Our sports leaders have written these persuasive letters to
@MarcusRashford
. We would love you to come and officially open our new running track. ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐ค
#sportsleaders
#Altrincham
St Vincentโs has been ranked the second best performing primary school in Greater Manchester, according to the Manchester Evening News Real School School Guide. We could not be prouder. Thankyou to the children, staff, governors and parents for being such a great team. ๐ ๐โญ๏ธ๐
Our very own St Vincent's Lionesses! The Year 5 girls football team were the winners of the
@AFC_Comm_Sports
under 11's football tournament played at the J. Davidson Stadium. The manager, Phil Parkinson, presented them with the trophy.โฝ๏ธ๐๐ ๐
#makeadifference
๐โโ๏ธ Well done to our amazing year 4 and 5 swimmers who represented
@StVincentsPr
at the
@TraffordSSP
swimming gala
@StAmbroseColl
yesterday. They all well and truly โlet their lights shineโ ๐คฉ
We are pleased to have been awarded the Wellbeing Award for the second time. Our external assessor was so impressed with the way in which we ensure the wellbeing of all. Thank you to everyone at St Vincent's! We are delighted.
We were delighted with both our Y4 boysโ and girlsโ football teams yesterday who took part in Altrincham FCโs Community Cup. The Girlsโ Team reached the semi final and the Boysโ Team team won! Well done to all of the pupils for a super effort ๐ฅ๐โฝ๏ธ๐
This morning we welcomed
@ClaireRyanSport
, a producer at
@BBCBreakfast
. She has worked on many large events in the world of sport and during the King's Coronation. She surprised us with a message from the presenters promoting Early Careers Week.
#EarlyCareersWeek
One of our pupils receiving her gold note on
#InternationalWomensDay
for leading by example. We hope she enjoys reading about another great female leader ๐๐ฉโ๐๐ฉโ๐๐ฉโ๐ฆฝ๐คพโโ๏ธโค๏ธ
We were delighted that Bishop Mark visited our school today to bless our new Year 4 classrooms. It was a very special moment for the children, staff, governors and friends of St Vincentโs. โ๏ธ๐๐โ๏ธ
This morning, we said congratulations to Mr Nicholls for his forthcoming wedding, well done to Mrs Bloor as she retires from teaching and goodbye to Mrs Duggan and all of Year 6. We will miss you all! You will forever still be a part of the St Vincentโs family.
We are delighted to be in the top 10 schools in the MEN Good School Guide. Take a look at the MEN app or website for further details. Thank you for all of your support in helping us achieve this. We are all so proud of the children and school. ๐๐๐
Olivia 'Livvy' Breen, a current Team GB and bronze medallist Paralympian with one of our own St. Vincent's medalists. We loved hearing about Livvy's journey to the Paralympics! ๐ โฅ๏ธ
We said goodbye to our Year 6 children today. We wonโt forget you; please donโt forget us. You will always be part of the St Vincent family. Come back and see us very soon. ๐ฅ๐๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐๐
Pretty Muddy
Well done to all the children and staff who took part in the 'Pretty Muddy 5k' at Heaton Park today to raise money for cancer research.
#letsbeatcancer
#vinniesprettymudders
We are so pleased that every single child at St Vincentโs has returned to school since September. We are enjoying being back in our St Vincent family. ๐๐
What a fantastic day to celebrate national school sports week. Michael Churm, paralympic athlete, came to visit us. He ran our sponsored circuit sessions and talked to us all about his life and career! Thank you
@sportsfs
#makeadifference
#sportsleaders
#inspired
๐โโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธA massive โwell doneโ to all of our amazing St. Vincentโs cross country runners for turning up
@SaleHarriers
in the pouring rain today. They all ran so well and really let their lights shine! Have a well deserved half term break everyone ๐
Congratulations to Eva in Year 6: her amazing writing is through to the next stage of the BBC 500 words competition. Well done Eva, what a super talent!
#passionateaboutlearning
A lovely Mini Vinnie commissioning mass at St Hughโs with Fr Pat today. We are already turning concern into action with our harvest collection plans.
Today was the grand unveiling of our Altrincham Metrolink Jubilee artwork on platform 4. Some of our well-being warriors were there along with a very special royal guest !๐๐ฌ๐ง๐
The Mini Vinnies collected donations from all classes this afternoon to be taken to the drop off centre in Wythenshawe for the Afghan refugees. Thank you for your donations. ๐๐
Today we were delighted to welcome Bishop Mark to our school. Following an assembly, the Prayer Leaders served refreshments to staff while they chatted to Bishop Mark. Thank you for coming to see us Bishop Mark!โช๏ธโ๏ธ๐
We are so impressed with all the effort that the children have made today for crazy hair day. ๐คช๐คช๐คชThere are some fantastic creations!!! The charities will be so grateful for all the money received!๐คช๐จ๐พโ๐ค๐๐คช๐จ๐พโ๐ค
Thank you once again for your generosity. We dropped the toy donations at the Salvation Army Church today ready to be sorted and given to over 400 families across Trafford and Manchester ๐โฅ๏ธ๐ค
Thanks to
@salesharkacad
for our new rugby balls and bibs! This year, Year 6 have received fantastic Tag Rugby coaching from Sale Sharks! Thank you for all your support this academic year. ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Commonwealth Games Baton Relay
We walked to Altrincham CE primary school to deliver our handmade baton. We were greeted by the children and headteacher. ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐
#TraffordCWGBatonRelay
Thank you so much for your generous donations as part of our Advent giving mass. The toys will be given to families in need across Trafford and Manchester. ๐๐๐
๐ ๐งโโ๏ธ What an amazing final performance of โThe Yellow Brick Roadโ from our extremely talented year 2 pupils! They have all worked so hard and made everybody very proud.๐ ๐คฉ
Thanks to our wonderful PTA for raising over ยฃ8,000 at our Christmas fair yesterday! Thanks also to everyone who came to join in the fun. ๐ ๐ปโ๏ธ๐๐ ๐ปโ๏ธ๐๐
A special visitor arrived in the infant department this afternoon. He had heard the childrenโs wonderful singing and thought heโd drop in! He visited each class and dropped off some pre-Christmas goodies. Thank you, Father Christmas we know youโre really busy! โค๏ธ๐
Well done to the Year 4 children who took part in a football tournament last week. They all 'let their light shine' securing second place for St Vincent's!๐ชโฝ๏ธ๐ฅ
Two of our Well-being Champions are delivering Travel Tracker badges to the children today as a reward for the โWalk to School Challengeโ
@livingstreets
Mrs Burke's Year 2 Class are very proud to receive two special awards in P.E. this half-term from AJ
@AFC_Comm_Sports
. 'Being Connected' working as a great team and 'Being Fair' which demonstrates our values of respect and kindness! !
