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Easter cards for the SVP

The children created Easter cards for the St Vincent de Paul group to give to the parishioners who they will be visiting over Easter. Here are some of the pupils showing off the cards they have made.

Lent Prayer and Liturgy

Each class took part in a special Lent prayer and liturgy session. Year two learnt about the Easter Story through the eyes of the donkey who carried Jesus on Palm Sunday. As the children learnt about the different parts of the Easter story, they added a symbol to their donkeys.

Year One Visit to the Mosque.

Year One loved their visit to CMA mosque. Handwriting, studying the features of the mosque and learning about the pilgrimage of Hajj were just some of the things they learned about.

Stations of the Cross

Key Stage 2 children and staff attended church today and Father Tony led the children in a Stations o the Cross service. Team Benedict supported Father Tony by reading out prayers after each station.
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Why do we not say Alleluia during Lent?

Alleluia means "Praise God". It is a special word that helps us joyfully proclaim that Jesus is risen. We are so happy that we want to sing, pray and shout the word Alleluia.
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By not saying the word Alleluia for 40 days during Lent we will hopefully appreciate just how joyful the word is.
TEAM Benedict held an assembly on Shrove Tuesday for the whole school explaining this and then they put away the letters that spell Alleluia. We will get them out again after Easter and rejoice once more.

Prayers for Peace and Ukraine

​The children spent the afternoon praying for peace around the world. The older children focussed more on Ukraine. We participated in special prayer and liturgy sessions, completed activities around peace and wrote prayers. The prayers attached have been placed around the outside of the school building. Children are encouraged to pray during their break times and parents are invited to join their children after school.  :: Download the Prayer Posters :: 

Looking back to when we celebrated Pentecost in May

The children had a great day celebrating the birth of the Church. We entered school through a big balloon arch, ate birthday cake, participated in special prayer and liturgy sessions and of course found out more about Pentecost,

​Christmas cards for the SVP

All children in the school have made a Christmas card for the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) group to hand out to the parishioners they visit.
Advent Wreaths

Each class have been learning about what the various parts of the Advent wreath represent. Children have brought in evergreen from home and worked as a team to create an Advent wreath for their class. We will be using the wreaths during the coming days as we participate in our Advent journey.
Remembrance Day Parade​​​​

It was lovely to see so many of our children taking part in/watching Handforth's Remembrance Day Parade today, especially those representing the school. Brooke and Amelie were chosen to read the names on the war memorial and did us proud. It is the first time in many years that we have taken part and it was great to be part of this community event again.
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Mini Vinnies
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Our Mini VInnies have been recycling old Christmas cards and turning them into new Christmas cards for prisoners to send to their families and friends.
All Soul's Day
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On this day, we pray that all those who have died— our loved ones, and also those people around the world who we will never meet— through the mercy of God, will rest in peace.

The children placed photos of their deceased loved ones on our altar.
Harvest Celebrations
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Shenton’s farm have been and delivered their gorgeous produce for the children to buy as part of our Harvest celebrations. Throughout the week, the children have been celebrating God’s wonderful world and all He has given to us. Each class have taken part in Harvest themed prayer and liturgy sessions.
Rise Theatre Group
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The whole school has had a fabulous day thanks to Rise Theatre group. We watched some great videos, learnt some songs, took part in a theatre production and completed lots of art and science activities. All of these taught us how to care for God’s planet.
Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:3
Holy Communion
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On Saturday 25th September and Saturday 2nd October our Year 4 and Year 5 children made their First Holy Communions. May they feel the warmth and comfort of the Lord's love with them everyday.
House Saint
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The whole school met on the field today, in their houses, to learn more about their house Saint. The children also talked about the attributes of their Saint and how they can use those attributes to win this half term’s prize – a chocolate fountain party. We wonder which house will collect the most tokens.
Say No to Racism
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St Benedict's says no to racism. Children have created messages of solidarity for the England players and have signed pledges to do their part to end racism. These have been placed along the school fence for everyone to see.
John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
Part of a Community
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In RSHE this half term Year 1 have been learning about the idea of community and what it means to be part of one. The children have discussed lots of different scenarios and recognised how they are part of many different communities.
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We finished our learning by working together to create this piece of art which celebrates the importance of community in this piece of Scripture.  They are so proud of their team effort.
St Benedict
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​St Benedict’s have had the best day learning about St Benedict in preparation for his feast day on Sunday. As well as learning all about the life of St Benedict, we have had a Spanish themed party eating churros and learning Spanish dancing.
Community Gardening 
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We have all come together as a community over the last few weeks to re-vitalise the long-forgotten space in the playground and Saturday 10th July saw a final push to create the special garden in memory of Isabel.

