St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Working Together for the Good of Each Other
Religious Education
RE at St. Mary's -
Christ at the centre of everything we do
At St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Personal, Social, Health, and Economic (PSHE) education is embedded within our
overarching curriculum that prepares our children for many different aspects of their lives.
Our overall goal is to help our children to become well-rounded individuals with strong character, who will eventually go out into the world of adults and be actively and positively involved in society. In order to do this, we are striving to create a conducive environment around the school and this year we have created our own specific Personal Development Curriculum that is entwined with our academic curriculum.
Our curriculum aims to provide engagement and enrichment and through this, we aim for all children to have equal opportunities to thrive together.
Our 'Outstanding' RE inspection report
Catholic Life at St. Mary's
The Catholic life of St. Mary's is rich in opportunities for children to encounter God and to deepen their relationship with Him as a loving, compassionate Father. Below, we aim to share with you and celebrate many of the elements which make our Catholic school so special. Here you will find information and that we have been up to as we work together with our families, the Parish and the school work together in supporting the development of our children’s faith.
Above, you can select from one of the star options to find more about what else we have been doing in Curriculum RE and Prayer and Liturgy.
Remembrance Sunday
The children represented our school brilliantly at Remembrance Sunday service in the Memorial Park. They were dressed smart in their uniforms, participated in the service and lay a wreath from our school.
Harvest Mass
Justice
Today, we started talking about what justice was and what are human rights are. We then worked as a group to gather ideas for a debate about refugees. The children came up with some very interesting points and it gave us lots of discussion points.
Breaking News from the Sky Newsroom
Warning - contains miracles! Our children reporting live from the scenes of Jesus' miracles.
Catholic Life at St. Mary's
2022 - 2023
Bible Studies
Shelly Woods class enjoyed an RE lesson with a difference today. We were lucky enough to enjoy a lesson devoted to exploring the Bible. This involved actions, dress-up and some class discussion about certain aspects and stories within the Bible. It was fun and informative, the children were engrossed.
Stations of the Cross Daley Class
In Daley Class we contributed to the wonderful Stations of the Cross display in the hall. We talked about our faith and what each station represents.
Eid al-Fitr
To celebrate Eid, the celebration to mark the end of Ramadan, Shelly Woods class enjoyed some special treats.
The children in King Class have taken home the Lent box and reflected upon what they would like to give up for Lent like Jesus did in the desert.
Stations of the Cross; a St. Marys exhibition...
In RE we have been listening to the story of The Good Samaritan. We spoke about what it means to be a 'Good Samaritian' and that loving your neighbour means loving everyone, that way that God loves us.
We have been looking at Families & Celebrations in our RE lessons this half term. One particular celebration we have been looking at is the Sacrament of Baptism. We had the pleasure of attending Church to listen to Father Michael tell us all about this special celebration. We even got to pretend we were taking part in a Baptism ceremony!
The Christmas nativity
Today the children have the opportunity to role play the nativity story. The children were able to ‘interview’ the shepherds and discuss how they felt when they first heard the news, from Angel Gabriel, that the Son of God had been born. Some children were able to identify that the Angel Gabriel told the shepherds first because they were normal people, just like us! We also spoke about what gifts they would have bought Jesus, like wool to keep them warm in the stable!
King Class' Posada box started going home this week with the children. What a lovely way to welcome Mary and Joseph into our families as they make their journey to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.
The children in King Class wrote an Advent promise as they discussed and thought about how Christians prepare for the birth of Jesus.
Holmes Class (Year 1) Advent Promises 2022.
King Class were so lucky to have a visit from a local church youth group today for a nativity workshop. We took a journey through the Christmas story and saw Mary and her visit from Angel Gabriel, the shepherds and the kings and saw baby Jesus in the stable.
Shelly Woods Class School of Justice - A Courtroom Visit
To ink with our RE Justice topic and British Values in school, we were lucky enough to visit the mock courtroom at UCLAN. The children got to dress up and perform a courtroom role play. We had lots of fun!
King Class-In RE we have been listening to the story of Daniel and the Lion and how he trusted in God to keep him safe. We then made our own lions to re-enact the story.
Woods Class - Showing Compassion
During our RE session, we looked for Bible scriptures whereby Jesus showed mercy and compassion. We talked about how we could show mercy and compassion and what OUR mission was.
Catholic Life at St. Mary's
2021 - 2022
Stations of the Cross 2022
