St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

2 days ago

🎶 We were delighted to welcome a very special visitor to school today! 🎶

Oliver from Oliver Docksey Music visited us to demonstrate a fantastic variety of musical instruments, giving our pupils the chance to see and hear some amazing instruments that they could be playing next year with music tuition lessons.

The children have brought home a leaflet this evening with a QR code that parents can scan to visit the Oliver Docksey Music website and find out more about music lessons available for next year.

We hope today's inspiring session has sparked an interest in music, and we look forward to seeing many of our pupils begin/continue their musical journey. Thank you, Oliver, for such an engaging and enjoyable visit! 🎼🎺🎻🥁

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

2 days ago

A huge thank you to our former pupil, Harry Hughes, for taking the time to visit our school and inspire our children. As a child, Harry was told he would never be able to kick a football because of his visual impairment. He proved just how wrong that prediction was by playing in the FA Disability Cup Final, live on TNT Sports, and helping his team become the first partially sighted team in history to win the quadruple. 🤩

Harry’s journey is a powerful reminder that determination and resilience can overcome incredible challenges, and he is a truly inspirational role model for our children. We are so proud of everything he has achieved and wish him every success in the future. 💪🏼⚽️ #year4stm #year3stm #year2stm #year1stm #pestm
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

2 days ago

Year 5 scientists put their investigative skills to the test today as they explored different ways of separating materials!

Working in teams, the children investigated the most efficient methods for separating rice and water, sand and water, marbles and water, and salt and water. Using sieves, colanders, funnels and filter paper, they tested their ideas, observed the results and discussed which methods worked best and why.

We also discussed how salt and water couldn’t be separated using either of these three methods and what we would need to do in order to separate the salt from the water.

A fantastic hands-on science lesson full of teamwork, problem-solving and scientific thinking! 🌟🔬
#year5stm #sciencestm
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

3 days ago

Maths packs and parents at the ready!
Year one had a wonderful time completing their maths lessons with their families. They loved being able to show off and shine with their amazing oracy skills and mathematical techniques. Thank you to the parents in attendance for taking the time to come and learn with us.
Some of our parents commented ‘It is amazing to be in the class with the children, seeing them learn maths with such excitement. It is really engaging.’, ‘It was lovely to see the children use their maths skills in different ways. Also helpful for parents who want to support at home.’ and ‘I think it was a very interesting session. The kids were brilliant and it was quite hands on. Very useful in understanding how numbers are taught. Now we can support the kids even more. ‘.
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

4 days ago

🚴‍♀️ Bikeability Success! 🚴‍♂️

Our Year 4 children have had a fantastic two days taking part in Bikeability on Thursday and Friday!

Some of the children completed the Learn to Ride course. It was amazing to watch their progress as they started the week lacking confidence on their bikes and finished by confidently riding around the playground with huge smiles on their faces. We couldn’t be prouder of everything they achieved.

The rest of the children took part in the Level 1 Bikeability course where they developed their cycling skills and learned how to ride safely and confidently.

A huge thank you to the Bikeability instructors who were so knowledgeable, patient and encouraging throughout the two days. Their support helped every child grow in confidence while having lots of fun.

Well done, Year 4! You have all been fantastic and should be very proud of yourselves. 🌟🚲

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

5 days ago

Year 1 have had an amazing time in Art . They worked collaboratively to plan and create a giant 3D sculpture of a spider. They folded , rolled and scrunched newspaper to create the spider’s body . To make it look realistic the children explored ways of painting it using different effects. What a masterpiece! I think you’ll agree our spider looks like he’s enjoying his new home !
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