Congratulations to our February Special Mention Winners

We are very proud of our Rota Kids for hosting a brilliant Bake off event. They raised a massive £148.68 for The Oswestry Food Bank. Thank you to all the cake donations, entrants in our competition and to Mr & Mrs Soper from the Rotary Club for being our judges. They said all the cakes were delicious and it was a very tasty but very close competition. Congratulations to our 'Star Bakers': Eoin, Bea, Sammy and Mrs Bentley.

The week of the 4th  February has been another creative and interesting week in school with Eat Well week activities happening each day. Each morning our hall has been a hive of activity with so many children taking part in morning breakfast club and ‘wake up, shake up’. Endless rounds of toast were buttered,  cereal munched and juice drank even before our day began.

On Monday all classes enjoyed the ‘know your food quiz’ with children identifying a range of fruits and vegetables followed by taste testing.  I think we all tried something new that day. On Tuesday we all planted seeds to create our own kitchen garden at home. On Wednesday children looked at the eat well plate and how to make sugar swaps . Thursday was a full day of peeling and chopping, with classes working together to create Our Lady’s Signature vegetable soup, it was very tasty! To compliment our soup, on Friday children created their own bread cobs with a variety of fillings: cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, mixed fruit or just plain. Our week ended with a celebration assembly, sharing the children's best bits of the week,  announcing the recipe prize winners and drawing the food-diary raffle winners who all won a recipe book of their own. It was lovely that families were able to take part in our workshops also. Thank you to Mrs Bateman for coordinating this week so that the whole school community can take the time to focus on healthy minds and healthy bodies.

Congratulations to Jac and Oliver who have qualified for the Shropshire Cross Country Championships.  They came 6th and 4th respectively in their age categories and on March 5th will be competing with the best in Shropshire.   Good luck boys!!

On Wednesday February 13th David Cook, Wolverhampton Wanderer's Under 18 Education Manager and recently signed footballer Jackson Smith visited school.   They were here to present Marvin with the Premier League Young Academy Writer of the Year Age Group Winner Award.

Marvin had written about his own footballing successes and hurdles and his determination and achievements.  The children enjoyed hearing Jackson read Marvin's story and seeing him receiving his award along with a signed copy of Dan Freeman's new book.

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Our Chaplaincy team welcomed Mary Deardon from the charity Missio visited school on Tuesday February 12th 2019.  

Since 1922 Missio has been the Catholic Church's official charity for overseas missions bringing the hope of the Gospel where there is turmoil, poverty and uncertainty in the world and where the Church is new, young or poor.

Missio empowers local people to form and sustain communities of faith.

Missio trains and nurtures future leaders so the vital Church work can take place.

The children have each got a red Missio Box and we hope families will use this and return it to school when they are ready.