Year 5: St George's News items
Valentines’ Day, by Mrs Walters
Date: 14th Feb 2019 @ 11:40am
Valentines’ Day came to the St George’s kitchen today with heart shaped biscuits and cakes plus pink meringues and milkshakes at both sites.
Our fabulous catering manager Mrs Molyneux even decorated the Dragon’s Diner at lower site.
Year 5 and 6 swimming gala success, by Mrs Walters
Date: 12th Feb 2019 @ 11:38am
Congratulations to our amazing year 5 and 6 children who won the Wallasey Cluster swimming gala today at Woodchurch Leisure Centre.
Eight of our children took part in the competition against four other schools - Liscard, Greenleas, New Brighton and St Peter’s and Paul’s.
We were thrilled with their behaviour and their team work and are very proud of them all!
NSPCC assembly, by Mrs Dunne
Date: 7th Feb 2019 @ 1:44pm
We had some visitors from the NSPCC in today for a ‘Speak Out, Stay Safe’ assembly. They will be back in next week to lead some workshops with each class.
Quorn visit for lower site, by Mrs Walters
Date: 16th Jan 2019 @ 1:54pm
Children at lower site were able to enjoy some new vegetarian flavours thanks to a visit from Quorn today.
The children and staff were able to try samples of a pasta dish, a Quorn mince and vegetable meal, fish-less fingers and wraps.
The visit was aimed at encouraging children to try new flavours for future meat free Monday meals and enjoy some plant based food.
Children at upper site will hopefully have a Quorn visit soon.
Road Safety Week , by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 25th Nov 2018 @ 10:56am
Road Safety Week
Throughout the week, children at St George’s have been recognising and celebrating road safety week. The focus of road safety week this year was bike safety and how children can stay safe on the roads, especially when riding their bikes. Each class has done some work around bike safety, understanding what is essential when riding bikes: wearing helmets, wearing sensible shoes, having a reflector on the bike, ensuring the bike is the right size etc. Children in foundation stage designed and coloured their own bike to celebrate road safety week. Children in years 1 and 2 investigated what materials would be best to make a bike helmet, discussing how a helmet is strong and sturdy to protect us on the road. Children in years 3 and 4 designed their own reflector which would be suitable to use when riding a bike. They also discussed the importance of reflectors when riding a bike. Children in years 5 and 6 designed and made their own moving vehicle, looking at how bikes move safely. To finish all of the fantastic work the children completed around road safety, we celebrated with a road safety breakfast. Children enjoyed a pastry and drink of juice before school. Well done to all children for participating and working so hard throughout the week. The children are all experts at road safety! Here are some pictures of our road safety breakfast:
Polar Explorer!, by Mrs Kingsley
Date: 21st Nov 2018 @ 5:08pm
This afternoon, KS2 had some very exciting visitors! Our Polar ambassadors came into school and delivered an exciting assembly telling us all about the Polar Explorers Project. We look forward to continuing our Polar explorations. Here are some photos of the Y3 & 4 assembly
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Year 5 and 6 Celebrate Children in Need 2018, by Miss Newton
Date: 16th Nov 2018 @ 1:27pm
Thank you to all the children (and staff) who have dressed up to celebrate Children in Need. We have t-shirts, ears and even some socks!
Year 5 Tag Rugby, by Mr Knowles
Date: 15th Nov 2018 @ 4:42pm
Our Year 5 Tag Rugby team have been to Birkenhead School to take part in a Tag Rugby festival. The team conducted themselves brilliantly and gave it their best shot. Well done!!
Poppy Pebbles for Remembrance Day, by Mrs Walters
Date: 9th Nov 2018 @ 1:14pm
To mark 100 years since the end of the First World War the children have been painting poppies onto pebbles to create a commemoratice garden at lower site.
Mrs Senior created the pebble garden this morning and added a beautiful wreath to the centre with some of the children.
Each year group has been learning about Remembrance Day and we are very grateful tothe Wallasey Churches Together group who are supporting our work throughout November.
Scarecrow Festival, by Mrs Dunne
Date: 17th Oct 2018 @ 12:27pm
Well done to all the children and staff who produced our spectacular scarecrows. Thank you to all who came to the upper site to support our festival.
5A & 5B Swimming, by Miss Spurdle
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 3:11pm
This is a reminder for children in 5A and 5B to bring their swimming gear and towels in from Monday 8th until Thursday 18th October as we will be going swimming every afternoon.
Thank you
Are You Eligible for Free School Meals?, by Mrs Walters
Date: 19th Sep 2018 @ 3:15pm
Letters have gone home to children from F2 to Year 6 today regarding Free School Meals.
You may be eligible for Free School Meals even if your child is currently in years F2 to Year 2 and receives a universal free school meal.
