Year 2: St George's News items

Remembrance, by Miss M Jones

Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 9:46pm

Topsite paid their respects during the two minutes silence today. We will remember them. 

Storytelling success for Matlida, by Mrs Walters

Date: 9th Nov 2021 @ 1:26pm

Well done to one of our year 3 pupils who took part in an exciting online project and ended up reading out her own work at a Storytelling Showcase!

Matilda attended a 90 minute Zoom session every week as part of a Wirral Libraries creative writing project for children aged 7 to 11.

The theme was all about climate change and children were invited to join the Zoom based courses with author Charlie Lea, who guided them on how to write powerful and persuasive stories of their own.

Matlida was then invited to attend a Climate Champions Storytelling Showcase at the Liverpool Central Library where she read out her own story.

We are all so proud of Matilda who did an amazing job!

Harvest thank you, by Mrs Walters

Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 11:21am

Claremount Hub have said a big thank you to all the families who supported them by bringing in donations for harvest festival.

Amanda, from the Hub, said: ‘We are all overwhelmed by how much food was given to us from all the parents of the school, it is greatly appreciated.’

Thank you to our fabulous site team for taking all the donations to the hub in the school minibus.

Outdoor Learning Fun with 6E!, by Miss M Jones

Date: 11th Nov 2021 @ 3:44pm

6E had a super morning with their adults in the Saxon Camp! We created nature clay faces and journey sticks. We can't wait until our clay faces dry!! Thank you to the adults for their continued support. It was great to see you all having fun (some had even more fun than their children!) 
Here are some pictures from the morning. 

Halloween lunch, by Mrs Walters

Date: 3rd Nov 2021 @ 9:23am

Children at upper site enjoyed a Halloween themed lunch before half term when the catering time turned spooky for the day!

Harvest Festival - Year 1 and 2, by Mrs Horton

Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 3:45pm

Today we celebrated our harvest festival. Thank you for all of the food donations which will be getting sent to Claremount Chursh tomorrow. Once again we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our children and families. Today the children came together singing songs and performing poems. Year 1 were able to beautifully recite the poem 'Feasts' by Shirley Hughes. In year 2 each class performed their 'Autumn Collector' poems which they had written on National Poetry Day. There were some super performances and they can be viewed on the class SeeSaw pages. 

Y2 Special Visitors, by Miss Cumming

Date: 18th Oct 2021 @ 4:26pm

This afternoon, we were very lucky to have a visit from Andrea and Kenny. Andrea is a member of Virgin Atlantic Cabin Crew and Kenny is a Pilot for Jet2. The children enjoyed listening to their work day routines and we compared this to the flight Amelia Earhart took over the Atlantic Ocean. We had great fun learning about the health and safety procedures, the different seating areas on a plane, celebrity passengers they have had on board and the destinations they have visited. We finished off by asking lots of interesting questions to find out even more and tried on some uniform. Please enjoy looking through our pictures and chatting to your child about their fun afternoon! 

Black History Month themed menu, by Mrs Walters

Date: 12th Oct 2021 @ 3:00pm

Children and staff across school enjoyed a special themed menu to mark Black History Month last week.

The catering team made Mac and Cheese, Honey and Turmeric Chicken with Nigerian Jollof rice followed by orange Bundt cake and it went down very well!

Year 6 African Drumming Workshop, by Miss M Jones

Date: 18th Oct 2021 @ 11:31am

Year six had the absolute pleasure of attending a special drumming workshop on Monday! We learned about lots of different percussion instruments and their West African heritage. Then, we had a go at some call and response drumming: our leader shouted, "I like chips for tea!" and we had to shout back, "He likes chips for tea!" all whilst drumming to each word! After a few practice rounds of responding to different calls, we then performed in classes to the rest of Year 6 what we had learned. What a fantastic experience! 

Early Years Open Day, by Mrs Walters

Date: 7th Oct 2021 @ 4:01pm

On Saturday 13th November we will be holding an open day for our Foundation stage between 9.30am and 12pm or 1pm-3.30pm.

You can meet our early years staff and look around the Foundation Stage Building.

To book a place on a morning or afternoon slot please ring the school office on 638 6014 or email schooloffice@stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk

Jump Ahead Summer Camp 2021, by Mrs Price

Date: 4th Oct 2021 @ 5:16pm

As part of our Jump Ahead Tuition we ran 2 weeks of Summer Camp during the summer holidays. 185 pupils attended.

It was a very exciting time with lots of exciting opportunities. Watch the video for some of our highlights. 

Jump Ahead Summer Term 2021, by Mrs Price

Date: 4th Oct 2021 @ 4:59pm

Summer term 2021 was a busy term for Jump Ahead Tuition. 148 children were supported and challenged during this, totalling over 250 hours. Watch the video to see some of the highlights of this.

Art Trail at Claremount Church, by Mrs Price

Date: 4th Oct 2021 @ 12:49pm

Artwork created by children from across the school has been on display in Claremount Church in Art Trail in  'Wirral Festival of Firsts' over the weekend, along side other local artists. It was wonderful to see our children's artwork proudly displayed for the community to see. 

Year 2 UK Wow afternoon!, by Mrs Malloy

Date: 14th Sep 2021 @ 4:14pm

Year 2 had a wonderful afternoon learning all about the 4 countries of the United Kingdom.  They discovered lots of traditions from dancing to clothing and even got to sample some foods renowned in each country. Enjoy the photographs and please talk to your child about what they have learnt.

