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St Mary's School End of Term Report

End of Term Report from St Mary’s School
From teacher Rhyanna Swain

The second term of the 2025 school year has come to an end. It has been a super busy term for both the teachers and the students. The teachers have worked tirelessly to ensure the students had covered all the content needed for this term and the students worked extra hard preparing for their end of term tests. These tests are done so the teachers are able to calculate if the students are at the levels required for their year group.

Pupils with their prizes

On 29th August an awards ceremony was held to present the children, who achieved the most awards, with a prize, the Peter Day Cup was presented to the student who had improved massively in their work this term, and the Top House Shield was given to the house with the most house points.

Prizes for awards were given to the following students:

  • Playgroup- Alfie Rogers

  • Class 1 - Makayla Swain

  • Class 2 - Hannah Green

  • Class 3 - Savanna Green

  • Class 4 - Kailey Swain

  • Class 5 - Lucas Swain

  • Peter Day Cup- Lucas Swain

  • Top house shield - Nightingale Captain- Lucas Swain

Philip Kendall presenting Judith Green with her Early Childhood Certificate

It was also a very special day. We had the pleasure of welcoming Administrator Philip Kendall to the assembly. Philip came along to present Judith Green with a certificate for completing the Introduction to Early Childhood Development Course. This was a very special moment, and we congratulate Judith on this amazing achievement. It shows us that despite your age you're never too old to learn.

The school closed on 29th August for a 2-week holiday and reopened on 16th September. We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and we look forward to what the next term will bring.

Head Teacher Dilys Green, right, with Fadzie Mapasure who was presented with a bouquet of flowers from 
Judith Green, centre, to thank her for help and support as teacher-trainer during the Early Childhood Development Course. Fadzie is the wife of the Tristan Chief Finance Officer Paul Mapasure. She works in St Mary's School as an early-years teacher with children aged 3-5.

 

 

 

 

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