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

• Year 1 Explorers

  Thu 18 Jan 2024

  Orange Class have been learning about explorers. They looked at coats made of different materials and discussed which one they thought would be best for an icy adventure.

  

• Young Voices Concert at the O2 in London

  Mon 15 Jan 2024

  Some of our Year 5 & 6 pupils participated in the the Young Voices on Monday.   

  Our pupils joined over 5000 other children to perform as a single choir at the O2 Arena in London alongside amazing artists.   

   

  The children left our school by coach in the morning for rehearsal time at the O2.  Many parents and family members came to the O2 in the evening for the concert.  The children and parents alike have said what an incredible experience it was for them.  The concert is the culmination of a lot of hard work from the children and staff for the event. 

   

  We are very thankful to Miss Morley and all the staff that helped with rehearsals and supervising the trip to London.  We are also grateful for the parents' support, that has helped make this unforgettable experience possible for the children possible. 

  

• Year 4 - Starjik inspired learning

  Fri 12 Jan 2024

  In Year 4, the children have been reading a story with the character 'Starjik'. 

   

  They have created their own games to play and written instructions so that other people can follow the rules.

   

  

• Year 3 Forest School - skills learned this week.

  Thu 11 Jan 2024

  This week, the Year 3s enjoyed a sunny day at forest school. 

   

  They had a chance to practise their fire lighting skills with Mrs. Gorringe and use a range of tools to practise hammering in nails, drilling and sawing. 

   

  They also worked well together to make fantastic dens using a new skill of lashing wood together with twine. 

   

  Next week is our last week at Forest School - please remember a spare pair of shoes so that the mud from outside doesn't get walked down the corridor and into the classroom.

  

• Year 2 - Yellow Class Making Hand Puppets

  Thu 11 Jan 2024

  On Thursday morning, Year 2 enjoyed making their hand puppets.

   

  They carefully used a running stitch to join the binca together and cut out felt animals to stick on the front. The puppets looked fantastic and all the children enjoyed practicing their sewing skills.

   

  We were also very grateful for all the adults that came to help us- thank you! 

   

   

   

  

• Snowfall fun at St Mary's on Monday 8th January 2024

  Mon 08 Jan 2024

  On Monday, we went out and enjoyed the snow whilst it lasted!  We had lots of fun and demonstrated great team work rolling and throwing snowballs. 

   

  

• Year 2 children enrolled into Pirate School.

  Mon 08 Jan 2024

  On Monday 8th January, the Year 2 children enrolled into pirate school.

   

  They learnt how to speak like a pirate, hide treasure, draw maps and build ships.

  Each child was given a different job to help keep our ship afloat.

   

  From the swabbies to the captain all of the children worked incredibly hard and enjoyed seeking their fortune on the seven seas.  

   

  

• Epiphany Liturgy

  Fri 05 Jan 2024

  Today the RE Council lead our Epiphany Liturgy for pupils.  The children explained the story of the three kings arriving to see the baby Jesus in the manger.  The children also lead prayers and the school sang hymns to celebrate this holy feast day.

  

• Year 3 Magnets and Forces Science Topic

  Fri 05 Jan 2024

  This week, we have launched our new science topic 'Magnets and Forces' by making games which work using magnets.  The children had lots of fun creating their own fishing games or designing maze games with magnetic pieces.  We also had a rather interesting football game with prehistoric animals as players!  It proved a wonderful opportunity to develop our collaboration and cooperation skills, testing out ideas and refining our work to improve it.  We are looking forward to completing them and playing them next week.

  

• Forest School with Year 3 this week

  Fri 05 Jan 2024

  Year 3 are having a fantastic time at Forest School.  This week they explored the nature areas, worked together to build dens, mud painted, and had the opportunity to hammer nails into wood, and use the saws and drills.  Then they shared their best bits around the fire circle with a mug of hot chocolate!  

   

  Please remember on forest school days that a large bag to put muddy, wet items into is advisable, as is a change of footwear and dry socks so that your child has something comfortable to put on if they get a little soggy!  Water proofs and/or a change of trousers are also essential.