New Beginnings for our Year 7’s

29 Sep 2023

Our new Year 7’s joined us at the beginning of September for their first day at the school; full of photographs, new timetables, new faces and friendships. Settling in with our new Lower Sixth students, both year groups enjoyed a first day with their new year ahead of the rest of the school joining them the next day.

At the end of their first full week at the College, they joined the rest of the school, for a whole school pilgrimage down the road to our local school parish, St Peter and St Paul’s. It gave both pupils and staff time for quiet reflection after a busy few days settling back as a whole school.

After a few weeks of settling into the new regime of college life with the rest of the school family. The year, split over two days headed to Animate, the Liverpool Archdiocesan youth team at Lowe House in St Helens. The day was all about New Beginnings, joining a new community and what it means to be part of the St. Mary’s community. Activities throughout the day involved dressing up as superheroes, a game of The Floor is Lava, a quiz, a throwing competition and more. All of these activities helped build greater bonds within the year, their communication skills and teamwork. In between the two days of the retreat, we welcomed our Year 7 students and their parents to Mass with Father Simon Gore at our O’ Halloran Hall. Our Year 7 pupils helped with the readings and Offertory gifts. The evening also involved informing parents of updates and key information, where our new families had the chance to meet the Y7 Form Tutors and key staff.

It has been a fantastic couple of weeks for our Year 7’s so far and we cannot wait to see our new students flourish within the school.