Year 3 are up and about and on their first activity this morning. Miss Hughes said that all children were asleep by midnight, a peaceful night was had by all however one group of early risers were so keen to begin the day that they woke at 5am! A glorious Autumn morning at Winmarleigh Hall began with a full English breakfast to set our adventurers up for the day.
More updates as we receive them.
This afternoon, our seconds game of the 2018/2019 season was played in the under-11 girls’ league. The girls had take all 3 points from the first game and were looking to do the same against Florence Melly – a school that always produces strong teams.
The match began at a very high standard, with both defences shutting down attacks. A hand ball resulted in an early penalty for Florence Melly that was hit against the post! OLI had a good amount of possession but were struggling to get shots in on goal. A Florence Melly corner took an unlucky deflection off a defender that meant an own goal putting us 0-1 down! Striker Eva Kelly responded with an excellent run into the opponents’ penalty area before passing to Shelby Steele who was brought down – penalty to OLI! Shelby stepped up to take it and slotted it into the left corner, her 7th of the season! 1-1! That was how the first half ended.
The girls stepped onto the pitch determined to being a new-found energy into the game. They would suffer a setback though, as a handball gave away a 2nd penalty to Florence Melly! Keeper Paige Taylor got a good palm to the ball, but not enough to stop the ball from creeping into the corner to put Florence Melly in the lead for a second time!
With brilliant resilience shown by defenders Sophie and Maria, that proved to be the last goal OLI would concede. Shelby scored a close range goal after a scramble in the box to equalise again! OLI would then turn things around as year 5 Aaliyah Lamb scored again from close range. The girls went from strength to strength following this as Shelby scored her hat-trick goal; it was a stunning strike that crashed in off the bar!
At 4-2 up, we witnessed what may well go down as the goal of the season. Winger Ava Burrows slotted the ball to Aaliyah who attempted a shot from 20 yards out that Alisson himself wouldn’t have saved! It flew into the top corner and will surely be one of the standout goals that the KMC league will see. Skipper Ruby Richardson got involved shortly after by scoring both a 6th and 7th goal from close range, great to see the defender getting forward! In the dying moments of the game, a special moment came for year 5 Mayar who scored her first ever OLI goal from the edge of the area to make the score 8-2!
Special thanks to the organisers of the league and to the staff and students of Florence Melly, sportsmanship was excellent with girls checking their opponents were alright after tackles and cheering others up at the end of the game. The girls were credits to both schools.
POTM: Ruby Richardson – Leading her team with authority, showing dominance in the air and getting on the scoresheet twice!
We have had a brilliant start to our residential trip. So far we have completed the climbing wall and even built our own rafts to sail on the lake! It’s a good job we have packed lots of spare clothes!
Congratulations to all the children from the following classes, 100% attendance today!
2 year old Caterpillar Room, Miss Doherty, Mrs Bradley, Mrs Rimmer, Mrs Burns, Miss Gallagher, Mr Fairclough and Mr Cotton. KEEP IT UP!
97.4% attendance for the whole school. Thank you to our parents and carers for your support.
Click on the link below to read tonights exciting match report.
Thank you so much for all of your support on Friday, we made a massive £250 for the charity. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! We will be selling the remaining cakes on the Key Stage Two yard at home time on Tuesday!
Thank you again!
Miss Whittaker leaves to have her baby today, all the children, staff and Governors wish you well. We will miss your energy and enthusiasm around school (not to mention the odd pirouette!) and look forward to meeting your bundle of joy very soon. Very best of luck!
ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN! Well done to all our children who stood for School Council and School Ambassador this year, such a strong field of candidates meant votes were tight and results were close. Congratulations to all those who were elected, you are a credit to the school!
Just a reminder to say we are really looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon from 2.30pm onwards in the school canteen. Come along and support this worthy charity by making a small donation for a drink and some delicious cakes!
Many parents have been asking about photographs from the recent visit to Colomendy by Yr 6. We have shared a number of photos on our Gallery page, more photographs will be added in the coming days. Enjoy!
Woke to a beautiful crisp, early autumn morning here in North Wales. Had to almost drag the children out of bed but they’ve been well fed and are ready for another day of activities including caving and the infamous 3G Swing!
We expect to be home approximately 2.30pm.
Mrs Sergeant is heading back from Colomendy after spending a fun evening with the children and staff. All the children have enjoyed a very busy day which ended with the legendary Colomendy disco. Mrs Sergeant said all the children were fine but exhausted and an early night is on the cards.
After a busy, but fun day, children (and teachers) are flagging now. Hot dogs were popular at lunch time and tonight’s Disco is the topic of conversation! Will Mr Cotton have the energy to ‘floss’ the night away? Keep posted to find out!
“Children slept very well, except for a couple of boys who tried to go for breakfast at 4am! Full English to start the day, weather is beautiful; perfect for a day of adventure”.
News from Colomendy; Mr Cotton has just phoned with this morning’s update. All children are fine, they were asleep by 11pm last night and were up and out for breakfast by 7.30am. A full day of activities are planned, we will keep you posted as we receive more news.
Miss Topping has just sent a message to say that they are all having lots of fun on the Colomendy night-walk . Everyone will be back in the dorms for 9pm.
Everyone has arrived safely at Colomendy. Mr Cotton said that the children have settled into their rooms and have enjoyed their activities before tea.
Click on the link below to read Mr Fairclough’s first match report of the season .
Wishing Miss Logan, Miss Stinson, Miss Farrell, Miss Gallagher and Mrs Garrity the very best of luck as they begin their Foundation Degree. The Governors have kindly agreed for our LSAs to access this amazing opportunity to study child development while working full time. Our staff are accessing higher education through Pen Green Research and the University of Hertfordshire in conjunction with North Liverpool Teaching School. All the staff back in OLI would like to wish them well and congratulate them on taking this brave and exciting step back in to education. You are truly inspirational!!
Today we are making a fuss of our Learning Support Assistants in celebration of National Teaching Assistant Day on Sunday. These valuable members of staff work tirelessly to support our children in so many ways, they are more than assistants to teachers they are educators, carers, ‘nurses’, friends, confidants, entertainers and so much more. On behalf of the staff, governors and parents THANK YOU for all you do!