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Date: 6th Sep 2023 @ 2:07pm
Welcome back to school after a lovely summer break, it is so lovely to welcome new children to Nursery as well as welcoming back children who were with us last year.
This week the children have been enjoying settling into Nursery and exploring all of the exciting activities available to them and getting to know new friends. We are very proud of how well they have settled and the fun they have had. Well done!
It has been a lovely sunny start to the new term, we hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Mrs Molloy Mrs Bevin and The Nursery Team
Reminders:
Friday 15th September – Dot Day – Children to come to school wearing something spotty, no school uniform needed this day.
Can you please ensure that all of your children’s clothes including shoes, water bottles, hats and bottles of suncream are clearly labelled.
Please can all children bring a pair of wellingtons and all in one waterproof suit to keep in school so that they can access the outdoor environment and Forest School whatever the weather.
Remember to follow us on X(Twitter) - @Nursery1TSP
Date: 5th Sep 2023 @ 9:49pm
What a brilliant, sunny start we have had to Year 2!
We have loved welcoming all the children back to school this week and have had so much fun whilst making the most of the sunshine. Each afternoon, we have ventured onto the field to play a range of team games as well as making use of the incredibly fun, Trim Trail. Working together, we have created our own games as well as playing the classic game, 'Duck, Duck,Goose' a firm favourite. We hope the sunshine stays so we can make the most of the weather in the coming weeks.
We hit the ground running with Maths, and began exploring our topic, Place Value. We explored numbers in different variations, identifying and writing down their numerals and words. After, we focused on counting large groups by grouping objects by grouping them in groups of tens. This supported us later in the week, when we were able to identify tens and ones in given numbers, using practical resources to help.
In English, we completed whole class Phonics, recapping previously taught sounds whilst focusing on developing our reading speed. Using this knowledge, and using images and drawings to support, we developed our writing style, starting by writing about our summer holidays and ending the week by describing a range of images. Next week, the children will be grouped based on their Phonics ability, and will complete work associated with their Phonics books.
As well as enjoying the sunshine this week, we have also been completing a series of activities linked to the story 'Can you build another me?' Using this book, we have explored what makes us unique, identifying our own likes and dislikes, as well as what we can and can't do. After we all decided on one thing we want to get better at before the end of the year, and planned exactly what we can do to achieve this. The fun didn't stop there though, on Thursday we got crafty, creating our own versions of ourselves! It was certainly messy but also a LOT of fun! On Friday, we painted our models, and were delighted when we were able to take them home!
Attached to this blog, you will find a copy of the 'Successful Start' Powerpoint, which was shared before summer. This Powerpoint is full of useful information for the year ahead.
For now, we hope you all have a restful weekend!
Reminders
- Children will not receive a reading book this week and will instead recieve a book based on their phonetical awareness. Please see School Spider for more information.
- PE days are Mondays and Wednesdays, please ensure children are in the correct uniform.
- Children can bring a healthy snack to school, however, please be aware that all children are provided with fruit and vegetables each day.
Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 10:25pm
Well...the day has finally arrived! Today, we said our final goodbyes and finished our time here at Trinity St. Peter's.
Even in this final week, we have still been able to create some final memories of primary school. On Monday, we were able to have our final ‘Sports Day’ at Trinity St. Peter’s. We wanted to have a strong emphasis on our value of ‘Enjoy’ and not take it too seriously. We agreed that if we were losing, we would ‘lose in style’ – just as long as it didn’t affect anybody else in the race who may still be trying to win. There was a great atmosphere throughout and we all had a great time taking part in the different races. Perhaps the highlight was our parents’ three-legged race. Lots of laughter…and lots of competitive parents! We were very impressed with those children who managed to complete the lap with neither of their feet ever setting foot on the grass!
Throughout the week, we have had time to visit classes and teachers to get leavers’ shirts and books signed. On Tuesday afternoon, this provided the perfect opportunity to get the whole class out of the classroom (to visit their Reception buddies one last time) so that we could sneak Miss Browne back into school! The reactions of the children to seeing their Y3/4 teacher was fantastic! Please check our class Twitter page for the video / photos - including some class photos with all of their teachers from the past few years.
We concluded our short week with our Leavers' Service on Wednesday morning. This was perhaps more emotional than our leavers’ production with presentations, montages, speeches and one final opportunity for our pupils to show off their incredible voices as a class choir. There was not a dry eye in Holy Trinity Church!
There is not much left to write that has not already been said in class, at the production or in Church! Nevertheless, Year 6, you have been A-MAZ-ING. We have loved teaching you and watching you all grow as individuals and as a class. Bonds have been made for life and we can't wait to see you go onto achieve even more success and happiness in your secondary schools. We will miss you all.
