From the 23rd of January to the 28th, we have been learning all about the liturgical year in Year 3. Take a look at our work:
We had great fun playing our liturgical year card game and it helped us to remember how Jesus’ life is celebrated in the different seasons, as well as the liturgical colours symbolising each one.
We then could show and explain the major seasons and feasts of the liturgical year with strong recall and give reasons for the actions and symbols used:
Last week we were ready to investigate the features of ancient Greek myths after sharing more than ten different ones. Here is what we found out: We then worked on character descriptions in order to create our own myth heroes/heroines: We used a myth map to plan our own myth stories: …… Continue Reading
Yesterday, we took part in a really challenging investigation into right angles in Year 3 to test our knowledge and skills. We started off with 2 straws and were asked to make one right angle, then could we make two, then could we make 3 right angles with 2 straws (mmm…), then four… We looked…… Continue Reading
Consultation on Admission Arrangements for St. Columba’s RC Primary School 2020 – 2021 Our Governing Body, in conjunction with the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, are currently reviewing the admissions policy for all Roman Catholic primary schools for admission into Reception class for September 2020. Where changes to admission arrangements are intended, all schools are…… Continue Reading
Reception had a wonderful ‘Stay and Play’ session today! However, it was a long morning waiting for everyone to arrive with the children asking from 9.10am “Are the mams and dads coming now?” We are very thankful to all of the mams, dads and grandparents who were able came along to support us. It continues…… Continue Reading
On Monday 7th, on returning to school, we completed our RE topic on Visitors with our final learning focus on the visit of the Wise Men to the infant, Jesus. First of all we looked at Matthew’s gospel to see what we could learn about the Wise Men. It said “Some Wise Men came from…… Continue Reading
Well, as we bid a fond farewell to at least 25% of our readership, life continues as normal in Y6 as children immerse themselves in the yuletide creative curriculum. We’ve made our clay gift boxes and have started to paint them. Note, if you will, the child proudly displaying his model in front of a…… Continue Reading
