St Mary's Catholic Primary Schools Trust

Headteacher

Newsletter no. 31

15th May 2026

Dear Parents / Carers,

A huge thank you for all the support and cheering you gave the children in their sports day on Tuesday. The sun shown down on us for the day and it made it all the more memorable. The children were very well behaved and competed with pride.

St Mary’s Feast Day 22^nd May 2026

Our St Mary’s Feast Day is a beautiful way to come together as a St Mary’s family and celebrate the Patron Saint of our school.

Please come and join us at 11am for our procession and liturgy in the garden followed by a family picnic in the playground.

Classes to Mass

On Monday 18^th may St Therese class will be going to 10 o’clock Mass at St Mary’s Church.

You are more than welcome to join the children at the church for mass.

A message for Year 1 Parents

As you may be aware, the government requires all children in Year 1 to take a Phonics Screening Check in June. Phonics is taught daily across the school and is a key part of our reading programme.

To help you understand more about the check and how you can support your child at home, Miss Garner will be holding an information meeting on 20th May at 2:45pm. This session will explain the process and provide an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

We look forward to seeing you there.

MHST coffee morning.

We are all aware that children’s emotions can change very quickly, and supporting them to regulate these feelings can sometimes be challenging.

Join us for a Coffee Morning where we will discuss children’s emotional behaviours and explore ways to support them positively. During the session, we will:

help you identify and understand different emotions
share practical ways to support your child with emotional regulation
discuss helpful coping strategies
provide opportunities for you to ask questions and share experiences

The session will take place on Wednesday 20th May at 9:15am, after you have dropped your child off at class.

This will also be a great opportunity to meet with other parents, share experiences, and discuss similar behaviours that your child may be experiencing.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Raising Money for the Library

As part of our continued efforts to redevelop the school library our donating page on the Love Reading 4 kids website https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/fundraisers/a-library-for-every-learner-1759920972

is still active and any donations are greatly appreciated. This year is the National Year of Reading and we would like to celebrate this by updating and modernising our school library to ensure our children have the best resources available surrounded by a calming and inviting space that encourages a love of reading. During the Summer Term we will be continuing to raise money for the library to buy books and other story telling resources to enhance the library area so watch this space for any updates!

Thank you for your continued support as we strive to give your children the best school experience possible.

SPORTS DAY

Well done to all the winners!

In Key Stage 1 the winning team was: Australia

In Nursery the winning team was: USA

In Reception the winning team was: USA

Help wanted

If anyone is available next week to help with any gardening- we still have the garden to finish getting ready for the feast day and we have lots of plants that have been donated by Kaya’s parents that need to be planted in the grounds. If you are available please let me know. Thank you

ALSO

We have had the opportunity to buy some wooden equipment for our outdoor provision in Early Years - a climbing frame and a swing. We are asking for anyone who may be able to help Bob, our caretaker, to put them up as they require more sets of hands. If anyone is around in the half term Wednesday 27^th, Thursday 28^th or Friday 29^th May please come and speak to myself or the office.

If these days are not suitable we can do it during the school day.

Thank you for your continued support, it is greatly appreciated.

Wednesday Word

Friendship

A word from the Saints

“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship”

St Thomas Aquinas

Dear Lord,

Thank you for your friendship and for all our friends. Help us to choose our friends wisely and to become better friends to them.

Amen