St Mary's Catholic Primary Schools Trust

Headteacher

Newsletter no. 11

^21st November 2025

Dear Parents / Carers,

The temperature has definitely dropped this week so please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the colder weather. If they are wearing a hat, scarf and gloves please ensure they are royal or navy blue (I have been seeing some pink and all sorts of other colours that are not part of the school uniform policy). Can you please also ensure that they are all clearly named. This time of year, we have so many hats, scarves and gloves that go missing because they are not named.

Christmas Fair

Our Christmas Fair will be on Friday 5^th December.

The ‘friends’ of St Marys Infant School are working hard to prepare a wonderful fair for you and your children.

The tokens for the Christmas fair will go up to the normal price next week.

You can buy tokens for £5 or £10 to spend at the fair.

We will NOT be accepting any cash at the Fair so you need to buy your tokens before the

5^th December.

We will of course be selling tokens on the day of the Fair as well.

If you are able to help on the afternoon of the Friday 5^th December from 1.30pm onwards to help set up the fair or to help run a stall after school, please put your name down at the school office.

Decorate a Jar

It’s that time of year again where we ask you to decorate a jar and bring it in to school.

Please fill the jar with sweets / Christmas sweets or small toys – decorate the jar and bring them into school.

If your child brings one in they will go into a raffle to win a prize.

Friends Meeting

Our ‘friends’ of St Mary’s will be meeting on Mondays and Fridays from about 9.00am in the Family Learning Centre. Please come along to offer support and help us with the preparations for the Christmas Fair which is on

Friday 5^h December 2025.

Dates for your Diaries

Nativity plays:

Nursery’s Nativity is on Tuesday 9^th December - Morning Nursery 11am & Afternoon Nursery at 2pm in the school hall.

Year 2’s Nativity is on Thursday 11^th December at 2pm in the school hall.

Year 1’s Nativity is on Monday 15^th December at 2pm in the school hall.

Reception’s Nativity is on Tuesday 16^th December at 2pm in the school hall.

Carols by Candle Light is on Friday 20^th December at 1pm in the school hall.

School Closes on Friday 20^th December at 1.45pm.

School reopens on Tuesday 6^th January at 8.55am

The Jamaica Appeal

Thank you all for your generous donations for the Croydon Jamaica Appeal.

All the money raised will go to support our brothers and sisters in Jamaica who are still suffering after the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa.

Golden Table

I had the pleasure of having lunch with another 6 children with wonderful table manners.

This week I was joined by:

Spencer in St Andrew Class

Ahmad in St George Class

Adnyeya in St Bernadette Class

Maliha in St Therese Class

Athena in St Francis Class

Aiden in St Martin Class

Wednesday word

Mercy

A word from the Saints:

“Trust the past of the mercy of God, the present to his love the future.”

St Augustine of Hippo

Dear Lord Jesus,

Please help us to grow in the virtue of mercy- to be open to receiving your mercy and showing mercy to others.

Amen

God Bless and have a wonderful weekend