Catholic children in our school receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist in Year 3 and the Sacrament of Confirmation in Year 6 at St Thomas More Church.  The school works closely with the Parish catechists involved with the preparation of children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation.

‘Parents are the First Teachers of the Faith’ 

The Baptismal ritual states that parents are “the first teachers of their child in the ways of faith.” This is echoed in the words of the Catechism: “parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children.”

As part of the family of schools of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, we use the Diocese’s own curriculum strategy from Foundation (Nursery) to Year 6 called ‘Learning and Growing as the People of God.’ (often referred to as ‘The Strategy’) to teach Religious Education.

The Strategy was written using the Learning Outcomes provided in the Bishop’s Conference document the Curriculum Directory as a basis.
The Strategy provides teachers with a range of suggested cross-curricular activities which can be differentiated to suit the learning needs of the children in their class in order for them to explore the Catholic faith and achieve the learning outcomes. There is a strong emphasis on pupils engaging with and responding to questions of life in the light of religious teaching.

The Strategy is divided into a number of units for each year group, and there is a strong Sacramental focus in each year group. The Year 3 and Year 6 books fully prepare the children to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist in Year 3 and Confirmation in Year 6.

On Tuesday 3rd June, we took our Year 3 and Year 6 pupils who preparing for the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation to celebrate the Good Shepherd Mass. We joined schools across the diocese at Our Lady Help of Christians church in Cowley. The mass was led by Bishop Richard.
Thank you to Daniel in year 3 and Giulia in year 6 for reading the prayers of the faithful.
For more information about this important charity that all schools across the PFMAC support please see: fatherhudsons.org.uk/children-families-and-schools/schools-and-parish-engagement/good-shepherd-appeal
This was a delightful occasion and another step on the journey for our pupils in their preparation for the Sacraments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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