Rotary Christmas Story Competition

We were delighted to have so many winners for this competition.

Seven children won a prize for their fantastic entries, we were all so proud.

A visiting author

Chris Smith came to talk to KS2 about his new book 'the new famous five'. 

He autographed the children's books and talked to them about his journey as an author.

Oracy in English - Year 5.

Oak Class practising their oracy skills in English. They were discussing how the parents might react to the challenges they face in the book Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

No Pens Day Wednesday

On Wednesday 27^th November, we celebrated No Pens Day. We took part in lots of fun activities to develop our speech and language skills - all without picking up a pen! 

Parliament Week 2024

This week, we have been learning all about the workings of UK Parliament. We held debates in our classes and voted in a whole school referendum on whether Sports Day should be compulsory for all children.

National Poetry Day 2024

We were visited by a poet called James Carter. He worked with children across the school and the children absolutely loved listening to and writing poems with him. At the end of the day, we came together for a 'Grand Finale' and children were able to share the poems that they wrote. Thank you to James for a wonderful day and well done to all of our aspiring poets at St Marys! 

KS2 Author Visit

KS2 were very lucky to have a visit from J.J. Arcanjo, author of the Crookhaven series. He read to the children from his books and talked about his inspirations as a young writer. The children were so enthusiastic to talk to him and read his books. 

Tuesday Book Swap

We now have a Book Swap every Tuesday after school. Come along and swap a book - we've got some great ones to choose from! 

World Book Day 2024

For World Book Day this year, we all looked at The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers. The children loved dressing up as their favourite colour or their favourite book character. We had our annual 'Reading Relay' which is always exciting for the children - and exhausting for the teachers! 

Parliament Week

We enjoyed learning about Parliament as part of UK Parliament Week. We had a whole school vote on whether we should keep our annual talent competition. Children took part in debates across the school and we were visited by our local MP, Sarah Green.