W/C 7th April 2025
This week's blog post is a prayer that we wrote in Class Prayers this week.
As we approach Easter, we thought about how we can be Easter People and give thanks to Jesus, who sacrificed himself for us. Take a look below:
Dear God,
This Easter, we would like to say thanks to you. We thank you Jesus for dying for us on Good Friday to help save us. Thank you for celebrating Palm Sunday by riding a donkey to Jerusalem. You prayed in a temple to be closer to God. Thank you for encouraging us to pray this Easter time.
On Easter Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead to give us a sign of new life. We are thankful for this because Spring time brings joy through animals being born and nature blossoming. Thank you for the nature you give to us.
This Easter, we will be Easter People by being empathetic to those around us. We will decorate our houses with Easter eggs and pictures of nature. We will follow in Jesus’s footsteps by using kind hands, kind feet and kind words. We will celebrate you by enjoying Easter activities such as Easter egg hunts and drawing colourful pictures.
We have been thinking about the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Leader’s in Faith. This parable teaches us that we can always turn back to God when we turn away from Him. This Easter time we thank you and pray for your forgiveness.
As we move into Easter week, help us to REACH through Faith, Hope and Love,
Amen
W/C 31st March 2025
This week, we were so lucky to have the opportunity to go on a class trip to Berkeley Castle. We had a fantastic time learning all about the castle, and the children loved hunting for minibeasts on the castle grounds in the afternoon. We were blessed with beautiful weather and were so lucky to be able to see different parts of the castle. I would like to say a special thank you to the adults who accompanied us on the trip - we would not have been able to go without you!
On Friday, in our REACH Activity, we used the hand puppets that we made to help the Reception children with their storytelling. The children were given a buddy, and the Year 2 children read a story to their partner, whilst the Reception children used the puppets to act out the story. It was such a lovely activity and the children loved reading with each other. Take a look at some pictures below!
W/C 24th March 2025
This week in St Peter's Class, we learned to retell a fable: The Boy Who Cried Wolf. We really enjoyed learning about the moral of the story and learning to write in paragraphs.
We have continued to learn how to tell the time in our Maths lessons - it has proven to be a tricky topic but we are continuing to practise as much as we can!
In Outdoor Learning, we ventured outside to spot signs of Spring. We saw a selection of wildflowers, daffodils, bird feeders and much more! Take a look at the photos below.
W/C 10th March 2025
This week is Science Week at St Joseph's. We've had such a fun week, learning all about how planes fly and how to make CD Racers.
During Class Prayers this week, we decided to write a class prayer about why we are grateful for Science:
Dear God and Jesus,
Thank you for the plants and animals that are on our planet, and for giving them a habitat. Thank you for the trees that give us oxygen to help us breathe. Without the plants and trees, it would be hard for us to live.
Thank you for making us – otherwise, we would not have technology. We are thankful for technology because it helps us to learn important things and we can play fun games. Thank you for the scientists that have created important experiments. If it wasn’t for scientists, we would not have electronics.
Thank you for giving us legs so we can walk around the earth. Thank you for the shape of our bodies and giving us hands to write with.
Thank you for the wildlife and our pets. Thank you for the bees that make honey, which we can enjoy. We love playing with our pets in our homes and outside in nature.
Thank you for giving us seeds to plant so that trees can grow. Thank you for the food we can eat and enjoy. Thank you for giving us water to drink so that we can stay hydrated.
Thank you for the bees, the trees, the seas and my knees!
And thank you, Jesus, for dying on the cross for us.
Help us to REACH through Faith, Hope and Love.
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
W/C 3rd March 2025
We have had a truly fun-packed week this week in St Peter's Class.
In English, we continued learning all about Fantasy Stories, and we learned to retell the Chocolate Fairytale story (based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).
In our History learning, we put our detective caps on to have a look at a variety of sources from the Great Fire of London, making decisions about which ones were the most useful in providing details about the fire.
And, finally, on World Book Day, we enjoyed lots of Reading For Pleasure time (whilst dressed up as a character linked to our class emotions!), and we used the emotions we were assigned to write acrostic poems. The children chose to write about Naughtiness, Excitement or Fear.
Take a look at some pictures below!
W/C 24th February 2025
What a fun-filled week we've had in St Peter's Class!
We celebrated the week of Awe and Wonder, in which we focused on the Islam religion. As such, in our Science lessons, we learned all about scientist Ammar ibn Ali Al-Mawsili, who changed the medicine industry for the better through his invention of the hypodermic needle. We enjoyed using pipettes to practise dispensing drops of water into different sized circles. The smaller circles proved to be quite tricky!
In DT this week, we learned how to join two pieces of material together using a running stitch, in preparation for making our hand puppets.
Finally, in Outdoor Learning, we read the next part of our class book, before venturing outside to create miniature houses for The Minpins.
Take a look at some of the pictures below!
W/C Monday 3rd February
This week is Mental Health Week, and we took some time to reflect on what we can do to help us feel calm and happy. Alongside our whole school Mental Health Assembly, we enjoyed some mindful colouring whilst listening to relaxing music, as well as an activity that encouraged us to think about what helps us grow into strong and resilient people.
On Friday, we continued our photography learning, in which we explored how to make improvements to photos we have taken outside. We also worked with the amazing Sarah to practise our 'Africa or Antarctica' themed Rain Dance, which we will be performing to the school next week!
Have a look at the photos below.
W/C 27.1.25
It’s been another fun and busy week here in St Peter’s Class!
In English, we started learning about Poetry. We learned a poem called ‘The Sound Collector’, and then used our skills and creativity to make substitutions and write our own version!
In Music, we became rock musicians and sung along to ‘We Will Rock You’ by Queen, and played along to the beat using maracas and tambourines.
We also had lots of fun in our Science lesson this week, where we conducted our own experiment. We planted grass seeds in four pots, and will be finding out what happens when we remove light, soil and water.
We had another fantastic dance lesson on Friday – we continued learning our Rain Dance, which is inspired by our ‘Africa or Antarctica?’ topic.
W/C 20.1.25
It's been another busy week here in St Peter's Class! We've been practising multiplication and division in Maths, and exploring poetry in English.
Today, Friday 24th, we continued learning our new dance routine in P.E, which aligns with our Africa and Antarctica topic in Geography. We also polished our skills in taking photographs on a tablet - it was a lot of fun! See the photos below.
St Peter's Spring Term Blog
What a busy and exciting start to the term we have had in St Peter's Class! We have demonstrated our confidence when approaching some new topics of learning, including Geometry (Position and Direction), Dance, and Computing!
In our Outdoor Learning this week, we selected some natural materials and arranged them inside a hoop. Then, we took a picture of them and used them to help us create some William Morris-inspired artwork. Take a look at the photos below: