On Monday 30th June Year 6 enjoyed a day of surf life saving at Sea Lanes in Brighton. As part of the day the children learnt about CPR, beach hazards along with how to manage risks and how to handle a surf board. The wet suits were tricky to get on and off but made a difference to the chilly water - a fab day had by all!

As part of their topics, Years 3 & 4 had a visit from a real life Egyptian mummy called Esmeralda. She was a real mystery, as the hieroglyphs on the sarcophagus suggested the mummy was male, however when it was opened, they discovered something else...The children got to hold the femur bone and look up close at a mummified foot, hand and head. They also got to see a computer generated image of what historians believe the mummy looked like as a real person. A great hands on learning experience!

27th June saw our final curriculum showcase of the year. Parents came into school and the children had a fabulous time sharing their learning from their topics. Year 1 made royal jewellery and shared their understanding of the United Kingdom. Year 2 took parents on a historic tour of transport in Brighton. Year 3 have been travelling the globe this topic and created padlocks to attach to their River Seine bridge. Year 4 dazzled with a ukulele performance. Year 5 adults enjoyed a rounders competition against their children. Year 6 will have their showcase on 14th July at 6pm where they will be performing in our annual production. These showcases have been a great addition to the school events this year, and we will continue to host them next year!

On Tuesday 1st July, Hedgehogs class had their first school trip out to middle farm in the hottest weather ever!!

They all had lots of fun learning how to look after and care for the animals. All the children had the opportunity to stroke the rabbits, tortoise, ducks and 3 day old ducklings. They helped to feed the pigs and guinea pigs and had the best time jumping off the really high hay bales!

What a great and informative day out for them all!

This week for squirrels class weekly visit to Highbury House Care Home, the class created postcards from their recent trip to the Royal Pavillion to give to the residents. Once the postcards were made (with some lovely drawings too!), they hand delivered to the residents and told them a little bit about their trip to the pavillion. In the lounge, a couple of the residents came down to play Hoopla and other games with the children. 

On 2nd July, Year 6 attended their final church service of the year at All Saints Church in Hove. They enjoyed singing many hymns, did some readings and carried the school banner with pride. The service had a focus of moving on and what it would be like to go to secondary school. There was time for reflection and understanding that even though you may be leaving primary school, you will always be welcome in the home of the Lord.

We were delighted to welcome so many of our new families to St M's so they could hear all about starting school in September 2025. We can't wait to see all our new hedgehogs over the coming weeks for their induction events!

Sports day 2025 was truly amazing! The energy and excitement were contagious. Huge well done to everyone to all!  

This week Squirrels class went to Highbury House Care Home in Rottingdean to help with the gardening. They planted lots of different seeds - sunflowers, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and courgettes. Fantastic work Squirrels!

Children's Parade 2025! 🙌 What an amazing morning at Brighton's Children’s parade! Thank you to the wonderful staff, parents, helpers and children for all of your support to make this event happen!

Wow, what amazing weather we had for our outdoor day this week! We spent half the day on the beach - pebble painting, rock pooling and doing a beach clean then in the school grounds we whittled sticks, toasted marshmallows over the campfire as well as gardening in our beautiful sensory garden. It was a jam packed day filled with great enrichment for all the children!

As part of national science week the PTA very kindly donated funds for us to enjoy Sublime Science (as featured on Dragon’s Den). Each class participated in some science workshops where they learnt about forces, chemical reactions and energy transfer.

The day culminated with the whole school observing some ‘whacky rockets’ that demonstrated air pressure and resulted in plastic bottles shooting high into the sky.

Huge well done to the children in Year 4 who took part in this year's Let's Dance! Miss Smith said "It was amazing, the children smashed it! " 

We had a fantastic day for World Book Day 2025! The school was alive with imaginative and original costumes, and we thoroughly enjoyed discovering various stories and books throughout the day. Our school was even featured in the Argus newspaper, we hope you spotted us! 

Year 6 had a fantastic Shackleton Day where we got to pull a boat around 800 metres.

Thanks to Mr Thomas for putting the wheels on it so we could do this!

We also got to do some physical training that the crew would have done and we made some biscuits for our travels. The biscuits did taste more like bread though!

We made a shelter like Shackleton and his crew would have done after the Endurance sunk, but it didn’t really resemble a shelter! We all enjoyed a great day!

Report written by Noah, Jethro and Ronnie

Year 3 spent all day immersed in celebrating Chinese New Year and experiencing traditional activities. We made our own spring rolls, created a dragon dance and gifted the Hedgehogs class red envelopes. We also brought in the new year with some sparklers. It was a brilliant and enriching day - thank you to the Y3 team for all their efforts!