St Mary’s RC Primary School Newsletter ‘Growing, loving and learning in the arms of Mary’

Meadowside, Sunderland, Telephone 0191 5228787

Headteacher Mr Clephane

twitter: @StMarysSchoolRC Friday 6th March 2020 Website: www.smrc.school

CALENDAR - March 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9

Year 4 PE Day

Activate Club

10

Year 5 PE Day

Y6 Booster (Reading)

11

Year 3 PE Day

Y4 Swimming

Y4/5/6 Drama

Y5/6 Netball @ Beacon of

Light 4-5pm

Football - HOME v Acade-

my 360 3.30 - 4.45pm

12

Year 6 PE Day

Y6 Booster (Maths)

7 a side Football @ HOME

3.30 - 4.45pm

13

Year 1 & 2 PE Day

Y2 & 3 Drama

Y5 Mass @ St Cecilia’s

10.00am

16

Year 4 PE Day

Activate Club

17

Year 5 PE Day

Y6 Booster (Reading)

18

Year 3 PE Day

Y4 Swimming

Y4/5/6 Drama

Y5 ONLY Netball @ Beacon

of Light 4 - 5pm

19

Year 6 PE Day

Y6 Booster (Maths)

20

Year 1 & 2 PE Day

Y2 & 3 Drama

Wear odd socks for World

Downs Syndrome Day

WORLD DOWNS SYNDROME DAY 2020

On Saturday, 21st March, the world

will be coming together to celebrate World Down

Syndrome Day. So jump in with both feet and join the

millions of people who will be standing tall and show-

ing support by wearing outrageous, colourful and non

-matching socks, spreading awareness and fun

throughout the land.

We shall be celebrating Down Syndrome Day in

school on Friday, 20th

March 2020. Children are

invited to ‘Rock your Socks’ and wear odd socks

or just colourful ones!

Families are invited to donate £1 for Together 21 –

an organisation that supports a project supported by

Pioneering Core Partnership (PCP) which serves

families throughout the North East. The partnership

helps children and young people with Downs

syndrome and their parents acquire essential skills

that will equip them to meet their future needs with

confidence. Thank you

LENTEN LITURGIES

Our Lenten Liturgies will take place

during the last week of term.

Parents are welcome to be with us on our Lenten

Journey, and are invited to come to either the morning

(9.15am) or afternoon (3pm) liturgy for their child’s

year group.

The following year groups will be leading the

liturgies:

Thursday 12th March KS1 (Y1& 2) 10am &

3pm

Tuesday 31st

March Year 6 - Palm

Sunday

Wednesday 1st

April Year 5 - Last

Supper/

Washing of feet

Thursday 2nd

April Year 3 - Good

Friday/ Stations of the

Cross

Friday 3rd

April Year 4 - Easter

Sunday/Resurrection

Article 14

Every child has the right to practise their religion

Children’s Rights

LENT

Article 24 Every child has the right to good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment.

During Lent, we shall be fundraising for CAFOD - the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development.

CAFOD helps communities whose rights are being ignored – this happens in countries throughout the world – where resources are extracted, and people exploited without any thought of the damaging effects to the environment and those who live there.

By protecting the people of our world, we also protect the world itself. Thank you for any support you can give your children in their fundraising efforts for CAFOD.

During Lent we ask that you collect any small change and send it in to school

Your small Change can make a Big Change in our World

Article 32: You have the right to protection from work that harms you, and is bad for your health and education. If you work, you have the right to be safe and paid fairly.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

St Mary’s RC Primary School is safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and ex-

pects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We politely request that all parents, carers, contractors

and visitors to school respect our safeguarding culture of vigilance. Please help us to keep our school commu-

nity safe and support school in reporting any concerns and/or inappropriate behaviour or actions through the ap-

OUTDOOR PLAY EQUIPMENT—URGENT

Concerns have been raised regarding the use of our Trim Trail, Adventure Playground and Foundation Stage outdoor equipment, beyond normal school hours.

It is my duty to ensure all playground equipment is used appropriately and safely during the day. I am unable to do this before 9.00am and after 3.30pm.

The outside equipment, Adventure Playground and Trim Trail is not to be used by the children before and after school hours with or without adult supervision.

Thank you.

SPONSORED READ

Your child should have been given a sponsored

read form - please return the form along with any

sponsorship money, to the school office or class

teacher by Friday 20th March 2020.

Thank you for your continued support

FOUND

A Nomination bracelet has been handed into the

School Office. Please contact the Office for

collection. You will need to gave a description of

the bracelet before it can be handed over.

LOCAL CHURCH - COMMUNITY

Early Years CELEBRATING - People celebrate in Church

Year 1 SPECIAL PEOPLE - People in the parish family

Year 2 BOOKS - The books used in Church

Year 3 JOURNEYS - Christian family’s journey with Christ

Year 4 COMMUNITY - Life in the local Christian community and ministries in the parish

Year 5 MISSION - Continuing Jesus’ mission in diocese (ecumenism)

Year 6 SOURCES - The Bible, the special book for the Church

SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME ACTIV-ITIES

Explore the Diocesan website, looking at the number of church-

es, and finding out about our bishop.

Read Bible stories together or encourage older children to read

a child’s Bible.

EUCHARIST - RELATING

Early Years GATHERING - Parish family gathers to celebrate Eucharist

Year 1 MEALS - Mass, Jesus’ special meal

Year 2 THANKSGIVING - Mass, a special time to thank God

Year 3 LISTENING & SHARING - Jesus gives himself to us

Year 4 GIVING & RECEIVING - Living in communion

Year 5 MEMORIAL SACRIFICE - Eucharist as the living memorial of Christ’s sacrifice

Year 6 UNITY - Eucharist enabling people to live in communion

SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME AC-TIVITIES

Look through the family photo-graph album to help the chil-

dren remember important events and special people in

their lives.

Discuss how we come together for special celebrations.

LENT/EASTER - GIVING

Early Year GROWING - Looking forward to Easter

Year 1 CHANGE - Lent: a time for change

Year 2 OPPORTUNITIES - Lent: an opportunity to start anew

Year 3 GIVING ALL - Lent: remembering Jesus’ total giving

Year 4 SELF DISCIPLINE - Celebrating growth to new life

Year 5 SACRIFICE - Lent: a time of aligning with the sacrifice made by Jesus

Year 6 DEATH & NEW LIFE - Celebrating Jesus’ death and resurrection

SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME ACTIVI-TIES

As a family talk about how you are going to practice self-control and self-giving for the rest of the season of Lent. You may decide to give up biscuits or cakes and do-nate the money to a charity.

If you have an older child provide him/her with an opportunity to take part in The Stations of the Cross. Ask your child/ren how

the school is focusing on Lent and self-giving.

Dear Parent(s)/Carer(s),

This term we will be studying the three themes of Local Church (Community), Eucharist (Relating) and Lent/

Easter (Giving). Each class will approach the themes through different topics.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION— COME AND SEE AT HOME

SPRING TERM 2020

IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM

MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

1 January 2020

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

5 January 2020

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

12 January 2020

THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

2 February 2020

ASH WEDNESDAY

26 February 2020

ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

19 March 2020

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

25 March 2020

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

5 April 2020

MAUNDY THURSDAY

9 April 2020

GOOD FRIDAY

10 April

Pupils will study various aspects of Islam for one week. Ask them what they have been learning about.