We had a fun morning in Early Years as we met one of our local police officers- PC Morgan. She came to tell us all about her work and how she helps people. We found out lots of interesting things about the Police but mainly that they are our friends and they are there to keep us safe and happy.

 

As part of our RE lessons, we found out all about the Jewish faith and religion and what it is like to live life as a Jew. We did lots of interesting activities finding out about their festivals, the synagogue where they pray and worship and also got to hold and use some important objects from their faith. We also learned that we are all God’s children no matter what faith we are.

 

Today we welcomed our new children into our school by celebrating Mass in church with Fr.Pat and the rest of the parish. The church was full of smiling children and proud families as we welcomed into our school community. Lots of parents and parishioners commented on how fantastic the singing was and how “alive” the church became.

 

Today we celebrated CAFOD Family Fast Day. The theme was brighten up. We celebrate all the wonderful colours they are in our season at the moment and the food that the Harvest produces. We also thought about how we can brighten up other people’s lives by giving them food that they don’t always have. We donated food to the local food banks as well donating to CAFOD so they can help hungry people in other countries.

 

There is no better way to spend a warm September morning floating along the Tees. These lucky Year 5 children spent the morning bell-boating and enjoying the sights that our local river has to offer.

 

Today, we simply gathered to pray and reflect on how we can bring peace to our homes and our school. Our Mini Vinnies led us in prayer.

Last Friday, the whole of Year 6 went to ‘Crucial Crew’ in Billingham. ‘Crucial Crew’ is a multi-agency safety event for children aged 10-11 years old.

Whilst it was a lot of fun and an exciting event, the serious messages about personal safety and dealing with emergencies were strongly conveyed.

During the visit we were given lots of useful advice and information from Stockton Police, SBC Road Safety Team, RNLI, Cleveland Fire Brigade, Northern Gas Networks, Northern Electric and The Anti-Social Behaviour Team.

We learned a lot about how to keep ourselves and others safe…

• River and beach safety
• Dangers associated with electricity
• Firework and bonfire safety & What to do in the event of a bedroom fire
• Keeping safe on the internet
• Staying safe on our bikes

We would like to thank all those involved for giving us such important advice in a fun way!

 

Last Sunday, 9^th September, a group of pupils, parents and staff attended a service to remember the brave RAF servicemen that gave their lives for our country in the Second World War.

The service was held at the RAF pilot statue on Thornaby Road at 12.30pm and was attended by members of the public, ex-servicemen, local dignitaries such as the Mayor of Thornaby and pupils from our school!

The children from St Patrick’s were very respectful and joined in all the prayers and hymns. At the end of the service two of our pupils laid a wreath made from poppies at the foot of the statue.

The service was very moving and poignant – a particular highlight was the playing of ‘The Last Post’ and the subsequent silence in honour of the brave men that had died in the war.

Our children, parents and staff appreciate the sacrifices that were made for us. We will remember them…in our prayers.

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With both our boys and girls representing St. Patrick’s in their brand new kits, there was sense of determination in the air to prove ourselves on the pitch. The Boys A team got off to a flying start, ensuring a 3-0 victory over local rivals: Christ the King. Throughout the group stages, the Girls and Boys B Team were unfortunate not to qualify with a win and a draw each. Despite this, Grace Campbell’s talents were recognised by a Catholic Cup scout and was given a personal award for her performance throughout the tournament. On top of this, the Boys A Team won 4 of their 5 games and were straight through to the knockout matches. In the quarter finals, our boys performed excellently, with a solid performance from everyone on the pitch. The final whistle blew and St Patrick’s qualified for the semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over St Benedict’s, with goals from Cooper Jared and Brooklyn Joyce (our tournament’s top scorer). Complications arose in the semi-finals and the boys found themselves in a nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out to send them straight to the final. However, with our super keeper in goal, we needn’t worry. Joey saved the first two penalties and scored the winner himself, and we found ourselves going through to the final after a comfortable 4-2 win over our rivals. Whispers of “It’s coming home” could be heard amongst the parents and staff as everyone gathered in anticipation for the final. The whistle blew and the match got under way. With end to end football, and a relatively evenly matched first half, St Pat’s were unlucky not to put any of their chances away and went into half time at 0-0 with an extremely solid defensive performance so far from Harrison Willis and Kieran Devine. As soon as the whistle blew for the second half, St Richard’s stole a goal as the ball was questionably kicked out of Joey’s hands and tapped into the corner. With not long to go, our boys needed a quick response and that is exactly what they did. Cooper managed to steal the ball in midfield, and with incredible strength, hold off two defenders and thread a pass through to Louie Meggison. Louie looked up and saw Brooklyn making another run towards the goal and placed the pass perfectly to his feet. Needless to say, Brook did the rest and effortlessly placed the ball in the bottom corner. Was the comeback on? With a minute to spare, and tensions high, Harrison picked the ball up in his own half, and his quick feet saw him turn in between two St Richard’s men, Brook found himself in space on the left wing, Harrison made the pass to him and sprinted into the box, Brook made the return back to Harrison with an unbelievable cross and he couldn’t have placed it any better – straight into the top corner, what a finish! With seconds to spare Kieran and Harrison were as strong as ever at the back and saw out the victory safely. The final whistle blew and that was it: St Patrick’s Boys – Champions of the Diocese! The long wait was over, 16 years of hurt, but it’s finally back where it belongs. Congratulations to the boys for bringing home the Catholic Cup once again – an accomplishment which they thoroughly deserve. Every single one them played their hearts out, represented St Patrick’s with pride and most importantly worked together as a team. Well done to all of St Patrick’s today, you were all a pleasure to watch. Thank you to the parents today also, for their company, sporting support, good company and laughter. We think an open top bus parade through Thornaby is in order! 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