Year 5 took part in an international women’s day collective worship yesterday, planned and organised by Yusra, Tilly, Jake and Kamil. The children shared inspirational women and reasons why they inspire them. They then wrote a card to that person expressing their thanks.
After the weather finally allowed a cross country fixture we had some fantastic results at Sefton Park tonight. Katie Traynor continued her excellent running form, finishing in her best position yet, and Poppy Spellman showed that she can compete against children much older than her!
In the boys race, there were lots of first timers after showing great promise in the fun run at Stanley Park last month. Kevin, Billy and Bobby matched the order from the fun run as our first 3 runners home. Kevin, inspired by Zola Budd, ran most of the race with his trainers in his hands after they fell off in boggy conditions during the first part of the course!
Well done to the rest of the boys, who persevered well in tough conditions in our final race of the season. It will be great to get these same children back in the team next year, to test themselves further as the eldest children in the races.
Girls:
11th Katie Traynor
59th Poppy Spellman
Boys:
18th Kevin Bigley
40th Billy Smith
43rd Bobby Mitchell
56th Joe McFarlane Wells
62nd James Wamulo
63rd Sonny Geraghty
69th Dylan O’Brien
78th Ethan Atherton
88th Ruben McNeil
The Eco Council had a fantastic afternoon at the Discovery Centre at Veolia Recycling centre, Gilmoss. They learnt about the importance of recycling and how we need to reduce, reuse and recycle to cut down the amount of waste in landfill sites. The children were shocked to find out the effect that waste is having on our local and wider environment. The Eco Council had the privilege of seeing first hand how products are sorted and recycled in the factory. They can’t wait to feedback the important messages that they learned to the rest of our school as part of our Waste Week focus.
Year 5 completed research projects over February half term to prepare for our next history topic – The Anglo Saxons. The projects were excellent and some very creative. The children began the topic feeling enthusiastic and keen to share their new knowledge. Yusra, Annie and Francis received a Head Teacher’s Award for the outstanding quality of their projects, well done.
This week the children will be learning about the importance of recycling and reducing the amount that we waste as part of EDF energy’s waste week campaign. Our Eco Council will be visiting Veolia recycling centre and will hopefully be able to find out how to help us reduce waste in our school. There are lots of recycling tips on the following website that you could share with children to help reduce waste at home and in our community too.
We were delighted to be officially presented with our Gold games mark award this week! Thank you to Suzanne from LSSP who came to speak to our pupils during an assembly and thank them for all their hard work and engagement in extra curricular activities and competitions! You can read a short article about it in Educate Magazine at the following link:
http://www.educatemagazine.com/school-games-gold-mark/
The next drop in session for parents to see the school nurse; will be on Tuesday 7th March from 3.00pm. All are welcome and no appointments are needed.
Congratulations and thank you to the year 5 and 6 boys who represented our school on Thursday 2nd March against Our Lady and Saint Philomena’s School. The boys were coming off a hard-fought defeat and were looking to bounce back with a win.
OLI got off to an incredible start, with a Billy Smith long pass bouncing through everyone and into the back of the net within 20 seconds! Billy was delighted to score his 1st goal for the team, it won’t be his last!
It would have been easy for the boys to push back and defend, but they pressed on with their attack; Kian Skinley scored from close range shortly after to put us 2-0 up.
Joe McFarlane-Wells has been looking for his 1st goal for OLI for a while now. Whilst 2-0 up, his header hit the bar, then the post, then was cleared off the line! 4th official Mr. Garth had a look at the goal-line technology and ruled no goal! This didn’t matter though, as Joe scored a similar header a few minutes later, before Kian scored another close range effort. On the edge of half time, skipper Sonny Geraghty scored a long range screamer and the half ended 5-0!
Some teams would have eased off there, others would have shown disrespect to the opposition, but the boys did themselves proud by being polite and calm whilst playing, but making sure they didn’t stop giving 100% effort. The 2nd half saw goals from defender Ruben McNeil and 2 more goals from Joe giving him his hat-trick! An own goal just before full time saw OLI finish as winners, 9-0.
A huge well done to the team, not just for the big win, but for being gracious winners this week just as much as they were humble losers in our last game. Condolences to Our Lady and St. Philomena’s who are a new team still working on making their team as strong as possible. One final mention to Billy Smith who deserves huge praise for assisting so many goals that he’d forgotten how many by the end of the game!
MOTM: Joe McFarlane Wells, for a stunning hat-trick, good teamwork and always being professional and respectful to the opposition.
Visit the Key Stage One page to see fantastic photographs of our costumes!
Just a reminder that Miss Hughes’ class assembly will be on Friday 3rd March 2017 at 9.15am in the hall. We look forward to seeing you there!
From 6th March 2017 all Key Stage One children will be having PE on a Monday and Thursday each week. Please ensure their kits are in school in a labelled bag. Thank you!
