Year 1 playing circle games independently outside! Taking turns, listening to others and following instructions. @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olippshe
Using connecting straws to make models and explore shapes. We had some amazing creations! @EarlyExcellence @mathsnoproblem @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipdt #olipmaths
Today in Miss Whitaker’s class we used our knowledge of numbers to play higher and lower. The children were fantastic but the boys won by 1 point….as you can see they were very happy!?? @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipmaths
Fun and friendship on a Friday morning! We are enjoying games and taking turns with our friends. @EarlyExcellence @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 #olicommunity
More fun and learning in our provision, Year 1 have settled into their new area so well! @EarlyExcellence @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipenglish #olipmaths
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
For anyone who needs help with their children’s uniforms. All brand new but non-school branded. @TheSandon @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Year 1 have been fabulous writers this week! They have explored and used nouns and adjectives to describe images from our new book ‘ Major Glad, Major Dizzy’. Amazing work ?
Year 1 Chatter
Year 1 have been fabulous writers this week!
Year 1 have been fabulous writers this week! They have explored and used nouns and adjectives to describe images from our new book ‘ Major Glad, Major Dizzy’. Amazing work ?
For anyone who needs help with their children’s uniforms
For anyone who needs help with their children’s uniforms. All brand new but non-school branded. @TheSandon @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
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
Fun and friendship on a Friday morning!
Fun and friendship on a Friday morning! We are enjoying games and taking turns with our friends. @EarlyExcellence @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 #olicommunity
Today in Miss Whitaker’s class we used our knowledge of numbers to play higher and lower
Today in Miss Whitaker’s class we used our knowledge of numbers to play higher and lower. The children were fantastic but the boys won by 1 point….as you can see they were very happy!?? @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #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
Year 1 playing circle games independently outside!
Year 1 playing circle games independently outside! Taking turns, listening to others and following instructions. @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olippshe
We enjoyed our first session of Rugby Tots this morning!
We enjoyed our first session of Rugby Tots this morning! Working on our catching skills and teamwork, we had great fun! @RugbytotsLtd @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olippe
Some fantastic illustrations from our favourite stories
Some fantastic illustrations from our favourite stories, we have some budding artists in Year 1! @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipart
Year 1 birthday today
Having a special birthday today…we love to celebrate at OLI! @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 @beeman1969 #olipcommunity
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
What a lovely afternoon celebrating a birthday with friends…..
What a lovely afternoon celebrating a birthday with friends…..as well as donuts and dancing of course! @csergeant3 @oli_primary
This is what 100% attendance winners look like in Ks1!
This is what 100% attendance winners look like in Ks1!!??? @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
Some small world creations this week…
Some small world creations this week… working together and sharing ideas! @EarlyExcellence @DeputyOLI @csergeant3 #olippshe
How school has changed…
This week we looked at how school has changed since our grandparents where little and then recorded what we had found out. @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #oliphistory
Double celebration..
Double celebration…sibling stars of the week today in Key Stage 1! @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Fabulous vocabulary finders in Year 1 today…
Fabulous vocabulary finders in Year 1 today…. We found the clues to reveal out word of the week! @csergeant3 @oli_primary #olipenglish #olipliteracy
In music today we practised following the beat using different instruments…
In music today we practised following the beat using different instruments…. Fabulous work! #olipmusic
Team games in Rugby Tots this morning!
Great partner work and team games in Rugby Tots this morning! @RugbytotsLtd @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olippe
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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The children were fabulous at exploring vocabulary related to our feeling and emotions today
The children were fabulous at exploring vocabulary related to our feeling and emotions today. They were able to sort a range of vocabulary into the correct zone of regulation! #zonesofregulation #olippshe @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
Year 1 are loving their phonics sessions…
Year 1 are loving their phonics sessions, showing that they can recall and recognise previously taught digraphs! #olipphonics @oli_primary @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
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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
Recognising how we structure and create sentences in Year 1!
Recognising how we structure and create sentences in Year 1! Keep your eyes peeled for our future writing superstars! #olipliteracy #olipenglish @csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
Trying super hard to keep the best with a whole class ensemble…
Trying super hard to keep the best with a whole class ensemble…. Budding musicians! #olipmusic@csergeant3 @oli_primary @DeputyOLI
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We explored what a timeline is in history.
