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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.

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.

LATEST NEWS:

Newsletter 18 was issued on Friday 13th July.
Our next newsletter will be issued in September. Please do continue to share with us any of your children’s special achievements in anything that they may participate in outside of school.

Please remember to check your child’s bag regularly for letters.

Next week we say goodbye to our wonderful Year 6 children – you all have a wonderful future ahead of you and we look forward to hearing great things about you all in years to come.

We say goodbye and a huge thank you to Mrs Tomlinson who has led this school so well for 14 years. She has used her remarkable skills to give our children and their families service above and beyond what anyone could expect. Her expertise has impacted on all of us and the many schools she has supported as a National Lead in Education. As a result of Mrs Tomlinson’s work, St Martin de Porres has continually aimed for the highest possible standards; nothing but the best has been good enough. In every decision she has made, Mrs Tomlinson has put the interests of our children first. We will miss her expertise, energy, determination and care as we move forward. We give thanks to God for all Mrs Tomlinson has done for us and we pray that she is blessed with a restful, enjoyable and fulfilled retirement.

Please also join us in wishing Mrs Pearson (PA to Mrs Tomlinson) and Mrs Austin (Year 3 teacher) all the best for their futures as they leave us at the end of the term too. Thank you both for all of your hard work and commitment to the school.

Finally, let me thank you all, as a school community, for your hard work and support this year. Children have all worked extremely hard and have produced work, productions, assemblies and sporting achievements that we are all immensely proud of. As parents, you have supported your children and the school in incredible ways. Please have a wonderful summer break. Be safe and we all look forward to welcoming you back on Wednesday 5th September for what I am sure will be another successful year for St Martin’s. God Bless.

A copy of our School Uniform Policy is available on our school website or upon request from the school office. Uniform is available from Clive Marks and Mansuri Ltd, both in Kings Heath. Parents of children moving from Year 2 to Year 3 in September are particularly reminded that KS2 children should wear a shirt and tie with either a v-neck jumper or cardigan. We look forward to seeing everybody back in September looking smart and wearing the correct uniform.

Any unwanted PE Kits, particularly from children leaving the school, would be gratefully received at the school office as “spares”. Thank you.

Many thanks to everyone who supported our Summer Fair by sending in bottles, sweets, stationery, toys, books, etc. and by coming on Saturday. The weather was amazing and the support was fantastic. Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved with the PTA and organisation of the event. A total of £1514.65 has been raised which will be available for the school to use for the benefit of all our children in September.

Reminders from the office
As we approach the end of term it is important that any outstanding debts for school meals, after-school & breakfast club are cleared. Final date for these payments is Monday 16th July. If you think that you may be entitled to free school meals, please come to see Mrs Sullivan.
Kingswood Residential Trip – Please could final balances also be paid by 16th July. Thank you.

Thanks to Mrs Kausar’s hard work and commitment our after-school club has proved very popular this year and a number of parents have asked whether we could extend the hours to 5.30pm or 6pm. In the past there has not been enough demand to run the club to these times without making a loss but we are hopeful that there may be enough parents who would benefit from longer hours to make it viable next year. The cost at the moment is £5 per hour which enables us to break even.

If you would be interested for September 2018, please email enquiry@stmartindeporres.bham.sch.uk stating whether you would use after-school club until a) 5.30pm or b) 6pm. As soon as we know if there is sufficient uptake, we will inform you to help you plan ahead.

Mrs Kausar is hoping to run a lunchtime book club from September for our Key Stage 1 children. If you have any age appropriate pre-loved books that you wish to donate, please bring these to the school office. Thank you.

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