In Year 5’s Religion lesson this week, students explored the story of Moses and the Burning Bush. After reading the scripture from the Bible, the class took part in a lively role play activity, bringing the dramatic encounter between Moses and God to life. The students were highly engaged and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the story acted out, helping them to better understand the powerful moment when God called Moses to lead His people. Afterwards, the class took time to reflect on the significance of God speaking through the Burning Bush, discussing how it showed God’s presence, power, and purpose for Moses.
In English this week, Year 5 students revisited the powerful picture book The Promise. They focused on the opening pages, exploring how the main character is described as mean, hard, and ugly, and how the author uses vivid language to portray a dark and desolate city. To deepen their understanding, students took part in a drama activity where one student stood in the middle while the rest of the class re-enacted key scenes from the story. Through this engaging activity, students explored the characters’ personalities, emotions, and motivations, bringing the story to life and developing a deeper connection to the text.
This week in P.E., Year 5 students had a fantastic time practising their basketball skills while enjoying the lovely spring weather. The session focused on dribbling, passing, and shooting techniques, with plenty of fun games and teamwork activities to keep everyone active and engaged. Students showed great enthusiasm and energy, supporting one another and celebrating each other’s progress. It was a wonderful opportunity to build skills, stay active and make the most of the sunshine!
🌟 St Joseph’s Poetry Competition 🌟
We are very excited to launch our St Joseph’s Poetry Competition for pupils in Years 1–6 to celebrate National Poetry Day!
Each child will be asked to create a poem at home, inspired by one of the Catholic Social Teaching principles that has been specially allocated to their year group. This is a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to reflect on their faith, values and creativity while developing their writing skills.
✨ Each year group will have a winner – winning a Book Fair Voucher!!
📌 Deadline for submissions: Thursday, 2nd October
We can’t wait to see the inspiring and creative poems our children will produce.
