St Marie's Catholic Primary School

The end of a very busy term! This week we have been doing lots of mapping skills in our local Geography work and we showed off our creative skills making our Titanic bedrooms, which we loved. More great topic homework too. Well done everyone for a wonderful first term - you are all superstars!

This week, as part of mapping week, we walked around Standish to observe and record features that keep us safe; keep our environment clean and are community friendly.

Powerpoint used to delivery Phonics Parent workshop.

During week 7 we have celebrated 'Black History' month by finding out about the person who invented the Traffic lights, We have listened to prayers. We are working hard with our phonics.

Year 4 have been inspired by the poet, Benjamin Zephania as part of our celebration for Black History Day.

Year 1 enjoying their morning break at the new snack tables. For 'Black History Day' in school, the children heard about the life and achievements of Rosa Parks. They created freeze frames of scenes from her life and learnt the actions and words to a song inspired by her - She Sat on the Bus.

As part of Black History Month, we spent some time learning about Windrush and why people emigrated to Britain in 1948. We imagined how the people aboard the Windrush must have been thinking and feeling before and after they arrived in Britain.

We have enjoyed writing poems this week being inspired by all the poets mentioned in 'Love That Dog'. Our To Know You More Clearly topic has led us to make videos all about Baptism and what effects this celebration has on us as Christians. We have also explored events at the end of WW2. We acted out what it would feel like to leave the Caribbean as part of the Windrush Generation - who were invited to the UK to help rebuild after the war. We created some artwork inspired by A

This week we made lanterns to show how we carry the light of Jesus. We celebrated more topic homework and Black History Month, learning all about Rosa Parks. Well done to Alice and Evie who managed to climb all the way up the ropes.

This week, we have been discussing 'what makes a kind friend'. The children have given some beautiful answers..."I have kind hands" "I love to snuggle my friends." "Sharing is caring." The children have also created an Autumn collage, made scrumptious playdough cookies and shared how special our families are to us during a special circle time.

This week, we visited Standish Library. We loved listening to a story about a girl and a fox in the comfort of a ready made den. We then predicted the next part of the story.

A busy week in reception - thinking about repeating patterns in maths, in literacy we have been reading the story 'The lonely Scarecrow'...

Basic 2 Week 2 - Graphemes and rhymes are in your child's phonics folders and this 2 tricky words 'I' and 'is'.

Great balances and super advice from the partners, telling each other how to improve. Followed by some self-regulation work -...

In mathematics this week, we learned to spot patterns and rules that would help us to place the answers to calculations in order. Through...

Well done to some of our children who were crowned overall winners at the bowling event this week!

Well done to our football team who took part in the kids cup this week.