St. Mary’s Church of England Primary Academy

Fortnightly Newsletter

Friday 28th April 2017

We hope you all had a lovely half term break and enjoyed the sunshine while it lasted. It seems the weather has taken a nose dive and we have gone back a few seasons!

Collective Worship Today in Collective Worship we said our goodbyes to Lyanne Young who has been with St Mary’s for 13 years. We wish her all the best for the future and she promises she won’t be a stranger, so look out for her when she visits. We also introduced our new value for this term which is ‘Hope’. Good News We are pleased to announce that Mrs Millan has shared with us some exciting news. She is ex-pecting her first child which is due in November. I am sure you will join us in wishing her well and sending her congratulations.

IMMERSION DAY AT ST MARYS

EYFS

In Early Years our new theme is ‘Spring’ which was chosen by the children. We started the week off having a Spring

walk and looking for signs of spring and finished the week by having some little visitors into Early Years. Thank you

Meadow and Mrs Bannard!

Year 1

The Year 1 pupils were immersed into a world of castles! This term we are learning about William the Conqueror, the

Battle of Hastings and Rockingham Castle. The children would like to share their thoughts on our new theme so far.

"I liked making flags for our castle and painting our portcullis."

"We learned about jousting. It is when the knights go on horses and they try to push each other off their horses with

their poles."

"I liked dabbing the paint onto the walls of our castle."

"I found out the ramparts are where the knights stand to protect the castle and so they can see who is coming!"

"I liked making swords out of cardboard. I drew it first then cut it out carefully."

"I enjoyed reading the castle book and we saw them shooting arrows through the holes in the walls."

"I liked colouring the horses in the knights."

Year 2

We had a brilliant time on immersion day finding out more about Ancient Egyptians. We looked at hiero-

glyphics and used this to write our own names and decode messages. We also had a look at Egyptian Death

masks and created our own masks. During the afternoon, we created Egyptian tablets where we used

our learning about hieroglyphics to write a message within clay. Finally, the children explored the famous

pyramids and created sandpaper art work. The children had an exciting day and are looking forward to find-

ing out more about the Ancient Egyptians.

IMMERSION DAY CONTINUED

Year 3/4’s

Year 3/4 had an exciting first day back. There had been reported sightings in the local area of a mysterious crea-

ture. Steve, from the Education Group, captured the animal and brought it in to show us. It was a dinosaur! The

whole year group had a great time meeting the dinosaur and learning about fossils and the possibility that dinosaurs

could come back. At the end of the day, we met a baby dinosaur. Please check out our class blogs to read the news re-

ports we wrote.

Year 5— Review by Ruby Duggan

For our immersion day this term we learned about the outbreak of World War Two and how it affected children in

Great Britain. We found out about air raids and how it would feel when the loud screaming air raid siren went off to

warn you German bombers were coming. Even in Burton at our school they had an air raid shelter so they would be

safe from bombs and bomb debris. We made our own gas masks and boxes from card and used them to act out what

happened when the air raid siren went off all those years ago! It was fun but quite scary at the same time!

Year 6

Year 6 will start their new theme after SATS.

E-Safety Information – April 1 2017

Are there any tools to help me support my child online?

Filtering options can be found within websites and services themselves, for example on YouTube or 'safe search'

settings can be applied to search engines such as Google or Bing. There are even some search services designed for

children (such as Yahoo! Kids). Parental controls can be password protected, so it’s advisable to choose a strong pass-

word and not share it. Parental controls and filters are a good starting point but it is important to recognise that they

are not 100% effective. They are a great help, but not a solution, and work best in combination with parental supervi-

sion and engagement, to help your children understand how to stay safe online. As children grow and develop, so do

their online needs, therefore you may want to periodically review your parental controls to accommodate this.

Remember stay SMART online!

Mr Maddams

E Safety Parents Session

Please find attached to the newsletter a poster regarding the above event which is taking place in the school

hall on Friday 19th May 9.30am to 10am.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

Worry Teddies

Look at these amazing creations!

These adorable teddies have a zipped mouth for children to ‘swallow’ written worries and keep them under control!

Do you have any unwanted balls of wool that you would like to donate to school, so that we can make lots more of these teddies?

Or, can you knit and would you like to help us make some teddies?

Please speak to the Pastoral Team (Mel Barron, Carol Lipscomb or Emma Campbell) know if you can help in any way.

Thank you!

