St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

3 days ago

🌍✨ Multi-Faith Week ✨🌍

What a wonderful week it has been at St Mary's as we celebrated our annual Multi-Faith Week!

Throughout the week each year group explored a different world faith:
🕌 Year 1 – Islam
✡️ Year 2 – Judaism
🕉️ Year 3 – Hinduism
🕌 Year 4 – Islam
☸️ Year 5 – Buddhism
🪯 Year 6 – Sikhism

The children took part in a wide range of engaging activities, asked thoughtful questions and were incredibly fortunate to welcome visitors into school who generously shared their beliefs, traditions and experiences with us. Their knowledge and enthusiasm helped bring each faith to life and gave our children a deeper understanding of the diverse world around them.

This morning, every class proudly showcased their learning to the rest of the school, sharing everything they had discovered throughout the week. It was wonderful to see the confidence, respect and curiosity shown by all of our pupils.

At St Mary's, we believe it is important that our children learn about other faiths and cultures, helping them to grow in understanding, respect and appreciation for others while deepening their own faith and values.

A huge thank you to all of our visitors who gave up their time to support our learning. We are so grateful for the experiences you provided our children.

Well done to everyone for making Multi-Faith Week such a meaningful and memorable celebration of learning!
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

4 days ago

What a fantastic and very warm day we’ve had today! ☀️💦

We made the most of the sunshine with plenty of ways to keep cool and have fun throughout the day.

At lunchtime, KS2 enjoyed a Surprise water fight which had lots of laughter and was described by many children as “the best lunchtime ever!” 😄

This afternoon, the sprinklers were out for Year 6 PE, and KS1 also enjoyed the sprinklers on their playground, which they absolutely loved. 🌊

A big thank you to our PTFA for kindly providing ice lollies for all children and staff, which were very much appreciated and helped cool everyone down. 🍦

Tomorrow, the whole school will be enjoying another water fight, so please remember to send children in with water soakers and spare clothes. 💦
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme

4 days ago

✨ Exploring Sikhism in Year 6 ✨

This week, Year 6 have been exploring Sikhism as part of our RE curriculum. 🕊️

One of the highlights of the week was sharing a Langar, the free community meal served in every Gurdwara. Sitting together on the floor helped us to experience this important Sikh tradition and understand its message that everyone is equal, regardless of their background or beliefs. We reflected on the values of equality, service and community while enjoying a delicious meal. A huge thank you to Daniel’s mum for so kindly preparing the food for us. ❤️

We also explored the 5 Ks, learning about the five articles of faith and what each one represents for initiated Sikhs.

To finish the week, we learnt a traditional Bhangra dance, experiencing another wonderful part of Sikh culture through music and movement. 💃🎶

What a fantastic week of learning! 💛

#Year6stm #multifaithstm #REstm
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