November is a month of Remembrance and Hope, and every year group is embracing this special time with activities that deepen faith and community.

Here is what is happening across St Patrick's:

• EYFS: Creating beautiful poppy paintings to honour those who served.
• Year 1 & 2: Visiting the local cenotaph, learning about sacrifice and peace.
• Year 3: Exploring the lives of special saints who inspire us today.
• Year 4: Making poppy prayer chains, lifting intentions for peace.
• Year 5: Reflecting on “Blessed are those who mourn” (Matthew 5:4) and the saints who guide us.
• Year 6: Remembering past pupils of St Patrick’s who gave their lives in the World Wars.

Families are warmly invited to add a poppy to our front‑of‑school display in memory of loved ones. Together, we create a visible sign of prayer and gratitude.

Children from the Diocese choir were joined by children from school to sing at the Remembrance Sunday Mass at St Patrick's Church.

Remembrance

Preparing for Y6 Residential to Robinwood!

Thankyou to Ellie who helped to prepare prayer bags for each of the dorm rooms, and to the children who visited Mission Control and made good luck cards for the children!

It is important that we remember our relationship with God wherever we are in the world.

See the highlights of our trip here: https://youtu.be/c_OwVevGw3I

Robinwood 2025

Our Virtue for the half term is Hope.

As we remember and look forward to Advent, our virtue is Hope—a light that guides us through reflection and anticipation.
Weekly newsletters will share family-friendly ideas to live out this virtue at home.

Our Jubilee Theme is Opening the Door to Community. 

We’re excited to join the Holy Redeemer Parish Christmas Fair!  This is helping to raise money for the Parish restoration fund. These acts of service and solidarity show our commitment to community and mission.

Christmas Fair

Jubilee Festival of Light!

In November, we recognised the Cafod Jubilee pledge day with a very sparkly day!

We celebrated the importance of light as a symbol of faith and hope for Christians and many other world religions, and held our own festival of light on 21st November.  We named our very own star and were excited to be able to be a lasting part of God's amazing creation.

This day was a day to sparkle and shine, and to come together as a whole school community.

Thankyou to the children who helped to make lanterns, paper chains, and who helped to write and read prayers and reflections for their own faith on the day.

Jubilee Festival of Light

• Catholic Social Teaching in Action
• Year 1: Champions of Peace, leading Anti-Bullying Week and visiting classes to share the message of friendship and respect.
• Year 3: Living out Stewardship, caring for creation by helping Mr Gill clear leaves and keep our playground beautiful
• Year 5: Caring for the poor and vulnerable by delivering their food bank collection to the Welcome Centre in Huddersfield.

We know that the things we do are different to other schools because we are trying to live like Jesus.

Catholic Social Teaching Examples