We are so grateful to the group of Tesco volunteers who came to school a few weeks ago to get us started. We have received grants from Equilibrium Financial Planning, The Beech Hall Trust, Tesco bag-for-life and Wilmslow Glass. One of pupils, Georgie Blaney, raised £1000 and another, Henry Pearson, raised £600 which is amazing.

Thank you to the parents and staff who came along and worked incredibly hard and to those who have pledged their time to help in the coming weeks.
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The garden - Isabel's Area - will now be used by all pupils at break and lunch. We are really excited to build upon this hard work, and to spend the money we have been granted, to make this a really special place for our wonderful pupils.
Look what community spirit and a can-do attitude can do!

Crowning of Our Lady

This morning all of the children at St. Benedict’s gathered in their ‘bubbles’ to take part in the crowning of Our Lady. We listened to readings and prayers read by some of the children who will be making their First Holy Communion this year as well as Team Benedict. The ‘Elastic’ band, led by Mrs Thomason, played beautifully whilst the children sang. We were overwhelmed with the amount of flowers the children brought in to place around Mary.
Holy Week Prayer Trail

Today all the children in St Benedict’s took part in a beautiful prayer trail where they reflected on the Easter Story. The children were asked to think about Jesus’ suffering and sacrifice by using beautiful items which symbolised each stage of his journey.
Some Easter activities

We have been celebrating Easter in many ways this week. Year 3 went on a nature walk and looked for new life as they have been thinking about Easter and Pentecost. They commented on how beautiful our school grounds are.
The whole school had a visit from Mrs Barrett and three of her lambs. The lambs reminded us about new life and how Jesus rose from the dead.
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Many children have been wearing their Easter bonnets and we are very impressed with their efforts.
​Marchbank Meadow

The sun was out so Year 6 headed to Marchbank Meadow to take some time to reflect and remember Mrs Marchbank and Isabel. We wonder if you can spot the single, beautiful red tulip amongst a sea of daffodils? We followed this with some philosophical thinking about taking the right path in life, and how this can be difficult sometimes.
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SVP Easter Cards
Easter Cards for the SVP to give out

Each class have made Easter cards for the Saint Vincent De Paul to give out to the people who they visit
Feast of St Joseph
Today (Friday 19th March) is St. Joseph’s feast day and we have been remembering him during our class collective worships.

St. Joseph, teach us to listen for God's voice in the silence of our dreams.
Help us to open the ears of our hearts, and respond to God's call, even if that means changing our own plans.
St. Joseph, help us to love and cherish our families as you loved Mary and Jesus.
As members of the Christian family help us to see all people as brothers and sisters. 
May we treat everyone with respect and compassion as you taught Jesus to treat those whom he met.
Then, let us be sent forth, as you were, to serve God the Father’s will with courage, humility and love.
St. Joseph…..Pray for us.
February 2021

Thank you to one of our members of Team Benedict who has created this fantastic PowerPoint about Lent. It covers Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and tells us what Lent is.  :: Download the Powerpoint Presentation Here :: 
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Y2 Nativity story – Week beginning 14th December 2020 

The Year 2 children have been learning about the Nativity story. Each child was given a sentence from the story and asked to draw a picture to show what their sentence represented. We have put the children’s artwork together and created a short video. You can see and hear the children narrating the story
Reception learning the Christmas story – Week beginning 14th December 2020 

Reception have been working hard to learn the Christmas story. We are very sad to not have been able to have our usual Reception and Key Stage 1 Nativity this year, but Reception have put together this lovely video for us all.
Advent Prayer Trail – Week beginning 14th December 2020 

​Each class were given part of the Nativity story and asked to create some artwork for it. The artwork was placed in each classes’ window alongside a hymn and a bible reference linked to the Nativity story. The children enjoyed walking around the outside of the school and following the Nativity story.
Christingles – Monday 14th December 2020 
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Today, each child has learned about what the different parts of a Christingle represent and how to make them. They then used their Christingles during their afternoon collective worships. 

