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Weekly Update: Issue 5

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13 November 2026
ST. MATTHEW'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

Weekly Update

Celebrations and upcoming key dates from our school community
ISSUE
05
TERM
Autumn
DATE
13 November 2026
Y5 Penny Wars Winners prize day
THIS WEEK AT ST. MATTHEW'S
Celebrating learning, achievement and life across our school
This Week at St Matthew's

Celebrations

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Attendance

Attendance Champions

Year 3 are our attendance champions this week, with a perfect 100%.  Our whole school attendance this week is an impressive 97.8%, which is above our school target of 97%, and 193 students have 100% attendance this week.  We also have 106 students still on 100% attendance this term.  Well done for all of these amazing achievements!  Let's keep aspiring to be an Attendance HERO: Here, Every day, Ready and On time!

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House Points

House Points Champions

Mary are our House Points champions this week, with a fabulous 435 House Points awarded across the school.  Well done Mary!  Pupils receive House Points for good behaviour, good work, contributing to the wider school, and thinking of others.  All pupils that achieve 100% attendance in a week will also receive 2 House Points.  The House with the highest points at the end of the term will receive a special reward!

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Times Tables

TTRS Challenge

Year 3 won our Times Tables Rock Stars Challenge this week.  This challenge is open for Years 2 to 6.  Pupils score points each time they engage with a game on the TTRS platform and the class with the highest weekly points total receives the TTRS trophy.

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Spellings

SpellingFrame Battle

Year 3 won our SpellingFrame Battle this week.  This battle is open for Years 2 to 6.  Each time a pupil completes a game on SpellingFrame they receive points, and the class with the highest weekly points total receives the SpellingFrame trophy.

Celebrating Achievements

Pupil Certificates

As well as the Class and House challenges given above, individual pupils are awarded certificates in our Celebration Assembly each Friday afternoon.  Certificates are awarded to recognise amazing achievements in the following categories:

  • SHINE Values Ambassador
  • Star of the Week
  • Midday Marvel

A big well done to all pupils that received a certificate this week!

Celebrating Attendance

Weekly 100% Attendance

We have launched even more ways to reward excellent attendance:

  • Children who achieve 100% attendance for the week will receive 2 House Points.
  • Every week a child achieves 100% attendance, they will receive one entry into a prize draw.
  • The prize draw will take place during the Achievement Assembly in the final week of term.
OUR MISSION
“Welcome to our happy school, where everyone is valued and given the opportunity to let their light shine.”
St. Matthew's Catholic Primary School
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Dates for your Diary

16
NOV
Anti-Bullying Week - Odd Sock Day
To mark the start of Anti-Bullying week, children can wear odd socks on Monday 16th November to celebrate what makes us all unique.  Activities will be taking place in all classes, with this year's theme being 'Break the Silence'.  
17
NOV
Parish Mass
Y1, Y3 and Y5 to Parish Mass at St Matthew's Church. Leaving school at 9:30am, for Mass at 10:00am.
18
NOV
Y3 & Y4: Vue Cinema Trip
Year 3 and Year 4 visit the Vue Cinema to attend a Free Into Film Festival screening.  A packed lunch is required.
20
NOV
Y2: Tennis Festival
Y2 Mini Tennis Festival at Temple Park.
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Jarrow
NE32 5YT

0191 489 8355

TMAoffice@stmatthewsjarrow.co.uk

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