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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 8 was issued on Friday 11th January.
Our next newsletter will be issued on Friday 25th January. Please do continue to share with us any of your children’s special achievements in anything that they may participate in outside of school.

Winter Warmer
To help your child fight the cold, our cook is making a special dinner on Thursday 17th January.

Menu:
Roast chicken or Qorn roast or Fish with stuffing
Served with Creamed and roast potatoes/Broccoli and carrots/Sweetcorn
Iced cupcakes

Children who normally bring packed lunch can have this special dinner by booking at the office.

Online applications for Reception places for September 2019 are now open. All applications, including those to our school, must be made online by Tuesday 15th January 2019. Please be aware that you MUST make an online application even if you've already visited the school and submitted a supplementary form. The website you need to register and apply on is www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions. If you need help making an online application please see Mrs Sullivan, Mrs Symons or Mr Gray who will be happy to help you. If you know of anyone with a child who is due to begin Reception in September but has not visited us yet, please encourage them to contact us on Monday.

Toast for children in KS2
We would like to provide a healthy snack for children in Key Stage 2. Research continues to show the importance of fibre to a child's diet. Our Reception and Key Stage 1 children are provided with fruit, containing 3 to 4 grams of fibre as well as vitamins, every day. For our Key Stage 2 children, from Monday, we will offer the opportunity to buy a piece of wholemeal toast (2g of fibre) for 25p during morning playtime. If your child is in Years 3, 4, 5 or 6 and you would like them to have a piece of toast, please send her/him with 25p each day. The children can then have the responsibility of looking after the 25p until playtime, which is good for their independence.

As adults, we also need to live healthily for the sake of our children. The research is very clear that having a diet that includes wholemeal bread, wholemeal pasta, vegetables, fruit, porridge and whole grain cereals extends our lives, reduces illness and improves the quality of lives. The challenge for all of us is to build 30g of fibre into our diet everyday. If anyone has any tips or recipes for families to use, please let us know. Click on this link for more information: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46827426

FREE Employability and Functional Skills courses!
Mrs Sabrina Saleem, of the training and recruitment organisation Hagleys, is offering parents of our school an amazing opportunity. Through a 2hr weekly course, here in our school house, she could help you unlock your potential and secure some employment whilst developing your skills. For more information, you can visit our school website or meet directly with Ms Saleem, a multi-language speaker on the playground before school on Thursday 24th or after school on Friday 25th January. You can also click on the picture on the left to access Hagleys' website.

For all the very generous gifts you and your children gave us at Christmas, we…

Our PTA is thankful to all the families who bought the children’s Christmas CD and/or some tickets for the Christmas Raffle. The raffle raised £292 and out of the 100 CDs made, an amazing 93 were sold. The cost of recording and making the CDs was £170, so the profit made was £295. Thank you all again so very much.

KS1 children have now a brand new little cosy hub full of books where they can read quietly during break. To make this place complete we are looking for a parent with handcraft skills to make us a lovely sign. Please talk to Miss McArdle in Reception for more information.

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.

Mrs Sullivan’s Irish Dancing classes will resume on Tuesday 22nd January 2019.

With the dark nights upon us, all parents are reminded to collect their child promptly at 4.30pm or 5.30pm at the end of their afterschool club. If you find yourself running late, please ring the office to let us know. Also please make the office or their class teacher aware if another parent is collecting your child from an after-school club.
Thank you.