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Date: 2nd Apr 2025 @ 2:41pm
The Easter break has arrived!
This week, we enjoyed taking part in several Easter activities…our final Easter celebrations in primary school! We participated in the annual Easter Egg Hunt and still had a visit from the Easter Bunny itself; on Friday, we attended the whole-school Easter Service at St. Peter’s Church where we were able to watch the Year 3 pupils perform the Easter story. We enjoyed joining in with several hymns and songs - which we have been practising each week during Sing and Praise - including ‘He Lives in You’ from The Lion King and ‘Lord of the Dance’.
Despite this being a short half-term, where we have mainly focused on preparations for SATs, there have still been many highlights:
- Our weekly swimming sessions;
- Trying new sports in PE lessons, such as kurling and tag rugby;
- Many new SPaG songs;
- A visit from some TSP alumni to discuss their experiences of secondary school;
- Seeing our buddies;
- World Book Day;
- The Soccer Sports Challenge;
- Lots of new games to help us revise, such as the very popular, ‘Trust No One’;
- Enjoying our newly built UKS2 gym;
- ‘Rock Steady’ music concerts and sports tournaments (football, swimming, athletics, kurling) for the majority of our pupils;
For home learning, additional tasks have been set on SATs Companion for over the Easter break and parents should have received a message on School Spider regarding useful links for further learning. Please be aware we are not suggesting all of these resources are to be utilised and that the children's mental health is always the priority. However, as some parents and children have asked for additional resources to support them over the Easter break, we are sharing with all in case any other children would like to further revise over the holiday period.
If we aren’t seeing you over the next two weeks, we hope you all have a lovely Easter break!
Date: 1st Apr 2025 @ 12:01pm
Another wonderful term in Year 2! Take a look at some of our highlights:
In English we enjoyed reading our new story Major Glad, Major Dizzy. We learnt all about the past and how the War affected children in England.
We loved celebrating World Book Day!
In Maths we focused on Measurement, using units of measurement to measure length and height, mass, capacity and volume.
In DT we made our own fairground wheels, using paper plates straws and cereal boxes!
We loved taking part in the Soccer Star Challenge! Thank you to everyone who sponsored us!
In RE we focused on the Easter Story, exploring how symbols help us to understand the story.
Our Virtual Classroom for the Summer term is attached, alongside a wealth of resources on our class Google Classroom, should you wish to complete any additional home learning over the Easter break.
Reminders for next term:
PE days are Thursday and Friday.
Recorder lessons are now complete for Year 2, children will no longer need their recorders in school.
Children should be coming in with their full uniform on, wearing correct shoes with a small bag.
Can we ask that uniform is labelled to ensure that any lost items can be returned to the correct children.
Have a great Easter break!
Date: 31st Mar 2025 @ 1:35pm
What a fantastic half term we’ve had in Reception! We have been busy learning, exploring, and celebrating together.
- In our topic work, we have loved learning about animals from around the world, focusing on South America, South Africa, and Asia. We explored different habitats and discovered the amazing animals that live in them. We looked at a map of the world and labelled the different continents.
- In maths, we have been working on the number 10, learning about number bonds, composition, addition, subtraction, doubling, and halving. We also had fun exploring patterns and 3D shapes.
- In RE, we listened to stories that Jesus told and learned about the Easter story. A special highlight was our Easter bonnet service at church, where we celebrated together.
- In PE, we have enjoyed learning different dance routines, using counts of 8. We even got to make our own!
We have enjoyed taking part in lots of special events this half term:
• Red Nose Day – We had fun celebrating and raising money for a good cause.
• Mother’s Day – We made beautiful cards and baked delicious biscuits to show our love and appreciation.
• British Science Week – We became scientists, making rockets and launching them into the air using straws!
• Forest School – We loved exploring the changes in our surroundings as spring arrived.
• Design and Technology – We designed and made our own bookmarks, using our new sewing skills.
• Special Visitors – We had an exciting visit from the police, who told us all about the important work they do. We even got to have a look at their police car!
• Ramadan – We learned about this special time of fasting and reflection for Muslims. We talked about how to show kindness to those around us.
It has been a wonderful half term of learning and fun. We can’t wait for more exciting adventures next term!
Wishing everyone a happy and restful break!
