Foundation 2: 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.

 

 

F2 Trip to Imagine That!, by Miss Jones

Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 10:05am

"When children begin to understand their personal experiences, through interaction with adults and other children, they begin to make sense of  the world" Gov.uk Help for Early Providers.

As part of our ongoing commitment to personal experiences at St Georges, Foundation 2 embarked on a trip to 'Imagine That' in Liverpool. The children engaged in a wide range of activities; taking on different roles in the role play village, painting fridge magnets in the Art room and creating their own snow and slime in the Science Area! The children had so much fun with their class friends and our parent volunteers.

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.

 

Foundation stage Open Day!, by Miss Jones

Date: 21st Nov 2023 @ 10:51am

What a wonderfully successful Open Day we had on Saturday with over 150 adults and children visiting our Early Years building! They enjoyed a guided tour around the building having all their questions answered about Foundation 1 and Foundation 2. The children had the opportunity to play in the provision and classrooms and then try out some of the tasty options from our weekly lunch menu from our fabulous catering team! Well done to everyone involved!

We look forward to welcoming new families to the St George's family next year!

 

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Outdoor Fun for Foundation 2!, by Mrs Walters

Date: 8th Nov 2023 @ 8:11am

Foundation 2 have enjoyed learning in the outdoor environment this week.

We have been to forest school, taking part in scavenger hunts and learning how to stay safe in forest school. We also enjoyed lots of outdoor activities in our outdoor areas.

From leaf printing and mark making to big construction and physical play. We've had so much fun!

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.

F2 fun at the art gallery, by Mrs Walters

Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 10:02am

Some of our Foundation 2 children took part in a trip to the Lady Lever Art Gallery on Saturday.

They loved exploring the gallery, creating observational drawings and completing a scavenger hunt before finishing the trip by visiting Bear Hunt books and choosing a story to enjoy at home! 

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.

Molly's Fabulous Fundraising Bid, by Mrs Walters

Date: 4th May 2023 @ 10:40am

One of our fabulous year 6 children is raising funds for Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie through Swimathon 2023. 

Molly's grandad is currently going through chemotherapy and her family, and St George's, are very proud of her and hope she reaches her £1,500 target.

If you would like to sponsor her please follow the Just Giving link below.

Molly's Just Giving Page

F2-Year 6 Oracy Showcase, by Mrs Cameron-Ivanov

Date: 31st Mar 2023 @ 9:57am

Throughout this half term, children across all year groups have been learning about what human rights are and why we have them. Put simply, we now know that human rights are rights that everyone has, just for being human.

Each year group chose a human right to focus on and then put together an oracy based performance linked to their chosen right.

F2 have been reading Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson. In the story the animals discover that their lives are better when they work together. They linked this to the right of “Everyone has the right to a safe place to live”.

Year 1 created poems about jobs and how we all have the right to have a job. They looked at different jobs and the children discussed what they might want to be when they grow up.

Year 2 created a poem called “If I were in charge of the World”. This was linked this to the human right of “everyone has the right to leisure and play”. They thought about all the things
they could get rid of, so that everyone could have more time for the things they enjoy doing.

Year 3 worked together to create a poem all about children’s human rights. They were fortunate enough to perform their poem at a recent Y3/4 Wirral Schools Poetry Festival at
Park Primary School where they came 2nd place out of 7 schools. They even incorporated their drumming skills into their performance.

Year 4 also worked together to understand and explain how we have the right to think and voice our opinions freely. They worked in small groups to create short drama performance to show different examples of how people can think and voice their opinions freely.

Year 5’s focus has been on the right to an education. They began by looking at three verse poems and annotated patterns within them and how the verses varied between each one.
From here, they wrote a first draft of their own poems before editing and refining them to create a final piece, all the time reflecting on the meaning of their human right.

In Year 6, they focused on the right to seek asylum. They wanted their speeches to be emotive and thought provoking, so started by researching statistics and facts about asylum
seekers across the globe. They then began writing speeches to inform people about the horrific conditions some refugees and asylum seekers are facing in our current climate. After
watching some famous speeches, such as Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech, they practised presenting their speeches to engage and inform an audience.

All year groups worked hard looking at the different strands of oracy: physical, cognitive, linguistic and social and emotional, and used these to enhance their performances.

A big well done to everyone who took part, and congratulations to those children who got to the final of our oracy showcase and performed at Holy Apostles and and Martyr's Parish Church. It was a pleasure to see all of the children perform for their grown ups and I think everyone would agree that the standards of oracy were high. 

Thank you to Holy Apostles and and Martyr's Parish Church for hosting our oracy showcase, and to all the staff that made the event possible. 

Please take some time to watch the performances and have a look at the photographs below.

Spring Term OGDEN Trust Newsletter, by Mr Cassidy

Date: 14th Feb 2023 @ 8:27am

This term's OGDEN Triust newsletter can be read by clicking on the attached document.  We are delighted to be leading such a stong, dynamic partnership to promote Science ediucation in Wirral schools.

 

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Football fun with an England legend, by Mrs Walters

Date: 14th Feb 2023 @ 11:29am

One of our year 3 pupils had an amazing time a few weeks ago after he and his dad entered a competition in September to win tickets to Quatar for the world cup final. The runner ups won the chance to play alongside an England legend.
 
Parker had a fantastic time training with Emile Heskey and met some of the England trainers. He also had the opportunity to tour the training pitches and use the hydrotherapy pools in the facility. 
 
He came home with a signed England shirt which he will treasure. 

Pantomime Success!, by Mrs Walters

Date: 10th Jan 2023 @ 11:09am

Congratulations to three of our fabulous upper site pupils who took part in the very successful Chrysanthemums' Pantomime at the Floral Pavilion last week.

Bethany (Year 5) Madison (Year 6) and Hollie (Year 5) were part of seven amazing performances of Red Riding Hood. Well done to them all!

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