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welcome to ST MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

"Through Jesus, we achieve our very best"

St Martin de Porres is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic school where the teachings of Christ form the core of our work. We aim to provide high quality teaching and learning for all our members so that they are able to recognise and fulfil the gifts and potential given to them by God.

We pride ourselves on being a school which is warm, friendly and supportive. An environment where all can flourish and achieve success.

The school was built at the end of the 1960's and takes 30 children into the reception class each September. Application forms for school places and our admission criteria are available from the Parents Tab, Key Information page on this website.

St Martin's Prayer

Dear St Martin,

Your whole life was committed
to looking after the sick and needy
as well as the animals upon the earth.
You showed us a wonderful example
of the teachings of Jesus.
Bless all of us in this school family
and help us all to continue to follow your example.
St Martin, pray for us.

Cashless School

A Child’s view

I like St. Martin de Porres, it’s the best of all,
A helping hand with any incident or fall,
Including everyone, leaving no one behind,
Oh! And don’t forget the teachers are really kind,
There are lots of subjects and activities to do,
And the uniform is really smart too,
The dinners are tasty made by the kind cook,
If you come to this school you’ve got really good luck!

Children at St. Martin's achieve high academic standards. OfSTED described the standard of behaviour and relationships at the school as outstanding.

End of year reports 2020 - feedback form

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Friday 10th July - Message from Mr Gray:
Dear Parents

I hope that everyone is well.
We have heard this week that a member of the household of one of our children who has not been in school has had a Covid test and today that a household member of one of our staff has had a test following sinus pain (not a Covid symptom but you cannot be too cautious and therefore that member of staff has also taken the test). We pray for all those in our community who are ill at this time and for anyone waiting for test results. As the restrictions on everyday life are eased, please remain vigilant in order to keep us all safe. If there is any change in the health status of anyone in your household, please let us know.
Thank you for the response to the last email. As well as extending our opening to the children of the Year 2 parents who responded, we are also looking forward next week to hosting six Year 3s on Tuesday afternoon; eleven Year 4s on Wednesday afternoon and six Year 5s on Thursday afternoon.
If your child is learning at home, try and keep to a routine including bedtimes and make use of the excellent materials on our website, the Oak National Academy programme https://www.thenational.academy/ and the BBC. Most of all, read with your children everyday.
Mrs Braggs, one of our governors, spoke to Father Dominic on the phone last week and he sends his best wishes and prayers to everyone.

The reports will be arriving over the next week. In the envelope, you will also find school dates for next year which are as follows

Autumn Term
Autumn 1: Wed 2nd Sept - Thurs 22nd Oct
Autumn 2: Monday 2nd Nov - Fri 18th Dec

Spring Term
Spring 1: Tues 5th Jan - Fri 12th Feb
Spring 2: Mon 22nd Feb - Thurs 1st April

Summer Term
Summer 1: Mon 19th April - Fri 28th May
Summer 2: Tues 8th June - Tues 20th July

Teacher Days: 1st Sept, 23rd Oct, 4th Jan, 7th June, 21st July

Please be aware of the Quarantine Regulations as there are a lot of countries where if we visit we have to self-isolate for 2 weeks upon our return including the USA. It is very important next academic year that children are not having to self-isolate and miss even more school because they have been taken to a country where Quarantine Rules apply.

Keep safe and God bless

Mr Gray

Click on the picture for Miss Hughes' suggestion for

at home.

Click on these words to access our subject specific pages:

let's bake and cook!

let's plant and grow!

During the lockdown, a lot of our children are keeping busy in the kitchen helping with the daily cooking or baking cakes. Click on the picture to see their photos and recipes.

During the lockdown, a lot of our children are keeping busy in the garden observing, planting and taking care of their plants. Click on the picture to see their photos and texts.

let's draw and paint!

During the lockdown, a lot of our children are enjoying drawing and painting. Click on the picture to see all the beautiful things they made.

Click on the rainbow to view all the rainbows our children have been drawing to support the NHS.

Having trouble with BGfL? Click here for your Easy guide to BGfL365.

Online Resources
Click here to access a list of educational websites that you will be able to connect on with a link. During the school closure, this gives you access to a number of FREE resources that you can use to support your child’s learning.

Online Classroom - Oak National Academy
Welcome to the online classroom. Here you can access all of our lessons. To see the full plan of what we’re teaching this week, download our plan. If you’re a parent or a pupil, before you start, please talk to your teacher in your school about how best to use these resources and read our information for parents and pupils, and then click on the logo to the left to access at our website.

When you need a break from studying, you can always do a bit of physical exercise or relax for a while by reading, watching, playing, creating...

Click on the picture to access our special "Stay indoor but Keep moving" page, for advice and links to physical activity websites.

Click on the picture to access our special "Indoor activity" page, for advice and links to a range of entertaining activities.

Do you have a teddy bear that you could place in the window so that smaller children can count them up on their bear hunt?
If not, maybe you could draw, decorate or paint one!

This document on the right explains in very simple and child-friendly terms what the coronavirus is. Put it on full screen and watch it with your children to help them understand

For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

£5	's Mugs As part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of our school, the PTA has had 100 mugs made with a special print. They are available to buy anytime at the school office