Year 7 Pastoral Day & Welcome Mass

On Thursday 10 October we celebrated our new Year 7 community with their Pastoral Day during the day, followed by a Welcome Mass in the evening.

Throughout the day our students participated in a selection of activities in their House teams, including creating and showcasing their House banners ready for the evening celebrations. The Year 7 team could not have been prouder of the way that our students conducted themselves throughout these activities and the energy that they afforded to all the tasks that they were set.

In the evening, we welcomed the Year 7 students back to Mount St Mary’s, along with their families, to attend their Welcome Mass, where a selection of students representing their form groups were chosen to give Mass readings and lead the procession.

A huge thank you for the fantastic support we received. It was amazing to see so many families and students together to celebrate the start of each student’s journey. A special thank you goes to our Year 7 readers and the Mass band. At the end of the Welcome Mass, Year 7 students came together enthusiastically to dance, finishing off a unique and special day.

For more photos of the event please click here to go to our photo gallery

Transition Summer
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During the last week of July, 42 of our new Year 7 students continued their transition into Mount St Mary’s.

They participated in a number of activities and experiences to boost their confidence and build friendships that will last longer than the five years they spend with us.

MSM House Netball Competition

The Key Stage 3 House netball competition took place on Monday 26th June. It was fantastic to see over 25 girls turn up to compete for their House. The results overall were:

1st – St Luke (100 points)
2nd – St John (75 points)
3rd – St Matthew/St Mark (50 points)

Well done to the winners, St Luke!

House football competitions

This half term students have been given the opportunity to participate in a House football competition for their year group. The competitions have been held on Monday lunch times and have been organised and run by our House Captains. It has been great to see many students getting involved and representing their Houses.

The results from the House football:

Y7
1st Place – St Mark (100 house points)

2nd Place – St John (75 house points)

Joint 3rd Place – St Luke and St Matthew (50 house points)

Y8
1st Place (100 points) – St Matthew
2nd Place (75 points) – St Mark
3rd Place – (50 points) – St John
4th Place (25 points) – St Luke

Y9
1st Place – 100 point – St Mark
2nd Place – 75 points – St Matthew

3rd Place – 50 points – St Luke
4th Place – 25 points – St John

A big thank you to our House Captains who have given up their lunchtimes to allow these events to happen. Well done Josh, Oladele, Gabriel, Guiseppe, Josephine, Lexie, Goda, Priscilla and Blanka.

House Captains Applications

Our House system would be nothing without the valued input from our students here at MSM.

House Captain Applications recently opened for students in Years 7-10 and is the first real opportunity for students to get involved and gain experience as a leader within school. The House Leaders were overwhelmed with the quality and quantity of applications, with over 150 students applying for the roles.

There is a real buzz around school and students are finding out whether or not they have been successful as the real work begins! Congratulations to all that applied and to our NEW House Captains.

Staff House Meeting

Here at MSM we are focussing on how we are one school, one community and STRONGER TOGETHER.

Our recent staff House meeting was on this theme and saw staff testing their general knowledge individually with a Kahoot challenge, before uniting in Houses for a scavenger hunt.

Staff were tasked with locating objects for each letter of STRONGER TOGETHER with points awarded for the most creative objects used. Staff rose to the challenge and showed how Spear Trumpet Raspberry Octopus Nescafé Guillotine Example Ring we can be when we work together.