“A parent said, ‘they don’t know how good they are because it’s so natural.’”
“There is a lively atmosphere in the school canteen where excellent food is prepared by friendly staff. ”
“Children attending OLI certainly get a good deal.”
“The IQM targets set and achieved at OLI serve to complement and enhance the inclusive ethos of the school.”
“They work well together and ‘enjoy a laugh.’ This is something that I personally value greatly. A happy staff means happy pupils.”
“I was particularly struck by how older children engage with each other in lessons. As 1 pupil speaks, the class would turn to show interest and display active listening.”
“It was an absolute pleasure to spend a day with staff and children, and I feel inspired and enthused to trial ideas in my own school.”
“Comments from stakeholders’ centre around the school being ‘warm,’ ‘amazing,’ and ‘like home.’ I would fully agree with these quotes. All staff, including cooks, the site manager, learning support, and Governors, clearly articulate the same ethos and enjoy being there. External support staff expressed how this is ‘comfortably the best school they work in.”
“Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School is an exceptionally inclusive school.”
“It was lovely to see the early years children practising self-regulation through peer massage as part of the MISP programme. (Massage in Schools Programme). Clearly, this is embedded as a regular feature, and very young children were showing care and empathy towards their peers.”
“Observation of ZOR in Early Years area showed staff well-deployed to support children unable to fully mix with mainstream, but still receiving entitlement.”
“There is a lot of evidence that staff at OLI are very well trained,”
“Diversity in the curriculum is apparent”
Thank you everyone!
The children enjoyed celebrating Number Day!
Our Year 3 and Year 6 were invited to Hugh Baird college to take part in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths) Expo 2024. What a fantastic time they had! 
We played with puzzles to show numbers, look at numbers and create numbers.
Learning to play the C chord on the ukulele in Music today!
A fabulous effort with Number Day T-shirts and donations. Well done Year 6!
We have been learning about percentages this week in maths and the children have been doing some amazing work!
Year 5 had a fun maths filled day on Friday celebrating number day!
Year 5 were able to sort & filter through their planet databases!
Times table practice this morning in year 3.
In maths today we explored the difference in mathematical language- ‘groups of 4’ and ‘4 equal groups’
Exploring subtraction with our maths partners
This half term we have focused on numbers to 10, looking at addition and subtraction using a range of practical equipment to support us.
On Friday, 29th September we will be taking part in @llpartnership Maths Party Day. The theme this year is “Exploring Maths Through Books.” You can also take part at home by reading a maths themed story with your child or playing a fun maths game!
Practical work in maths yesterday, comparing numbers and saying who had more. #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Our maths partners help us talk maths, think maths and even challenge our maths skills with questions and problems! #numbersto10 #workingtogether @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI @oli_primary
We loved practising our counting to 100 with some songs and movement during Maths Party Day! @csergeant3@oli_primary@DeputyOLI
#olipmaths
Some amazing work in the provision today creative pictures using 2D shapes independently! @mathsnoproblem @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipmaths
Exploring numbers to ten…we counted sets of objects and showed the correct number on the ten frame using counters. @mathsnoproblem @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipmaths
Maths Chatter
llpartnership Maths Party Day
Tomorrow we will be taking part in @llpartnership Maths Party Day. The theme this year is “Exploring Maths Through Books.” You can also take part at home by reading a maths-themed story with your child or playing a fun maths game! @csergeant3@DeputyOLI#olipmaths
Year 3 provision all set up for next week!
Year 3 provision all set up for next week! #olipmaths #olipenglish @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
Number party day
Today we celebrated number party day and throughout school #olipmaths @csergeant3 ⭐️☺️?
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Maths party day!
We really enjoyed maths party day! We played lots of fun games using maths equipment! #olipmaths
Counting in nursery
We have been doing some great counting in @oli_nursery @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipmaths @oli_primary
Singing number rhymes in nursery this week
@oli_nursery have been enjoying singing number rhymes this week. Our favourite has been ‘Five Cheeky Monkeys Swinging in the Tree’ ??????? #olipmusic #olipmaths @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI @oli_primary
Great work in maths today from year 3
Great work in maths today from year 3. We explored the place value of 3 digit numbers and partitioned them into hundreds, tens and ones. #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @mathsnoproblem
Basic skills work
Starting the morning with some basic skills work #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Year 3 maths and English for next week
Sneak peak into year 3 maths and English for next week #olipmath #olipenglish @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
In maths today, year 3 played a game to improve their knowledge of counting in fifties.
