Our St George's News items
Year 1 and 2 RNLI Beach Safety Assembly, by Mrs Cameron-Ivanov
Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 2:46pm
Today we had a visit from Andy and Sadie who are beach lifeguards all around the Wirral. We have lots of water surrounding us, because we live on a peninsula which means we have water on 3 sides of our land. These are the River Mersey, River Dee and the Irish Sea.
We learnt that RNLI stands for Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Next year the RNLI is 200 years old! They were founded in 1824, and used to use rowing boats to go out and rescue people, but today they have big boats that are almost unsinkable.
When you see the flag flying outside of a station, that means they’re on duty. They have stations in New Brighton, West Kirby and Hoylake, as well as beach patrols all around our coast. The RNLI have some different flags that they use. The red and yellow flag means it is safe for swimming, the red flag means DANGER and it is not safe to play in the sea. The next flag is black and white which means the area is for surfing and the final flag is orange and says “no inflatables” which means no blow up toys because it’s dangerous and you could get blown out to sea.
We talked about what we should do if we want to go swimming in the sea.
Before we go swimming in the sea, we need to stop and think about where is safe to swim. We should only swim on lifeguarded beaches. Swimming in the sea is very different to swimming in a swimming pool because we don’t know how deep the sea can be, or what dangers are beneath the surface.
It is really important to stay with your family and friends when you’re at the beach, so that you don’t get lost. If you do get lost, you can go to a lifeguard in their red and yellow uniform and they will help you.
We must be prepared when you go to the beach. Remember to take a sun hat, sunglasses, sun cream and water to drink.
If we fall into the water or find ourselves in a rip current, there are some things we can do to help ourselves. We can take deep breaths to stay calm, float in a starfish shape, wave our arm to catch attention and shout help! In a rip current you should try to swim parallel to the shore to get out of it.
We can call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard if we see someone struggling out in the water. We must not go in ourselves to help. The coastguard will know exactly what to do!
RNLI Careers and Safety, by Mrs Coleman
Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 11:33am
This morning we were lucky enough to have a visit from our local lifeguards.
They talked about their roles in keeping people safe along the coast. The Royal National Lifeboat Institute is funded completely by charity donations and has existed for 199 years!
On the Wirral, we have three lifeboat stations at New Brighton, Hoylake, and West Kirby, as well as six lifeguard stations.
Laurence modelled the red and yellow uniform we should be looking out for if we need help on the coast, and we learned the meanings of the flags:
RNLI FLAG = lifeguards on duty
BLACK AND WHITE FLAGS = surfing/craft area
RED FLAG = no swimming
ORANGE WINDSOCK = no inflatables
RED AND YELLOW FLAG = swimming area
Heidi showed us what we need to do if we fall in, and what we do if we end up in a rip current:
Rip currents look like calm water but has a powerful pull out to sea.
Don't panic;
lie back in a starfish shape;
shout for help;
try to move out of the current sideways - don't swim against it.
Patrick made an heroic rescue!
Y5&6 Climate Challenge, by Mrs Roberts
Date: 22nd May 2023 @ 4:42pm
On Friday, some of our year 5 and 6 children were invited to the Floral Pavilion to take part in a climate crisis workshop. They were given the challenge of coming up with an innovative idea to help improve the wildlife at school and in our local area. Our fantastic team built on the idea of our sensory garden. They suggested investing in a water butt and compost bin to help with school waste, planting wildlife friendly plants and delivering workshops to the local area to provide education on the climate crisis. All 6 children spoke really articulately infront of the panel of judges. Although they didn't win, their presentation was excellen and the team are excited to share their ideas back at school. Well done everyone!
Y6 heart dissection, by Mrs Bowden-Pickstock
Date: 19th May 2023 @ 3:29pm
This week, Year 6 have launched their final science topic - The Human Body - circulation. Every child was given the opportunity to dissect a heart and they rose to the challenge. We were really impressed with their mature attitude and willingness to give everything a challenge.
Year 4 Music Compsitions, by Mrs Palmi
Date: 19th May 2023 @ 10:55am
In music this week, Year 4 have been using their knowledge of rhythm, beats in a bar and the C, Am, F and C7 chords on the ukulele to compose their own short piece of music. They did an amazing job!
Year 2 Sponsored Circuit Challenge, by Mrs Horton
Date: 18th May 2023 @ 5:19pm
Year 2 have been busy enjoying the sunshine this week, while raising money for Nathan Young. Nathan is an ex pupil who is representing Great Britain at the World Deaf Championships in Argentina. Unlike GB para swimmers, deaf swimmers get no funding towards this. Nathan is leading a campaign to try and change this and get equality for deaf athletes. Year 2 have collected sponsorship for taking part in a speedy circuit challenge. Nathan came along to support. The children had a lot of fun.