Parents, we would like to thank you for the gifts and cards this week - never expected but always appreciated - and most of all, for your kind words. Your continued support has allowed the children to continue to thrive at Trinity St. Peter's in their final year.
Have an amazing summer, everyone!
Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 7:28pm
Wow what an amazing year we have had in Nursery! This year has truely been filled with joy, laughter, and lots of fun!
As this school year draws to a close, please know how proud we all are of each and every one of the children in Nursery. We are immensely grateful to have been a part of their journey, and we are excited to see them continue to flourish throughout their time at Trintiy St Peter's. To the children who are moving to different schools, we wish you all the best in your new Reception class. You will all be amazing!
Thank you so much to you all for the incredible support you have given to us this year, this does not go unnoticed. We greatly appreciate all the lovely gifts, cards and messages we have received, we are incredibly greatful.
From all the Nursery team we hope you have a fantastic summer break! See you all soon!
Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 6:04pm
That time has come. The end of our Year 5 learning journey. What a time we have had and it has truly been a pleasure to have taught this class throughout this academic year! They have brought so much laughter, creativity, hard-work and kindness, with so many moments that will live long in the memory. Thank you, Year 5! While the summer holidays soon await, there are just a few more things to first say…
Firstly, thank you for being such excellent babysitters when Myla visited. She loved her time in the class and this is because you were all so nurturing and lovely to her. This led to lots of smiles on her part (and mine) and it was a really proud moment to have introduced you all.
A sincere and heartfelt thank you to all families for the extremely kind messages, cards and gifts received this week. They are never expected but really do mean an awful lot. Thank you so much.
All that is left to say now is have a fantastic summer break – make the most of it! I wish you all the success in the world in Year 6 where I have no doubt that you will continue to flourish and shine even brighter. I’ll be sure to check in regularly too with Year 5 only being next door!
Have an amazing time and speak soon!
Date: 17th Jul 2023 @ 8:00am
And that's a wrap! What an incredible, busy and exciting year we have had together in Year 1. Your hard work and determination is a credit to you all, and for that, you should all be incredibly proud of all your acheivements. To the parents, we would like to say thank you for all your support over the year, it has been incredible and made such a difference to your little ones lives. From all of us here in Year 1, we would like to say thank you for your generours gifts, it is incredibly kind of you all. I am delighted to be taking you up to Year 2, and I cannot wait to see you florish. From all of us here in Year 1, have the most incredible summer holiday.
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 4:43pm
We cannot believe it is the end of summer term in Reception class and the end of our second year teaching most of the class.
We would like to say we have had a truly amazing year and are incredibly proud of all the children in Reception, each one of them have demonstrated our school values and are shining bright as they move into year 1.
A big thank you also for all your kind gifts and support this year, we hope you enjoy a well-deserved summer break and look forward to seeing everyone in September.
Mrs Bevin, Mrs Molloy and the Reception team
Reminders:
School Starts Monday 4th September 23
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 4:36pm
What an incredible last, full week, of term we have had! Where has this year gone?
We finished off our final Maths topic, Time. We explored the physical clock identifying the differnet hands and numbers on a clock whilst learning about reading time to the o'clock and half past. We enjoyed this topic as Miss Jones allowed us all to draw on the tables, but shhhh don't tell Mr Essary!
This week we had an absolute treat, when we had a visit from Active Sefton, who taught us all about the importance of eating heatllhy as part of our DT project. After, we desgined our own packaging and created out own delicious smoothies. They were incredible! As well as this were were fortuante enough to watch the Y6 Leavers Production. We laughed, cried and cheered to celetebrate the fantastic acheivements of the wonderful Y6 children. We wish all the children the best of luck in high school.
This week, the children also enjoyed a visit from Rob from Formby Library who informed the children about this year's Summer Reading Challenge. Very exciting! There are two ways you can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge:
- You can join at Formby Library and take part in person. The librarian will give you a collector folder, stickers, and other special rewards, and help you find books to read.
- Or, take part online by signing up here. Set a reading goal and log your books on your profile. When you reach your goal, you will unlock a virtual badge and certificate.
Please note, the in-person and online challenges are separate. Medals and certificates are only available via the library, for those taking part in the in-person challenge. We hope the children enjoy completing the reading challenge and this will be celebrated when we return to school in September.
In preparation for the next academic year, please see the Year 2 Successful Start PowerPoint and Virtual Classroom attached at the end of this blog.
Have a wonderful weekend, Year 1!
