Stella Maris School teaches Life Skills

School trips in the locality, as well as being both educational and enjoyable, are great opportunities for teaching children the importance of traffic awareness, crossing roads and courtesy when meeting other pedestrians on the footpaths.  These essential skills for life will be most beneficial when the

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Christmas Treat at the Savoy Cinema

The children enjoyed an exciting trip on Thursday morning this week, when they visited the local Savoy Cinema for a private viewing of the popular Christmas movie, The Grinch.  Our school PTA organised and subsidised this Christmas treat for our children and we are very

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Instrumental Lessons at Stella Maris School

At Stella Maris School we offer a wide range of extracurricular opportunities. Extracurricular activities enhance academic learning, as well as giving pleasure and providing motivation to develop new skills and talents.  We have an instrumental tutor who works in school on a weekly basis, offering lessons

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A Forthcoming Celebration

The annual Christmas Concert will be taking place in a couple of weeks and the children are busy preparing for this enjoyable occasion.  Lots of rehearsals have been taking place in school and the children are excited at the prospect of showcasing their talents at

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Open Day – Thursday 21st Nov. 2024

We are holding our next Open Event on Thursday 21st November – 9.30 am – 3 pm. This is an opportunity for visitors to call in and see the working school in progress. The best way to view our wonderful school is to come and meet

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Taking Part in Community Events

At Stella Maris School we encourage our children to take part in local charitable and community events, as this helps children to develop a sense of citizenship as they grow older.  Last Sunday morning a group of our children attended the service of Remembrance at

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Remembrance Assembly

The children were in a reflective and thoughtful mood this morning as they met together for their Friday morning assembly in the school hall.  The theme of our assembly today was Remembrance and the assembly was delivered by some of the older juniors in the

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Fun in the Before School Club

At Stella Maris School we run a Before School Club each morning from 8 am.  This facility is to help our working parents and provide an early drop-off for parents who are on their way to work.  This is laid on at no cost to

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The After School Club at Stella Maris School

At Stella Maris School we run an ASC each evening from 3.10 – 5.30 pm.  This facility is to help our working parents and provide wraparound care for the children who need to remain in school later than the normal school hours.  The ASC is

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Halloween Fun

Excitement has been building all week at Stella Maris School as the children prepared for the highlight of their Autumn Term social calendar, the Halloween Disco. During the week there were lots of excited conversations about party food, costumes and the return of the previous

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The Importance of Outdoor Education

The ability to enjoy nature and to seek enjoyment from being outdoors are qualities which we promote at Stella Maris School.  Each week our children take part in various activities related to promoting the love of nature. They enjoy being outdoors and they develop a

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The Creative Curriculum

At Stella Maris School our children enjoy many different activities and lessons as part of the Creative Curriculum. This Creative Curriculum is delivered to all age groups.  The children learn many techniques and skills in their practical Art lessons, but they also learn lots of

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Our New Piano

There was great excitement this morning when our new Steinberg piano arrived in school.  This is a great addition to our Music provision in school and we are most grateful to the generous benefactor who donated this wonderful instrument to the school.  The children had

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A Busy Week at Stella Maris School

This week we welcomed our Ofsted inspection team to Stella Maris School and the children have been outstanding in the way they carried on with their work and contributed to the requirements of the inspection by talking to the inspectors about their school and work.  The

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The Importance of Creative Writing

The ability to write well is an essential element of every English curriculum.  However, the ability to be able to write creatively is a skill that can bring much pleasure to the writer.  At Stella Maris School we teach our children to be enthusiastic and

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Guest Speakers

Our children enjoy visits by guest speakers who deliver presentations on a variety of topics and themes. Recently we had a visit from a member of Blue Cross, who presented a very interesting and informative assembly on dog safety.  Increasing our children’s knowledge on how

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The Importance of Play

Playtime is an essential element of our school timetable.  Regular breaks for water and exercise are built into each school day at Stella Maris School.  The children enjoy the fresh air and interaction at key points during each day.  This time for relaxation, meeting up

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Our Buddy System

At Stella Maris School our children take great care of each other.  Our buddy system operates between the Pre-Prep children and our experienced Year 6 children.  Each new starter is assigned a buddy from the Year 6 class who looks after them and becomes their special

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Extra-curricular activities at Stella Maris School

Extra-curricular activities enhance academic learning, as well as giving pleasure and providing motivation to develop new skills and talents. We have just confirmed our extensive range of clubs and activities for the Autumn Term and our children will be making choices during the next couple

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Welcome back to school

Our children have returned to school to start another academic year. There was great excitement in the school when they arrived last Tuesday morning and we welcomed some new starters to our school community.  The children were happy to be back in their classrooms and

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Goodbye and Good Luck to our Year 6 children

Today was a very special day at Stella Maris School when we said goodbye and good luck to our Year 6 children as they begin the next step into senior school.  The day started with a lovely assembly where we celebrated their years with us

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End of Year Trips

With only days left before the end of another successful year at Stella Maris School the children went on their end of year trips during this week.  The KS 2 children went for a fun-packed day at Lyme Park where they viewed the gardens and

