St Vincent de Paul
Welcome to St. Vincent De Paul's Class- Year 3
Class Teacher: Mrs V. Bishop
To get in touch directly with Mrs Bishop, please email: vbishop@cc.thedcet.com
Saint Vincent De Paul (2nd April 1581- 27th September 1660)
St. Vincent De Paul
St.Vincent De Paul was born on March 28, 1581 at Pouy in France. He was ordained priest in 1600. In 1605 he was captured by pirates on his journey to Marseilles and spent two years in slavery in Tunis. He came back to Paris in 1608.
His encounter with God in the midst of bitter experiences of life led him to a total renewal of life. He became aware of the spiritual poverty of the people and gained a first-hand knowledge of the real poverty of the people while he served as the parish priest of Chatillon. As a result, along with St. Louise de Marillac, he founded the Daughters of Charity in 1633.
Inspired by the Gospel passage, “He has anointed me to bring the good news to the poor” (Luke 4:18), he worked tirelessly for the spiritual and material nourishment of the poor by organising works of charity and Popular Mission retreats. Through the new seminaries, he started and through Tuesday Conferences and retreats he conducted, he contributed much to the training and reformation of the clergy.
Vincent inspired the rich women of the noble class to come to the aid of the people suffering out of wars, diseases, and poverty and organised their efforts in a systematic way. He worked for the betterment of the galley slaves while serving as their chaplain. Vincent, the Apostle of the poor, was called to his eternal reward on September 27, 1660. He was canonized in 1737. In 1885 he was declared by the Church as the heavenly patron of all charitable works. St. Vincent De Paul is Year 3's class saint.
Our key books this term
Term 1
Science: Movement and Nutrition
History: Would you have preferred to have lived in the Stone Age, Iron Age or Bronze Age?
Here is the Y3 curriculum Powerpoint that was shared at the parents' curriculum meeting on 23.9.25:
PE- Outdoor Adventure Activities: What makes an effective team?
We carried out the 'Cross the River Challenge'. In teams, we had to cross the hall (get from one side of the river to the other), using only two mats. We could not touch the hall floor with any part of our body.
History- I know that the prehistoric period began millions of years ago
We unrolled toilet rolls in groups to get an idea of the chronology and significance of prehistory. One piece of toilet roll showed the years AD 1000- 2000 while the piece before represented AD 1- 1000. We rolled the toilet rolls out until we thought we had reached prehistory. We found out that we would actually need to unroll 3 toilet rolls to reach prehistory (the time from which there is the first evidence of human life in Britain).