Years 2, 5 and 6 have shared some of their Christingle pictures with us. 
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Please click on the link if you would like to learn more about Christingles. https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-help/fundraise-and-events/christingle/what-is-christingle :: 
An Advent themed collective worship – Week beginning 14th December 2020 
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During Advent, each class have been participating in Advent themed collective worships. Year 1 would like to share some photos of one of their collective worships. They thought about their own skills and talents they could give to others as a gifts. Afterwards they drew their thoughts in Christmas cards and stuck them on presents.
Advent spinners – Last week of November 2020 
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Each child has made their own Advent spinner. They will be taking them home to use during Advent. Each Sunday during Advent, the children will turn their spinner to the correct week and learn about what that week’s candle represents. 
Here are Year 3 showing us their Advent spinners.
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Harvest celebrations – October 2020 
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Throughout the week we have been celebrating the harvest. Each class have participated in collective worships related to the harvest and fun activities. At the end of the week we celebrated with a fantastic display of food from our local farm, Shenton’s. The children were able to buy some of the produce and it was lovely to see photos of how they had used it in their cooking at home.
Advent wreaths – The last week of November 2020 

Each class learned about what an Advent wreath represents. 
The wreath represent is a circle which has no beginning or end. It reminds us God is so great that God never had a beginning and will never have an end. It also reminds us that his love is never ending. 

The evergreen stays green all year. It reminds us that God never changes. 
The first candle that we light is purple and it represents hope. It reminds us of the hopeful period of waiting for the birth of Jesus Christ. 

The second candle that we light is purple and it represents Peace. The peace that God has given through His son Jesus Christ and the preparation for the baby Jesus. 

The third candle that we light is pink. It represents the joy of sharing Christ. It reminds us of the joy of the shepherds as they hear the good news of Jesus' arrival. 

The fourth candle is purple and it represents love. The love sent from God through His son, Jesus Christ. 
On Christmas Day we light a white candle. The white candle reminds us that Jesus is the light of the world. He has come into our darkness to enlighten us and give us the life of God which we share with others 
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Children brought in evergreen from their gardens and each class made their own Advent wreath. We will be lighting these, each day, during our Advent collective worships.
Food collection for Hope Central - October 2020
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We are grateful for the amount of food that has been donated for Hope Central. We know this will be appreciated by members of our local community who rely on the food bank.
Year 4 First Reconciliation – 22nd October 2020 
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Congratulations to our wonderful Year 4 children who have made their First Reconciliation with Father Tony today. We look forward to supporting them in their next step in their faith journey as they prepare to make their First Holy Communion.
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House Captains – September 2020 
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We have chosen to have six new house teams. Each house team is named after a saint who has been carefully chosen for their qualities. We have linked each house to a Beatitude.
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Crowning of Our Lady

Nativity December 2019


Christmas Fair 2019

Harvest Festival 

A wonderful day of celebration today. The reception children dressed up as scarecrows and sang, Mr and Mrs Sheton provided a plethora of beautiful vegetables as a backdrop for our festival; children were very excited to buy the vegetables; year 6 used our own school- grown apples to make apple crumbles; families donated a huge amount of food for Hope Central and the Elastic band played - and that was all in the first 45 minutes of the day! 

Each class had a collective worship to celebrate God's wonderful world and then we joined together in the hall to eat and explore vegetables and then have some indian dancing!! 

What a fabulous day! 
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​Day of Reflection Drama Activity 

Video coming soon

Parable of the Mustard Seed Day

​We were visited by Rise Theatre Group and the children took part in a day of art and drama workshops. Their work was then used in a performance at the end of the day. 

The children really enjoyed the day and spoke confidently about the unique seed inside them. 
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Inspirational People

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What a wonderful day we have had! Children from each class took part in prayerful experiences to celebrate inspirational people who are fighting for social justice. one pupil remarked, " Today I learnt that it isn't just adults who can make a change to the world." Pictures to follow! ​​


Plastic Waste

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This week children have been encouraged to reduce their plastic waste. Children have thought about how they can reduce the use of single use plastics. Click Here to visit the Youtube Video


Ash Wednesday

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A wonderful Ash Wednesday Mass today. All the children were reverent and calm. Our fantastic Chaplaincy team wrote their own bidding prayers and read them confidently. They did a great job and we were proud of them. As always, Mrs Thomason's 'Elastic Band' played along with the hymns and sounded beautiful. 

