St Adrian's Catholic Primary School
To learn, to love, to live
Science experiment!
Carrying on from last week we have been testing materials (and our teamwork) to find the best waterproof materials to make an umbrella. We tested, cotton fabric, plastic, foil, tissue and paper. Which one do you think was the most effective?
We’ve loved playing on our new trim trail this week! Thanks to our fabulous PTA for all of their hard work fundraising for our new play equipment.
This week, we have been learning about the baptism of Jesus. We started off the week by comparing the stories in the gospels of Luke and Matthew and then took part in lots of different activities , such as hot-seating characters from the story, creating story maps and performing our own dramas so that we could really get to know the story. At the end of the week, we wrote the story in our own words and we are very proud of our storytelling!
Take a look at our photos to find out more.
In English, we have been working on writing non-chronological reports, inspired by the text Cloud Tea Monkeys. As part of our lessons, we’ve been exploring the key features of non-chronological reports. Today, we focused on writing questions and gathering information about different types of monkeys. Here are some photos of us hard at work conducting our research!
This term, we are learning about the Catholic social teaching around solidarity and peace. We are called to commit ourselves to the common good and to bring peace to those around us. This is more than a feeling of compassion or distress at the misfortunes of others: it is a firm and persevering determination to do good in the world and work together to bring about positive action. In our learning, we found out about ways of peacefully effecting change, including through protest. We made placards addressed to some of the issues that are important to us.
This week we went up to the library for the first time and the children were really excited to visit a different part of the school. We will visit the library every Tuesday so children can take out books, if the previous book has not been returned they will not be able to take out a new one. Please comment or sign their reading record once read.
In maths this week we looked at subitising number 3, that means looking at a group of objects and seeing 3 without counting them. We played some different games to support this.
Other photos this week:
Important Dates
Friday 24th January – Reading Morning 08:45 – 09:00 in Nursery Classroom.
Monday 27th January – INSET Day – School Closed
Monday 17th – Friday 21st February – Half Term
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Taylor
This week we said goodbye to Fr Francis, who is moving on. We made a card and sent a prayer of good wishes and messages of thanks.
This half-term we are learning about materials. We are learning to sort materials according to their properties.
This half-term, we are learning about materials. We are sorting materials according to their properties.
10.01.25
Happy New Year and welcome back everyone.
Hope you’ve had a restful holiday and are ready for another busy term!
We loved sharing christmas stories and experiences during circle time. Some children even heard Santa coming down the chimney :). Lucky!
This week we dedicated to Epiphany and talked a lot about the three kings and how they gifted baby Jesus with very special gifts. We created beautiful crowns using different shaped gems:
On the writing table the children were practicing their digraphs and trigraphs by writing messages to friends and family.
We also dressed up as kings and prepared special gifts for Jesus. It was a long journey 🙂
In Little Wandle this week we learnt the first four of phase 3 sounds, including our very first trigraph. You will find more information about phase 3 sounds and tricky words in your child’s pink folder.
Please take your time to look at our new home learning grid (you will find a paper copy in your child’s book bag too).
And finally but not least, congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!
Have a lovely weekend.
Looking forward seeing you all on Monday.
Mrs Solakova
The Year 2 class wish you all a wonderful 2025.
The children have started the new year with lots of enthusiasm. They have been reflecting upon the Epiphany story and thinking about the special gift that they can bring to 2025. To mark the Feast of St Adrian, the children also learned about how St Adrian was a teacher for over forty years and so, in the spirit of great learning, they committed themselves to a personal learning challenge for the new year.
