StJohnsRCRochYearfive23/24

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Come follow our journey, where we are growing in faith together as one family in christ ♡

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Year 5 have been working in the art room this afternoon, recreating their lunar landscapes using a range of sketching pencils.

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This week, Year 5 have been working in the art room on their batik style art using oil pastel and watercolour to represent the Earth 🌍

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This morning, Year 5 have been writing in their prayer books, thanking God for their unique qualities and asking God to support them in developing some qualities further.

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Year 5 have been using sketching techniques in literacy to create an image of Hiroshima in 1945. They have added detail using sketching pencils.

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Year 5 have loved starting the year with some artwork about our lady of the Bible - Esther. They completed some portraits of Esther in the style of Frieda Kahlo and printed flower patterns using polystyrene and ink #friedakahlo #art #printing #oilpastels

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This week, for our Lectio Divina, we reflected on how Jesus was teaching with great wisdom, but the people found it hard to believe in him. We ask God to help us treat everyone with respect and fairness! ⚖️❤️ #onefamilyinchrist

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This week, for our Lectio Divina, the worship team led a beautiful Meditative Prayer Session. We reflected on how we share Saint John the Baptist's love for the Lord and how we too, spread the word of the Lord. ❤️🌟 #onefamilyinchrist #StJohntheBaptist #RiverJordan #Jesus

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Today, we had a fantastic time at the Wild Wanders lantern workshop! 🌍 This project raises climate change awareness and develops solutions to protect our environment. Our lanterns will light up the Wild Wanders trail at Hollingworth Park 🌿 👣 #onefamilyinchrist @walktheplank

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Year 5 celebrated Saint John the Baptist's Feast Day by studying his portrait in Art. They explored shading techniques and proportion to create impressive sketches✍️🏽🌟 #onefamilyinchrist #stjohnthebaptist #weareartists #sketching #KS2

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This week, Year 5 made heartfelt contributions to @RefugeeWeek with their wonderful leaflets about our school, warmly welcoming our new friends🧡🏫 #onefamilyinchrist #RefugeeWeek #family #fratellitutti

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Today, for our Lectio Divina, the worship team led a beautiful Meditative Prayer Session. We explored the parables about seeds, which grow and change from small beginnings, just like God's Kingdom continues to grow to accommodate everybody 🌱🌳🌏 #onefamilyinchrist #grow #KS2

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Year 5 had an inspiring afternoon celebrating A Day of Welcome! We spoke with Nadine Kadaan, who is an author of 'The Power Of Welcome' and reflected on the question: 'Why is welcoming someone so powerful?' #onefamilyinchrist #adayofwelcome #PowerOfWelcome #refugees #migration

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This week for our Lectio Divina, the worship team led a lovely Meditative Prayer Session, where we reflected on Jesus' 'challenge' to see everyone around us as our brother or sister and love others as our family.🫶🏽🌟 #onefamilyinchrist #Jesus #KS2 #LectioDivina #meditation

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Today, Year 5 explored bluebells, comparing British and Spanish varieties. They used watercolours to sketch British bluebells and discussed conservation efforts to protect these iconic flowers. 🎨🌿 #onefamilyinchrist #Art #Biodiversity #Geography #Stewards

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Animals were very important to the Benin people as they symbolised spirituality. This week, Year 5 explored this rich heritage by creating their own animal tiles inspired by the intricate Benin Bronze tiles! 🐾✨ #onefamilyinchrist #Art #History #Year5

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Today, for our Lectio Divina, we took part in a beautiful Meditative Prayer Session, where we listened to the Parable of The Good Samaritan. This helped us reflect on the CST principle: Option for the Poor🫶🏽✨️ #onefamilyinchrist #CST #Optionforthepoor

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Today, Year 5 compared life cycles, explored diverse organisms, and marvelled at the wonders God has created, when reflecting on the big question: 'What are the similarities and differences between the life cycles of plants and animals?' 🐛🦋🌿#onefamilyinchrist #WonderOfCreation

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Some great skills on show in year 5 PE thanks to @Mayfieldrl. They really are enjoying their rugby league 👏 🏉 #OnefamilyinChrist #rugbyleague #ovalball #newskills