#values
#LetYourLightShine
Happy
@WorldBookDayUK
from
@StVincentsPr
! The children and staff have all had such a fantastic day today; dressing up as their favourite book characters, reading to their school buddies and guessing who the masked readers were.
#WorldBookDay
Congratulations to Mrs McDuffโs class who celebrated their First Holy Communion at St. Vincentโs Church today. Thank you to Canon Jonathan and everybody that came to join them on their special day.
This morning we welcomed Father Jonathan to our school. The Junior Leadership Team presented a fantastic assembly telling him all about our school. Father Jonathan then told us all about himself. We are looking forward to celebrating mass with him tomorrow.
So wonderful to be part of the ExTraffordWinterganza this week. Our 21 classes joining with 50 schools and over 13,000 pupils! We sang, danced all whilst listening to live music. Thank you to
@MusicInTrafford
for organising this fantastic event and bringing music into our classes
KS2 SPORTS We all enjoyed a fantastic day of sporting celebrations and always trying our best. Well done to all the children for participating with such enthusiasm and to Year 4 who showed off their fantastic gymnastic abilities
#sportsday2022
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๐๐ Royal shortbread biscuits and Union Jack sponge cake were on the lunch menu today as part of our Platinum Jubilee celebrations ๐. We also got to see the amazing showstopper jubilee cake made by the very talented Mrs Thorley ! ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฌ๐ง
What a way to enjoy a sunny lunchtime back at school - playing, dancing, drawing, building and most importantly smiling! A great start to us earning our Happy Lunchtime Award with help from
@Wellbeingedu
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#makeadifference
#caniplay
#ofcourseyoucan
Last week our Year 6 children performed their final production 'Oliver'. We couldn't believe the talent and confidence they showed to all of their friends and families! They really are stars and we know they will continue to let their light shine in their new schools!๐ญ๐ฅฃ๐๐๐
Our Chinese New Year celebrations have begun! The children have enjoyed a Chinese style lunch and, with the help of Mrs Hu, have performed a traditional Chinese New Year song during assembly. This week we will be continuing to learn about and celebrate Chinese culture in class.
We have just observed a 2 minute silence on Remembrance Day and thought about and prayed for those who have lost their lives in war. Our pupil-led worship also had a theme of 'Remembrance', beautifully led in Y1 by one of our pupils ๐
Congratulations to Mrs McDuff's Class who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday. What a wonderful occasion it was! Thank you Canon Jonathan for a very special Mass.โ๏ธโช๏ธ
We are having an amazing time at the Singathon in the Junior Department to raise money for our favourite charities. Donโt forget to bring in your sponsorship forms! ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ค๐น๐ผ๐ถ๐ถ
๐๐พโโ๏ธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ Congratulations to all of our
@StVincentsPr
cross country runners today ๐คฉ. They all did their very best at Sales Harriers and looked the part in their new running vests ! ๐
So proud of our RHS Tatton Flower Show design based on the theme of coming together. Thank you to all involved for producing such a wonderful garden.๐ป๐น๐๐ธ๐ผ
Reception finally released their butterflies today ๐ฆ. They have done a fantastic job of looking after them since they arrived as caterpillars as part of their mini beasts topic.๐
Last Thursday our Mini Vinnies visited Woodend Care Home to help make the garden look cheerful and chat and play games with the residents. Always turning concern into action and spreading kindness in the community
@minivinnies
@SVPEnglandWales
๐ป๐๏ธ๐ซถ
#makeadifference
๐ชฉ A great time was had at the Reception disco today! ๐ชฉ Thank you to our wonderful PTA for organising so many fun events for us this year. ๐คฉ
#Makeadifference
We ended the term today with a whole school Easter Bonnet parade to raise money for
@CAFOD
as part of the Big Lent Walk. Thank you for everyone who has sponsored us!
#MakeADifference
Today our Digital Leaders presented an assembly to their class about being safe while online. They all did a fantastic job. We also thought about the sections of games which are persuasive. Each child made a key ring to remind them about staying safe online.๐ป
#SaferInternetDay
Disability Awareness Speaker
Today the whole school has been inspired by an assembly and a talk by the Paralympic Athlete Ayaz Bhuta. He told us about how he has overcome many barriers in his life and has reached the Paralympic Games. ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ฝ๐ช๐ฝ๐ช๐ฝ
@Ayaz_Bhuta
Well done to the children of Holy Angels parish who made their first Holy Communion today. Thanks to Father Tom for making it such a special mass. ๐ โ๏ธ
#makeadifference
It's so much fun in Reception - a police visit today and the bug and reptile man tomorrow. Learning at St. Vincent's is the best ๐ More pictures on our website.