Our Lady's
Catholic Primary School
'Go shine in the world.'
Determination
Respect
Friendship
Inspiration
Excellence
Community
Integrity
Compassion
This means resolution, resolve, willpower. “Stand firm and you will save yourselves” (Luke 21:19)
This means regard highly, value, honour. “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them” (Luke 6:31)
This means mutual trust and support. “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18)
This means the process of being given passion and/or ideas for a task. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
This means being outstanding or extremely good. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord” (Colossians 3:23-24)
This connects us with each other. “We who are many, are one body in Christ” (Romans 12:5)
This means having strong moral principles e.g. honesty, decency, fairness, equality; having pure and balanced moral character. Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." (Philippians 4:8)
This means having a deep awareness and sympathy for another's suffering. When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things." (Mark 6:34)
Catholic life
Pupils at Our Lady’s value and actively participate in the Catholic Life and mission of our school. The children have respect for themselves and others and know that they are made in the image and likeness of God. This is exemplified in the way that the children behave towards one another: how they speak and listen, give thanks, notice each other's kindnesses, forgive and are forgiven in turn. On every classroom door we have a ‘Be kind to one another’ display where children are able to record each other’s acts of kindness. Our pupils want to reach out to their community and make a difference in the world beyond the community too, in small ways, and larger ways too. The children contribute every month to our church Foodbank and support charities such as the Catholic Children's Society, Plan, The De Paul Society and Mary’s Meals. The children at Our Lady’s actively participate in enriching Catholic faith opportunities provided by the school, such as faith visits, visitors to the school such as Cafod, visiting Westminster Cathedral and attending Mass there, and regular visits from our parish priest and visiting Our Lady of Hal. Children at Our Lady’s have an understanding of what it means to have a vocation or mission and they joyfully offer their gifts in the service of others e.g. the choir singing for the elderly at Christmas or for Marie Curie or in planning Children Leading Worship for the rest of the class to share in. We are very fortunate to have good links with our parish community and the children enjoy participating in parish and church celebrations and activities. Our children, from Reception to Year 6, grow in confidence and express pride in their own religious and cultural identity and beliefs. This is shown through their full participation in the prayer services and masses in classes and with the whole school, parents and parish community.
