Regular liturgies – planned, prepared and led by the children – are a feature of RE across the school. In Y6, these liturgies offer valuable opportunities for peace and reflection, and pupils always show impressive levels of respect, reverence and prayerfulness.
It was “RE in Action Week” this week in Y6 with two big events. On Thursday it was the Buddy Assembly where Year 6 pupils formally welcome the new starters in Reception to be a part of our school family. On Friday it was the annual CAFOD Harvest Fast Day fund-raising lunch where the soup…… Read More
A frantic week in Y6 with an assembly to plan, prepare, practise, produce and perform – all in two afternoons! Not to mention the fact that it’s the CAFOD Harvest Fast Day Lunch next Friday! And the Buddy assembly is imminent! Naturally, the Y6 children (blissfully aware of all of the above) rose to the…… Read More
Nice to meet a lot of the parents at the Y6 Curriculum Evening on Wednesday. As promised, here is the weekly blog entry. Now that all of the Reception pupils are in full time, Y6 took the opportunity to go and spend some time getting to know them in preparation for writing a pen-portrait of…… Read More
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…… Read More
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
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
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 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
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
