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• Robinwood Residential – Yr 6

  Tue 28 Jun 2016

  Year 6 had a great 2 nights and 3 days at Robinwood Residential in Todmorden. They took part in 15 activities that challenged, developed teamwork and stimulated their imagination.

• The Ward Academy – Creative Arts

  Tue 28 Jun 2016

  During Arts Week year 6 had a creative session run by The Ward Academy were they expressed their unique personalities and talents.

• Teachers Strike on 5th July

  Tue 28 Jun 2016

  Our school will remain open as usual as our teachers are not on strike.

• Win £5,000 for your school library!

  Fri 24 Jun 2016

  Smarten up your school’s library!

  Your school needs you! Win £5,000 (€5,000) of National Book Tokens – enough to buy hundreds of books for the library. To sweeten the deal, you’ll also get £100 (€100) of National Book Tokens for yourself!

  Accepted in thousands of bookshops and online, National Book Tokens are the perfect way to reward, encourage literacy and inspire a love of books.

  The winners of last year’s prize  transformed their library and filled their bookshelves with new books. Will it be St. Mary’s turn this year?

  To enter, click here and simply fill in the form. The competition closes on 31st July 2016.

• Sale Sharks

  Fri 27 May 2016

  Year 4 have really enjoyed working with Sale Sharks this term! Not only have they developed their rugby skills but they have worked inside the classroom improving their numeracy skills too!

• Dragons in Year 4!

  Fri 27 May 2016

  Year 4 have been writing stories that include mysterious and mythical creatures in English as well as exploring habitats in science. We were very creative and built possible dragon habitats to inspire our writing!

• Y3K Gymnastics

  Wed 18 May 2016

  Year 3K are enjoying their Gymnastics lessons.  Lots of stretching, rolls and peer support.  The children can’t wait to get out the climbing bars to show off their balances.

• All About Plants

  Fri 06 May 2016

  This half term Year 2 are busy getting creative in their topic of plants.  The children have been busy planting different seeds and observing them grow.  They are also creating artwork in the style of Monet using a variety of mediums including paint, watercolours, pastels and chalk.

• Careful Parking: New banners outside school!

  Wed 27 Apr 2016

  Congratulation to all the pupils who designed a poster about careful and considerate parking. Great ideas and rhymes came out from the children and we have now four brand new and original banners outside of our school gates to remind everybody how to behave. Well done!

• Metrolink Suspended Service

  Mon 25 Apr 2016

  NOTICE TO PARENTS: Please make alternative arrangements for children who use Metrolink. We’re working to fix the issue affecting services.

  Ticket acceptance is in place on all buses: First & Stagecoach / Arriva for Altrincham & the Airport Numbers: no 263, 18, 19.

  Also rail are accepting tickets.

  All Metrolink tram services have been suspended while work continues to identify a communications fault.   ​The fault, which occurred at about 11.30am, means that the network control room staff are not able to monitor tram movements or access information displays. The operator and contractors are currently working to identify the fault and no trams will run until further notice. The Metrolink operator is also working with other operators to identify onward journey opportunities for passengers. Anyone planning on using Metrolink is advised to use an alternative mode of transport, with arrangements being made for valid tickets and passes to be used on commercial bus services. Line by line information can be found on the Metrolink website – www.metrolink.co.uk​. Customers are advised to monitor the Metrolink and TfGM Twitter accounts or call customer relations staff on 0161 205 2000. Metrolink Director, Peter Cushing, said: “All hands are to the pump and we are working a quickly as possible to identify and fix this fault. “At the moment we are not clear on the cause and trams will not be operating until further notice. “I’d like to apologise to all customers affected and want to reassure them that getting services up and running is our total priority alongside helping to get those currently onboard to their destination.”