Our St George's News items
Year 2 - British Science Week, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 3:49pm
The year two's have had a great week celebrating science week. They have enjoyed using the iPad's to research food chains and read science books to help them sort images of animal food chains. Additionally, they have loved finding out about different scientists and drawing a scientist, recognizing that anybody can be a scientist. One of the best parts, was our science ambassadors bravely stepping up in front of their class, to teach the other children about different innovations throughout the year. Well done science ambassadors!
5B Art Exploras!, by Mrs Coleman
Date: 15th Mar 2023 @ 5:10pm
Today 5B had the fantastic opportunity to visit the Art Explora bus at Wallasey town hall. The theme was Radical Landscapes and we were able to see incredible works of art from the Tate by artists such as JWM Turner and Barbara Hepworth. Then we used this inspiration to create landscapes of our own.
Year 4 Geographers, by Miss Berry
Date: 14th Mar 2023 @ 2:13pm
Year 4 have been using an exciting new programme to help them explore their new geography topic : earthquakes.
They have explored tectonic plates on a map of the earth, taken a close look at how earthquakes occur, and investigated a virtual city affected by an earthquake.
We can't wait to see where else our geography takes us!
Year 1 and 2 Oracy Showcase - Human Rights, by Mrs Cameron-Ivanov
Date: 14th Mar 2023 @ 10:53am
Over the last couple of weeks, year 1 and 2 have been learning about Human Rights. We know that these are rights that everyone has, just for being human.
Each year group chose a human right to focus on. Year 1 did "Everyone has the right to a job", and wrote poems called "When I Grow Up", a line in their poems said "I'll work and learn until it's my turn, to find the right job for me"
Year 2 did "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure". Their poems had the title "If I were in charge of the World" and listed all the things we'd like to get rid of, and all the games and leisure we would like to have more of.
Within our classes, we put together a poem based on our chosen right, we then rehearsed and performed them in our classes and had a vote for the group that demonstrated the best oracy skills. We focused on physical oracy: taking clearly, gesture and posture, speed and volume of talk and expression in our voices.
The chosen groups from each class then performed their poem in front of all of year 1 and 2 in the hall for our Oracy Showcase. We invited some year 3 children to come and judge our showcase, and they gave each group excellent feedback based on our oracy framework.
Each group worked really hard on their performance and we could tell they had been practising.
The winning class for year 2 was 2A, and the winning class for year 1 was 1C. They will be taking part in a school wide oracy showcase, with children from F2 to 6, and will perform their poems at our local church.
Wallasey Schools' Tag Rugby Festival, by Mr Thomas
Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 1:29pm
Well done to the team of Year 1 and 2 children for attending a Wallasey Schools’ Tag Rugby festival at Liscard Primary School.
At the festival, the team refined and improved their passing, receiving and dodging skills. Well done to all of the children!
Year 3&4 Bowling Competition, by Mr Thomas
Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 1:27pm
A group of children from Years 3 and 4 represented St George’s at a recent Wirral Ten Pin Bowling competition at Riverside Bowl, New Brighton.
Thank you to Wirral School Games and Panathlon Challenge for organising this event. The children had a fantastic time!
Well done to all of the children for their fantastic bowling throughout the competition.
Year 5&6 Girls' Football Success, by Mr Thomas
Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 1:25pm
On International Women’s Day, St George’s sent a group of Year 5/6 footballers to a Wirral Schools' football event. It was the first time many of the team had played in a competive event before, but you certainly couldn't tell!
The team played brilliantly and as you can see by the pictures, enjoyed representing St George’s playing with enthusiasm and positivity throughout the afternoon.
Well done to all of the team!
Year 1/2 Football Festival at Activity for All, by Mr Thomas
Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 1:22pm
A team of children from Years 1 and 2 visited Activity for All and took part in a Football Festival. Across the morning, they took part in a carousel of 3 football-based activities.
Well done to all of team for demonstrating their skills and for playing with a fantastic attitude!
