Year 6: St George's News items

Year 5/6 Girls Football Success, by Mr Knowles

Date: 21st Mar 2024 @ 5:25pm

Last week our Girls Football Team came 3rd place in the finals of an Everton Football Competition. They played outstandingly well and competed admirably. We are really proud  achievements.

Evacuation Day in Year 6!, by Miss Lewis

Date: 19th Mar 2024 @ 8:26am

Last week, Y6 had a great day experiencing life as an evacuee during WW2. Throughout the day, they cooked, sang, made gas mask boxes, played games and completed the 3R's. The children looked absolutely fantastic and had a wonderful time! 

6C’s World Book Day!, by Miss Lewis

Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 2:39pm

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!

 

 

TOPSITE BEGINS WORLD BOOK DAY 2024, by Miss Pickering

Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 9:24am

7th of March 2024

 

WORLD BOOK DAY STARTS WITH A BANG AT TOPSITE. 

From Hogwarts to Captain Underpants topsite is alive with bookish things, its been a fabulous morning so far and its only just begun!

6C Navy Day Workshop, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 28th Feb 2024 @ 12:45pm

6C thoroughly enjoyed their workshop this morning with Paul and Wez from the Royal Navy. They were put through their paces during an energetic drill before building a communication tower meeting specific criteria. What a wonderful Wednesday we have had!

6A Royal Navy Day, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 28th Feb 2024 @ 12:40pm

6A enjoyed an energetic workshop this morning with members of the Royal Navy. Paul and Wez put children through their paces with listening drills before teams were tasked with building communication towers. Children showed outstanding teamwork skills today and would like to thank Paul and Wez for their enthusiasm.

6B Royal Navy workshop, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 28th Feb 2024 @ 10:30am

6B have just enjoyed a fantastic workshop led by Paul and Wez from the Royal Navy. Children practised their listening skills during drills before utilising their teamwork skills to construct a communication tower. The class really worked together to meet the criteria and be successful. We've all really enjoyed the morning and have learnt some valuable facts about working in the Royal Navy. Thank you to Paul and Wez for their time and enthusiasm.

Year 6 Royal Navy Careers Day, by Mrs Taylor

Date: 28th Feb 2024 @ 9:25am

Year 6 have enjoyed an assembly this morning with the Royal Navy. We have learnt about different roles within the Navy and have heard about experiences of serving members. We are looking forward to participating in workshops with Paul and Wez throughout the day.

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!

 

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.

 

Parking Watch at Topsite!, by Miss M Jones

Date: 23rd Nov 2023 @ 9:37am

Topsite's Eco Council were out in full force on Tuesday afternoon! With the help from our Active Travel Officer, Chris Malburn, we created a tally to spot parking that was great and that could be better. We will be hosting another parking watch event next week to gather more data! 

Chris commented, "Many thanks to the pupils from St George’s topsite who joined me to review the parking situation on the roads outside of the school site at the end of the school day. The pupils learned about what parking restrictions mean, and some of the ways they can protect people. We then walked along Claremount Road to survey how well cars were parked, ranking them as “good”, “bad”, and “could be better”. On the whole parking was mostly good, but many pupils had gone home early due to activities going on in school. We will be comparing this to a more usual day in the coming weeks, and reporting back"

 

 

Year 6 Aspirations Afternoon!, by Miss M Jones

Date: 22nd Nov 2023 @ 2:33pm

Thank you to an overwhelming number of Y6 parents who joined the staff for our Y6 Aspirations Afternoon - an opportunity for parents to look at their children's books and discuss targets. It was a mutually-beneficial experience for staff and parents alike.

Also displayed were the beautiful collaborative wire poppies. Each child made a petal showcasing their new-found wire sculpting techniques! 

We very much look forward to upcoming violin concerts, which we will email about in due course.

Year 6 Take Over Chester Zoo!, by Miss M Jones

Date: 22nd Nov 2023 @ 2:14pm

Last week, Year 6 were fortunate enough to visit Chester Zoo to marvel at the wonderous inhabitants and learn about how they have adapted over time. We also read more about the conservation efforts made by Chester Zoo & its supporters to ensure all creatures are cared for safely - especially to those at risk of extinction. Have a look through our pictures of a phenomenal day! 

Chester Zoo 

 

Conservation

 

What can we do to help?

 

Year 5-6 Enrichment Trip to See Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Mr Cassidy

Date: 17th Nov 2023 @ 10:09am

Mr Cassidy and a team of staff had the pleasure of accompanying 40 lucky year 5 and 6 pupils to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical at the Empire Theatre on Wednesday.  Children travelled on the train and had a late school night.

Everybody enjoyed the show (and the free treats).  Mr Cassidy highlighted;

“What a pleasure it was to take our children out, enjoy a fabulous show and be proud of our children’s conduct and maturity.   A huge thank you to the staff for voluntarily giving up their evening to support the children.”

 

 

Violin in Year 6, by Miss M Jones

Date: 15th Nov 2023 @ 1:45pm

Preparations are well underway for our festive violin concert on the 21st December. The children have been demonstrating a real resilience to be proud of. See you there! 

Snack Shack Debut!, by Miss M Jones

Date: 15th Nov 2023 @ 1:39pm

What a wonderful first day the Snack Shack had on Topsite! Our amazing catering team had provided delicious, low sugar snacks to our children (with dairy free/gluten free versions available) at a cost of 50p per item! The Snack Shack was voted in last academic year by Topsite pupils, and is being manned by our School Councillors on a rota. On our first day, we made £58.20!

Topsite Road Safety Week Preparations Begin!, by Miss M Jones

Date: 15th Nov 2023 @ 1:24pm

Yesterday, Chris Malburn came to St. George's to talk all things road safety!

 

Chris is our Active Travel Officer, and he will be helping our Eco Warriors and our school with some very important events around Walk To School week.

He discussed the importance of travelling actively to school and also spoke about the exciting Wheelie Breakfast/Bling Your Ride event happening at Topsite on Tuesday 21st November @  08:15am! More details of this event is in our newsletter, on emails, and pictures below. 

 

We cannot wait to see your blinged rides and feet next Tuesday!! 

Careers Assembly - civil servant and diplomat, by Mrs Coleman

Date: 7th Nov 2023 @ 11:46am

Recently years 5 and 6 had the opportunity of a careers assembly with Chris Hay, civil servant and diplomat. We learned what these job titles mean and the diverse and interesting opportunities there are in these roles. 

  • language learning
  • travel
  • representing the government 
  • living in different places
  • meeting and working with different people (and Palmerston the cat!)
  • Developing UK businesses abroad

 

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Y6 Arrive at Condover, by Mr Nathan

Date: 6th Nov 2023 @ 6:13pm

Light showers; sun shining between bare branches of naked trees; squelchy mud underfoot; rainbows overarching the grounds, welcoming us in with open arms. 

Our first few hours at Condover have been eventful. We've even had children making their own beds with their fresh bed linen.

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.

 

 

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