Whole School Events

2024-2025

W/C 9th June - Sports Days

What a brilliant series of Sports Days we’ve had across the school! It’s been a joy to watch the children take part with such enthusiasm, effort and fantastic sportsmanship. They showed great teamwork, encouraged each other throughout, and should all be proud of their achievements.

A huge thank you goes to all the staff for the time and effort put into preparing the children in the lead-up to each event, and to the volunteers who kindly gave up their time to help things run so smoothly on the day. We are also incredibly grateful to our wonderful HSA for their continued support and contributions – these events simply wouldn’t be the same without you.

Well done to everyone involved for making each Sports Day such a positive, enjoyable and memorable experience!

13th June 2025 - Y5/6 Quad Kids

Last week Year 5/6 took part in Quad Kids and Laser Run competition. There were four rounds to compete in; 75m sprint, 600m Endurance, Vortex Howler Throw and Standing Long Jump. All the children gave 100% effort and showed fantastic sportsmanship.

To finish the day there were three rounds of a Laser Run Relay in which Mary Elton placed 1st, 2nd and 1st! This meant that overall, Mary Elton placed 2^nd out of the larger schools and secured a place in the finals representing North Somerset. This means that we have made it to the county finals!

8th May 2025 - VE Day 80th Celebrations

It was wonderful to see all the different celebrations for VE Day across the school yesterday. We held a whole school minute silence after break time and those from Brownies/cubs etc wore their uniforms with pride. With live assemblies including guest speakers to EYFS/Sunbeams picnic and the KS1 ‘street party’, the day was marked well 🥳 Thank you again to the Crocombe family for decorating the front of our school again for us!

20th March 2025 - UN French Language Day

Every year, on the 20th of March, people across the globe celebrate United Nations French Language Day. This special event was created to recognise the importance of the French language and to promote multilingualism. At Mary Elton, we have spent the afternoon celebrating in the following ways;

EYFS: Have been singing Frere Jacques, learning how to say, 'Thank you' in French, found France on the Globe/ Atlas, discussed how people travel to France and tried to recreate the Eiffel Tower with bricks!

Year 1: continued to use their already learnt French greetings and learned a few more as well as the names of colours.

Year 2: learned a French song, the names of colours and the days of the week.

Year 3: held a mini French imaginary cafe where the children could learn and practice types of food and the language around ordering. They also played a traditional French game.

Year 4: Learned how to play 'Boule' and created a French flag using collage techniques.

Year 5: Had a focus on families and learning the vocabulary associated with this. They then completed a family colouring challenge.

Year 6: Completed artwork in the style of Claude Monet and learned the names of colours in French.

We must say MERCI to the HSA who kindly provided a croissant for every child on this day!

19th March 2025 - Y5/Y6 Netball

The year 5 and 6 Netball team travelled to the BGS ground for an intensive Netball tournament. They played 6 other teams, many of whom had been playing together for nearly two years and they did brilliantly. They held their own, defending well, communicating well and working as a team. What was great was the way the girls supported one another even if they were not on the court, they were supporting from the sidelines. We can't wait to organise some more matches soon!

18th March 2025 - Eco Summit!

Eco Summit 2025: Speaking Up for the Planet

We took part in an exciting Eco Summit, where the children explored ways to protect and care for our planet. The summit focuses on four key themes: Understanding the World, Biodiversity, Energy Consumption, and Food Waste.

Throughout the event, the children learned about the importance of biodiversity and how every living thing plays a role in keeping our environment healthy. They also discussed energy consumption, discovering simple ways to save energy at school and home. Another focus was tackling food waste, where students shared ideas on reducing waste and making more sustainable choices.

It was inspiring to see our children so passionate about protecting the planet! We look forward to putting these ideas into action and continuing our journey to becoming an even more eco friendly school.

Eco Summit 18th March 2025

6th March 2025 - World Book Day!

World Book Day 2025 at Mary Elton Primary School was another huge success! The whole school enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book characters, winning prizes for the best dressed, taking part in a ‘Blind Date Book Swap’ – over 100 children took part and took a new/recycled book home – watching their teachers take part in the Running Book Reading Race (ask them how puffed out the teachers were after that!), receiving their £1 book token (make sure you use them at ‘Books on the Hill’ in Clevedon) and other World Book Day related activities.

We cannot thank you, your children and our staff enough for the positive support given which resulted in a school-wide shared enjoyment of reading today.

11th February 2025 - Safer Internet Day!

This week, we have been celebrating Safer Internet Day 2025, and the theme this year is "Too Good to Be True?"—helping children develop the skills to question and think critically about what they see online.

Our amazing Year 6 Digital Leaders have led assemblies across the school, sharing important messages about online safety and introducing this year's theme. We are incredibly proud of their confidence and leadership in educating their peers!

On Tuesday afternoon, each year group took part in exciting and thought-provoking activities to help them recognize online risks, spot scams, and become more digitally savvy:

🔹 Reception & KS1 – Learning through stories, the children explored the idea that not everything online is real. They discussed ‘trust’ and discussed what is safe to click on. They sorted personal information into whether we should or shouldn't share as well as becoming scam spotters.

