History

History at St Mary’s

At St Mary’s, we strive to inspire all pupils with a positive attitude towards History and help them aim for excellence in all history lessons. Our open-ended approach to historical enquiry means children of all abilities have the opportunity to aim high in History. This begins with our role as educators, where we utilise lessons to help pupils understand chronology, extend their critical thinking skills, study a range of sources and build upon previously learnt knowledge in order to help them reflect on their immediate past and the wider world. We aim to set our pupils on the path to life-long learning by igniting their imagination and inspiring their pursuit of knowledge through their understanding of local and world history and how it affects their modern lives.

D-Day 80th Anniversary

St Marys joined forces with father Andrews at St Mary’s on Sea Catholic Church to celebrate the 80th anniversary since D-Day.

Some of St Mary’s pupils came along and speak in the service and represented the school.

Facts about D-Day

Just seven days after D-Day more than 300,000 troops had landed in Normandy and the beaches where they had landed were fully under their control.

D-Day was originally scheduled for June 5, but the weather did not cooperate. The operation was pushed back to June 6, 1944. More than 100,000 Allied troops made it to shore that day.

“D-Day” most likely comes from the army’s use of the term “undefined day,” or the first day of any operation. American General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the invasion.