We explored what a timeline is in history. We made a human timeline and linked to our maths in a practical way to show how many years apart things were. #oliphistory @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Exploring the new vocabulary from our example story…
Exploring the new vocabulary from our example story…we matched the vocabulary to the pictures in pairs! #olipenglish @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI
Enjoying coding activities in todays computing session
Enjoying coding activities in todays computing session. @csergeant3 @DeputyOLI #olipcomputing
DT – explored some existing books with moving pictures
Today we explored some existing books with moving pictures and talked about the different ways that the pictures can move. @csergeant3 @csergeant3 #olipdt
Exploring and sharing existing knowledge related to materials in Science this week!
Exploring and sharing existing knowledge related to materials in Science this week! What a fabulous job Year 1 did at sorting objects by material and discussing their choices ? #olipscience
Year 1 have explored some influential black when this morning!
Year 1 have explored some influential black when this morning! They listened to the importance of celebrating black history and shared their understanding ? #oliphistory @csergeant3
Practical work in maths yesterday
Practical work in maths yesterday, comparing numbers and saying who had more. #olipmaths @DeputyOLI @csergeant3
With the changing weather we have been able to spot many signs of Autumn around our school grounds
With the changing weather we have been able to spot many signs of Autumn around our school grounds. We discussed the changes we could see, created a vocabulary bank and recorded on mind maps together #olipscience @oli_primary
PE in Autumn Term
We have had lots of fun focusing on ball skills with the Rugby Tots coaches and gymnastics with Miss Whittaker. The children have learned to work as part of a team, persevere to practice
tricky skills and talk about what they learned using key vocabulary.
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.
Year 1 map work
Exploring different types of maps with our partners and talking about what makes a good map.
International Mother Language Day
We had a lovely afternoon learning to write our names and our birthdays in Chinese as part of our International Mother Language Day celebrations. We enjoyed seeing how all of our names looked!
Children’s Mental Health Week 2024
‘My voice matters’ is the theme of children’s mental health week. Year 1 have been sharing what matters to them this afternoon!
What are you proud of?
Year 1 have been discussing what they are proud of and what it means to be proud!
Internet Safety Day 2024
Internet Safety Day in Year 1. We hope we taught our parents how to stay safe online. Thank you for coming.
Mother Language Day 2024
What a wonderful morning we have had listening to parents and children speak about their mother language and cultural traditions! Thank you so much to our parents for sharing.
Visit to see the Kitty Wilkinson Memorial!
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We love to dance!
To finish our dance sessions linked to the Circus, we used hoops to choreograph a routine. We had to keep contact with the hoop, use different levels and think about the ways we could move our bodies as a team!
We are little chefs!
In DT we have been learning about healthy and unhealthy foods. We have explored our favourite fruits and vegetable and are deciding which ones we would use to make a salad. We have been practicing our chipping skills by using the bridge and claw method. We enjoyed eating all the healthy food that we had chopped up!
Spring 1 highlights!
We enjoyed exploring our vehicle text ‘ Hermelin the Detective Mouse’! We used role play and creative activities to immerse ourselves in the characters from the story.
During Science lessons we learned about the season of Winter and got to explore the snow. Within learning about ‘Animals including Humans’ we labelled parts of our body and used the sense of taste to try a range of sweet, sour, salty and bitter foods!
We have been very busy using ball skills within Rugby Tots sessions and learning about balance during gymnastics too!
We love our computing sessions with Mr Moffat. We can use algorithms to complete a range of apps and games independently.
Arabic and Polish Interpreter Workshops with ASD Team.
Hello,
The Liverpool City Council ASD Training team are facilitating a social communication and social behaviour workshop with an interpreter.
Targeted at Arabic and Polish families whose children are awaiting an assessment for autism or have an autism diagnosis.
Can you please share with the appropriate families.
Please see the attachments for booking details and venue, dates.
There are limited places.
Mother Language Day
It was wonderful to listen to, learn about and share the experiences of the many others cultures children within our class experience with their family. We were able to learn about differences within traditional dress, language and the types of food that are made and eaten. We all enjoyed trying the variety of foods a very kind parent had cooked for us, it was delicious!
Science week!
Year 1 have been learning all about animals including humans within their Science lessons so decided to keep this going during Science Week. The children explored how they could categorize animals by their features and talk about why they needed these features.
The children then created their own animals and could talk about how the features of it allowed it to be adapted for a specific habitat!
Fundraising for sports equipment with Paralympian Michael Churm
Thank you so much to everyone for their support and donations towards our sponsored event with Michael Churm. The children had an amazing morning training with the Paralympian and raising lots of money for new school sports equipment! Well done to everybody involved!
