Last week, we celebrated and showed devotion to Mary in our May Procession. We listened to the Glorious Mysteries and prayed the rosary with our Parish and Junior School.
We brought flowers to the statue of Mary, bowed and said prayers.
Year 2 Collective Worship
Year 2 celebrated Eastertide, we discussed how we can live out the Word of the Lord.
May 2023 Collective Worship for Parents
May 2023
As May begins, we are in the full flow of Eastertide celebrations and the blossoming of Springtime flowers echoes the hope and joy of the Resurrection of Jesus. We look forward in hope and anticipation for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, marking the birthday of the Church and a renewal of our mission as followers of Jesus.
May is also traditionally the Month of Mary, with Marian feast days, May processions and a focus on the Rosary. Mary is the mother of Jesus and our mother too, and like a good mum who prays for her children, Mary prays for us. She accompanies us in our prayers and is there to walk alongside and encourage us, always leading us to her Son, Jesus.
May is a busy time in the church and it’s a busy time in school too! Already children and staff will be starting to evaluate and assess the year and take the first steps to prepare for the coming of a new school year. It’s certainly a time for Jesus’ Easter gifts of joy, hope, peace and love!
This newsletter shares some of the content children will experience in school throughout May and suggests ways to support your family prayer times.
Please follow the link below for the May Parent Newsletter
www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/
Our Pilgrimage to the Manger: Prepare a Way!
Please click the link below for December’s Parent Newsletter
www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/
Easter Passion Play – 2022
The children and staff in Year 2 have been working extremely hard over the past month to put together our Easter Service. Traditionally this takes place in our Parish and we look forward to when this can resume in the future.
Click the link below to watch our performance, with support from Reception and Year 1 children. We hope you enjoy!
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Walk for Peace! Walk for Olivia!
We hope you can join us in supporting two very important causes this April.
The aim is to walk the coastal path of Wales – 1680 miles collectively!
Please sign up to our Strava Challenge – Instructions are detailed below.
Any questions, please comment at the bottom of this post.
To find out more about Olivia Finches Fight, please click on the link below!
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/olivia-finch-fight?utm_term=en8gyGyKe
To sign up to our Strava club, please click the link below!
https://www.strava.com/clubs/saintjosephsinfants
Challenge begins Friday April 1st. Good luck!
App and Gaming Age of Consent
Here are some informative links that explain the content of various games/apps that your child may be playing. More importantly – the age of consent.
TikTok age of consent is 13+
See this link from Common Sense Media with reviews from children and parents about its content.
Fortnite PEGI rating 12+
Read Common Sense Media’s full review of Fortnite, and learn more about how it works. Then find answers below to parents’ most frequently asked questions about the game and how to use it safely
Call of Duty PEGI Rating 18+
Please be aware what children may be seeing/exposed to when older siblings or parents are playing this game.
Players use a variety of guns, knives, and explosives to kill other humans, resulting in death, gore, and bloodshed
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare
Recommended 8+
Poppy Playtime is a unique first-person horror adventure game. Likewise, there are many elements in the game that are purposefully designed to creep players out. With any game release that is in the horror genre, adults, as well as parents, are always concerned about age restrictive content.
Tiny Toes Ballet in the Nursery
We have been very lucky to enjoy sessions with Eleanor from Tiny Toes Ballet!
Here are some pictures from our sessions!
Photography sessions with Jack Moyse!
Year 2 have been lucky enough to enjoy photography sessions with expert, local Mumbles photographer Mr Jack Moyse!
We began by taking portrait images of each other using a camera on a tripod and then explored using healthy and unhealthy foods for some still-life shots!
We enjoyed learning about and using the different equipment that Jack had brought.
We look forward to working with Jack regularly and creating a Cynefin project during after school clubs!
Diolch Mr Moyse!