Some children from year 5 attended a workshop at Anfield this afternoon to learn about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Children discussed what they already knew about these substances before learning what they looked like and the harmful effects they can have. The workshop also focused on drugs and the law, advising children not to give into peer pressure in the future and learning to say no.
There are a number of events taking place in Everton Park this weekend and throughout the summer. Take a look at the events leaflet pictures below and take the family along!
Well done to all of our pupils who represented their key stages in the annual Everton Park Spring Run, last week. We had some great performances, particularly from Jack Traynor, who won his race against last years’ winner from the Beacon, Jubilee.
Thank you to the volunteers at Friends of Everton Park for marshalling all across the park on such a hot day and for providing refreshments, trophies and medals for all involved.
Everton Park Primary Spring Run 17 results
Thursday evening will last long in the memory of many involved with Our Lady Immaculate Primary School, as 10 boys produced a comeback (to rival one in Istanbul) which crowned them as Under 11 City Champions 2016/17.
After winning the Liverpool North League with 5 victories, they faced an equally impressive side in St Nicolas’, who won the Liverpool South League. Both teams would end the city final with a league trophy, but only one could take home two.
The match started with OLI kicking up hill, a tactic discussed and agreed between manager and captain, and St Nicolas’ capitalised on their advantage almost immediately. Pressure on defender Aiden, caused confusion for him and ‘keeper Kamil, with Aiden slotting coolly past Kamil (by the end, Aiden was more than happy with his name on the scoresheet!).
St Nicolas’ continued with their pressure and momentum, limiting us to few chances at the other end, and scored 3 more. One consolation goal before half-time was all we had to shout about after the boys struggled to get to grips with the pace of the game.
At half-time, we talked about putting more pressure on their players when they had possession, utilising Joe and Billy’s ability to run at the defence and being stronger when tackling. Even though heads were down, Sonny kept level headed: “If they can score 4 in one half, so can we.”
It seemed Sonny underestimated ourselves as we quickly built up momentum through lots of possession and chances at goal. A flurry of goals came from OLI, with supporters having to check with each other what the score was on a regular basis.
The introduction of debutant Jake seemed to steady the ship in midfield, as through balls and counter attacks became the way to play. Scrappy goals, a free kick and long range efforts all contributed to an 8-4 win – the greatest victory in OLI football history for 10 years.
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark at Silver Level. The Primary Science Quality Mark is an award scheme to enable primary schools across the UK to evaluate, strengthen and celebrate their science provision. Well done to Miss Gallagher for all her hard work in leading the subject and collating all the evidence required for this prestigious award.
Thank you to everyone who made a big effort this week to walk to school as part of National Walk to School Week. As the weather is improving, it would be great if the children could keep this up in the summer term!
We encourage you to take part in ‘Living Streets’ National Walk to School Week 2017, will take place next week (15th-19th May). Our school are joining over a million pupils and their families to celebrate the benefits of walking to school e.g. protecting the environment, keeping fit and healthy and feeling more happy and positive. This is a perfect opportunity to spend time with friends and family and hopefully enjoy the nice weather!
For more information, please visit: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/walk-to-school-week
A group of children from Year 5 an 6 were rewarded for their excellent attendance with a trip to Anfield for the Liverpool vs Southampton match on Sunday.
Miss Hughes’ class had the best attendance overall for the Spring 2 half term. The class have decided to get some fish. They would like you to meet Little Ant and Dec!
Year 3 have created some artwork which is being sent off to Liverpool Hope University for an exhibition!
Some children from across Key Stage 1 and 2 had a fantastic morning at Everton Park sowing wildflower seeds to help transform the area. Each child was given a bag of seed to disperse. Richard, who works for the wildflower project, told us how the seeds will develop over the next few months. We can’t wait to visit them when they bloom!
Miss Gilchrist’s class took part in a sponsored jog this morning at Everton Park to help raise money for our Ankoma lentern campaign. Thank you for all your generous donations!
Just a reminder for Key Stage One parents, we are collecting any unwanted clothes to take to cash for clothes to finish our Ankoma school charity Lenten project. Please can the clothes be in school by Thursday 13th April 2017. Thank you!
KS1 children had a great day out at Chester Zoo today! We will post pictures on the Key Stage One page tomorrow!
Liverpool School Sports Partnership, our Sport and PE service providers, are hosting an ‘Easter Sports Camp’ at Archbishop Beck for 5-11 year olds. See below for details.
We are holding a Mother’s Day celebration on Friday 24th March at 2.45pm in the Key Stage One Area. We look forward to seeing you there!
Miss Gilchrist’s class had a special assembly this morning to celebrate the life of St. Patrick. This was followed by a coffee morning to help raise money for children in Ankoma, as part of our Lentern giving campaign. A big thank you to all the parents for their generous donations!
A big thank you to the year 5 and 6 boys who featured in our football match this week against Wellesbourne Primary. Coming off the back of an excellent 9-0 victory, the boys’ confidence was high and they were raring to go!
It was clear from the beginning of the match that Wellesbourne had put an excellent team together; our attackers were outnumbered by a tall and strong defence. A pattern quickly emerged of the ball being hacked away from the penalty area just before a goal looked certain.
The first half continued goalless and at an incredibly fast pace, referee Mr. Fairclough had given up trying to run after the ball after 10 minutes! This relentless pace was finally rewarded for OLI with a Billy Smith tap-in goal from a Zac Abbou pass, 1-0! The first half ended 1-0 with the boys looking to push forward in numbers to increase the lead.
The second half began with a huge surge from OLI thanks to some tactically amazing substitutions from OLI’s manager. James Wamulo and Ethan Duke came on and saw OLI’s attack go from strength to strength. Lovely passing combined with excellent positioning to result in several chances stopped only by Wellesbourne’s excellent keeper, including a flicked effort from Joe McFarlane-Wells being inches away from being goal of the season! The constant pressure was finally rewarded though by Kian Skinley leathering a shot into the corner from the edge of the area. OLI were 2 up…
With a 2 goal cushion, the boys played with some creative freedom and managed to create a series of chances towards the end. More excellent saves were made, yet nothing could be done about Bobby Mitchell’s stunning effort from 25 yards out smashing into ‘top bins’. The match ended 3-0 with the boys achieving their 3rd clean sheet of the season; a wonderful effort from defenders Ruben McNeil, Reece Mangan, Aaron Jacobs and Aiden Burns. Well done to Wellesbourne for being such fierce and respectful competition.
MOTM: Bobby Mitchell for excellent passing, positioning and for scoring an absolute ‘belter’.
See the link below for an offer to attend the Baby and Beyond Show at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool on 25-26th March 2017.
Two fantastic dance routines were performed by our pupils at North Liverpool Academy on Friday. Key Stage One pupils took a ‘Cats’ number to the stage, with Key Stage Two performing a ‘Shrek’ dance.