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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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Looking forward to the Easter Bunny arriving.
Early Years are looking forward to The Easter Bunny arriving and are preparing to make him feel very welcome .
Mother’s Day 2025
Thankyou to our families that came to celebrate with us. It was wonderful to see so many of you enjoying this special time with your children!
Music Spring 2
Playing games, listening, body percussion and actual percussion…Just some of the ways we explore how music is sounds, how it changes tempo and beat and also how we can create our own!
Dance Spring 2
We have loved exploring dynamics, levels, actions and expression during our dance sessions. We have been able to follow, create and perform movement in counts of eight to create a piece of choreography based on our class text ‘Where the Wild Things are.’
IMG_9402 click to see us counting in a set of 8
We performed with confidence to our friends!
Click below to see our travelling sequence
Click below to see an example of using levels
Click below to see an example of us using dynamics
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The Last Supper
Today we re-enacted the scripture to gain a deeper understanding and put ourselves in the disciples shoes.
Palm Sunday Assembly and The Big Lent Walk!
Today we started out journey through Holy Week by joining in with the Palm Sunday assembly. We listened, sang and shared out understanding of this scripture.
We ended the day with our Big Lent Walk. Thankyou to all our families who joined us and donated.
Easter Bonnet Parade!
We loved the effort everyone went to today. Everyone’s Easter bonnet was fabulous and unique. We loved showing them off to the other year groups!
DT exploring fruit
In our DT lesson we explored a range of different fruits, observing what they look like and how fruits have seeds. We worked in our groups to sort foods into groups, fruit and not fruit following our observations.
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Computing lesson exploring Paintz app
We explored the Paintz app in our lesson and used some of the tools to create different pictures using our new skills!
Preparing fruits and vegetables!
We practised our cutting and juicing skills with a range of fruits and vegetables this week. Some fantastic knowledge and listening to instructions when having a go safely and supporting each other!
Understanding the cycle of seed to plant!
The children showed off their learning by sequencing a set of pictures in order to show the correct steps that happen once a seed has been planted. We recreated this with our bodies practically too!
Fielding skills!
Year 1 are beginning to master the art of throwing with accuracy to aim for a specific target 👏
Sports day 2025!
Thank you to all our families for cheering the children on throughout their sporting events. Everyone showed amazing effort, team work and sportsmanship!
Kitty Wilkinson memorial
To complete our learning about the local significant person ‘Kitty Wilkinson’, we walked to Everton Park to visit her memorial bench. We shared and discussed the reasons she is significant and explored other ways people may remember her too!
Let’s make Smoothies!
The children explored fruits, tasted fruits and prepared fruits before they finally decided on a smoothie recipe of their choice!
Chopping, juicing and blending with support to get the final product. I think everyone was happy with their smoothie….
Disconnect to reconnect Day!
Today we decided to switch off all our electrical devices in school and spend the day reconnecting with each other, without the need for electricity! This was a day to think about saving energy and helping our planet.
we started the day by classes becoming reading buddies across school and supporting each other with reading.
Break time involved classes playing together from different Key Stages!
Lunch time involved classes having grab bags outside as no electrical equipment could be used in the kitchen. We had grab bags and ate outside with our friends.
During the afternoon we all joined together and made a whole school chain to show us all reconnecting to each other!
Careers and Aspirations Week
We had a visit from a Flight Attendant who shared with us lots of information about her job. She shared some videos of what it is like to work on a plane and told us all about her job, helping people, looking after them and keeping them safe when flying.
Year 1 we’re very lucky to have a visit from a musician! We found out all about the skills you need to become a musician, listening to the wonderful guitar music and sang some songs together.
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Year 4 Aspirations and Careers Week.
Today Year 4 welcomed 2 midwives into school to talk about their careers and how they perform their daily jobs. We were so interested in how they learnt how to be mid wives and how they helped mums and deliver their babies.
Thank you so much Jen & Imogen.
Careers & Aspirations Week
We welcomed parents and friends from all over the school to talk to us about a variety of careers. We listened very carefully to Mr Lawler who is a Personal Advisor. We enjoyed learning about how we can support our communities and train to also be a PA. Thank you Kenny !
Year 4 learn the recovery position.
Today Year 4 looked at how to complete the recovery position to help save other people’s lives. We had a turn with our friends. We remembered to check if the person could respond and then ask someone else to call an ambulance whilst we attempt the recovery position.
