St Mary's Catholic Primary School. Royston

Part of The Diocese of
Westminster Academy Trust

JAN

Happy New Year!

We are delighted to share pictures of our newly refurbished kitchen. Courtesy of applying for a grant from the Government's "Sugar Tax"... More >>

DEC

Real Nativity

"We are delighted that you are sharing this truly special and unique occasion. Thank you to all those who have made this event possible." We know you will experience the true meaning of Christmas " The birth of the Eternal King is for ever the source of our joy and hope" Cardinal Vincent Nichols God Bless you all this Christmas. Mrs Pearce Headteacher... More >>

NOV

The prayer tree

During our recent forum, the children discussed having a prayer tree in the school that they could dedicated prayers to say thank you or for their own intentions. Hannah created a questionnaire to ask the children in the school where they would like the tree to be. We then agreed that it would be at the bottom of the school field. Hannah and Emilie then made a 'prayer tree' sign and the children in Year 6 wrote their own prayers. Mrs Cox then blessed the tree... More >>

NOV

We will remember them

We were very pleased to read the letter from Major Treffrey-Kingdom in the Royston Crow this week. I was extremely proud of the children who wrote prayers, researched life stories and conducted the whole service themselves. We were joined by Father Philip and members of the parish community, who also commented very postively. The school were all very respectful and prayful and they also sung beautifully. I was touched to read that Major Treffrey-Kingdom had... More >>

NOV

Forum

I enjoyed meeting with the Class reps last week and hearing their feedback from the class forums. They are always very enthusiastic and I love hearing all of their fantastic ideas. I am really proud of the class reps and am always impressed by their willingness to work together to improve our school. Since the meeting, the children have already started working on some of their ideas, well done and thank you to all the class reps. Please find below the minutes from our... More >>

SEP

Welcome back (2017)

I would like to wish you all a warm welcome back to school, I hope you have had a wonderful Summer break and are looking forward to an exciting new school year. I would also like to say a special welcome to all of the new families who have joined our school community in the last few weeks, we hope they enjoy their learning journey with us. There has been lots of work completed over the Summer including building a new outdoor classroom, we are very excited about using this area, as well... More >>

JUL

Outdoor Learning

Outdoor learning By Adele (Year 6) Some schools like ours, let their pupils go outside to learn and have fun. So for children who don't get much fresh air this is a great way to refresh there brain for the rest of the day. There are many different ways to introduce learning outside: outside classroom, wild flower garden and more. At St Mary's we are planning to... More >>

JUL

Year 4 Cuffley Trip

OUR TRIP TO CUFFLEY CAMP By Annbelle (Year 4) Cuffley was the best trip of St Mary’s. I enjoyed the way that we still had the teacher’s guidance but we had full control of our opportunities. It was great to be under the stars in our vintage tents, despite the spiders. On the first night I was well and truly amused at Mr Gourd’s campfire. Our trip was incredible! By Annabelle ... More >>

JUL

Growth mindset

Growth Mindset by Grace (Year 6) At St Mary's the whole school has been learning about Growth Mindset. This is when somebody sees problems as opportunities, accepts feedback and feels inspired by other peoples work. If another person doesn't accept feedback, feels threatened by other people and avoids challenges they have a Fixed Mindset (the opposite of a Growth Mindset). The reason we learn about these two different mindsets is to try and help... More >>

JUN

Year 6 First Aid

First Aid by Eadie (Year 6) Over the past few days, Juliette has been coming in to teach year six First Aid. During the days she had came in, Juliette taught us the basic yet important skills in order to save someone's life. This includes: CPR, (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) what to do if someone falls unconscious, and how to put them in the recovery position. On our first lesson, Juliette taught us the basic skills on what to do if someone falls unconscious; we were told that... More >>

JUN

Year 6 Scarborough Trip

Scarborough Trip by Eleanor and Niamh (Year 6) Here is a list of the places we visited: Castle Howard Whitbey Abbey, Whitbey shops ... More >>

JAN

Happy New Year! (2017)

Welcome back message from Mrs Pearce We would like to welcome you all back to school and can I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year, thank you for all your good wishes and gifts before the Christmas holidays, we are all very grateful and hope you all had a wonderful break. We have started the year discussing the feast of the Epihany and why this is a special occassion in the Christian church. We are looking forward to an exciting term ahead starting with the Year... More >>

