19^th of May 2025

 

As you can see from the school calendar below, the summer term will be another busy one! More dates will be added. Summer term will hopefully continue to bring the sunshine. As the children are outdoors for some of their learning (as well as playtimes), please ensure your child has a bottle for water with them daily, and a sun hat and sun cream on sunny days.

 

Some further information regarding some upcoming dates:

 

18^th May: Congratulations to all children who made their First Holy Communion at Our Lady Queen of Peace. We are all very proud of you. Thank you to our pupils, families, friends and staff for supporting you in this wonderful celebration.

 

20^th May : Y2 Class assembly starts at 10am. Parents of Y2 pupils are welcome to attend.

 

20^th May : There is no drama club this week due to Jo (drama club leader) being away on holiday. This is already included in your parent pay payments for the term.

 

22^nd May : As part of our celebration of May as the month of Our Lady, the school will be holding a May Procession on the 22^{nd of} May. The children will sing Marian hymns, share in reflective prayer and process around the school to the statue of Our Lady, this will culminate in the crowning of Our Lady with flowers. Our First Holy Communion children are encouraged to wear their First Holy Communion outfits to lead this procession. It is advisable that children wear uniform to school and change into their First Holy Communion outfits at school. All pupils are welcome to bring a single flower (artificial or fresh) or a small posy of flowers to lay at the feet of Our Lady.

 

23^rd May: Y6 River Studies trip to the Gower. Please be on time to leave for the trip. Please make sure you have read the information letter. If a child is asthmatic, they MUST have their pump or they will not be allowed to attend (organiser rules) and if they have an open cut, please inform class teacher asap. This information will also apply when Y5 go on their trip on the 4^th of June.

 

There will be no school led after school clubs after Whitsun half term (week commencing 26^th May).

Jujitsu and drama will continue to run on a Tuesday.

10^th June New Date:  Sports Day. The event will start at 9:30am and run until 12pm with all pupils taking part. Parents/Guardians/Grandparents etc are all invited to attend. Feel free to bring your own seating /blankets to sit on the grass bank.  £1 entry for adults which includes a raffle ticket for prizes to be drawn on the day. We are aiming to start at 9:30am and finish by 11:30/12pm. Children are to wear their house colours. Cold refreshments will be on sale for adult spectators.

 

11^th June: Y1 Class assembly starts at 10am. Parents of Y1 pupils are welcome to attend.  

 

From the 16^th of June for two weeks, Personalised Assessments will take place for all pupils Years 2-6. The personalised assessments are based on the skills in the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF) and will provide information on the reading and numeracy skills of individual learners and whole classes which teachers can use to plan next steps in teaching and learning.

 

1^st July: Moving up day Year 6 will spend the day at St John Lloyd (parents will soon receive information directly from SJL regarding arrangements). All other pupils will arrive at St Mary’s and go into their current classrooms and move up to their next year groups after registration to spend time with their new teachers.

 

2^nd July: PTA Summer Disco. Foundation Phase pupils (Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & 2 Disco is at 5-6pm Parents to stay and supervise their child. The Year 3-6 Disco starts at 6:15pm and finishes at 7:30pm. Parents are welcome to stay but don’t have to.

 

4^th July: Annual school reports will be sent home with your child.

8^th July: Teaching staff will be available between 4pm and 6pm to discuss your child’s school report if required. No appointments needed – drop-in sessions only.

 

Y6 Leavers information: At we approach the end of the Y6 pupils’ final term at St Mary’s, there will be three key events that parents and families of Y6 pupils are invited to attend. The Leavers Show will be on the 11^th of July at 10am. Leavers Mass is on the 16^th of July at 1:45pm and the final event will be the Awards Ceremony on the 18^th of July at 9:30am. Please could you let us know if you are able to attend these events and how many seats you require so that we can make the necessary arrangements. Thank you in advance.

 

Tip Tops will be on sale every Friday until the end of term. If you would like your child to purchase a tip top, please send in 20p on Fridays.

 

Further dates will be added as the term progresses.

More information regarding some of the future events will be released as soon as possible. Please visit our school website and social media pages for information relating to school life (details below).

As always, my door is open if you have any queries.

 

Yours faithfully

Mrs Howells

Headteacher