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 3:43pm
The final full week of Year 3 is now complete; we cannot believe how quickly the year has flown by. We are so thrilled with how much the children have flourished and we hope you enjoyed reading your child’s report last week which reflected this!
Here are some highlights from this week:
To start the week, the children enjoyed a visit from Rob from Formby Library who informed the children about this year's Summer Reading Challenge. The children were all very excited when they returned to class with many of them sharing how they hoped to complete the challenge. There are two ways you can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge:
- You can join at Formby Library and take part in person. The librarian will give you a collector folder, stickers, and other special rewards, and help you find books to read.
- Or, take part online by signing up here. Set a reading goal and log your books on your profile. When you reach your goal, you will unlock a virtual badge and certificate.
Please note, the in-person and online challenges are separate. Medals and certificates are only available via the library, for those taking part in the in-person challenge. We hope the children enjoy completing the reading challenge and this will be celebrated when we return to school in September.
On Wednesday, the class enjoyed their trip to the British Music Experience in Liverpool. We started our day by taking a trip through music history starting with Vera Lynn during WW2 right through to Sam Ryder at Eurovision 2022. After lunch, we had the opportunity to tour the museum and visit the interactive music studio – which was greatly enjoyed by all!
In maths, the children created a range of 3D shapes using cotton buds and playdough. This was quite a challenge but the children showed great perseverance to build their models. They also constructed their own bar charts using interlocking cubes based on some in-class surveys.
In art, the children painted in the style of L.S. Lowry and created their own image of Trinity St Peter’s School, focussing on creating depth perception by changing size of buildings and people and by changing the depth of the colours they used. The children were delighted with their finished pieces of artwork.
A week of so many other highlights included the children having a glimpse into their futures as they had the chance to watch the Year 6 leaver’s performance which had everyone in fits of laughter. Well done Year 6!
In preparation for the next academic year, please see the Year 4 Successful Start PowerPoint attached at the end of this blog.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Reminders:
-School finishes for this academic year at 1pm on Wednesday 19th July.
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 2:03pm
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Just a quick message to say a big thank you! The joy and sheer love for learning Year 4 have brought to the classroom has been admirable. The memories we have made together and the laughter we have had along the way will be cherished by us all. Thank you to all the fantastic parents/careers who have supported us all this year. Your kind words of support and encouragement really have not gone unmissed. We thank you so much for all your thoughtful gifts and well wishes for the new year. We look forward to watching you all continue to grow as you head into Year 5. Love and big hugs from all in Year 4.
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 1:00pm
We finish our final full week of term with smiles on our faces with excitement and nerves for the new adventures to come, as we begin our transition into Year 3.
This week in English, we went on so many different adventures! First, we met The Snow Queen and discussed whether she was evil or good. We talked about all the different elements, watching the trailer for the new film ‘Elementals’ and then created our very own element king or queen, using amazing adjectives to describe them. Then, we met Paddington during the week. We listened to the crazy adventures he had to go through in order to get from darkest Peru to England. We then created our very own adventure for Paddington to go through.
In Maths, we became detectives and went on a mystery hunt! Each day, we were faced with a new mystery – the missing gnome, the winning kite and even Matilda’s chokey mystery. We had to solve a variety of questions such as fractions, time, addition, subtraction and more to work out clues that had been left. Based on the clues we solved, we could cross off our suspect list to find the person who had committed these crimes! We showed really amazing partner work, ensuring that we worked together to solve our clues.
What a delight it was to watch the Year 6 Leavers Production this week! There certainly were lots of tears of joy and sadness, as we sent our best wishes for their next steps into High School and thanked them for the memories they have helped us to make at TSP.
This week, the children also enjoyed a visit from Rob from Formby Library who informed the children about this year's Summer Reading Challenge. Very exciting! There are two ways you can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge:
You can join at Formby Library and take part in person. The librarian will give you a collector folder, stickers, and other special rewards, and help you find books to read. Or, take part online by signing up here. Set a reading goal and log your books on your profile. When you reach your goal, you will unlock a virtual badge and certificate.
Please note, the in-person and online challenges are separate. Medals and certificates are only available via the library, for those taking part in the in-person challenge. We hope the children enjoy completing the reading challenge and this will be celebrated when we return to school in September.
To end the week, we had a very fun Friday where we got to eat our very own ice-cream cones, decorated with toppings and sauce!
In preparation for the next academic year, please see the Year 3 Successful Start PowerPoint attached at the end of this blog.
Have a fantastic weekend, Year 2. See you on Monday, for your very last few days in Year 2!
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 10:54am
Can you believe this was our penultimate week and final ‘full week’ at Trinity St. Peter’s?!
