Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

Summer Reading

Summer Reading

Information from The National Literacy Trust

Parents and care givers – you’re not alone!

Discover a wealth of practical tips to help your child’s literacy journey, fun activities to try together as well as reassuring support and guidance. We have plenty of creative ways to nurture your child’s reading, speaking, listening and writing development at home.

Today Our Lady Immaculate, has a Pop-Up Bookshop coming to school!

Our Early years and Key Stage One children will be able to choose and take home one book, of their choice, for free!

We are extremely lucky to have been donated so many quality books to enthuse and engage our children in reading high quality texts.

Please look for the photos on Instagram later today!

It will be open for children who are absent today, throughout the week.

 

Year 6 Leavers’ Mass

Our Year 6 Leavers’ Mass will be held on Tuesday 14th July at 2.00 pm with Father Richard in school.

We warmly invite our Year 6 families to join us as we celebrate our Year 6 pupils at their Leavers’ Mass.  This special occasion marks an important milestone in your child’s journey as they prepare to move on to their secondary schools.

It will be a time for reflection, thanksgiving and celebration of all they have achieved.

We look forward to seeing you!

Whole School Art Exhibition from 1st June

If you are looking for something to do with your child/ren this half term, take them along to our Art Exhibition.

Our whole school art exhibition is at The Arts Baltic Bar, Elevator Studios, 27 Parliament Street, L8 5RN

From Monday 1st June until Tuesday 23rd June. Entry and FREE!

Your child has created a small painting around the theme of ‘Come Together’. 

CYP Sleep Survey – Please complete if your child struggles with sleep.

Dear all,

The Beyond Programme’s Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Workstream and the Merseyside Youth Association (MYA) are working together to create a guide supporting parents and carers with children who experience sleep difficulties.

We’ve created a survey to find out about the main sleep issues parents/carers need support for, how easily they can access that support, and how it can be expanded or improved.

If you’re a parent or carer yourself, we would be most grateful if you could complete the survey and share your experiences and insights with us. We’d also appreciate if you could share the survey with other parents and carers so that we can get as many responses as possible.

All information will be anonymous unless you choose to share your details with us.

You can find the survey here: CYP Sleep Survey

The closing date is Friday 5th June at 6pm.

Many thanks in advance,

Louise Sinclair

Project Support Officer

Beyond CYP Transformation Programme

National Autistic Society Teen Life Course. Designed for parents and carers of children aged 10-16.

National Autistic Society Teen Life Course.

NAS Teenlife June 2026 Clubmoor

Hello,

The ASD training team are facilitating a National Autistic society Teenlife Course.

See attachment for more details

Teen Life is a six-session programme for parents/carers of autistic young people aged 10 to 16 years. The aim of the Teen Life programme is to bring parents together to share information, experiences and ideas in a structured way. Teen Life emphasises the importance of autistic perspectives, with a variety of videos and quotes used throughout the sessions.

 

Please pass on information to parents/carers who may benefit from attending this course.

Kind regards

Margaret Kelly I ASD Trainer

Liverpool City Council I Liverpool

Careers and Aspirations Weeks.

Due to the great success of last Years’ Careers and Aspirations Weeks; we are hoping to do the same this summer for two weeks beginning, Monday 15th June 2026.

 

Of course, if you would like to come at a different time to suit your work commitments, you would definitely still be very welcome!

Parents and friends who came last year were absolutely fabulous and the children thoroughly enjoyed their input. They were inspired!

We hope that our parents/carers will be happy to come again this year.

Many thanks in advance for your continued support!

 

Please contact Mrs Brown or your child’s teacher if you are interested in supporting us in this initiative.

Community Events and Fully Funded support opportunities for families

Dear all,

 

I hope you’re all well rested after the Easter break.

I’m really pleased to share the most recent list and Newsletter of upcoming community events taking place through Beautiful New Beginnings CIC, which I’ve attached for you to pass on to your families. These include a variety of forest schools, family mindfulness sessions, SEND parents’ coffee evenings, stay and plays, water wellbeing and lots more!

Best of all, your families can access these meaningful experiences and support without the worry of high expenses. One of the most rewarding aspects of working alongside a Community Interest Company is our shared commitment to making opportunities accessible for all. We work incredibly hard to secure funding so that these events are either completely free or heavily subsidised. 