Year 4 - Sculpting with Paper, by Miss Mulheirn
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 3:50pm
Year 4 started their new art unit last week, exploring how artists use paper as a sculpting material. They loved investigating the work of Mia Pearlman, Andreas Kocks, Peter Callesen and Lauren Clay. This week, they learnt various paper sculpting techniques which they will combine in future lessons when making sculptures of portraits. Here are lots of photos!
Data Logging in Year 4 ??, by Miss Berry
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 9:39am
Year 4 had an amazing time today using data loggers to record three variables in the classroom and create graphs of the information the equipment collected.
They tried recording data manually and found out just how tricky it would have been before we had technology! After this, they chose a location to set their data loggers up in the classroom so it could record sound ? light ? and temperature ? for them automatically.
Once their data had been collected, they analysed their data to explain why there were changes in the graphs that were produced.
A huge thank you to Gemma from Hi-Impact!
Materials investigation, by Mrs Dures
Date: 7th Mar 2023 @ 4:28pm
In today's science lesson, the children of 5A came up with an investigation to test the best material for absorbing water. The children worked in groups to decide on their key questions, then they chose the variables they would change, looked at keeping it a fair test and how they would measure it. The children then chose the materials they wanted to test and carried out the investigation independently.
I was so impressed with the childrens scientifc vocabulary and their investigation skills.
Well done 5A as ever.
Shakespeare Dress Rehearsal, by Mrs Roberts
Date: 6th Mar 2023 @ 2:38pm
This afternoon Years 5 and 6 had a brilliant treat: we were fortunate to watch the dress rehearsal of the upcoming Hamlet play. Our Year 6 actors performed fantastically. They were clear and confident in their delivery. True thespians! Well done all!
Author Visit - Gillian Seale, by Mrs Horton
Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 2:29pm
We were delighted to have a visit from Gillian Seale to help us to celebrate World Book Day. Gillian talked to the children in years 1-4 about how she became inspired to write stories that support families. She also impressed us with her amazing watercolour paintings. She talked about what motivates her as a writer and how she has overcome challenges along the way. Her book 'Postpixie Missing in Action' is available to purchase through Parent Pay.
Gillian also spent some time talking to our reading ambassadors. She was very impressed with how motivated our reading ambassadors are and their knowledge of different books and authors.
You can find out more about Gillian and the work that she does for bereaved families at her website: https://tailoredyarn.com/
World Book Day has been a great success on lower site. Every classroom has been full of book talk. Please see the year group news stories to see the pictures of the chidren having fun questioning each other about their mystery books.
Year 6 celebrate World Book Day, by Mrs Roberts
Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 1:29pm
Yesterday, year 6 had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day. This year, instead of dressing up, children were invited to bring in their favourite books alongside clues. The other children in thier class then had to guess the title of that book based on the prompts. There were some absolutely brilliant clues, which made it tricky to guess the books. Mrs Roberts was very impressed with some of her class' recommendations; she has even added some new books to her wish list!
In the afternoon, we were lucky enough to be joined author Rob Keeley. Rob has written a number of award-winning children's books and has also been involved in stage comedy. Rob explained his writing process - from the initial manuscript to deciding on illustrations for the front cover. Some children then bought one his books to read at home.
Year 4 Start Ukulele lessons, by Mrs Palmi
Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 10:43am
It was fantastic to start our ukulele lessons at top site today. ?
We learnt the names of the different parts of the ukulele and a catchy song to help us remember them. ??
Dragon Club Craft Creations: February, by Mr Smith
Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 10:21am
Here is our portfolio of some of the craft the children have been making from EYFS to Year 4
Y2 Reading Ambassadors celebrating World Book Day, by Mrs Rycroft
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 9:15pm
Year 2 had a special assembly today presented by author Gillian Seale. Gillian told us all about the books she had written, her work illustrating them and talked to us about being an author. After the event, the Reading Ambassadors had the opportunity to meet with Gillian and ask her lots of questions about her career, the books she has written, her inspiration and most importantly her favourite books. They also told her all about their roles as Reading Ambassadors and how they work hard to promote a love of reading in their classes. Storytime Ted got a special mention too. Gillian was very impressed with the wonderful, creative ideas of all of our St George's children.