On Monday, we visited Formby High to compete in their annual ‘Maths Maze’ against other local primary schools. Our children competed in groups, taking part in a carousel of problem-solving activities and earning various points for each challenge - depending on their success rate and level of support required. At the end of the morning, each group’s points were collated and…we won! Two of our groups placed in the Top 3 with one group winning overall. Congratulations, Year 6! Even in the final week, we have still experienced academic success!
With our leavers’ production ready to go, we performed several times throughout the week for the rest of the classes. On Thursday night, we performed for the parents and we all had a great time! The acting, singing and comedy timing was all excellent and the children certainly did themselves and us proud. It was wonderful to watch the parents recalling some of the children’s core memories from primary school and laughing along to all the Year 6’s ‘inside jokes’. A special ‘well done’ to all the parents for showing ‘no shame’ and dancing along at one point too!
We hope all the parents and children enjoyed receiving their SATs results and EOY reports. Between those and Thursday’s performance, they have certainly had a successful week! We couldn’t be more proud.
Don’t forget that we will hopefully be having our re-scheduled Sports Day on Monday afternoon. You should have also received details this week regarding Wednesday’s Leavers’ Service at Holy Trinity Church via School Spider.
See you all next week for our final few days at Trinity St. Peter’s!
Date: 13th Jul 2023 @ 8:52pm
We hope you enjoyed reading the children’s end of year reports last week!
I can’t quite believe we’re here but the final full school week of Year 5 is complete. Just two and a half more school days left of this academic year to go…we’ll be sure to make the most of them. For now, here are some highlights from this week.
Our Maths learning was focused on games, games and more games. We played some previous favourites, ‘Capture the Flag’ and the ‘Pirate Game’. Then we also had a try at a ‘Million Pound Drop’ game for those that remember this great gameshow. Great fun and we're sure that we’ll squeeze in a few more games before we finish too!
In English, the children proudly completed their buddy letters! Their letters were so thoughtfully written and contained a wealth of information that covered the role of a buddy; information about our amazing school and also some more information about themselves too. We hope that the families of our buddies enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed writing them. We certainly enjoyed the opportunity to spend some time in Nursery this week with some of our buddies too.
It was also time for the much-anticipated Year 5 ‘Spelling Bee’, which was a competitive event. So many children had clearly put the effort into practising and, regardless of the final winners, each child should be incredibly proud of their resilience and effort here too.
This week, the children enjoyed a visit from Rob from Formby Library who informed the children about this year's Summer Reading Challenge. Very exciting! There are two ways you can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge:
- You can join at Formby Library and take part in person. The librarian will give you a collector folder, stickers, and other special rewards, and help you find books to read.
- Or, take part online by signing up here. Set a reading goal and log your books on your profile. When you reach your goal, you will unlock a virtual badge and certificate.
Please note, the in-person and online challenges are separate. Medals and certificates are only available via the library, for those taking part in the in-person challenge. We hope the children enjoy completing the reading challenge and this will be celebrated when we return to school in September.
A week of so many other highlights included the children having a glimpse into their futures as they had the chance to watch the Year 6 leaver’s performance before they soon take the step into their final year of primary school too!
In preparation for the next academic year, please see the Year 6 Successful Start PowerPoint attached at the end of this blog.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Reminders:
-Homework set via Mirodo has finished for this academic year. Though, feel free to extend your learning and complete some extra activities on the virtual classroom to further improve your skills.
-School finishes for this academic year at 1pm on Wednesday 19th July.
Date: 13th Jul 2023 @ 5:11pm
What a fun week we have had in Nursery. We cannot believe the end is near!
This week in Forest school the children enjoyed sitting around the fire with their friends. The children all helped to melt marshmallows on the fire and then sandwich them between two biscuits to make s’mores. What a fabulous time we had!
On Wednesday we had our final ‘WOW’ service of this year. Our friends in Reception children hosted the service as it was their final ‘WOW’ service. We loved hearing about all of their lovely memories from this year. Thank you so much to Anne and Caroline for everything you have done for us this year.
Each afternoon, the children have enjoyed a different treat of their choice to enjoy with their friends. We have enjoyed going to the Nursery ice cream parlour, enjoyed a movie afternoon and danced to some of our favourite songs. We also enjoyed spending time with our ‘buddies’ in year 5 who came down to play with us. What fun we have had!
On Thursday we went to watch our friends in Year 6 perform on stage for their leaver’s performance. You were all amazing, well done to each and every one of you. What fabulous memories you have made throughout your time at TSP.
