What a fantastic day that the children had! They were given the opportunity to have a sandcastle competition, play games in the style of the Olympic games, visit the park and even feed the ducks! To end the day the children each had an ice-cream and played some fun circle games.

Please see the ‘Key Stage One Summer 2016’ page for photographs of todays trip.

Just to remind all of the Key Stage One parents that all children from across the Key Stage will be going on their Summer trip to the Crosby Marina on Tuesday 5th July 2016.

The children will leave school at 9.30am and return in time for home time. Children will all be provided with a packed lunch and will also receive an ice cream.

Please remember to put sun cream on your child and ensure they are dressed in their school uniform.

Thank you for being so prompt on returning your permission slips. If you have not yet retuned your slip then please do so as soon as possible.

 

Children from across Key Stage One were asked to take part in a  concert in the Philharmonic Hall. They were given the opportunity to learn lots of modern songs in class and then perform them with schools from across the  City. What a wonderful experience this was for the children, please see the Key Stage One Summer page for Pictures from the day.

Today, Year 3 were given a wonderful opportunity to take part in practical Science sessions in Notre Dame Secondary School. This was just an amazing opportunity and we hope to visit again on a more regular basis.

Year Two will be visiting tomorrow and are very excited!

Please see the science curriculum page for pictures from these sessions.

Go to the ‘What does Science look like in our school?‘ page.

The Key Stage One Team would like to thank all parents who were able to make it to our Sports Day. The children had such a lovely morning and worked hard for their teams. Please look at the Key Stage One Summer page for photographs.

We would like to thank all dads and everybody else who attended the football match. The children really enjoyed this experience and quality time with yourselves and they thoroughly enjoyed beating you!

We hope that you all have a fabulous day on Sunday, whatever you may be doing.

All pictures from the match are on the Key Stage One Summer 2016 page so please take a look!

Just to remind all dads, uncles, granddads or other male figures, there will be a fathers day football match to celebrate Fathers day.

The match will be a bit of fun for the children and adults and a chance to spend some quality time together!

The match will take place on the Key Stage One yard and start at 2.30pm on Friday 17th June 2016. If you have any questions please ask one of the Key Stage One team.

We would like to thank all parents for your participation in our Africa day celebration! The sessions were extremely  successful and it was lovely to see you getting involved with your children.

The feedback sheets have been very positive to quote “I thought today was brilliant, I think the parents enjoyed it more than the children! I think everyone has tried really hard in all activities”.

Please see the Key Stage One Summer page for photographs of the day.

Our swimming sessions have been moved from a Tuesday to a Monday from now on, due to maintenance  work taking place at Everton Park Sports Centre. The sessions will now take place at Liverpool Aquatic centre in Wavertree. If you have questions regarding these changes please ask a member of the Year Two team.

Can we please remind parents that on Thursday 26th May 2016 Key Stage One will be holding a fun filled day to celebrate our current topic on Africa. The children will be given the opportunity to carry out lots of fun filled activities such as traditional African Dance, food tasting, African Art and much more. Parents are invited to join us during the morning session between 9.00am and 10.30am and we look forward to seeing you there!

Today Key Stage One had a great morning because a special visitor from Nutricia Liverpool came into school to talk to us about how her company uses product waste to raise money for schools in Uganda. She showed us lots of pictures from her  visit to Uganda and gave us all the opportunity to ask lots of questions. She will be visiting again in two weeks and has given us the opportunity to form Pen Pals with children from a local school there! When she arrives back she will be visiting school again with our very own letters from our Pen Pals in Uganda, how exciting!

Well-done to the children from Year Two who took part in a running competition. The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in various different races against a range of local schools and they each received a medal for doing so!

Just a reminder that the children in Key Stage One will be visiting Ness gardens on Wednesday 23rd March, as part of our science curriculum.

Children will be expected to wear their school tracksuits and appropriate footwear, wellies if possible.

Please make sure your child is in school on time as we will be leaving straight after the register. We shall return just before the end of the day.

Year Two would like to thank all mums and anybody else who were able to attend our Mothers day celebration. The children loved sharing both their creations that they had made and  the song that they had learnt especially for you!

We hope that you enjoy your special day!

This Spring term we have access to a website called ‘Read for my School’ .Your child will have been given their own log in to take home to get the whole family involved . It is a great resource for you and your children to read ebooks together at home. We are using them in school for reading for pleasure, shared reading and guided reading too ! There are various categories of books to read with some very popular children’s authors . Some classic titles are included as well as more modern books. If you would like to join in yourself , just let your child’s teacher know and we’ll get you logged in !

We would like to thank all parents for your support during the Christmas plays. We  also really appreciate the feedback forms as they provided us with valuable information and justified the hard work that goes into these events!

Videos will be uploaded over the next few days, as you can appreciate this is a lengthy  process.

Finally we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

See you all in 2016!

The number of children who are reading at home has steadily increased this week , thanks to our Christmas reading challenge. Keep going to collect your rewards and stickers throughout the rest of this week and keep up the good work !

This week sees the launch of our Christmas reading challenge .Any child who reads at home and has it recorded in their home reading booklet from 7th December to 18th December will be able to collect a reading sticker for their reading challenge bookmark .Four additional stickers can also be collected for good reading in school. Any child who has 12 home reading stickers at the end of the challenge will win a prize on the final day of term .We hope to repeat these challenges throughout the year in order to support your child in developing good reading habits at home and school.

By working together we can ensure that your child leaves OLI as a confident , lifelong reader.

Today the children were treated to a wonderful afternoon of entertainment . After their success last year , M and M productions came to school again,  this time with the story of Beauty and the Beast . The children were enthralled from the moment it started , right to the end. They joined in the action , songs and even some of the dancing , not forgetting the Panto’ classics like “He’s behind you” and “Oh yes we are” .

The children couldn’t wait to tell us what they thought of it :

“That was the best show ever !”

“That was better than the film ”

“That was brilliant x10 ! ”

“I was a bit scared when he said RRRRRR !”

“Can we see another one ?”

This visit by the theatre group gave all of our children the opportunity to see a live performance . Well done to M and M productions , we can’t wait to see you again !

 

 

Can we remind parents that our trip to St Georges Hall/Central Library will be happening on Wednesday 25th November 2015. All permission slips/medical forms need to be back in school as soon as possible to ensure that your child does not miss out on the exciting experience! Thanks