ISSUE No. 12/24-25 Follow us on Instagram @stpaulsn21
Collective Worship
Picture shows a board split into four sections. Three sections show a window to symbolise opportunities to look out into the world around us, a mirror to remind us reflect on what we see and hear and a door representing the possibility of travelling through and taking action. The final quarter has the core concept of salvation with children’s thoughts and ideas on handprints.
This half term, the Clergy are focusing on the Nicaean Creed. The other worships follow the themes for collective worship from the London Diocesan Board of Schools cycle of Collective worship based around the Bible readings in Church each week. Here are some suggested questions and prayers which you may wish to also use with your children at home.
This week
Themes drawn from Exodus 2:1-10 and Luke 2:33-35
God makes and keeps his promises
Integrity
Keeping your promises
Neurodiversity celebration week
Questions: Who do you know that is a brave risk-taker? How do they inspire you?
When have you had to make a brave choice or take brave action? How did you feel?
How do you think Mary’s or Jochebed’s trust in God helped her?
Challenge: Think about the bravest woman or girl you know. Tell them why you admire them.
Prayer: Father God, help me to be brave and do the right thing in difficult situations. Amen.
Next Week
Themes drawn from Psalm 130 and John 18 19
God’s hope in adversity and hardship (Note: Christian hope is not wishful thinking or “fingers crossed” hoping for the best)
Keeping going when life is hard
Perseverance
Questions: Questions: What is good about Good Friday?
Why do you think Christians call the day they remember that Jesus died ‘Good Friday?’
20 April, Easter Day
Themes drawn from 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 and Luke 24:1-12
Questions: What impact did Jesus’ resurrection have on the disciples?
Challenge: Ask a Christian why they believe the resurrection happened.
Prayer: Father God, thank you for the message of hope that the Easter story brings. Amen.
Some upcoming religious festivals and holy days
April 20 – Easter Day
April 20- Orthodox Easter
Many Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday. The Orthodox Christian date for Easter Sunday, also known as Pascha, is often at a later date than the Easter date observed by many western churches but this year both fall on the same day.
April 20 – Last day of Passover
In the UK, the Jewish festival of Passover lasts one day longer than in Israel. The last day commemorates the Parting of the Red Sea and the Israelites' escape from Egypt.
April 28 – Saint George’s Day
St George's Day in England remembers St George, England's patron saint. The anniversary of his death, which is usually observed on April 23, is seen as England's national day.
Dance Festival
Congratulations to all the Year 5 and 2 pupils who took part in the Enfield Dance Festival last week. They performed really well and did the school proud! It was wonderful to see all the smiling faces as they performed. A big thank you to Mrs Payne, Mrs Hewitt and Miss Perrin for all their hard work and dedication in making the dances such a success.
Summer Uniform
Next term, children are able to wear summer uniform. All relevant information regarding school uniform can be found on the school website. Please ensure your child has a coat at school each day. As you will have read from our recent communication, we are making some changes to our uniform. Our updated school uniform policy can be found on our website.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Miss Yiapanis on the safe arrival of her daughter Rheya. Such lovely news.
Online Safety
It is important to continue to develop awareness of how to keep our children safe online. Here is a range of parental controls for apps and games:
Please see a useful resource on 'Sharenting', a new term for being mindful when sharing your children's information online.
Mrs Blundell's London Marathon Fundraiser
Mrs Blundell is running the London Marathon on Sunday 27th April in support of The Royal Society for Blind Children - a charity dedicated to helping blind and partially-sighted children gain the skills and confidence to live their lives without limits.
Every donation, big or small, will help to provide the support, education and opportunities visually impaired children need to be able to navigate their own futures.
If you’d like to contribute, please follow the link below:
Please contact the school office if you've lost this watch:
Lost property: watch with scrunchie strap
Year 1 - The Easter Story
In RE, year 1 have been learning about the Easter Story from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. The children learned about the events of Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Each class has an Easter Garden, to see the stone rolled away and to help them understand the story.
The Easter Garden
The stone is rolled away and the tomb is empty
Year 3 - Ancient Egypt
Year 3 have been immersing themselves in the world of Ancient Egypt. They have created papyrus paper in art, learnt about the social pyramid in history and have created brilliant non-chronological reports in English. For their reports, they gathered information for homework and used texts and their exercise books to further their knowledge.
Picture of homework - information about Ancient Egypt
Picture of non-chronological reports about Ancient Egypt
Year 4 - Baking
Year 4 had an exciting day on Thursday! As part of our DT curriculum, they made ‘healthier biscuits’. We tried a range of biscuits, created our own recipe and got to bake them together.
Children putting biscuit dough on baking paper
Two children smiling as they form their biscuits
Raisin biscuits baking in the oven
Children putting biscuit dough on baking paper
Unbaked biscuits on baking paper
Year 5 - HYMB
On Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March, Year 5 had a fantastic 2 days in the sunshine at the Herts Young Mariners Base. The children took part in raft building, kayaking, bell boating and climbing. They worked together as a team, formed new friendships and faced some fears! We all had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the disco!
Photo of happy Year 5 children at the end of day 1