Date: 26th Mar 2025 @ 9:32pm
Another wonderful term in Year 4! Take a look at some of our highlights:
- We learnt all about healthy habits with the Active Sefton team who supported us in understanding the importance of a healthy diet and exercise.
- What an incredible time we had on our trip to Liverpool Cathedral!Not only were we in awe of the cathedral's beauty but we learnt so many new facts about the Easter story.
- In recognition of International Women's Day, we enjoyed creating Pop Art to recognise the incredible women who helped shape today's world.
- Costumes filled the classroom on World Book Day as we dressed to impress as our favourite characters from our most loved books.
- With the help of the fantastic Mrs Whitehead from Formby High School, we have been creating a performance inspired by the film 'Matilda'. We can't wait to share our performing arts project with you next term!
- In English, we wrote our own version of ‘When the Giant Stirred’ in the first person from the point of view of the boy in the story. This really was a fantastic read that brought so much creative ideas to our writing.
- Our understanding of length, perimeter and fractions developed and we continue our focus on decimals next term.
- We explored the Easter story and had fun finding moments of trust and betrayal between characters in our favourite movies.
- Looking back at the past, we identified who the Anglo-Saxons were and what Saxon times were like.
Our Virtual Classroom for the Summer term is attached, alongside a wealth of resources on our class Google Classroom, should you wish to complete any additional home learning over the Easter break.
Reminders for next term:
- PE days are Monday and Tuesday.
- Clarinet lessons continue every Monday.
- Spellings will continue to be set every Friday on Google Classroom and tested the following Friday.
- Year 4 Cinema Trip - Friday 2nd May
Have a great Easter break!
Date: 26th Mar 2025 @ 11:44am
Gosh we can’t believe it is Easter already! The children continue to grow and flourish and we can’t believe how independent they are becoming. We hope you are as proud of them as we are! The children have enjoyed the brighter weather and exploring the outdoor area and preparing our pots for planting. Well done!
- This half term the children have particularly enjoyed our theme of ‘Stories of 3’ and exploring different traditional tales, they have loved re-telling the different stories and their story book language is really developing.
Other highlights include:
- Forest school we have enjoyed talking about spotting the signs of Spring and the changes it brings.
- For International Women’s day we enjoyed the story ‘Girls can do anything’ by Carly Hart
- Learning to play hop scotch and Hide and seek.
- We enjoyed getting dressed up for ‘World Book Day’
- Tasting porridge with different toppings whilst enjoying the story ‘Goldilocks and the 3 Bears’
- Making Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
- Taking part in British Science week – with the theme ‘Change and Adapt’
- Celebrated Mother’s Day, the children enjoyed making cards to bring home.
- Taking part in our Easter Bonnet parade in St Peter’s Church
Please see or updated virtual classroom attached to this blog if you would like to explore any of the themes we will be exploring after the half term.
Have a lovely Easter break.
Reminders for next half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 7th May at 2pm
- Friday 23rd May finish for Half Term
- Return to Nursery on Monday 2nd June
Date: 13th Mar 2025 @ 1:39pm
All children in Year 1 will take part in the annual, statutory, Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. This year, the check will take place on the week beginning Monday 9th June and will be administered in school by Miss Law.
This check is nothing to be worried about as the children have been preparing for this check since starting Reception class and have already had several opportunities to familiarise themselves with the delivery of the check itself with both Miss Jones and Miss Law.
Attached to this blog are a range of resources for you to use with your child at home. In addition to this, I have uploaded the QR code for the Phonics Virtual Classroom videos that are share each half term. This QR codes would have also been sent home in your child's reading folder on Friday 14th March.
Should you have any further questions or want to know more about the screening process itself, Miss Jones will be available after school on Wednesday 19th March until 4pm.
Date: 13th Mar 2025 @ 11:27am
What a fantastic week to end this half term! It has flown by in record time and there is much to be grateful for and to reflect upon.
Here are just some of our highlights:
- Writing: We are incredibly proud of our children for creating beautifully written biographies of Commander Chris Hadfield for our Author Books. Paired with stunning watercolour artwork, they showcased both their best handwriting and their ability to write in a true biographical style!
