Our St George's News items
The Return of the Christmas Fair!, by Mr Nathan
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 9:09pm
A lot has changed since St George's last Christmas Fair.
Covid was barely a word. Liverpool hadn't won their 20th league title yet. Australian soap, Neighbours, was still a thing.
A covering of snow meant that the Christmas Fair possessed that authentic winter feel. It was incredible to witness so many members of our community at the fair, enjoying the Christmas spirit by joining in games, activities, getting faces painted, listening to our wonderful choir, purchasing items from our numerous stalls and indulging in hot food and refreshments. We also had a visit from Santa and his elves - amazing!
A genuine and heartfelt thank you to our school community for attending our Christmas Fair. Much gratitude must be given for the efforts of our PTA, volunteers and school staff. They all contributed to ensuring that our first Christmas Fair for three years was an overwhelming success.
Y4/5 Eco Council - 4ward Futures, by Miss M Jones
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 2:02pm
Y4/5 Eco children are taking part in an exciting sustainability campaign to create a sustainable life on Earth. This project will run throughout this academic year. Our initial meeting was yesterday!
Mark, from 4ward Futures, outlined the project and the three elements:
- What exactly is "waste" and the impact of: fast fashion/electronic products/single use plastic? Why do we create so much waste?
- What is being done to address these challenges? What happens to our waste?
- Who is working to address these challenges? How can we reduce the amount of waste we create?
Further workshops will take place from January 2023, eventually leading up to a school exhibition.
Here are some of our first thoughts!
Eco Art Workshop with Local Artist, Pamela Sullivan, by Miss M Jones
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 1:54pm
This week, Topsite Eco Council were fortunate enough to take part in an eco art workshop run by local artist, Pamela Sullivan.
The children had a wondrous time, creating Herron gulls and boats!
Thank you so much, Pamela, for the fabulous opportunity.
Eco Council in the Community, by Miss M Jones
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 1:44pm
On Wednesday, some of Topsite Eco Council enjoyed a brilliant morning session with local rangers in Harrison Park!
During the walk down, we took our brand new litter pickers and litter hoops to collect rubbish on our pavements.
When we arrived at Harrison Park, rangers explained the differences between the tree whips, and showed us the spray-painted dots which indicated where we were to dig.
By the end of the morning, we had planted 315 trees! This will eventually grow into an edible hedgerow!
Well done to our Eco Council, and a huge thank you to our parent volunteers who gave up their morning to help out!
Reading Caf, by Miss Berry
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 9:14am
This morning year 4 enjoyed their reading café where they got to discover new books bought by our reading champions and books by our author visitor Gareth P. Jones!
The children loved exploring new genres and authors and discussing what they were reading with their friends. They already can't wait for their next café morning.
Careers Assembly Year 5, by Mrs Coleman
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 10:11pm
As part of our careers assembly programme, year 5 were lucky enough to have a visit from Nanette Mellor, the CEO of The Brain Charity, who talked to us about her job and how she buiit her fascinating career. She works for a wide range of people experiencing challenges, illnesses or damage to their brains. It was brilliant to hear about her invaluable experience as a carer, how she developed management skills, and how she is now able to make a difference to thousands of people every day.
Thank you, Nanette!
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Music in Year 4, by Miss Mulheirn
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 7:22pm
In Year 4, the pupils have loved their Charanga music lessons. They have practised clapping along to a pulse and identifying rhythms in songs. They also learnt about the musical notes and their position on the Glockenspiel. Watch the videos to hear them singing 'The Hoedown'.
Author visit - Gareth P. Jones, by Miss Berry
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 4:28pm
Year 4 enjoyed a entertaining and inspiring visit from the excellent children's author - Gareth P. Jones.
They laughed, sang and asked amazing questions to gain more insight into the life of an author, and the process he goes through to write his fantastic books.
T, by Miss Berry
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 4:20pm
Year 4 have been learning about parts of the body in their French lessons this term.
After rehearsing how to say body parts through the 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' song, they then took their learning outside to practise writing in French by labelling their classmates outlines.
The children had a wonderful time and are so proud of adding to their French vocabulary.
