Nursery:
You may have noticed that the Nursery garden has had an amazing makeover. The children now have a large woodchipped play area for them to safely practice their balance, climbing and co-ordination skills. We are so lucky to have such a fantastic outdoor learning space for all of the children to enjoy. With the weather warming up, we will be spending even more time outside. ... See MoreSee Less

Playground Proms:
Last week, we were lucky enough to welcome the group Graffiti Classics into our school, who delivered their performance of 'Playground Proms'! We were blown away with their musical skills as they demonstrated many different songs and styles of music to us on the violin, cello and double bass. They shared not only their talent with us, but also lots of musical facts and information whilst showing us just how impressive and versatile their instruments could be. Without a doubt, the children had an amazing time and loved how entertaining and amusing the show was! St Mary's would like to thank Graffiti Classics and also those who funded the project; we feel lucky to have hosted you and want to express our deepest gratitude for allowing us the opportunity to be a part of it! ... See MoreSee Less

Year 4 - Music Lesson:
This morning, Sri Lanka class had a fantastic Ukulele lesson with Miss Hicks. With the help of George Ezra singing along in the background, they were learning how to play different chords and master key changes. ... See MoreSee Less

Uniform Swap Shop:
The year 6 children have been very busy this afternoon setting up the Uniform Swap Shop.
The shop is now officially open! ... See MoreSee Less

KS2 -Forest School:
Today in their Forest School sessions the year 3 group had a go at knot tying. They were learning to tie the tricky reef knot. They needed to follow instructions and persevere as it is not an easy task. Although they did manage it eventually, more practice will be needed!
They then got to enjoy some free time in Forest School something they always enjoy. They made the most of this time by building, digging and climbing.
The year 4 and 5 group started their session by preparing the raised bed boxes ready for planting seeds. They had to pull out all the weeds and dig over the earth to prepare the soil. They worked well together to do this.
However, they were all looking forward to their free time in the Forest School, which they all enjoy very much. They spent their time, digging and exploring soil, creating concoctions in the mud kitchen, building dens and creating an obstacle course.
A great time had by all during this session, they are all looking forward to next week. ... See MoreSee Less

Year 2 -Archery :
This week, the weather in Forest School got the better of us. The high winds and rain squalls of Monday meant that the children had to do their Forest School session indoor.
However, this was quite exciting for the year 2 children as they got to have their first go at soft archery. A great addition to their launch day of kings and queens as Henry the 8th was a great archer.
It was not as easy as it seemed and there were a lot of safety rules to follow and instructions on how to shoot the arrow correctly.
The children were patient and persevered to master the technique and there were even a few golds by the end of the session. They are definitely looking forward to having another go at some point. ... See MoreSee Less

Year R- Forest School:
Year R children seem to be blessed with all the lovely weather. They had yet another morning of fun activities in the Forest School.
It is great to see how their confidence has developed and how at home they now are in the big Forest.
Today they had a real treat, the back of the Forest School area that has been closed off all winter, not just because of how muddy it was, but also to protect the area and promote regrowth, was again opened.
Some of the children were entranced by it and described it as a fairy forest. It was lovely to see them enjoying the wider space.
The children made the most of their session by building, climbing, transporting wood, creating dens and making dinners. some of the children found the gutters and tubes and had fun rolling balls and cars down them, while some of them were practicing their tool skills by hammering nails into some wood.
Lots of fun was had by everyone, teachers included! ... See MoreSee Less

Year 3 -Forest School:
The Year 3 children were very lucky to be able to do their Forest School session in some better weather and before the rain came in.
Before they were able to do their own activities they had to complete a team work challenge.
This week it was the gutter challenge. Can you get a ball across the field and into a bucket using only 2 pieces of gutter.
It sounds easy but the children had to have several goes at it before they were able to complete the challenge. However, they persevered and lots of laughing could be heard as they worked together to get that ball into the bucket!
In the Forest School, they had a great time completing a range of activities. Building dens, digging, climbing and bug hunting. There were some very tasty meals being made in the mud kitchen and some great building going on to get cars down chutes.
Some of the children also used a palm drill to drill a hole into a wood slice before decorating it. They found this quite a challenge. Some of then children were better at persevering than other. A great skill to develop.
Well done year 3 a great Forest School session. ... See MoreSee Less

Year 4 - Ukulele Lessons:
Today, Year 4 welcomed Miss Hicks to St Mary's to teach them how to play the ukulele. Today they were practising the basic chords whilst playing along to 'Electric Avenue.' ... See MoreSee Less