Our St George's News items
Super, Stretchy Slime in 2A, by Mrs Malloy
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 2:51pm
We have had lots of fun learning how to create the perfect slime as part of our Changing Shape Science lessons in 2A. We had to experiment with the amount of saline solution we put in our mixture to make the best slime. We used a measurung jug to measure the glue, a pipette to add the saline and food colouring and and a tablespoon to measure the bicarbonate of soda. What super scientists we are in Year 2!
2A Safer Internet Day, by Mrs Malloy
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 2:37pm
As part of Safer Internet Day, we have been looking at personal information that is not safe to share online.
Climate Change, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 2:35pm
We have learnt a lot about Climate change what things we can do to try and help this. 2B created a video on climate change to demonstrate what we know and how you can help!
Children's Mental Health week - 2B, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 2:28pm
Children's Mental Health Week - 7-13 February 2022 This year’s theme is ?Growing Together. Growing Together?is about growing emotionally and finding ways to help each other grow. For Children's Mental Health Week 2022, we will be encouraging children (and adults) to consider how they have grown and how they can help others to grow. We have thoroughly enjoyed partaking in this event throughout the week, completing daily meditation sessions, Zumos, yoga, class discussions surrounding mental health and completing some activities around the theme of growth. To find out more information and see some other resources available, please visit - https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/
Please find attached a video of Mrs Eaton guiding us through a massage session. We loved it!
There are some additional Mental Health themed activities on Seesaw for you to have a go at if you choose to!
Music Lessons in 2A, by Mrs Malloy
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 2:19pm
Year 2 have loved learning how to play the glockenspiel in our music lessons. They worked hard in pairs to follow a series of notes to create a music piece.
2B's Hi-Impact visit, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 11th Feb 2022 @ 2:24pm
HI - Impact visit - Chrome Lab
The children absolutely loved receiving a visit from Hi-Impact yesterday, to support and guide us in using Chrome Lab. Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments. They created their own music and have uploaded what they have done to Seesaw. Well done 2B! If you would like to have another go at home, the website is - https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
First aid training in Year 4, by Miss Hughes
Date: 10th Feb 2022 @ 10:29am
Year 4 were so lucky today to have Garry come and visit us from Flat Stan first aid. Garry taught us all about how to take care of ourselves as well as other people in an emergency situation. We had an opportunity to practice approaching people in an emergency situation, how to get help and how to administer some first aid ourselves.
First aid is such an important life skill, and we really enjoyed learning about DRS ABC:
Danger
Response
Shout
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or (CPR) can be life saving if someone has stopped breathing or their heart has stopped. Garry taught us how to effectively give CPR in emergencies and we were able to practice this on Flat Stan dummies.
If you would like anymore information on our training or some training yourself, you can find more information at https://flatstan-firstaid.co.uk
The Year 4 team x
Crumble at Code Club, by Mrs Price
Date: 7th Feb 2022 @ 4:40pm
Alot of excitement was present as Year 6 Code Club have been exploring our new Crumble coding kits using coding blocks.
3D and 3E Liverpool Museum Trip, by Mr Thomas
Date: 7th Feb 2022 @ 3:01pm
Last week, Year 3 visited the Liverpool World Museum. We enjoyed our journey through 5000 years of human life in the Nile Valley. We learnt about ancient burial practices, explored Egypt’s relationship with other civilisations, and identified what it was like to live in ancient Egypt and how you could achieve eternal life.
As part of our experience, we were lucky enough to take part in a practical workshop. We re-enacted a mummification and became immersed in the mummification process.
Safer Internet Day, by Mr Nathan
Date: 7th Feb 2022 @ 9:02am
Year 6 enjoyed a Safer Internet workshop which focussed on how to keep safe on Social Media. The children gained much knowledge about minimum age requirements, making good choices and knowing how to report offensive and in appropriate material.
