a message from Danny
here’s a message from Danny for the children and a little football challenge for them to try….
Category: Year 2
Happy!
The St Mary’s Team have created a video to show pupils how happy we are to return to learning after the Easter break. We hope it brings a smile to your faces and we are looking forward to seeing you all again soon. Keep up the hard work and stay Happy! See below.
Photo diary – week one
We are pleased to release our week one photo diary. Please keep sending in your photos to [email protected].
Your photos and short videos please…
Hello everyone! We’d love you to share some pictures of what
your children have been up to this week, it doesn’t have to be school work! If
you’d like to include a picture in a school gallery on the website please email
photos or short videos to [email protected].
Please
send pictures for this week by 6pm Friday.
Thank you!
Welcome to Google Classrooms
From Monday, children will be accessing Google Classroom to complete their online learning. Please read the documents below for guidance and instructions on how to access the virtual platform. Children are already familiar with how to log on and view weekly learning timetables and assigned work. We are excited to see what the children produce.
Coronavirus
UPDATED – Please click here for the latest coronavirus information and guidance from the school.
Southam & District Lions Poetry Competition winners 2020
St Mary’s was delighted to be invited to take part in the Southam & District Lions Poetry Competition again this year and thrilled to have so many winners! Pupils created thoughtful, compelling and humorous poetry on themes such as winter, chocolate and nature. We were joined for an assembly by representatives of Southam Lions, and treated to a live performance of the winning poems by the poets themselves. The school was also delighted to win an overall prize of £200 – hurrah!
The Blessing of the Bambinelli
This Advent time, all children at St Mary’s took part in the beautiful Italian tradition of the Blessing of the Bambinelli. St John Paul II began this tradition early on in his papacy, when he invited the children of Rome to join him in St Peter’s Square on the Third Sunday of Advent during his Angelus address. He asked the children to bring the little statues of the baby Jesus from their Nativity scenes at home, and he blessed the figurines.
Here at St Mary’s, all children created their own figurine of the baby Jesus in school. We used natural materials such as wood, clay, hay and straw. Then, we took the Bambinelli to Mass during the Third Week of Advent and Father Arul blessed each and every one. Children took the Blessed Bambinelli home, and the Baby Jesus’ arrival in the Nativity scene was made even more special.
Everyone loves a baby!
Earlier this week, our Big Robins, a few of our Little Robins, and the Goldfinches class, presented Everyone loves a baby! Christmas truly felt like it had arrived as our youngest pupils shared this delightfully endearing nativity musical.
‘The normally cheerful children of a Bethlehem innkeeper aren’t so sure about babies – their newly-born brother is very noisy and a bit smelly. Heading off to see their friend, the children discover news of a special and unusual baby about to be born… baby Jesus. Will they end up liking babies after all?’
I am sure that you will agree that it was a performance full of flair – we are very proud of you all!
