School Procedures for Bad Weather
At St Mary’s we open the school if it is safe to do so and if we can make sure we can get enough staff into the school to look after the children.
The decision to close is never taken lightly and we consider the safety of you and your children walking or driving to school and also the weather forecast for later in the day.
We try to give you plenty of notice and will normally decide to close the school well before the day starts. Very rarely we may be forced to close the school even after the children have come in – for example if we lose heat, power or water supplies, or if the weather worsens after school has started.
If we know school won’t be open at all we will message you and put the information on the website by 7:30am in the morning.
If the weather is bad but we are opening, we will also put a message on the website and send messages by 7:30am in the morning to keep you updated.
Bear in mind if the weather worsens, we may have to close the school part way through the day and you will need to collect your child early. We seek to avoid this happening wherever possible.
In any case – check the school website (in the noticeboard section) for the latest info in any bad weather. You should also receive a message via the school life app.
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- Monday 18 February 2019 Half Term
- Monday 25 February 2019 - All day Inset day
- Wednesday 27 February 2019 - 15:20 - 16:20 Y2 Reconciliation Meeting with Parents & Children at School
- Wednesday 6 March 2019 - 09:00 - 10:00 Whole School Mass - Faith Leaders
- Thursday 7 March 2019 - All day World Book Day
- Sunday 10 March 2019 - 09:45 - 11:00 Y2 Mass of Committment at Church
- Wednesday 13 March 2019 - 15:20 - 16:20 Y6 Confirmation Meeting with Parents & Children at School
- Thursday 21 March 2019 - All day World Poetry Day
- Sunday 24 March 2019 - 09:45 - 11:00 Y5 & Y6 Mass of Committment
- Friday 29 March 2019 - All day Y6 Transition Day to Hagley RC
- Tuesday 9 April 2019 - 17:00 - 19:30 Parents Evening
- Thursday 11 April 2019 - 15:15 - 17:45 Parents Evening
- Friday 12 April 2019 - 15:00 - 15:05 Children Break up for Easter
- Monday 15 April 2019 Easter Break
- Monday 29 April 2019 - All day Children Return to School
- Thursday 2 May 2019 - All day Enforced Closure - Election Day
- Monday 6 May 2019 - All day Bank Holiday - May Day
- Wednesday 8 May 2019 - 15:20 - 16:20 Y3 Communion Meeting with Parents & Children at School
- Wednesday 22 May 2019 - 15:20 - 16:20 Y6 Confirmation Meeting with Parents & Children at School
- Friday 24 May 2019 - All day Sponsored Bounce
- Friday 24 May 2019 - 15:00 - 15:05 Children Break up for Half Term
- Monday 27 May 2019 - All day Bank Holiday
- Monday 27 May 2019 Half Term
- Saturday 1 June 2019 - All day Year 5
- Monday 3 June 2019 - All day Inset Day
- Friday 7 June 2019 - All day Year 1 & 2 Trip to Botanical Gardens
- Monday 10 June 2019 - 19:00 - 20:00 Y6 Confirmation
- Friday 14 June 2019 - All day Year 5 Trip to Zoological Gardens
- Wednesday 19 June 2019 - 15:20 - 16:20 Y2 Reconciliation Meeting with Parents & Children at School
- Thursday 20 June 2019 - All day Year 3 Trip to Sea Life Centre
- Friday 21 June 2019 - All day Year 6 Trip to Safari Park
- Saturday 22 June 2019 - 12:00 - 13:30 Y3 First Holy Communion
- Monday 24 June 2019 - 09:15 - 12:00 Year 5 Bikability
- Monday 24 June 2019 - 13:15 - 15:00 Year 3 Bikability
- Tuesday 25 June 2019 - 09:15 - 12:00 Year 5 Bikability
- Tuesday 25 June 2019 - 13:15 - 15:00 Bikability Year 3
- Thursday 27 June 2019 - All day Year 4 Trip to Botanical Gardens
- Friday 28 June 2019 - All day Pre-School & Reception Trip to Wild Zoological Park
- Monday 1 July 2019 - 09:00 - 10:00 Whole School Mass
- Friday 5 July 2019 - 15:00 - 17:00 Summer Fair
- Saturday 6 July 2019 - 10:00 - 11:00 Y2 Reconciliation at Church
- Monday 15 July 2019 Year 6 Residential
- Thursday 18 July 2019 - 09:00 - 10:30 Year 6 Leavers Assembly
- Friday 19 July 2019 - All day Children Break up for Summer
- Monday 22 July 2019 - All day Inset Day