Today, we congratulated Harry, Elizabeth, Jude & Orla in a whole school assembly, as it was announced that they had been chosen to join our SLT, as our Head Boy/Girl and their Deputies.

 

We are so proud of each and everyone of them, and we know that they will be great ambassadors for our school; supporting the Governing Board, Mrs Finnegan, SLT and the School council, to follow our Mission Statement by bringing out the best in everyone, for the benefit of all, in the Spirit of Christ. Congratulations again; so proud! 

Scripture is at the centre of everything the Church does. The word of God shapes our prayer and worship. The Bible shows us how to understand the world, how we are called to live and relate to each other.

 

2020 is the 10th anniversary of Verbum Domini – Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Exhortation on ‘The Word of the Lord’ and the 1,600 anniversary of St Jerome’s death. These dates have inspired the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales to dedicate 2020 as a year of focus on the Bible and ‘The God Who Speaks’.

 

During the year, we will be celebrating, living and sharing God‘s word with an exciting new Scripture initiative. It’s an opportunity to enrich current practice and to develop and explore new ways of responding to ‘The God who Speaks’.

 

God who Speaks Prayer 🙏 

Living God, 
you walk alongside us
and speak to us throughout the Scriptures.
Your Son, Jesus Christ, listens to our hopes and fears
and shows us how to live for one another.
Send us the Holy Spirit to open our hearts and minds
so that we may be your witnesses throughout the world.

Amen

V. Your word is our path and your truth is our light.
R. This day and every day.

Thank you to our lovely mums & their babies who joined us at our meeting today. We hope you found it really useful, finding out about all what is happening this year in school & how you can get involved. 🙏😊🙏

Parents, I know you will join me in saying a huge ‘Thank You’ to our amazing staff, who gave up their family time, to ensure our children from Y4, Y5 & Y6, experience fabulous opportunities through our Performing Arts Curriculum, by visiting Ingestre Hall in Staffordshire.
 

All 65 children had the opportunity to specialise in an art form of their choice: art, music, dance, music & film making. The children produced some amazing pieces, which they presented to their peers and shared with our whole school community on our Website! Wow! What fantastic talented children we have among us!
 

What a privilege it is to watch you grow in confidence, using your God given talents, to bring out the best in yourself & others around you! Thank you to all the staff & children for being great ambassadors for our school. 💕😊💕

We had a wonderful day celebrating the canonisation of John Henry Newman.  The day started with a whole school assembly where we prayed for the new saints and thought about the day ahead.  Each class had time in the hall for quiet reflection together.  The children made fact files and stained glass windows and many other activities about sainthood and St John Henry Newman.  At the end of the day we came together as a school with some of the parents and had a final reflection of the day.  What a beautiful way to brighten up a wet & dismal Monday!

John Henry Newman has now officially been declared a saint by Pope Francis, on a beautiful sunny morning in Rome! 

Pope Francis has declared the English theologian John Henry Newman a saint.

The Pope pronounced the formula of canonisation before a packed congregation in St Peter’s Square.

 

He also canonised four others: Mother Mariam Thresia, Marguerite Bays, Mother Giuseppina Vannini and Sister Dulce Lopes.

A very muddy year 6 playing rugby today at Old Halesonians. Although we didn’t win, we had a fabulous time, displayed true team spirit and worked together brilliantly.

A big thank-you to all of the families who contributed items for the Black Country Food Bank. Y5 helped Mrs Turner create the display before our whole school harvest assembly tomorrow. 

Thank you, to everyone who came to our share a story afternoon. It was lovely to see you all there, enjoying a good story with your children! 

The Children's Society runs a number of drop-in services to support young people (aged 0-25) with their mental health and emotional wellbeing (for example anxiety, depression, anger, stress).

 

They provide a safe space where young people can play a game, do something creative, go somewhere quiet to think, or simply have a chat with someone who will listen and try to help work things out.  No waiting list, no appointment, no referral, and 100% free. 

 

This term they will be at Costa Coffee on Stourbridge Ring Road every Wednesday from 4pm until 7pm (their quietest hours, they close to the public at 6pm). 

 

Any young person between 5 and 18 years old (up to 25 if they are a care leaver) can drop-in during these hours and speak to a member of our friendly, skilled, and dedicated team, or just hang out and do some colouring if they prefer. 

 

See the links below to find out more about our drop-in services that run in other parts of the Midlands! 

https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/beam 

https://www.forwardthinkingbirmingham.org.uk/services/13-pause