Year 1: St George's News items

Oompa-Loompa Doompa-dee-do, our catering team had some great treats for you!, by Mrs Walters

Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 12:11pm

Our fabulous catering team transformed into Oompah-Loompahs at lower site today - with a little hep from Mike TV and a hot dog!

The team provided pupils and staff with hot dogs, Willy Wonka wedges and fizzy lifting drinks followed by Charlie's chocolate cake.

Some lucky pupils also won a prize thanks to a St George's Golden Ticket!

Thank you and well done to everyone who took part!

 

 

Jude Lennon Author visit, by Mrs Mclean

Date: 5th Mar 2024 @ 2:18pm

The children loved the author visit from Jude Lennon, she talked to the children about how she became an author and read some of her stories. It has inspired some children to go and write their own stories. 

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World Book Day Costume Swap Success, by Mrs Walters

Date: 16th Feb 2024 @ 3:48pm

Thank you everyone who brought costumes in to swap at lower site today. Lots of people took away some new outfits to wear on World Book Day.

We will run the swap again after half term so if anyone would like to bring items in they would be very welcome.

F2 Books for Bedtime event., by Miss Birch

Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 9:13am

 

“Being read to provides comfort for children, improving their concentration and focus. Being read to gives children knowledge to understand and talk about the world around them. When children understand what is being read this helps them understand how words, phrases and sentences are put together.” Gov.uk Help for Early Years Providers. 

At St Georges reading is at the heart of our curriculum and all of our children have access to a range of high quality literature. We read a decodable book once a day in our phonic sessions and take one home each Friday alongside a story book for our grown ups to read to us. This week we have enjoyed our 'Books for Bedtime' event when we learnt all about the importance of reading. We come into school in the evening wearing our pyjamas and got cosy under the twinkling fairy lights. We then enjoyed listening to storys with props, puppets and masks. We even have a yummy hot chocolate and biscuit.

 

 

Panto fun for year 6 pupils!, by Mrs Walters

Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 12:00pm

Congratulations to year 6 pupils Bethany and Hollie who appeared in this years Nova Award Winning Crysanthamum's Pantomime - Aladdin!

They are pictured here with Wishie Washie, played by John Sprung-Murphy, a former employee with St George’s Dragon Club!

Festive Fun with Christmas Dinner!, by Mrs Walters

Date: 20th Dec 2023 @ 3:53pm

A huge thank you to our amazing catering team who served hundreds of Christmas lunches to staff and pupils today at lower site!

Tomorrow they do it all again at upper site!

 

Year 1/2 Stem Club Autumn Term, by Mrs Rycroft

Date: 12th Dec 2023 @ 4:29pm

Children in Year 1 and 2 have been taking part in an afterschool STEM club as part of the Crest Award scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to inspire primary school children to explore the world around using short hands on activities. The children have had the opportunity to run their own experiments, ask lots of questions, carry out investigations and most importantly have fun with STEM.

Investigations have included; brilliant bubbles, sneaky shadows, making sand timers, testing waterproof materials, being safe in the dark, choosing the best material for catching sneezes and programming robots. The children will all receive a Crest Award certificate and badge to recognise their participation in the club.

Loving reading at St George's, by Mrs Walters

Date: 23rd Nov 2023 @ 4:12pm

We had lots of bookworms at the Scholastic Book Fair this week!

Families joined us after school each day to buy books and stationary items and the event was a great success.

Thank you to the staff who helped on the nights and to all the parents and carers who came along.

Happy reading!

Food Tasting Fun, by Mrs Walters

Date: 23rd Nov 2023 @ 4:04pm

Thank you to everyone who came along and enjoyed some food samples after school this week.

Families from EYFS to years 5 and 6 were invited into school to try some of the Catering team's delicious food and see what we offer at lunchtimes.

The team was also on hand to answer questions about everything from fussy eaters to allergies.

It all went down very well with lots of positive comments.

 

Year 1 Chester Zoo, by Mrs Stewart

Date: 17th Nov 2023 @ 11:36am

The children in Year 1 were delighted with a day in Chester Zoo on Wednesday. They frolicked with flamingos and leaped with lemurs!

The children looked closely to see the different features of the animals and photographs were taken to use in Science topic on animals next term.

Back at school, the children have discussed their favourite animals and their highlights of their day together in class. 

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Year 1 History, by Mrs Stewart

Date: 17th Nov 2023 @ 10:45am

Throughout Autumn 2 the children in Year 1 will be looking at how play has changed over time. 

We began by looking at timelines, firstly the timeline of our teachers before creating our own.

