Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Virtual Activities
Fri 26 Jun 2020Take a look at the links below for virtual activities for children and young people. Don't forget to share you work with us via Purple Mash emails or Twitter.
#Salford stories has a daily calendar of activities for children.
https://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/salfordstories-calendar-children
Manchester Museum has some really good resources and activities for children to access.
https://www.mminquarantine.com/resource-for-home-educators-and-fam
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Support for Parents
Fri 26 Jun 2020Salford Baby Bank
Salford Baby Bank is a new charitable organisation which schools can refer to. Do you have any parents with a new baby who are struggling financially? They accept referrals from professionals who work with families in Salford who require a Crisis Care Package. This could include nappies, artificial baby milk, under 2yrs clothes package, hygiene essentials for mum/baby and family. Click on the link to refer, parental consent is needed.
https://salfordbabybank.co.uk/
Childcare Choices
Visit the link below for information regarding childcare choices and the 30 hour funding.
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
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St Mary's Street
Fri 26 Jun 2020Hello everyone,
We’ve thought of an idea to commemorate St Mary’s moving into our homes during the pandemic, which has allowed us to continue to learn and be a community but from the safety of our own homes. We would like all the children to draw/paint/collage a picture of their home. We will then compile photographs of these into one large St Mary’s Street! Parents are welcome to help but part of the beauty of the project is that all houses will be completely unique and different, from a quick stick house to a Van Gogh style painting!!
If your child has been in School through the duration, right from the beginning of lockdown, they are welcome to draw a picture of the school.
Once your house picture is completed, send a photograph to daisy.williamson@salford.gov.uk and I will edit them all together. Please do this by the 10th of July and try and take the photographs in bright/natural light so they are as clear as possible.
We can’t wait to see what you each create and to share the finished result with you!
Miss Williamson
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Friday Celebration Assembly
Fri 26 Jun 2020Good morning everyone,
It has been a week of sunshine and hopefully smiles! We hope you are all keeping well at home and looking after one another.
We can see you have all been working hard again, lots of fantastic work of all subjects being submitted. It's great to see so many of you enjoying the Flat Teacher Tasks too! Our staff have been doing art work, baking cakes, playing with your toys, riding your scooters as well as exploring Pennington Flash and lots of Parks....thank you so much for taking us with you!
This weeks Purple Mash Stars of the Week are:
Nursery = Isaac
Reception = Olivia C
Year 1 = Blake
Year 2 = Jacob
Year 3 = Emilia
Year 4 = Rebekah C
Year 5 = Felicity H
Year 6 = Zach D
Bravo Bravo Bravo Bravissimo Very Well Done!
This weeks Class winners are:
Spelling Shed = Year 4
Maths Shed = Year 4
Year 4 has made it to the top spot for BOTH for the second week in a row! Well Done Year 4!
We are so excited for next week as St Mary's ARTS WEEK is going ahead! There's no stopping Mrs Murphy! Please look out as a timetable full of fantastic ideas, links to amazing websites will be sent to your Purple Mash Email. We hope you have lots of fun getting creative! Remember to share your photographs of your achievements with us @st_swinton or email them to your teachers on purple mash for the website gallery!
Have a great week everybody!
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St Mary's Virtual Arts Week Monday 29th June-Friday 3rd July
Thu 25 Jun 2020St Mary’s Arts Week is a highlight of the school year and we’re not going to let a little pandemic stop this years! Mark the date in your diary... Monday 29th June - Friday 3rd July. We can reveal the theme for next week's Arts Week is THE NATURAL WORLD.
Each day we will send out our arts week list of activities for you to choose from on your Purple Mash emails, so keep your eyes peeled.
Get your arts resources ready, get those dancing shoes out and warm up your singing voice. We can't wait for a week of creativity!
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Friday Celebration Assembly
Thu 18 Jun 2020Good morning everyone!
We hope you are all well and keeping safe! It has been another busy week of bubbles starting in school and lots of super home learning going on! Not to mention all the members of staff who have shrunk....have you checked out our Flat Teachers yet?
We must say bubble 3 and 4 have come back to school with big smiles this week and have been social distancing super stars! With 4 bubbles back we are now full and it's really nice to hear the sound of more children again, we can not wait to have you all back.
Lots of you will have had a teacher phone call this week, it's so nice to hear how well everyone is doing and so many positive comments from your parents. We're really glad you are enjoying the new Oak Lessons we have added this half term and that you've started to take your (flat) teachers on adventures already! Well done everyone, keep up the hard work!