🔹 Years 3 & 4 – Focused on phishing, spotting suspicious links and understanding why we shouldn’t share personal information online. They created their own phishing scams to try to trick each other and posters with top tips to help avoid being caught out.

🔹 Years 5 & 6 – Took on the role of ‘scam detectives,’ investigating real-life examples of online scams, deepfakes, and too-good-to-be-true offers. They worked in teams to sort online safety 'dos and donts', analyze fake messages and discuss the dangers of misinformation.

💡 Top Tips for Parents/Carers:
✅ Think before you click – If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is!
✅ Check the source – Look for spelling mistakes, unusual web addresses, and pressure tactics in messages.
✅ Talk to your child – Encourage open discussions about what they see online and remind them to ask an adult if they’re unsure.
✅ Use child-friendly search engines – Websites like Kiddle and Swiggle help provide safer search experiences.

Check out the e-safety page of our website for more information, useful guides and links: Mary Elton Primary School - E-Safety

We encourage all families to continue the conversation at home and explore online safety together. Thank you for supporting Safer Internet Day 2025 — let’s help our children become smart, responsible, and safe digital citizens!

December 2024 - Destination Bethlehem visits

Clevedon Baptist church outdid themselves yet again with a fantastic, interactive walk through the Christmas story. This year, it was Paddington Bear themed and, yes, we all got to have a marmalade sandwich! Thank you, as always, to Clevedon Baptist church for inviting us along to this valuable, free event.

Destination Bethlehem December 2024

December 2024 - KS2 Carol Concerts

After weeks of preparation, Key Stage 2 sang their hearts out in front of a packed audience at St Andrew's Church. Not once, but twice! Re-telling the nativity story through carols and readings, the children thoroughly enjoyed their experience at the church, and it has certainly helped with our understanding of why Christmas is celebrated. We are proud of the way they not only read and performed, but also how they conducted themselves. Our Christmas spirits are well and truly alive, and we are looking forward to further festive treats.

28th November 2024 - Pantomime!

The children had a surprise (oh no they didn't!!) The HSA kindly funded performances by Shooting Star Entertainments ! The children really enjoyed the shows and got really involved with the actors. EYFS and Year 1 got to see Father Christmas and enjoyed singing some nativity songs. Y2 - Y6 watched a very funny performance of Dick Whittington! All of the children and staff loved all the performances and are very grateful to the HSA and Miss Derry for this great surprise! We hope to do the same next year!

4th November 2024 - Stewart Foster Visit

Y4, Y5 and Y6 welcomed children's author Stewart Foster to Mary Elton. Stewart is the author of several children's books and spent the day working with the children. He helped inspire us to write some of our own stories and spoke to us about what it is like to be an author. The children really enjoyed meeting Stewart and learning more about his life- especially his dog Dexter. Thank you to the HSA for supporting this project and purchasing copies of Stewart's books for each class.

25th October 2024 - Harvest Festival

Today, we held our harvest festival assembly. Before assembly, children delivered their food donations to the hall - we had a great variety donated from shower gel to custard and everything in between. Sue and Kelly, members of Clevedon Foodbank spoke to us about where our donations will go and who they will help. Thank you to all who donated.

16th October 2024 - Y5/6 girls football event

On Wednesday 16th October, Mary Elton attended the Year 5/6 Girls Football at Bristol Grammar School. We played a total of 3 matches and despite the torrential rain, the girls all played well. All of the children represented Mary Elton positively, being respectful and playing fairly. On our return to school, Mrs Lucas made all of the girls a hot chocolate to reward them for their resilience as it was extremely difficult conditions to play football in.

10th October 2024 - World Mental Health Day!

Today we celebrated world mental health day by wearing the colour yellow. The whole school took part in activities centering around mental health awareness. It was so lovely to hear such positive conversations around mental health, we hope these conversations continue all year round. Thank you for all your donations - we raised £250 for mental health charities. We had a great day.

9th October 2024 - Year 5/6 Football event

On Wednesday 9 October, Mary Elton attended the Year 5/6 Football at Weston College. We drew our first match with some excellent defending and goalkeeping. Our next matches were both closely contested however we lost both games. All of the children represented Mary Elton positively, showing good sportmanship and playing fairly.

30th September 2024 - Reading Tea Party

Our annual 'Tea Party' was held on Monday 30th September for all those children who completed the Mary Elton Primary School Summer Reading Challenge this year. We were delighted that over 100 children attended the event! This means that each and every child read EACH AND EVERY DAY of the summer holidays, which is a fantastic achievement - they obviously know the importance and value of the treasures inside a good book! We would like to congratulate each and every one of you and hope that you will inspire your friends and family to read more.

26th September 2024 - European Day of Languages!

Today, the whole school celebrated European day of languages. European Day of Languages is celebrated on the 26th of September each year - it is a day where we can celebrate the different languages spoken in Europe. Did you know that there are 24 official languages spoken in Europe? We discussed why it is important to learn other languages and learn about the culture of different countries. Each year group took part in different activities to mark the day. In assembly, we all shared what we had learnt.

18th September 2024 - National Fitness Day!

Today was National Fitness Day with the theme for this year being 'Your Health is for Life'. We all participated in 10@10 with 10 minutes of active dancing led by Mr Flory.