Junior Missions Teams
Our Junior Mission Teams strive to Believe, Belong and Become.
The Junior Mission Teams work for the least, lost and lonely of our community to build bridges of connection in our common world so that others may feel they Belong and know we are Christians through our actions.
There are several Junior Mission Teams and all children are in at least two:
Our Chaplaincy Team
Our Mini Vinnies
Cafod Club
Our Houses
Our Classes
Do also see the page about our Live Simply Award
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Our Chaplaincy Team The Chaplaincy Team support the school in growing in faith: emphasising its spirituality and Catholicity, promoting, planning and organising the celebration of liturgies and developing an awareness of God in our everyday lives. They link with the Parish to share and inspire Faith with others. The Chaplaincy Team particularly focus on Believe, Belong Become for the Lost and Lonely How we do this?
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Our Mini Vinnies Pupils joining Mini Vinnies do so to support our local community. Their work includes, prayer, fundraising and support. The Mini Vinnies particularly focus on Believe, Belong Become for the Least and Lonely Recent work has included: Food bank drives Litter collection around Church Brighten up bands for Dolphin ward Clothes collection for Streets to Homes Cake sale for our local new SVP Visits to local Care Home and Day centre Learning about the Miraculous Medal and prayer Participating in Stations of the Cross as readers Christmas collections for BCCS |
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Our CAFOD Club
CAFOD club have a mission to care for our common world, including those abroad. They particularly focus on Believe, Belong Become for the Lost (lost focus of our common world) and Least Recent work has included: Making Brighten Up bands for children in Dolphin ward at the Hospital over the Summer. Glasses sent to Zimbabwe children Christmas and Easter card exchange abroad Cake sale for new SVP World Gifts bought Drive to reduce plastic waste in school Leading Assemblies termly to share awareness of CAFOD Share a Prayer project Share Lent activities daily with whole school Prayer group |
Our Houses We have six Houses, each with a Patron Saint Each House celebrates their Saint’s Feast Day by raising awareness of the work of a charity linked to/active in Brentwood Diocese: St Anne Line – Brentwood Catholic Youth Service St Bernadette – Mary’s Meals and Young Carers St Francis - Catholic Concern for Animals St Therese – The Little Way Association St Thomas More – The Apostleship of the Sea St Paul – SVP |
Our Classes
Each class has a weekly prayer service.
They have their own individual prayer books and class Celebration of the Word books.
Each class has a termly Class Assembly.
yN and yR have a Christmas Nativity, as do year 1 and 2 - shared with other classes and with parents.
KS2 share Carols and Readings for Christmas with parents.
The Whole school make Christmas cards for the Hospital wards.
Year 3 & 4 share the Easter Story with the whole school and parents.
Year 5 lead the Rosary in October and May.
KS2 have reconciliation services twice a year.
The whole school go to Masses both at Church and in school - at least termly - more often in Summer when there are more Feast Days.
In May the whole school visit the Parish prayer garden for the Crowning of Mary and may make flowers to add to our ceiling while saying prayers for Mary.
We celebrate with our First Holy Communion Children from y3-6 with a Going Forth Mass at School.
Year 6 take part in a retreat lead by St Mark's Chaplain and sixth formers after this they are involved in making a display or other 'legacy'.
The classes focus on particular aspects of our Catholic life during the year which is shown in our Hall displays.
Recent learning and displays have included:
School values
Words of Carols
The Bible
Caritas: giving of food; time; care of our world: animals, care of our world: water conservation, noticing others, rights and responsibilities, peace makers
Do also see the page about our Live Simply Award