St Mary's Sabden

With Jesus in our hearts, we welcome, we learn, we laugh, we flourish.

G.I.F.T. Team

About our

G.I.F.T. TEAM

Our new G.I.F.T. TEAM for 2025-2026 were announced and welcomed into their new role at our New School Year Mass on 19th September 2025 at St Mary’s RC Church with Father Paul. Our G.I.FT. Team will work together to spread the Word of God throughout our school and the school community, promoting an environment where we all ‘walk with Jesus in our hearts’.

Please take a look at all they have been doing as Missionary Disciples.

Crafts and prayers with our collaboration school, Thorneyholme.

Weekly Glorious Gospel Time in each class.

Harvest Celebrations and Food Collection for our local charity Ribble Valley Food Bank.

Following Boris Johnson’s 8pm announcement we now know that as of midnight tonight the country has entered a new period of Lockdown, a Lockdown that includes the closure of school. 

School will be open for the children of Key Workers and for pupils who are deemed vulnerable. All pupils will be provided with work in order for them to keep learning. 

Tonight’s announcement was very short notice for you as parents and also for us as a Staff. Tomorrow, by 11am there will be three tasks on the school website for each Class to complete as their Tuesday learning. However, School will be closed to ALL pupils tomorrow. 

 

Staff, however, will be in school preparing for the rest of the Lockdown. Through tomorrow we will prepare school to make it safe for Key worker pupils and vulnerable children to return. 

We will send out a form for you to apply for a place in the Keyworker Bubbles and we will let you know more about how children will be learning remotely. We will do our very best to re-open to Key Worker children and vulnerable pupils by Wednesday. 

I am aware of how difficult this is for you all, School closing creates a multitude of problems for everyone but data surrounding this awful disease dictates that this is a necessary step. As ever, the safety and health of everyone must be a priority. 

Thank you for your continued support and we will be in frequent contact over the next few days. 

Many thanks

Claire Halstead