how the dynamics and tempo changed by moving our bodies to the music.

The Feast of all Saint’s Mass. The children were a credit to the school and received a blessing from Father Stephens. Our class Saint is Saint Theresa, the children have been learning about her life and how she showed compassion to poor people and refugees.

During Liturgy we have been practising to pray with the rosary for ‘One Million Praying the Rosary’. This special initiative unities children across the world in praying for peace.

In computing we have been learning that technology follows instructions and creating our own robot to follow instructions.

In geography’ Hot & cold places’, the children reflected upon the similarities and differences between Kenya and the UK, they then wrote whether they would like to live in a hot or cold place and gave reasons why.

In our HRSE lessons this half term we have listened to the story of let the children come and reflected why Jesus wanted to see the children. We then learnt about being unique and celebrating our bodies.

In PE we have been following the Max Whitlock scheme for gymnastics, the children enjoyed it so much and made amazing progress. They have been using apparatus for control and balance, travelling on their hands and feet and controlling their bodies whilst rolling.

What amazing creations the children made for the ‘Pumpkin Parade’ based upon their favourite book characters.

In English this week, the children have listened to the poem ‘The Magic Box’, they then practised writing sentences with noun phrases ready to create their own poem next week.

The ‘Mini Vinnies’ came to visit our class to share with the children, the five finger prayer.

In PE we have been using our bodies to balance in different positions.

We have been using the Mighty Writer board and Talking Tins to help us remember our sentences while we write them.

In music the children have been practising call and response using instruments.

In RE the children have been celebrating the creation by creating art with nature.

The children attended the ‘Harvest Festival Mass’.

In PE we have been practising jumping with control.

In RE, the children have been learning that the Bible is split into two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament.

This week to get to know each other, the children have brought into school, three things that are special to them to show the class.

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