Dear Parents and Carers, It’s been a busy week here in school, with so many interesting and exciting things going on. The children are working incredibly hard and packing lots in to each s…
Dear Parents and Carers, It’s beginning to feel like we are heading towards Spring with longer days and the promise of milder temperatures. There’s lots for us to look forward to in schoo…
Dear Parents and Carers, I can’t quite believe its Friday already. The week has flown by with lots going on in school; Bookstart meetings and a storytime for F1 parents and children and mi…
Dear Parents and Carers, The snow created much excitement in school this week. The children were so disappointed when it disappeared so quickly (the adults weren’t). It’s great to have o…
Dear Parents and Carers, The children have settled really well back into their learning following the Christmas break and are working hard in class. Its great to see their positivity and …
Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back and Happy New Year! On behalf of the staff of St. Mary’s, I would like to would to thank you all for your good wishes and gifts just before the Christ…
Dear Parents and Carers, This Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent. It is known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is Latin for ‘rejoice’. Sunday is a day for joyful celebration as the birth of Je…
Dear Parents and Carers, On the second Sunday of Advent (4th December) we hear about the prophet John the Baptist – a voice crying in the wilderness, completely focused on his mission to p…
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 …
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…
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…
Dear Parents and Carers, I can’t believe we have now completed our sixth week back at school – it has flown by so quickly! We’ve had another busy week in school. It’s been great to see how…
Dear Parents and Carers, A busy week in school with lots of different activities taking place. We had a good uptake for the flu vaccinations on Tuesday. The Vaccination Team will return …
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you to everyone who supported our Macmillan Coffee morning today either by bringing some cakes into school for the sale or joining us for a coffee and a chat…
Dear Parents and Carers, We wish all our Year 6 pupils well as they move to high school and we thank them for their contribution to the life of St Mary’s in the time they have been with us…
Dear Parents and Carers, The big event of this week has been the Y5/6 production of ‘Matilda’ which was fantastic. It has been great to see the children’s confidence grow during their rehe…
Dear Parents and Carers, Feast Day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul On Wednesday, we celebrated the Feast of SS Peter and Paul. Their feast day is observed every year on 29th June. The two me…
Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back to the final half-term of the school year. We hope that you had a restful and enjoyable half-term break. Well done to our Y1 children who completed t…
Dear Parents and Carers, There has been lots of excitement at St. Mary’s this week. Y6 had a great time at Robinwood and returned to school full of stories…
Dear Parents and Carers, It’s been a busy week in school. Y2 children have impressed everyone with their hard work and effort in their end of key stage tes…
Dear Parents and Carers, Our Y6 pupils completed their end of primary school KS2 SAT tests this week. All the children worked really hard and we could not…
Dear Parents and Carers, It was lovely to be able to welcome parents to join us in prayer and reflection for Y5’s Class Assembly this week. May is a specia…
Dear Parents and Carers, We hope that you had a happy and restful Easter holiday. In our Collective Worship this week we have been reminded that Easter is …
Dear Parents and Carers, Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday. In our lessons, liturgies and reflections we have been recalling the events leading up to Jesus’ death whilst also looking forward…
Dear Parents and Carers, We’ve all seen a real change in the weather this week as temperatures have dropped. The dramatic change in temperature hasn’t stopped classes from getting out and …
Dear Parents and Carers, Years 3 and 4 are busy rehearsing for their Easter play. Its lovely to hear their beautiful singing voices echo around school. The weather has also been glorious…
Dear Parents and Carers, I hope everyone enjoyed the half-term break and were able to catch up with family and friends. The children have settled back into school life and are working hard…
Dear Parents and Carers, I’m delighted to be able to share the news that we have been awarded a grant of £5,000 to support the further development of our school library. My thanks to Mrs W…
Dear Parents and Carers, We are rapidly approaching the half term break. Unfortunately, this week we have seen an increase in positive cases across the school. This means some of our class…
Dear Parents and Carers, Another busy and successful week in school. One of the highlights was the wonderful creative work our EYFS children have produced on Chinese New Year. Looking ahea…
