Welcome to St Mary’s Primary School
Year 4 and 6 took part in the Jason Rebello Jazz workshop this morning. Another treat of amazing musicians! We learnt all about jazz and improvisation. We talked about the importance of practice and learning scales so you have the freedom to improvise. Two of our students even got to have a go at improvising on the piano with the musicians accompanying them! One piece got titled 'I Don't Know' (was improvised using the C major scale - white notes only) and the other was fondly named 'Chicken Nugget' and used the black notes.
Year 5 and 6 were fantastic sports people and ambassadors for St Mary's school today at the tag rugby tournament. Both teams played with enthusiasm, inclusivity, enjoyment and skill. Year 5 came second in a tough group of opponents in the rounds. Year 6 made it through to the semi-finals. Great achievement for both teams.
Year 3 had a wonderful morning at the Maritime Museum. We learnt all about Viking clothing, weapons and Gods. We tried on helmets and necklaces, plus explored the evidence of Viking invasions in Jersey!
Something to do this weekend, if you're free...
We hope you are enjoying Liberation Day! Just a reminder that school is closed tomorrow (Friday, May 10th) for staff training.
Pétanque is back for the summer!
Today Year 2 visited the Synagogue as part of our topic about Judaism. We learnt a lot about the Jewish religion from Mrs Bernstein. The children asked some great questions and enjoyed being able to see lots of the things we have been learning about.
Foundation to Year 5 enjoyed the most sensational concert by the Jersey Music Service staff. We were all clapping and toe tapping, and singing along (in all the right places!). Thank you to Graham Cox and his excellent team - a 22 piece orchestra in our library was a rare treat! Watch out for a couple of the video clips. Find out more about your child learning to play an instrument at www.jms.je
We are designers. Year 5 have been designing and creating their own cam toys. We have learnt many new skills and vocabulary. We have been using junior hacksaws in a pistol grip, 3 jaw chucks, g clamps and bench hooks. We evaluated our finished toys, which is a very important part of the process. Most of all, we had a lot of fun.
Last Thursday Year 5 and 6 had a visit from the RNLI lifeguards. We learnt all about how to stay safe on the beach by understanding the different flags, as well as saftey in the water.
Nursery have been learning about Jersey this week. We had a trip around the coast to visit some famous landmarks and we finished the week by baking our own loaf of cabbage bread!
Year 2 have been busy sewing. We have learnt how to do overstitching and created our first puppets using a template. We have now begun to design and create our own puppets from scratch!