Bravo!
Year 3 Experience Christmas, by Mr Thomas
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 4:06pm
Year 3 had a wonderful time visiting St Hilary's Church to take part in Experience Christmas. The children visited different stations to learn all about the Christmas story, which was told by volunteers from the church.
Year 4 Christmas Crumble, by Miss Berry
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 4:06pm
This week, our amazing Year 4 children have been carrying out the final stage of their D.T. project.
Over this term, the children have carried out taster sessions, evaluated different dishes, created a prototype and then designed their own ingredients list and method.
Each class will be evaluating the crumbles made to find a winner, which is then being judged by Mr Cassidy who will name our Star Baker team in Y4!
The winner will be revealed next week.
He's Behind You!, by Mr Nathan
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 1:27pm
Miss Lewis, Miss Pickering, Miss Jones and Mr Cassidy were joined by 25 of our Y5 and Y6 children last night and enjoyed a night out in Liverpool! They attended the Everyman Theatre where they thoroughly enjoyed a pantomime performance of the Rock 'N' Roll production of Red Riding Hood. En route, they got to sample the Liverpool Christmas lights and were in joyful spirits - Mr Cassidy even treated the children and staff to a McDonald's!
Regarding the show itself, the children and staff were wowed by the story of Red Riding Hood - Everyman style! There were outlandish and sparkling costumes, a number of plot twists and surprises, in a show that was bursting with musical hits performed by a supremely-talented cast of actor musicians. For many of our children, it was their first foray into a theatre and a moment that will certainly live long in the memory.
West Kirby Winners!, by Miss Lewis
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 1:35pm
Today, four children from year 5 and 6 took part in a Christmas maths challenge. They had five different rounds to complete which included individual challenges, code breaking, shuttle rounds and relay rounds. The children represented our school brilliantly and went on to win the competition.
Mrs Lewis commented on the children's amazing aresilience and conduct in the event. We are very proud of them!
Thank you to West Kirby Grammar School for hosting such an exciting event!
Celebrating our writing in 4B, by Miss Mulheirn
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 10:11am
In 4B over the last few weeks, we have built up to writing our own myth, inspired by our key text 'Leo and the Gorgon's Curse'.
We we're so inspired by our author visit from Gareth P Jones, and wanted to publish our favourite paragraph as if it were in a book.
After proofreading and editing our writing, we made a beautiful second draft. Here are our finished creations!
Clay Eyes in 6A!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 7th Dec 2022 @ 11:55pm
This term, Year 6 have fully immersed themselves into the book, The Land of Neverbelieve. Our work, based on this book, will be at the heart of the exhibition next week at Stollies. This will take place from Tuesday 13th December (midday) and run until Friday 16th December.
Part of the exhibition will showcase our clay eye creations. Here, 6A offer you a sneak-peek at our much-anticipated upcoming display...
Y5/6 Watercolour Workshop - Our Masterpieces!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 7th Dec 2022 @ 11:50pm
On Tuesday, the final workshop for watercolours was held for Year 5 & 6 children and their adults.
Once again, we were provided with delectable hot chocolate and, this time, festive gingerbread men! Thanks again to our fabulous catering team
During the session last week, we learned about and practised many different watercolour skills & techniques. This week, we used this prior knowledge to create a fantastic final piece. The choice was between a landscape effort, or an abstract wonder!
Adults & children were given a watercolour paint palette, an array of different brushes, cartridge paper, masking tape, oil pastels and salt in order to be successful during the session.
First, our pairs scanned QR codes around the room to delve into the world of famous artists using watercolour as their medium. We used these images as inspiration to draw upon when creating our final piece. We also had real life landscapes in our packs that we could use as a basis for our initial sketch.
Our final pieces turned out incredible! Adults/children were so proud of their efforts. They left the session with an art goody bag to keep practising the skills at home.
Thanks again to our adults and pupils for attending, and for their continued support. We will be running more art workshops in the new year - keep an eye out for details of these sessions in due course!
Miss M Jones & Mrs Dures.
