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Your school is closed but you can still learn!
Check your "YEAR GROUPS" tab above and scroll down this page for hundreds of links and tips to help you in your home-schooling! |
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Click on the picture above to access all important information and messages about how our school is dealing with the crisis.
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Click on the sun above to access resources to help you and your family stay healthy and happy in these difficult times.
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welcome to ST MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
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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. |
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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 13th March 2020.
Our next newsletter will be issued on the first Friday after the school re-opens.
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.
Our next newsletter will be issued on the first Friday after the school re-opens.
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.
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Monday 1st June - IMPORTANT Message from Mr Gray:
Dear Parents
I pray that this message finds you and your family well.
Whilst we remain open for children of key workers and those who meet the vulnerable criteria, staff are also getting ready to extend opening to Reception next Monday (8th) and Year 1 next Wednesday (10th). If we have enough room and staff, we will then open to Year 6 on 15th June. For Years 2,3,4 and 5, we will continue to post activities weekly to go alongside the national online learning provision all of which is on our website.
Today, teachers have been drafting end of year reports based on where your child was when we were shut and also the work they have been posting on the BGfL. The other staff have been in school preparing the building and resources. Click here to read our plan for the re-opening.
Thank you to everyone with children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 who has responded to our latest survey about whether you are intending to send your child back when we extend our opening. If you have not yet done so, you can still do it below. On Thursday, we will inform parents as to which group their child is in, which gate they should use and what time to arrive. As our community has seen a relatively high level of infection, we are looking into obtaining handheld thermometers that could be used at the gate as an additional precaution to protect everyone. The thermometer can take a reading from a person's forehead and would warn us if a child had a high temperature.
If you are living with "extremely clinically vulnerable adults" in your house, we advise that your child does not return yet as we cannot guarantee stringent social distancing measures in school. Children who are living with "clinically vulnerable adults" could come to school, but when they return home should stay at least 2m away from the adult until they have changed their clothes and washed thoroughly. Definitions of the terms "extremely clinically vulnerable " and "clinically vulnerable" are available here https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/people-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/whos-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/ Whatever your situation, it is very important to wash your child's clothes each day which is why we are asking children to come in something comfortable (eg tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt) rather than uniform.
God bless
Mr Gray
I pray that this message finds you and your family well.
Whilst we remain open for children of key workers and those who meet the vulnerable criteria, staff are also getting ready to extend opening to Reception next Monday (8th) and Year 1 next Wednesday (10th). If we have enough room and staff, we will then open to Year 6 on 15th June. For Years 2,3,4 and 5, we will continue to post activities weekly to go alongside the national online learning provision all of which is on our website.
Today, teachers have been drafting end of year reports based on where your child was when we were shut and also the work they have been posting on the BGfL. The other staff have been in school preparing the building and resources. Click here to read our plan for the re-opening.
Thank you to everyone with children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 who has responded to our latest survey about whether you are intending to send your child back when we extend our opening. If you have not yet done so, you can still do it below. On Thursday, we will inform parents as to which group their child is in, which gate they should use and what time to arrive. As our community has seen a relatively high level of infection, we are looking into obtaining handheld thermometers that could be used at the gate as an additional precaution to protect everyone. The thermometer can take a reading from a person's forehead and would warn us if a child had a high temperature.
If you are living with "extremely clinically vulnerable adults" in your house, we advise that your child does not return yet as we cannot guarantee stringent social distancing measures in school. Children who are living with "clinically vulnerable adults" could come to school, but when they return home should stay at least 2m away from the adult until they have changed their clothes and washed thoroughly. Definitions of the terms "extremely clinically vulnerable " and "clinically vulnerable" are available here https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/people-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/whos-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/ Whatever your situation, it is very important to wash your child's clothes each day which is why we are asking children to come in something comfortable (eg tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt) rather than uniform.
God bless
Mr Gray
Y6, Y1 and Reception parents, please complete the survey below.
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at home. |
Click on these words to access our subject specific pages:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Click on the rainbow to view all the rainbows our children have been drawing to support the NHS.
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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.
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.
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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...
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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. |
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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
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For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
Tuesday 17th March
In exchange for a donation of £1, your child was allowed to add something green to their uniform.
Sadly, our St Patrick’s Day Mass which was going to be led by Year 3, has been cancelled.
Our famous Irish dancers who will not perform on Saturday, because of the cancellation of the St Patrick's Day event, still donned their green outfit to practice their skilled routine and looked amazing, as usual!
In exchange for a donation of £1, your child was allowed to add something green to their uniform.
Sadly, our St Patrick’s Day Mass which was going to be led by Year 3, has been cancelled.
Our famous Irish dancers who will not perform on Saturday, because of the cancellation of the St Patrick's Day event, still donned their green outfit to practice their skilled routine and looked amazing, as usual!
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'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 |
DAY TO DAY IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Click on the picture to get information on...
PLEASE ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARRIVE IN THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND EACH MORNING BY 8.50AM,
READY TO BE COLLECTED BY THEIR CLASS TEACHER AT 8.55AM.
READY TO BE COLLECTED BY THEIR CLASS TEACHER AT 8.55AM.