Year 3 Celebrate World Book Day!, by Mr Thomas
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 5:27pm
Year 3 have had wonderful time today sharing their favourite books as part of World Book Day.
The children each brought in a prop so that their friends could guess their favourite book- some were even wrapped up to add to the surprise. Each class shared and discussed a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, biographies and poetry.
Throughout the day, each class were also fortunate enough to meet our visiting author, Gillian Seale. The children were able to ask lots of questions and were inspired by her writing and illustrations.
She has kindly left us some copies of her most recent book Post Pixie Missing in Action. Children can order them on Parent Pay for £5.
Year 5 Celebrate World Book Day, by Mr Knowles
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 3:29pm
We have had a great day today celebrating our love of books and reading. We have had fun revealing our mystery books using our props and also had a lovely visit from Rob Keeley (local author) this afternoon!
LIVE NEWS REPORTS IN YEAR 4 ??, by Miss Hughes
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 3:02pm
What a fantastic opportunity for our children this week. All our year 4 children had the opportunity to work with Mr Grey this week and create their own news report using green screen.
The children not only wrote their own scripts, but also directed and edited their final cuts.
Find our breaking news reports on our Google classroom ? ?
Year 4 celebrate World Book Day ??, by Mrs Palmi
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 1:52pm
We have had a fabulous day sharing our favourite books, being introduced to new books and even meeting an author! ?
This morning, we used our talk detectives ? to ask questions about everyone's props. This gave us clues as to what their book may be. It was great fun finding out new things about new texts and even more fun revealing the books that were all wrapped up. ?
We met author Gillian Steele this afternoon and found out lots of interesting tips for story writing.
Thank you Gillian !
6A Celebrates World Book Day!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 10:53am
6A are having a wonderful time so far sharing their favourite stories as part of World Book Day. The theme of this year's World Book Day is 'We Are Readers'. St. George's decided to hold a Guess The Book challenge.
Every one of us brought in a book to discuss - some were even wrapped up and we were given hints to try and decipher which book had been chosen! A few of us even brought props in as further clues!
What a total pleasure it was to see such a wide range of books. We were spoilt for choice with fiction, non-fiction, biographies, poetry books and manga - every genre you could possibly imagine!
This afternoon, we are really fortunate to be meeting our visiting author, Rob Keeley, the author of the award-winning Spirits series!
School Council Visit Houses of Parliament, by Mr Nathan
Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 5:17pm
The School Council experienced an amazing tour of the Houses of Parliament. During this trip they went to the House of Lords and went into the debating room – they were not able to sit down because it would be seen as a sign of disrespect to the MPs!
In the House of Lords they stood above the room where Guy Fawkes was found with gunpowder.
In addition, the children thoroughly enjoyed a ‘Laws and Debating’ workshop, where they learnt how a bill passes through Parliament.
This will be a trip they do not forget in a hurry! Truly extraordinary memories...
School Council Arrive in London, by Mr Nathan
Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 12:29pm
The School Council arrived safely in London before midday and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience of the London Underground, some sightseeing, followed by a visit of The Shard. The Shard enjoys some of the most lavish and exquisite views of London and the children enjoyed every moment of it. Mr Cassidy even managed time to include himself in a couple of selfies! Next stop… The Houses of Parliament.
School Council, London Bound, by Mr Nathan
Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 8:27am
Our Top Site School Council (and a couple of Eco Council) representatives are navigating their way to London today and are eagerly anticipating the momentous opportunity to step inside the Houses of Parliament. The children – alongside Mr Cassidy, Mrs Roberts, Miss Pickering and Miss Jones – left Wallasey early this morning and are safely enroute to their destination. The children are buzzing with anticipation and excitement.
Watch this space for further updates throughout the day!
