What a wonderful sports week we have had in school organised by Mr Pryer – the children had a great time taking part in various sporting activities all week, ending on the Friday with a Sports day and picnic.

Thank you to all of the sport camps who came into school to deliver these events.

A special thank you to all the parents/grandparents who came to join us and their children – it was lovely to see you all – thank you.

Congratulations to the children from year 4 who have made their First Holy Communion!
You were all amazing and we are incredibly proud of you. Well done

Coronation celebration

As a school, we have created our very own memory for the coronation. Every child in school has contributed, with their finger print or handprint, to the design and we will be proudly displaying this in school.
I’m sure you will agree it is a fitting tribute to the new King.

Please see the latest newsletter for our wonderful Coronation Celebration pictures.

We have had a great first week back and it has been wonderful to
see all the children getting back in to lessons and working so hard,
but what has been wonderful to see is the children enjoying our
new OPAL play zones and even the sunshine joined us this week!
Our OPAL team have given up time in the holidays to develop new
zones for the children to play in and explore, and they have had an
amazing time doing so!

Positive comments – Mother’s day coffee afternoon

“Lovely to see so many of us together again. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.”

“This was a lovely way to start bringing parents and families back into the school – thank you.”

“Lovely to be able to come into school and hear a buzz in the hall.”

“Lovely to finally get to do these nice events with out children – thank you.”

“Thank you for a lovely afternoon. It was lovely to meet the other families and have a chatter. A special
thank you for the yummy chocolates.”

“Thank you for organising this tea afternoon. It was so nice to see everyone and to have this opportunity
to do something that feels normal!”

“It feels so nice to be back in school enjoying the time together again – a lovely treat for Mothers’ Day”

The whole school recently enjoyed a production of Oliver Twist.

Not only did they all thoroughly enjoy it but the production team commented on how impeccably behaved the children were.

We look forward to welcoming M & M Productions back next year for another performance.

We celebrated Comic Relief on Friday 18th March this year. There wasn’t a particular theme for Comic Relief this year so we chose to go with the theme of The Eighties. The children came dressed up in colourful clothes reminiscent of the 80s or indeed came in dressed up as a celebrity or famous person from the decade. There were some wonderful costumes.

Thank you to everyone who made a donation to Comic Relief  through Parent Pay –  we will send all donations to the charity on behalf of the children at St Mary’s.

Thank you to everyone who came into school early yesterday morning to read a book with the children. It was wonderful to be able to welcome you back into school. It was also great to chat with so many of you face-to-face again.
A massive thank you is extended to all the children who took part in the ‘book in a shoe box’ competition.
The standard was fantastic and it was obvious that the children worked hard and most importantly enjoyed making them. Well done everyone.

A very BIG thank you!

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended the Christmas Fayre. It was wonderful to see so many people in school, smiling, chatting and enjoying themselves. The event was an overwhelming success.
This magical event would simply not have been possible without you. Thank you!

The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted everyday life for millions of
people around the world. Yet, Samaritan’s Purse, through the Operation
Christmas Child shoe boxes continues to share hope to those less fortunate
than ourselves.
Thank you so much to those families who donated a shoebox and made a
gift of love. Your generosity will bring a smile to the face of a child much less
fortunate than our own.