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

• Orange Class Christmas Party Day

  Wed 13 Dec 2023 Mrs Tabassi-Gill

  Year One celebrated Christmas in style on Wednesday this week! We have researched, planned, designed and made a fruity, Christmas dessert and created our own decorations, party placemats and musical instruments! It's party time!

  

• Year 3 and 4 Advent Service 13-12-23

  Wed 13 Dec 2023

  The Year 3 and 4 children delighted us this week with their retelling of the nativity. 

  They worked hard to learn their lines and enjoyed singing some traditional Christmas carols. 

  They had lots of fun with the bells and glockenspiels, and performing actions to accompany the lyrics to the songs. 

   

  Well done to all those who took part and thank you to our families who were able to come and support us. 

  

• Whole School Trip to the Pantomime!

  Tue 12 Dec 2023

  On Tuesday thanks a generous donation from the Friends of St Mary's funds, the whole school were able to enjoy a trip to the pantomime, Beauty and the Beast at the Assembly Halls in Tunbridge Wells.  We filled the whole of the front stalls for the10am schools' performance.  The children thoroughly enjoyed the pantomime and we are very thankful for all the staff and parent volunteers that helped organise and supervise the trip.  A huge thank you to the Friends of St Mary's for their contribution for all their fundraising efforts.

  

• Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper Day

  Fri 08 Dec 2023

  On Friday 8th December all the Children were invited to wear the Christmas Jumpers to school for the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Campaign. A total of £88 was donated to this worthy cause.  Thank you for your donations and any further donations can be made via your child's ParentPay account until the 31st December. 

  https://www.parentpay.com/ 

   

  This was also the day of their Christmas Lunch which they all enjoyed a traditional turkey roast dinner (or vegetarian alternative) in the school hall with all the staff.

  

• Orange Class - RE Learning this week.

  Thu 07 Dec 2023 Miss Russell

  In RE, Orange Class have been learning about how Mary is honoured around the world. They learnt about how flowers, candles, prayers and pilgrimages are all used to do this. The children then made their own flower crowns. These will also be used when they have their Christmas celebration next week. 

  

• Polar Express Day - Year 2

  Thu 07 Dec 2023

  The children in Year 2 had a fantastic Polar Express day on Thursday! First, we read some of the book and highlighted key words in pairs. After that, they enjoyed making a golden train ticket and spent time writing the first part of the story, imagining that a steam train had arrived on their front garden on Christmas Eve. It was then time for the train journey! We drank hot chocolate, ate biscuits and snuggled down in our pyjamas to watch some more of the film.

  

• Nativity Performances by Key Stage One

  Wed 06 Dec 2023

  Here are some pictures of our wonderful children in Key Stage One performing their Nativity this week.

  

• Year 3 Earthquake Learning

  Tue 05 Dec 2023 Miss Cook

  Year 3 have been learning all about Earthquakes.  They have been working together to make different structures and testing them out to see which ones would last the longest on their earthquake jelly! 

   

  They learnt that triangles were stronger than squares and the lower buildings lasted longer than taller ones. The children then tried strengthening  their ideas by experimenting with double sticks and adding spikes into the jelly to secure them into the ground.  They also discovered that the buildings with a wider base were stronger and wobbled less.

  

• Friends of St Mary's Christmas Fair Saturday 25th November 1pm to 4.30pm

  Fri 24 Nov 2023
  

• September 2024 Admissions for Reception Class

  Wed 01 Nov 2023 Tracy Shields

  Is your child due to start primary school in September 2024? If you are considering our lovely school, you are very welcome to come and visit us .  We are holding two open events on;

  Wednesday 15th November at 9.30am 

  and

  Friday 17th November at 2pm.

   

  All are welcome and no need to book, just turn up at the start time,  there will be a presentation by the headteacher in the hall followed by tours of the school in smaller groups.

  All welcome, including children.

   

  Please see our Prospectus for further information.

   

  Please note that you have until 15th January 2024 to make an application for your child's reception class place for 2024.