EYFS and Year 2: Year 2 made Christmas cards for people in the local community and our friends in EYFS took the cards to the church to hand out whilst singing some wonderful carols.  

Year 1 and Year 5: For their Catholic Social Teaching Project, Year 5 made Christmas decorations with Year 1. They have sold as many as they can and all the money that they receive will be donated to the Ollie Foundation.

Year 3: For Year 3’s Catholic Social teaching project, we have written and sent Christmas cards to the Doctors, Nurses and staff of Great Ormond Street. 

Year 1 

This half term, Year 1 have learnt all about the story of Jesus’ birth, from the beginning with the Annunciation, through to the visit from the Shepherds. They have learnt the words to the Hail Mary and have also learnt it in Sign Language, and have started to make links between the words of this prayer and the words that the Angel Gabriel said to Mary when he told her the Good News that she would have the Son of God, named Jesus. The children have made their own paper plate angels as a reminder that angels are sent from God to deliver important messages. They have also used the time of advent to reflect on how they can help those that are less fortunate and have made their own Advent Promise calendar, with many ways that they can promise to help those around us during this season. They have also learnt about Hinduism and the festival of Diwali, making diya lamps to show one of the ways that this festival is celebrated. 

Year 2

This term in Year 2 we have thought about how Mary felt knowing she was having the Son of God. We have also discussed what is really important during the season of advent and we made our advent promises. Lots of the children have thought about other people and how they can help those less fortunate than themselves. 

We also read all about the birth of John the Baptist from Luke's Gospel and took part in a 'hot seating' task.

We took part in the KS1 nativity 'The Curious Sheep'. We showed everyone the true meaning of Christmas and why this is such a special time for Christians around the world. 

Year 3

This half term, Year 3 has been exploring both the structure of Mass and the Nativity in St.Matthew’s Gospel. We have focused on the Liturgy of the Word, understanding how Christians listen to scripture and respond in faith. Through studying St Matthew’s account of the Nativity, Year 3 has been able to see Jesus as a fulfillment of prophecy. To finish our unit we explored Angels as messengers within the Gospel through the Annunciation to Joseph. This branch has helped Year 3 to deepen their understanding of how scripture is lived and celebrated.

Year 3 also had the opportunity to represent St. Bernadette's at  the Westminster Cathedral Advent service. Once more, the children heard the story of Christmas and the importance of why we celebrate each year.

Year 4 

This half term in year 4 we learnt about prophets. We discovered what a prophet is and what a prophet does. We learnt about Elijah and how he delivered God’s message to King Ahab to stop worshiping idols. We marvelled at how God took care of Elijah in the wilderness by sending ravens with food to him. We then did a craft activity of cutting, matching, joining and colouring  ravens. Learning about the work of prophets made us understand the love that God has for us all and how he sends us special chosen people to remind us to never give up in Him and to keep having hope and faith.

Year 5 

In RE this half term, Year 5 has been focusing on David and his anointing. As part of their learning, they have retold the story of David and looked at the story of David and Goliath. They have also studied how God prepared David for service as king. Within this, they demonstrated their understanding of different scripture. To finish our learning in this unit, they created a piece of art that represented Psalm 23 and also researched the seven different ‘O Antiphons’. 

Year 6 

This half term, Year 6 have been learning how the Old Testament shows the importance of women in salvation history,exploring key female protagonists such as Miriam, Hannah, Esther and Sarah.  They also looked at the significance of the Magnificat prayer and Mary’s key role.  

When studying another faith, Year 6 learnt about the various Gods and Goddesses followed by Hindus.