This week we have talked to the children about their transitions into their new class. We have talked to the children about who their new or existing teachers will be and what their classroom will look like for next year. We’ve discussed any worries, expectations and what we are looking forward to.
Please find attached to the blog a 'Successful start' powerpoint. This will provide all the information needed before your child starts in September. There is also a 'Virtual classroom' where you will find links that will be useful for Reception/Nursery.
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Dalley and the Nursery team
Reminders:
Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm
Date: 13th Jul 2023 @ 9:33am
We finish our final full week of term with smiles on our faces and excitement for the new ventures to come, as we begin our transition into Year 5.
To celebrate our last full week together, we filled our time with our favourite activities and took a look back at our learning from the year. We enjoyed watching ‘How to draw’ videos, copying the drawing skills and getting top tips from some great illustrators. We were delighted at how our drawings came out and how much they resembled the characters and objects we had drawn. Using lots of creativity, we also completed our Minecraft project. Working as a class, we produced our own school design complete with different classrooms, art studios and even a school swimming pool.
In our Mindfulness lesson, we discovered that in the story, The Dot, a little girl named Vashti feels frustrated in art class because she thinks she can't draw. Her teacher encourages her to make a mark on the paper and this begins her journey into discovering that you can make beautiful art with just DOTS. The story inspired us to make our own artwork, starting with a simple dot. We used the growth mindset we have developed over the year and our increased confidence in knowing we are capable of anything to make some fantastic pieces of art. What imagination and creativity we showed!
What a delight it was to watch the Year 6 Leavers Production this week! There certainly were lots of tears of pride and sadness, as we sent our best wishes for their next steps into High School and thanked them for the memories they have helped us to make at TSP.
This week, the children also enjoyed a visit from Rob from Formby Library who informed the children about this year's Summer Reading Challenge. Very exciting! There are two ways you can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge:
- You can join at Formby Library and take part in person. The librarian will give you a collector folder, stickers, and other special rewards, and help you find books to read.
- Or, take part online by signing up here. Set a reading goal and log your books on your profile. When you reach your goal, you will unlock a virtual badge and certificate.
Please note, the in-person and online challenges are separate. Medals and certificates are only available via the library, for those taking part in the in-person challenge. We hope the children enjoy completing the reading challenge and this will be celebrated when we return to school in September.
In preparation for the next academic year, please see the Year 5 Successful Start PowerPoint attached at the end of this blog.
Have a wonderful weekend, Year 4!
Date: 11th Jul 2023 @ 1:58pm
We cannot believe it is our last full week in Reception!
For RE we attended our very last WOW service, this is an opportunity for all of the children to be involved with the service and reflect on their time in Reception. We were very proud of each and everyone of the children who spoke confidently and sang beautifully. We would also like to thank Caroline and Anne for all of their hard work and support during the year.
On Monday we had a very special Forest school celebration. Mrs Bevin made a fire in our outside area and we used special extendable forks to make our very own ‘S’mores’. We had to carefully remember our forest school rules what a truly amazing experience and a special treat.
We have also been set some Superhero missions this week that we have chosen to accept! These challenges included writing our own story to read to the class at the end of the day, colouring our Superhero characters carefully and Superhero counting. Well done Reception!
We have also enjoyed carrying out our 5 activities before we finish for summer. The children have certainly enjoyed playing on the field, visiting the Ice-cream station, playing in Clubhouse, enjoying hide and seek and ending the week with a movie day whilst enjoying pom bears, what a treat!
Please also find a copy of the ‘Successful Start’ information slides to help with a smooth transition into Year 1. There is also attached a vistual clasroom with some links you may find useful for Year 1 over the summer. We hope these provide you with lots of helpful information and answer any questions you may have.
We wish you all a lovely weekend
Mrs Bevin, Mrs Molloy and the Reception team
Reminders:
Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm
Date: 7th Jul 2023 @ 11:41am
It’s still ‘all singing, all dancing’ in Year 6 at the moment!
Production rehearsals have continued with the script now being finalised and all children happy with their roles. Parents should have received a message regarding clothes for the children to bring in; all other costumes will be organised / purchased by school. Mrs Meredith has reviewed our costume list and is very confused as to what the production is all about…but we think you will all enjoy it! Parents should have also received information regarding the arrangements for next Thursday, as well as their 3 tickets for the show.
This Thursday, we also saw the return of TSP’s Got Talent. In the afternoon, we had our Y6 talent show…and it was incredible! We laughed, we cried, we sat there open-mouthed at just how talented our peers are – it really was an amazing show! Our class representative was then chosen, who performed again on Friday morning for the whole-school show…and won again! Well done to that Year 6 superstar!