NOV

Remembrance Assembly

We held our annual Remembrance Assembly on Friday 11th November. Children, staff, parents, governors and military personnel came together to remember the fallen from past and present conflict. A group of children then laid a cross of remembrance on the grave of Private William Horn, killed on the 17th October 1916, who lays at rest in the cemetery next to the school. Lottie Year 6: "This year's theme is 'Rethink Remembrance', which means that even though we will... More >>

MAY

Forest of Dean Powerpoint

We have made a PowerPoint about the Year 5's school trip to the Forest Of Dean. Please click on the link below to see our PowerPoint. We have saved it as a PDF file so everyone can see it, we hope you like it! PowerPoint of Forest of Dean... More >>

MAY

Year 3 Olympic Assembly

Year 3 spoke to the whole school today in a brilliant assembly about the 2016 Olympic games, which start in Brazil in 81 days! It was really interesting and the children showed examples of 2 of the Olympic values, 'excellence' as they had clearly worked very hard, and 'inspiration' by encouraging everyone to try a new sport and to keep working at something until you succeed! Annabel ended the assembly by encouraging people to 'try their hardest and don't let yourself... More >>

APR

Father Philip's Welcome Mass

Today we had a mass to welcome our new priest Father Philip. Parents came, we sang many hymns and during communion the choir sang the hymn 'Everyday God'. The singing was good, this is us singing This is 'Our School'. ... More >>

MAR

Royal Albert Hall

On Sunday the St Mary's Choir performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The children sung beautifully and it was such a wonderful day to be a part of. We are delighted that we could take the children and sing is such a memorable place, it was a brilliant day that I will never forget! Thank you to the staff who volunteered their Sunday afternoon and evening to come with us. Thank you and well done again to all the children for your fantastic singing. Have a look at our... More >>

MAR

World Book Day

Yesterday we celebrated World Book Day in the school. The children (and staff) made a fantastic effort with their creative costumes. We enjoyed reading and sharing books with each other, as well as taking part in the 'Design a book token' competition and the 'Book Day Quiz'. At St Mary's we encourage our children to enjoy reading and during assembly the children showed that they clearly love reading books. One child's answer... More >>

FEB

ICT and ESafety Week

This week has been an ICT and Esafety week, the children have completed lots of different and exciting lessons using laptops, Learn Pads and IWBs. We have had some special visitors at school including Mrs Chapman from Purple Mash and Mr Lees from PA consulting. We have also been learning about the SMART rules that help to keep us safe online. The EYFS & Key Stage 1 children have been reading 'Smartie the Penguin' and Year 6 have been writing their... More >>

JAN

Holocaust Assembly

Today we had a very moving assembly led by Year 6 about the Holocaust. Thank you to everyone who came and well done to Year 6 for helping us to remember what happened and reinding us how we should treat each other. The children sung 'Heal the World,' please click on the play button below to hear a sample of their singing.... More >>

JAN

Welcome back!

Welcome back! Firstly I would like to start by saying that the staff and I wish you and your families a happy new year. Thank you also for your generosity with all of our lovely Christmas gifts. This term there is a lot to look forward to! The Year 6 pantomime begins our term with an entertaining start and country dancing ends it with lots of fun and laughter. Keep reading the blogs and Twitter for more updates.... More >>

DEC

Christmas!

As the first term of this new school year comes to an end, I have been reflecting on the changes and all the wonderful memories that have happened so far. The EYFS & Year 1/2 Nativities were fantastic and help make me get into the Christmas spirit, the children always make us feel extremely proud. We have held a successful Curriculum evening for parents which received positive feedback and have enjoyed introducing and developing our new assessment system in the school. The... More >>

DEC

Welcome to our new website

A very warm welcome to our new website. We started the project of designing and creating a new website earlier this year. We are very proud and pleased to be able to finally share it with you. The website will mainly be updated using Twitter, each class now has their own Twitter page which we will use to share the wonderful work your children are doing in school. It also has a blog, which I am hoping to update regularly, as well as photographs and other key information. I would like to say... More >>

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We are delighted to share pictures of our newly refurbished kitchen. Courtesy of applying for a grant from the Government's "Sugar Tax"

"We are delighted that you are sharing this truly special and unique occasion. Thank you to all those who have made this event possible." We know you will experience the true meaning of Christmas "