​Thank you to all the children for carrying the ALLELUIA letters to the alter. They have now been locked in a box on the altar and we will get them out again at Easter. ​


Epiphany

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​During today's school mass, Trish from Caritas came to say thank you for the gifts and the donation (raised from the sale of Nativity tickets). Once again we thank you for your generosity. ​
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Thank you to the Year 6 pupils who read so beautifully during the mass and to all pupils for their reverence and respect. 


Collective Worship

The pupils were very reverent and participated beautifully in a whole key stage collective worship, led by TEAM Benedict. 
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Christmas Carol

Many children took part in the Christmas Carol Concert at St Benedict's Church - another wonderful school, church and parent event. The children wowed us with some wonderful singing and even signed along with Silent Night. Afterwards we gathered together to share mince pies and mulled wine. Thank you to all who  came and sang along! ​

Infant Nativity

The Infant Nativity was a great success again this year. KS1 put on a brilliant performance and it was very well supported by the school community as always. Well done to all children and staff in the KS1 team.

Beginning of Advent

The children have been preparing for advent.  Class displays are finished and travelling nativity bags are beginning to make their way to each family in KS1. KS2 classes will be able to share a collective worship with their families as the travelling collective worship bags make their way round. ​
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Diwali Cards

TEAM BENEDICT created Diwali cards which were sent to families and friends of our school to help them celebrate ​
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Harvest Festival

Another beautiful Harvest Festival this year. Reception performed the Scarecrow dance, some KS2 children performed an indian dance and TEAM Benedict led us in prayer. A big thank you to Mr & Mrs Shenton for providing the fantastic produce which set the scene perfectly. Thank you to all the parents who sent food in for the harvest, which was donated to Hampers of Hope.

​Dia de los Muertos

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​Dia de los Muertos is a traditional day of celebration in Mexico to honour those who have passed away.
During the week beginning 5th November (the first week after half term), we are asking children to bring in flowers to decorate the altar – the more colourful the better!

​In addition, should they wish to, children can bring in photographs of departed loved ones. All photos will be displayed on the altar in the hall to honour them.

We hope that this will raise awareness of different cultures as well as giving families the opportunity to remember and honour their loved ones.
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Children brought pictures and flowers in and placed them on the 'ofrenda' to mark Day of the Dead. A beautiful altar was created in memory of our loved ones.


​Calaveras

​We are learning about the way Catholics in Mexico honour loved ones who have passed away during 'Dia de los Muertos'. The children in years 5 and 6 have been working hard to prepare a new display for the hall.. The children have created  their own ‘calaveras’ and willow flowers.

Pentecost

This year, Pentecost fell on May 20th 2018. In school we celebrated the birth of the church with a birthday party during Friday celebration assembly. 

​We were joined by Father O’Riordan who led us in prayer. Thank you to the parents who joined us to celebrate. The children worked together to create a beautiful display in the hall. 
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Christmas Dinner Day

What a lovely celebration for all the children and the staff. Ashley cooked a delicious Christmas meal of turkey, roast potatoes, vegetables and all the trimmings!
Everybody wore party hats and pulled Christmas crackers.

Y6 Carol Singers entertain the residents

Year 6 pupils and Mrs Muldoon  were invited to visit Ferndale residential home this morning at 10:00 to provide some festive cheer. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed singing carols and Christmas songs to the residents. The residents praised the children's excellent behaviour and attitude. Mrs Thomason provided very attractive Christmas hats for all and provided excellent musical skills.

Harvest Festival

A BIG THANK YOU To Mr and Mrs Shenton for providing such a marvellous display of fruit, flowers and vegetables.

Over 80 parents came along to our harvest assembly today. Reception children dressed as scarecrows and sang "Dingle Dangle Scarecrow". Year 6 pupils reminded us that not all people have access to a fair share of food.

Ann Dawson from "Hampers of Hope" came along to collect the harvest gifts that the kind parents had donated. The food will be shared amongst families in the Cheshire area who do not have enough money to buy food to feed their families.

Thank you to all our kind parents and carers
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Hall Road
Handforth
Wilmslow
SK9 3AE  

Tel: 01625 520207
Fax: 01625 536012
for all enquiries please contact the school office in the first instance. 

Headteacher Hannah McGuire headteacher@stbenedicts.cheshire.sch.uk
School office: Admin@stbenedicts.cheshire.sch.uk
SENDCo Tamsin Vernon – admin@stbenedicts.cheshire.sch.uk
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If you have concerns about a child who attends our school and would like to raise a safeguarding concern – you can email headteacher@stbenedicts.cheshire.sch.uk .

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