Charity Cake Sale

The Brilliant Masterminds are holding a cake sale for pupils

on Friday 5th May, at 10.20am. Cakes will be 20p – 50p and all money raised will be donated to Cancer Research, which was chosen by the class, as part of our Christianity in Action RE unit.

Any donations of cakes will be gratefully accepted.

Thank you!

SPORTS AT ST MARYS

SPORTS DAY

Our sports days have now been arranged for the dates below. We would love to see as many parents, grandparents,

carers, aunties and uncles etc to come along and support the children. It will be a similar format to last year with tradi-

tional races based on agility, balance and coordination. The children have been practicing for this in their PE sessions

and will be racing against other children with the same ability to make it fairer. We will also be celebrating other quali-

ties such as passion, self belief, respect, teamwork and honesty. You can arrive at the Latimer Close gate where a sign-

ing in sheet will be in operation from 1.15pm. We look forward to seeing you all there.

MONDAY 15TH – EYFS – 1:30PM

TUESDAY 16TH – YEAR 1/2 – 1:30PM

WEDNESDAY 17TH- YEAR 5/6 – 1:30PM

THURSDAY 18TH – YEAR 3/4 – 1:30PM

ARCHERY UPDATE

Back in March some Year 5 children from our school competed in an archery tournament at the Kettering Arena,

Kettering Leisure Village. I am pleased to share with you that in their competition two of our teams finished 4th and

9th. However in the other team our children finished in 1st place and will now represent the Kettering district at the

county finals! Well done to Dylan, Katrina, Thomas and William!

KSSP School Games Inclusive Archery Results

1 St Marys 341

2 Isham 247

3 KBA 199

4 Hall Meadow 163

5 Pytchley 150

Sports at St Marys cont/d….

Gymnastics

We are very proud to announce the amazing results from our recent gymnastics competition. Our Year 1 & 2 teams

came 1st and 2nd as did our Years 3 & 4 teams and they go through to the Level 3 competition representing the

Kettering Partnership on 22nd May 2017. We also had a fantastic achievement where we received 5 out of the 6 indi-

vidual medals. These went to:-

Betsy Litster—Bronze

Emmie Nash—Silver

Saskia Bond—Gold

Holly Wilson—Bronze

Elisa Coleman—Silver

Well done to everyone from the all the teams from Year 1 through to Year 6 who tried their best and made us all very

proud. Well done to

Saskia Bond Elisa Coleman

Tehya Reynolds Ellie Laughton

Betsy Litster Gemma Cox

Elle Clark Poppy Binder

Grace Eydmann Destiny Cooke

Summer Allwood-Dell Skye Meekins

Billie Manning Mia Wood

Emmie Nash Mia Brown

Cadiya Robinson Evans Demi Porter

Matilda Babb Sophie Simmonds

Holly Wilson Mya Cooke

Maizy Babb Tiffany Mutuchi

Lacey Shortland Katie Ambler

Elena Hill Lucia Allen-Gibb

KS1 CAREER DAY

On Friday 23rd June we will be holding a KS1 Careers event. The children have decided they would like to know more

about career opportunities for when they are older. We would really like your help and support with this. If you

would be willing to give us some time on this day to talk to the KS1 children about your career, Mrs Reynolds will be

really grateful to hear from you. Please can you contact or email the office on office@stmaryscebl.info to express your

interest and a rough outline of your career.

Year 2 Trip to The Space Centre

Last half term Year 2 visited The National Space Centre as part of their 'Explorers' Connector theme. The children had a

fantastic time learning all about space and what it takes to be an astronaut. They explored the many interactive hands

on galleries, watched a show in the 360 degree planetarium, took part in solving puzzles and experienced the Rocket

Tower. The children were really enthusiastic throughout the whole day and enjoyed taking part in the activities. Thank

you to all the adults who helped to make the day a success.

PTFA

Father’s Day Sales

Following on from the success of our Mothers Day sale the PTFA will be holding a Father’s Day sale on Monday 12th

and Tuesday 13th June from 1pm—3pm. Each class will have a slot to purchase a gift for someone special in their

lives. On these days please send your child to class with their money in a named envelope.

PTFA Disco

We are really excited for our next PTFA disco on 12th May. The KS1 disco will be 5:30 – 6:30pm and the KS2 6:45 –

8pm. More information will follow regarding tickets.

Next PTFA Meeting

This will be held at the Galleria on Wednesday 3rd May at 7:30pm, all welcome.

