November | 2022 | St. Mary's RC Primary and Nursery School

Vacancies

TA2 Vacancies

30th November 2022

St. Mary’s R.C. Primary School Kynder St, Denton, Manchester, M34 2AR T: 0161 336 3322 E: admin@stmarysdenton.com Headteacher: Ms D Reeves NOR: 205 (Group 2) TEACHING ASSISTANT (LEVEL 2) Grade D Pt 7 – 10 FTE £20,444 - £21,695 Post 1: KS1 (Part-time / term time only / Fixed term contract until 31st August 2022) From 16th January 2023 for 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.30am to...
Science, Y5

Y5 Science - Levers

28th November 2022

In science, the children have been learning about levers. We created our own catapults to demonstrate how a fulcrum works and tested them to see which catapult was the most effective.
English, Y3, Y5

‘Wolves in the Wall’

28th November 2022

The children in Year 5 have been writing nightmare stories over the last few weeks based around the book ‘Wolves in the Wall’. Once they had finished their stories, they read them to the Year 3’s. The Year 5’s really enjoyed having an audience to read their stories to and the Year 3’s all agreed that the stories were...
Newsletters

Weekly Newsletter

25th November 2022

St Mary's RC Primary School Weekly Newsletter - Friday 25th November 2022 Dear Parents and Carers, This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparation. We prepare for the coming of Jesus into the world at Christmas. The Church asks us to … Go to this Sway
Geography, Y2

Y2 Weather and the seasons

25th November 2022

In Year 2 in Geography, we have looked at weather and at the seasons. We combined the skills of Geography and Art to really think about how the world around changes as we go through each day, when investigating the weather, as well as through the year when thinking about the seasons.
Geography, Y3

Y3 Weather and Climate

25th November 2022

In Geography, Year 3 have been learning all about weather and climate. Over the past few weeks, we have been spending a few minutes each day recording the weather in our daily weather diaries, to see if we could spot any patterns or changes. This week, we found out more about why the weather is like it is. The...
Geography, Y5

Y5 The Alps

25th November 2022

In geography, our new topic is linked to the Alps. The children used various maps to identify which countries the Alps crosses and then used playdough to create their own fold mountains. We also looked at tourism in the Alps and discussed the positives and negatives linked to it.
Geography, Y4

Y4 - Americas

25th November 2022

This term, we are learning about the Americas as part of our Geography curriculum. The children have used Google Earth and atlases to locate North and South America and to describe its location. They have had to identify the equator as well as using compass points to do this. We have begun exploring some of the countries in South...
EYFS, Geography

F2 - Autumn theme

25th November 2022

In F2 we are concluding our Autumn theme. We have found out lots of interesting facts about Autumn and this week, we explored Autumn in our local environment. We observed the changes in the trees and the weather, then recorded our observations through pictures.
EYFS, Geography

F1 Autumn Animals

24th November 2022

We have been busy learning all about Autumn Animals in F1. We talked about the names of the animals and looked at photographs as well as learning a special new word… ‘hibernate’. Then in our construction area we built homes for our hedgehog friends. We talked about where hedgehogs would like to live and what they might need to...
News

Helping Hand Contacts Leaflet

21st November 2022

We know that the impact of the cost of living increases is impacting families at the time, especially in the run up to Christmas. If you feel you need further help/support you can find help local to you. You can be directed to support services who can assist you in taking control of your finances, employment, housing and improving...
Newsletters

Weekly Newsletter

18th November 2022

St Mary's RC Primary School Weekly Newsletter - Friday 18th November 2022 Dear Parents and Carers, It's been a busy week at St. Mary's. Anti-bullying Week started with a special assembly as we invited the children to show their support for this initiative by wea… Go to this Sway
News

Digital safety- parent guide week 2

15th November 2022

At St Mary’s we would like to further support parents with online resources about how to keep your children safe online. Each week we will share a web page with helpful resources and support- hopefully, you will find this useful. This week the website is called ‘Internet Matters’ and this involves step-by-step guides designed for parents to set up...
News, Nursery

F1 - Remembrance Day

11th November 2022

F1 have been learning all about Remembrance Day. We made our own poppies and even drew some on the iPads using Purple Mash. We made poppy play dough and some special artwork about the fields where the poppies grow. We watched a special video about Flanders’s field and at 11 o clock we were all silent and thought about...
Vacancies

TA2 Vacancy

10th November 2022

St. Mary’s R.C. Primary School Kynder St, Denton, Manchester, M34 2AR T: 0161 336 3322 E: admin@stmarysdenton.com Headteacher: Ms D Reeves NOR: 205 (Group 2) TEACHING ASSISTANT (LEVEL 2) Grade D Pt 7 – 10 FTE £20,444 - £21,695 Post 1: (Part-time / term time only / Fixed term contract until 31st August 2022) From 3rd January 2023 for 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 11.55am...
Newsletters

Weekly Newsletter

4th November 2022

St Mary's RC Primary School Weekly Newsletter - Friday 4th November 2022 Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back to St. Mary's and the second part of the Autumn term. We hope that you had a restful half term break. We wish all our children and their families a h… Go to this Sway
News

Consultation on Admission Arrangements - 2024-25

4th November 2022

Tameside Consultation on Admission Arrangements for 2024-25 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is carrying out a consultation on the proposed admission arrangements for schools in the borough for admission in September 2024. The consultation is being carried out by the Council, as admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools, and the consultation including details of all the changes can be accessed...
News, RE

RE in Year 3: The Christian Family

3rd November 2022

In Autumn 1 Year 3 learned all about becoming and being part of The Christian Family. To help the children fully understand the Sacrament of Baptism, we decided to hold our own! The children thoroughly enjoyed acting out the roles and used the experience in the following lesson to write about the signs and symbols of Baptism....
News

EYFS Open Evening 2023

3rd November 2022

St Mary's EYFS Open Evening for parents considering a Reception place for their children in September 2023 will be held on 29th November 4pm-5.15pm, on a drop in basis.
News

Parental engagement plan- week 1

2nd November 2022

At St Mary’s we would like to further support parents with online resources about how to keep your children safe online. Each week we will share a web page with helpful resources and support- hopefully, you will find this useful. This week the website is called ‘Common Sense Media’ this gives information on age-based media reviews for families and...