Nearly the last harvest from last term picked and delivered to the school kitchen for use in lunches and the salad bar. Green manures also planted - an organic way to improve soil fertility, soil structure and supress weeds 🌱🌱🌱sam ward Soil Association Food for Life

Year 6 planned and led an act of Worship yesterday afternoon - sharing their learning on the Creation Story. Great to pupils presenting in front of an audience.

Year 5 and 6 loved hearing Ancient Greek stories with Clive PiG - the Story Fella.

Is your child starting school in September 2023? Come and see our wonderful school and find out more. Our first event is this Saturday morning. Details on the attached poster for attending.

Our 'Eco Warriors' helped complete a waste audit of a typical day of waste in our school. This will provide a baseline to measure against as we aim to reduce, reuse and recycle further. SWISCo ♻️♻️♻️ Big recycling project coming next half-term - watch this space!

Our 'Readers of the week' enjoyed choosing a book of their choice from the vending machine!

Our Autumn Term 1 Newsletter is now published and ready to read! Click on the link below 👇 to access. Have a wonderful half-term and see you on Monday 31st October. collatonstmaryprimary.org/newsletters

We are collecting for 'Operation Christmas Child' through the shoebox appeal. Click below 👇 to find out how you can contribute and support. collatonstmaryprimary.org/post/shoe-box-…

Year 2 had a great day at at Shillingford Farm today - learning all things organic!

Year 4 visiting Shillingford Organic Farm today. Apple juice making, harvesting veg, tasting veg, tractor ride and collecting tomato seeds. Heard a pupil on the way back to school say 'I wish this day would never end'. Thank you Shillingford! 🌱🚜

Working with SWISCo, Year 5 visited the Torbay Recycle Centre this morning as part of their sustainability learning experience. They are learning what happens after the recycle centre and will be visiting MVV Energy from Waste Plant next week. ♻️

Well done to our netballers who showed great determination this afternoon against Galmpton Primary. Thank you Miss Chivers for leading the team!

Year 3 and 5 went to to MVV Energy from Waste Plant today to see the final stage of what happens to our residual waste. Thank you SWISCo for organising and helping us with our sustainability learning.

A lovely Remembrance Service which started in school and followed onto the church this morning. Thank you to the families who joined, the pupils that read and all who contributed to our poppy wreaths.

We are super proud of our Year 6 pupils who represented the school football team last night - for many it was their first match. Great sportsmanship, encouragement and resilience! ⚽️⚽️⚽️

It was a rather special afternoon at our Christmas Fayre this afternoon. We had a special visit from the big man him self! Thank you to everyone who came to support! #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas

Father Christmas logs made in forest school this morning 🎅🎅🎅

A lovely Christingle Service with our pupils - every child went home with their own Christingle. 🍊🕯️

A lovely Carol Service in church yesterday to get us all in the festive spirit. Our school choir and readers performed with confidence and represented the school fantastically. Thanks to all who attended!