Mission Day Leading up to Mission Day our year 6 pupils held a service in chapel informing our Year 5 & 6 pupils about the missionaries across the world.
We could not hold our normal Mission Day festivities last year, however this year was amazing. Year 6 have worked with their staff Heads of House to produce all the stalls activities and posters. We started with our youngest pupils at 09.30am, followed by our Lower and Upper Primary pupils. Our Head Girl and Boy wrote personal letters to parents regarding this year's Mission, to support Sr. Patricia's Loreto in Peru and Sr. Maria's Loreto in Sudan.
Year 3 & 4 Chapel Year 3 and 4 gathered in chapel where Year 4 led the prayers. This week we prayed for all missionaries working across all continents.
The Sewing Squadron This week the pupils have started their health & safety training on how to use a Iron and Sewing Machine safely. The pupils are to then demonstrate the safe practice when using the equipment. We would like to thank the Friends of Loreto for purchasing the Sewing Machines for the pupils.
Carmelite Nuns We received a consignment of really delicious cakes to sell in aid of the Carmelite nuns in Ronda. The sisters baked the cakes and Monsignor Charlie Azzopardi collected and delivered them to Loreto on Thursday morning. By this morning (Friday) they had all been sold! Thank you to everyone who bought the cakes, helping to support the Carmelite Sisters.
Lego Robotics On Tuesday and Friday lunchtime of this week, our Year 6 pupils continued their experiences by learning how the EV3 Classroom software controls the Robot, finally getting their hands on the coding language!
Year 2 Class 2P have been doubling this week as part of their numeracy lessons. The pupils have used cubes to help them in double big numbers, they have also enjoyed playing games to help them learn.
Year 2 have been learning all about the Great Fire of London. We took our quiz out to the playground.
Mr Reader Our Mr Reader awards scheme has commenced, our pupils have had their badges presented to them by our Library Prefects, well done to everyone and keep reading those books! Year 2
Arthur Murphy 1st Reader Badge
Imogen Grounsell 1st Reader Badge
Isabel Moreno Rodriguez 1st Reader Badge Rania Ouass 1st Reader Badge
Mateo Rodriguez Oblare 1st Reader Badge
Natalia Garcia Cacheira 1st Reader Badge Year 3
Sofia Martyn 2nd Reader Badge Year 4
Francisco Moray Lopez Star Badge
Tobias Seleban Starter Badge Year 5
Gaurav Prabhu Star Badge
Charlotte Brownhill Star Badge
Olivia Desoisa Star Badge Year 6
Jacobo Hernandez Corcoles Star Badge
Well done to all our readers!
Faith Diary In this Sunday’s gospel, the poor blind beggar Bartimaeus serves as a model for all those who are marginalized, left by the side of life’s road, forced to beg while the rest of the world passes them by. His poverty and blindness also mirror our own spiritual poverty, our blindness to the needs of those around us and to what the Gospel is asking of each one of us. This form of blindness helps us to avoid awkward questions of conscience, allowing us to turn our backs on the needs of others and simply ‘walk by on the other side’. It is only when, like Bartimaeus, we recognize our own poverty and blindness, and call out for help to Jesus that we can receive the miracle of restored sight and true spiritual enlightenment.
Hibernating Animals This week’s topic in Foundation Stage 2 and Year 1 has been all about hibernation. The pupils in Foundation Stage 2 all helped to make a nest for a hibernating animal. They collected leaves, sticks and feathers to make a soft comfortable site. Should we get any hedgehogs, snakes, door mice or tortoises visiting the school, I’m sure they will have a lovely place to rest in.
For Science, class 1B have been learning about hibernation. We made hibernation dens for our Bear toys, and we produced some creative writing, imagining what it would be like if we hibernated too!
Looking Good We have again had a busy session in our school garden. We have squash and lettuce planted in the beds, with seedlings potted on in our recycled newspaper plant pots. We have picked over 80 avocados from the school tree, some of which the club members have taken home to produce some creative food dishes, we have already had a delicious Avocado cake from Henrietta and Hermione.
One Million Children Praying The Rosary On Monday 18th October the children at Loreto came together in the Palm Tree to join in a prayer initiative- ‘One Million Children praying the Rosary.’ Children from as many as 136 countries from different continents and even from countries torn by war such as Syria and Armenia joined together to pray on the day.
Last year nearly one Million Children united in prayer for peace and unity in the world and this year the aim was to surpass the one million mark.
It was an invitation to remember the words of Our Lady of Fatima who appeared to three children and asked them to pray for the world. Pope Francis dedicated this year to St Joseph, a dear Saint, who always listened to God and trusted in him fully. Fr Paul led us in prayer on the day and children from FS2- Year 6 prayed a decade of the rosary and said a prayer of consecration to St. Joseph.
Free Fall! Year 6 pupils in Ms Lombard’s class investigate whether the weight on a parachute affects the time it takes to fall.
Just One Tree A massive thank you to all children who donated £1 last Friday. When added to money raised last term, our school has now raised over £580 which the Just One Tree charity will use to plant over 580 trees in a deforested area of the world.
Gold Book Well done to pupils in Lower Primary and Foundation Stage 2 who were presented with their Gold Award certificates and gold pencils.
Hot Or Cold As part of their Materials topic, year 5 children investigate the effectiveness of different materials at keeping water cold or warm.
Egyptians Year 4 have been busy creating a Tutankhamen Death Mask. This has been part of their history lessons learning about Ancient Egyptians.
Great Work Year 4!
Winter Uniform We return to school on Monday 1st November wearing our Winter uniform. Our uniform is available from Cosmopolitan Kids, 133-135 Irish Town.
Our uniform list is available on our website here.
