House and Class Saints
House System
St Marys Catholic Primary school has a House system. The Houses give our pupil’s a sense of belonging and pride through collective participation in feast days, competitions, sporting events, homework tasks as well as fundraising events for charities.
This vertical House group nurtures a sense of belonging and identity, as well as encouraging us to use the lives of their saint as inspiration and for guidance. Our pupils are encouraged to learn about and emulate the virtues of their House Saint. Each pupil wears their saint badge with pride. Our pupils are placed in their House whilst in our Reception class. Families are placed in the same House.
House Saints
|
Name of Saint |
Inspiration thought |
Feast Day |
Symbol |
Colour |
|
St Patrick |
How to you tell people about Jesus? |
17th March |
Shamrock |
Green |
|
St George |
How do you overcome your fears? |
23rd April |
Dragon/Red Rose |
Red |
|
St Peter |
How do you make the church appear on earth? |
29th June |
Papal Keys |
Blue |
|
St Paul |
How do you show your love for each other? |
29th June |
A book and a sword. |
Yellow |
St. Peter
St. Paul
St. George
St. Patrick
Class Saints
Each class has been named after a saint. Saints have been chosen for different reasons including their age, coming from different walk of life, period of history, and relevant to our school and wider community. During the school year we get to study our class saint and use their lives and wise words to help us to become kinder, more caring, more loving to each other and to our families.
By following their lives, we are developing a deeper understanding of our own faith, and the special role that God has given each of us, us in the world he has created.
|
Saint Class |
Quote |
Feast day |
|
St Theresa of Lisieux Reception class |
Nothing is small in the eyes of the God. Do all that you do with love |
20th October |
|
St Francis of Assisi Year 1 class |
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. |
5th October |
|
St Anne Year 2 class |
Patron saint of grandparents: Open to the loving grace of God. Give me the strength to begin a new life that will last forever. |
26th July |
|
St Joseph Year 3 class |
Family: We are born to love, live to love and we will die to love still more. |
19th March |
|
St Thomas More Year 4 class |
I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first. |
22nd June |
|
St Bernadette Year 5 class |
I shall spend every moment loving. |
16th April |
|
St Maximilian Kolbe Year 6 class |
For Jesus Christ, I am prepared to suffer still more. |
14th August |
