Mrs Hayes

Year One plant bulbs

Now that autumn is here, this week we started our year long science topic all about Plants and Seasons. The children were all given a tulip bulb and described it carefully, coming up with some wonderful observations. In between the rain showers, we planted the bulbs and then imagined what the flowers would look like in spring once the bulb has grown. We will look for shoots as the bulb grows over the winter, into spring.

Our hall display shows everyone our learning.

I need to make sure that the hold is deep enough for the bulb.

Thank you very much for coming to the welcome meeting on Monday. You will find notes from the meeting here: Information for parents

Dates for your diary (timings tbc):

22nd September – Mercy Mass and picnic

12th October – Harvest Assembly

1st/2nd November – Consultations (5 – 7.30pm)

14th December – KS1 Christmas Play (7pm)

Year One Welcome Meeting 11.09.17

The Year One children are settling into their new classroom very well and have responded enthusiastically to the learning. This week, we have focussed on counting and measuring accurately, creating patterns and writing independently.

The Year One meeting with parents is scheduled for this Monday morning at 9am – I look forward to meeting with you all in the Year One classroom.

Welcome back Year One!

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I hope that you have all had a wonderful summer break and are looking forward to Year One. Thank you very much for all of the postcards that were sent to me over the holiday. They have been wonderful to read and don’t worry, it’s not too late to send them if they haven’t reached the post box yet!

Please ensure that your child returns to school with all their belongings clearly named, including a book bag, full drinks bottle, coat and St. Adrian’s PE bag. If you have any messages, I will be available for you to talk to once all the children have come into school in the morning or after school once all the children have been handed over to their adults. Alternatively, feel free to write your message down in the form of a note.

There will be a meeting for Year One parents/carers soon so that you can find out a little bit more about Year 1 life. I look forward to meeting you all once again.

Religious Education

Within the love of God our Father, we seek to be a welcoming community, where each person is valued and enabled to grow, where gifts are nurtured, differences treasured and all are cared for… We strive to develop and sustain a sense of God’s presence in our lives and … value all people with their diversity of gifts, cultures and faiths. (Extract from St. Adrian’s Mission Statement).

Throughout the school, we follow the ‘Come and See’ scheme of work, which covers an extensive range of theological studies. As well as learning through weekly RE sessions, this thematic approach enables RE to be taught through other subject areas, thereby providing the children with opportunities to make connections. There are also numerous opportunities for extended writing in RE and to enhance RE learning through Art and Computing.

Key documents

St Adrian’s long term plan for Religious Education

A Statement on Religious Education in Catholic Schools – issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales can be found here.

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RE-Curriculum-Directory

Further information relating to the RE Curriculum and the Spiritual Life of St. Adrian’s can be found on the link at the top of the page.