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This week in our assembly, we thought about how we can do God's work on earth. Our Faith Council introduced their chosen charities that we will be supporting this year.

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We joined the other Trust schools in a Pilgrimage from Chalkwell to Southend.

We sang, shared school prayers and enjoyed a picnic lunch together.

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fr Francis blessed the Faith Council in their important work this year.

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Each class has a prayer bags to go home with a different child each week. Included is a prayer journal and suggestions of how to use the contents of the bags to. We hope they will help support prayer at home.

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This week, we shared our Celebration of the Word on the Holy Spirit. We know that with the help of the Holy Spirit, we too can get to know Jesus and recognise Him as God. We can choose to be witnesses for Him in the world through our way of life

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Head Teacher Celebration of the Word 26.1.26

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Head Teacher Celebration of the Word 26.1.26

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Mrs Power led a Lectio Divina on sharing the light of Jesus by loving our neighbours, near and far. By helping to make the world a fairer place so that every person has what they need to live a healthy and happy life.

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Year 3 shared their Class Liturgy in the Holy Cross Chapel on the theme of Friendship. Thank you to Father Francis and to the parents who joined us in prayer.

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We started to share a Prayer of the Week for staff and children.

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This week we celebrated our Christmas Nativity with Years 1 and 2, a special story that reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas — the birth of Jesus, our Saviour. As we retell the journey to Bethlehem and welcome baby Jesus in the manger, we remember God’s love and the joy His birth brings to the world.

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Today we shared a Celebration of the Word on Racial Justice Sunday 2026.  We thought about how we must treat everyone with respect and how we must speak up when something is unfair.

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Head Teacher Gospel Celebration of the Word

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Head Teacher Gospel Celebration of the Word

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Each Friday we meditate as a school brining our hearst to Jesus.

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St Therese of Lisieux Class Celebration of the Word

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St Therese of Lisieux Class Celebration of the Word

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This week, St Thérèse of Lisieux Class led our school in a beautiful Celebration of the Word, focusing on the theme of love. The children shared thoughtful reflections, prayers, and readings that reminded us how powerful and life‑giving love can be in our daily lives.

They reflected on Jesus’ teaching in the Bible:

“A new commandment I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
— John 13:34

The children helped us think about how we can show this love through our words, our actions, and the way we care for one another—just as St Thérèse did through her “little ways” of kindness.

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This week our Headteachers Celebration of the Word was about the most important commandment of all; to LOVE one another.

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Today, we gathered together to celebrate the Word and reflect on the moment Jesus went up the mountain with Peter, James, and John. In this Gospel story, Jesus chose a quiet, high place so He could be closer to God the Father. On the mountain, something amazing happened—God revealed Himself to the disciples, showing them Jesus’ true glory.

As we listened and reflected, we thought about how important it is to find our own “mountain moments”—times and spaces that help us pause, be still, and feel God’s presence in our lives.

This Lent, the children in our school have been invited to use our prayer spaces as their own way of drawing closer to God.

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During Lent prayer stations have been set up around school for spontaneous prayer.

The stations focus on 4 types of prayer;

Thanksgiving

Adoration

Petition

Sorrow

Children are able to use these throughout the day, developing their relationship with God.

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Families in KS2 were welcomed for stay and pray in Holy Cross chapel.

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Within the KS2 corridor we now have a teepee for spontaneous prayer along with reflections of being made in God’s image.

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This week, we held our Reconciliation Service, led by Father Francis, as part of our Lenten journey. It was a meaningful time for our community to pause, reflect, and open our hearts to God’s mercy. The service gave us the chance to let go of our burdens, seek healing, and grow closer to God as we prepared for Easter.

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Prayer of the week 23.3.26

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We celebrated our final mass of the term as a school family with year 2 - 6 attending mass at Holy Cross Church with Fr Francis.

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Christus Catholic Trust Nativity at De La Salle Secondary School

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Christus Catholic Trust Nativity at De La Salle Secondary School

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Children from Year 2 joined all the schools from The Christus Catholic Trust for a Christmas Nativity Collaboration. This was a wonderful opportunity to share our partnership in an amazing performance for all of our schools, hosted so beautifully be De La Salle Catholic Secondary School. Thank you to the children and parents!

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In this weeks Celebration of the Word, we reflected on the beautiful words from Scripture:

“Give all your worries to God, because He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)

We talked about how we all have worries sometimes, big or small, and how God invites us to share them with Him. When we talk to God in prayer, we are reminded that we are never alone – God is always with us, listening and caring for us.

The Faith Council helped us to pray together and remember that all our feelings matter to God. Whether we feel happy, calm, worried or upset, God loves us just as we are and helps us to make kind choices with our words and actions.

As we go through the week, let us remember to give our worries to God, care for ourselves, and look out for one another, trusting that God’s love is always there for us.

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This week, we shared a whole‑school celebration of the Word of God for St George’s Day. Together, we reflected on how love can overcome evil and how courage, faith, and kindness can guide our actions. We were reminded that, just as God was always with St George, He is always with us too, giving us strength to do what is right each day.

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This week, the Headteacher’s Celebration of the Word focused on how we can show our love for Jesus by following the Ten Commandments and caring for one another. We thought about how we live out the commandments each day by making good choices, showing kindness, telling the truth and treating others with respect.

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St Anthony class celebrated the Ascension of the Lord as a class family. It was a special moment in the chapel with many of our families attending. Everyone took part, either by bringing gifts, reading the Word of the Lord, sharing their own personally written prayers of intercession and responding through words, actions and song. A beautiful service.

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An incredibly special moment with Reception class celebrating their very first liturgy at Holy Cross. We heard how God loves us all no matter where we are from or what we look like. We are all part of God’ s family.

The children did so well, all speaking clearly , singing beautifully and joining in with prayer.

Well done St Francis class - and your teachers!

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Cultural Celebration Day Celebration of the Word

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Cultural Celebration Day Celebration of the Word

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On Thursday, we were delighted to celebrate our Cultural Celebration Day, a joyful occasion that truly reflected the diversity and unity of our school community.

The day began with a beautiful whole school Celebration of the Word, where we reflected on the story of Pentecost. We explored how the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and enabled to speak to people of all nations, reminding us that God’s love is universal and brings us together as one family.