We also had our final Spanish lesson this week. Thank you to Mrs Gibbons from Formby High School for all her teaching and support over the past two terms.
Next week, we will be continuing to rehearse for our leavers’ performance, followed by ‘Beach Day’ on Friday. On Monday morning, we will also be walking to Formby High School to take part in their traditional ‘Maths Maze’ against other local primary schools…wish us luck!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Date: 6th Jul 2023 @ 4:16pm
The weeks are flying by in Nursery!
This week we have continued learning all about ‘Under the Sea’. Nursery have been learning about octopuses and we learnt new vocabulary such as ‘camouflage’ and ‘habitat’. The children had a visit from a new friend whilst we were outside for play. Ollie the Octopus had returned our sand and left Nursery a message. He apologised for taking our sand without asking but he was helping his turtle friends as they needed sand to lay their eggs. Nursery were very understanding and forgave Ollie for taking it. Ollie also asked Nursery if they could make a giant octopus for the classroom. We used our helping hands to make paper chains for the eight arms. Once we had finished, Ollie returned again with a tasty treat to say thank you for our help. We then had fun learning an octopus dance! Well done Nursery!
Outside, we have had so much fun making obstacle courses, making road networks with the blocks and using our imagination to make up stories using the pictures we had drawn. What fun we have had!
We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.
Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team.
Reminders:
Wednesday 12th July – Final WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church
Friday 14th July – Team TSP Break the rules Mufti day
Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm
Date: 6th Jul 2023 @ 4:11pm
How is it Friday already?
Year 1 have had another exceptional week, full of fun, hard work and laughter!
On Monday, we took a trip to the Schooltastic Book Fair and looked at all the genres and books that were there to purchase. Many of us dragged our parents back for a second look.
On Tuesday, we were fortunate enough to have a visit from the RNLI who taught us all about water safety on the beach. During an interactive session, we learnt about the different flags and also who to contact in an emergancy. As well as this, they explained how we can keep safe if we entered cold water to prevent cold water shock.
On Friday, we were in for a treat when we were able to watch the TSP Talent Show. This year, we were part of the audience, clapping and cheering along as Year 2 to 6 perfromed a range of fabulous acitvites. It was a tight contest, however, we felt that all the acts were absolutly incredible! We cannot wait to take part next year. Prior to this, on Thursday, we were able to sneak into the hall and have a dance session on the stage as part of our PE lesson, such fun!
The fun didn't stop their on Friday, when we given the opportunity to visit our new classroom with our not so new teacher, Miss Jones. We loved getting familar with our new surrondings and completing tasks as a class, we know now, that next year will be an absolute success! twitt
In Maths, we started our new topic, Time, we focused on developing our understanding of the days of the week and the months of the year using terminoly such as before and after. Next week, we will continue with this topic exploring reading the clock to o'clock and half past.
Reminders
- Last day of school will be Wednesday 19th July at 1pm.
- Friday 14th July will be Mufti Day for Break the Rules Day.
Date: 5th Jul 2023 @ 8:04pm
Incredibly, we have just completed the penultimate full week of Year 5! What an amazing journey we have been on and, as always, this week has been packed full of learning highlights and achievements aplenty.
Our Maths work was a great source of entertainment as it was packed full of different games, quizzes and problem-solving tasks. The different activities included a ‘Capture the Flag’ game; a ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ style game and a tennis themed problem-solving task to mark the start of Wimbledon. More of the same to follow next week! Great fun and, often, the children were practising Maths without really realising it.
Our Reading lessons have involved exploring various songs and applying our retrieval and inference skills to the lyrics. Songs from this week have included the Greatest Showman, Oasis, Bastille and the ‘Friends’ theme tune.
The week concluded with an exciting Friday involving the school talent show. We were so proud of all children who auditioned in class, simply for having the courage to stand up and showcase their skills in front of others. Well done to each of them! Congratulations also to our two acts who performed beautifully in front of the school on Friday. Great entertainment all round!
Friday also brought some time spent in Year 6, as the children were given the opportunity to visit their new classroom and spend some time with their new teacher from September, Mr King.
Following his final week with the class, we say goodbye to Mr Burke who has been part of our Year 5 team for the last term. We wish him all the very best on the next stage of his teaching journey and thank him for all of the hard work put into the learning and opportunities provided for our Year 5 class. Thank you and good luck!
As the final full week of Year 5 awaits, we aim to make it just as enjoyable as this week was. Until then, enjoy reading your child’s end of year report and have a great weekend!
Date: 4th Jul 2023 @ 2:37pm
For RE this week we have continued to talk about special times especially those while we have been in Reception. The children have enjoyed practicing singing, learning lines and creating paintings to talk about at our final wow service, we can’t wait to see you there!
