Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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KS1 Nativity
Tue 10 Dec 2019Well done to our WONDERFUL Year 1 and Year 2 children who performed "Lights Camel Action" for this years nativity. The performance was jam-packed full of beautiful songs, funky dances, dazzling costumes and fantastic acting. We had excellent reviews and feedback from the rest of the school and the friends and family who came to watch! You made us all very proud!
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ASDA Green Token Giving Programme
Thu 05 Dec 2019We did post a while ago that St Mary's had been nominated for the Green Token Giving Programme, at Asda in Swinton. As it is Asda's 30th year, they have now increased the prize to £1000. We stand a great chance of winning this!
When you visit Asda, please use your green token to support our school. We could win up to £1000 for our wonderful children.
Thank you!
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Canopic Creations
Thu 05 Dec 2019Year 3 are really delving back into Ancient Egypt and becoming masters of their trades. From Death Masks to Cartouches and today they were making Canopic Jars.
Canopic Jars are very important in the life of Egyptian Pharaohs as after the mummification process the vitals organs (not the heart) were placed inside the jars so they could be replaced in the bodies when the Pharaoh passed through to the afterlife.
Each of the jars had the images of a God on the top and the children have worked brilliantly in recreating the jars. (I'm not sure what vital organs we will be placing inside though!)
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Smartphone Safety
Wed 04 Dec 201912 Smartphone Safety Tips of Christmas
The run up to Christmas has started which means children up and down the country will be writing out their Christmas lists and hoping to receive the latest mobile phone or smart device. Whether it’s their first experience of mobile technology or a seasonal upgrade, it pays to make sure children know how to use their device safely and responsibly.
That’s why we’ve attached this guide just in time for the holiday period so that children are aware of how to keep themselves safe and secure and ensure they use their phone in the healthiest way possible.
Mobile phones, and smartphones in particular, are always a popular present choice at Christmas. As children become more socially active, it’s inevitable that they’ll want to keep in touch with their friends, not miss out on the latest news and just stay ‘cool’ at school. But do children know how to use their phone safely? Do they know how to protect themselves? And what do they need to be aware of? Find out with this guide.
The guide provides children with eight safety tips intended to help them use their mobile phones safely and securely and provides them with the best ways to keep themselves and their personal information safe.
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Year 6 Science: Making Composters
Wed 04 Dec 2019Year 6 had a great time on Tuesday afternoon, working in small groups in Science to make composters. This is a great way to look at how micro-organisms work, whilst also recycling our vegetable scraps and doing our bit to help the environment.
We have now put our composters in the school greenhouse, and will be keeping an eye on our experiment to see how our compost is coming along.
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Tree Station Delivers
Mon 02 Dec 2019As you have probably seen at St Mary's we are really trying to improve our Environmental and Ecological Status. We have achieved the Eco Schools Gold Award, are a Tree Charter School, Have initiatives helping us save energy and educate the children about Environmental issue and are lucky enough to have two allotment areas which the children can use to plant, grow and reap the produce.
We are also trying to improve our Forest School area and have partnered with Tree Station in Gorton who have recently delivered some logs and chippings for a nominal fee which they will do for all schools around Manchester.
The TreeStation is part of the growing movement towards living and working in an environmentally and socially conscious way. We believe that through the decisions we make we can take personal responsibility for shaping the world we live in and encourage others to make positive changes. We are genuinely driven by our values and don’t do ‘greenwash’.
In summary, all aspects of our work are managed with care for the environment, people and communities. We recognise that we operate within a complex framework and aim to address ethical dilemmas in a fair, transparent, discerning and far-sighted way.
Have a look at their website - https://www.treestation.co.uk/
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Whole-School Mass: Advent and the Feast of St Mary
Mon 02 Dec 2019Last Friday afternoon, the children and staff of St Mary's celebrated the beginning of Advent with a whole-school mass. At this mass, we also celebrated our Patron Saint, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.
Advent is a time of preparation in the Church's year, which we represent with the colour purple. In Advent, look out for purple Prayer Areas and Special Areas in classrooms around school!
It is also a time of waiting in joyful hope for the coming of Jesus, the promised one, at Christmas. Advent is a time to get ready by making space for God in our busy lives. Imagine that you were waiting to welcome a new baby into your home, and all the preparations you would have to make so that you were ready.
This Advent, try to take a moment each day to think about how you can prepare your lives to welcome the baby Jesus, the Messiah, at Christmas.
We celebrate Mary, the mother of Jesus, because she said "Yes" to God. On the way to becoming Jesus' mum, she had a long and difficult journey, but even in her most difficult moments she still had faith. Mary herself was born without sin so that she could bring the Son of God into the world. When Jesus was born, her job didn't stop - like any mum she would have been woken by her baby in the middle of the night, would have chased him around as a toddler and would have protected and nurtured him when he was primary school age.
This Advent, we also remember Mary our mother, and all of our mums and all the things they do for us. Let's try and make time to help our mums and dads out with our families' preparations for Christmas this year.