 

The following week, Mrs Roberts visited us to share her fond memories of her childhood in St George's. She loved playing with her yoyo, whip and top and skipping with her friends in the playground. 

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Throughout the remaining weeks, we will use VR headsets and a selection of artefacts including spinning tops, dolls and toy cars across different eras to consider how play has changed. Year 1 hope this will spark lots of conversation at home about how adults loved to play when they were children.

Flower Show Achievement, by Mrs Walters

Date: 1st Nov 2023 @ 12:09pm

We were very pleased to receive a certificate of achievement for the garden created for the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park this summer.

Congratulations to Miss Jones and Miss Pickering who did amazing work setting up entry in the show.

The garden was based on a journey through Middle Earth and can be seen outside reception at upper site.

 

 

Football teams' fundraiser for damaged defibrillator, by Mrs Walters

Date: 19th Oct 2023 @ 12:49pm

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who donated to this fundraiser. The club has reached the £1,000 target and is now waiting to have the defib machine fitted.

 

A member of our staff team is raising funds to replace a vital defibrillator, which had the battery stolen, leaving it unusable.

John Evans, St George’s Finance and Office Manager, is a football coach with the Cheshire Girls Football League Wirral.  

For the last five years they have had a defibrillator on hand and readily available for anyone to use at Arrowe Park playing fields, where it can be instantly accessed should the need arise.

They were absolutely horrified on Saturday 14th October to discover someone had stolen the battery pack that provides the power in case of emergency use.

The battery can only be accessed by removing the unit from its zipped up case and deliberately releasing it via a catch. The battery pack itself is of no use as it only fits the defibrillator but costs £280 to replace.

John said: “We are truly astonished at the depths someone has plunged to. The thought that someone has been so callous as to prevent the operation of life saving equipment goes beyond all understanding!!

The teams that use the playing fields are now raising funds to replace the defibrillator and add a special case to keep it safer.

If you would like to support them please visit their Gofundme page at:

https://gofund.me/03e0c0aa

Boxing Fundraiser for Autism Together, by Mrs Walters

Date: 13th Oct 2023 @ 1:59pm

One of our parents is fundraising for Autism Together by taking on a White Collar Boxing Match!

Terri Ann Simon, who has children in EYFS, years 1, 3 and 4, will be taking part in the Ultra White Collar Boxing event at Liverpool Olympia on Saturday 9th December.

If you would like to donate to her JustGiving Page you can click on the link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Terri-ann-Simon?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=Terri-ann-Simon&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=f31b62bb895447bdb2c89f5594a7e0ef.

For more information about the event visit:

https://www.liverpoololympia.co.uk/events/ultra-white-collar-boxing-3/

 

Well done to gymnast Gabriella!, by Mrs Walters

Date: 18th Sep 2023 @ 2:50pm

Congratulations to year 6 pupil Gabriella who competed in the British Tumbling Championships in Birmingham at the weekend.

Gabriella took part in the youth category for ages 10-12 and having just turned 10 was placed a fantastic 17th out of 27.

Gabriella, her coaches and her family are very proud - the event was amazing, great fun and she was thrilled to represent Wirral Gymnastics Club in her first British champions competition.

Friends and family were able to support her by watching the live link at home.

Year 1 Forest School In Action, by Ms C Jones

Date: 9th Jul 2023 @ 7:23pm

We were very lucky to have one of our parents capture Forest School in professional photography.  A huge thank you to Sara Swallow photography.

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Year 1 and 2 Trip to Tam O Shanter Farm, by Mrs Cameron-Ivanov

Date: 3rd Jul 2023 @ 11:11am

Children from year 1 and 2 had the opportunity to visit Tam O Shanter Farm on Saturday. We had a great time seeing all of the animals, including alpacas, sheep, goats, pigs and many more! We learnt about what food each animal likes to eat, and even got to feed some of them. We made special snacks for rabbits using cardboard rolls, which help keep their teeth from growing too long. Later on, we had a go at den building in teams. It was great fun! 

Computer Training Success, by Mrs Walters

Date: 27th Jun 2023 @ 11:53am

St George's hosted a successful training session last week for Crumble Controllers.

School staff were joined by teams from other local primary schools and Teach Computing Cheshire and Wirral. 

The company took to Twitter to say a big thank you.

VR fun in year 4, by Mrs Walters

Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 11:15am

Year 4 had a great time using the VR headsets this week to explore the rainforest.

The children used the nunchucks to move around and were able to see all the plants and animals in real life.

Sophia said: 'I enjoyed the VR because it felt like I was in the real world.'

Eliza thought the VR sets were amazing and said: 'You can see lots of different animals, plants and trees and it's really fun.'