On Wednesday we had a classroom full of Super Heroes. The children started the day by taking part in a super hero catwalk, they showed their costume to their friends and talked about their favourite superhero. They also zig zagged under lasers and took part in web shooting practise. The children also made their own super hero vest using fabric crayons, I’m sure you will agree they looked amazing! The children particularly enjoyed decorating biscuits for our end of the day super hero snack! What a fabulous day we had!
Continuing with our ‘Superheroes’ theme. The children have spent time using images from the story ‘Supertato’ to order and retell the events that happened in the story. The children were also able to create their own ideas for the end of the story, the children always amaze us with their imagination and creativity! Well done everyone.
We also discussed with the children 5 things they would like to do together before the end of the term. As you can imagine the children had quite a long list and some of the ideas we were not able to quite carry out! After a vote the children settled for a final 5, you will have to keep a watch on our twitter page to see what these ideas are!
We wish you all a lovely weekend
Mrs Bevin, Mrs Molloy and the Reception team
Reminders:
Wednesday 12th July – Final WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church
Friday 14th July – Team TSP Break the rules Mufti day
Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm
Date: 4th Jul 2023 @ 9:31am
It has been as busy as ever in Year 4 and we are certainly making the most of our time together before the Summer Break.
In order to understand our new monthly value of Service, we connected our knowledge of our School Value of Serve. After creating our own footprints, we outlined the ways we follow Jesus’ example in our daily lives and recalled the characteristics we show to fulfil our school value of Serve throughout the school day.
We have welcomed the fantastic Scholastic UK Book Fair to school over the past week and were overjoyed to visit and explore the books on offer. After taking a glimpse into some of the fantastic reads on offer, some of use even headed back after school to make some purchases.
After discussing the areas we have found trickiest to master in Maths, we used this week to refresh our understanding of key mathematical terms and to revisit those trickier concepts. We used positional language to describe the transition of a shape from one location to another on a grid, made our own clocks to confirm the minutes past and to, before revisiting rectilinear shapes. Next week, our focus turns to revisiting fractions and ensuring we are secure in our knowledge when using written methods to calculate using the four operations.
This week, we moved onto poetry in English and enjoyed spending some time exploring different poems and spotting rhyme and other poetical features. We a keen interest in animals, we know that this would form the perfect topic to centre our own poetry around! We chose to write a Kenning using phrases of two words to replace a noun. Our Kennings formed a riddle which our peers were very excited to guess.
Within our Art lessons, we have loved using different colours to create an ombre effect to represent the sunrise and sunset. This week, we utilised this skill to form a backdrop to the silhouette of a famous London landmark and left two white lines to create the look of lights being projected from the building, into the night sky.
Meeting a lifeguard from Formby Beach on Tuesday allowed us to reflect on the importance of water safety and the careful attention we need to take when visiting our local beaches. Thank you to the local lifeguards who continue to keep us safe and help us understand how we can keep safe when enjoying our time outside.
After the success of last year, this week we saw the return of the TSP talent show. We couldn’t be prouder of all the hard work the children put into practising their acts and the entertainment they brought to our class talent show!
The week was complete with a visit to Year 5, as we were given the opportunity to visit our new classroom and meet our new teacher, Mr McCabe. We are so excited to start our new ventures in September in our new classroom.
Have a brilliant weekend, Year 4. See you on Monday!
Date: 30th Jun 2023 @ 2:36pm
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Wow…what a busy and fun-packed week we have had!
We started the week off with our class trip to Sorrento’s! We had an absolute ball. We were supplied with bottomless juice and were even allowed to be in charge of the music. We were absolutely fabulous DJs. Next, we got to meet the chefs were he masterfully rolled our dough out, we added our toppings and then we watched it cook in the oven. It was absolutely delicious. We all ended up doing the Macarena, the Conga and various other dances.
We performed our ‘Under the Sea’ dance that we have been practising with Mrs Whitehead over the last few weeks. We transformed ourselves into aquatic life where we became crabs, fish, mermaids, jellyfish and sharks. We danced our hearts out and were absolutely fantastic. Then, we had to quickly make a costume change into our sports gear, ready for Sports Day! We bounced for our sack race, treaded carefully for the egg and spoon, sprinted over hurdles and galloped (or fell) for the three-legged. Year 2 were absolute superstars on Sports Day and we are so proud of everyone for having a go. We showed unbelievable sportsmanship, cheering everyone in the class on and ended the day with a big class sprint.
