At St Mary’s we try to think about how we treat each other and how we care for our common home. Last term, each class developed a project linked to the Pope’s letter to the world Laudato Sí in which he urges everyone to think carefully about how we are treating the world and the people in it and also to identify what we can do to help.

Many thanks to the parents and other visitors who came to see the children explain what they had been learning about.

Last week, representatives from year 5 and 6 visited St Mary’s and St Mark’s churches to talk to their church committees about how our school is helping to look after the environment and support people in our world who do not have the same opportunities as many of us.  They also represented the school at the town Civic Service on Sunday – where they read a poem about the environment written by year 6.  A big thank you to them for some excellent public speaking and for giving up their time during the evenings and weekend.

St Mary’s Pupil Chaplains

In July our new Pupil Chaplains were commissioned by Bishop Mark at Buckfast Abbey – they had applied for the post and then given presentations to illustrate what qualities they had to make them a good chaplain.  We are delighted to welcome them to this important role and of course to the assistant chaplains who will be helping them perform a range of duties in school.

You can find out more about what they will be dong on their notice board by the office and on the school website.