Events Gallery
Enjoy some of the special events and activities that go on at our school.
Advent Shoe Box Appeal
During Advent, the Liturgical Leaders at Holy Family School organised the shoe box appeal for Migrant Help. They worked together to decide the items that they would ask each year group to donate. During assembly, they spoke to the children and showed them an example...
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
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...
Advent Mass
Year 4 led this year's Advent Mass. We remembered that Advent is a time of preparation in love Hope for Jesus' arrival. Father Fretch reminded us that Advent is also season of giving and reflection.
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
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...
Parliament Week
This week has been UK Parliament Week across the UK and the children at Holy Family School have been taking part. We have learned about democracy and the importance of making decisions and fairness. As part of our learning our wonderful School Council organised a...
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...
Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi
Year 1 celebrated the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, our class saint. We all prayed and reflected on his great love and respect for animals and our environment. We also thought about his devotion to helping the poor and vulnerable. We all want to follow his...
Feast Day of St Teresa of Calcutta
Last week, Year 3 learnt all about our class saint, Mother Teresa of Calcutta. We learnt about her life, her vocation and what made her so special for her to be canonised on the 5th September 2016. We took part in collective worship and used our artistic talents to...