- Reading: Our reading journey took us through an exciting mix of fiction and non-fiction! The children listened to a variety of Greek myths, exploring legendary gods, heroes, and mythical creatures. We also dived into the fascinating world of space with the non-fiction text, 'Exploring Space', learning all about the wonders beyond our planet!
- Maths: Our focus in lessons has been converting between fractions, decimals and percentages as well as exploring angles. We have also continued our weekly times tables focused lessons on TT Rockstars where each child has boosted their score and, impressively, a handful of children are now faster that their teacher;
- RE: The children have been focusing on our key question linked to Easter, ‘Why do Christians believe that Easter is a celebration of victory?’;
- Collective Worship: We have continued using Picture News as the focus of our Collective Worship sessions. Through these discussions, we have explored both the Christian values and the spiritual connections linked to each topic, encouraging thoughtful reflection and meaningful conversations;
- PE: Highlights have included our Kinball sessions, which the children absolutely love! They have enjoyed all the mini-games while also developing their understanding of the rules and tactics for playing the sport itself;
- Music: Finlay Gordon from Liverpool Cathedral Choir has continued to lead our vocal coaching sessions which culminated in a beautiful singing performance for the Year 5 and Year 4 parents;
- History: We journeyed back to one of the most fascinating civilizations in history as we explored Ancient Greece and its many wonders. From its people and inventions to its art, technology, and mythology, we delved into the incredible legacy of the ancient Greeks;
- DT: The children have been busy designing pop-up books mechanisms leading to the creation of their own pop-up ‘Jack and Jill’ book;
A fitting end to the week with Easter just around the corner! The Year 5 children deserve an enormous amount of credit for all of their efforts throughout this term and we hope they enjoy and make the most of their well-deserved break. Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable time with your families. See you in the summer term!
Reminders for next half term:
- There is no set homework or spellings for the half term break. However, the Year 5 Virtual Classroom has been updated and attached to this blog. It includes links to websites and resources. Pupils can find their individual passwords on Google Classroom. Don’t forget the Practice section on Mirodo, where children can choose topics to practise in Maths, Reading, SPaG, or Science.
- PE days for the next half term will be: Thursday and Friday.
- Year 5 will commence Brass instrument lessons in the summer term. Please ensure that permission has been returned via y5@tsp.sefton.school .
- School re-opens on Tuesday 22nd April.
Date: 3rd Mar 2025 @ 10:04pm
Welcome back to the second half of our Spring Term.
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term.
Reminders for this half term:
- Log books for spelling will go home every Wednesday. The children should look at their chosen words at home, ready for a Speed Spell each Monday.
- PE days are Monday and Tuesday.
- Year 3 will be leading the Easter service at St Peter's Church on Friday 4th April at 9.15am. Children will be bringing home their parts very soon, so please help them to learn their words and songs.
Many thanks,
Date: 28th Feb 2025 @ 5:03pm
Welcome back!
We hope you all had a lovely half term break.
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term.
Our virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for this half term:
- PE days are as follows: Monday and Friday.
- Recorders are every Monday.
Thank you!
Date: 27th Feb 2025 @ 1:43pm
We welcomed back a well-rested Year 5 on Monday following our half term break and it was great to see them all! As always, we started the week by sharing our experiences during the week off and also familiarising with our new shoulder partners and table partners in class.
Please see our Year 5 Curriculum Map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term.
Our virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for this half term:
- Homework has resumed today and children are expected to complete their tasks by Wednesday;
- Spellings have been set from this week and the weekly test will take place next Friday (7th);
- PE days are as follows: Thursday and Friday.
- Please see our ‘Spring Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this term.
Thank you!
Date: 26th Feb 2025 @ 3:46pm
We hope you all had a lovely half term break. We have got a busy half term coming up with lots of fun!
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half term.
Our current virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning. You can also access other apps and websites through our school website under 'Learning at home'.
Reminders for this half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- World Book Day – Thursday 6th March – dressing up as a book character.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 5th March at 2pm and Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Bonnet Parade in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Friday 4th April finish for Easter at 1pm
Please see our ‘Spring Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this term.
Thank you!
Date: 26th Feb 2025 @ 2:14pm
We hope you all had relaxing half term, we are excited and looking forward to another fun filled action packed half term!!! The children are going to continue to enjoy the visits to Forest school as well as learning about ‘The Story of 3’ based around Traditional Tales as our themed focus.
