Mr. Cunningham led our first whole school worship of Lent on Monday. He told the children about the time that Jesus spent in the desert. He was tempted to test God’s love but Jesus did not listen. Mr. Cunningham explained that we need to be like Jesus during Lent and resist temptations. On our school prayer table this Lent is a box of 30 chocolate Roses and £30. If the 30 Roses are still there at the end of Lent the £30 will go to CAFOD. Each chocolate is worth £1. Will there be 30 left?

In class each prayer table has a bag of  beans. This is to remind us that some people in the world do not have the same amount of food as us. Do we need a chocolate from the Roses box as much as people less fortunate than us need the £30 to help them to grow their own crops?

In class time all children have been thinking about how they can fast, give and pray this Lent. If you would like to read about some of their ideas there are some examples on the front entrance display board.

We also had a CAFOD assembly today to launch our fundraising activities that will take place during Lent. The campaign is simply ‘Give It Up’ this year and more information can be found on the CAFOD website. The children will be bringing home a little collection box soon. It would be great if children could make a small contribution – perhaps earning some pennies to do some jobs around your home or for their grandparents.

Year 1 had their year group liturgy this week it was lovely to see so many parents! Thank you Father Jeremy for celebrating with us once again!

Have a restful weekend and a great start to the second week of Lent.

Best wishes,

Mrs. Luter

Mrs. Edge led whole school worship this week. The message was perfectly simple. Jesus helped people and so should we. We thought about the impact that helping and being kind can have on people around us. So this week we will be focussing on what we can do to show kindness to each other at St. Peter’s.

Years 3 and 4 will be thinking about Lent ahead of time this week so that they can prepare a display for the school. As Ash Wednesday is during half term this year, Years 3 and 4 will be gathering ideas about how they can pray, fast and give this Lent. We will look forward to sharing this with the rest of the school when they return from the half term break.

We have a new Lenten challenge this year which children will be bringing home with them tomorrow. You can view the passport here…..

Lenten passport

Have a wonderful half term holiday. Hopefully the temperatures will have risen a little by the time we return to school!

Best wishes,

Sarah Luter