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"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 12 was issued on Friday 15th March 2019.
Our next newsletter will be issued on Friday 29th March 2019.
Please do continue to share with us any more of your children’s special achievements in any activities that they may participate in outside of school.

We are extremely proud to announce that according to a national evaluation, St Martin de Porres is one of the best schools in the country to send your child to learn to read. Click here to read more about our pupil progress.

Next September will see the

of our school!

We are starting to prepare for the celebrations of this big milestone and would like to include our school community in the process. If you have any ideas on how to mark this great event, please bring them forward to us for consideration.

Do you speak Italian?
(or any other foreign language)

If you do or know someone who does, could you please let us know? We need some help with some new pupils from Italy who cannot speak English very well.

May we remind you that no child should be left alone waiting on the playground too early in the morning. KS2 children are allowed to be there on their own from 8.45am. However, parents of KS1 children have to stay with them until they are under the supervision of their teacher at 8.55am.

Thursday 11th April 9am
Please do add this date to your diary – our coffee mornings are a wonderful opportunity to meet and chat with other parents and our Family Support Worker Mrs Dowling.

Let’s READ, and READ, and READ!
By the time our children leave school at the end of Year 6, they MUST have read a great number of books. To help and encourage them in that, we put together a display in the school foyer, with vouchers for the library and actual books to borrow. Please come and visit our little library with your children and leave with a book to read!

Following the sudden closure of Tiverton Road Swimming Baths late last year, we have managed to secure bookings at Cocks Moor Woods Leisure Centre. This means Years 3, 4 & 5 will all be going swimming in the coming months. Letters will be going out to all children in Years 4 & 5 shortly as they are swimming straight after the Easter Break. Click here for more information on swimming.

May we insist again that After-School Monies must be paid in advance. At present, we still have outstanding balances from last half-term. Please ensure all monies are paid in advance or on day of booking. Thank you.

World Book Day will take place next week on...
On that day, everything at school will be about books and reading. Your children can choose to come dressed up as a book character and we would like them to bring their favourite book.
Each year group will also receive a box of new books for their class libraries on the day. For more information, you can visit https://www.worldbookday.com/
Click here to view the photos.

Bournville BookFest will take place 14-24th March 2019.
Meet your favourite authors. Discover astonishing books. Interactive storytelling fun at Birmingham's only dedicated children's book festival for 0-12s.
For more information, visit https://bournvillebookfest.com/

School Crossings Patrol Warden
needed at Church road near Woodbridge Road
Pro Rata £17,007 - £19,446 (Part time)
Working 8 hours Application Forms can be completed online: www.birmingham.gov.uk/jobs
Any Questions call School Crossings on 0121 303 7777
or email: schoolcrossings@birmingham.gov.uk

For all the little extras that the school budget cannot possibly cover, we ask parents to send in £10 as an annual school fund contribution. Thank you ever so much for your generosity.

DAY TO DAY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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