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Celebrate with us!

'Class stars' are children selected by the class teacher - it could be for extra hard work, a great attitude or achieving something individual to the pupil.

• It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

  Fri 08 Dec 2017 Mrs Hall

  Ho!Ho!Ho! Santa came to St Mary's today and everyone got to visit to tell him what. They wanted. He will be returning to the North Pole to check who is on his naughty list before the big day!

  Thank you to the PTFA for another lovely grotto and for giving up your time to enable all children to visit and be presented with a selection box.

  

• Champion visitor!

  Thu 07 Dec 2017 Mrs Hall
  Today we were visited by Olympic bronze medalist and Taekwondo double World Champion, Bianca Walkden. She came in to tell us all about her sport and how she came to be double World Champion. She has also just won a World Sport Achievement Award as well as the World Taekwondo Grand Prix! A wonderful role model for us all to aspire to.

  

• CAMHS Workshops

  Wed 06 Dec 2017 Mrs Hall

  Today KS2 had workshops on Mental Health from Mrs Sumpter and two CAMHS specialists. Children talked about positive and negative feelings and where in our bodies these feelings can be felt. We then made 'Mind Apples' where we had to come up with our 5-a-day to keep our minds healthy. 

  We were then taught some Mindfulness techniques - breathing and exercises, to help us when we are feeling a little bogged down! Thank you Mrs Sumpter for organising this great morning.

  

• Pinning the tail on the donkey!

  Wed 06 Dec 2017 Mrs Hall

  For today's Collective Worship, the Rector decided to play a game of 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey'! Three staff were chosen (we weren't very good at it) and then three children got to have a go. 

  The message was about how we might live our lives in darkness, without direction but if we let Jesus into our lives, he will lead us into light and show us the way. 

  

• Scholastic Book Fair

  Tue 05 Dec 2017 Mrs Hall

  Scholastic Book Fair

   

  Thank-you so much for supporting our latest book fair. We were very happy to see so many people coming to the fair and enjoying the wide selection of books on sale.

   

  Not only did many of you purchase a book, but by doing so, you also helped us gain commission for school which will be directly reinvested in the children’s education.  

   

  This year the rewards will be spent upon comprehension texts for each class, so that every child will benefit.

   

  The Book Fair raised a magnificent £1,167 in sales. 

   

  A huge, “Thank-you," must be said to one of our governors, Mr Norman Dunsby , who ran the fair for us along with parents - Mrs Manion and Mrs Lynes. Without the help of volunteers, it would not be possible to run such a successful event. Thanks also go to Kharis Dunsby, a former St. Mary’s pupil.

   

  Our next fair will be in March and we all look forward to seeing you then. In the meantime.......Keeeeeeep reading!

   

  Mrs Armstrong

   

• Star Pupils

  Mon 04 Dec 2017 Mrs Hall

  This week's Star Pupils are:

   

  Reception: Thomas Holland and Hugo Robinson

  Class 1: Charlotte McGregor and Iolo Taylor 

  Class 2:  Daisy Beech and Shea Willock

  Class 3 : Harry McCabe, Charlie Hargreaves and Charlie McGrath

  Class 4 : Alix Cain and Sadie Olsen

  Class 5 : Maisie McGregor, Sean Bulger and Amy Kelly 

  Class 6 : Scarlett Tully, Ella Willock and Jack Mannion

   

  Reading Stars:

   

  Reception:  Michael Byrne

  Class 1: Josie Killen

  Class 2: Eva O'Neill

  Class 3: Renee Smith

  Class 4: Zara Smith

  Class 5: Ella Ip

  Class 6: Jessica Barlow

   

  French Stars:

  KS1:  Rose Dixon                    KS2: Tyus Henry

   

  Well done to all of our stars!!

   

  House of the Week: Derby

   

  P.E. Class of the Week: Class 1