Children in Year 2 will be bringing home a letter about our upcoming trip to PGL in October 2017, when they are in Year 3. Please ensure you check your child’s reading folder for the letter, or see your child’s class teacher if you do not receive it.
A huge congratulations to both of our KS2 Boccia teams, who competed in the city finals of the Boccia competition yesterday. Our ‘A’ team, who finished 3rd in the north Liverpool competition, were the overall winners this time round, beating Gwladys Street 3-1 in the semi-finals and Holy Trinity 2-0 in the final.
Our ‘B’ team, who finished as north Liverpool champions last week, made it to the semi-final stage in the city finals, losing to Holy Trinity 3-0.
Don’t forget that we have our class assembly on Friday at 9.15am in the hall! We look forward to seeing you there!
Congratulations to all the year 5 and 6 boys who represented our school in this week’s football match. Coming off the back of 2 hard-fought victories, the boys were confident in their teamwork and were looking forward to the game against St. Mary’s West Derby.
Conditions were extremely tough due to very cold temperatures, though the boys managed to keep their energy up, almost scoring inside 30 seconds! The game was end-to-end, with both teams coming very close to scoring. Unfortunately St. Mary’s managed to break through and finish well to go 1-0 up.
OLI responded with fierce attacks, with Billy Smith linking up well with Zac Abbou. Ethan Duke was on fire down the left wing, almost scoring a sensation goal from a volley. Unfortunately none of these chances turned into goals and a 2nd goal was conceded just before half time.
The 2nd half was a much tighter game, with speed slowing down due to the cold as well as fatigue. OLI showed a great attitude and didn’t let being 2-0 down worry them; a goal was within inches from a close-range effort from Joe McFarlane Wells. Just before full time, a 3rd goal was scored by St. Mary’s due to an unfortunate deflection. A harsh scoreline given the excellent effort of our defenders Ruben McNeil, Aiden Burns, Reece Mangan and Aaron Jacobs. Congratulations to an excellent St. Mary’s side who did a very good job of handling our more dangerous players.
MOTM: Ethan Duke, for working tirelessly to break through the defence. He showed a hunger for the ball and wasn’t affected by the tough conditions.
Don’t forget to keep checking our page for recent updates and pictures, the children have thoroughly enjoyed Equality and Diversity week.
This week is our first Equality and Diversity Week. We had the charity ‘Daisy’ at school yesterday where we got to experience what it is like to be blind and what it is like to be in a wheelchair. Our focus was on their abilities rather than disability as we got to play blind football and have wheelchair relays. Pictures will be posted on the equality and diversity page of the website!
Well done to our KS2 Boccia teams who both progressed to the city finals after some impressive performances at Notre Dame, yesterday.
Each team was part of a mini-league, with the winners of each league moving on to the semi-finals, as well as qualifying for the city finals in two weeks time.
After winning their respective groups, OLI A faced OLI B for a place in the final. OLI B came out on top to play Whitefield in the final. OLI A had to settle for the 3rd/4th place playoff against Gwladys Street A. Both teams won their games, finishing 1st and 3rd in the competition!
Well done to all of our Year 5 and 6 pupils who took part in the fun run at Stanley Park this week. The 2km run was run using the Stanley Park junior parkrun route, which you can find more details about below. Each child is in Year 5 and 6 is now registered for parkrun and received a barcode, which they will need to take each time they attend a parkrun event. You can access your child’s result below. If you have any questions regarding junior parkrun, the barcodes and how your child can be involved, please see Mr Garth.
OLI Year 5/6 Park Run Results 2017
What is Stanley Park junior parkrun?
It is a 2k run for juniors (4-14 year olds).
When is it?
It is held every Sunday at 9:00am.
Where is it?
The event takes place in Stanley Park, Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TD. We meet on the Formal Terraces just past the Isla Gladstone glasshouse.
What does it cost to join in?
Nothing – it’s free! but please register before your first run. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don’t forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode (request a reminder). Register at: www.parkrun.org.uk/register/form/
How fast do I have to be?
The aim is to have fun. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Congratulations to all the year 5 and 6 boys who represented our school in this week’s football match. Our team was fairly young, with many year 5s in the team and some making their school debut.
The match was very tight from the beginning, with neither defence giving anything away. Our strike force was dangerous, with Billy Smith and Joe McFarlane-Wells ducking in and out of defenders to set up chances for striker Zac Abbou. Eventually, this was rewarded with a 1st half goal from skipper Sonny Geraghty, with a clinical finish inside the area.
The 1st half ended 1-0 to OLI and, after 2 substitutions, the match became even tighter, with both teams coming extremely close to scoring several times. St. Anne Stanley hit the post and were denied by a goal-line clearance twice! There were some amazing saves from Kamil Skop and defender Aiden Burns was a brick wall at the back. Eventually, after excellent defending from both teams, the final whistle blew and OLI took the 3 points, 1-0. Congratulations to the boys who are looking ahead to our next game on Thursday 9th February!
MOTM: Aiden Burns, for playing a solid defensive game that ensured a clean sheet.