As a school we are part of a collaborative project between the Higaonon indigenous people on the island of Mindanao, Southern Philippines and the Columban Missionaries. At Holy Family we are becoming more aware and involved with climate change. This project will...
Year 2 celebrated the feast day of their class saint St Josephine Bakhita. The children discovered more about her life and looked at a map of the journey she took from Sudan to Italy. They learned about her life and the way she was treated as a slave and a refugee....
Our Eco Warriors had the wonderful opportunity of taking part in an Eco Retreat led by James Trewby at The Columban Fathers. During the retreat they learned more about ‘Laudato Si’ and the message that Pope Francis wants us to share with others. Pope...
At the beginning of October, a very excited Year 6 travelled to Alton Castle to take part in a special three-day retreat. On their retreat the children took part in a variety of activities which allowed them to experience new things and to reflect on God’s wonderful...
Year 1 celebrated the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, our class saint. We all prayed and reflected on his great love and respect for animals and our environment as he is the patron Saint of Ecology. We also thought about his devotion to helping the poor and...
Year 4 celebrated the feast day of St Terese of Lisieux (Feast day 1 October). The children prayed, listened and showed empathy for the life that the ‘little flower’ had, and we thought about how we can all try to be examples of the generous and loving person that she...
Year 3 celebrated their class saint, Mother Teresa of Calcutta. We celebrated all the selfless things she did for poor people in India and around the world. We thought about how we can live like Mother Teresa in our lives and chose our favourite inspirational quotes....
Our Mini Vinnies were brilliant representatives of Holy Family at the Good Shepherd Mass. Archbishop Bernard Longley celebrated the Mass with schools from all over Birmingham at St Chad’s Cathedral. Each school presented the collections they had made for Fr Hudson’s...
Nursery enjoyed celebrating the feast of their class saint as they decorated Saint George biscuits for our party and acted out the story of how he defeated the dragon. Back to Events...
This week, Year 5 reverently led us through the Stations of the Cross where we gathered to walk with Jesus during his final hours. As we took part in the Stations, we prayed for all those who bear heavy crosses like Jesus, and we thought about those who helped him on...