Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 3 Art - Fabric Painting

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  Year 3 have been exploring the art work of Alice Kettle.  She paints gigantic landscapes using paint on fabric and then stitching the detail. Here Year 3 are practising painting on fabric, seeing how colour mixing and brushstrokes have an effect.  They also then practised adding stitches to their painted samples.  Knot tying, threading needles and working out where to sew were all problems we overcame! 

   

  If any year 3 parents would like to support our sewing, we will be doing some more on Monday afternoon!

   

  

• TEAM Day - Neurodiversity

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  The brain is a fascinating organ!  Year 3 have been talking about how everyone's mind is different.  We wrote about some of our favourite things and found others with the same, similar and completely different interests.  We then talked about different neurodiversities in assembly and thought about how different people process information differently. 

  

• Gardening Club this week.

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  This week Gardening Club planted some apple and pear trees as part of our mini orchard project. 

   

  They worked hard and are hopeful to pick fruit in a few years time.

  

• Goodbye to Mrs Stonestreet

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  Today we said goodbye to Mrs Stonestreet, who has been teaching Year 5 on Fridays and across the school covering all our classes when needed.    Mrs Stonestreet will be very much missed here at St Mary’s and I am sure you will join me in thanking her for all her hard work and dedication to our school over the past three years.

   

  We send her all our best wishes.  We will miss you Mrs Stonestreet.

   

  

• Year 5 Forest School on Thursday

  Thu 21 Mar 2024

  Year 5 had a fantastic time at forest school on Thursday.  We have been learning about climbing trees safely and Mr Colman built a tree swing!  The session was finished off with a camp fire and hot chocolate.

  

• Science Fair Photos

  Fri 15 Mar 2024

  Thank you to all the pupils who contributed to the week's science fair.  There was some wonderful exhibits and experiments.  

  

• Year 3 Science Week

  Fri 15 Mar 2024

  As part of Science Week, Year 3 have had a fabulous time exploring the world around them.  From their interest in rocks and soils in Term 2, we have researched how fossils are formed.  We also had a keen interest in space and have created fact posters full of information.  We had a special visitor who helped the children learn more about the planets, focussing on their size and their distance from the sun.  We finished Science week on Friday with a live lesson about ampibians.

  

• St Patricks Assembly

  Fri 15 Mar 2024

  This weekend is St Patrick's Day and the whole school heard today about St Patrick through a special assembly, which was led by our St Patrick’s House Captain and Vice Captains: Lottie D and Sam B. All the members of St Patrick's then gathered afterwards in the hall for squash and biscuits to celebrate their team on this special feast day.

  

• Year 1 Art Gallery

  Fri 15 Mar 2024

  Year One welcomed visitors to the Orange Class Art Gallery on Monday afternoon. The artists all talked about their work, and showed their sketchbooks and sculptures inspired by the plants in our local environment.

  

• Red Nose Day Donation Link - here

  Fri 15 Mar 2024

  On Friday 15th March it will be a non-uniform day and children are invited to wear something red, clothing or an accessory in exchange for a contribution to Comic Relief. 

   We have decided to support this national event as one of our

  charitable campaigns for the year.  Many of you will be aware of the good work that this UK charity does. The money you raise could help put food on plates and roofs over heads, keep little ones safe and help support families affected by conflict and

  climate change.

  This year ParentPay have collaborated with the charity and are offering a donation page for all their users which also allows Gift Aid payments and the funds go directly to the Red Nose Day charity. 99.25% of the donations from Donations Pages goes to Comic

  Relief and ParentPay does not profit from donations made.   

   

  Please follow the link below to make a donation.  Please note that this a is not available on your child’s ParentPay log in—only via this link.

   

  https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=14231