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half term.
Our current virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for this half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- World Book Day – Thursday 6th March – dressing up as a book character.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 5th March at 2pm and Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Bonnet Parade in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Friday 4th April finish for Easter at 1pm
- Return to Nursery on Tuesday 22nd April
Please see our ‘Spring Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this term.
Date: 26th Feb 2025 @ 10:29am
And just like that, we are back!
We hope you all had a wonderful half term break. We are now looking forward to another busy half-term and it looks like the weather is on our side too!
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term.
Our virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning. An important section on the Virtual Classroom to make note of is the Virtual Classroom Phonics videos. These videos are extremly helpful for th
Reminders for this half term:
- Next Tuesday, children will be taking part in the Florence Nightingale Workshop.
- PE days are as follows: Wednesday and Friday.
Thank you!
Date: 25th Feb 2025 @ 12:03pm
We are very excited to be back for the second half of our Spring Term.
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term.
Our virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for this half term:
- Spellings will be posted on Google Classroom every Friday and tested in class the following Friday.
- PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Year 4 have now commenced Clarinet lessons. Clarinets should be returned to school every Monday ready for the lesson.
- Year 4 Multiplication Check Parent Briefing will be held in the Year 4 classroom on Tuesday 11th March at 3.30pm.
- Year 4 will be going on their trip to Liverpool Cathedral on Wednesday 12th March.
Thank you!
Date: 24th Feb 2025 @ 2:16pm
Welcome back!
It sounds like all the children had an enjoyable February break. We are now looking forward to our ‘Spring 2’ half-term as hopefully the weather improves and the sun returns!
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term.
Our virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning – especially with SATs approaching in May. Please recall that revision packs were also given out at parent-teacher meetings to support learning at home.
Reminders for this half term:
- Homework has resumed today and children are expected to return their work by Wednesday;
- PE days are as follows: Wednesday and Thursday. Please note that Wednesdays will now be Year 6’s swimming session and parents have received an additional letter regarding this on School Spider.
The presentation shared with parents in Autumn regarding SATs will be sent to you via School Spider as well. You will recall that this includes dates, information about each assessment etc.
Thank you!
Date: 14th Feb 2025 @ 4:48pm
What a action packed half term we have had! We have made some fantastic memories and enjoyed lots of new learning. Here are our highlight;
- We have loved our English lessons, and have worked hard to create some fantastic stories based on the book 'Lost and Found'. We worked hard to develop our handwriting whilst also including adjectives, full stops and capital letters.
- We had a fantastic trip to the Museum of Liverpool for our delayed Titanic Workshop. We loved learning all about the Titanic and life on board during the harrowing sinking.
- We had an incredible visit from Acorn Farm as part of our Geography topic. We were able to ask questions about how animals were looked after on a livestock farm and how they use resources from an arable farm to keep them alive and fed!
- In PE we have been focusing on team work skills and have had great fun working together to complete set tasks.
- In DT we created our own puppets before preforming in front of our friends. Here we had to learn how to design and assembly our puppets using different methods such as pins, staple and glue.
- In Maths we have been focusing on Place Value and Additon and Subtraction to 20. After half term, we will focus on numbers to 50.
Our Virtual Classroom is attached, should you wish to complete any additional home learning over the break.
Reminders for next term:
- PE days are Wednesday and Friday, please come into school in your full PE uniforms.
- Year 1 will be having a 'Florence Nightingale' Workshop on Tuesday 4th March.
- Reading books should be brought to school each Friday to be changed, books cannot be swapped until the book has been returned.
- Please see uniform policy to ensure all children are dressed in correct PE and general uniform every day!
Have a wonderful half-term!
Thank you all from Miss Jones and the Year 1 Team!
Date: 14th Feb 2025 @ 3:51pm
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It has been a brilliant term in Year 2! We have made more wonderful memories and enjoyed lots of new learning. Here are a few of our highlights:
- We have loved learning all about The Dragon Machine in English. We developed our writing skills and learned how to write our very own stories! This was so exciting and we are extremely proud of how they turned out!
- We were so inspired by our story writing that we created our story characters using lots of junk modelling, this was a great way to see our ideas come to life!
