Reception 

The children in Reception have been having lots of fun this week. They enjoyed their second fun football session with an outside coach and learnt some new ball skills. They have also been scientists and have been exploring floating and sinking. The children took part in a focus activity with an adult first but have since been testing whether various items in the classroom float or sink during their provision time. The staff have heard children making some sensible predictions based on their learning and have been impressed with the vocabulary the children have been using. 

 

Key Stage

The children in Key stage 1 have been very busy this week. Year 1 have been learning how to tell time to the hour and half past whilst Year 2 have been learning about turns.  In Art they have been creating collages. In PE they practiced their throwing skills. On Monday the children went litter picking and had lots of fun whilst helping to care for the environment. 

 

Year 3

On Monday, the class enjoyed litter picking with Mrs Blanchfield and were very interested when they discovered a crisp packet that was over 20 years old! 

The children have loved reading a new book, 'The Sheep Pig' by Dick King Smith. They have enjoyed reading parts aloud to the class, especially enjoying pretending to be the fast-talking Mrs Hoggett! They were also fascinated learning about the job of a sheep dog and were very impressed by their skills. In computing, the class have continued their work on emails and have been able to send a range of messages. In history, the children have been very interested in the tomb of Tutankhamun, especially the golden cart that was left for him to race with in the afterlife! The children have also thoroughly enjoyed practising for the KS2 play and are very convincing mice in their dance. We can't wait to show the rest of the school next week!

 

Year 4.

 

The children had an important job at the start of the week to carry out which was litter picking with Mrs Blanchfield. The children did an excellent job collecting all sorts of rubbish and managed to fill three full bags. They were surprised by the amount of cans and bottles found so close to school and are passionate about ensuring our local community remains as free of litter as possible. On Wednesday, the children continued developing their knowledge and understanding of the Stourport Basins with a trip run by the Canal and River Trust. The children built canals using models and sand, visited the stables and Old Ticket Office and helped open and close the lock gates. Our guides were very knowledgeable and shared some interesting facts about the history of the people and heritage buildings in Stourport. The Year 6 production and are excited to share it next week. Well done!

 

Year 5

As we approach the end of this very busy year, things have not slowed down and there is still a lot going on in Year 5! This week 12 members of Year 5 represented St Wulstan’s at a Rounders event at Burlish Park Primary. The children were incredible and gained confidence throughout the morning which was lovely to see. Back at school the remainder of the Year 5s joined forces with Year 4 to also practise their rounders skills with Mr Tasker who was very impressed with their sporting qualities. In art, Year 5 this week added models of people to their ‘rooms’ and will look at photographs to see how scale effects how the art is perceived. In History the children have been finding out more about how Britain was ruled during Anglo-Saxon and Viking times and began to contrast and compare the lives of both. The week was ended with a lovely Mass and wonderful readers from the class. Well done year 5!

Year 6

Congratulations to all our Year 6 pupils who received the Sacrament of Confirmation or supported their peers in doing so and helped to ensure we celebrated a beautiful Confirmation Mass. The children were a credit to our school and their families; everyone is looking forward to witnessing the children use their gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit wisely as they continue to be examples of good role models in our school and community. This week, the Year 6 children had the opportunity to take part in a workshop with PC Simon Gallagher on peer pressure. It was an opportunity to help the children understand and recognise the effects of peer pressure and develop the skills to resist temptation. To end the week, the children have working really hard on learning their lines and songs for their KS2 production Shrek. They are looking forward to the dress rehearsal and performance nights next week. 

When God created the world He put humans in charge. This means that we are all stewards to the world and that we have a responsibility to take care of our planet, the environment, the animals and the other people who are in the world. To be good stewards we must live a way of life that respects God’s creation, including the other humans that he put on earth.

As Pope Francis explains,

It means protecting all creation, the beauty of the created world, as the Book of Genesis tells us and as Saint Francis of Assisi showed us. It means respecting each of God’s creatures and respecting the environment in which we live.
— Pope Francis, March 19, 2013

We must be the people who cause the change in the world so that it becomes a better place. We must make our hearts rich with love and with good deeds. We must help and guide others to do the right thing. Amongst all of this we must remember to thank God and to praise Him for what He has given to us.

 

 

 

 

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