
Oracy
“The school has created an oracy rich environment, where voices are valued and listened to. Pupils are provided with significant opportunities to develop their oracy skills in every subject and in every lesson.”
– T&L Review
– T&L Review

Music
“Music is taught very effectively as pupils learn to play instruments and sing to a good standard. Music and singing play a large part in the school’s life. Pupils participate enthusiastically in making music and singing in special events at the school and in the local community. Pupils sing in tune and in harmony using three parts with good tonal quality.” – OFSTED

Sports
Achieving the gold mark for Physical Education since 2018!
“The primary physical education and sport premium is spent very well. Pupils have benefited from access to a wide variety of after-school clubs, competitive events and special activities. As a result, increasingly more pupils participate in a wider range of sports” – OFSTED
“The primary physical education and sport premium is spent very well. Pupils have benefited from access to a wide variety of after-school clubs, competitive events and special activities. As a result, increasingly more pupils participate in a wider range of sports” – OFSTED

Curriculum
“The school’s aims are clear. They are committed to delivering a challenging and engaging curriculum, that is broad and balanced. The curriculum sequence is coherent and clear cross curricular links are made. Such links are further strengthened by the school’s additional ‘Building the Kingdom’ curriculum”
– T&L Review
– T&L Review











St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme
Blue Monday? Not in Year 4! 🤩 Our Year 4 children have been busy dancing and learning their 7 times tables to the sound of The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book. 🐻🐯🐍 A great start to the week with smiles, movement and multiplication! #mathsstm
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RE Christmas Homework
Well done to all of the children who created a nativity scene over the Christmas holidays!
We had some fabulous entries and it was lovely to see all the hard work the children had put in to their projects!
Well done to our winners: Milenq (EYFS), Mischa (KS1), Joanna (LKS2) and Bethany (UKS2).
#restm #catholiclifestm
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In our Celebration of God's Gifts Assembly, we launched our newly designed certificates and the children absolutely love them! This included our prestigious Pen Licences that the children went wild for.
It’s been fantastic to see how proud and excited they are to earn and receive them. A lovely way to celebrate effort, progress and achievement across the school.
Well done to all of this week's winners!
#year4stm #year5stm #year6stm
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🌟 Maths Journals 🟰 ➗ ➖ ➕
Mrs Ravenscroft has been looking through our maths journals and has been really pleased with the way we’ve been representing our mathematical concepts and ideas.
It’s been lovely to see children using clear models, diagrams and explanations to show their thinking and deepen their understanding. Keep up the fantastic work – we’re so proud of the effort going into maths across the class!
#mathsstm
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📚 Friday Favourites 📚
Our classrooms were buzzing with laughter and adventure today as we dived into some truly brilliant reads ✨📖. From the heartwarming A Tale of Two Feathers to the magical How to Catch a Falling Star and the hilarious antics in Dork Diaries, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and even a peek into the life of Cristiano Ronaldo ⚽! There was something to make every reader smile. What a perfect way to end the week with stories that inspire, entertain and delight 😄✨.
#readingstm #fridayfavouritesstm
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Back in December, Year 2 used their oracy skills to act out scenes from Toby and The Great Fire of London. They worked in small groups to role play different events and discussed new vocabulary like chronological, ensuring the scenes were acted out in the correct order. #year2stm #historystm
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Please find below the link to this week's Wednesday Word.
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wednesday-word.paperturn-view.com
Wednesday Word
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Does your little one love to dance, move and have fun? Come and join our Reception Morning Warm Up Boogie -the perfect way to start the day with smiles, music and lots of energy! 🌈✨
The deadline to apply for a Reception place for September 2026 is TOMORROW ⏰
Applications must be made through Staffordshire Council or your local council.
Don’t miss the chance for your child to join our happy, energetic school community – we’d love to welcome them! 💙🏫
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Year 3 have been practising their singing in music lessons by learning a Viking song. They have been learning to sing in groups, perform their own actions and to project their voices with feeling and we think they’re doing a brilliant job so far! #year3stm #stmmusic
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