Gareth P. Jones visit in Year 1 and 2, by Mrs Horton
Date: 6th Dec 2022 @ 1:40pm
What a great time we had with Gareth today. He talked to the children about how he gets ideas for his stories witha focus on his fearless fairytales. He then entertained us with songs and laughter. He even went into year 2 and had an extra storytime reading his story book 'The Lion on the Bus'.
Lots of the children have pre ordered books, which have been signed by Gareth, and there are still plenty of books left for sale. The book sale will be in the school hall after school.
Gareth P. Jones visit in year 5 & 6, by Mrs Coleman
Date: 6th Dec 2022 @ 9:47am
Today at topsite we had the wonderful author, Gareth P. Jones visit us. After an early morning book signing, we had a fantastic assembly filled with songs, words and andventure. Inspiration swept through the hall and left the children giggling. We had an author workshop with our Reading Ambassadors which discussed and explained in depth the process of writing. We heard how he built his worlds of words. How he managed character development and even the struggles one faces when choosing a book cover. Year Five & Six had a wonderful morning.
5A exploring air resistance, by Mrs Dures
Date: 6th Dec 2022 @ 9:07am
What a fantastic exploration lesson we had!
During our science lesson this week, we explored air resistance. We worked in groups to come up with our own experiment on parachutes. Each group chose the variables they would keep the same and the one they would change and explore. Some of us changed the surface area, the weight, the length of the string and the height from which they were dropped.
I loved watching the children become scientists, using amazing investigation skills and using all the vocabulary they have learnt about forces.
Well done, 5A!
Mrs Dures
6E Science Investigation, by Mrs Roberts
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 2:38pm
This afternoon, 6E assessed how suited living things are to their environments. We looked at the different shaped beaks on Darwin's Finches and then used various utensils to replicate how each of them would eat certain foods. From this, we were able to draw conclusions about how they have adapted to their environments.
Dragon Club in November, by Mr Smith
Date: 5th Dec 2022 @ 8:56am
Check out what Dragon Club have been upto during the month of November 2022.
Bagel Breakfast Starts at Top Site, by Mr Cassidy
Date: 5th Dec 2022 @ 8:36am
Our first top site bagel breakfast was a huge success. The long queues quickly disappeared because of the excellent work of staff and family volunteers who prepared over 150 bagels.
When asked if they liked the initiative the children’s feedback was a resounding thumbs up!
Logan in year 5 commented, “It really makes everybody happy starting the day with a breakfast.”
Josh in year 5 stated, “It was the most amazing start to the day. Everyone was excited.”
Amelia in year 6 added: “A huge thank you to all the staff. Can we do this every week?”
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School Council Supporting the Social Supermarket, by Mr Cassidy
Date: 2nd Dec 2022 @ 2:57pm
Our fabulous Year 6 school councillors visited the Claremount Social Supermarket today to donate a huge amount of food. It was wonderful to see our children so proactively involved in a community initiative.
Kerry Hoy manager of the Claremount Social Supermarket said, "A huge thank you to St Georges. It is great to see the school supporting our community work again. This will make a huge difference to our community."
Mr Cassidy commented, "It was a joy to work with the children today and support our much valued social supermarket. Their community spirit is an inspiration and reflects the best of our school."
Jamie Johnson a Year 6 school council leader, stated, "It was really good to help other. I never knew how many people used the social supermarket".
The Claremount Social Supermarket is open to the whole community beytween 3.00-5.00pm every Thursday and Friday.
3E MHWB workshop with Miss Maddison, by Miss Bennett
Date: 2nd Dec 2022 @ 2:30pm
Today, 3E were lucky enough to have a Mental Health and Well-being workshop with Miss Maddison. Miss Maddison is a qualified teacher with a keen interest in adult and children's mental health and well-being. The children discussed different feelings and how they can use different breathing techniques to make themselves feel relaxed and calm. They also made their own calm cubes so they can self regulate their own emotions.
Thank you Miss Maddison for a great afternoon.
Fencing Assembly, by Mrs Roberts
Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 10:24am
Years 5 and 6 had a really exciting assembly today about our new fencing club starting in January. Some of the children took part in a demonstration too. The club will be starting in January and will be on every Friday from 3pm-4pm.
