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Dear Parents and carers, Last Sunday’s Gospel, was a continuation of the beautiful passage from Luke’s gospel about Jesus appearing to his followers on the road to Emmaus. We hear that Jesus appears to them again greeting them with ‘Peace be with you’. The disciples doubt his appearance, thinking he is a ghost. He convinces them that he is indeed alive by showing them his wounds and eating grilled fish. The appearance brings great joy and hope to the disciples. The children have reflected over the course of the week on how they can be like the ‘Risen’ Christ to others, bringing messages of peace, as well as hope and joy through their actions. This coming Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, where we again hear another beautiful passage from scripture in St John’s Gospel. We hear how Jesus is the good shepherd who is ready to lay down his life for his sheep because he loves each one of them.

Next week the children will reflect on what it means to trust in God, but also to trust in those that they love. Below is a link to the Wednesday Word, which you can use to share the Gospel as a family and to inspire your family in prayer during this special ‘Year of Prayer’. https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/trust?pid=MTA101634&p=2&v=125.7

Football: Well done to our boy’s football team who played brilliantly at Barlow high school this week. The boys played against St Catherine’s in the round of 16 knock out stages. The game ended 2-2 and went straight into penalties, the boys persevered through and won the game. Congratulation to the boy’s football team who have made it into the quarter finals.

Phonics Workshop: Thank you to those parents of the Year 1 children who joined us for the phonics workshops. Phonics packs has been given to the children of parents that were unable to attend the workshop. Please keep practising with your children at home ready for the phonics screening that will take place in the week commencing 10th June.

Next week: Year 1 Class will be visiting the Whitworth Art Gallery on Wednesday 24th April. Further information has been sent to the parents of the Y1 class. Also, there will be a Year 1 Class Assembly on Thursday 25th April in the School Hall at 9:00am. Parents are welcome to attend.

KS1 and KS2 SATs: Year 2 children will complete tests during the last 2 weeks of this half term to support with end of key stage assessments. The year 6 SATS will take place from the 13th -16th may. Children must attend throughout the week.

Attendance: The year 4 class had the best attendance with 99.2%. We saw an improvement with the whole school attendance at 97.7%. The school will close for the whit break on Friday 24 th May and re-open on Monday 10 th June. Thank you for your continued support. Kind regards, Mrs Bramhall, Headteacher