St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

04/09/2026

A wonderful way to end the week for Class 3— with a play, a catch-up and time together in the woodland. 🌿💚

Being back with friends, reconnecting with one another and with nature, and simply enjoying being together.

‘How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!’— Psalm 133:1

A lovely reminder that togetherness, friendship and connection are some of the most precious things we can nurture. 🙏🏼

04/09/2026

What a fantastic start to the new year we have all had. 💕

From reuniting with our friends, to discovering new classrooms, our children have jumped straight back into routine with smiles, determination and love.

We started the year with our first whole-school RE Day, thinking carefully about ‘The Year of Listening’ and God’s Love. Inspired by Pope Leo’s letter called Dilexi Te, every class spent time reflecting on how we can truly hear God’s voice and show His love to one another in our daily lives. Please have a look at our weekly newsletter to see what your children have pledged to do in response to this letter.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to welcoming you all back to school on Monday.

02/09/2026

Welcome back!

We are looking forward to welcoming our children back to school tomorrow.

We cannot wait to see you all.

Returning to school after a break can be a significant adjustment for children and young people, particularly when routines, concentration and social confidence need time to rebuild.

Our latest guide supports families, carers and education professionals with practical ways to make the transition smoother.

The guide explores:
• Restoring sleep and morning routines gradually
• Creating predictability through clear expectations
• Preparing school essentials in advance
• Encouraging responsibility in age-appropriate ways
• Supporting healthy nutrition, wellbeing and self-regulation
• Reconnecting with learning, friendships and familiar routines

With expert insight from Adam Gillett, Associate Vice Principal for Personal Development at Pen*stone Grammar School, this resource offers supportive ideas to help children return to school feeling more confident and prepared.

Access the guide: https://vist.ly/5g6hq

27/08/2026

🌟 Exciting vacancies at St Mary’s 🌟

There’s still time to come and join our friendly, hard-working and committed team at St Mary’s. 💙

Closing date: Thursday 3rd September.

2 vacancies available and both available on ‘My New Term’:

💙 Midday Supervisor

💙 Afterschool Assistant

Please get in touch if you’d like further information. We look forward to hearing from you.

26/08/2026

🎉 Join us at our Ulverston Family Hub Open Day!
Come along for a fun-filled afternoon and discover the support available for children, young people and families in our community.
We would also love to hear your views and ideas for the Family Hub building and services.
📅 27 August 2026
⏰ 2.30pm to 6.00pm
📍 Ulverston Family Hub, Lund Terrace, Ulverston, LA12 9BE

10/08/2026

🌟 Afterschool Assistant Job Advert 🌟

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is seeking a caring, reliable and enthusiastic Afterschool Club Assistant to join our warm and welcoming school community.

If you are someone who enjoys working with children, brings calm reassurance and takes pride in helping pupils feel safe, happy and included then we would be delighted to hear from you!

Start date: September 2026

Fixed term contract. Mon, Tue & Thur 3.15pm - 5.30pm

Grade: £25,949.00 Annually (FTE)
Starting salary is Grade 3, Scale Point A, currently £25,949 per annum (including supplement for UK Living Wage), with progression to Grade 3, Scale Point B following successful completion of a 6-month probationary period. Actual salary will be pro-rata for part time hours and term time only contract (38 working weeks).

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

St Mary’s Team x

Job advert due to go live very soon via the link below:

10/08/2026

🌟 Midday Supervisor Job Advert 🌟

Come and join our team from September.

We are looking for a friendly, caring and reliable Midday Supervisor to help support our pupils during lunchtime.

Hours: Lunchtime only 12.45-1.15pm Mon - Fri

Role: Supervise children across our whole school from Nursery up to Year 6, encourage positive behaviour and help keep everyone safe.

If you enjoy working with children and making a difference to their school day, we would love to hear from you.

Pay: £25,949.00 Annually (FTE)
Starting salary is Grade 3, Scale Point A, currently £25,949 per annum (including supplement for UK Living Wage), with progression to Grade 3, Scale Point B following successful completion of a 6-month probationary period. Actual salary will be pro-rata for part time hours and term time only contract (38 working weeks).

Job advert on ‘My New Term’ will be going live very soon. Please apply by following the link below:

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/149541/EDV-2026-SMCPSU-92895

We can’t wait to hear from you!

The St Mary’s Team x

30/07/2026

☀️ 🌧️ North Lonsdale Show ☀️🌧️

Congratulations to two of our Year 2 girls who were lucky enough to win 1st and 3rd in their category. We look forward to awarding you with your prize money and certificates when we return to school in September.

A huge well done to all of our Class 2 children for all of their hard work.

It’s been lovely to see so many of our school children, parents, staff and parishioners today.

Thank you for coming and supporting us we really appreciate it.

Happy holidays, everyone. ☀️

28/07/2026

Class 2 are all set up for North Lonsdale Show.

Year 1 have created wooden spoon animals (Class 33 in the craft tent) and Year 2 have made paintings using potato prints (Class 33 in the craft tent)

Judging takes place in the morning with the craft tent being opened late morning for viewing and to see if we have any winning entries. Any winning entries will be awarded from 330pm onwards.

We hope to see you there.

Good luck, everyone. 🌟

20/07/2026

We are very excited to be taking part in the ‘Schools Initiative Programme’.

Help us grant our wish for St Mary’s Primary 🥰 by following their page and vote for one of the 3 wishes 🪄

🌟 Wish 1 - New Music Pod & Keyboards

🌟 Wish 2 - Improve out Year 1 & 2 classroom including outdoor resources

🌟 Wish 3 - Enhance our RE resources

Voting will close on 15th August 2026