| No | I have added some photos of our work so far this term - check them out in the picture folder. | |
| No | 7th February 2012 is SAFER internet Day. Do you know how safe your child is online? Do they belong to social networking sites? Do you understand 'Privacy' settings online? Go to http://www.safesocialnetworking.org/family/index.htmand download free activities to complete as a family to help you all stay SAFE on the internet. | |
| No | For literacy in year 5 we are currently looking at recounts with a view to writing a school blog detailing all of the changes that have taken place in the school since September. Watch this space! | |
| No | Last term the School Council were involved in choosing to support the Literacy in a Box scheme and a successful Mufti day raising funds for the charity.
Over the coming months they will be organising our annual Fancy Dress Mini Marathon- we look forward to another succesful fundraising event. | |
| No | Over the next week spring term topic overviews for each year group will be added to the document library. If you have any expertise, resources or ideas to help the teachers and children with their topics please let us know. | |
| No | As part of their topic on Princes and Princesses, the children have been having lots of fun learning the names of Cinderella and her ugly sisters in French. The children have dressed up in character and can now perform a short role play of Cinderella all in French.They have also started to learn the song "Au travail Cendrillon" where Cinderella's ugly sisters boss her to go to work.
Bravo Les Enfants!! | |
| No | We have been retelling the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur today using cues to help. The classroom was set up like a Greek theatre and we judged whether or not the retellings kept us entertained or not. Any retelling that was not deemed worthy by our judges resulted in the storytellers being fed to lions! We all made it out alive! | |
| No | Year 4 have been looking at balances in P.E. and at balance scales and measures in numeracy - check out some of the photos in our photo folder by clicking on the pictures icon on the left. | |
| No | The children in year 1 have been engaged in lots of practical Numeracy this week. They have been measuring and weighing objects and also using tally charts to collect information!
Click on the 'Pictures' icon to see some of the photos that have been uploaded.
Mr Sargeant. | |
| No | Year 4 are proud to share photos of their work in school - please look in the pictures section and the year 4 folder to see them. | |
| No | Last year we set up a 'Teachers' email address so that parents had an additional method of communicating with the staff. If you have already signed up to this facility, just a reminder that it is there for you to use. For those of you yet to sign up, please see the school office for the relevant forms. | |
| No | It is lovely to see the children so smart in their school uniforms, excited to see their friends and to find out what has changed at school! Many of you may have seen the new adventure Trim Trail park that was constructed over the summer holidays, if not come and have a swing! The children love the park, and those that are well behaved, are rewarded with time to explore it. Many thanks again to everyone involved in raising the money for this project. | |
| No | Sausages sizzled and burgers were bapped at lunchtime during Sport's Day! Many thanks to the Friends of PSM for organising such a successful event. I'm sure everyone will agree everything was delicious! | |
| Yes | This week children will be enjoying a whole host of activities related to being healthy.
Children will be taking part in bell boating, yoga, orienteering, and using dance mats. What will you do this week to keep healthy. | 21/08/2011 |
| No | A massive thank you to Mr Moore who has put in a great deal of hard work to create a keyhole garden for us. Following a very successful trip to Kingsbridge Discovery Centre, where Year 5 and 6 met Charles, a Ugandan farmer, we now plan to grow our own plants in the keyhole garden. This project, set up by Miss Kennedy, has given the children a fascinating insight into the world of sustainable farming and has captured their interest and enthusiasm. | |
| No | Year one have been busy in the new ICT suite working on their 'Under the Sea' pictures. They have been using the paint programme and have learnt how to apply text to their pictures. A letter about an 'Under the Sea' themed school trip will be going out on Monday!
