Celebrating our Mission
Here at Holy Family, we celebrate our faith and our mission in many different ways. Look at some of the special events that take place during our school year that have a particular focus or importance to our Catholic Faith.
Year 3 Eco Retreat at Columban Fathers
Year 3 had a fantastic day at The Columban Fathers, celebrating God’s wonderful creation and enjoying the beauty of the nature around us. The children took part in a nature hunt, followed a bee trail, and explored pond life through pond dipping. They also loved...
Year 6 at St Chad’s Cathedral
Year 6 were fortunate to have a wonderful visit around St Chad’s Cathedral and an insight to the life of Saint Chad, himself. The day began where they were given privileged access to the crypt – they learned about the architecture and how it survived severe bombing...
Stations of the Cross
During this week, Year 5 led the whole school in a moving and powerful reflection of the Stations of the Cross. Each station was acted out with reverence, helping everyone present to enter into the solemn journey that Jesus took on his way to the cross. The children...
Learning about St Chad’s Sanctuary
We welcomed Brendan from St Chad’s Sanctuary who led our morning assembly. He explained the important work that St Chad’s Sanctuary do to support refugees who come to Birmingham. Brendan talked about the countries that refugees come from and explained that they...
Eco Warrior Retreat at the Columban Fathers
The Eco Warriors travelled to the Columban Fathers for an Eco Retreat. We taught about our role as Eco Warriors and how we can encourage others to look after the world that God has given us. During the day we created some artwork using natural materials from our...
Father Hudson’s Care Good Shepherd Mass
This week a group of children were chosen to represent Holy Family at the Good Shepherd Mass. They did us proud! Archbishop Bernard Longley celebrated the Mass with Catholic schools from all over Birmingham at St Chad’s Cathedral. Each school presented the collections...
Higaonon Tree Growing Project: Seeds of Change
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 Feast Day of St Josephine Bakhita
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....
Eco Warriors Retreat
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 Francis wants us...
Year 6 at Alton Castle
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...