Farewell to Mrs Dobson, by Mrs Walters

Date: 19th Jul 2021 @ 3:13pm

St George's said goodbye to Mrs Dobson, deputy manager of Dragon Club, today after 28 years at school.

Although she will not retire officially until next week we had a small farewell in the outdoor classroom at lower site.

Mrs Dobson was presented with lots of flowers and gifts including her very own blue plaque!

We will miss her but hope she enjoys retirement and stays in touch.

Councillor Lewis meets our school Eco Team, by Mrs Walters

Date: 7th Jul 2021 @ 4:35pm

The Y3/4 Eco Team met Councillor Ian Lewis today to talk to him about improving the air quality at St George's.

The children presented facts about air pollution; 

• It can affect children’s lung development during pregnancy and after birth.
• It can have a detrimental impact on your mathematical ability
• It causes heart and lung diseases and may even contribute to mental health issues.

They shared some of the initiatives we have at St George's including WOW - encouraging children to walk, scoot or ride to school and house plants in each classroom

They also shared some solutions including their idea of installing clean air islands that would improve the air quality around our school. 

Marking Armed Forces day with the RAFA Club, by Mrs Walters

Date: 21st Jun 2021 @ 12:08pm

Children from years 3 and 4 took part in a ceremony at the RAFA Club on St George's Road today to mark Armed Forces Day.

The children read lines as part of the ceremony and listened to the blessing, prayers and the National Anthem.

They each received a goodie bag from the RAFA Club inclduing badges, slap bands and instructions on making a paper aeroplane - thank you to club members for their kindness.

Radio City mascot visit, by Mrs Walters

Date: 17th Jun 2021 @ 2:28pm

We were thrilled to have a special visitor today when Courage the Cat from Radio City's Cash for Cids Appeal visited St George's lower site.

Courage met the year 1 school councillors as well as our own mascot George the Dragon.

We were able to give the appeal a cheque for more than £834 following a non uniform day last term.

Poster competition winners, by Mrs Walters

Date: 28th May 2021 @ 1:10pm

Congratulations to our talented artists who received certificates  for their fabulous posters this week.

The overall winner in the handwashing poster competition run by Murrayfield Spire was Ava in year 3 - congratulations!

Sophia, year 6 and Noah, year 2, were the runners up.

Well done to everyone!

Year 2 Clay sculptures, by Mrs Price

Date: 7th May 2021 @ 5:04pm

Year 2 have been studying the local artist Barry Canning-Eaton, he was the creator of the Mermaid statues. We have learnt how to make patterns  in clay and have designed our own inspired mermaid tail sculptures.

Celebrating St George's Day, by Mrs Walters

Date: 23rd Apr 2021 @ 12:31pm

We celebrated St George's Day in style today with singing, art and a picnic lunch in the sunshine.

The school was a mass of red and white with flags and bunting as well as children and staff wearing the colours of the England flag.

Each class joined in a singing event in the morning before the catering teams provided everyone with a picnic lunch of a sausage roll and cone of chips.

Easter cupcakes for the end of term, by Mrs Walters

Date: 24th Mar 2021 @ 1:53pm

Our catering team have been busy once again helping to celebrate the end of term by making and decorating Easter cupcakes for the children. They will be on offer as part of lunchtime over the next few days.

Science Week - Poster Competition, by Miss Gough-Hughes

Date: 19th Mar 2021 @ 3:13pm

 Science Week Poster Competition 

A big well done to all children who have participated in the Science poster competition on 'innovating for the future'. We have seen some fantastic posters from all children in year 1 and 2. A big well done to everybody who took part! You showed some excellent innovation and creativity. 

Our fantastic runners up, who have received a certificate, are:

1A - Poppy Molyneux 

1C - Zane Lavery

1D - Barchha-Horton

2B - Aiden Moroney

2C - Joshua Barchha

2D - Freddie Reid

We had a very hard time trying to choose a winner in each year group but our winner in year 1 is Oliver Kirby in 1B. Well done you Oliver! :) 

Our winner in year 2 is Emily Keck in 2A. Well done you Emily! :) 

Year 1 & 2 Science Week, by Miss Gough-Hughes

Date: 12th Mar 2021 @ 2:43pm

Throughout the week, the children in Year 1 and 2 have thoroughly enjoyed participating in British Science Week 2021. The theme this year is 'Innovating for the Future' and the children have been being innovative and showing their understanding. Innovation is a part of people, materials, animals, nature or anything else in our everyday lives. Innovation is all around us. 

We have been investigating and looking at fruit, going on a bug hunt and looking closely at the features of bugs using a microscope, created our own robo-bugs inspired by our bug hunt and the innovativity of robots that are created these days and also researched famous scientists/innovators, writing interesting information about them. 

This weekend, we have an exciting poster competition for your child to compete in, continuing our exciting Science themed week. Please login to your child's Seesaw account to see this task and how your child can participate. There will be a prize for the winner in year 1 and the winner in year 2.

Well done to all of the children for participating incredibly well in their first week back together! :) 

World Book Day Themed Lunch, by Mrs Walters

Date: 4th Mar 2021 @ 1:44pm

Our catering teams used their imagination today to mark World Book Day, from the 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' themed lunch to Harry Potter inspired decorations and lunch served by one of the 101 dalmations at upper site!

We hope everyone enjoyed their special lunch today. We have lots more planned includong a week of themed lunches to mark St George's Day.