Our St George's News items
Year 6 Football Success!, by Mr Knowles
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 12:12pm
Success for our Year 6 football team.
Our year 6 boys recently took part in a Tranmere Rovers football competition. They played amazingly well and won their group which means they have got into the finals in a couple of weeks! Well Done to the boys and good luck for the finals!
Year 6 Shakespeare at the Floral Pavilion , by Mrs Horton
Date: 7th Oct 2019 @ 6:19pm
The cast of our year 6 Shakespeare play went to the Floral Pavilion to take place in a workshop and rehearse their performance. They had a great time working with the Shakespeare for Schools team.
National Poetry Day 6A, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 3rd Oct 2019 @ 2:19pm
6A celebrated National Poetry Day by reading ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou. We thought about the meanings behind the poem and then recited it in groups.
6D's Slavery Debate, by Miss Newton
Date: 6th Oct 2019 @ 3:04pm
Taking on different roles, we debated whether slavery should be abolished. Some of us were debating for slavery to be abolished, in the roles of Harriet Tubman and William Wilberforce, and the rest of us were George V and Slave Masters who wanted slavery to remain as it was.
6A Outdoor Reading, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 2nd Oct 2019 @ 3:00pm
6A made the most of the autumn sunshine with some outdoor reading at the end of the day. It was just what was needed after an exciting day of art.
6A Expression Art with Phil Disley, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 2nd Oct 2019 @ 11:56am
6A participated in an art workshop with Phil Disley this morning. Phil is an award-winning local artist and cartoonist, who has illustrated for The Spectator and The Financial Times. Today, the children thoroughly enjoyed learning how to create different expressions and emotions in portraits. Their finished masterpieces are fantastic!
6C artist , by Mrs Bowden-Pickstock
Date: 2nd Oct 2019 @ 8:02am
This week, Year 6 have been lucky enough to experience the artist: Phil Disley. Phil has helped us perfect our portrait sketching and developed our understanding and ability to show expression in our drawings.
We pulled faces at each other to identify how our faces moved for each emotion and expression. Then, we sectioned our faces to ensure we had the correct proportions. Following this, Phil taught us which area to focus on and how to emphasize features to truly demonstrate the expression.
Penguins: part two , by Miss Lewis
Date: 27th Sep 2019 @ 12:57pm
In assembly today, year 3 and 4 were treated to a live performance from our now famous penguins.The children loved hearing about the royal day out and we all felt very proud of them.
Royal visit - videos, by Mrs Walters
Date: 27th Sep 2019 @ 1:29pm
Our fabulous penguins were featured in the Liverpool Echo Live feed yesterday including these brilliant videos.
Credit Liverpool Echo/Olivia Tobin
Mini Police on patrol, by Mrs Walters
Date: 27th Sep 2019 @ 2:52pm
Our Year 5 Mini Police had the opportunity to assist Merseyside Police Travelsafe Team in Operation MOSCA today.
Operation MOSCA aims to educate motorists on the dangers of parking in bus stops and on how this can impact on vulnerable people who use public transport.
The Mini Police traveled around Wirral and identified cars which were parked in bus stops. Drivers were then given the opportunity to receive an on the spot fine or face the Mini Police Mock Court.
Within the Mock Court were 5 Mini Police, a Travelsafe PCSO, a Magistrate and a member of the Disability Support Network.
The St George's Mini Police were very assertive and enabled the motorists to understand the impact of parking in bus stops.
RRS Sir David Attenborough Naming Ceremony - Penguin Parade, by Miss Cummings
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 4:34pm
What an amazing day! 27 children from Year 4 had the opportunity to attend the naming ceremony for the RRS Sir David Attenborough and perform in the Penguin Parade. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in attendance as well as the man himself, David Attenborough. The children performed their penguin dance in the parade and two of our children even got to present flowers to Prince William and Kate. We had a wonderful afternoon and the children should all be really proud of themselves! Look out for us on the news tonight
Royal visit!, by Mrs Walters
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 4:43pm
Our children had a great time today visiting the new RRS Sir David Attenborough and meeting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Here are a few photos from the day and we will be adding more photos and videos over the next few days.
National Fitness Day, by Miss Bennett
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 3:02pm
Thank you to the PE team who organised some great activities for Y3 to take part in to celebrate National Fitness Day. We had great time.
National Fitness Day, by Mr Knowles
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 12:21pm
St George's took part in a National Fitness Day with all children taking part in some sort of exercise throughout the day.
