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St. Anne’s Catholic Primary School
Mission Statement

Living and working as Jesus taught us.

 

Aims and Objectives:

Live the Gospel values of faith, love, forgiveness and care in our lives.

  • Living out our INSPIRE curriculum and our Mission
  • Our day-to-day nurturing environment
  • Placing RE at the core of the curriculum
  • Teaching the ‘Come and See’ programme and sharing daily prayer and liturgy/continuous provision
  • Preparing for children receiving the Sacraments (Penance, the Eurcharist)
  • Providing a safe, welcoming and nurturing school where all are valued and welcomed
  • Promote acts of love and friendship, e.g. by sharing, towards one another
  • Celebrate and share success through assemblies, displays, rewards, Rejoice assemblies, Twitter, Instagram, Golden Award
  • Children involved in planning and leading collective worship and reflection (Prayer and Liturgy – KS2)
  • Making and sending Christmas cards for local nursing home(s)/Parish
  • Our Parish Priest’s celebration of and parishioners’ attendance at school Masses
  • Celebrate with other Catholic Schools in our Parish
  • Supporting local and global charities: Nugent Care, Zoe’s Place, food banks, Share Knowsley refugees, CAFOD, Shoe Box Appeal, through fund- raising and raising awareness, gift bags for the homeless, Christmas Cards to Whiston Hospital
  • By listening to each other and valuing, respecting and responding to opinions
  • Promoting good role models (school C & VC buddies’ roles, prefects)
  • Promoting circle of friends, nurture groups, ELSA
  • Listening to School Councillors, prefects, buddies
  • Using manners daily living like Jesus taught us
  • Promoting positivity during discussions, giving rewards and certificates
  • Celebrating assemblies (Christmas/ Easter, Lent) and Masses
  • Experiencing life experiences through role play
  • Promoting positive relationships with everyone in school
  • Promoting the understanding of other faiths and cultures (theme weeks, anti- racism, kindness week NSPCC visits)
  • Singing at Local Care Homes/Library at Christmas
  • Sharing our Christmas in a box with our school community
  • Advent prayers with our families
  • Stations of the cross on social media on Good Friday
  • P+L Theme every week for school (shared on newsletter and social media)
  • House Saint Celebrations
  • Holy Day Liturgy in school
  • Staff donation to families in need
  • Journey in Love taught in school
  • Classes celebrate Mass at Church
  • Pastoral/wellbeing team are available to talk with staff and children
  • Raising money for Willowbrook Hospice with sales of teddies
  • Caring for class pet

Challenge and encourage all to become enthusiastic and independent lifelong learners.

  • Living our INSPIRE curriculum
  • Using current technology in all learning opportunities
  • Recognising every child is made in the image and likeness of God; therefore striving to personalise learning
  • Valuing each child’s contributions
  • Providing an exciting, stimulating    curriculum; catering for all learning styles; learning through play EYFS
  • Promoting a variety of extra-curricular activities through clubs and wrap-around care
  • Build commitment and resilience through residential visits
  • Making learning enjoyable
  • Pupils contribute through school council
  • Using Reading Plus, staff and adult readers (Parish) helpers
  • Providing a stimulating and safe learning environment which provides opportunities for all to celebrate success
  • Eco Monitors promoting care for our environment inside and outside school
  • Enhancing children’s school life by providing educational visits, late nights in school and residentials
  • Having high expectations for children
  • Providing opportunities and challenge for children with Special Educational Needs and More Able
  • Encouraging teamwork in class, school and clubs
  • Promoting combined learning for school, parents/carers, staff and children through Family Learning opportunities: Family Funs, Meet the Teacher, Parents’ Evenings, Sports and writing workshops
  • Promoting Home Learning and challenges
  • Promoting Homework Club for pupils
  • Secondary partnership work
  • Providing Educational/theme week visits
  • Governors’ experience sharing with their own class
  • Parents’ visit to join in learning
  • Annual Black History Month competition
  • Regular School Council/Buddies Meetings
  • Governors for each class in school
  • SATs breakfast during SATs week
  • Year 5 Career Connect Workshops- encouraging Lifelong learning
  • Home visits – from our Nursery/Reception staff
  • Stay and Play sessions in our Nursery/Reception
  • Links with high schools, Collective Worship and performances/transition sessions
  • School Games Award encouraging competition and being active
  • Weekend visits to parkrun and junior parkrun encouraging healthy living
  • Weekend choir visits to Churches in the local area
  • Extra curricular opportunities from EYFS to Y6

Work with our community to prepare for our future by following the values and teaching of Jesus.

  • Visiting members of the local community
  • Keeping parents/carers well informed through the school website/social media platforms and our weekly school newsletter
  • Signposting parents/carers to receive the weekly parish newsletter
  • Valuing parents’/carers’ and pupils’ views and opinions via annual questionnaires and less formal discussions
  • Inviting members of the parish and local community into school to meet pupils
  • Working closely with the other schools in our parish
  • Inviting in outside agencies such as:  Knowsley CLC, police, fire officers, ambulance, nurses, dentist, optician, Everton in the Community, Share Knowsley and Road Safety Officers to participate in our learning (internet safety)
  • Studying other faiths and cultures, including visiting other places of worship
  • Raising money for charity
  • Providing Career Professional Development for staff
  • Instilling global values through: school council, prefects, buddies, eco monitors
  • Providing opportunities for children to showcase their talents and compete (sports, singing, choral, speech choir, music)
  • Nurturing a welcoming ethos for all
  • Taking part in local and national initiatives such as litter picks, planting trees for the Queen’s Green Canopy, Walk on Wednesday
  • Involving parents/carers in school through: courses, visits, assisting, celebrations, writing/maths workshops
  • Collaborating actively with groups in our parish and locality (sacramental preparation, class masses, celebrations)
  • Making connections on a global scale with our worldwide community
  • Providing: Parent/carer music assemblies
  • Summer and Christmas Fairs, CAFOD events in school, Democracy through School Council, NSPCC assembly and workshops, First-Aid/First Aid presentations and workshops
  • Key Stage two taking part in the Archdiocese schools singing project
  • Local secondary schools provide music lessons flutes/recorders
  • Gaelic football provision provided to involve children with a different sport
  • Regular religious celebrations in school: Pentecost, Crowning of Mary, Remembrance, walking to Church, Church story, crib experience
  • ‘Visits to Heaven Sent’ live Nativity (to experience the Christmas story)
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