St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

16 hours ago

A huge well done to all of our amazing Year 6 children who confidently put themselves forward to be part of our School Leadership Team. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them for speaking so eloquently about their qualities and why they would make fantastic representatives of our school. 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 #oracystm #year6stm

Linking to the British Value of Democracy, children in Years 4, 5 and 6 then had the opportunity to cast their votes for the candidates they felt would best represent our school community. A wonderful example of democracy in action! 🇬🇧 #britishvaluesstm #year4stm #year5stm
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

16 hours ago

A huge thank you to Lucy, our Mental Health Practitioner, for leading a wonderful assembly on Tuesday to celebrate World Mental Health Day.

Lucy reminded our children of the importance of looking after their mental health, sharing their feelings and supporting one another. It was a fantastic opportunity to encourage kindness, understanding and positive mental wellbeing across our school community 🧠💙 #wellbeingstm #pdstm
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

2 days ago

💜 Sacramental Preparation – Reconciliation 💜🙏

Today, our children took part in their second session of preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

We explored the difference between good and bad choices, reflecting on how the decisions we make each day can either bring us closer to God or distance us from Him.

Through the Scripture story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–10), we learnt that Jesus loves us even when we make mistakes and that it is never too late to make a fresh start. Just as Zacchaeus recognised his wrong choices and changed his ways, we too are called to say sorry, seek forgiveness and choose to follow Jesus.

The children reflected on how their words and actions affect others and how making loving, kind and thoughtful choices helps us grow closer to God.

A beautiful reminder that God's love and forgiveness are always there for us and that every day is an opportunity to make good choices and follow Jesus.

#catholiclifestm #prayerandliturgystm #sacramentalpreparationstm #year3stm
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

4 days ago

👃🍋 Year 1 – Exploring Our Sense of Smell! 🌿🧄
Our Year 1 children have been busy investigating their sense of smell! We used our noses to explore a range of different scents, including lemon, mint, cinnamon, garlic, vinegar and shower gel. 👃✨
The children discovered that some smells were much easier to identify than others! Some scents were familiar straight away, while others had us stopping, sniffing again and thinking carefully about what they could be. 🤔
It was a fantastic opportunity to use our senses, share our ideas and develop our scientific observation skills. We had lots of interesting discussions about which smells we liked, which we didn’t, and how different smells made us feel.
Well done, Year 1, for being such curious little scientists! 🧑‍🔬🌟
#year1stm
#sciencestm
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

6 days ago

📚❤️ Friday Favourites! ❤️📚

Another Friday celebrating our love of reading at St Mary’s! Our children shared their favourite reads and chatted about what makes them special. 💬✨

From stories and comics to fascinating non-fiction, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

#readingstm #englishstm #FridayFavouritesstm #NationalYearOfReadingstm
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

6 days ago

📚✨ St Mary’s takes on a world record! ✨📚

Yesterday, St Mary’s joined readers across the world for the Take 10 to Read GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt! 🌍

Organised by the National Literacy Trust and the British Council, the challenge aimed to set a new record for the most people reading online in 12 hours as part of the National Year of Reading 2026.

Our children took ten minutes to read together and celebrate the joy of reading. What a wonderful opportunity to share our love of books while being part of something so exciting! ❤️

Fingers crossed for a new world record! 🤞🏆

#readingstm #englishstm #nationalyearofreadingstm
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