Big Lent Walk 2025

Dear Parents

This year we are excited to be joining the Big Lent Walk for Cafod.

The aim is to collectively walk 200 km over the 40 days of Lent.

We have registered as a school and will be combining our fundraising efforts with a Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Joseph at Farnborough Abbey.  We are extremely lucky to have a National Shrine so close to home.

This is what we would like you to do.

Please ask your friends and family members to sponsor your child to complete this walk.  Please put all the details on the sponsor form which your child will bring home today. If you mislay your sponsor form copies can be downloaded below.

Once you have collected all your sponsors, send your sponsor form (no money required yet!) back to school with your child or e-mail it to enquiries@st-patricks.hants.sch.uk by Tuesday 18th March so that we can see how much we are looking to raise.

On Wednesday 19^th March  the walk will take place, we will need plenty of volunteers to walk with the children so please complete this form and offer help if you can. 

The sponsor forms will then be returned to all the children so that you can start to collect all the money pledged.

Please pay the money by Thursday 3rd April.  You can do this in one of several ways:

By cash or cheque made payable to HCC and sent to the school office in an envelope which clearly states your child’s name and Big Lent Walk.

By using the QR code or this link to send your donation via JustGiving. 

https://www.justgiving.com/page/st-patricks-primary-school-2?utm_term=kK3W4kX8A&utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

If you are a UK tax payer, please make sure you tick the Gift Aid box.

Don’t worry, we can still see your donation and it will count towards our school total.

If you would prefer to pay via Parentmail, please e-mail enquiries@st-patricks.hants.sch.uk to ask Mrs Henden to add the amount to your Parentmail shop.

The class that has raised the most money will be announced in assembly on the last day of term and will win the class prize.

Thank you in advance for your support in raising funds for such a good cause.  We are sure that the children will enjoy preparing for their pilgrimage as well as raising money to help people overcome poverty.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Tong

Sharing scripture and prayer in assemblies and liturgies is a very important part of the school day. Our children join together as Key Stage groups, class groups, and as a school to share these special times of prayer and reflection.  We also use these assemblies to celebrate the achievements of the children throughout the week. The children take a lead in planning and sharing liturgies and prayer times.

Father Michael from our local parish of Our Lady Help of Christians is a regular visitor to the school, and leads us in school Masses and in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Whenever possible, we invite parents to join us in school for these events. We recognise parents as the first teachers of their children in the faith, and we work with them to ensure that every child is given the chance to achieve their best, academically, emotionally, spiritually and socially.