Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment, including House points across the school.

• Arrivals and Mocktails

  Wed 21 Jul 2021 Mrs McGarrigle

  Everyone was ready for the 5pm arrival of our special guests, Year 6! Wearing their best clothes, they all looked amazing, and a photo opportunity was taken. They were all ready for mocktails and a disco, with the fabulous food that had been prepared to celebrate their final year at Primary School.

  

• Headteacher for the Day

  Wed 21 Jul 2021 Mrs McGarrigle

  Today we had two new Headteacher's join us from Year 5, and they did an amazing job! They held meetings, signed letters, answered the telephone; and answered the questions other pupils had (for example 'can we have a swimming pool' and 'can we have a new ipad every year'?). They seemed to think that the first job of the day was a nice drink and a cake, which I agreed with. They saved the school some money, when they decided that new ipads every year were a waste of money; but their idea of sweets free all day for the children was not accepted by Miss Sepet our Business Manager.

  

• School Re-opening 8th March

  Wed 24 Feb 2021 Mrs McGarrigle
  Following the announcement by the Prime Minister on Monday, we are delighted that all of our pupils will return to school on 8th March. Further details can be found on the newsletter page of the website, where times and gates have been shared with parents.

• Welcome Back!

  Thu 14 Jan 2021 Mrs McGarrigle

  Welcome back to the new school year - which I know will be very strange for all of us. Once again, I would like to remind everyone that we are here if you need any help or support during lockdown!

  I would also like to give a big thank you this week to Mr Jack Dunwoody, from Roto Sound, who has donated new strings for our school violins. This is very much appreciated during these difficult time.

  I will continue to post for parents all of the good news we receive.

  Stay safe

  Mrs McGarrigle

• Parking on St Mary's Road

  Tue 13 Oct 2020 Mrs McGarrigle
  We would like to ask for your support with parking on St Mary's Road, during the morning rush when you are dropping pupils off to school. Please do not park across driveways, or in a way which prevents pupils seeing traffic when they cross. Thank you for your help in this matter.

• Reception Class 2021

  Mon 28 Sep 2020

  Reception Class 2021

  If your child was born between 1st September 2016 and 31st August 2017, you will need to apply for their primary school place online before 15th January 2021     

  https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/primary-school-places     

  Applications open online on 5th November 2020

  Unfortunately due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, we are unable to offer any Open Days for our Reception Class at this time.

  However if you look at our website, Mrs Padmore, our Reception teacher, has uploaded a Welcome to St Mary's Video, which gives children and their parents the opportunity to view the school virtually and experience what the school is like. If you would like a zoom call, please contact the school office.

  Please use the link below or visit our website, click on the main menu and click on the tab for Children, then Children’s Resource Centre

  https://stmarys-ceva-ps.primarysite.media/

• Everything you need to consider if you think about leaving your child home alone - advice from the NSPCC

  Fri 25 Sep 2020 Mrs McGarrigle

  If you consider leaving your child home alone or unattended, please read this advice from the NSPCC:

  https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/in-the-home/home-alone/

• Family Prayer

  Tue 08 Sep 2020 Mrs McGarrigle

  We would like to share a prayer that we are enjoying in our assemblies, which is about togetherness and working together:

  God be with our family,

  From the youngest to the oldest,

  Lighting up our relationships,

  Sowing grace into our troubles.

  God be with our family,

  Weaving love into our work,

  Our rest, and our play.

  Amen

  This term we are studying togetherness, and rebuilding our school family after lockdown.

• Welcome Back!

  Mon 07 Sep 2020 Mrs McGarrigle
  Welcome back to all of our children and parents - especially those who have a new child starting with us in Nursery or Reception. Our aim is to operate a very safe service to you at the moment, so you will see our staff on the gate in the morning and after school, wearing PPE. Please help us by dropping your child, and leaving to allow the next child to enter our grounds. Socially distance to ensure your safety and that of your family. At the moment we are unable to allow parents or visitors onto the premises, except in exceptional circumstances. Our full opening risk assessment can be found on our safeguarding and newsletter pages. You will be informed when amendments to this are made. Our website does not support excel. so should you require a full copy of this document please ring the office. The full document contains the advice we are working to as it is released.

• Terrible News!

  Thu 18 Jun 2020
  Terrible News in Nursery! The pupils are looking for Bog Baby who is lost! They have made posters to remind people to look for him Please help (if you haven't heard this story, Mrs Shelton is telling the story over on the Nursery page).