This year, the children at St Mary’s having been working especially hard to learn about their local environment, engage with nature and improve and care for our school grounds.  As a result, we have been awarded our 5th Eco Schools Green Flag.  A special thank you to Miss Nelson who has carefully co-ordinated our whole school outdoor learning programme this year.  Well done everyone!

This week in Nurture, the children enjoyed exploring our summer-inspired sand and turf sensory tray. They had lots of fun digging, scooping, and creating while engaging their senses through different textures and natural materials. The activity encouraged imaginative play, curiosity, and conversation, while supporting fine motor skills and providing a calm and enjoyable sensory experience.

This week P6 met their buddies in school for a special lunch! They presented them with their buddy booklets and a special teddy. Over the coming weeks buddies will have a chance to meet up and play before starting school in August.
Well done P6! You are great role models!

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Our P5–P7 pupils are entering the final stages of preparation for their upcoming show next week. Over the coming days, the children will be taking part in final rehearsals, dress rehearsals and technical rehearsals as they bring together all aspects of their performance.

Through the Expressive Arts curriculum, pupils have been developing a wide range of skills including confidence, creativity, communication, teamwork and performance techniques. The rehearsal process has allowed them to explore characterisation, movement, music and drama while working collaboratively towards a shared goal.

The excitement is certainly building as the children prepare to showcase all of their hard work and dedication. We are incredibly proud of their commitment and enthusiasm and cannot wait for them to perform for family and friends.

Tickets are available from the school office for £3 each. Performances will take place on Tuesday afternoon (16th June) and Wednesday evening (17th June). We look forward to welcoming you and celebrating the pupils’ achievements on stage! 🌟🎶🎬

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This week in Nurture class, we had lots of fun creating a beehive picture using finger painting as part of our mini beasts topic. Everyone enjoyed getting creative and exploring different textures and colours. We also had some very exciting news when one of our butterflies emerged from its cocoon! The children were fascinated to watch this special moment and enjoyed learning more about the butterfly life cycle.

This week has been another busy and exciting one in P3!

One of the highlights of our week was releasing our butterflies. We were so excited to watch them fly away after observing their life cycle in our classroom. One butterfly even landed on a member of P3’s head before taking off! We discussed why it was important to let the butterflies go and learned that they need to live in their natural habitats where they can find food, shelter and other butterflies.

As part of our topic, we have begun planning and designing our own castles. P3 have come up with lots of fantastic ideas and are looking forward to building them. Any donations of clean cardboard boxes, tubes or plastic materials would be greatly appreciated to help us with our castle construction.

In maths, we have been enjoying learning about fractions. P3 have been exploring halves, quarters and thirds through a variety of practical and fun activities.

To finish off our week, we completed a recount of our trip to Deep Sea World. Everyone produced some amazing writing and worked hard to include lots of detail. We were delighted when Miss Pritchard came to visit our classroom and read some of our work. She was very impressed! Two P3 boys were also awarded a special Be Proactive wristband by Miss Pritchard in recognition of their excellent attitude and effort.

Well done, P3, for another fantastic week of learning! 🌟🦋🏰✏️📚

On Thursday P6 went to St Margaret’s to take part in the annual Almond Cup. We competed in a fun day of football, tennis, fitness, rugby, javelin and more! We competed for points and displayed our super team working and motivational skills.
We also enjoyed a delicious hot dog lunch and enjoyed using the high school’s sports facilities.
Added to the fun was the booming sound track and sunny weather so a good time was had by all! Well done P6 you did St Mary’s proud!

Nurture class had so much fun at the careers fayre! The children loved exploring the police cars, fire engines and ambulance up close. They enjoyed chatting with the officers and had great fun trying on some of the uniforms. It was a brilliant hands-on experience and a very exciting day for everyone.

This week, our Nurture Class had lots of fun taking part in Health Week. The children enjoyed trying lots of different activities throughout the week and had a great time keeping active.

We learned some new skills in judo, took part in marathons and active games, and had lots of fun trying circus skills too! The children especially enjoyed having the chance to try new activities and challenge themselves.

Well done to everyone for taking part and making Health Week such an enjoyable week!