The first full week of term has been a particularly busy one. With the introductions and settling in of the first week complete, it felt like business as usual as the children begin to sink their teeth into the curriculum.

Our start of the school year has coincided with the 60^th anniversary of the consecration of our parish church. There have been a number of events to celebrate which the school have been involved with. Last Sunday was Education Sunday and a number of children from the school read at Mass; welcomed parishioners; presented objects at the offertory procession to symbolise our school. We also presented the parish with a beautiful mosaic depicting St Cuthbert Mayne and our school crest. The mosaic will hang in the church as a reminder of the link between the school and the parish. Particular thanks to Mrs Bromley and Mrs Ritchie for designing the mosaic and helping the children assemble it. Every child in the school will receive a special prayer card bearing the new mosaic.

St Cuthbert Mayne displayed great courage in his life, as did our Year 6 children who stepped up during assemblies this week to deliver their leadership speeches in front of the whole school. They were brim-full of great ideas for how they can contribute to school life and how we can improve our school even more. It made the decision of whom to select for the various leadership positions very difficult indeed!

God bless,

Thomas Hall, Head of School

Collective Worship

Wintershall Mass

Our Parish 11am Mass will be held at Wintershall this Sunday, to celebrate 60 years of our parish.   All are welcome.  Please bring a picnic. 

Familiar Faces

Last Sunday's Education Mass was a wonderful celebration for all past and present members of the St. Cuthbert Mayne community.  A time to reminisce and a time to reflect on the successes and strengths of our school.  Stephen (above) was a past pupil from 1963 who remembered the church being built and was delighted to find a reference to himself in the Log Book! 

Staff members past and present were in attendance. Pictured below are Thomas Hall (Head of School); Helena Pickering (former Headteacher); Annie Loveder (former Headteacher); Julie Connor (former Assistant Headteacher).

Parish Coffee Morning

Our Parish Coffee Club visited us this week as part of the 60th parish celebrations.  Greeted by a splendid array of cakes, biscuits and savouries, all served up by our fully trained Year 4 waiting staff!   Entertainment included musical performances and a dance display of the Cha Cha Cha by Year 3.  Mrs Newland (our RE lead) said, "It was a real privilege for the children to meet some of the senior members of our community.  They were very supportive."   

The Jurassic Coast Mighty Walk

Congratulations to Mrs Robertson and Ms Robson who spent the hottest day of the year, last Saturday, walking 26 miles of the Jurassic Coast.  A mammoth task! They were raising money for a charity very dear to our school, The Macmillan Cancer support.  If you would like to show your support for this wonderful charity, and for their incredible achievement please visit this link.     

Year 6 Leadership Positions

The whole school community listened to some fantastic speeches this week. What really shone through was the children’s commitment to living out the school values and how much they love their school. St Cuthbert Mayne was described in different speeches as phenomenal, fantastic, fabulous and incomparable. While the speeches of course formed an important part of the decision-making process, there is so much more that goes into making those decisions about how the roles are assigned; this year it was particularly difficult with the embarrassment of riches available.

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60th Anniversary

There will be a full Octave of parish events and celebrations to mark the anniversary of the dedication of Jesus Christ Redeemer of Mankind Church.

Sunday 10 September, Education Sunday – a celebratory 11 am Mass highlighting the close links and contribution of St Cuthbert Mayne Primary School to the life of the parish, with invitations to former Headteachers, staff members and pupils.

Tuesday 12 September – Festal Mass for the Anniversary of the Consecration at 7.30 pm, inviting former parish priests, deacons, deanery clergy and local ecumenical representatives. Bishop Richard will join us for our anniversary celebration and will preside at the Mass which will take place at 7.30 pm followed by light refreshments including an anniversary cake.

Thursday 14 September - the monthly Over 50s Coffee Morning will take place in the school hall, with the school hosting our parishioners.

Sunday 17 September, Evangelii Gaudium Sunday – Parish Mass at Wintershall for the whole parish family (the only Mass this weekend) with a chance to take a picnic, and organised games and activities for the children – weather permitting.

Uniform

For the first half of this term children should wear summer uniform.

Reminders

• earrings should be studs only and must not be worn for PE
• hair must be tied back
• no braids should be worn
• school colours for headbands / bobbles etc.

School Achievement Certificates

Our calendar for the term can be found here. We are beginning to populate this - a slow process initially as we learn to navigate our new website!