Week Ending: 07.11.25

It has been a lovely start to a new half term in Class Kolbe. In RE, we have been focusing on Remembrance Day ahead of the annual events that take place in the coming days. On Friday, the children were able to put their faith into action by leading Celebration of the Word for their parents- a moving experience. Maths wise, Yr 5 have been focusing on multiples, whilst Yr 6 have been looking at BODMAS - both year groups have done incredibly well this week. In English we are heading off to the Amazon Rainforest as we are studying the Great Kapok Tree: we are only a few pages in but already the children are hooked. All in all, a lovely week and great start to Autumn Two. 

Week Ending: 24.10.25

Well, what a week it has been at St Joseph's! The children have been busy in English producing their formal written debates focusing on whether or not archaeologists should be allowed to excavate the pyramids. They have done an amazing job and were so proud of the work they produced. Maths wise, Y5 have been focusing on comparing calculations and finding missing numbers, whilst Y6 have been focusing on multi-step problem solving (tricky work). We ended the week on an incredible high as we celebrated St Joseph's 50th birthday. The children were involved in the celebrations by planning and delivering readings in Mass and of course, enjoying our whole-school party. 

Week Ending: 17.10.25

And just like that we are heading towards the final week of Autumn one! We had a lovely start to the week by completing the Crucial Crew workshop in Chorley on Tuesday morning. The children participated in 4x sessions focusing on essential life skills: firework safety, accessing victim support, oral hygiene and recognising anti-social behaviour. As always, the children were fantastic and set a brilliant example. In English this week, we have been focusing on developing the grammatical skills needed in order to write a formal debate - I cannot wait to see what the children produce next week. In R.E, we have been exploring the new covenant (the promise between God and humanity delivered through Jesus). Finally, in P.E we have come to the end of our gymnastic unit and the children finished by showcasing their routines to the children in Reception who, of course, were very impressed.

Week Ending: 10.10.25

The children in Class Kolbe have been enjoying WK 2 of the Rosary Challenge where we have been focusing on the Sorrowful Mysteries. RE wise, we have been continuing to explore the acts of sin and redemption - the children produced their own modern-day stories showing this. In English, we have moved onto our new unit which focuses on debate. We have started to explore the National Geographic non-fictional text focusing on pyramids and will use this information in order to answer the question 'Should Ancient Egyptian pyramids be explored and emptied?' Math wise, Y5 have been focusing on addition and subtraction whilst Y6 have been looking at long multiplication and short division. A firm highlight of the week was our visit from 'Let's Go Sing' on Tuesday morning where the children from KS2 joined together and learnt some of this year's songs ahead of the concert in Blackburn Cathedral next year.