For more information please see the attached letter.
Parent's Mental Health Support Group, by Mrs Walters
Date: 10th Sep 2018 @ 12:01pm
A parent's support group has been set up for any local parents with a child or vulnerable adult with mental health issues.
The first meeting is on Wednesday 12th September at the Community Soul Coffee Shop, in Wallasey Village, from 7pm to 9pm.
First Mini Police poppies appear at police HQ, by Mrs Walters
Date: 26th Jun 2018 @ 2:10pm
Earlier this year the Mini Police took part in a poppy planting at the Merseyside Police HQ. The plaques have now gone up and the first few poppies have appeared.
https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/latest-news/2018/06/wwi-commemorative-plaques/
Swimming Gala, by Mrs Walters
Date: 22nd Jun 2018 @ 3:02pm
Well done to our super swimmers who took take part in the Wirral Schools Swiming Gala last Friday
The pupils, from years 5 and 6, came second last week in the Wallasey heat to make it through to Friday'sfinal at Europa Pools.
They finished 5th overall and each member of the team managed a podium finish. Congratulations!
Cross Country fun, by Mrs Walters
Date: 19th Jun 2018 @ 3:59pm
Congratulations to the year 4, 5 and 6 children who took part in an inter schools cross country compettion in New Brighton.
The brilliant B team came first while our amazing A team just missed out on a medal. Well done to everyone!
Year 4 and 5 Football Success, by Mrs Walters
Date: 8th Jun 2018 @ 1:11pm
Congratulations to our fabulous year 4 and 5 football team who are through to the quarter finals of the Corgi Cup.
The St George's team played brilliantly last night at our upper site and beat Higher Bebington 5-2. Well done to the whole team!
Help for Heroes Success, by Mrs Walters
Date: 25th May 2018 @ 12:40pm
Thank you to everyone who sponsored our children for their Help For Heroes/Saxon Roundhouse fundraiser yesterday.
The children had a brilliant time tackling our obstacle courses at both sites. If you could send any sponsor money in by 8th June we would be very grateful.
Our latest Will Allen award winners, by Mrs Dunne
Date: 23rd Apr 2018 @ 4:09pm
Well done to our two winners from the last half term. They are always showing themselves to be the very best they can be: putting every effort into their work; being a good friend; always being kind and polite.
Mini Police Poppy planting, by Mrs Walters
Date: 19th Apr 2018 @ 3:06pm
Our fabulous mini police took part in a poppy planting event at Merseyside Police HQ to remember the officers who died in the First World War.
The event was planned to commemorate the Centenary by breathing new life into the boundary of Police HQ at Canning Place with 25,000 poppies planted by local school children.
The children were presented with a certificate to thank them for all of their hard work. You can see a video of the evnt by clicking on the link below.
https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/2018/04/schoolchildren-plant-25-000-poppies-to-remember-police-officers-who-lost-their-lives-in-ww1/
Mini Police Thank You, by Mrs Walters
Date: 18th Apr 2018 @ 3:29pm
Our mini police were very pleased to receive a thank you letter from the police today regarding their hard work before Easter.
The children and the police took part in a campaign looking at parking and speeding around both sites. Parents and local residents were very supportive of the initiative and we hope to run it again.
The letter is attached below.
Parents' evenings, by Mrs Walters
Date: 16th Apr 2018 @ 6:56pm
Parents' evenings will be held next Wednesday and Thursday, 25th and 26th April. Please see the attached letter for more details.,
Author visit and book signing, by Mrs Walters
Date: 23rd Mar 2018 @ 4:50pm
We had a very successful visit from author Josh Lacey today. He spoke at several assemblies and did some wonderful workshops for our year 3 children.
The children loved his Dragon stories and the book sale and signing after school were a great success. We do have a few more books in school if anyone would like to buy a copy before the Easter holidays.
Science Fair, by Mrs Walters
Date: 14th Mar 2018 @ 4:07pm
Year 5 and 6 parents, careers and grandparents were treated to a Science Fair at upper site today. The parents were invited in to see the wide variety of experiments the pupils have been involved with this term.
These ranged from finding out why jelly won't set with pineapple in to experiments with teabags and toothpaste and bridge building.
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came along.
Mini police parking operation, by Mrs Walters
Date: 14th Mar 2018 @ 3:44pm
The mini police had a great afternoon today with local police officers carrying out a parking operation outside upper site.
Some of the children were able to use the police speed gun to check up on passing drivers while others were part of a mini police court speaking to drivers who may have been driving or parking dangerously, including one driver who was speeding at over 40 miles an hour.
All the children were able to sit in the police van and spent time asking the officers different questions.
Several parents commented that it was good to see a police presence and hoped the children would make a difference. They will be holding another parking operation next week at lower site.