- In Maths, we have focused on money, and multiplication and division. We were very eager to learn about our times tables and are going to continue our 2s next term! We are going to start learning about our 5s and 10s next term too, as we use our knowledge to answer various times table questions.
- Every Monday, we have been lucky enough to learn how to play to recorder in Music, we have loved learning new skills and applying them each week as we challenge ourselves to learn new songs, we cannot wait to continue this next term.
- We focused on Living things and their habitats in Science, which took us on a wonderful trip to Martin Mere, we enjoyed hunting for mini beasts and learning about lots of different habitats.
Our Virtual Classroom is attached, should you wish to complete any additional home learning over the break.
Reminders for next term:
- PE days are Monday and Friday
- Clarinet lessons will continue, every Monday. Please ensure your child has their recorder every Monday for their lesson.
- Reading days will continue to be the same.
- Please see uniform policy to ensure all children are dressed in correct PE and general uniform every day.
Have a wonderful half-term! Thank you all for your on going support.
Date: 14th Feb 2025 @ 1:56pm
It has been another fabulous half term of learning and fun in Year 3!
Here are some of the highlights:
- We have written amazing stories, based on our text 'Stone Age Boy'.
- Enjoyed a fabulous Stone Age workshop and continued to enjoy learning about life in the Stone Age to Iron Age.
- Learnt how to use the grid method for multiplication and flexible partitioning method for division in maths.
- Participated in a range of fun investigations about light in Science.
- Played dodgeball and outdoor adventure activities in PE alongside our Tennis lessons with Ellen from LFC.
- Created our own prehistoric artwork, using natural materials in Art.
- Starting learning to play the djembe drums.
- Learnt how to say different fruits and likes/ dislikes in Spanish.
- Looked at 'Jesus, the man who saved lives' in RE.
Please look at our curriculum map to see what's coming up after half term. Our Virtual Classroom is attached below for links for home learning.
Reminders for next half term.
- PE days will be Monday and Tuesday.
- New Spelling Log Books will go home on Wednesdays to be brought back the following Monday.
Have a wonderful half term break!
Date: 13th Feb 2025 @ 11:58am
What a fantastic week to end this half term! It has flown by in record time and there is much to be grateful for and to reflect upon.
Here are just some of our highlights:
- Writing: We completed our own myths based on Norse mythology, using our focus text, Arthur and the Golden Rope, as our inspiration;
- Reading: We have continued to read our class novel, Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford, throughout this half term. Our reading comprehension lessons have focused on the lyrics from different songs across various genres, including Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, Snow Patrol, Disney and more;
- Maths: Long multiplication and fractions have been our focus, alongside our weekly times tables focused lessons on TT Rockstars;
- RE: The children have been exploring the qualities of a good teacher before relating this to Jesus through his teachings in parables and leading by example;
- Collective Worship: We said goodbye and good luck to Reverend Mark who is moving onto a new job role with Liverpool Cathedral after an amazing 13 years as part of the HolyTrinity/Trinity St. Peter's family. We wish him well.
- PE: Ellen from the LFC Foundation has been delivering tennis sessions to the children and we have completed our swimming sessions at Formby Pool too. We were especially proud of the children for successfully completing their ‘Survival Swimming’ award too;
- Music: Finlay Gordon from Liverpool Cathedral Choir has continued to lead our vocal coaching sessions and we have now completed our final Clarinet lessons with Mrs McCardle;
- Geography: We explored Scandinavia and the various physical and human geographical features of this fascinating and beautiful area of Europe;
- Art: We explored self-portraits by a range of artists, before the children used photographs of themselves for developing their own unique self-portraits using different media;
So that’s that! Another half term passes by and a well-earned rest for this hardworking class of children awaits. Make the most of it everyone and I look forward to seeing you all in a week’s time. Enjoy!
Reminders for next half term:
- There is no set homework or spellings for the half term break. However, the Year 5 Virtual Classroom has been updated and attached to this blog. It includes links to websites and resources. Pupils can find their individual passwords on Google Classroom. Don’t forget the Practice section on Mirodo, where children can choose topics to practise in Maths, Reading, SPaG, or Science.
- PE days for the next half term will be: Thursday and Friday.