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Summer Show Performance

During this week the children at Stella Maris School staged their annual Summer Show.  The children participated in a range of musical activities and were outstanding in their delivery and confidence.  Every child from the youngest to the oldest had a part to play on

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A busy week of rehearsals ahead

Now that Sports Day has taken place, the children are all looking forward with excitement to the next big event, as they prepare for their Summer Show. The academic assessments are all over, the hard work has been done, topics are finished and now the

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Fun in the sun at Sports Day

During this week the children at Stella Maris School were very excited to be taking part in our annual Sports Day.  The children participated in a range of races, including a very enjoyable sack race and obstacle race.  Lots of parents and families turned out

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Buddies Together

Our Year 6 and Pre-Prep children have been buddies since the beginning of the academic year, last September. The Year 6 children will soon be moving on to their grammar schools, and although feeling excited about this next step in their education journey it is

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Presentation to The Together Trust

The children were delighted when Lottie, from the Together Trust, called in during the week and they made a presentation to her. The children collected £70 from their own pocket money as a result of a recent non-uniform day and were very proud to hand

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Summer Show Rehearsals

We’ve reached that exciting time of year when preparations are in progress for our Summer Show.  During next week there will a number of rehearsals in the Community Centre so the children get the opportunity of rehearsing on stage.  These rehearsals will take place throughout

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Our Busy Summer Term!​

The children have returned after a relaxing and restful half-term break and are excitedly looking forward to all the events which are happening during the coming weeks. With only 5 weeks to the end of the academic year there is a lot going on, including

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Outstanding Results – Year 6 Grammar School Exams

Well done Year 6, another year of 100% success in the local Manchester and Stockport Grammar schools, in a very competitive year for school places in the grammar school sector.  The school choices have been made and the children are all looking forward to taking

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A Visit from “The Cup.”

There was great excitement at Stella Maris School on the morning of 10th May when our friends from Stockport County Football Club called in to show their recently won trophy to the children. Lots of interesting questions were asked and the children were fascinated to

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Outdoor Education at Stella Maris School

Outdoor Education at Stella Maris SchoolNow the weather is becoming warmer the children at Stella Maris School are out and about in the school grounds, enjoying the fresh air and their outdoor education.  As well as our Forest School provision, children enjoy being in the

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Outdoor Education at Stella Maris School

Now the weather is becoming better the children at Stella Maris School get out and about in the school grounds, enjoying the fresh air and their outdoor education.  As well as our Forest School provision, children enjoy being in the school garden and have taken

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Job Vacancy – KS 2 Teacher

The Trustees of Stella Maris School are seeking to appoint an experienced KS 2 teacher for September 2024, due to our expanding KS 2 department. Applicants must be highly skilled, energetic and have experience of teaching in a KS 2 setting. The ability to actively promote

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Open Day – Thursday 25th April

From 9:30am – 3pm on Thursday 25th April, we will be running an Open Day. We require everyone who is interested in attending the Open Day to register. To do so, please contact the office on office@stellamarisschool.co.uk or 0161 432 0532. We look forward to

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Entrance Exam Results

Our Year 6 pupils have achieved great success in the recent 2024 grammar school entrance exam and interview process. As a result of this success multiple offers have been made by all the Stockport and Manchester grammar schools where the children chose to sit exams

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PSHE lessons in school

At Stella Maris School, we recognise the importance of our PSHE lessons and all age groups access a variety of these lessons during the working week. It gives our children the opportunity to discuss personal, local, national and global issues, as part of their development

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Activities before school

At Stella Maris School we offer a number of extra-curricular activities in our Before School Club, which is an early drop-off from 8 am.  As well as the numerous art and craft activities on offer, some of our children enjoy making and building, using lego

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Creating your own history

During this past term at Stella Maris School the children have been creating their own History Timeline as part of their History and Art lessons. Knowledge of the past helps children to understand the World they are living in, as well as being exciting and

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Traditional skills at Stella Maris

In our digital world children at Stella Maris School are taught IT and computing skills for life. These skills are integrated into all subject areas. However, we also focus on the essential traditional skills which will be required in future years. Here we can see

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Religious Studies at Stella Maris

At Stella Maris School our Year 5 and 6 children have been learning about Prayer and Worship in different World religions in their RE lessons during the past couple of weeks. They have enjoyed discovering that all religions share similarities and differences in the way

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Exciting Events

We are now in our busiest term of the year and there are lots of exciting events for our Stella Maris children to enjoy. We have two fantastic trips coming up, one to Formby Sands for our younger children and a day out at Speke

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Year 6 Residential Trip to Waddow Hall – June 2023

The greatly awaited residential trip for our Year 6 children who will be leaving us and moving to high school next year has finally arrived! Next week the children, along with Mrs Johnson, our Year 6 teacher and Headteacher and Mr Brown, our senior teacher,

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Forthcoming Events

Our Year 6 children had a great time on their recent trip to Waddow Hall and many wonderful memories were made. We are now in our final few weeks of this Summer Term and there are lots of exciting events and trips ahead. Children are

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