St Mary's Catholic Primary Schools Trust

Headteacher

Newsletter no. 33

5^th June 2026

Dear Parents / Carers,

I hope you all had a restful half-term, enjoying the sunshine and family time.

As we return for the final half-term of the year, we are excited for the busy weeks ahead. Our schedule includes various trips for the children, Catholic Infant Sports Day, Reception Graduation, the Nursery family picnic, and the Year 2 Leavers Mass. Of course, there will be many interesting things to learn as well.

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that Mrs. Hoey will be retiring as a Teaching Assistant at the end of this term. Mrs. Hoey has dedicated 28 years and 11 months to our school, and while we are saddened to see her go, we understand that she deserves a well-earned rest after all her hard work. Throughout her time here, Mrs. Hoey has taught and nurtured countless children. Some of you may have even been taught by her and know first-hand what a special lady she is. Her wealth of knowledge, inspiring ideas, and creativity have greatly enriched both the staff and students, and she will be deeply missed. Mrs. Hoey will always be a part of our St. Mary’s family, and we hope she will come back to visit us regularly. Please join us in wishing Mrs. Hoey a happy and fulfilling retirement.

School Summer Hats

As we move into the summer months, please ensure that your child comes to school with a summer hat to help keep them safe in the sun.

We kindly ask that children also bring:

A reusable water bottle (not single-use)
Sunscreen applied before arriving at school

If your child requires a blue summer hat, these are available to purchase from the school office for £5. This is cheaper than purchasing from Hewitt’s (£5.75) or Amazon (£5.29).

St Andrew Class Assembly

A reminder that it is St Andrew Class Assembly on Wednesday 10^th June at 9.15am in the school hall. If you are a parent of a St Andrew Class child please come along and join us.

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.

LIBRARY UPDATE – The library remodelling is now in full flow and is coming along well. The new display units for the books are almost complete and the books are now ready to be organised into categories ready for being put out for the children. Next steps are to have the books organised and labelled before introducing new features such as ‘Author of the Half Term’ and an audio area for children to listen to stories.

Once again a huge thank you to those of you who have purchased books from our book sales after school, all the money raised is going towards buying new books and resources for the library.

Junior School Summer Fair

A date for your diary

The Junior school summer fair is on Friday 26^th June 2026.

There will be games to play, a bouncy castle, BBQ and so much more

Golden Table

The Golden Table was back this week. I had the pleasure of having these six wonderful children joining me.

Harvel in St Andrew Class,

Naeara in St George Class,

Eliza in St Therese Class,

Terry in St Bernadette Class

Joshua in St Martin Class,

Kamsi in St Francis Class.

It is always so lovely to spend time with the children and have conversations about themselves and their family.

Ice Poles and Ice Cream For Sale

To continue to raise some funds for our school the student council have had the idea of selling ice poles and ice cream.

So, with the sunny weather upon us we will be selling ice poles/ice creams every Friday after school, (starting from next week – 12^th June) in the KS1 playground. £1 an ice pole and £2 an ice-cream. Thank you for your contributions.

If there are any parents who are willing to come and help sell the ice creams it would be greatly appreciated as I am unable to supervise the gate and sell ice creams at the same time. If you are able to help please let me know, thank you.

Wednesday Word

Nourish

A word from the Saints

“Jesus is the Bread of Life for our Families. Let us be united to Jesus, nourished by daily prayer, by listening to the Word of God”

Pope Francis

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen