School Blog

This year, the children at St Mary's having been working especially hard to learn about their local environment, engage with nature and improve and care for our school grounds. As a result, we have been awarded our 5th Eco Schools Green Flag. A special thank you to Miss Nelson who has carefully co-ordinated our whole ... Continue reading We are an Eco School! →

In Primary 1 this week the Friendly Dragon from fairyland paid us another visit. The dragon said thank you for us bringing fairyland alive, and encouraged us to keep reading fairytales. Everyone in Primary 1 has enjoyed listening to the fairytale stories and have been able to discuss if we have heard them before. The ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

This week in Nurture, the children enjoyed exploring our summer-inspired sand and turf sensory tray. They had lots of fun digging, scooping, and creating while engaging their senses through different textures and natural materials. The activity encouraged imaginative play, curiosity, and conversation, while supporting fine motor skills and providing a calm and enjoyable sensory experience.

This week P6 met their buddies in school for a special lunch! They presented them with their buddy booklets and a special teddy. Over the coming weeks buddies will have a chance to meet up and play before starting school in August. Well done P6! You are great role models!

Another busy week in the world of Super Tay! Along with lots of sensory exploration with sand and bubbles (...lots of bubbles!)...we've been learning about the different types of fruits and their colours this week. Some of us he have also looked at how Numicon can help us learn in terms of our number work. ... Continue reading TheLifeOfTay! →

Matilda Our P5-P7 pupils are entering the final stages of preparation for their upcoming show next week. Over the coming days, the children will be taking part in final rehearsals, dress rehearsals and technical rehearsals as they bring together all aspects of their performance. Through the Expressive Arts curriculum, pupils have been developing a wide ... Continue reading St. Mary's Presents "Matilda the Musical" →

This This week in Nurture class, we had lots of fun creating a beehive picture using finger painting as part of our mini beasts topic. Everyone enjoyed getting creative and exploring different textures and colours. We also had some very exciting news when one of our butterflies emerged from its cocoon! The children were fascinated ... Continue reading Nurture class →

Everyone in Primary 1 was delighted that our caterpillars had emerged from their chrysalis as beautiful butterflies . We looked after them in the classroom for a few days, they loved oranges . When it was time t release them some of us we sad but we talked about how it wasn't fair to ... Continue reading Primary 1 →

Another week over, those holidays are looming in the distance! We've had another busy week here with Matilda practises coming in thick and fast. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of what is being prepared for you and it was fabulous. It was lovely to see so many of you today at our ... Continue reading P5 Update 5.6.26 →

This week has been another busy and exciting one in P3! One of the highlights of our week was releasing our butterflies. We were so excited to watch them fly away after observing their life cycle in our classroom. One butterfly even landed on a member of P3's head before taking off! We discussed why ... Continue reading P3✏️ →

We have been busy again this week and have loved our Art work...we designed Highland cows with wooly forelocks and googly eyes! We have also worked on our shape recognition and number formation. Our literacy skills are also coming also stormingly...a bit like the weather! We have headed out though...undeterred by the squalls, and enjoyed ... Continue reading Thelifeoftay! →

P4/3 enjoyed the Career Fair last week. The children learned about a variety of jobs in the local community and the work involved in these important roles. The children were excellent at asking purposeful questions to learn more about these different jobs. A great learning experience for all!