Foundation stage showed their fantastic dance moves by following some Just Dance videos.
Year 1 and 2 showed their resilience in an awesome assault course with Mr Kaitell.
Year 3 and 4 worked extremly hard doing some circuit training activities in the hall.
Year 5 and 6 ran like olympians doing the golden mile.
All of the children had an amazing time and did some brilliant physical activities. Most importantly, they had huge smiles on their faces. Even when they were tired!
Well Done to everyone!
3C Stone Age Day, by Miss Bennett
Date: 26th Sep 2019 @ 8:35am
3C really enjoyed exploring The Stone Age and were lucky enough to have a visit from a Stone Age warrior and visit Forest School.
3B Stone Age Day , by Miss Cummings
Date: 25th Sep 2019 @ 2:08pm
3B have had a fantastic day exploring The Stone Age. To start the day, we visited forest school and made spears, shelters, clay pots and cave paintings. We even made flatbread, which was delicious!! This afternoon, we enjoyed a visit from a local archaeologist, Mr Trevor. The children became archaelogists themselves when they looked closely at artefacts from the Stone Age, which allowed them to discover what it was like to live in this period of history. What an exciting day we have had!
Stone Age Day - 3D, by Miss Mulheirn
Date: 25th Sep 2019 @ 1:13pm
3D had an excellent day exploring The Stone Age. To begin, we enjoyed a visit from Mr Trevor, a local archaeologist. We sorted artefacts into chronological order looking closely at the materials they were made from. During the afternoon, we took a trip to forest school and made clay pots, spears and shelters. We even made flatbread which was delicious! What a wonderful day we had!
3A Stone Age Day, by Miss Bennett
Date: 25th Sep 2019 @ 11:11am
3A have had a brilliant morning working with a Stone Age warrior. They became archaeologists, looking at artefacts from the Stone Age to answer questions about what life was like in that period of history.
Our afternoon involved an exciting trip to forest school and round house at top site. We were able to take part in a range of activities to help us understand what it was like to live in the Stone Age including; making flatbread, creating our own fires, building shelters, making Stone Age tools, designing and making Stone Age style pottery and Stone Age painting.
Year 4 Dental Detectives... thanks to foundation! , by Miss Lewis
Date: 24th Sep 2019 @ 3:56pm
Thank you to foundation for making our play doh so that we could create our own teeth as part of our science topic, Human Digestion. We used mirrors to help us mould and sculpt our teeth and gums. We had lots of scientific messy fun!
6a and 6b Computing Unplugged, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 23rd Sep 2019 @ 2:34pm
6a and 6b enjoyed a fun afternoon of unplugged computing today. They recorded information in various ways and then sorted information using a bubble sort. We will look at how computers do this over the next few weeks.
Roald Dahl Day!, by Miss Lewis
Date: 20th Sep 2019 @ 3:52pm
Last week, Year 3 and 4 celebrated Roald Dahl Day. We were joined by author, Tony Higginson, who worked with each class during the afternoon to create their own characters.
Tennis Stars!, by Mr Knowles
Date: 17th Oct 2019 @ 12:16pm
Some of our super Tennis stars took part in a competition at Thorndale Tennis Club. They played very well and were commended for their sportsmanship and their efforts. They represented the school impeccably and were a credit to St George's. Well done. Wimbledon next?!
Jai has qualified for British Championships, by Mrs Horton
Date: 20th Sep 2019 @ 7:23am
One of our year 6 children, Jai, has qualified to compete in the Gymnastics British Championships. This is a huge achievement and we are all very proud of him.
https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/17908346.eight-wirral-gymnasts-set-sights-british-championships/
Gardening club harvest success!, by Mrs Walters
Date: 19th Sep 2019 @ 2:41pm
The year 4 gardening club had a great time today harvesting last year’s fabulous produce and seeing it prepared and cooked in school!
The children collected pears, runner beans and marrows and presented them to Mrs Molyneux in the school kitchen at lower site.
She was able to turn the pears into a very popular crumble as well making a delicious tray bake from the vegetables.
The fruit harvest was so good that all the children in year 3 and 4 will be able to try a pear tomorrow.
6D's Forest School Adventure, by Miss Newton
Date: 18th Sep 2019 @ 2:35pm
This afternoon 6D have been using our forest school to classify insects. We used classification keys to identify what insect we foud. We then photographed these to explore further back in class. Here are a few examples of our hard work...