Chess Winners, by Mr Cassidy
Date: 18th May 2023 @ 3:44pm
A huge well done to our chess winners. We had 25 children achieve the Delancey Chess Challenge standard. They are are entitled to represent their school by registering to play at any of the local regional Megafinal events.
- 3A Ethan 19
- 3B Ethan 20
- 3C Noah 21
- 3D Saswin 21
- 3E Mack 19
Chess Club
1st Joseph 20
2nd Mia 18
3rd Erin 17
Year 3 Food in Religious Festivals, by Mrs Drogomirecki
Date: 16th May 2023 @ 4:45pm
Year 3 had a wonderful afternoon learning all about festivals celebrated in different religions. In particular,they were learning about the importance of food in these celebrations and they even got to taste some samples!
Year 1 - Multi-Skills Festival, by Mr Thomas
Date: 12th May 2023 @ 3:28pm
Earlier this week, a group of children from Year 1 visited Activity for All to take part in a Multi-Skills Festival. The children completed a carousel of 3 multi-skills based activities focusing on agility, balance and coordination.
Well done to all of the children for taking part and for representing our school brilliantly!
The King's Hat Story By Year One, by Ms C Jones
Date: 12th May 2023 @ 2:04pm
The children in year one have been busy creating a wonderful story called 'The King's Hat'. Last week we created our own illustrations for the book. We are so impressed with the children's work, what fantastic writing and illustrations. Well done Year One!
Google Doodle fun in years 3 and 4, by Mrs Walters
Date: 12th May 2023 @ 12:12pm
Years 3 and 4 have been given a fantastic opportunity to create their own Google Doodle - and it could end on the screen!
Tabitha Brear, from the privacy team at Google, came to visit the children to talk about the company and gave them the amazing chance to design their own doodle.
The three best doodles in each class will be sent to the Google Doodle team and the winning design will win a prize and could end up as a real Doodle online!
The theme for the design is 'Where We Live' and should be created on a piece of A4 paper. The deadline for entries is Friday 19th May - so get creative!
Top site Celebrate the Coronation, by Miss M Jones
Date: 6th May 2023 @ 6:46pm
Children on Topsite have been spending some time this week preparing for the coronation of King Charles III.
Beautiful cypher artwork has been created after researching royal monograms dating back from Queen Victoria all the way through to our new king!
On Friday, children were invited to dress regally, or in red, white & blue! Each teacher chose a 'best dressed' winner from their class, then two pupils from Year 5 & 6 were crowned overall best dressed, winning a fabulous Lego prize for their efforts.
At lunchtime, we enjoyed a lovely picnic lunch provided by our wonderful catering team. In the afternoon, we paraded around Topsite to draw our celebrations to a close.
We hope you have a marvellous, long weekend!
Deaf Awareness in Year 1 and 2, by Mrs Horton
Date: 5th May 2023 @ 4:31pm
This week is Deaf Awareness Week. To learn more about this we have had a wonderful visit from 2 former St George’s pupils Nathan and Aaron Young.
They have both have such a positive attitude and have not let their deafness hold them back. In fact, we found out how it can be a super power because they can lip read and don’t need to hear voices to know what people are saying.
Aaron currently plays football for the England Deaf Team. What an inspiration! He got his hearing aids when he was 8. He started out playing football for Greenleas, a team many of us know, and joined England Deaf Team when he was 17. He has had the opportunity to play for them in America.
We asked Aaron “What is the difference between normal football and deaf football?”
We discovered that the referee has a flag not a whistle and you use your eyes a lot more because you can’t shout to team players, you always have to look.
Nathan, who was also our learning hero for positivity, is a world class swimmer. He even holds GB records. He was diagnosed with profound deafness at the age of 4. He now wears cochlear implants to help him to hear but he can’t hear anything when he is in the pool.
Nathan is busy training for 20 hours a week. His favourite stroke is butterfly. Nathan has travelled all over the world competing for the GB Deaf swimming team. He hopes to go to Argentina in August to complete in the World Deaf Championships 2023 and we are currently thinking about how we could support him, as deaf athletes, despite representing our country, are excluded from government funding.
Nathan explained that deaf swimmers can’t hear the whistle at the start of races so they have a special light instead. You can follow Nathan’s story on twitter @NYDeafSwimmer
Dragon Club: King's Coronation, by Mr Smith
Date: 5th May 2023 @ 3:07pm
Year 3 Celebrate the Coronation, by Miss Bennett
Date: 5th May 2023 @ 1:14pm
Year 3 have had a wonderful time celebrating the King's Coronation. We have had a picnic lunch and had an afternoon of Coronation theme activities.
