Community events

Pupils raised money for Children in Need by holding a cake sale after school.  The school council helped to publicise the event and helped to run the cake stall with the help of FOSMs (Friends of St Mary’s).

As a way of encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and to raise funds for the school so that new books can be added to the library, Friends of St Mary’s held a Book Fair in school.  Many of the pupils bought books and it was well attended by parents and friends of the school.

Local police officers closely monitored the speed of motorists near to the school gates.  Pupils got the opportunity to talk to the officer about his work.

The school choir has attended a number of community events and residential homes.  The choir were able to wear their newly printed t-shirts for these occasions.  Money raised has been donated to the Save the Children charity to support their work overseas.  The choir also enjoyed their debut performance on Westcountry Television, when they were… Read more »