St. Mary's Catholic Primary Schools Trust

Headteacher 

Newsletter no. 9

16th  October  2026

Dear Parents / Carers, 

I trust you all had a wonderful and safe half term break.

I also wanted to say Happy Diwali to our families celebrating Diwali this weekend. Enjoy this special time with your families. I’m sure we will be seeing lots of fireworks. Also, a reminder to stay safe during any fire work displays that you may take your children to over the next few weekends. As the nights are drawing in and the days are getting shorter– please be mindful of where you are parking at the beginning and end of the school day. Make sure you choose a space so that children are able to walk along the pavement and cross the roads safely outside the school grounds.

Thank you

Thank you for all the support your gave before half term for our Wear it pink for cancer and our Mac Millan coffee morning. Together we raised £281.22 for these charities. This will help support the wonderful work they do in helping cancer sufferers.

Friends of St Mary’s

I had the pleasure of meeting with a number of parents who are going to help organise and run fundraising events in the school.

We have arranged the Christmas Fair for Friday 4^th December

Christmas Discos for children in Reception to Year 2

Reception Disco – Tuesday 15^th December

Year 1 Disco- Wednesday 16^th December

Year 2 Disco Thursday 17^th December

Anti-Bullying week 

From the 16^th  – 20^th November it is Anti Bullying week, the official theme this year is ‘Break the Silence’. We will be taking part by wearing odd socks on Monday 16^th  November. Please send your child in odd socks or some brightly coloured, jazzy tights.

WHY IS ODD SOCKS DAY IMPORTANT?

The day sends an important message that we should all be allowed to be ourselves and  that we choose to respect others and create a community free from bullying and it helps us celebrate Anti-Bullying Week in a fun and positive way.

 I look forward to seeing all of your socks on Monday 16^th  November!

Workshops for parents

Wednesday 25th November 9.15am or 2.45pm– Phonics workshop - find out how our phonic scheme is taught and how you can support your child at home with their phonics and reading.

School Trips

A reminder that Year 2 have  a school visit coming up.

They are going to the National War Museum on Wednesday18^th November to bring to life their learning this half term.

 

Please ensure you have completed the permission forms and expressed whether your child will be having a school packed lunch or you will be providing them with a packed lunch from home. We need to inform the kitchen of numbers so that they can cater accordingly. 

Celebrations this week

Our stars of the week are:                   

    Akaya in St Andrew Class

    Kanistra n St George Class

    Ladydocia in St Bernadette Class

    Luke in St Therese Class

   Aayan  in St Francis Class

  Sophia  in St Martin Class

Living and learning in the St Mary's Way are:                       

Ziane in St Andrew Class

Anastasia  in St George Class

Naera in St Bernadette Class

Aisha in St Therese Class

Brielle  in St Francis Class

Navadheeran in St Martin Class

On the Golden Table this week for having impactable table manners are:

Helen  in St Andrew Class

 Ohemaa in St George Class

 Thomas in St Bernadette Class

Lyra   in St Therese Class

Josiah in St Francis Class

 Eliza in St Martin Class

Wednesday word

 

LOVE

“God alone is infinitely wise. He is wisdom, power and love”

St Maximillian Kolbe

Dear Lord Jesus

Please help us to grow in wisdom to be kind and loving, as so

   God Bless you all and have a wonderful weekend