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Building relationships with God and each other,
working hard in faith and hope to give our best in all things.

Year 6 – St John the Baptist

Please Find attached information regarding our recent parent meeting!

Remember that Miss Renoldi can be emailed at the following address:

year6@holycrossprimary.thurrock.sch.uk

Saint John the Baptist - Our Class Saint                      Feast Day: June 24th

 

Prayer to Saint John the Baptist

O God, You raised up St. John the Baptist to prepare a perfect people for Christ.  Fill Your people with the joy of possessing His grace, and direct the minds of all the faithful in the way of peace and salvation.

Grant that as St. John was martyred for truth and justice, so we may energetically profess our Faith in You, and lead others to the Way, the Truth, and Eternal Life.

Amen.

 

Who was he?

John the Baptist was the first disciple of Jesus Christ. John  was born of elderly parents, St. Elizabeth and St. Zachariah. They were good, patient, law-abiding people, who had given up hope of ever having a child of their own until the angel’s revelation to Zachariah announced to him that they were to have a son who would be called John (meaning “God is gracious”). This child of theirs was to be the one who would “pave the way” for the Messiah. John was this chosen one who would prepare the people, urging them to repent of their sins, baptizing them, and teaching them the meaning of the Scriptures, in readiness for the coming of the Saviour they had been waiting for so longingly for so many years and who was now at hand. John himself needed preparation for this important mission, and for many years before his public ministry he lived an ascetic life of strict self-discipline, solitude, abstinence and prayer.

 

What were his special qualities?

 

Humility

John the Baptist shows us that the beginning of discipleship is humbly recognising our sinfulness, our helplessness and our absolute need for a Saviour. John says:

I must decrease so He can increase.”

I’m not even worthy to untie the strap of His sandals.”

Lord, it is I who should be baptized by You.”

 

Repentance

Repentance flows from Humility. Before we can turn to Jesus, John knew we had to repent, to “make straight the paths of the Lord”, removing the ‘boulders’ or obstacles in the way.  This means to turn away from sin. We need to eliminate from our lives anything that ‘dominates’ us or leads us away from a virtuous life.

 

Christ-centredness

Christ must be the centre of our lives. John’s entire ministry was to prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. John’s words are a lesson for all Christians; we too should point out Christ to others by having a Christ like behaviour, an integrity of life.

 

Integrity of Life

John shows us the power of conviction, principle and honesty. John didn’t waver even when his life was in danger.He never feared the criticism of others when speaking out the truth; nor did he ever waffle or compromise in the face of very real danger. (Bl. Pope John Paul II said we must tell the truth with love. Sometimes this can be a way to really show we love someone!) We should never fear to live our Faith fully and with integrity.

 

Tree of Strength

(a poem about resilience by Pooky Knightsmith)

There’s a tree in my garden,
That stands strong and tall,
No matter what happens,
My tree doesn’t fall.

 

When it is windy
Blowing gales and squalls
My tree bows and bends
But I know it won’t fall.

 

When rain falls upon it,
So hard it might drown,
My tree welcomes water
And holds out its boughs.

 

When the sun shines hard,
And plants all turn brown,
My tree’s lengthy roots,
Ensure water is found.

 

And when it is snowing,
And frost tries to bite,
My tree sheds some leaves
And soon new ones shine bright.

 

I watch my tree daily
There’s much to admire,
Such strength and resilience
To which I aspire.

 

High Frequency Words

All children in St John the Baptist Class should already be able to accurately spell all these words by heart:

Year 3 and 4 Spellings

accident

century

experiment

interest

particular

remember

accidentally

certain

extreme

island

peculiar

sentence

actual

circle

famous

knowledge

perhaps

separate

actually

complete

favourite

learn

popular

special

address

consider

February

length

position

straight

answer

continue

forward(s)

library

possess

strange

appear

decide

fruit

material

possession

strength

arrive

describe

grammar

medicine

possible

suppose

believe

different

group

mention

potatoes

surprise

bicycle

difficult

guard

minute

pressure

therefore

breath

disappear

guide

natural

probably

though

breathe

early

heard

naughty

promise

although

build

earth

heart

notice

purpose

thought

busy

eight

height

occasion

quarter

through

business

eighth

history

occasionally

question

various

calendar

enough

imagine

often

recent

weight

caught

exercise

increase

opposite

regular

woman

centre

experience

important

ordinary

reign

women

 

All children in this class need to be able to spell these words accurately by heart:

Year 5 and 6 Spellings

accommodate

communicate

equip

immediately

physical

sincerely

accompany

community

equipped

individual

prejudice

soldier

according

competition

equipment

interfere

privilege

stomach

achieve

conscience

especially

interrupt

profession

sufficient

aggressive

conscious

exaggerate

language

programme

suggest

amateur

controversy

excellent

leisure

pronunciation

symbol

ancient

convenience

existence

lightning

queue

system

apparent

correspond

explanation

marvellous

recognise

temperature

appreciate

criticise

familiar

mischievous

recommend

thorough

attached

curiosity

foreign

muscle

relevant

twelfth

available

definite

forty

necessary

restaurant

variety

average

desperate

frequently

neighbour

rhyme

vegetable

awkward

determined

government

nuisance

rhythm

vehicle

bargain

develop

guarantee

occupy

sacrifice

yacht

bruise

dictionary

harass

occur

secretary

 

category

disastrous

hindrance

opportunity

shoulder

 

cemetery

embarrass

identity

parliament

signature

 

committee

environment

immediate

persuade

sincere

 

 

 

Life in Saint John the Baptist Class:

 

One of the reasons we are fortunate to be a part of Holy Cross - the beautiful mornings in the school grounds...

One of Holy Cross' foxes out on the field at the end of the day.

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