Our St George's News items
VE Day, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 4th May 2020 @ 4:06pm
VE Day
To celebrate VE day, both year 1 and 2 have been busy creating a banner to display outside topsite. We used a stamp to print the flags and handprints to create the doves. See some images below of the children hard at work. Could you create a banner or poster to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE day on the 8th? You can find weekly activities linked to VE day on the 'this week's learning tasks' section on the relevant year group page. Happy VE day! :)
Extreme Reading Challenge Winners, by Mrs Horton
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 11:41am
Thank you to everyone who sent in pictures for the Extreme Reading Challenge. It has been great to see so many pictures of our children reading at home. It was very difficult to choose a winner but we have selected our top 3 who will receive a book voucher via email. Here are their pictures and you can still see all entries on the Extreme Reading Page - https://www.stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk/page/extreme-reading-challenge/67321
Keep on Reading St George's!
Poster competition for children, by Mrs Walters
Date: 28th Apr 2020 @ 11:42am
Wallasey's local councillors have organised a poster competition for children - with lots of fabulous prizes for families.
There are several different categories and the councillors, Ian Lewis, Paul Hayes and Lesley Rennie are hoping to see lots of colourful pictures.
Prizes include meals, vouchers and gifts from local businesses.
More details are n the attached poster so get designing!
Hello from Year 2, by Mrs Price
Date: 26th Apr 2020 @ 7:00pm
Hello from the year 2 team!
Here's a short video to say hello to all our year 2 children while we are working away in the background.
We miss you all but most of all stay safe
Where’s Wally with the KS1 team!, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 25th Apr 2020 @ 10:04am
All the staff in KS1 wanted to create something funny for the children. We have made a Where's Wally, where you have to find 23 staff members from both year 1 & 2. If you refer to your child's class page, you will see the image at the top, or a downloadable image at the bottom of the page (if you really want to zoom in closely). We hope it makes your child laugh, smile and keep them busy this weekend! :)
Take care,
KS1 team
Happy St George's Day Film from Years 3 and 4, by Cassidy
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 9:35am
Happy St George's Day Film from Top Site, by Mrs Bowden-Pickstock
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 7:25pm
Staff team have put together a film to wish you Happy ST George's Day.
#stayingstrong
Foundation 2 new starters, by Mrs Walters
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 4:46pm
Congratulations to everyone who has secured a place in our Foundation 2 stage for September!
We will be writing to you all over the next few weeks to keep you up to date with our plans and procedures.
Due to the current situation we will let you know how we propose to organise transition events as soon as we are able.
We will also be writing to all parents who have applied for a nursery place (F1) over the next few weeks,
There are a few places left in both F1 and F2 if you know people who may be interested.
Extreme Reading Challenge, by Mrs Horton
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 8:59pm
Thank you to everyone that has taken part in the Extreme Reading Challenge. The competition will remain open until Friday so please send any pictures this week to reading@stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk . It is so pleasing to see so many children continuing to read at home. Keep up the good work and keepon reading.
Please check out the photographs we have received aleady by clicking here http://www.stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk/page/extreme-reading-challenge/67321
Year 2 Reaching Out, by Cassidy
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 2:44pm
Well done to our children in Year 2 for their 'forget me not cards' and reaching out to our local community through POTENS a local service that supports adults in our school community. Some of their vistors were photographed with their cards. 
First News - Weekly Newspaper for Children, by Mrs Horton
Date: 6th Apr 2020 @ 1:11pm
First News is a weekly newspaper for children. During school shut down they have very kindly allowed us to upload the weekly newspaper and activities to our school website. Please follow the link below to find our First News page. This will be updated weekly and I am sure many of our children will enjoy reading the newpaper and finding out about current issues.
http://www.stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk/page/first-news-downloads/64559
Year 4 Happy Newsletter!, by Miss Lewis
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 4:11pm
Year 4 have left some of their 'Happy Newsletters' outside topsite at St George's. If you go past their feel free to take one and enoy! :)
Explaining Covid-19 to children, by Mrs Horton
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 2:51pm
Here is a free book explaining Covid-19 and social distancing in a child friendly manner.
https://www.flipsnack.com/CSKidsBooks/what-s-going-on.html
Year 3 Keeping in Touch with the Community, by Cassidy
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 4:35pm
Our year 3 'forget me not' cards were gratefully received by teh staffa nd residents and the Mariner's Park Care Home!
Easter Happiness Posters, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 3:48pm
Easter Happiness Posters
Today the year two children have been busy making Easter posters for the local schools, nurseries, nursing homes etc. Using computers, we copied and pasted images onto a word document and typed out the words 'Happy Easter, From St George's'. We printed these lovely messages off, stuck them onto card and then decorated our posters with Easter pictures that make us feel happy. See our posters below. We hope they make you smile! :)
Showing kindness and thanks, by Mrs Price
Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 2:47pm
We have been thinking about ways that we can help others and show kindness. We have made cards for a local care home to show we care. Also to show we are thankful for those helping others we have made a banner to say thank you.
Can you make a card or picture to show you care?
