St Eugene de Mazenod
Catholic Primary School
'Go shine in the world.'
Determination
Respect
Friendship
Inspiration
Excellence
Community
Integrity
Compassion
This means resolution, resolve, willpower. “Stand firm and you will save yourselves” (Luke 21:19)
This means regard highly, value, honour. “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them” (Luke 6:31)
This means mutual trust and support. “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18)
This means the process of being given passion and/or ideas for a task. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
This means being outstanding or extremely good. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord” (Colossians 3:23-24)
This connects us with each other. “We who are many, are one body in Christ” (Romans 12:5)
This means having strong moral principles e.g. honesty, decency, fairness, equality; having pure and balanced moral character. Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." (Philippians 4:8)
This means having a deep awareness and sympathy for another's suffering. When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things." (Mark 6:34)
Spanish
Spanish is our chosen modern foreign language at St Eugene's. Children take part in weekly Spanish lessons led by a specialist, native speaking Spanish teacher. The lessons are taught from Year 1 to Year 6. The children learn how to listen, understand and join in conversations based on key Spanish words and phrases, increasing in complexity as they grow in confidence and progress through the age groups. The children explore and appreciate the patterns and sounds of Spanish through: songs and rhymes; they engage in conversations, asking and answering questions. The lessons have a balance of written and spoken language. The children develop and broaden their Spanish vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and intonation in a systematic and engaging way. Some KS2 children also join our Spanish club, which is run during the school day for those who have the aptitude or willingness to explore the language further. The Spanish taught at St Eugene's is planned to provide the building blocks on which the children can continue their education in modern foreign languages as they move on to the next stage in their language learning at Secondary School. We also hope that it fosters an awareness and love of language and travel, which will broaden the children's horizons and lead to travel and opportunities in their future life.
