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Summer Term - Mrs Sewell/Miss Wade

As we couldn't have a normal sports' day, each class have completed their own. Kere Class completed different activities such as an egg and spoon race, a relay, penalty shoot out and an obstacle course. 

In our last session with Mrs Mellow, the children did a range of activities, applying everything they've learnt over the last 4 weeks related to life-saving skills - recovery position, CPR, knowing hazards and using bandages.

Kere Class loved exploring part of our new additions to the playground. We now have a stage and seating area, plus a storytelling chair. The children are already planning a Kere's Got Talent for next week.

As we continue our work with Mrs Mellow on life-saving skills, we had a session on bandaging. The children had a really good go working in partners and completing bandaging different parts of the body.

As part of our RE topic, we have been learning about being a Christian. As part of our work, we have been discussing the 7 Sacraments of the Catholic Church and how one of them is Baptism. This is when we enter into the life of Jesus and become a member of the Church. Check out our Guess Who game of the children, as a baby/toddler who were baptised. We discussed what happens, the importance of baptism and facts about their baptism.

In continuation of our work with Mrs Mellow, and learning life-saving skills, today the children used dummies to practice how to perform CPR.

During one of our worships this week, we shared out the rosary beads and prayed a decade of the rosary together. We discussed what rosary beads are, their importance of guiding someone through prayer and to hold, to feel closer to Jesus because of the crucifix. 

This half term we are being joined by Mrs Mellow who has her own company, that supports first aid at events. Last week, we discussed keeping safe, how to help others and who is there to help us. This week, we worked in partners to practice how to put someone in the recovery position and then played a team game, all about teamwork and communication - two qualities which are vital in a life saving situation.

This is out second week of 'Healthy Heads' with Rob. We have been spending time in the classroom for the first half our session talking about our mental health - last week was character and this week was respect. The second half of the session has been outside, enjoy practical games, linking with the focus, teamwork and how important physical health is, as well as our mental health.

On Tuesday 15th June, the whole school sung together for the first time in over a year! We joined in with the Big Sing which was organised by Young Voices, a choir event that happens yearly and our children have attended in the past. We learnt the song 'Lovely Day' and sang together outside at 2pm, along with other children across the country, aiming to achieved a Guinness World Record too!

The children have continued their learning about rugby by trying to see how many tries they can get by getting through the opposition.

The children have been learning about the Romans this half term, as part of our learning we have designed and made our own shields and then used them to role play a battle.

In science, this half term, the children have been learning about keeping their bodies healthy. As part of their learning, the children designed their own healthy plate of food, making sure they had all the food groups, then they created it using clay and paint.

In RE this week, we have created Easter posters to share and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with others. The children included facts and symbols that they have learnt and read about. The posters will be displayed in church, in our classroom and in the school office for any visitors. 

Superb defending skills shown in rugby this week whilst the sun was shining, with the children working as a team to see how many tries a team can make and how many the other team can defend.

As part of our work on knowing 3 and 4 times tables, we have completed work on division too, learning that it is the inverse operation of multiplication. We used counters to prove our reasoning for questions and help solve problems.

The children from KS2 and staff from school stood on London Street to pay their respects to Mrs Lofthouse and her family as the funeral procession passed by school on 20th April. Mrs Lofthouse worked hard to support Fleetwood and it was lovely to see the community, including our school, come together to say thank you to her and show her family we are thinking of them.

The children completed a bunny hop course on the playground, wearing their Easter themed mask, to support and raise money for Brian House. The children and Mrs Sewell discussed what Brian House is and the importance of raising funds for them as a class and school. The children were asked to donation £1 each, which would have contributed £25 to our school donation but the children wanted to give extra and raised £53.

Spring Term - Mrs Sewell/Miss Wade

In St. Mary's tradition, all of the school contributed to creating our own 3D representations of the The Stations of the Cross to remind us and reflect on the events that happened to Jesus on Good Friday and him making the ultimate sacrifice for us. 

Below are pictures of us creating our two stations: Jesus being condemned to death and the weeping women of Jerusalem seeing Jesus. We discussed how Pontius Pilates' hands were tied in the situation of deciding whether Jesus should be crucified. The children imprinted their hands on a red sheet to show we will try not to judge and to listen to ourselves about decisions we make. For the weeping women, the children wrote their own pray about someone they have lost or about those who have lost a loved one.

The Key Worker children have been working on their understanding on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, as well as the home learners. Here are examples from Jessica and Yoana, who with the rest of the children, looked at the image of children on the playground and thought carefully about the wrongs that happened, what they think a teacher would say and why they might want to go to confession.

Below is work from some examples from the Home Learners doing the same lesson we did in class.

In worship, the children participated in the M&M prayer, eating different coloured M&Ms for a different prayer after reading and sharing the following reading about how powerful God is:

Now to him who is able to do iMmeasurably More than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work in us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen Eph.3:20- 21

For each GREEN M&M: thank God for one gift or one good thing in your life (Family, Love, Health, enough etc.)

For each BLUE M&M: pray for a friend or neighbour who needs help or who needs to know Jesus.

For each RED M&M: pray for someone you love.

For each YELLOW M&M: pray for our leaders or those God has put in charge of something (Church, School, Government)

For each ORANGE M&M: pray for someone who is sick or hurt and needs healing.

For each BROWN M&M: Pray for yourself. Tell God something you are sorry for, something that’s worrying you or something you need help with.

You can eat the M&Ms after you have shared each prayer!

Check out Oliver's crystal that he made at home. He brought it in to share his prior knowledge on rocks and how he made it at home. It was perfect timing as he was then ready for our Science topic.

Florence brought in her sister's rocks and each one had a card to go with it, to explain what it was and where it's from. She shared them with the rest of the children in class.

Autumn Term - Ms Hennelly

Kere's Got Talent!

The children enjoyed showing off their talents today in our own talent competition. We had some amazing acts, from magic to dancing to comedy to singing. We voted together and came up with our first, second and third place winners. 
Well done to Molly, Lily, Daisey and Florence for winning - and a huge well done to everyone that took part!

Money in Maths

In maths, we finished off our addition and subtraction unit by investigating money. We opened up a shop and used our money to buy different things. We had to figure out how much change to give when we tried to be the shopkeeper, too!

Exploring folk tales

Working hard in Maths...

Welcome to Kere class! 

The children have settled into Kere class really well. We are getting to know our new learning environment and each other. Check out our lovely classroom pictures. 

Myths and Legends

To welcome us back, we are doing a class project focusing on Gods and Goddesses. So far we have worked in groups looking at what makes each God/Goddess unique and their history. We have even debated and shared opinions as to whether fairies and trolls are real. It was a lively discussion!