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
💙 Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows 💙
Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. As St Mary’s, this is a particularly meaningful day for us as we look to Mary as an example of faith, compassion and love.
In our phase Celebration of the Word this week, we have been reflecting on Mary standing at the foot of the Cross beside Jesus. Mary could not take away Jesus’ suffering but she stayed close to Him. She was there with her love, her presence and her prayers.
The children reflected that we cannot always solve someone’s problems or take away what is hurting them. However, just like Mary, we can notice when somebody needs us. We can stay close to them, listen to them, comfort them and most importantly pray for them.
Our Mission this week is to follow Mary’s example by noticing somebody who needs us and showing them compassion and love.
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us.
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🌟 Education Sunday 2026 🌟
Today, on Education Sunday, we give thanks for the wonderful gift of Catholic education and for everyone who makes our school such a special place to learn, grow and flourish.
We are incredibly grateful for our dedicated teachers and staff who give so much each day to nurture, encourage and inspire our children. Through their care and commitment, they help our pupils to grow not only in knowledge but also in faith, compassion and love.
As Pope Francis reminded us, “Education is above all a matter of love and responsibility.”
We are equally proud of our wonderful pupils who bring our school to life each day. We pray that, through their time at St Mary’s, they continue to discover their God-given gifts and learn to use them in service of others.
🙏 Could you help shape the future of Catholic education?
We are currently looking for new school governors to join our governing body. You do not need to work in education or have previous experience of being a governor. We would love to hear from people who are willing to share their skills, time and commitment to help our school and its Catholic mission continue to flourish.
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a governor, please contact the school. We would be delighted to have an informal conversation with you.
#EducationSunday #CatholicEducation #catholiclifestm
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Thankyou to Alysa and Austin (Year 6) who led the entire year group in a lovely Celebration of the Word in the chapel this afternoon with a focus on St Mary.
#year6 #prayerandliturgystm #celebrationoftheword
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📚 Friday Favourites 📚
Today, the children enjoyed sharing their favourite books with their classmates as part of our Friday Favourites! It was wonderful to hear their recommendations and see their excitement about reading. ❤️📖
Another lovely way to celebrate the National Year of Reading and continue building our school’s love of books!
#FridayFavouritesstm #ReadingForPleasurestm #readingstm
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📚✨ The Reading Agency ✨📚
Today, our KS2 Reading Ambassadors had a very exciting visit to Newcastle Library! They met with The Reading Agency to share their thoughts and ideas about next year’s Summer Reading Challenge. 💻📖
Afterwards, the children had the chance to explore the library and choose a book to take home! 📚
We were also absolutely thrilled to hear Terry say that when he thinks of a school that truly loves reading, St Mary’s always comes to mind! What an honour and a wonderful reflection of the reading culture we are so proud of. ❤️🌟
A huge thank you to Terry, Newcastle Library and The Reading Agency for such a special opportunity and a brilliant way to celebrate the National Year of Reading! 📚✨
Staffordshire Libraries The Reading Agency
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🌟 Year 5 Maths in action!🌟
The children have settled into Year 5 brilliantly and have fully immersed themselves in their Maths learning this week! 🧮✨
We have begun our first Maths unit, Place Value, and have already been very busy exploring Roman numerals, reading and understanding numbers up to 100,000 and partitioning numbers in different ways.
It has been fantastic to see the children tackling their learning with such enthusiasm and showing us just how ready they are for the challenges of Year 5. Keep up the brilliant work, Year 5! 💫📚
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Please find the link below to this week's Wednesday Word to share at home with your families.
wednesday-word.paperturn-view.com/forgiveness?pid=MTA101634&v=218.6
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Forgiveness – Magazine – Page 1
wednesday-word.paperturn-view.com
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