Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Year 6 Class Day

Year 6 Class Day

Year 6 celebrated the inspirational life of our Class Saint, St Maximilian Kolbe, whose birthday is on the 8th January. We thought about how his life has inspired us and discussed the great sacrifices he made in order to keep others safe. We celebrated his brave and...
Year 3 Mass

Year 3 Mass

During the final week of the Autumn term, we celebrated Mass which was led by the children in Year 3. The children read beautifully and were extremely reverent and respectful. During our special Mass we focused on the lighting of the fourth candle on the Advent wreath...
Advent Choral Outreach

Advent Choral Outreach

During the Autumn term, Year 3 and 4 have been working with David and Alexandra Wynne from St. Chad’s Cathedral to perform songs to get us ready for the Advent and Christmas period. It has been brilliant to see so many enthusiastic faces every week taking part and...
Advent Shoe Box Appeal

Advent Shoe Box Appeal

During Advent, the Liturgical Leaders at Holy Family School organised the shoe box appeal for Migrant Help. They worked together to decide the items that they would ask each year group to donate. During assembly, they spoke to the children and showed them an example...
Year 2 Advent Liturgy

Year 2 Advent Liturgy

On Friday 3rd December Year 2 shared their Advent Liturgy with school. The theme of their liturgy was The Annunciation.They shared their understanding of Advent and lit the purple candle of Hope.They acted out the story of The Annunciation and explained why Mary was...
Advent Mass

Advent Mass

Year 4 led this year’s Advent Mass.  We remembered that Advent is a time of preparation in love Hope for Jesus’ arrival.  Father Fretch reminded us that Advent is also season of giving and reflection. Back to Events...
Year 6 Alton Castle Residential

Year 6 Alton Castle Residential

Year 6 children took part in a three-day retreat to Alton Castle. On our retreat we took part in a variety of outdoor activities which allowed us to experience new things that we had never done before. The activities challenged us, put our team work to the test and...
Year 4 Mass

Year 4 Mass

We gathered today as God’s family to celebrate Mass for All Saints and The Holy Souls. We remembered the saints, our family members and the soldiers who have gone to heaven to be with God. Fr Fretch talked about how we should remember them and be happy for those...
Feast Day of St John Henry Newman

Feast Day of St John Henry Newman

Year 5 celebrated the feast day of St John Henry Newman. We started our celebration with a whole school Mass led by Father Fretch. At the end of Mass, we lit a candle for St John Henry Newman and said some prayers around it. In the afternoon, we had a class party to...
Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi

Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi

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. We also thought about his devotion to helping the poor and vulnerable. We all want to follow his...