If you would like to visit the school, please ring for an appointment on 01798 872007.
International Day to raise the children's awareness of the world
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Buddy Reading - a great way to share a book
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Forgiveness 2023
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Christingle
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Remembrance 2022
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Bikeability - Yr 6 are taught how to ride bicycles safely on the roads...
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Visits to learn more about St Mary's church
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Outdoor activities to learn more about ourselves
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The world of work - visitors to our school teach us about the world of work and what skills we need for careers.
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Use of drama in Bible stories - The Easter Play
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Practical science helps the children to deepen their knowledge and understanding
11/38
Sensory gardens - KS1 explored their senses by designing their gardens, the plan, design and making were all important steps in the process
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UK and Austria class harvested the pumpkins and are reading Pumpkin Soup and Harvest stories
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Celebrating The Olympics and Paralympics - achieve, believe and succeed. The children thought about what they wanted to achieve
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Giving the children opportunities to be the best they can be and using their artistic skills
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Using a range of materials in outdoor learning to develop fine motor skills and experimenting with making bowls
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Games - being outdoor and joining in with physical activity is good for our mental health and keeps us healthy
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At Harvest we collected gifts for a charity, Family Support Work. The gifts were displayed at church. We like to support charities
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Art - final pieces
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Rainforest Art Year 4
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Writing Competition results...
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We treasure each child and enable them to flourish, using their God-given potential.
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The KS2 children taught the younger children all about Christingle ready for our Eucharist.
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The Year 5 children read prayers in our Advent Eucharist.
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Science and light - practical science to help the children understand the learning
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Story stones encourage children to retell the story using story language. This is the story of The Small Miracle.
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Year 6 have been making microorganisms as part of their learning. The conversation helps the children to store this in their long term memory.
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Using the 'Understanding Christianity' pictures for worship.
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We love curling up with a book!
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Writing instructions together and then making speedy bird cake.
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Swimming Gala at The Pavilions, Horsham with a two teams of swimmers. The team were awarded second place against many other schools.
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We promote a love of reading by each classroom having a reading corner, Whole class reader every day and story time with the class teacher
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First News reading - looking at the range of reading materials
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The children performed the Easter Play in church and we signed the 'Growing Partnership' covenant with Archdeacon Luke.
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Swimming lessons in our on-site pool - with the River Arun in our village it is important that the children learn to swim
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Key Stage Two sports day - showing their competitive nature.
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Showcasing curriculum content to parents - an opportunity to practise our spoken language and performing to an audience.
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Chichester Cathedral - the venue for the Diocesan Leavers' Service...
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Hockey match at Tanbridge
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Year 6 are enthusiastic participants in the Weald Book Award, eagerly devouring the appointed texts.
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We welcome outside visitors - here Year 5 experience African drumming.
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Using all of the gym equipment in the Hall.
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Following our recent OFSTED report we are now a 'Good' school in all areas and in overall effectiveness.
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It is our 50th year on this school site - the children loved making the number 50.
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Reception - wellie garden...
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'Talk for Writing' - using actions and words while acting out a story...
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Reception - play house...
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Year 3 visited the River Arun as part of their topic. We can learn so much from the river that runs through our village.
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Reception - play area...
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Reception allotment...awaiting planting.
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Pirate ship...
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Oudoor eco classroom...
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Story chair in St Mary's Garden...
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Forest School fire pit...
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Forest school - den-building...
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And the swimming pool was open till Autumn half-term!
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Bugfest visit for Year 4
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Some of the Bugfest creatures
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Harvest Eucharist offerings
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Father Paul at Harvest Eucharist
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Horsham District Football competition
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Egyptian masks as part of the children's Design and Technology
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We are keen to tell the children more about the world in which they live and how they can protect our planet
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Home learning projects to allow children the time to deepen their learning
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Enrichment - we are keen for the children to access as many opportunities as possible.
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After dressing as evacuees and visiting Pulborough Railway station, the children had a sense of purpose to write their evacuee letters
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Accelerated Reader not only helps our reading skills, but also develops our vocabulary skills
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Team building - opportunities to find out about our class mates, show courage and resilience and spend time outdoors
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Art
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Year 4 Art work
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We will remember!
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We swim together as a shoal, we are all individual fish that are beautiful and have our own skills and talents.
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Well done to the children who entered the 'Homes at Christmas' competition. We loved seeing your artwork in the window of the estate agents.
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Hawking About launched the topic of 'Predators and Prey'. The children became experts on birds of prey through first hand experience.
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Maths working wall to scaffold the children's learning at the point of teaching.
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Sharing books in the book corner linked to our topic at the child's level.
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The EYFS children were in awe today when they found that the caterpillar had made a cocoon.
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Celebrating Maths with the children
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Oracy - spoken language is important in developing our learners
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Many more children are developing their vocabulary through reading and high quality texts
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Songdoo came and worked with Year 5 children on Antibullying - we made our own St Mary's anti-bullying song. Listen to it on our front page.
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Children's Mental Health Week - we are 'Growing Together'
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Science - we know about the parts of our bodies
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Mollie Hughes - Adventurer and Explorer and the North and South pole - talked about courage, perseverance and resilience.
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Self portraits in Early Years - art skills
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African art
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Reading corners with challenging texts
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The sequence of writing and the learning journey
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Easter bonnet competition
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Cake bake sale
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We love to read!
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A visit to HMS Victory
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Swimming for KS2 - progression of skills in our swimming awards
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Lantern making - using our DT skills
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Made by the children of St Mary's with the support of St Mary's Church
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New Trim Trail July '22
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The new Timeline will help the children to identify important events in history, both locally and internationally
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Levi, Jess and Martha carried the wreath and the banner at the Remembrance Day service in church...
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Yr 6 learnt about what it was like to be an evacuee during World War II
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Celebrating her Majesty the Queen
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Visual images in Maths
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Olympic athlete - visit to St Mary's and lessons in sprinting - we are learning from 'the experts'.
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Hawking About came to visit so that we could learn more about Predators and Prey.
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Little Lifesavers - First Aid skills for Y5 and Y6
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World Mental Health Day and raising awareness across the school - it's good to talk!
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Phonics - we learn by 'doing'
10/30
The Great Wave - artist study exploring colour mixing and creating texture
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Talk stories about The Gingerbread Man - the children need to be able to talk stories in order to write stories.
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Art and mark-making
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Practical Maths and support to ensure we are the best that we can be
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Pupil voice - our voices are important when we think about what we want to learn about our half termly topics
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Multiskills for Y4 at The Weald - a chance to learn alongside children from other locality schools and practise skills
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Making pumpkin soup in response to the book 'Pumpkin Soup'. The children then tried their soup.
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SPLASH joined us for worship. We talked about the joy of giving and the love attached to the gifts. Thank you to SPLASH.
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Anti-bullying - A whole school initiative to raise awareness of how important this is
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Story stones are great to sequencing stories and retelling.
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What an experience to hold an owl!
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Year 6 visited the church for worship
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Reflection on worship in school and what it means to the children and their lives.
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The children in Italy class were experimenting with beat and simple rhythms.
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The children in EYFS paraded as part of Chinese New Year
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Our eggs are going to hatch our Easter chicks and the children are watching in their classrooms
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Sketching - look at the daffodils
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Year 3 printing
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Author visits inspire our readers and writers - great to pick up your own copy.
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