Welcome to our blog which is to create a link between two Catholic schools – St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Bristol, England and John Paul II’s Salesian Primary School in Wroclaw, Poland.

We would like to present our schools’ everyday life here, so that we can get to know each other better and, hopefully, develop a longstanding and beautiful friendship. Although we live in different countries and cultures, we surely have a lot in common, as we share the same Christian values. Getting to know each other better seems a great adventure we are happily embarking on.

14 November 2017

Mission Week 2017

Today, there was a fair in our school. All the money raised will be donated to Salesian missions, where missionaries show the light of Christ and work to make lives of the disadvantaged youth of a few South African countries better. Last week, we collected things which we were selling afterwards - things like toys, crayons, board games, etc. But it wasn't a typical jumble sale! First of all, the collected things were supposed to be new. Each class had been asked to bring a big suitcase to school, as if we were getting ready for a real expedition! Day by day, throughout the week, the suitcases were being filled with things for the fair. Cool we can help!

Meanwhile, there was a short performance for students in our gym. Students from Year 7 (13-year-olds) sang some songs and read information about Salesian missions in South Africa. The students played various instruments such as bass guitar, violin and flute. One of our sisters joined them too, and played the guitar. Also, we had a special guest – a real missionary, a sister, who told us all about her work in Africa.

1 November 2017

Holy wins (31st October)

The 1st of November is a holiday when we celebrate All Saints' Day. We don't go to school, but visit the cemeteries and pray, put flowers and special lamps or candles on the graves of our family and friends who have already gone to the Lord.

But if you visited our school the day before, you could see that it was full of saints! It is not a common sight at school ;) All students were dressed as saints on that day and we had a ball, played games, searched the chambers of saints and went in a colourful parade to the city centre, singing religious songs. It was a lot of fun and we also got to know a number of saints better!