Date: 12th Feb 2025 @ 8:18am
Time flies when you are having fun! We have been busy learning new things and encouraging the children with their independence. The children are good at managing their own coat and zipping it up as well as taking off and putting our own shoes on. Well done!
- This half term the children have particularly enjoyed learning all about Winter and different animals especially penguins. They have enjoyed exploring the artic small world. They have listened to the story of ‘Gruffalo’ and enjoyed retelling the story with the characters.
Other highlights include:
- We have also welcomed some new children to our class; who have settled well and are making new friends.
- Forest school where we have made bird feeders and bird hides for us to spot different birds from. We have also enjoyed talking about spotting the signs of Winter and the changes it brings.
- Painted Winter scenes and pictures of penguins where we enjoyed mixing our own colours for them. We have then enjoyed washing our own mixing palettes and brushes independently.
- Celebrated Chinese New Year the children enjoyed making lanterns, snakes, taking part in Dragon dancing and we enjoyed our own Chinese banquet. We have learnt lots of new facts that we love to share with others.
- We enjoyed a visit from My Dentist Formby as part of Dental Health Month to talk to us about how we look after our teeth and how we can keep them healthy by the food we eat.
Have a lovely half term break.
Reminders for next half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 5th March at 2pm and Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Bonnet Parade in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Friday 4th April finish for Easter at 1pm
- Return to Nursery on Tuesday 22nd April
Date: 11th Feb 2025 @ 4:18pm
What a fun filled half term we have had in Reception!
- We have had an exciting time learning about space! We’ve explored planets and discovered amazing facts about our solar system. We even learned about Neil Armstrong and his incredible journey to the moon.
- We had a visit from an alien called ‘Beegu’ who crash landed in our classroom. The children were challenged to build a rocket to help him and his Mum get back home.
- We started to explore the change in season in our environment during Forest School. The children loved having fun in the snow!
- To celebrate Chinese New Year, we enjoyed a Chinese banquet together, made Chinese lanterns and took part in a dragon dance.
- In Maths, we have been focussing on the numbers 6,7 and 8. We’ve been practicing doubling and halving, one more one less, combining two groups and we have also been exploring mass and weight. The children have enjoyed weighing objects to see which is heavier or lighter.
- In RE, we have enjoyed learning about some of the great stories that Jesus heard from the Bible including, Daniel and the Lions Den, Noah’s Ark, Jonah and the Whale and Joseph’s Coat. These stories have taught us valuable lessons about faith, courage and kindness.
- We had a special visit from Formby dentist who taught us about how to take care of our teeth. The children learnt about the importance of brushing twice a day and eating healthy foods for strong teeth!
- During National Story Telling week, our Year 6 buddies came down to read us our favourite stories. We love sharing our love for books with our friends.
- In PE, we have been practicing gymnastics, learning how to balance, make poses and use different equipment.
Our Virtual classroom for next half term has been attached to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for next half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 5th March at 2pm and Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Bonnet Parade in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Friday 4th April finish for Easter at 1pm
- Return to Reception on Tuesday 22nd April
Date: 10th Feb 2025 @ 9:05am
We now halfway through our final year of primary school!
Despite it being a shorter half-term, we have still managed to pack lots in, including:
• Several new pieces of writing in our author books, along with artwork to complement. We particularly enjoyed personifying Winter as we were able to make connections to previous Y5 learning on Greek myths;
• Learning about Africa for our Geography unit this half term. We gained lots of new knowledge on the different regions and were able to make comparisons between Africa and the UK;
• Lots of practical work in Science for our ‘Electricity’ topic. We even came up with our own questions to investigate, which ensured we thought carefully about the different variables involved;
• Several opportunities to represent the school in sports tournaments, including futsal, dodgeball and table tennis;
• Continuing to support and nurture our Reception buddies.
The children have also sat past SATs papers for Reading, Maths and SPaG. We have had several discussions around these, highlighting that these papers are designed to be sat in May and that there are objectives we haven’t covered or revised yet; this is just an opportunity to see how we can improve on our results from September and December and to identify their own areas of improvement once they receive their scores back. The children have shown excellent focus and determination while sitting these assessments and should be very proud of their efforts; it has been fantastic to see them expressing their pride and sense of achievement when realising how much progress they have already made since the start of the year.
