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 Intentional and Prophetic. 

We can be intentional by planning our actions and choosing to live how God wants us to. Every action we make has an impact on other people and the world around us. If we live intentionally, we listen to our conscience and deliberately decide that the actions
we take will have a positive impact.

We can be prophetic by spreading the word of God through how we live our lives.We set a good example through our words and deeds and inspire other
people to act in a positive and wise way. We help people to make the right decisions
themselves and think about how God wants them to live their lives.

Catholic Social Teaching

Our Catholic Social Teaching is Rights and Responsibilities.

In Year 3, we understand that human dignity can be protected and a healthy community can be achieved only if human rights are protected and responsibilities are met.

We can ask ourselves how we can help others access their rights?

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Unit E - We listen to God's word at Mass

We will understand the importance of listening and we will know the structure of the Liturgy of the Word at Mass. We will discuss and write about why it is important that Christians listen to the word of the Lord.

Unit C - Advent

We will know the stories of the Annunciation and the Visitation. These will tell us that Mary and Elizabeth both welcomed the presence of Christ into their lives. We will think about how Christians use this as a time of preparation to welcome and recognise the presence of Christ.

Maths

This term, we will be focusing on the four calculations - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division.

Class Notices

• Tuesday is PE day.
• Please read for 10 minutes everyday and sign your child's diary everyday.
• Spelling test and Maths test every Monday.
• Please bring a bottle of water to school everyday.

Thank you for your continued support!