Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Choral Outreach

Choral Outreach

This term, Years 3 and 4 have been showing off their singing skills with the support of Choral Outreach. They have been performing wonderful hymns such as The Lord is my Shepherd and May the Lord bless you and keep you. Last week, they put together a production that...
Feast Day of St Josephine Bakhita

Feast Day of St Josephine Bakhita

Year 2 celebrated the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita. We discovered more about her life and looked at a map of the journey she took from Sudan to Italy. We learned about her life and the way she was treated as a slave and a refugee. We learned that she always...
Year 6 Class Day

Year 6 Class Day

Year 6 celebrated the inspirational life of our Class Saint, St Maximilian Kolbe, whose birthday is on the 8th January. We thought about how his life has inspired us and discussed the great sacrifices he made in order to keep others safe. We celebrated his brave and...
Year 3 Mass

Year 3 Mass

During the final week of the Autumn term, we celebrated Mass which was led by the children in Year 3. The children read beautifully and were extremely reverent and respectful. During our special Mass we focused on the lighting of the fourth candle on the Advent wreath...
Advent Choral Outreach

Advent Choral Outreach

During the Autumn term, Year 3 and 4 have been working with David and Alexandra Wynne from St. Chad’s Cathedral to perform songs to get us ready for the Advent and Christmas period. It has been brilliant to see so many enthusiastic faces every week taking part and...
Reading Event with Nick Sharratt

Reading Event with Nick Sharratt

Children in Years 1 and 2 joined the amazing author Nick Sharratt for his wonderful sharing of Ketchup on your Reindeer. He shared his new flip book and the children enjoyed hilarious match ups including Ketchup on your Reindeer! We enjoyed a masterclass art session...
Year 2 Advent Liturgy

Year 2 Advent Liturgy

On Friday 3rd December Year 2 shared their Advent Liturgy with school. The theme of their liturgy was The Annunciation.They shared their understanding of Advent and lit the purple candle of Hope.They acted out the story of The Annunciation and explained why Mary was...
Year 6 Alton Castle Residential

Year 6 Alton Castle Residential

Year 6 children took part in a three-day retreat to Alton Castle. On our retreat we took part in a variety of outdoor activities which allowed us to experience new things that we had never done before. The activities challenged us, put our team work to the test and...
Year 4 Mass

Year 4 Mass

We gathered today as God’s family to celebrate Mass for All Saints and The Holy Souls. We remembered the saints, our family members and the soldiers who have gone to heaven to be with God. Fr Fretch talked about how we should remember them and be happy for those...
Feast Day of St John Henry Newman

Feast Day of St John Henry Newman

Year 5 celebrated the feast day of St John Henry Newman. We started our celebration with a whole school Mass led by Father Fretch. At the end of Mass, we lit a candle for St John Henry Newman and said some prayers around it. In the afternoon, we had a class party to...