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Living and Learning Together—Shining in our Faith
St. Mary’s News
www.stmarysscarisbrick.co.uk
St. Mary's Catholic
Primary School
Christmas Fair
Thank you to everyone who made our Christmas Fair such a
resounding success. Many of our parents and friends put in
so much work to get the event off the ground. We raised approximately £1,000 on the night and are now on the way to being able to
plan the redevelopment of the school playground. It was a lovely
event for our families to enjoy and a great way to start the season
of Advent. The “Name the Chimp” competition captivated many of
the children and his name can now be revealed as Roger!
PreSchool raised £140 on their hamper which was won by the
Devers Family.
Issue 13 2015-2016
Newsletter Date:
4th December 2015
Important Dates
Advent is Here
This week we lit the first candle on our Advent Wreath.
Our children discussed the themes of “Waiting” and
“Preparation” while thinking about The Holy Family and their journey
to Bethlehem. Our beautiful wreath was made by Paula Chapman and
it will be our focus in assemblies over the coming weeks.
Infant Nativity Play
Tues. 8th Dec. At 10am & 2pm
Christmas Lunch
Fri. 11th December
Christmas Music Concert
Tues. 15th Dec. At 6.00pm
Close for Christmas
Fri. 18th December at 2.00pm
A Message from Pope Francis
“Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters, and we must act
as such.”
(via Twitter@Pontifex)
Our Year of Mercy
Pope Francis has written to all families through our Parish
and Schools to declare a “Holy Year” from December 8th.
The year has been given the title “The Year of Mercy”.
Here at St. Mary’s our children will seek to undertake works
of charity and mercy to answer The Holy Father’s call. Our
Year 5/6 children are already in action—making cards of
support for young people wrongly imprisoned in The Congo.
They are sending their cards to Amnesty International who
will give them to two teenagers who have been in prison for
eight months for attending a pro-democracy workshop. In
the coming months read all about how our children are being
“Good Samaritans” in this special year.
Birthday Celebrations
Birthdays to celebrate this week:
Harris Sinclair
Alissabeth Shaw
Joanna Thompson
Stars of the Week
Each week we will be letting you know the
names of the children who have been stars
this week. This week our stars are:
Special Award
Seren Farrington
Charlie Geldart
Faye Larkham
Lincoln Hilton
Amaya Anson
Alexander Sheeran
Molly Livesley
Good Work Award
Ella Hegarty
Scarlet Parker
Alexander Charters
Steven Molyneux
George McKenzie
Rhys Jones-Kent
Jessica McKenzie
Headteacher’s Award
Faye Larkham
James Carragher
Breakfast with Santa
On
Thursday, 17th December,
Santa will be visiting Breakfast Club. Tickets cost £5.50 to include a present,
breakfast and lots of fun from 7.45 am. Please
book by end of school on Monday, 14th December
by texting Lynne Ashcroft on 07837519302 or
with Mrs. Marshall in the school office.
Florence Nightingale Day
Year 3 and 4 enjoyed a day of historical drama
last week. The children held a “Real History”
event that used props and costumes that allowed them to investigate the work of Florence
Nightingale. With St. Mary’s being transformed into a Scutari field hospital the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Our Christmas Tree Gifts
From Monday children are welcome to
place gifts under the Christmas Tree.
Once again our gifts will be supporting the Nugent
Care Homeless Appeal. Children may bring in a
shoebox or small package containing toiletries
such as: shower gel, tooth brushes, soap, toothpaste etc. The gifts will be given to families who
are living in temporary accommodation for a range
of reasons this Christmastime. Our friends at
Nugent Care are always amazed by the generosity
of our families and our children’s kindness.
Christmas Lunch—Friday
11th December
If your child usually has a packed lunch on a
Friday and would like to participate in the
Christmas Lunch, please let Mrs. Marshall
know. The cost is £2.20—cheques to LCC
please or cash.
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Mathematician of the Week
This week our star mathematician is Qamar
Halim for her work on time.
Well done Qamar
Tuesday, 8th December
Thursday, 10th December
Friday, 11th December
Monday, 14th December
Tuesday, 15th December
Wednesday, 16th December
Friday, 18th December
Sunday, 20th December
Thursday, 24th December
Friday, 25th December
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Athletics Success
Well done to our pupils in Year 2. On Wednesday they took part in an Indoor Athletics event
at St. Bede’s, Ormskirk. Our children did ever
so well, competing in a range of events to test
their speed, strength, balance and
perseverance. Congratulations:
Courtney, Faye, George, Harriet,
James, Lewis, Lucy and Rueben.
ADVENT DIARY DATES
10.00am and 2.00pm Reception/Year 1/2 Nativity Play
Year 6 to Liverpool Cathedral Advent Service
Christmas Lunch
4.00pm Three Schools Carol Service at St. Elizabeth’s
6.00pm St. Mary’s Music Concert
9.30 am School Advent Mass at. Elizabeth’s Church
10.00am Autumn Term Awards Assembly
(Tea and coffee available in the school hall from 9.10 am)
2.00pm School closes for Christmas
9.30am Mass at St. Elizabeth’s
4.00pm Junior Nativity and Christingle followed by refreshments
7.00pm Christmas Vigil Mass at St. Elizabeth’s
9.30am Christmas Mass at St. Elizabeth’s
After School Club—Booking Form
If you would like to reserve a place at the St. Mary’s After School Club: Sessions run from 3.20 pm
to 5.00pm, costs £3.50 per child and until 6.00pm the cost is £5.00 per child, and includes a drink
of juice and a snack/biscuit. Cheques to St. Mary’s please.
W/C: 7th December
Until
Until
5.00pm 6.00pm
W/C: 14th December
Monday, 7th
Tuesday, 8th
Wednesday, 9th
Thursday, 10th
Monday, 14th
Tuesday, 15th
Wednesday, 16th
Thursday, 17th
Friday, 11th
Friday, 18th
Until
Until
5.00pm 6.00pm
Signed:
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Closed
Closed
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Christmas Greetings
DO NOT BE AFRAID!
I am in your midst to save you.
I bring you tidings of great joy
A Saviour has been born to us!
He is Christ the Lord!
May the peace and joy of Christmas be yours
May 2016 be filled with blessings.
Sing to the Lord a new song:
May Christ be always the centre of our life.
Boniface
St. Anne’s, Ormskirk 2015
also from Douai Abbey