Information Updates
17/1/12: SMHS / Hemel
Storm 16-18 Basketball Academy
Ever thought about
combining your studies with your passion for Basketball? Would you
like the opportunity to train and play at the very highest level
whilst accessing high quality post 16 courses?
St Mary's is launching a new sports
initiative for September 2012. It will involve
establishing a basketball academy based in the school's fantastic
facilities with Head Coach, Dave Titmuss, a leading England
basketball coach.
Please follow the link here
to find out how to sign up for trials.
4/1/2012:
Hertfordshire County Council is running a consultation on the
proposed admissions arrangements for the school year 2013/14 and is
seeking responses from parent/carers, schools and community
groups.
The main change proposed is to
allow an increase in the number of preferences from three to four,
i.e. parents will be able to apply to four schools, as opposed to
only three as currently. Views are also being sought on :
- A rule to prioritise children of school staff
- Amending the priority area rules and "nearest" school
definitions
- Other proposals for the treatment of twins/multiple
births, a single sex priority area and in year admissions
The consultation period runs until 29 February 2012. Please
visit www.hertsdirect.org/admissions2013
for more information and to respond online or
call Mini Harish on 01992 555840 for a copy of the
consultation document.
3/1/2012: Church Schools
Awards 2012
St Mary's are delighted to have
been shortlisted this year for the prestigious Church Schools
Awards for inspiring citizens and transforming communities.
The judging process will take place during January, and we will
keep you informed of the outcome.
14/12/11: TUESDAY 13TH
DECEMBER - ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE AT ST MARY'S
CHURCH
The school held our Christmas Carol
Service at St Mary's Church on Tuesday, to a church packed with
guests. There were songs and readings from some of our local
primary schools, as well as traditional Christmas hymns and
prayers. The evening closed with hot chocolate and mince
pies
8/11/11: SCHOOL
OFFICIAL OPENING
The school celebrated its official
opening in the presence of HRH the Duke of Gloucester and special
guests from the Diocese, Broxbourne Borough Council, Hertfordshire
County Council, architects and planners involved with the building
of our new school.
6/9/2011: REMINDER FOR
PARENTS/CARERS !
Now that we have started our new
school year, and our students are in school, could we please remind
parents not to drop off their children in Bury Green Road, as this
is a cul-de-sac and is causing congestion in the mornings for local
residents. In the interests of community goodwill, it would be
appreciated if students could be dropped off at the main St Mary's
entrance on Lieutenant Ellis Way.
Thank you for your cooperation.
25/8/2011: GCSE Results Day
!
Congratulations to all St Mary's GCSE students
on another set of record breaking results!! Headline figures
indicate 63% of students achieved at least 5 x A*-C
passes including English and Maths, whilst 89% of students achieved
at least 5 x A*-C grades. This represents a
further 10% improvement on 2010 results, and means that all Year 11
students have made at least good or outstanding
progress in their studies - a phenomenal
achievement!!
We look forward to
welcoming our Year 11 graduates back to the sixth form on Monday,
5th September. Congratulations again!
18/8/2011: A Level Results
Day !
CONGRATULATIONS! to all
our sixth form students who received their AS and A2 results
today. Pass levels were up on last year, with more students
attaining good pass grades, enabling them to take up
university places. Well done to you all, your hard work and
dedicated effort have seen their just rewards.
21/7/2011: Sports Day
2011
St Mary's students have given an
enthusiastic showing of their athletic skills today for the annual
Sports Day events. Although the weather wasn't perfect, this
did not damp down the competitive efforts our students put in to
give the very best they could. Well done to all our students
- you are all winners!!!
21/7/2011: Uniform Update
for next year
After consultation with the students, the school governing
body has updated the uniform requirement for St Mary's. A
letter will be sent to all students on the back of the end of term
newsletter, but this is also available here on the website under
News and Communications.
14/7/2011: Open Mornings
for Year 5 students and parents/carers
The school held very successful and
well attended open mornings this week, where current Year 5 primary
school students and their parents/carers toured the school and
asked questions of our staff and students. Our guests were
very impressed not only with the lovely site, but with our student
ambassador guides.
