Faith Diary
This Sunday’s Gospel tells the beautiful story of the Samaritan woman whom Jesus meets at Jacob’s well. The Samaritan, a woman of the world, who carries not just an empty jug, but a sad and empty heart - comes to the well for some water. There she finds Jesus – the very fountain of life-giving water – who asks her for a drink, and they fall into what will be for her, a life-changing conversation. As she talks to him, she comes to understand that he is no ordinary man, but one that knows all she ‘ever did’ and who is offering her a ‘living water’ that he promises will cure her thirst for ever. Her troubled heart recognises that the ‘water’ Jesus is offering her will cure not only her physical thirst, but her even deeper thirst for the spiritual water of unconditional love and acceptance. That is a thirst we all share, and it is a thirst that, like hers, can be slaked forever if we are only willing to respond as she does: ‘Sir, give me some of that water, that I may never thirst again.’
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Nursery 1
Nursery 1 had a fantastic World Book Day last week as they had sensory play to recreate the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt".
The adventure was...
1) Uh-uh! Grass. Long wavy grass. We used Astro turf to create grass for the children to walk through. This taught them about textures and feelings, such as soft, hard and ticklish.
2) Uh-Uh! A River! A deep cold river. The river was created by mixing blue food colouring into water. This helped their sensory exploration by feeling and splashing the water between their feet.
3) Uh-uh! Mud! Thick oozy mud! In a tray, we used soil mixed with water. This was great for standing in and squelching!
4) Uh-uh! A Forest! A big dark forest! To create a forest environment, we covered a small table with big leaves. This gave the children the sensation of going through a forest. It also worked great to develop their gross motor skills, as they had to crawl through the forest!
5) Uh-uh! A snowstorm! A swirling whirling snowstorm! By using shaving foam, the children felt the sensation of walking in the foam and feeling the foam between their toes.
6) Uh-uh! A cave! A narrow gloomy cave! The cave was set up by covering a play area with big, massive leaves and placing a cosy light at the top. This created a dark cave for the bear. This made the children curious and they loved going inside the cave to search for the bear.
7) Uh-uh! A bear! The children found the bear - hooray!
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Parent's Section
You can find our online school calendar on our website.
We have our letter bank on our website containing letters sent home.
Our Calendar in a printable format on our website.
Reminder - FS2 to Year 6 online Parent Teacher meetings now available to book for 20th-23rd March.
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