School Blog

This Friday was P7 leavers' assembly and it was such a wonderful time to reflect, share and laugh, as well as share a few happy tears along the way too! After opening speeches from our house captains, parents, carers, family and friends enjoyed seeing the P7s' fun iMovie - I'm a P7 Get me out ... Continue reading A fantastic P7 leavers assembly with P7/6 receiving their ties! →

Great excitement in P5 this morning - it was all about Scotlands victory at the weekend! We made some predictions last week, so we enjoyed having a look at them and seeing who really knows their stuff! ⚽️ We created some art work based on the highland cow and Scotlands participation in this year's World ... Continue reading No Scotland No Party in P5 →

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! →

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!

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 →

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✏️ →

On Thursday P6 went to St Margaret's to take part in the annual Almond Cup. We competed in a fun day of football, tennis, fitness, rugby, javelin and more! We competed for points and displayed our super team working and motivational skills. We also enjoyed a delicious hot dog lunch and enjoyed using the high ... Continue reading P6 compete in the Almond Cup at St Margaret's →

Nurture class had so much fun at the careers fayre! The children loved exploring the police cars, fire engines and ambulance up close. They enjoyed chatting with the officers and had great fun trying on some of the uniforms. It was a brilliant hands-on experience and a very exciting day for everyone.

This week, our Nurture Class had lots of fun taking part in Health Week. The children enjoyed trying lots of different activities throughout the week and had a great time keeping active. We learned some new skills in judo, took part in marathons and active games, and had lots of fun trying circus skills too! ... Continue reading Health week in nurture class →

P7/6 have had a phenomenal time during health week! We have enjoyed judo, bowling, a trip to the community garden, making smoothies and fruit kebabs, gymnastics, football, pickle ball, fitness, strong man and circus skills! We also talked about our mental health and what constitutes our 'happy place' and took part in some health-themed team ... Continue reading P7/6 have a super health week! →