Reminders for next half term:
• There is no set homework for the February holidays – except for learning the new set of spellings for the first week back. However, the Year 6 Virtual Classroom has been updated and attached to this blog, which includes links to websites and resources. Parents should have also received resources at parent-teacher meetings to further support children at home. Also, don’t forget the Practice section on SATs Companion, where children can choose topics to practise in Maths, Reading, SPaG, or Science.
• PE days will continue as follows: Wednesday and Thursday. Please note that Wednesdays will now be Year 6’s swimming session.
Have a great half-term break, everyone!
Date: 6th Feb 2025 @ 8:14pm
It has been a fantastic term in Year 4! So many memories and fantastic learning opportunities came our way. Here are a few of our highlights:
- We had the most amazing Tennis lessons with the Liverpool Sports Development Team
- With the fantastic Mrs Whitehead, we have started to cheoreograph our own dance piece to Revolting Children from the Matilda film. We cannot wait to continue with this next term!
- The story 'Escape from Pompeii' had us all intrigued to learn more about volcanoes and inspired our fantastic letter writing.
- Eruptions filled our page, as we illustrated volcanoes in our Author Books to accompany our writing.
- In Maths, we have learnt how to support our calculations with formal written methods and understand the steps needed to find the perimeter of a shape.
- Every Tuesday, we continue to sng our hearts out with Mr Gordon from Liverpool Cathedral.
- Our creativity was called upon by Laurel's Wood to help them design a new forest school area in their grounds. From mud slides to archery, we gave so much inspiration that we cannot wait to see brought to life.
- Electricity was our focus in Science and we have loved learning how to connect electrical components to make simple series circuits.
Our Virtual Classroom for the Spring 2 term is attached, alongside a wealth of resources on our class Google Classroom, should you wish to complete any additional home learning over the festive break.
Reminders for next term:
- PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Clarinet lessons will commence. Please see letter sent on School Spider.
- Spellings will continue to be set every Friday on Google Classroom and tested the following Friday.
- Year 4 Cathedral Trip - Wednesday 12th March. Please see letter sent on School Spider.
Have a wonderful half-term!
Date: 10th Jan 2025 @ 11:53am
Happy New Year to you all! It has been wonderful to welcome everyone back to our classroom and have started off the Spring Term with the excitement of our amazing Stone Age workshop! The children were fascinated by the artefacts that they could handle and really enjoyed dressing up as a Stone Age person. This experience has given us a thirst to learn more over the next couple of weeks. Thank you to parents for your support and contributions towards this.
Please see our Y3 curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term.
Upcoming Y3 events:
- Parent Teacher Meetings – 4th , 5th , 11th, 12th Feb (more information to follow)
- Friday 14th February finish for Half Term
Please see our ‘Spring Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this term.
General Reminders for this half-term:
- Spellings continue to be written into spelling log books every Wednesday to be learnt at home. Log books should be returned to school each week for the children to record their new spellings to learn.
- Children who are reading on the school's reading book bands should ensure their book is read and returned to school on their reading day.
- PE lessons are Monday and Tuesday with the addition of a session with LFC every Thursday this term. Therefore, children should wear PE kit to school on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
- A small, healthy snack should be brought to school if needed.
Thank you!
Date: 9th Jan 2025 @ 8:17pm
Happy New Year!
It was lovely to welcome back the Year 6 children on Monday and to hear all about their Christmas holidays. It now feels like we have never been away as we have already commenced our next piece of writing and started our Science unit on ‘Electricity’ and carried out several investigations. We have also dazzled our teachers with our mathematical understanding of algebra and dividing fractions in our respective groups.
Please see our Y6 Curriculum Map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half-term. Please note: some topics may be continuing over from Autumn 2 initially due to time constraints...we were very busy last term!
Our current virtual classroom has been attached to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning - particularly in relation to SATs preparation this time.
Upcoming Y6 events:
• Parent Teacher Meetings: 4th , 5th , 11th, 12th February (more information to follow).
Please see our ‘Spring Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this term.
Reminders for this half-term:
• Maths and English homework for Mr King has resumed on Friday 10th. This should then be returned on or before the following Wednesday (January 15th).
• Spellings have been set from this week and the weekly test will take place next Thursday (16th).
• PE lessons are Wednesday (Athletics) and Thursday (Football with LFC).
Thank you!