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Come and join us for a Macmillan Coffee Afternoon on Friday 27th September 2019 from 2.30pm onwards.  For a small donation to this worthy charity, you can enjoy cakes, biscuits and a hot beverage.  We look forward to seeing you.

We will be welcoming the children back to school on Tuesday 3rd September 2019 at 8.50am .

Breakfast club will be open from 8am for families as usual. 

Reception and Nursery children will be welcomed through the foundation stage entrance as usual . 

KS1 (Y1and Y2) will assemble in the hall where their teachers will be waiting to receive them .

KS2 children (Y3-Y6) will line up on the KS2 yard and staff will welcome them back to school and then take them into their new classes.

We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Year 6 Celebrate the end of their OLI journey with a special trip to Wirral Country Park. Look at the pictures on the UKS2 Summer 2019 page.

Click on the link below if you needs childcare over the summer holidays. Everton Kids Club  has lots of fun activities planned over the summer and it all takes place on our school site. 

Bookings can be made through Laura Anderson on 07799062730

Everton Kids Club Ltd Summer Holidays 2019

The children enjoyed listening to the stories of Saviour Pirotta. His stories were so engaging we all feel inspired to become authors.

Our school councillors are off to London, follow the link to view photographs so far.

https://oliprimary.co.uk/children/gallery/

Fill in the form below to download our free Internet Controls Guide for Parents & Carers:

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/wake-up-wednesday/parentalcontrols/

Full day training will be held on:

26th June Blessed Sacrament Primary School, focus – ASD

27th June Everton Children’s Centre/Nursery, focus Behaviour – ADHD/ASD

16th July Whitefield Primary School, focus – ASD

9.30am=2.45pm 

All of our parents are welcome to attend.

Barnardo’s has published a report looking at what children, young people and practitioners say about the impact of social media on mental health and wellbeing and the social media experiences of vulnerable children in the UK. Findings from 80 Barnardo’s practitioners include: 79% said that 11-15 year olds that they work with have found cyberbullying impacted their mental health and wellbeing. Case studies and focus groups with children and young people found that those with additional life challenges are more susceptible to the negative impacts of social media as they are more likely to experience isolation from friends and family.

Source: Barnardo’s  Date: 13 June 2019

Further information: Left to their own devices: young people, social media and mental health (PDF)

Guardian

ADHD Foundation Support for Parents and Carers

On Friday 12th July from 2.30pm there will be in an informal gathering for parents who have a child with an ADHD /ASD diagnosis or for those who are on the Neuro-Developmental Pathway. Drop in and have a drink and a chat!

The South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) along with European partners has launched a toolkit to help approach the issue of online hate with young people aged 11-16. The toolkit offers free, customisable resources and activities designed to be used by teachers, social workers and other professionals working with children.

Source: SWGfL  Date: 22 May 2019

Further information: Social and Emotional Learning for Mutual Awareness (SELMA): hacking hate

Read more on NSPCC Learning: Protecting children from bullying and cyberbullying

ADHD Foundation ASD training at Our Lady Immaculate

If your child has an ASD diagnosis or is on the Nuero-developmental Pathway, you are very welcome to attend. Your child does not need a diagnosis for you to attend.

It is a full day from 9.30am until 2.45pm. It will consist of interactive sessions where you can ask questions about strategies, gather information about traits or ways in which you can support your child.

I do hope as many parents as possible can come along.

There are information sheets on our website which you can download and complete.

It is open to parents of neighbouring schools too. I would be happy for you to spread the word!

What a fabulous afternoon in Everton Park! The children were all well behaved and enjoyed the competition. They met the Lord Mayor and the trophies are in our reception for all to see! Well done to everybody involved!

We couldn’t have wished for better weather today as our Yr 4 children make their Holy Communion. Fr Richard celebrated two masses, the first in Our Lady Immaculate at midday and the second at St Anthony’s. The children and their families have been preparing for months (with the help of Mrs Shepherd) to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. Mrs Sergeant and all the staff would like to thank Fr Richard and Mrs Shepherd for the support they have given in helping make today such a special occasion for our children.

This afternoon was the first game for our boys’ football team in the KMC “Group Cup”, a tournament in the format of the World Cup where teams compete in mini-leagues before progressing to knockouts. Our first group game was to be held against Faith, who we had already had an excellent game against in the KMC league during February! The boys couldn’t wait for the game to begin…

The staff and governors would like to wish all of our families a very happy and holy Easter.  This week the children have enjoyed taking part in our Holy week assemblies where they shared in the story of Jesus from Palm Sunday ,The last Supper, Good Friday through to  Easter Sunday. I would like to thank the chaplaincy group for their support in preparing these assemblies. Click on the link below to see the photographs taken throughout the week.

https://oliprimary.co.uk/children/chaplaincy-group/chaplaincy-group-2018-2019/

Thank you for reading at home with the children. The children in Mrs Rimmer’s class enjoyed a special treat as they all read at home on Tuesday night! Well done everyone keep reading!

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on social media and young people’s mental health and wellbeing has published a report. Findings include: social media can have a range of positive effects, but children who spend time on social networking sites are more likely to have symptoms of mental ill health than those who do not; and social media is seen by many young people as having a negative impact on their self esteem. Recommendations include: establish a duty of care on social media companies with registered UK users aged 24 and under; create a Social Media Health Alliance to fund research, educational initiatives and establish clearer guidance for the public; review whether the ‘addictive’ nature of social media is sufficient for official disease classification; and commission longitudinal research into understanding the impact of social media on young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

Source: Royal Society for Public Health  Date: 18 March 2019

Further information: #NewFilters to manage the impact of social media on young people’s mental health and wellbeing (PDF).