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)
Religious Education
Go, shine in the world and live as Jesus lived, with compassion, honesty and integrity.
The aim of religious education is to promote knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith, its relevance to the ultimate questions of life and the skills required to engage in religious thinking. In our Religious Education lessons, children receive a spiritual and knowledge based presentation of the Catholic Faith. It is realistic and relates to the lives of the pupils both inside and outside school. Teachers are aware of the diversity of backgrounds, family relationships and faith experiences of pupils and are sensitive in their approach to discussions which connect to these experiences. Through the RE teaching we aim
- To foster a love of God through knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Faith
- To encourage the development of a personal relationship with God.
- To help our children be aware of and respect other faiths.
- To encourage children to study, investigate and reflect.
- To develop thinking and listening skills.
- To develop respect for truth and for the views of others.
Pupils will therefore be
- Helped to recognise and appreciate the religious and spiritual dimension of life
- Helped to engage in a personal search for meaning in life and begin to address some ultimate questions
- Enabled to know and enter into the beliefs, practices and worship of the Catholic tradition
- Led to a deeper personal faith
- Enabled to respect religious convictions of others.
- We publish a Religious Education newsletter each term to inform parents about the forthcoming Religious Education topics. We notify parents of Masses and Liturgies in our weekly school newsletter. The school regularly supports parish events and fund raising e.g. CAFOD, Catholic Children’s’ Society, Advent Appeals, Lenten Appeals, Poppy Appeal and we support the homeless through our local parish, Our Lady of Hal.
For two weeks of each school year, pupils will study other faiths. Where possible, people from other faiths will be invited into school to talk to the children. A central message of the Catholic faith is that although we are all different, God loves each one of us equally, regardless of background, gender or ability. The school recognises and caters for the individual needs of pupils, acknowledging that we all have different gifts and talents. Learning tasks are matched to the abilities of pupils to enable them to achieve success, helping them develop their full potential and develop positive self-images.