Many of these themes were discussed on a online parental workshop with Mr Nathan, back in December (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-D4dKMVQo8).
We all need to work together - and make good choices - to enjoy technology in the safest way possible.
Denver's Trail Blazing Success!, by Mrs Walters
Date: 2nd Feb 2022 @ 2:30pm
Congratulations to Year 4 pupil Denver who competed in the SEIB Trailblazers Championship on her pony Thornberry Minuet (Minnie) at the weekend and won!
Denver competed in the show jumping section and had to compete against the clock - she completed the course in an amazing 38 seconds!
She will now go on to compete for the championship title at Stone Leigh Park, Warwickshire at the end of July.
Her family are very proud and we are all thrilled for Denver and Minnie and wish them every success at the competition.
Crumble!, by Mr Nathan
Date: 4th Feb 2022 @ 9:30am
Year 6 were very pleased to welcome Paul Boyd (co-founder of Boyd Education) to explore the Crumble kits we have recently purchased. Paul Boyd is a national leader in the STEM field, helping support the DfE with a number of STEM-based trials. As an education consultant and advisor, he was only too happy to help train members of our staff and demonstrate the vast potential of our newly-acquired hardware with a number of our Year 6 children.
The children had a terrific time, looking to create algorithms to program the Crumble hardware - they marvelled at its complexity, but also its simplicity. It is this explorative and problem-solving nature that we wish to nurture amongst our children and these kits - in tandem with the training our staff have experienced - will ensure that this is merely the beginning of this journey.
We are excited that Paul is looking to come back in the near future to share his expertise with our Year 5 team. Together, in partnership, we are looking to encourage and enthuse the next generation of scientists, engineers, software developers et al.
Tangled Web, by Mr Nathan
Date: 4th Feb 2022 @ 9:04am
This week, the children of Top Site marked Safer Internet Day by thoroughly enjoying Altru's memorable performance of 'Tangled Web' - a play designed to help primary-aged children explore and idenitfy the risks associated with using the internet.
The performance helped the children learn to:
- keep their personal information safe online;
- learn about age restrictions and recommendations for websites, games and apps;
- navigate friendships online and stay away from cyber-bullying;
- be aware of those giving false information and that people are not always who they appear to be online;
- understand the consequences of unsafe internet use, including the fact that things online cannot be removed or 'taken back'.
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Volcanic eruption, by Miss Hughes
Date: 4th Feb 2022 @ 8:41am
In our Year 4 Geography lessons, we have been learning all about volcanoes, how they are formed and the physical Geography around them. We had some fantastic volcano models come into school and got very excited about creating our own volcanic eruptions. With a little help from our Science learning on states of matter, we put our knowledge to the test (with a little help from some carbonated drinks and mentos) to create our own erupting volcano.
We have also been following the news about the recent Tonga eruption caught on satellites. If you haven't had a chance to see it for yourself: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/60009509
Keep and eye out on your google classroom for the chance to make your own erupting volcano at home with your adults.
Year 4 team x
Chinese New Year: Year of the Tiger, by Mr Smith
Date: 2nd Feb 2022 @ 8:52am
Today our children completed arts and craft themed around Chinese New Year. Check out some of their masterpieces here.
Holocaust Memorial Day Remembered, by Mr Cassidy
Date: 27th Jan 2022 @ 1:13pm
All our children in year 6 took part in live lessons with Heidi Argent. Heidi is one of the living survivors of the holocaust. Heidi shared her story in a very poignant lesson with the children. Although the holocaust is a horrific chapter in human history, it is important that our children are part of our commitment to learn about the holocaust, remember the survivors and ensure that this can never be repeated.
Comments from our children about the lesson included:
"It taught how the Jewish people were treated. I learnt that everybody should be equal."
