The Key Stage 1 Faith Explorers held their first meeting last week. The children listened to the Gospel and reflected on its meaning. We thought about how difficult it can be when we are tempted to make bad choices, just in the same way Jesus was tempted by the devil in the desert. The children offered some thoughtful discussions about Jesus’ strength of faith and nourishment from God. The session was concluded by making Lenten promises that were placed in the school Chapel. It was a lovely moment of calm and reflection in a busy. Well done everyone, I look forward to the next weeks Faith Explorers meeting.

The children in Nursery enjoyed a fabulous class trip to the Build A Bear Workshop at the Trafford Centre. We found out how teddy bears are made and each child chose, stuffed and named their own teddy bear. The children behaved impeccably and had lots of fun!

Year 3 had a fabulous experience day as Ancient Egyptians. We started the morning by delivering a whole school assembly, sharing what we have learnt this term about our topic.

We then tried to cook like Egyptians by making flatbreads. After break, we had a go breaking codes in Egyptian hieroglyphs and attempted to write our own names using the correct symbols.

In the afternoon, we held a mummy race, which the children absolutely loved. We finished the day by tasting our bread along with some famous North African dips.

All the children were fully engaged throughout the day and made lots of wonderful memories. Massive well done Year 3! 

Last week, a number of our students were able to visit the relics of Saint Carlo Acutis.
This amazing Saint was a young Italian Catholic known for his deep love of the Eucharist, which he called his “highway to heaven.” Gifted with computer skills, he used the internet to document Eucharistic miracles around the world, creating a website to help others grow in faith. Carlo lived an ordinary life with extraordinary charity—defending the vulnerable, helping the poor, and praying daily. He died of leukemia at age 15, offering his suffering to God. Canonized in 2024, he is a powerful witness that holiness is possible in the digital age, especially for young people.
This was an incredibly moving event which the children, and staff, spoke about afterwards reverently and inspirationally. The relics included a strand of hair, some of his clothing and a piece of pericardium.

Saint Carlo's example teaches us that we are all called to Sainthood through our actions and our words.

Before the break, Year 3 finished their geography topic by learning how to orientate a map. We went into the hall, where the children had to complete a route to crack a series of puzzles. There were some fantastic map skills on show, well done, Year 3!