Catholic Life – St. Oswald's Catholic Primary School

Catholic Life and Mission policy

‘When Jesus is asked which is the greatest commandment, the answer is the same in all three of the Gospels in which the question is asked: to love God with all your mind, heart, soul and strength, and to love your neighbour as yourself. This call to love is at the heart of the educational mission of every Catholic school. Its first purpose is to ensure that all pupils understand the faith that gives the school its identity as a Catholic school. The second, is to ensure that all are invited to learn how to worship God in spirit and truth through the prayer and liturgy of the Church. The third, is the formation of all to live in conformity with the pattern of human goodness, truth and justice that we find in Jesus Christ.

Catholic Social Teaching

Liturgical Dance Workshop 2025

Lent and Easter 2025

Jubilee Year 2025

Our Parish

Fundraising Events

Prayer Garden

Prayer Stations

School Displays

RE Family Crafts Night 2024

Advent Wreath 2024

Travelling Crib 2024

Mini Vinnies Advent Prayer Group 2024

Christmas Events 2024

Rosary – October 2024

Mass at St Oswald’s Catholic Church

First Holy Communion

Rosary – May 2024

Easter Mystery Reflections

Easter Gardens 2024

Holy Week 2024

Stations of the Cross 2024

Joy in my Heart – BCCET

Advent Wreath Services 2023

RE Craft Night 2023

Harvest Celebration 2023

St. Oswald’s Celebration Day 2024

Year 5 – Comparing St. Oswald with other significant saints

As part of St. Oswald’s Celebration Day, Year 5 compared St. Oswald with St Maximilian Kolbe and St Mother Teresa. We thought about significant things that they did in their lives and then thought about their own individual qualities. We linked the Catholic Social Teaching values to each saint and discussed how they are like Jesus and living out their mission. Finally, we discussed how each saint was similar.

Year 3 – An acrostic poem about St. Oswald

In Year 3, we learned all about what St. Oswald had done throughout his life. We talked about why he was such an important figure, and discussed why our school is named after him. We then wrote our own acrostic poems about St. Oswald and how important he was in the spreading of Christianity.

Nursery

In Nursery we learned about how brave St. Oswald was and how important he was in spreading the news of God. We decorated crosses to celebrate him and we went to our school prayer garden where we said a prayers asking him to help us to be brave and try our best.

Year 2

The children in Year 2 learnt about St. Oswald’s life and decorated a sword to celebrate his bravery and how he fought to bring Christianity to Northumberland.

Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope

A Jubilee year takes place every 25 years, and Pope Francis has given this Jubilee the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope”. He has called the Church to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee year with “deep faith, lively hope and active charity.”