Visit from Nathan Young - 2A & 2B, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 20th Mar 2020 @ 8:23am
Nathan Young
The children thoroughly enjoyed a visit from our current learning hero, Nathan Young. Nathan is our hero this half term because of his postivitity, resilience and sheer determination to swim, despite him being deaf. Nathan was a pupil at St George's Primary school and now represents Great Britain on the deaf swimming team. He has taken part in the deaflympics in Turkey and has also been to various countries around the world to compete, winning lots of medals. The children have been learning all about him this term and why he is our hero. They were incredibly excited to see a real life hero come in to school. He told them about what it was like growing up and why he took up swimming. He even brought in some items for the children to look at including his bronze medal, swimming caps and swim shorts. The children asked Nathan some excellent questions about his journey, learning even more about him. Well done Nathan! We are proud to call your our learning hero!
Planning and Advice for Parents Regarding Partial Opening of St George's and Closure for Vast Majority of Pupils, by Mrs Walters
Date: 19th Mar 2020 @ 10:20am
Dear families, following last night's government's announcement, we will be in full planning mode today. The uncertainty regarding school closures has caused anxiety for families. What we now know is that from the end of the school day on Friday the 20th March the school will be closed to the majority of pupils. This is an 'indefinite measure'. We have no indication how long this will last for. This measure has been put in place to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) virus. I am meeting with the Senior Leadership Team at 9.30am this morning to look at how we move forwards. Throughout this crisis we have applied the mantra that we act in a 'calm and informed' manner. That will be the case over the next few days. We recognise the pressure this will put on many families. School closures mean self-isolation and social distancing. It is not an extended holiday. We will be trying to ensure that your children are emotionally supported and reassured today. School is a place of safety and familiarity for children. We know that they will be confused and anxious. Message is that we are all ok at St George's. Closing school is a helpful step, so our communities are able to care better for those who are unwell. We will be sending home some resources and ideas to support your child's learning at home. We will be using the year group web pages of the website to ensure that we communicate with you and provide daily learning advice. http://www.stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk/classes If your child is currently off school, we will make the learning packs available on Friday afternoon from the school offices. The government have asked us to remain partially open for the most vulnerable pupils and for the families of key workers. That will include 'wrap around' Dragon Club provision and holiday club provision for children eligible under government guidance. In the spirit of the government's request to support key workers that offer will be open from nursery to year 6. At present we are unclear about the scope of that provision. The government have said that they will be providing clear guidance today on their expectations for schools, what roles 'key workers' will constitute and their plans for feeding free school meals children. As soon as we have this information we will be contacting families with further details about the school offer, who is eligible and how you will register for this. There is no need to contact us before then. As a staff team we are devastated to be closing. We come to work every day to provide the best care and opportunities for your children. Be reassured that we will continue working to ensure that we look after the families at St George's and planning to re-open at the earliest opportunity that we can safely educate and care for your pupils.
6a Science, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 19th Mar 2020 @ 9:53am
Year 6 are enjoying a morning of science today. They are investigating the lengths of shadows and what affects these lengths. Later, they will be using the VR headsets to explore the parts of the eye.
Year 5/6 - ESSA Regional Swimming Championships, by Mrs Horton
Date: 13th Mar 2020 @ 9:13pm
The year 5 and 6 swimming team took part in the ESSA Regional Championships, on Friday 13th March, at Everton Park Sports Centre. All of the swimmers displayed great enthusiasm and supported each other well. Once again, they made St George's very proud. Well done to the swimmers!
Macbeth Performance for year 4, by Mrs Walters
Date: 12th Mar 2020 @ 1:42pm
Children in year 4 enjoyed a special performance of Macbeth this week thanks to actors from MANACTCO.
British science week 2020 - Year two, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 12th Mar 2020 @ 8:06am
Science week 2020
This week, the year two children have enjoyed celebrating British science week. We have been completing activities associated with space. Our main activity, was exploring what plants could (if they had all of the appropriate resources/equipment) grow and survive on space. The children explored various seeds, vegetables and fruit, identifying what they were. Then we discussed how these plants grow and what part of each item we actually eat. Many children were shocked at some of the results. We then had a discussion about what plants would need to grow on space and decided which (if any) would be the best. We will be continuing our science week next week, completing more activities associated to space including: seeing what space looks like using VR, testing how craters are formed etc.
On a final note, there is a KS1 science section on the website if you want to see what we have been learning about this year. Additionally, there are some useful apps on there for your children to play linked to our science topics throughout KS1.
Year 5 Violin Concert Success, by Mrs Walters
Date: 13th Mar 2020 @ 10:02am
Year 5 parents were able to enjoy a fabulous violin concert last week. the children had worked very hard and performed brilliantly.
Miss Jones, year 5 TA took this fantastic photo on the day.
4C Lady Lever Trip, by Miss Lewis
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 2:52pm
We have had a lovely day in the Lady Lever today. We have been exploring artists and creating our own water colour and oil pastel skylines.
World Book Day in 6A, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 6th Mar 2020 @ 2:39pm
Well done to all children who dressed up for World Book Day this year. We had some fantastic characters from a range of book and genres, which really showcased the variety of books read in Year 6. Well done, everybody!
