Welcome to St Vincent's
A Real Honour
Congratulations to Mr. Scott who was presented with the Benemerenti Medal and scroll of honour by Father Brindle at his special retirement mass. The medal was presented by Father Brindle on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI. The Benemerenti Medal was first instituted by Pope Gregory XVI in 1832 and is conferred on those who have exhibited long and exceptional service to the Catholic Church, their families and community. The school and parish community of St. Vincent’s would like to wish Mr. Scott for his 26 years of headship at this outstanding school, a happy and healthy retirement.
Staff Changes
We are saying goodbye to Mr Scott, Mrs Russell, Mrs Coan and Miss Waywell. In September we will be welcoming Mr Renton and Mrs Binns.
We would like to wish Mr Scott a very long, healthy and happy retirement; school will not be the same without him. We are thankful for Mr Scott’s dedication and leadership. Over the past 26 years he has provided the children at St Vincent’s with an outstanding Catholic education.
We wish Mrs Russell good luck in her new job as Deputy Head Teacher at St Joseph’s Heywood. Good luck also to Miss Waywell as she takes up her new position at St Mary’s, Middleton and to Mrs Coan who will be spending more time with her family.
Message from Mr Scott
Mr Scott says goodbye and thank you to all the staff parents, governors and children. He has loved working with the children over the last 26 years….. Special thanks to Fr Brindle for his support.
Mr Scott and all the staff at St Vincent’s wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. School re-opens Monday, 6th September 2010
Year 6
Goodbye and good luck to all our year 6 pupils as they move onto their new High Schools. They have been a pleasure to teach.
Reception September 2010
We are looking forward to welcoming our new children and their parents in September.
Year 5 - Black V-Neck Jumper
We have been let down by our suppliers on the delivery date of the black V-neck jumpers. They will not be available until the 2nd/3rd September 2010. You can call into the office between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. to collect your jumper on these days. Or collect when school opens on the Monday 6th September. Apologies for any inconvenience.
40th Anniversary Magician Treat
To mark the school's 40th Anniversary we celebrated on Friday 2nd July by treating the children to a magician. The children had a wonderful time and had great fun watching the show as you can see from the photographs. The weather was kind to us and the children were able to play various fun games on the field. The children were also given a memento 40th anniversary balloon. To view more photographs please click here to view.
PTA Position
From September 2010 the PTA Chairperson position will be available at school. This is a very rewarding and satisfying role, and there will be a transition period available from the current Chairperson, Mrs Ursula Caldwell. If you would like to nominate yourself please give your name and contact details into the school office, or a PTA member. The next PTA meeting is on Tuesday the 6th July at 6.00 p.m. in school. Please come along and support your PTA.
Sports Day & Summer Fair
We had a glorious day on Sunday 27th June at our Summer Fair.
The children put a great deal of effort into their sports races and we had some very good performances - we definitely have some sports stars in the making, watch out the Olympics!
We would like to thank the wonderful efforts of our PTA members who very kindly gave up their time to organise this event. They organised a BBQ, a bar, a fire engine, ambulance, police car and a huge climbing wall (which was a great success), as well as a variety of stalls, including tombola, chocolate tombola, Hook-a-Duck, face painting, peg board, beat the goalie, sweets and soft drinks, and many more. Thank you very much also to all our helpers on the day your contribution helped make the summer fair be a great success. On the day the PTA raised a fantastic
£1,650. The raffle proved to be a huge success and all raffle prizes have now been claimed. To view more photographs
please click here.
Before & After school Access
Please note :- when dropping off or picking up your child from before or after school care can you please use the double doors only near the Year 2 classrooms, (at the top of the steps). You will no longer be able to take a short cut through the main doors. It will probably be easier for you to use the church car park to park your car as the entrance/exit doors for before/aftercare are now on that side of the school. Thank you for your cooperation.
St Vincent's - Praised in An Early Years & Childcare Report by Ofsted
The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills, 2007/08 identified and celebrated the outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, colleges, adult skills providers and children's homes inspected over the last year.
For seven Greater Manchester schools it is their third time in the list after having been judged to be outstanding in all three of their inspections over the last fifteen years. St Vincent's is one of these schools.
To see the full Ofsted News Release please click on link here.
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Our OfSTED Inspection Report published January 2008 stated:
"This is an outstanding school which gives excellent value for money. The pupils enjoy excellent relationships with their teachers and their behaviour is exemplary. The quality of teaching is outstanding and the rich curriculum presents them [the pupils] with an exciting diet of learning experiences. The outstanding leadership and management of the head teacher are vital ingredients in the success of the school. His strong innovative leadership provides a clear direction to the staff who support him very well. A great strength of the school is the way that it fosters pupils' personal development and well-being. By the end of Year 6, standards are well above national averages"
Our RE inspection also identified St. Vincent's as an outstanding school.