We are passionate about providing families with valuable, enjoyable experiences and support, without having to be placed on a long waiting list first, in friendly and welcoming environments. We can’t wait to welcome your families.

Please do feel free to share this information on your parent/carer forums, and do let me know if you’d like any additional details.

Beautiful New Beginnings Events Links 13_04_26-14_05_26 

 

 

Confirmation of Ongoing Centre of Excellence Status

Dear all,

Congratulations, and a heartfelt thank you to everyone in our school community.

 

We are delighted to share that we have received confirmation of our ongoing IQM Centre of Excellence status. This is a fantastic achievement and reflects the dedication, care, and commitment shown by staff, students, and families alike.

Attached is the full report, which highlights a number of truly outstanding and inclusive practices across our school. If you don’t have time to read it in full, here are a few key quotes that capture the essence of what has been recognised:

“Inclusion is at the very heart of the school… it is the culture of the school.”

“Our Lady Immaculate has continued to exemplify inclusivity.”

“The school has such a commitment to ensuring that everyone receives a strong curriculum offer and that ‘nobody misses out’.”

Highlighted is strong inclusion & community impact:

“The level of support and nurture out of school for children and families is excellent and should be considered exceptional practice.”

“A strong sense of community and school family exists.”

“Parents described the school as: “we are one family” and spoke of “settled anxiety”.

🏆 Overall judgement

  • “The school have certainly earned their Centre of Excellence status.”
  • “I am firmly of the opinion that the school fully meets the standard required…”

Thank you once again for your continued support and for the vital role each of you plays in making our school such a special place.

Kind regards,
Mrs Chris Bowcock & Mrs Julie Brown.

 

Virtual ASD course for parents Monday 20th & 27th April – 11th May 2026

ASD Monday 20th & 27th April – 11th May 2026

ASD Course

Date: 20th & 27th April – 11th May 2026

Time: 9.30am till 12pm

Venue: Virtual Zoom sessions.

Dear Parent/Carer,

We would like to offer you the opportunity to attend a course on Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Your child must have an ASD diagnosis) The course will allow you to build your knowledge on autism and meet / share information with other parents.

(All three sessions need to be attended to complete the course).

If you wish to attend, please contact the team on the email below.

Email: asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk

If the above dates for the workshop are not suitable, please view the Liverpool Local offer Page / Liverpool ASD training team for future training and workshops.

 

Liverpool ASD Training Team | Liverpool Family Information & SEND Directory

 

We look forward to meeting you.

 

Yours sincerely

ASD Training Team          

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

National Autistic Workshop Earlybird Plus

The ASD Team are facilitating a National Autistic workshop Earlybird Plus, please see the attachment for more details.

Can you please pass on to any parents that would benefit from this course.

 

The EarlyBird Plus programme is a course which brings families/carers and professionals together to learn about Autistic Spectrum Disorder and has been developed by the National Autistic Society.

 

The criteria for attending EarlyBird Plus programme is aimed at parents/carers of a child 5 year to 10 years old who have been accepted onto the ASD pathway or have an ASD diagnosis. It has places for parent/carers plus can include one professional that works with your child.NAS Earlybird PLus June and July 2026

World Book Day 5th March 2026

Just a reminder that it is World Book Day next week.

All pupils may dress up as their favourite character from a book and are asked to bring their favourite book to school. We are all looking forward to next week for a day of reading and fun! World Book Day vouchers will go home tonight.

Easter Arts Adventure opportunity

Hello

 

See the below free Easter Arts Adventure opportunity with Collective Encounters at LIPA for care experienced children aged 10-18.

Spring 26 Referral Form

Please note we are not the organisers of this project, if you have any questions please contact Eleanor Kilroy (Youth Participation Producer) directly on eleanor@collective-encounters.org.uk

 

Best wishes

 

Virtual School Team


Liverpool City Council I Cunard Building I Water Street I Liverpool I L3 1AH

Phone: 0151 233 2289

National Storytelling Week

This week is National Storytelling Week. Why not celebrate with us!

Remember to read to your child or tell them a story during this week. They may like to read to you too or tell you a story!

This annual event is a joyful celebration of the power of sharing stories. Stories teach us about the world; they allow us to step into someone else’s shoes and feel empathy; they help us to relax and escape.

Enjoy this week with your children!

 

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