Year 1 visit to Everton Nature Garden
Year 1 had a fabulous morning exploring Everton Nature Garden! We made nature bracelets, planted seeds, made bird feeders and got to prepare and enjoy some yummy halloumi and vegetable wraps. It was great fun being outdoors despite the rain!
The Summer HAF programme starts on the 21st July and there are lots of great activities happening over the school holidays.
Children and young people, from reception to age 16, who are eligible for benefits related free school meals, will be able to access hundreds of activities throughout the Summer holidays including specific provision available for children with SEND or additional needs, all at no cost. There’s a great range of activities across the city including cultural storytelling, pamper sessions, sewing, trips out, dance, mindfulness, swimming, football, board games, water sports, skateboarding, cycling, gymnastics, nature walks and dodgeball to name but a few! A meal is included for every child attending.
There is a central booking system to make it easier for you to find and book the activities. You can find out where your nearest scheme is by clicking on this link https://eequ.org/liverpoolhaf or by using the QR code which will take you to the Liverpool HAF page and the easy to fill in booking system. You can search by age, provider or date. There is a handy booking help video here – How to make a booking
Mrs Sergeant was recognised, by the Archbishop, for her 36 years of service to Catholic education. Many congratulations!
PE in Year 1
A fabulous start to our PE topic ‘fundamentals’ this week. Focusing on basic movement skills that are key in many sporting events, we began with jumping!
Counting to 10!
Year 1 have been absolute superstars at exploring, making, talking about and ordering number to 10!
Computing in Year1!
With the help of Mr Moffat, we explored how to log in to Mac books and navigate the page to the correct website. We played games that allowed us to practise our dropping and dragging skills effectively.
Year 1 RE
Used our Golden box to explore the beginning of the Nicene Creed. We shared our thoughts and opinions about how this relates to the story of Creation.
Exploring Mechanisms
Our first DT topic is all about mechanisms, specifically a slider mechanism. We explored what a mechanism is and the vocabulary related to this and then sorted a range of mechanism into two groups, sliders or not!
Vehicle text -Old Bear
We used pictures and objects to find out clues about our new text. We then learnt about adjectives and nouns and used these to describe settings and characters n the story.
DOTS in Year 1
With the support of Mrs Beattie, we are learning to be mindful about ourselves, our surroundings and each other. During Dots we focus on different aspects of mindfulness each week.
The Live Simply Award-World Peace Day
This week we have been focusing on how we can encourage peace in the world around us. Key Stage One then wrote promises about how they would encourage peace and we placed them on our Peace tree in the school office.
Key Stage Two, thought about Wars going on in the world and how we need to pray for all people involved. We wrote prayers that will be shared with families, we have also made prayers to be handed out in our local Church.
EYFS thought about peace and made handprints praying for peace in the world.
Making a mechanism!
Continuing from our lesson that explored mechanisms, specifically a slider mechanism, we had a go at making our own. We reflected on a range of techniques to make the slider but all found the fold and snip technique the most efficient! Fabulous creations from all children 👍
Reading for pleasure and daily book vote
We have a big focus on reading in Year One and every day make time to read for pleasure. We love sharing stories with our friends! Every day we have a book vote and decide on a story to share with the class too!
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Exploring materials in our outdoor area -Science
Today we went outdoors and using our observational skills to find objects made of different materials. We recorded how many we found and talked about why we saw more metal and wood than paper and fabric objects.
The OLI Pumpkin Patch 2025
This years Pumpkin Patch was as fabulous as always. We would like to thank our families for being so creative and supporting your child in making such amazing Pumpkins 🎃
The Eco council
Today the Eco council worked with ‘Food for Thought’ within our school grounds. They supported us with our school allotments and helped us to tidy them up and find any produce that was ready.
They will be supporting us over the next few weeks to establish our school greenhouse and help to get it ready for children to use throughout the school.
Football!
Year 1 loved showing off their control, speed and team spirit during our new football sessions with coach Keiran
Music with Mrs Naylor
Our first session of music today supported us in understanding how to listen to and move to the beat. Year 1 loved moving their bodies in different ways and at different speeds.
Exploring absorbency in Science!
we completed a fair test by comparing 3 different materials. We ensured we used the same about of water and timed each material for 1 minute. We came to the conclusion that sponge was the most absorbent material.
DOTS
year 1 enjoyed exploring sound this week. It has been wonderful to see our children flourish within their listening, attention, understanding and sharing during each Dots session 👍