"The personal insight from Heidi opened a up a window into how horrible the Jewish people were treated and made me determined not to ever allow this to happen again"
You can find out more about the holocaust survivors and their stories on the Holocaust memorial trust website:
https://www.het.org.uk/education/outreach-programme/survivor-stories
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Oracy Champions!, by Mrs Roberts
Date: 25th Jan 2022 @ 11:16am
Last week, some of our Year Six children took part in a Wirral-wide oracy competition. In preparation for this, they had to work really hard preparing speeches in their classes before presenting them in assembly. The overall winners of Year Six were then entered into a competition where they competed against three other primary schools.
Our finalists performed amazingly and went on to win first and third place in the competition.
A huge well done to our girls who came first, and our boys who cam third. We all agree that their entries were outstanding and we are very proud of them.
You can watch the winning entries here.
Code Club, by Mrs Price
Date: 24th Jan 2022 @ 4:09pm
We have had a fantastic start to Code Club. We explored a Scratch boat project where we used the code blocks to make the program into a game.
Y6 Violin Concerts, by Mr Nathan
Date: 21st Jan 2022 @ 11:21am
Seems like an age ago now, but here are Year 6's violin concerts for your viewing pleasure. We are sure that you'll agree that they did a super job - enjoy!
https://youtu.be/bVNFIW9TWBs - Class 6A
https://youtu.be/sBsnNO0T8qk - Class 6B
Logo success for Jack!, by Mrs Walters
Date: 12th Jan 2022 @ 2:35pm
Congratulations to year 3 pupil Jack who has won 3rd prize in an NHS logo competition!
Jack entered the Design a Logo for a Pin Badge competition – (NHS Blood and Transplant) which had been set on Google Classroom, and was thrilled to come third.
Dr Valentina Barrera, from the NHSBT Tissue and Eye Services, said: 'it was extremely difficult to choose the finalists. Very well done.'
Jack has been given a Certificate of Exceptional Engagement and will also receive a goodie bag at the end of the month.
Well done Jack!
Updated Guidance regarding Testing and Isolation for Children With Covid-19, by Mr Cassidy
Date: 6th Jan 2022 @ 3:50pm
Dear families, we have updated our guidance for families. We hope that the charts below and information on the website helps families to make the right decisions. Visit
https://www.stgeorges.wirral.sch.uk/page/covid-19/63697
5C Outdoor learning, by Miss Reil
Date: 6th Jan 2022 @ 3:46pm
Year 5 have been looking at Helen Keller for our learning hero for this half term's Respect quality, self awareness. We have been exploring Helen Keller's life, the obstacles she had to overcome, who helped her and how she then helped others.
As part of this we reflected on the difficulties she would have faced and we looked at how we could work as part of a team to help each other navigate an obstacle course. The children developed fantastic strategies to help each other and adapted these as we went along. We discussed what self awareness skills we had been using and developing.
Well done to the Penguin Trail winners!, by Mrs Walters
Date: 17th Dec 2021 @ 1:25pm
Congratulations to the two winners of the Wallasey Village People Penguin Trail!
Jacob and Emily had a great time searching for penguins and gnomes in shops around Wallasey Village and were rewarded with a sweet hamper from Wallasey Village People.
Thank you to everyone who took part.
4E's Trip to the Grotto, by Miss Mulheirn
Date: 16th Dec 2021 @ 4:02pm
4E had a wonderful time in the grotto with Father Christmas. They loved asking him lots of questions while sipping on a cup of hot chocolate and eating biscuits. Father Christmas was even treated to a poem read by some of the children. What a lovely experience!
Year 5 and 6 Enterprise Fair, by Mrs Parker
Date: 15th Dec 2021 @ 4:58pm
Yesterday, Year 5 and 6 attended a Christmas Enterprise Fair run by the Enterprise council. Children across Top Site made items to sell. They also had some edible treats to sell and games. The children had fun and currently we have raised over £150 for school funds. We have some cute reindeer facecloths (containing a boxed Dove soap and hair bobble) left, which we will be selling at the gate tomorrow and Friday.
