Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Fleming Field, Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, DH6 2JQ
As part of our safeguarding curriculum, children across school form Year 1– Year 6 have had an assembly and taken part in workshops linked to the NSPCC initiative of ‘Speak out. Stay safe.’ Children demonstrated a fantastic understanding of how to keep themselves safe and they were taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or to Childline.
Please remember in your prayers our children who have made their First Holy Communion. As always they made us very proud and we congratulate them on taking the next step in their faith journey.
The Reception children have thoroughly enjoyed watching baby ducklings hatch from their eggs and have been thrilled to care for them over the past week and a half. The awe, wonder and curiosity that the children have shown, whilst observing and caring for the ducklings, has been astounding. We now have a class full of duckling experts. Our parents and grandparents enjoyed getting to meet the ducklings too.
The children were all sad to see the ducklings go but we know that they will have a happy life at the farm.
Reminder: Tomorrow (Monday 25th April) is a Teacher Training Day, children return to school on Tuesday 26th. Please remember that copies of school newsletters, containing dates and important information, are stored on the website and can be viewed at any time. Thank you.
https://www.ourladyoflourdes.durham.sch.uk/newsletters-2021-22/
In school this week we be celebrating children’s mental health week from 7th- 11th February. The theme of the week is ‘Growing Together’. Throughout the week we will be thinking about growing emotionally and finding ways to help each other grow.
To find out more scan and follow the QR code.
On 27th January every year, it is Holocaust Memorial Day.
It’s a day for everyone to remember the millions of people who were killed, or whose lives have been changed, by an event in history called the Holocaust.
At Our Lady of Lourdes we pray for all those who suffered and those who lost their lives as a result of the Holocaust.
You can find out more about the Holocaust and why we designate a special day each year as ‘Holocaust Memorial Day’ by following the link to BBC Newsround, which gives more information and detail https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38668425
We want to keep you informed of any opportunities which may be of interest to you, your family, friends and colleagues. Please read the letter to find out more about Primary and Secondary Teacher Training Programmes commencing in September 2022.
Today, 28th November 2021, marks the First Sunday of Advent. Today the first purple candle was lit on the Advent Wreath at Mass. Below you will find an online Advent Calendar from Cafod, which has many useful links. There is also a link to some Advent resources that you can use at home as a family. We hope that you find these resources useful as we journey together towards Christmas.
CAFOD Primary advent calendar 2021
https://cafod.org.uk/Pray/Prayer-resources/Advent-family-prayer-ideas
Today on All Saints Day we begin our month of Remembrance as we pray for all those who have died.
Please remember to return your stars to school so that we can place them on our Remembrance Tree.