Mr Sargeant. | |
| No | We have been whisked back in time this week with two visits from the Museum in Transit. On Monday Year3 and 4 extended their learning about the Dark Ages when Roland brought in a collection of Weapons and Artefacts for them to examine and discuss. Similarly Year 5 and 6 are looking forward to tomorrow when the Romans are coming to St. Maurice!, Children will try on armour and hold shields imagining themselves in the Roman Army! | |
| No | What an exciting week it was last week! On Friday we held a debate as part of our literacy topic on 'Persuasive Writing'. James chaired our debate, acting as Mr Speaker. The classroom was set out in a similar way to the House of Commons. One side of the 'House' was keen to enforce school uniform; the other side of the 'House' was keen to abolish it. The children had to refer to each other as 'Right Honourable Gentlemen' or 'Right Honourable Ladies'. Although the debate was heated at times, Mr Speaker called the 'House' to order with ease! All of the children enjoyed this thoroughly. | |
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| No | The Governors would like to announce the successful appointment of Mrs Sarah Jane Tustain as Headteacher from September 2011. Mrs Tustain is currently the Deputy Headteacher of Weston Mill Primary School. Congratulations! | |
| Yes | 'National Science and Engineering Week 2011' took place between March 7th and March 11th. It was a fantastic success and gave the children the opportunity to engage in some exciting science activities. Here are some photos of the work Year one did and also some of Mr Glanville's visit and his super science assembly. Ask your children about the week, I'm sure they have some fantastic memories of it!
Mr Sargeant. | |
| No | Year 3 & 4 had a fantastic time at the Plymouth Pavilions on the last Friday of the half term, watching the Horrible Histories presentation of 'The Awful Egyptians'. The show included real life actors, artefacts and 3D film effects to help educate the children. | |
| No | Year 3 & 4 have gone all spanish this week as their focus for multicultural week. So far this week they have studied the geography of Spain, learnt how to greet each other in spanish, read a traditional spanish story and begun their own illustrated version of the story. Later in the week they will be comparing spanish school life with their own, trying some spanish food and learning more spanish phrases. | |
| No | Thank you for sending your pennies in for Pudsie and for buying the delicious cakes made by year 5. Altogther we raised £103 for Children in Need. Many thanks again for supporting this event. | |
| No | We were delighted that so many of you were able to come along to this combined event. The weather was lovely and families and teachers enjoyed parachute games, cricket and hockey on the field.
There was also the opportunity to meet with class teachers in the hall to discuss the year ahead and find out more about what was happening in the classrooms over the coming term.
The evening was rouded off with a 'hot dog' supper prepared and served by Helen and Wendy (school cooks). This raised £30.00 towards school funds. A further £25.00 was raised by the sale of cakes and refreshments prepared and served by Zara and Mel on behalf of the Friends of St Maurice School. Thank you to all who made the evenng such a success. | |
| No | Over night rain has left the school field very wet. With the forcast for more heavy rain throughout the day, we have decided to cancel our Sports Day. However we are aware that, over time, the weather in the autumn term is much drier and so we intend to hold our Sports Day on 23th September 2010. | 01/08/2010 |
| No | Year 4 had a fantastic time today in the sunshine on the River Plym. The children were split into 3 'Bell Boats' and spent the morning paddling along the Plym to Hooe Lake and racing back. They all took part in a 5 star challenge which involved standing up in the boat, getting on their seats, turning around and jumping up and down! Many thanks to all the parents that supported with transport and a special thank you to Mr Brien and Mr de Jong for taking part in the Bell Boating too. | |
| No | Thank you parents, carers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends for making our Open Day on Friday 9th July such a success. The children loved having you there to share the fruits of their hard work over the last year. I am sure anyone who watched the performances in the hall would agree, that we have very talented children at our school!
