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 Faith-filled and Hopeful.

By passing on the living and faith-filled tradition of Jesus Christ; by having unending faith in the students, and by encouraging them in turn, to have faith and hope in others.

Faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future. 

Catholic Social Teaching

Our Catholic Social Teaching is Dignity of Work

Work not only enables a person to support themselves and others, it also provides a sense of
purpose and dignity.
CST reminds us that through work a person is able to develop their talents and cooperate with God
in building a better world for all. For these reasons, work should be something we take pride in and
something which we do to the best of our abilities, whether that’s as a surgeon or service assistant.
Catholic Social Teaching states that all work has value and as such all workers should be equally
valued. This means all workers should receive a fair wage, are treated with justice, and have a say
about their workplace and how it runs.

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Unit I -Easter

We will know the stories of the Road to Emmaus and the Breakfast on the Shore.We will understand that through these events, the Apostles of Jesus became aware of his presence among them. We will know that the Church celebrates the presence of the Risen Christ at the Eucharist. We will be able to identify moments in the Mass when this is celebrated.

Maths

This term, we will be focusing on Mass and Capacity, Fractions and Money.

English

We will be focusing on writing Non-Chronological reports

Wider Curriculum

Science: Forces and Magnets

History: Anglo Saxons

Geography: Settlements

My Happy Mind: Meet your brain

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!