In maths today, year 3 played a game to improve their knowledge of counting in fifties. They discovered that knowing the five times tables helps them to count in fifties #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Coming up next week in year 3
Coming up next week in year 3 #olipmaths #olipscience
Year 3 Maths Party day
Year 3 enjoyed listening to stories linked to maths and played bingo which they loved! #olipmaths #mathspartyday @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Year 3 maths Value charts
Year 3 used place value charts to help them find 100 more or 100 less than a given number #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @oli_primary
Year 5 Maths party day!
Year 5 has had a fantastic morning playing maths games in honour of Maths party day! #olipmaths @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
The children have been showing off their maths skills
The children have been showing off their maths skills today in a lesson about place value #olipmaths @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Maths – arithmetic in a Basic Skills session
We are concentrating hard this morning practicing our arithmetic in a Basic Skills session #olipmaths @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Learning a new skill in Maths this morning:
Learning a new skill in Maths this morning: Order of Operations. #olipmaths @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI @mathsnoproblem
Working together to solve problems and complete tasks in the provision
Working together to solve problems and complete tasks in the provision, both indoors and outdoors! A great first few days in Year 1! @EarlyExcellence @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipmaths #olipscience
More fun and learning in our provision
More fun and learning in our provision, Year 1 have settled into their new area so well! @EarlyExcellence @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipenglish #olipmaths
Using connecting straws to make models and explore shapes
Using connecting straws to make models and explore shapes. We had some amazing creations! @EarlyExcellence @mathsnoproblem @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipdt #olipmaths
Exploring numbers to ten…
Exploring numbers to ten…we counted sets of objects and showed the correct number on the ten frame using counters. @mathsnoproblem @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipmaths
Maths – using 2D shapes independently!
Some amazing work in the provision today creative pictures using 2D shapes independently! @mathsnoproblem @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipmaths
We loved practising our counting to 100 with some songs
We loved practising our counting to 100 with some songs and movement during Maths Party Day! @csergeant3@oli_primary@DeputyOLI
#olipmaths
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Our maths partners help us talk maths
Our maths partners help us talk maths, think maths and even challenge our maths skills with questions and problems! #numbersto10 #workingtogether @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI @oli_primary
Practical work in maths yesterday
Practical work in maths yesterday, comparing numbers and saying who had more. #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
Maths Party Day
On Friday, 29th September we will be taking part in @llpartnership Maths Party Day. The theme this year is “Exploring Maths Through Books.” You can also take part at home by reading a maths themed story with your child or playing a fun maths game!
Maths in Year One
This half term we have focused on numbers to 10, looking at addition and subtraction using a range of practical equipment to support us.
Number fun!
In maths today we explored the difference in mathematical language- ‘groups of 4’ and ‘4 equal groups’
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Learning about percentages
We have been learning about percentages this week in maths and the children have been doing some amazing work!
NSPCC Number Day in Year 6
A fabulous effort with Number Day T-shirts and donations. Well done Year 6!
Hugh Baird – STEAM Expo
Our Year 3 and Year 6 were invited to Hugh Baird college to take part in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths) Expo 2024. What a fantastic time they had!
NSPCC Number Day
We continue to be an Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence !🎉🍾🎆
“A parent said, ‘they don’t know how good they are because it’s so natural.’”
“There is a lively atmosphere in the school canteen where excellent food is prepared by friendly staff. ”
“Children attending OLI certainly get a good deal.”
“The IQM targets set and achieved at OLI serve to complement and enhance the inclusive ethos of the school.”
“They work well together and ‘enjoy a laugh.’ This is something that I personally value greatly. A happy staff means happy pupils.”
“I was particularly struck by how older children engage with each other in lessons. As 1 pupil speaks, the class would turn to show interest and display active listening.”
“It was an absolute pleasure to spend a day with staff and children, and I feel inspired and enthused to trial ideas in my own school.”
“Comments from stakeholders’ centre around the school being ‘warm,’ ‘amazing,’ and ‘like home.’ I would fully agree with these quotes. All staff, including cooks, the site manager, learning support, and Governors, clearly articulate the same ethos and enjoy being there. External support staff expressed how this is ‘comfortably the best school they work in.”
“Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School is an exceptionally inclusive school.”
“It was lovely to see the early years children practising self-regulation through peer massage as part of the MISP programme. (Massage in Schools Programme). Clearly, this is embedded as a regular feature, and very young children were showing care and empathy towards their peers.”
“Observation of ZOR in Early Years area showed staff well-deployed to support children unable to fully mix with mainstream, but still receiving entitlement.”
“There is a lot of evidence that staff at OLI are very well trained,”
“Diversity in the curriculum is apparent”
Thank you everyone!
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