 

Wirral Coastal Walk Success, by Mrs Walters

Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 9:45am

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Wirral Coastal Walk on Sunday - and thank you to everyone who sponsored our staff team!

They walked the full 12.5 miles to raise money for our year 4 pupil Daisy Scamp's family. Daisy is currently undergoing extensive treatment for Myeloid Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.   More than £1,000 has been raised on the Go Fund Me page since half term making the total raised more than £5,200.

One of our year 3 teachers, Mrs Kisby, also took part in a  sponsored 100km run throughout May after being challenged by her daughter!

Also thank you to everyone who donated by putting money in the collection buckets last week - we raised a further £250, which is amazing!

If you would like to donate to the Daisy fund please visit: https://gofund.me/6bf02bac

 

Co-op Funding Boost for Sensory Garden, by Mrs Walters

Date: 12th Jun 2023 @ 2:57pm

A huge thank you to the Co-op in Wallasey Village who kindly donated £150 to the PTA from their local community fund.

Store manager Barrie Blythyn presented Mr Nathan and Mrs Roberts with the checque and the money will beused for a sensory garden at upper site.

1D's exploration of Victorian Artefacts, by Mrs Stewart

Date: 26th May 2023 @ 2:49pm

Across Year 1 the children have been discovering what it would have been like to live in Victorian Britain. They have had the opportunity to walk down a Victorian street using VR headsets, explored secondary artefacts such as chamber pots and oil lamps as well as photographs. The children have been captivated by the differences with the lives of the rich and the poor. 

Here are some videos of our children discussing the different artefacts they have been learning about. The children have thoroughly enjoyed this topic and we hope you enjoy hearing all about it. 

 

Year 1 and 2 RNLI Beach Safety Assembly, by Mrs Cameron-Ivanov

Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 2:46pm

Today we had a visit from Andy and Sadie who are beach lifeguards all around the Wirral. We have lots of water surrounding us, because we live on a peninsula which means we have water on 3 sides of our land. These are the River Mersey, River Dee and the Irish Sea.

We learnt that RNLI stands for Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Next year the RNLI is 200 years old! They were founded in 1824, and used to use rowing boats to go out and rescue people, but today they have big boats that are almost unsinkable.

When you see the flag flying outside of a station, that means they’re on duty. They have stations in New Brighton, West Kirby and Hoylake, as well as beach patrols all around our coast. The RNLI have some different flags that they use. The red and yellow flag means it is safe for swimming, the red flag means DANGER and it is not safe to play in the sea. The next flag is black and white which means the area is for surfing and the final flag is orange and says “no inflatables” which means no blow up toys because it’s dangerous and you could get blown out to sea.

We talked about what we should do if we want to go swimming in the sea.

Before we go swimming in the sea, we need to stop and think about where is safe to swim. We should only swim on lifeguarded beaches. Swimming in the sea is very different to swimming in a swimming pool because we don’t know how deep the sea can be, or what dangers are beneath the surface.

It is really important to stay with your family and friends when you’re at the beach, so that you don’t get lost. If you do get lost, you can go to a lifeguard in their red and yellow uniform and they will help you.

We must be prepared when you go to the beach. Remember to take a sun hat, sunglasses, sun cream and water to drink.

If we fall into the water or find ourselves in a rip current, there are some things we can do to help ourselves. We can take deep breaths to stay calm, float in a starfish shape, wave our arm to catch attention and shout help! In a rip current you should try to swim parallel to the shore to get out of it.

We can call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard if we see someone struggling out in the water. We must not go in ourselves to help. The coastguard will know exactly what to do!

The King's Hat Story By Year One, by Ms C Jones

Date: 12th May 2023 @ 2:04pm

The children in year one have been busy creating a wonderful story called 'The King's Hat'. Last week we created our own illustrations for the book. We are so impressed with the children's work, what fantastic writing and illustrations. Well done Year One!

 

Year 1 and Year 2's Coronation Celebration, by Mrs Stewart

Date: 5th May 2023 @ 1:08pm

The children in Year One and Two have had lots of fun celebrating King Charles III's coronation today. We started our day with a parade around the school garden's, waving our flags and cheering! Later, we enjoyed a celebratory picnic in the outdoor classroom. Year 2 went in the hall as the rain came just as our lunchtime began. Typical English weather!

 

We crowned our best dressed King and Queen, who recieved a lovely lego prize for their hard work on their outfits. Thank you for all of your hardwork, it was such a tricky decision to make!

We hope our families enjoy the celebrations this weekend and we look forward to hearing all about it on Tuesday, when we return to school.

 

 

 

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