🙏 A #prayer for #Harvest Dear Lord, Thanks for our wonderful world: for sun and rain which nurture the growth of our food. We pray for those who are less fortunate, that they will not go hungry, but instead delight in your plenty with the support of their communities. Amen.

🙏 Join us as we #pray for all in the Early Years Foundation Stage (#EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (#KS1); that their early experiences of school and education are fun, safe and excellent foundations on which to progress to Key Stage 2.

🙏 The Church of England #prayers with #poppies As you wear your poppy: give thanks for the lives of those who have died in war; ask God to be near those facing danger and to give them courage and compassion; ask God to comfort those who are grieving the loss of someone they love.

If any of our parents are interested in learning more about the power of play and want to get top tips for play at home, @OPAL_CIC is running a short webinar next week. Book your free place 👇 bit.ly/4fgpQKK  #PlayForEveryChild

🤍♥️This week in collective worship we have been considering the meaning and importance of ‘sacrifice’. Every single child has made and laid a poppy at the front of school to remember those who have made sacrifices for our freedom. ♥️🤍#RemembranceDay #WeWillRememberThem

This morning, children in Years 5&6 attended St James’ Church in Wollaston to participate in a very special act of remembrance. After a service of reflection and thanksgiving, the children laid their handmade poppies in front of the war graves. ♥️ #RemembranceDay #WeWillRemember

We want to say a HUGE thank you to the parent who has made us these fantastic kitchens! The children LOVE using the messy kitchen area during our OPAL lunchtimes and we can now extend it so that even more children can benefit. 👍🏻💙

🚯♻️Last month, in their first Eco-Council meeting, our class eco-councillors discussed the importance of looking after our local area and one of the children suggested a litter pick. Today, Eco-Council collected 7 buckets full of litter! Well done Eco-Council! ♻️🚯

✨🎄What a wonderful time we had at our Carol Service this afternoon at St James Wollaston. The children in years 4, 5 and 6 did an absolutely fantastic job! 🎄✨ #LetYourLightShine #TheStJamesWay #JesusIsTheReasonForTheSeason

Year 4 have arrived safely at the Pioneer Centre! Everyone has made their beds successfully and activities have started! Let the fun begin! 🧗‍♀️🤺#TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine

Activities are well under way at the Pioneer Centre today! The sun is shining☀️ and Year 4 are in high spirits after refuelling with pizza for lunch!🍕#TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine

Last night Year 4 were having a fantastic time dancing the night away at the disco.🕺🪩💃🏼Tonight, they are all tucked up in bed getting a good night’s sleep before their last day at the Pioneer Centre! 🛌💤

This time yesterday, Y5&6 Rainbow Choir were having the time of their lives performing alongside thousands of other children at BP Pulse Live Arena, Birmingham. Their behaviour was outstanding and we are exceedingly proud of how well they represented our school! 🎼🎶🎵🎤

We are extremely proud of our Year 6 Girls’ Football Team who played excellently in their fixtures yesterday. They worked together as a team to win the first two matches and draw the third. Fantastic sportsmanship was demonstrated by all! ⚽️🥅 #TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine

Y1 had a fantastic time on their visit to St James Wollaston. They learnt all about what Christians believe God is like and why the church is such an important part of our local community. They sang some of their favourite worship songs and shared prayers that they had written. ⛪️✝️🙏🏻

Last week, Year 6 had a fantastic time at RAF Cosford bringing their learning about World War 2 to life! They particularly enjoyed the workshop, looking at artefacts and dressing up in the uniforms! #TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine

🥅⚽️We are incredibly proud of our Year 6 Girls’ Football Team who have finished top of the league following their second round of fixtures last night! The children are very excited to be heading to the finals very soon! ⚽️🥅👀Watch this space! 👀#TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine

What a fantastic time we had at St James’ Church this morning thinking about ‘The Power of Prayer’. We drew ‘Grateful Graffiti’, tied our prayers of confession onto ‘Sorry Strings’ and made ‘Please Paper Chains’. ✝️⛪️🙏🏻 #TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine #PrayerChangesThings

Here’s a close up of some of our ‘Grateful Graffiti’ from our school-led church service at St James’ Church this morning… 🙏🏻✝️⛪️ #TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine #PrayerChangesThings

After our school-led church service on ‘The Power Of Prayer’ this morning, everyone went home with a box of smarties to complete our ‘Smartie Prayer Challenge’. 🙏🏻⛪️✝️ #TheStJamesWay #LetYourLightShine #PrayerChangesThings