Catholic Life
Our Journey in Faith
The Catholic life of The Willows is rich in opportunities for children to encounter God and to deepen their relationship with Him as a loving, compassionate Father. On this page we aim to share with you and celebrate many of the elements which make our Catholic school so special. Here you will find information to help families, the Parish and the school work together in supporting the development of our children’s faith.
Our Parish
At The Willows we have such strong links with our Parish community. We are so lucky to have the church next to our school grounds. Father Andrew is a regular visitor in school and each class in turn always enjoys joining the Parish for weekday Mass on a Tuesday. We are delighted that so many children join the Parish for Mass on a Sunday. Come along and join our celebrations. Mass begins at 6:00pm on Saturday or 11:00am every Sunday.
The Big Lent Walk
Throughout Lent, the children have been putting some of our Catholic Social Teaching principles into practice and working hard to complete as many steps as possible for the 'Big Lent Walk'. All year groups have been walking regularly in our playgrounds and putting...
Hosanna
Years 3 and 4 put on an incredible production of 'Hosanna' this Easter. They told the story of Jesus' journey from Palm Sunday to Pentecost in words, songs, acting and dance. They ran the whole production themselves which included managing all the music, props and...
Spiritual Garden
We have been busy developing the area as we enter the school grounds into a spiritual garden. The planters have been filled and are already looking lovely. We can't wait to continue developing this area in the summer term. We want to decorate the area and add more...
Our First Reconciliation
Over the last few weeks some of our children and their parents have been meeting together to prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The children and parents have been supported in this by Fr. Andrew and the parish catechists Diane, Suzanne, Laura and Dave. This...
Holocaust Memorial Day
We were delighted to be invited to contribute to National Holocaust Memorial Day by the Jewish Community at St. Anne's Synagogue. We joined Rabbi Danny Bergson, Robert Pinkus (the President of the Synagogue) four local high schools and specially invited guests for the...
Reception Nativity
Over the past few months Reception have been working hard on our Nativity 'The Big Little Nativity'. They performed their Nativity to the whole school as well as their families. They told the special story of Baby Jesus being born so well and sang so beautifully....
Reception – Advent Promises
This week Reception have been thinking about their Advent promises. They have all decided to promise to do something during the time of Advent. We loved sharing our promises with each other.
Year 4 Harvest Prayer and Liturgy
On Thursday 19th October, Year 4 led the school in a Harvest-themed Prayer and Liturgy. The children did an excellent job explaining why we celebrate Harvest during autumn and how it is a time to show both care and generosity towards others. With this in mind, the...
Poppy Appeal
We had a very special visitor from The Royal British Legion in school to talk to us about the Poppy Appeal. The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion's biggest fundraising campaign held every year in November, during the period of Remembrance. Mick talked to us...
Year 3 – Saint Francis of Assisi
Year 3 celebrated the feast day of Saint Francis by listening carefully to his Canticle of Creation and designing their own stained glass windows based on what they heard. Saint Francis of Assisi lived a simple life with a passion to help others and to spread the good...
Year 3 – Jesse Tree
During Advent Year 3 created their own Jesse Tree in the classroom to help them to prepare for the birth of Jesus. The Jesse Tree is a lovely tradition where, each day of Advent, a new ornament is added to a tree to symbolise a different story or person from the Bible...
Year 3 – Our Advent Promises
After an amazing Advent Liturgy led by Year 4, we all made Advent promises to hang on our beautiful tree. We thought about what we were going to do during this special time to prepare for the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Advent Promises
In class we have been learning all about Advent, we have spent some time making Advent Wreaths and discussing the importance of each Advent candle. This week we attended a whole school advent liturgy. From the liturgy we have made our own Advent promises and hung...
Year 6 Remembrance Prayer And Liturgy
On Thursday 10th November, Year 6 led a Prayer and Liturgy for the whole school based on the theme of Remembrance. The children led the reflection wonderfully, in a very calm, reflective and respectful manner. After explaining what Remembrance is about, Emily read the...
Year 3 – Visit to Church!
Year three joined the Parish for Mass this week and they were amazing! It was our first class visit and we were so proud of how reverent and prayerful the children were, and how wonderful they were at answering questions and listening to Father Andrew talk to us about...