GOLDEN TABLE

Well done to the following children who (for exceptional behaviour) got the chance to sit at the Golden Table and en-

joy lunch with Miss Whitlock. The children also got to experience waiter and waitress service from the catering team.

Well done everyone.

Layk Maher

Isabella Threadgold

Mia Barnett

Billy Bowler

Tegan Lewis

Nicodem Choroba

Kwame Joiner

Sofia Massimo

Harley Mead

Elle Clark

Phoebe Kilborn-Wagg

Anashe Shayawabaya

THE TALENTED CHILDREN OF ST MARYS

On the last day of the Easter Holidays, Ella Pither, Yr 5, took part in a pantomime at The Castle Theatre, Wellingbor-

ough.

It just so happened to be her 10th birthday and what a way to spend it!

She attended a '2 day workshop', the weekend before the performance, which she thoroughly enjoyed and made some

new friends.

She was very good on stage as a villager and made her family very proud.

Well done Ella we are all very proud of you!

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOVERNORS

We thought it would be nice to introduce you to our Governors. Today is the turn of Mr Currall.

Hi, my name is John Currall and as you are probably aware I work at St Marys CE Primary Academy as a Lunchtime

Supervisor and I also open up the gates for all of the parents at the end of the day. I am a man of many talents and I

am not sure if you are also aware but I am also a Governor at the school. I first became a Parent Governor back in

2013 and today I am now a Community Governor.

You may be asking “What does a Governor do?”

Please see attached to this newsletter a breakdown of what a Governor does.

For me being a Governor is an honour and a very rewarding one at that. I take my role very seriously. Both of my

children have attended St Marys and it is a very special school.

If anyone would like to discuss possibly becoming a governor in the future please do not hesitate to come and talk to

me.

John

Monday 1st May—Bank Holiday

Thursday 4th May—Yr 6 Booster Sessions

Friday 5th May—Yr 5 Evacuee Experience

Friday 5th May—Year 3/4 Cake sale

Saturday 6th May—SKC Karate Schools Regional Finals

Monday 8th May-12th May —Yr 6 SATS week

Friday 12th May - AllYear 3 & 4 classes trip to Natural History Museum

Friday 12th May—PTFA Disco

Monday 15th May—EYFS Sports Day @ 1.30pm

Tuesday 16th May— Year 1/2 Sports Day @ 1.30pm

Wednesday 17th May Year 5/6 Sports Day @ 1.30pm

Wednesday 17th May—Author Visit for kS1

Thursday 18th May—Year 3/4 Sports Day @ 1.30pm

Friday 19th May—E-Safety Parents Session 9.30am-10.30am

Monday 22nd May 2017—Level 3 Gymnastic Competition 9.30-12.30pm

Thursday 25th May—Latimer Arts College Yr 6 Transfer Day talk

Friday 26th May 2017— End of Term

Half Term—Monday 29th May—Friday 2nd June 2017

Monday 5th June 2017—First Day of Term

Monday 5th June 2017—Whole school immersion day

Wednesday 7th June—New EYFS Intake Information Evening 6-7pm

Monday 12th & Tues 13th June 2017—Fathers Day Sales PM

Monday 12th June 2017—Phonics Screening Week

Friday 16th June—Fathers Day Service—time TBC

Friday 23rd June—KS1 Career Day

Monday 26th June 2017—Friday 30th June 2017—Year 6 Govilon Resi-dential

Sunday 2nd July 2017—PTFA Summer Event incl Circus 1-5pm

Monday 3rd July—Wed 5th July—Ancient Greek Project KS2

Monday 3rd & 4th July 2017—Yr 6 Bishop Stopford Transfer Day

Wednesday 5th July—EYFS to Year 1 Information evening

Thursday 6th July—KS2 Greek Athletics event

Thursday 6th July Level 3 inclusive Archery Competition 9-3pm

Thursday 6th & Friday 7th July—Parable Arts with Wendy Scales

Friday 7th July 2017—Reports home to parents

Monday 10th July 2017—Yr 6 Transfer Days, Brooke Weston, Kettering Buccleuch & Latimer Arts College

Monday 10th—Tuesday 11th July—Whole school transfer days

Wed 12th—Friday 14th July 2017—After school parent opportunity to discuss reports with teachers

Thursday 20th July—Year 6 Leavers Service@ St Marys Church 9.30am

Friday 21st July 2017—Last Day of Term

New School Year starts Wednesday 6th September 2017

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