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

Our very own superstars Laura & Katie, joined 36 other girls, who had at least 8 inches of their hair cut off to donate to The Little Princess Hair Trust, to make wigs for children who have lost theirs due to cancer treatments. Wow! So brave!

 

What a wonderful way to show Witness to their Faith- well done girls, we are so proud of you! Your new hair styles look fab-u-lous!

As you can see from the pictures, taken by Mr Brettle, our brand new kitchen is coming along nicely. The builders have been extremely busy throughout the summer and are on schedule to finish at half term. This will enable us to cook from scratch; developing our children’s understanding of growing their own vegetables in their planters, and using them in our brand new kitchen as part of our lunches! We will also have our own herb garden to grow herbs and use them in the cooking! How exciting! 

Thank you to our wonderful super mums of the HSA who organised a fabulous cake & coffee afternoon for MacMillan! Thank you to all those who donated or baked the cakes; totally yummy! 😊

Wow!! What a superstar we have among us in school! 😊 Following 2 weeks of trials Caitlin has been selected for Worcester U11 Girls County cricket, she will start training in January. As you can imagine, just like her family is, we are very proud of Caitlin.

Today we welcomed a visiting Deputy Head from Estilskuna in Sweden. She is part of the BCPP Exchange Programme; shadowing Head Teachers in Catholic Schools across Birmingham. She was really impressed with our staff & children 😊💕😊

Y6 Liturgy Leaders have started their Bible Group this afternoon, focussing on our spiritual question; What are you doing to feed your own soul; head, hands, heart, body & spirit?

1. For the Church, give our Holy Father Pope Francis the strength, wisdom and courage to make the right decisions for the Church. We hope he will be our Good Shepherd and guide us in the best way he can.
2. For our school community, God chose Mary for a special purpose, he chose us too. Give us the courage and strength to do God’s work in our own community as we work hard to bring out the best in everyone for the benefit of all in the Spirit of Christ.
   Lord hear us 
    
3. For all pupils starting the new journey in their new year. We think of the new children in reception entering our school family and look forward to guiding them on their spiritual journey. May God confirm his faith and trust in us as the future leaders of the Church as we confirm our faith, trust and commitment to Him.
   Lord hear us
    
4. For the sick, Jesus understands what it is like to suffer so we ask him to send his healing hand to be with everyone who is not well at this time. We think especially of members of our community who are ill. May the Lord be with them and their families and bring comfort into their lives.
   Lord hear us
    
5. For those who have died. May they be at eternal peace in the holy presence of God our father. We ask the Holy Spirit to comfort family members and friends who are left behind here on Earth. May we one day be reunited in paradise. 
   Lord hear us
    
6. God trusted Mary with his only son Jesus. We now trust her with our special intentions as we praise her and say ‘Hail Mary full of Grace…’