St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Worship
Our pupils attend collective worship every day, which is planned, interactive and enjoyable. We follow the new Rochester Diocese format for worship, and welcome pupils, staff, governors and parents to join us in this celebration.
These are the comments our pupils make about worship at St Mary's:
"I like that we always start with prayer"
"She leaves us with something to think about".
"I like that we are using our school values"
"I like that we speak about God and the Bible"
"I like that she makes a list of what we said"
"Lots of hands are up"
Worship Timetable
Please read our most recent inspection report:
We like to share how and what we plan for our worship time.
Please see below our planning for Terms 1 and 2.
Art Project
We have discussed our values and community as a Church school. With this aim, we looked for a parable which represented our ethos and culture as a school. The pupils from the School Leadership Group chose the Parable of the Good Samaritan. They felt that this represented our school values and aims - that we are inclusive, accepting, welcoming, and will pick someone up if they fall down. The work on this piece of art work has now been completed with local artist Sue Salter.
The medium used is paint on fabric, and the panels are displayed in the school hall for us all to enjoy. The pupils have chosen to include the school values of honesty, thankfulness, resilience, love and respect in the pieces made; and the end panel includes a prayer chosen by the pupils.
Our Charity Work
This school year (2056-2026) we have:
- Raised money for the Breast Cancer Awareness by taking part in Tickled Pink
- Given food to The Swanley Food Bank from our Harvest Festival Assembly
Year 6 Christian Unity Service - St Peter's church, Hextable
Year 6 pupils from St Mary's CE Primary, St Bartholemew's Catholic Primary, Hextable Juniors, St Paul's CE Primary and High Firs Primary came together for a Unity Service, where the pupils were given the opportunity to take part in the readings and prayers, sing hymns( This Little light of mine and My Lighthouse) and participate in interactive activities linked to the readings from the bible.