St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
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At St, Mary’s we understand that starting school is a new and exciting, sometimes daunting, experience for your child and in many cases, for you as parents. We want to make this transition as easy as possible for you and your child, we hope this brochure helps to give you an insight into life at St. Mary’s and answers any questions you may have.
Inspired by our Christian faith, our mission is to provide the highest standard of education and opportunity for all our pupils, enabling them to live their lives to the full. We are very proud of our school, our pupils and their success. We welcome children of all faiths or none.
Our school is a happy place, where the needs of the children are central to our philosophy. We also have a nursery school that offers a two-year-old provision for up to 16 children, a 30-hour provision for 3 and 4 year olds and our wraparound open from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm.
St. Mary’s is a ‘family’ where children are nurtured, encouraged, supported and challenged to reach their full potential in a safe and caring environment. If you would like to arrange a visit do get in touch.
Mrs M Graham Executive Headteacher
Mrs J Colley Headteacher
The curriculum is divided into three stages:
Early Years Foundation Stage: from ages 0-5 years
Key Stage 1: from ages 5-7 years
Key Stage 2: from ages 7-11 years
The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum is based on seven areas of learning:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Physical Development Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World Expressive Arts and Design
Key Stages 1-2 areas of the curriculum are: Mathematics
Literacy
Science
Religious Education
Information and Design Technology
History
Geography
Art
Music
Physical Education Personal and Social Education
Modern Foreign Language
Our School Day
First Steps Nursery
We offer two and three year old places in nursery. We also offer up to 30 hours free places. Three year old children are entitled to spend up to five terms in the Nursery, accessing morning or afternoon sessions
Our nursery offers a morning, afternoon or full day sessions, children who access 30 hours will receiive a paid for school lunch.
Morning session: 8.45- 11.45am
Afternoon session: 12.45 - 3.45pm
School
Our school day starts at 9.00 am and finishes at 3.30 pm.
Wrap-around Childcare
FRSTSTEPS NURSEY
We offer wrap around care - breakfast club opens at 8.00 am and we offer a mixture of healthy breakfast products Tea-time wrap around club is from 3:30pm up until 6.00 pm and tea is provided. Places must be booked please speak to the school office:
Extracurricular Activities
We also offer a wide range of school clubs including lego, netball, eco and cooking, you can find out more about current clubs on our website:stmarysjarrow.co.uk
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Staff work hard to maintain an environment where children feel safe and secure. The curriculum is designed to ensure opportunities for children to develop the skills they need to recognise and stay safe from abuse including whilst accessing the internet.
Children know that they can approach any of the adults in school if they are worried and that they will receive a consistent supportive response. We have trained designated Safeguarding leads in school.
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
At St. Mary’s we believe that every child matters and every teacher is able to support special educational needs.
Children who have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) have this reviewed annually with all parties involved. We also hold regular meetings with the families of all children that are recognised as having a Special Educational Need.
We have a SEN Co-ordinator in school who will liaise with parents and oversee support.
Uniform
School Uniform
Children are expected to wear a blue sweatshirt/cardigan with the school badge, a blue polo shirt, grey school trousers or skirt.
Children must wear black school shoes or black trainers. In the summer, a light blue gingham dress or grey school shorts can be worn.
PE Kit
Children are expected to wear a school T-shirt, trainers, and navy shorts or tracksuit for PE. Kits must be worn on specified PE days. A navy sweatshirt/hoody or school jumper/cardigan can be worn if outdoors. No named sportswear is permitted.
School jumpers, hoodies and cardigans can be ordered from Initial Images Embroidery Ltd., 2E Rekendyke, Eldon Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 5BZ.
Other uniform can be purchased from any shop as they are plain and do not have the school badge on. Children are NOT allowed to wear ANY jewellery.
Our Community
As soon as your child starts at St. Mary’s you become part of our school community. We believe that the education of a child is a partnership and we aim to support you in as many ways as possible.
We value the contributions of parents and family and actively encourage you to help. We also offer lots of opportunities for you to come in to school and be part of your child’s educational journey.
The image below is from one of our ‘Kindness Cafe’ sessions in school. Where we invite in parents and carers to take part in activities with pupils.
We are also part of our parish and wider community and look for opportunities to engage with our communities to provide pupils with a greater understanding of the different people that make up a community.
