Groups of children from Four Oaks and The Beacon visited us yesterday to take part in an inter-school ‘Spelling Bee’. Each school had three children from year five and six and they had to face each other to spell words from the statutory word list for those years, such as mischievous, profession and pronunciation. Our children did really well and as usual did our school proud. They can’t wait to have another try!

If you would like see some photographs, go to the ‘Curriculum’ tab, click on ‘Writing’ on the bar down the side then ‘Spelling Bee’.

Please remember to keep up to date with everything we have been up to throughout  the week by checking out our ‘Autumn News’.

You can find this page by going to the top of the home page to the tab  ‘Children’. Then go to Key Stages,  next go to Key stage One and click on  Autumn News.

Thanks

Key Stage One Team

The play ground leaders have been so busy on both the Key Stage One and Key Stage Two yards.

Please see the Anti-bullying page for the latest news!

This is just a reminder to parents and carers that you can keep up to date with what we get up to each week by clicking on the ‘Children’  tab along the top of the Home page , next go to the ‘Children’ tab down the left hand side , then ‘Lower key stage 2’ and finally  ‘Autumn news , September to October ‘ for this half term’s news. We have many engaging , varied activities which show the full curriculum as well as extra curricular activities so we hope you enjoy following what your children do as much as they enjoy doing it !.

Please check out the Key Stage One page for weekly photographs and updates of your child’s week in school.

Just to remind  all Year Two parents  that there is an ‘Introduction to Year Two’  meeting on Wednesday 16th September at 2.50pm. The meeting will take place in the Key Stage One area.

Just a reminder that there will be meetings  for Key Stage One parents over the next few weeks.

Year One- 10th September 2015 at 2.30pm

Year Two- 16th September 2015 at 2.50pm

During these meetings you will find out about the school day, the curriculum for the current year and  meet all staff who work with your children.

Please try to attend these meetings as you will  receive valuable  information relating to how you can support your child’s learning this year.

Please remember to look at the Key Stage One page, you will  find photographs from the first week back!

Before we return to school why don’t you take some time to visit a library? We have lots of inspiring libraries in Liverpool  but one of the most breath taking is Liverpool Central Library. It’s just between The World Museum and the Walker Art Gallery  with really easy bus links. With over 10,000 books to choose from , your whole family is sure to find something they will enjoy reading .

It’s an ideal place to visit with children , especially the DISCOVER section on the ground floor which has a special under 5’s area , sections for children 5-7 then 8-11 with author sections and picture books , it often has structured  activities during the day so it might be worth checking those out on line .Free computers are available for children to help with school work, find things out, or just have fun. Prefer listening and watching? Then head for the children’s DVDs and talking books on CD.

The READ section  is where you will find a good book to take on holiday, to read on the bus or train or simply to take yourself away from everyday life. There is so much to choose from crime, adventure, science fiction and much more.Browse the audio books and language courses or use the e-books service. All loans are FREE and it is free to join. You can check out the iPads for quick email and internet access.

If you are interested in  finding out about your family history or discovering the history of your house, street or district then the ARCHIVE section is for you .There are fabulous collections of unique and rare archives from the 13th century to the present day which tell Liverpool’s story.  Photographs, maps, newspapers, directories, and much more, record the lives of Liverpudlians across the centuries.

The IMAGINE  section (also on the ground floor) includes a multi media zone , here the children can listen to music by choosing from CDs covering contemporary rock and pop, country, folk, jazz, blues, world music and classical  , browse the internet or play Xbox 360 games . You can find feature films and television programmes on DVD. .

In the TREASURES section you can take a look at the oldest book in the world , or the most expensive book in the world . It is where the famous collections of rare books are kept, housed in the magnificent Hornby Library and Oak Room. View the impressive Picton Reading Room, one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. For many visitors, the star attraction will be seeing a copy of John James Audubon’s massive ‘Birds of America’, described as the greatest natural history book ever produced.

At the end of your trip , check out the amazing external terrace overlooking St John’s Gardens , go to the third floor and take a look over the city from a very different view !

 

The children have really enjoyed this morning. They have danced, played games and eaten lots of party food! Thank you all for your continuous support and generosity throughout the year, we really do appreciate it, as do the children!

We hope that you enjoy your Summer and we will see you all in September!

Congratulations to Year Two who graduated this morning! The graduation assembly was wonderful and both parents and staff were so proud of you all!

As the title suggests , our trip today was descried by our children as “The best trip ever !” Well, the sun shone on us today and as usual the children made us proud . Some of our year four children met the Lord Mayor of Wirral and a teacher from another school commented that the behaviour of our children was exemplary. We met tarantulas , racoons , lizards and a huge snake. (Don’t worry though they were with a handler so we were perfectly safe !)

We are used to playing in front of a spectacular view but if you look at the photographs , the view at Wirral country park was amazing too ! If you look carefully at some of the other photographs you will notice some bulging pockets at the beach , we have enjoyed learning about the stone age so much we couldn’t help but collect some more stones !

After a busy day learning , playing , exploring , digging, walking, climbing , travelling , discovering and sight-seeing it’s no wonder we thoroughly enjoyed it !

   

If you would like to see some more photographs , please look at our key stage page- Under the ‘Children’ tab , go to ‘Key Stages’ , then’ Lower key stage two’ and ‘Our Summer News’.

 

The wildflowers that some of our children planted during the Spring Term have started to blossom in Everton Park! The children who are going on the attendance trip next Wednesday will be able to enjoy the flowers which have helped to add colour to the park. Year 6 have been busy exploring the importance of wildflowers for our community and environment through an art workshop – you can see pictures in our gallery on the Upper Key Stage two summer news  ! There will be a free family fun day held at the park on Saturday 18^th July, see details on flyers in our school office .

Year four got the unique opportunity to perform with lots of other children from across the City at The Lighthouse today. A rock band to accompany them gave them the ideal chance to show what they have learnt with Mr Storey over the past year.

 

James from ‘Free the Children ‘ came to school today to tell us about the organisation he works for. He told us the story of how it was set up in 1995 by some twelve year olds who knew they could make a difference to the world .He showed us a couple of films and inspired us to all make a difference.

Today was such a lovely morning and the children really enjoyed themselves! Thank you to all parents who were able to make it!

The winning team today was the red team! Well done to all the children for taking part, you were all great sports!

Key Stage One sports day will take place at 9.30am on Tuesday 30th June. Your child has received a letter to remind them of what team they are in and the colour of their t-shirts. If you can not provide your child with a t-shirt just let a member of the Key Stage One team know and we will provide your child with a wrist band to represent their team.

Children from across Key Stage One have been selected to take part in a performance in the Philharmonic Hall. The performance will take place on Monday 29th June 2015. We have already received most of the permission slips back, thank you for your co-operation. Your child will not need a packed lunch as school will provide them with one. You may want to provide them with a cold drink as it does get a little hot in the hall!