Find out what is happening in and about school.

• Ribble Valley Youth Groups

  Tue 01 Feb 2022
  

• Letter of Congratulations from the Minister for Education Nick Gibb

  Fri 16 Nov 2018
  

• Gold Award from the Woodland Trust

  Wed 05 Sep 2018

  Mellor St Mary CE Primary School wins gold for planting trees

   

  Mellor St Mary CE Primary in Mellor has been awarded a gold award by the Woodland Trust for getting involved in green activities including tree planting, visiting a local woodland, reducing carbon emissions and recycling.

   

  The Green Tree Schools initiative, which has seen almost 10,000 schools sign up since it was launched in 2008 offers the opportunity to bring the great outdoors, wildlife and green issues into the classroom.

   

  Schools win awards for participating in green activities, which include tree planting, reducing carbon emissions and recycling. Mellor St Mary’s has planted new trees in their school grounds, visited local woods, reduced their carbon emissions and joined in various other Woodland Trust activities.

   

  Mrs Embley-Peers (Headteacher) said: "Over the course of the year our children have really enjoyed supporting the Woodland Trust’s aim of ‘planting native trees and creating resilient landscapes for people and wildlife’. We have planted well over 200 trees, bushes and shrubs around school and in doing so our children have developed an appreciation and respect for their immediate environment and the natural wild life around them.”

   

  Karen Letten, Woodland Trust schools and communities engagement manager, added: “The scheme promotes a range of opportunities, each designed to stimulate a child’s imagination and sustain their interest in woods and trees. The achievements of the school are recognised through an awards scheme in which they receive points for taking part in activities. As they reach milestones within the project they will receive bronze, silver and finally an attractive wooden plaque which acknowledges they’ve achieved the environmental accolade of a gold award.”

   

  The Woodland Trust’s vision is a UK rich in woods and trees, enjoyed by everyone. The charity is dedicated to creating new woodland with help from communities and schools, and protecting and restoring ancient woodland for future generations to cherish.

   

  The Green Tree Schools Award is free for schools to take part in, and during 2018 the Woodland Trust is also offering free packs of trees to schools. Find out how your school can get involved at woodlandtrust.org.uk/schools

   

  

• Green Tree Award

  Thu 08 Mar 2018

  The Green Tree Award

  To celebrate the Charter for Trees, Woods and People we're introducing the Tree Champion Challenge, worth two points on the Green Tree Schools Award. We want  pupils to think imaginatively  to create their very own character who they feel could be a spokesperson for woods and trees. It could be a person, animal or made up creature. Then we will hold a vote within each class to choose the top three characters,

  Along side this Mrs Rigby is running two competitions in school :

  1. Woodland Photo Competition

  2. Tree Champion Writing Competition

  

• Reading Pledge

  Thu 08 Mar 2018

  Mellor St Mary Reading Pledge

  We have joined hundreds of other schools in Lancashire to take part in the Year of Reading. During this year, we are committed to: 

  • Becoming a reading school.
  • Seeking out every opportunity to improve standards in reading within our school.
  • Encouraging reading for pleasure.
  • Enabling children to read in depth in a wide range of subjects, deepening their knowledge and understanding across the curriculum.
  • Working with other schools, our local library and other partners to promote reading as a life-long skill.