Dear Parents and Carers, The Hats Off to Denton competition has certainly captured the children’s imagination this week and we have some super designs to share with you. Our Friends of St …
Dear Parents and Carers, We hope you had a very happy Christmas and we wish all our pupils, parents and carers a very happy new year. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant in recent week…
Dear Parents and Carers, We have finally made it to the end of term and what a term it has been! First of all, I need to say a big thank you to all the staff of St Mary’s who have worked …
Dear Parents and Carers, We continue to celebrate Advent in school. The children have learnt about the Advent Wreath. There are also beautiful Advent displays in the classrooms and entranc…
Dear Parents and Carers, It’s hard to believe that the second week of Advent begins on Sunday. In the Gospel we will hear about John the Baptist, a voice in the wilderness, focussed on his…
Dear Parents and Carers, This weekend sees the start of Advent and our preparations for Christmas begin in earnest. It’s been lovely to hear the sound of Christmas Carols in the school on…
Dear Parents and Carers, We have come to the end of another busy week in school. Rehearsals are underway for our EYFS and KS1 Christmas plays. Our key focus in school this school has been…
Dear Parents and Carers, This week has flown by – we have been so busy in school. Our focus has been on the Maths Week England initiative and the children have enjoyed additional maths ses…
Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back to St Mary’s! We hope you had an enjoyable and restful half-term break. We wish everyone in our school community all the best in what promises to be a…
Dear Parents and Carers, The children looked amazing for FOSM’s Funky Hair Day today. We have seen an abundance of colour, glitter and some feats of awe-inspiring structural engineering in…
Dear Parents and Carers, As we come to the end of the sixth full week of the first term, it’s good to reflect on how things are progressing so far. To begin with, it’s great to see how har…
Dear Parents and Carers, The children continue to work incredibly hard in school. It’s wonderful to see so many happy faces around school. The children are becoming so organised in remembe…
Dear Parents and Carers, Many thanks for your very generous donations to CAFOD (£115 to date) and St Mary’s Foodbank this week in support of our non-uniform day for CAFOD’s Amazon Communit…
Dear Parents and Carers, I can’t believe we have come to the end of our third full week – how quickly time flies. We’ve enjoyed another busy week in school and its good to see how enthusia…
Dear Parents and Carers, We had a lovely day in school on Wednesday to celebrate the Feast of our Patron Saint, Our Lady of Sorrows. The day started with a special whole school prayer ser…
Dear Parents and Carers, The mixed weather has certainly impacted on some of our activities in school this week. Filming for Aladdin has been delayed and sports lessons have also been dis…
Dear Parents and Carers, This week has flown by in school and has been filled lots of exciting activities as we begin to prepare for the end of the school year and the changes that lie ahe…
Dear Parents and Carers, This week is National Sports Week and have started our School Sports Days for each separate class bubble. The Y4 and Y6 children really enjoyed the experience and…
Dear Parents and Carers, We have certainly made the most of the lovely weather in school this week, with many lessons and activities taking place outdoors. This week, I have also been remi…
Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back! We hope that everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing half term break. The children have returned to school keen and eager to learn. We were also deli…
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you for your attendance at our Parent – Teacher meetings over the past couple of weeks and for all the positive feedback to staff. It is much appreciated. We…
Dear Parents and Carers, This half term is flying by. It’s hard to believe we are already at the bank holiday weekend. The children continue to work hard and enjoy their lessons. The highl…
Dear Parents and Carers, I hope you all had a lovely Easter holiday and enjoyed the very welcome good weather. The new term has started well in school, the children have returned with a po…
Dear Parents and Carers, We have finally arrived at the end of the Spring term. It has been yet another extraordinary time in school. I would like to thank all of the children, their fam…
Dear Parents and Carers, It’s hard to believe that we are rapidly approaching the end of the Spring term and the great Feast of Easter. The children have settled back in school brilliantl…
Dear Parents and Carers, Red Nose Day has brought a smile to everyone’s face today as the children (and staff) have looked fantastic in their superhero costumes. Superheroes always help ot…
Dear Parents and Carers, It has been wonderful to have all our children back in school this week. The children have settled down so well. They have been really happy to see each other and …
Dear Parents and Carers, We are all looking forward to welcoming the everyone back to school next Monday. Please be assured, we will do our best to ensure that all children feel safe and e…
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