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

• Visit from Deacon Mike

  Thu 11 Sep 2025

  Deacon Mike visited us all here at St Mary's. He shared with us all his experiences when becoming a Deacon at the end of last term. The children were very excited to hear what this was like for Deacon Mike and asked interesting questions to find out what it felt like for him during his ordination and what his role entails now that he is a Deacon.

  

• Year 3 Rugby

  Wed 10 Sep 2025

  Year 3 enjoyed their first PE lesson of the new school year. This term they are learning about invasion games, starting with some rugby skills!  Rugby is a challenging sport as it involves passing the ball across your body and backwards - this proved tricky for lots, but they persevered and rose to the challenge! Well done Year 3!

   

  Please make sure full PE kits are in school, including a change of shoes. As the weather turns cooler we will continue lessons outside, so please make sure your child has jogging bottoms (black or navy please) and a jacket with them.

• Year 5 and 6 Residential: Day 2

  Thu 10 Jul 2025

  Message from Mrs Mitchell:

   

  Day two has been a lot of fun in the sun! We have had glorious weather and enjoyed abseiling, high ropes, explorers and bushcraft. We are now having some downtime, playing outdoor games or taking time to rehearse for our talent show this evening! 

   

  More pictures to come tomorrow.......................

  

• Year 5 and 6 Residential 2025

  Wed 09 Jul 2025

  Message from Mrs Mitchell:

   

  We have had a great first day. We started the day with a scavenger hunt and then we built bug hotels. Groups have done archery, bushcraft and buggy build. We are now playing games in the field and having a go on the 'Cresta Run!' 

   

  Fingers crossed for a good night's sleep... 

   

  More updates and photos tomorrow.

  

• Maps

  Fri 04 Jul 2025

  Year 3 have had lots of fun exploring atlases and maps to locate places around the world.  They have been looking at data to focus on countries which visit Disney Land in Florida the most.  We then thought about reasons why some countries are represented, but also why some countries are not represented.  This afternoon, they learnt about a peninsula, we then used the atlases and maps to locate different peninsulas.  Miss Cook challenged us with some examples and non examples but we weren't fooled - we were able to explain that the United Kingdom isn't a peninsula because it's completely surrounded by water and isn't attached to the mainland, so we live on an island!

  

• The Good Shepherd - Arundel Cathedral

  Wed 25 Jun 2025

  Today members of our RE Council and Mrs Lawlor attended The Good Shepherd service held at Arundel Cathedral this year. The children had a lovely time joining with all the schools across the Diocese and were an absolute credit to the school 

  

• Year 3 Pulleys

  Wed 25 Jun 2025

  This week, Green class have had lots of fun learning all about pulleys in DT.  They have found out that a pulley is a simple mechanism that allows someone to lift a heavy object more easily. They have explored real life examples such as wells, cranes, and flags rising on their pole.  They then had a tremendous morning creating their own pulleys in the classroom using papercups. string, cotton reels and a range of construction materials. They had to record their findings to explain what went well and the changes they would like to make next time.

  

• The Storm - Year 3

  Thu 19 Jun 2025

  This week, Year 3 have been reading the book 'The Matchbox Diaries'. On their voyage to America, the ship hits a storm.  The children have reenacted a storm to help them develop ideas for vocabulary. They have planned their ideas and have written great descriptions using similes and adverbial phrases to add interest to their work.  Preparing for Year 4, they have tried paragraphing their writing to try and convey the buildup up of the brewing storm, the actual storm, and then the passing of the storm and the returning of calm waters. I am really proud of their efforts.

  

• Gardening Club

  Wed 18 Jun 2025

  It was a fun session for St Mary's Gardening Club today as it was time to dig beneath the soil and harvest this year's potatoes.

  It was a bumper crop, made all the more exciting as we entered the GYOP school's growing competition this year. To promote healthy eating and connect children to their food.

  Well done team ! 

  

• Year 3 Assembly

  Fri 13 Jun 2025

  Today Year 3 shared their Father's Day Liturgy with the school.  We offered our thanks and praise for the role our father figures play in our life.  We wish all those celebrating their fathers this weekend a happy and joyful time.