Recently we have noticed an increasing number of young people talking about the game ‘Fortnite’. In this message we are trying to give guidance to parents about Fortnite, looking at what the game is and some of the things to be aware of.

What is Fortnite?

Fortnight is an online game, which includes Battle Royale, where players do not have to pay to play. In Battle Royale, 100 players compete against each other to be the last person standing in player vs player (PVP) combat.

Users play against people of different ages from across the world, and can talk and interact with each other as they play through the in-game chat feature.

What age rating is Fortnite?

Fortnite has a PEGI rating of 12, PEGI have said this is due to the: ‘frequent scenes of mild violence. It is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age’.

This PEGI rating only takes into account the content in the game and not the contact element, where players may be exposed to swearing and offensive language from strangers, either through audio or on-screen text chat.

What do I need to know?

You need to create an account

In order to play Fortnite you have to create an account. To create this account you need to provide an email address (which you will have to verify) and display/user name. However you are not asked your age in order to create an account.

You are playing against other players

As Fortnite is an online game you willplay against players of different ages from across the world. You cannot turn the in game chats off or choose who you play against.

You can make in game purchases

Although Battle Royale is free to play, other aspects of the game are not. There are packs which give you different access to the full game and extensions, bonuses and weapons. These start at £34.99 and go up to £119.99. The game does ask players to make additional in-game purchases whilst playing, though these are not required to play the game.

There is animated violence

Fortnite does feature violence when players are in combat with each other, the animation of the game is very cartoonish, and the violence isn’t bloody or gory. However, it is worth noting that the aim of Fortnite is to defeat other players by fighting against them.

Where you can play

Fortnite is currently available on PC, Mac, PlayStation and XBox , and will soon be available on IOS (apple products). It is downloadable from the Fortnite website, this download gives access to both the free and paid for versions of the game.

 

Year 5 and 6 enjoyed a great day out at the World Museum, visiting the Terracotta Warriors exhibition as well as other floors of the Aquarium and Bug House.

The children took the bus into town, conducting themselves excellently throughout the journey, being polite and well-mannered towards members of the public.

The children learned about China’s First Emperor, Qin, and the legacy he left for the whole of China, seeing some of his clay army first-hand and learning how they were all made to be individual. 

There will be a meeting for parents of current Y2 and Y5 pupils, regarding the upcoming autumn term trips to PGL and Colomendy, on Wednesday 20th June, at 3:30pm in the school hall. Information on dates, activities and prices will be shared and there will be a chance to pay deposits or money towards the final cost of the trip. We hope to see you all there.

 

The children will be bringing home information tonight about events over the summer term. This is also available on the website in the download section on the homepage.

Abdul Quadir and Ian Byrne, local city councillors visited our school council on Wednesday 13th June 2018.

It was a very successful meeting and the councillors were extremely impressed with the work our school council have carried out this year.

The Shewsy are holding a This Girl Can session on Saturday 16th June for 11+ girls, from 11am – 2pm.

This Girl Can Poster June 2018

Well done to everyone who took part in the annual race at Everton Park. We had some standout performances in blue, with Harrison finishing 2nd, Jack W finishing 3rd and Thomas finishing 6th and Jack T 1st and Gradi 2nd!

Lower Key Stage Two came out overall team winners, with Upper Key Stage Two only 3 points behind first place.

Red Neighbours, community partners of Liverpool FC, have passed on some local job opportunities. See the posters below.

Traineeship 16-24

Railway Personal Track Safety

Teaching Assistant

British Cycling are holding a free BMX coaching session with Peloton Liverpool at the BMX Box in Everton Park on Tuesday 29th May 2018 at 11am – 4pm.

 

After a tough week of SATs, it was time to celebrate the fantastic attendance that Year 6 have been producing all year. They accrued nearly £100 to spend based on attendance in previous half terms and decided to spend it on a reward for themselves of Domino’s Pizza after their long and arduous week! Well done to everyone involved and thank you to all their teachers and learning support assistants for support during this time.

Online safety: YouTube restricted mode

The UK Safer Internet Centre has blogged a parent’s guide to YouTube restricted mode. It covers what restricted mode is, how it works, and how it can be implemented. Advice includes: giving children strategies to deal with unwanted content; exploring further settings, such as disabling the autoplay feature to ensure no unwanted videos automatically start playing; and enabling filtering systems.

Source: UK Safer Internet Centre  Date: 10 May 2018

The NSPCC’s annual conference takes place on 20-21 June 2018 in London. The conference will feature talks from sector leaders, and explore the latest research and insight on keeping children safe in the digital age. The conference will also see the launch of the NSPCC’s How safe are our children? 2018 report, a comprehensive overview of the latest child protection data from the UK.

Source: NSPCC conference: How safe are our children? Growing up online

We were lucky enough to be able to take five pupils from across the school to Anfield this week, to take part in the launch of the new Liverpool FC home kit for 2018-19, receiving a free kit of their own to take home!! As you can see from the pictures, the children truly loved their experience and we thank Red Neighbours for their work this year, keeping our pupils in touch with such a huge club in our community.

Fantastic work from some UKS2 pupils, helping Ian, our school gardener, to get a plot of our school grounds ready for the planting of wildflowers! 

Today is our second workshop for parents and carers, beginning at 1.00pm. Last week was very successful and we are sure that this week will be just as successful!

All are welcome to attend.

Congratulations to all of our children who celebrated their First Holy Communion yesterday.

Special thanks to Anne, Mr Southworth and their families who have helped to prepare the children during this year. 

We look forward to seeing photographs of their special day.

Three of our pupils, who took part in the project with artist David Andrews, went to Anfield to join the launch of the canvas project marking 125 years of Liverpool FC history. Our pupils were designated the 1953 – 1957 period – look at their creations below!

Well done to everyone who took part, you are now a part of Liverpool’s history yourself and the canvas project can be seen in the Kenny Dalglish Stand.

Tuesday 8th May 2018

Today, the Eco council group went to Everton Park to plant Wildflower seeds. We planted them in an area that was developed by schools from around the area last summer. We were taught how to best scatter the seeds and how to look for the areas that would need the seeds most.

We have been very lucky this season to be able to give lots of our pupils the opportunity to see Liverpool (and Everton) football matches, through our links with Red Neighbours and LFC Foundation, the community part of the club. Recently, one lucky pupil was chosen to attend the Stoke City home game due to his fabulous work in the reading stars project last term. Two other pupils, were given tickets to watch the live screening of the Champions League Semi-Final away leg vs Roma this week! We hope to be able to bring you all more ticketing opportunities soon as well as next season!