A big thank you to Mrs Brimacombe from the Friends of Plympton St Maurice for manning the uniform stall all day. There will be another chance to purchase second hand uniform in the coming weeks. Thanks to Mrs King for a delicious lunch for staff, pupils and visitors. Finally thanks to all the staff and children for all the hard work preparing for the day. | |
| No | WOW! Thanks to all the staff and children for their fantastic efforts yesterday. We raised £114 for Motor Neurone Disease. Definitely worth dressing up as a 1980's Fame character for the day!!! | |
| No | Yesterday year 3 & 4 enjoyed an afternoon of 'food fads' from the past 60 years. As part of their Cracking Contraptions topic they have been looking at how improvements in Food technology over the decades have changed our eating habits. They tasted tapioca, blancmange, sardine & tomato or beef & ham paste sandwiches, black forest gateaux and savoury crispy pancakes! | |
| No | It's lovely to see everyone looking refreshed after 2 weeks holiday. How lucky we were with the sunshine! With the weather warming up, please remember to prepare the children for the sun - apply suncream before coming to school, send in sun hats and a drinks bottle for water throughout the day. | |
| No | Year 3 and 4 enjoyed their visit to the Marine Biology Labs at the Ciadel, yesterday afternoon. The trip linked to our science week topic of water. The exhibit is an interactive introduction to marine biology, looking at water conservation, marine animals, lifecycles, plankton and many more exciting things. The Labs are open to the public this weekend 20th March from 10-4 - its free, so pop along and see what you can feel inside the mystery holes! | 30/04/2010 |
| No | Wow, what an exciting week we have had in year 5. Not only have we visited Ridgeway School with the year 6 children to investigate 'The Science of Spying', but we have also carried out several experiments in our own classroom. As well as firing bottle rockets into the air and using a Mentos mint and Diet Coca Cola to make a cola fountain by creating a chemical reaction that released carbon dioxide, we have also carried out an experiment to investigate how different liquids affected egg shells. We made sure it was a fair test by only changing the liquid. Interestingly, it was the fresh orange juice (with bits in!) that affected the egg shell the most and had even dissolved it in different places. It affected the egg shell even more than the cola, which surprised many of us. Remember to brush your teeth!
Just a reminder to say our multiplication and division test that we missed today due to our visit out of school will be on Monday. | 01/08/2010 |
| No | Unfortunately due to the adverse weather conditions we are closed today, Wednesday 6th January. Details are on the local radio stations and on the Plymouth Council website. We hope to open again tomorrow, we will keep you updated on this site and through the local radio stations. | 09/01/2010 |
| No | As with the school, we are unable to open the childcare centre today, Wednesday 6th January. | 09/01/2010 |
| No | We are open today, 7th January, Please arrive carefully and in your own time,taking care on entering the school grounds as playgrounds are very slippery. | 08/01/2010 |
| No | We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year for 2010! Spring term starts for the teachers on Monday 4th January BUT the children do not return to school until Wednesday 6th January. | 31/01/2010 |
| No | Many thanks to the 3 parents that attended the workshop tonight and for their positive feedback about the site. I am guessing that everyone else has happily navigated the site and doesn't need any help, which is great! | 30/12/2009 |
| No | I have added a survey for you to feedback your views on this site. From the website right click on the link and open the news site in a new window. You will then need to log in to the site by clicking on the key at the top of the page and using the following details, user name = parent.8792695 and the password = Pa55word . You do not need to enter the LA or school details. If you have problems, check that you have enabled cookies on your web browser. Thanks for taking the time to let us know your thoughts. | 17/01/2010 |
| No | On Wednesday 18th November, 9 boys from year 5/6 represented our school at a Plympton and Plmstock schools football festival. They all took part in a number of 5-a-side matches against other schools. They displayed great sportsmanship and were wonderful ambassadors for our school. | 18/12/2009 |
| No | Clubs will run on the week of the 30th of November and then will resume next term. | 18/12/2009 |
| No | We are busy planning a languages show for schools in Plympton for Easter 2010 which will enable the children to celebrate their language learning. More news to follow soon... | 16/12/2009 |
| No | You are now accessing our new weblink.
At last you are able to catch up on school news and events via the school website. No more rooting in book bags and bins for news letters. Thanks to the hard work of Mrs Anderson the new weblink allows the school to upload news, events and information to keep you in the loop. | 18/12/2009 |