
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
⛪ Holy Trinity – Guild of St Stephen Altar Servers ⛪
Would your child like to become an altar server at Holy Trinity?
Training classes for boys and girls who would like to become altar servers will begin in church on:
📅 Tuesday 3rd November
⏰ 6:30pm
📍 Holy Trinity Church
Becoming an altar server is a wonderful way for children to take an active role in the life of our parish and serve God during Mass.
If your child is interested in becoming an altar server, please contact Nick Bridgewater:
📧 nick.bridgewater@hotmail.com
📞 01782 621027
Alternatively, you are very welcome to simply come along to the first training session on Tuesday 3rd November.
If children or parents would like any more information about altar serving, they can also speak to Mrs Wrigley in school.
We would love to see some of our St Mary’s children joining the altar serving team!
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🔢✨ Mastering Number in Year 2! ✨🔢
Today, Year 2 have been busy exploring all the different ways we can make 6 using our Rekenreks! 🧮
The children were challenged to make 6 across two rows in as many different ways as they could. They then had to convince their partner that they had definitely made 6, using the number bond facts we learnt from Numberblocks on Monday! 🗣️💭
We loved seeing some fantastic mathematical thinking, reasoning and explaining! 🌟👏
#mathsstm #year2stm
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📚Friday Favourites 📚
Today, our children shared some of their favourite things to read, from stories and comics to magazines and fascinating facts. It was lovely to see them recommending books to their friends and enjoying time to read together.
We’re celebrating the National Year of Reading by making space for reading for pleasure every Friday. 💜
#FridayFavouritesstm #NationalYearOfReading #ReadingForPleasurestm
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A huge congratulations to our amazing Year 4 children who have been working incredibly hard competing in the Emile Education Multiplication Tables Check Cup! The children have been putting their times table knowledge to the test, answering multiplication questions against the clock and competing against 23 schools in our regional heat.
Their hard work and determination have certainly paid off… we won our regional heat and are through to the NATIONAL FINALS! 🎉👏
We are so proud of you, Year 4 – what an achievement! Now, bring on the finals! #mathsstm #year4stm
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Year 2 RE Learning🌈
In our RE lesson, we explored the idea of making choices and turning back to God. We linked our learning to the story of Noah’s Ark, thinking carefully about the choices Noah had to make and what he may have said or felt.
Using our Oracy skills, the children acted out different scenarios and used stem sentences to help them think deeply about – What would Noah say? They shared their ideas, listened carefully to different perspectives and explained their thinking. We also explored how saying sorry, making good choices and turning back to God can help to repair and strengthen relationships.
#year2stm #restm #oracystm
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This week, Year 2 used cubes and Base 10 equipment to compare two different numbers with their groups. We reinforced our previous learning about grouping into tens and ones, using practical resources to help us understand the value of each digit.
The children used Multi-Link cubes to build and compare numbers, helping them to clearly see the different groups of tens and ones. They enjoyed working collaboratively, explaining their thinking to their groups and using mathematical language to compare numbers. Who doesn’t love the opportunity to draw on a table? 📚
#mathsstm #year2stm
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🥊 Year 4 had a fantastic time taking part in a boxing session during PE today! The children practised a range of boxing skills and worked on their coordination and fitness. #year4stm #pestm
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