11/7/2011: CSAW PRODUCTION
On Friday 8th and Saturday 9th July the school held the 2011
production of "God's Wonderful World". This collaboration
with 5 church primary schools plus St Mary's goes under the heading
of CSAW (Church Schools Arts Workshop) and was a thoroughly
enjoyable and successful event.
All the schools who participated (Ponsbourne, Dewhurst St Mary,
Holy Trinity, St Paul's, Churchfield and St Mary's) had each put
together a dance piece and a sung piece from around the
world. The evening was enjoyed by parents/carers, special
guests and staff, and the event also managed to raise £281.25 in
donations for the African Famine Appeal.
Although the Saturday night proved stormy, when the evening
closed we were treated to a most remarkable rainbow over the
school!
6/7/2011: KS3 ANNUAL PRIZE
GIVING
On Tuesday 5th July the school held
its Key Stage 3 Annual Prize Giving evening. The event was a
huge success, with parents/carers, special guests and staff sitting
at decorated tables in the form of an 'Oscars' night. The
students showcased some excellent work including drama, singing and
dance, and the evening ended with a rock anthem by RELM, the
student band.
27/6/2011: School Organised
transport for students
The School has asked parents/carers if they would be
interested in signing their child up to a new initiative of
arranged transport to and/or from school. Those who responded
have received a letter outlining the scheme, however if any other
parents/carers would be interested in this programme, details can
be found under News/Communications where the letter and booking
form have been uploaded.
Should this be of interest, please
print, complete and return the booking form, along with the
required payment, to the the School by Friday 8th July 2011.
15/6/2011: YR6 TRANSITION DAY AND EVENING
On 14th June the School
invited its new Year 6 students in for the day to experience life
in their new secondary school. The students were supported by
St Mary's teaching staff, as well as Student Ambassadors who made
sure our youngest people enjoyed a full day of activities and got
to know their way around our site.
The Transition Evening last night
was an opportunity for parents/carers to come in and meet our
teaching staff, find out more about the St Mary's day to day
workings and collect equipment in preparation to their child
starting in September.
Both events were very successful
and will certainly make the transition from primary school to
secondary school much smoother for our new students come September
11.
9/6/2011: ANNUAL SPORTS AWARDS EVENING
The School held its annual Sports
Awards Evening on Thursday, where students, parents, carers and
staff celebrated the achievements of our sporting
students and teams over the past year. The evening was a
huge success, and was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of
Broxbourne. Well done to all our sporting heros!!
23/5/2011: ST MARY'S
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
St Mary's CofE High School were
crowned National Futsal Champions at the recent
ICFDS (International Competition of Football De Salao) Futsal
finals.
The national finals, organised in
calibration with Leeds Carnegie University, saw regional winners
from around the UK compete in a league based format for the title
of National Champions.
St Mary's remained undefeated
throughout the tournament, playing free flowing football and
amassing 33 goals in their 7 games before securing the title with a
last match, 'winner takes all' victory over the defending champions
Deyes High School. Captain Josh Hutchinson also capped a
superb team effort by being awarded the golden boot as the
tournament's top scorer.
Assistant Head Teacher Steve Warner
commented, "The boys were outstanding . . . St Mary's has once
again achieved national recognition, and to be crowned national
champions demonstrates how far as a school we have come, and
illustrates the depth of student talent at St Mary's".
17/5/2011: GRAND OPENING OF
THE A10 FOOTPATH AND BRIDGE
On 17th May 2011 St
Mary's took park part in the opening ceremony of the Paul
Culley A10 footbridge and path. Students of the
School made a human chain and passed an Olympic flag across
the Bridge, after being handed this by a potential Olympian
cyclist.
12/5/2011: FIRST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH THE BISHOP OF
BEDFORD
Thursday 12th May 2011 First
Birthday Celebrations
The School celebrated it's first birthday on the new site,
with special guests of the Bishop of Bedford, the Rt Revd
Richard Inwood, the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Mr
Richard Beazley, and the Mayor of Broxbourne, Councillor
Mark Mills-Bishop joining us in marking this
special celebration.
Email: The
school will now be using email as the main form of communication
with parents/carers. Please contact us on 01992 629124 if an active
email address has not already been given to the school.
Using email will mean that
we can communicate more effectively with parents/carers whilst
saving paper resources. Email will not replace telephone
conversations and face to face meetings where these are
required.