St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Our Class Saint

St Francis of Assisi

      St Francis was born in Assisi, Italy. His family were very wealthy and St Francis spent his money on expensive clothes and food. One day, whilst out riding on his horse, St Francis came across a poor, sick man. Usually, he would have turned away, but this time, St Francis got off his horse, gave the man his cloak and kissed his cheek.

St Francis started going to church every day. As he prayed in a chapel, he heard a voice say, "Francis, repair my Church." Thinking that God was telling him to repair the chapel, St Francis used his father's money and goods to rebuild it. His father was very angry and had his son arrested for stealing. St Francis returned all of the money and goods. He even stripped off all of the clothes he was wearing and gave them back to his father! A Bishop quickly covered him with an old tunic. St Francis continued to wear the old tunic for the rest of his life.

From then on, St Francis lived in poverty. He realised that when God asked him to, "Repair my Church," he meant the Catholic Church around the world. Listening to God, St Francis worked to make the Church better by speaking up for the poor and looking after them.

Feast day: October 4th

Patron Saint of: the environment, animals, birds and Italy

Values and Virtues

In Year 3, we are focusing on being Curious and Active.

 Pupils in St Paul’s school are growing to be curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better.

Catholic Social Teaching

Our Catholic Social Teaching is Rights and Responsibilities

All God's people need things like food, work, clothes, a home, a school, and a doctor to help them when they are sick. Every single person on earth needs these. 

Some people have what they need, but many people don't. Jesus wants the people who already have what they need to help others. Jesus wants us to look after everyone.

Please find below some activities you may like to do during your snow day.

RE

Unit E - Christmas

This unit involves the children learning about the birth of Christ and who he is, with a focus on the story of the Shepherds.

Unit J - The Eucharist is a thanksgiving to God

In this unit the children are provided with opportunities to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. They will think about why this is such an important celebration in the life and worship of Catholic Christians.

Maths

This term, we will be focusing on multiplication and division, length and perimeter .

English

We will be focusing on writing a descriptive text

Wider Curriculum

Science: Forces and Magnets

History - Anglo Saxons

Art - Line

Geography - Settlements

Class Notices

• Tuesday is PE day. Please come in your school PE kit.
• Please read for everyday and sign your child's diary everyday.
• Spelling test is every Friday and new spellings will be given out.
• Maths - Times tables practice please use timestable.co.uk
• Please bring a bottle of water to school everyday.

Thank you for your continued support!