Our Faith In Action – St. Columba's

A visit from Sister Vincent

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Miss N. Metcalfe

On Thursday morning Father David came to school to tell us all about his friends who live in Kenya and the work he has done there. He brought along Sister Vincent who lives in Kenya and helps the local people. We learnt so much about the work they both do to help people who are less fortunate than ourselves. We enjoyed hearing stories and looking at photographs of the hospital, families and work carried out by Sister Vincent.

We are hoping to make stronger links with the people in Kenya this year through Father David and Sister Vincent. We will be doing some fundraising projects to raise much needed money and collecting items of clothing for the villagers who live there. Look out for further information to follow.

Passover Meal…March 29th…Y6

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Mr G. Keilty

The focus of our R.E. work in Y6 is the Passover Meal, and, in particular, the Passover Meal that has become known as The Last Supper. We have explored the historical roots of this meal, from Moses and the Exodus story in the Old Testament, to the Gospel accounts of Jesus sharing this last meal…… Read More

Y3 lead the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Mrs M. Whitelaw

On Wednesday 28th March, Y3 led a beautiful, moving liturgy of the Passion of Jesus Christ for the whole school. We shared the final period in the life of Jesus, covering his entrance to Jerusalem, the Last Supper with his disciples, his arrest, his crucifixion and his glorious resurrection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqE-WYqhnHk … Read More

Reading with Buddies…March 16th…Y6

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Mr G. Keilty

It’s that long-awaited time of the year when the children in Reception have all learned to read. What better way to practise their new skills than to read to their Y6 Buddy from their favourite books? And, of course, the older children love sharing the stories with their buddies. … Read More

Nursery and Reception RE ‘Welcome’ topic

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Miss A. O'Connor

Nursery and Reception were very lucky to travel by mini bus to St Columba’s Church as part of their RE ‘Welcome’ topic. Mrs Dodds greeted us at church and we all made the sign of the cross with the Holy water. We gathered around the font and discussed how we are…… Read More

Our Amazing Shoe Box Appeal!

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Mrs C. Jordan

This year, for the very first time at St. Columba’s, as part of their Sacramental Preparation Journey in Faith, Year 4 decided to support ‘Operation Christmas Child’ – the Shoe Box Appeal. A shoe box is Christmas wrapped, filled with toiletries, toys and school items before being sent to a child in natural disaster zones…… Read More

The Reception & Year Six Buddy Assembly

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Mrs C. Harris

Thank you to all the mums, dads, grannies and grandads that came along to our Buddy assembly this week. The Reception children already love their Buddies in Year Six. The older children have been brilliant at helping the Reception children settle into the longer days at school and they have especially been super at helping…… Read More

Week 6 in Y6…13th October

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Mr G. Keilty

I’m back from a hectic few days teaching science in the beautiful Italian town of Tarquinia as part of our on-going Erasmus project, straight into the preparations for one of the best weeks in Y6 – the week of the Buddy assembly. The Y6 pupils have completed a superb hall display of pen portraits of…… Read More

Week 4 in Y6…29th September

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Mr G. Keilty

It was our annual CAFOD fundraising event in Y6 this week, where we collect in all the spare vegetables from the bottom of the fridge at home, bring them to school, peel them, chop them up, and turn them into the most delicious soup imaginable. The soup is served with crusty bread and water and…… Read More

Saving our Planet

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Miss N. Metcalfe

Last week Year 2 read the story ‘The Trouble with Dragons’. We quickly realised that these dragons cause all sorts of problems! They eat all of the food, litter the world and breathe hot air everywhere! After reading the story we also looked at a different story from CAFOD, ‘Laudato Si’ , a message from…… Read More

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