This week's Purple Mash Stars of the Week are:
Nursery = Olivia
Reception = Jacob F
Year 1 = Olivia M
Year 2 = Mollie J-G
Year 3 = Jake B
Year 4 = Isaac B
Year 5 = Sophie F
Year 6 = Derron D
Bravo Bravo Bravo Bravissimo Very Well Done!
Class winners this week are:
Spelling Shed = Year 4
Maths Shed = Year 4
Well Done Year 4 back on top for both!! Congratulations!
Thank you everyone for all your hard work you are all superstars! Can we thank parents again for continuing to juggle their own jobs as well as home schooling, we know ourselves it is not easy! During this pandemic we just need to remember we are all here as St Mary's community to support one another, no one is in this alone. Please make use of all our Well-being resources we add to the website! It is important we address our own and the children's well-being.
For our staff we have made a Well-being pack which includes:
Meditation Monday
Tell Me Something Tuesday
Well-Being Wednesday
Thoughtful Thursday
Fitness Friday
Parents, if you would like us to share this with you please email Mrs Brown.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
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St Mary's Flat Teacher Adventure
Wed 17 Jun 2020Check out our new and exciting 'St Mary's Flat Teacher Adventure' in the home learning section of the website.
Where will you take your teacher?
What learning will you do together?
What will be your first adventure?
Remember to share your work via Purple Mash emails.
HAVE FUN!
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Friday Celebration Assembly
Fri 12 Jun 2020Good morning everyone,
We hope you all had a good rest over the half term holiday and have enjoyed this week being back to home learning!
The staff have been very busy over the last couple of weeks preparing school for a safe return for more pupils.
We welcomed bubble 1 on Monday and bubble 2 on Wednesday and they have all been fantastic social distancing super stars, it was lovely to see so many new faces! Although school looks very different and the school routine has changed, all pupils have taken it in their stride and shown how resilient they are! We are very proud of them. Next week we welcome bubble 3 and bubble 4. The pupils in school have the same access to all the learning activities as the pupils at home.
This week's Purple Mash Stars of the week are:
Nursery = Noah F
Reception = Harry C
Year 1 =Ava B
Year 2 = Alexander O
Year 3 = George C
Year 4 = Lucy D
Year 5 = Emma C
Year 6 = Niamh P
Bravo Bravo Bravo Bravissimo Very Well Done!
Mr Loynd and Mr Chadwick would like to mention Stan and Frankie as they have worked together on a local history project and it is fantastic! Very well done boys or should we say historians!
This week's class winners are:
Spelling Shed = Year 6
Maths Shed = Year 6
Huge congratulations you have taken the lead in both!
This week 'Pack 3' of home learning has been added to the school website plus many more resources under the 'whole school' section for you to explore!
Parents have all now received an email from Mrs Kinman and pupils will have received a purple mash email from their teacher explaining the Oak Academy Lessons. We have had some photos already of you enjoying these lessons, thank you all for those, it is wonderful to see. Please keep sharing your home learning with us on our twitter page @st_swinton
New Tabs have been added to the 'Parent' section of the website 'COVID19' we have saved all the letters and information we have emailed to you throughout this pandemic. Also 'EYFS New Starters September 2020' here we will be adding information all about transition for our new nursery and reception pupils. We do not know what September will look like yet but we will keep you updated the best we can. Mrs Taylor, our Early Years Coordinator will also be in touch soon.
Year 6 pupils please see the 'Transition' Pack in your home learning section. We are also busy communicating with all your different high schools at the moment, you should hear from them all soon.
Have a fantastic Friday and an even better weekend! Keep up the hard work everyone, look after each other and stay safe!
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Summer Reading Challenge
Tue 09 Jun 2020Don't forget to join the Summer Reading Challenge. Visit https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ to register and start reading.
Here's what's in store:
1. JOIN THE SILLY SQUAD AND PICK YOUR AVATAR
2. DISCOVER AWESOME BOOKS TO READ
3. PLAY GAMES EARN POINTS AND MORE
4. UNLOCK BADGES THROUGHOUT THE CHALLENGE
JOIN THE CHALLENGE NOW
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Free Bedtime Stories
Mon 08 Jun 2020Sooper Books, the world's No.1 ranked bedtime stories website, is offering all Primary Schools unlimited free access to their complete story collection.
Follow the link below.
https://sooperbooks.com/bedtime-stories/
Enjoy your free stories!