We even had some time to fit some school work in! In English, we looked at describing various giants from different books. We compared and contrasted their personalities and what they looked like. In Maths, we created our very own map and had to direct our team to a place using directions such as left, right, forwards, backwards, quarter turn and half turn. We found this challenging but we were fantastic at giving directions by the end. In History, we explored seaside holidays from the past and how different they were to now. We looked at how they travelled there, why and when they started.
To end the week, we had our very own games day on Friday! We played our own class game where we worked in teams to move our counter the fastest round the board. We had lots of challenges that had us in fits of laughter! Then to top it all off, we had our school Summer Fair. Boy, it did not disappoint. We had our arms and bags full of gifts and treats, coloured hair and cool tattoos! Thank you to the incredible Team TSP for making our afternoon so wonderful!
Have a brilliant weekend, Year 2!
Date: 30th Jun 2023 @ 8:12am
What a fun week we have had this week.
We have continued our ‘Under the sea’ theme and this week we have been learning about turtles. We recapped the book ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ and played a game of ‘Commotion in the Ocean, guess who’. Some of the children then used what they had learnt to paint or draw turtles during their play. What super stars you all are!
On Wednesday we had sports day! The children took part in three races and their lovely families and friends came to watch. Nursery you were amazing, well done to each and every one of you! In the afternoon we went to our ‘WOW’ service in church. Our friends in Reception said a lovely prayer and one of the Nursery children lit the candle. Thank you so much Anne and Caroline for a lovely service.
On Thursday, Nursery met their ‘buddies’ in year 5. We had so much fun outside with our TSP friends, playing games, reading books and playing in the sand. Thank you so much to year 5 for a lovely service.
To finish the week, the children enjoyed exploring the Summer Fair. The children buddied up with their friends in year 5 and had so much fun. Thank you so much to Team TSP for organising this fantastic afternoon for everyone.
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.
Miss Dalley and the Nursery Team
Reminders:
28th June – 4th July - Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday 12th July – Final WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church
Friday 14th July – Team TSP Break the rules Mufti day
Wednesday 19th July – School finish 1pm
Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 9:36pm
Well done to Year 5 for really giving your absolute all throughout this week! It has been as busy as ever and the time really is flying by with now just two and a half weeks of this school year remaining. Here are some highlights from the many different things that we have managed to fit into this week…
Our school week started in the best way…with another school trip! This time our adventures took us not too far down the road to ‘Go Outside’ in Formby. We had an absolutely fantastic time in a range of survival, adventure and orienteering style activities. A particular highlight was the Slip 'N Slide where the change of clothes definitely became a necessity! What a time we had and a really fantastic final Year 5 outdoors adventure.
A firm favourite moment was our Maths related, ‘Pirate Game’ that was introduced to the children this week. There are so many rules that it would be difficult to outline just how it works here. However, the words lively, fast-paced and chaotic do spring quickly to mind. Such fun was had throughout and it was a joy to be part of a whole class game that was played with the right competitive spirit but also with plenty of humour, resilience and kindness. Well done for making it such a success! Next week’s Maths lessons will be game-based but will also incorporate some problem-solving tasks across a range of Maths topics too.
In Collective Worship, being the end of the month, we rounded up all of our learning on June’s monthly value of Koinonia. To support this, the children watched Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury performance from the previous weekend where, unfortunately, Lewis was unable to finish the set due to difficulties brought on by his Tourette’s. In an extremely powerful and moving moment, the watching crowd came together and took over the singing for Lewis to complete his final song. The children were even clapping (and singing) themselves in the classroom too! We connected this to our monthly value of Koinonia as it represented how the Glastonbury festival goers came together as one community and one voice for a shared reason.
On Friday, it was time for the Summer Fair! We had lots of fun using up our tokens across a range of different stalls and activities, even if the British summer weather did let us down. We also had the added bonus of meeting some of our soon-to-be Reception buddies as we accompanied our Nursery class around the Summer Fair. The children were very excited and proud to have this opportunity and they were excellent role models and a great support for some of our youngest children in the school. It is fair to say that we are already more than looking forward to becoming a full-time Year 6 and Reception buddy partnership from September!
Even with less than three weeks of the school year remaining, there really still is so much more to cram in. We will be sure to make the most of it. Enjoy your weekends and see you on Monday!
Reminders:
-As mentioned in last week’s blog and on Google Classroom, for the remaining weeks of Year 5, the children have been set a spelling challenge. The aim is to learn as many words as they can from a list of common exception words. The list is available on Google Classroom and the children should pick a list that they feel best challenges them. A Spelling Bee will take place during the week of Monday 10th July and the children will be quizzed only on words from the list that they have selected.