Year 1 and Year 2's Coronation Celebration, by Mrs Stewart
Date: 5th May 2023 @ 1:08pm
The children in Year One and Two have had lots of fun celebrating King Charles III's coronation today. We started our day with a parade around the school garden's, waving our flags and cheering! Later, we enjoyed a celebratory picnic in the outdoor classroom. Year 2 went in the hall as the rain came just as our lunchtime began. Typical English weather!
We crowned our best dressed King and Queen, who recieved a lovely lego prize for their hard work on their outfits. Thank you for all of your hardwork, it was such a tricky decision to make!
We hope our families enjoy the celebrations this weekend and we look forward to hearing all about it on Tuesday, when we return to school.
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.
Year 5/6 Tranmere Rovers Football Tournament, by Mr Knowles
Date: 28th Apr 2023 @ 7:54am
Despite a couple of injuries to our team, the Year 5/6 Girls Football Team took part in the finals week of the Tranmere Rovers U11 Cup last night. The standard of football was outstanding from all of the teams involved and our team were magnificent. They won one game and drew 2 to reach the final which was also played last night.
The girls competed excellently in the final but were narrowly defeated 1-0 so were crowned runners up of the Competition which is amazing. The team should be incredibly proud of their attitude, conduct and achievements and have represented our school to the highest level throughout both on the pitch and off it.
Well Done Girls and we are incredibly proud of you all!
Mini Police head outward bound, by Mrs Walters
Date: 26th Apr 2023 @ 12:32pm
On Friday 21st April the Mini Police were invited on an outward-bound activity led by Merseyside Police. The 5 Mini Police from St George's were joined by 5 Mini Police representatives from Mersey Park Primary School and walked Rivington Pike.
Unfortunately, it was deemed to be too windy for us to reach the top of the hill but the Mini Police enjoyed their activity and learned about map reading, compass directions as well as how to keep safe when completing long walks.
All the children were fantastic on the walk, which was certainly not easy! They really showed their perseverance and resilience and worked so well with the children from Mersey Park Primary.
Following the trip, The Mini Police Coordinator said: 'Thank you to both sets of Mini Police for their exceptional behaviour on Friday – not once did I hear any moans or groans about walking, they all just got on with it. They were an absolute credit to both schools and a pleasure to be around.'
Year 1 - Animals Take over, by Miss Gough-Hughes
Date: 26th Apr 2023 @ 7:07pm
Year 1 have had a very exciting visit this week from Lindsay from Animals Take Over, who came into school with a range of different animals that she looks after. These animals included: a hedgehog, an owl, a tree frog, a leopard gecko, a bearded dragon, a snake, some mice and a chinchilla. The children were lucky enough to hold or stroke all of the animals if they wanted to and asked Lindsay lots of different questions to find out more. She taught the children lots of facts about the different animal groups (mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish), their body parts, how they eat/drink, how they live, how she cares for them at her house and what they need to survive. The children thoroughly enjoyed this visit and could recall some interesting facts they had learnt. Please look on Seesaw for lots of lovely photos of your child.
F2, Year 1 and Year 2 Tennis Roadshow, by Mr Thomas
Date: 21st Apr 2023 @ 3:07pm
Earlier this week, coaches from Thorndale Tennis Club visited F2, Year 1 and Year 2 to deliver tennis taster sessions.
Throughout the day, each class worked with the coaches developing their agility, co-ordination and ball striking skills. All of the children thoroughly enjoyed taking part and we must say a huge thankyou to coaches from Thorndale Tennis Club for giving up their time to deliver these sessions!
Dave McIndoe Tennis Coaching is hosting a Free Tennis weekend at Thorndale Lawn Tennis Club on 22nd and 23rd April. There are 4 sessions that can be booked on to with deals across the weekend. Don't miss the biggest tennis party in Wallasey this weekend!
There are limited spaces, so book early to secure your spot. Please see the flyer and the links below for further information about the coaching and other events that are offered at Thorndale Tennis Club:
https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/DavidMcindoeCoaching
Topsite Wildflower Art Installation with Ling!, by Miss M Jones
Date: 21st Apr 2023 @ 3:04pm
Some children from Topsite had a fantastic time yesterday with Ling Warlow from Paper By Dragonfly.
Ling has been commissioned by Wirral Council to produce a travelling art installation in celebration of Wirral Country Park's 50th Anniversary this Summer. The piece will emulate a stunning wildflower garden, and will move to different locations over the coming months.
We learnt about the importance of wildflowers in this country, as well as seeing Ling's incredible creations!
Ling showed us how to make beautiful cornflowers - it was her first go at making this type of flower with a school group, so our flowers will be extra easy to spot within the installation!
Take a look at the photos below and watch out for more details regarding the art installation.
Year 5 Food tasting and recipe design, by Miss Reil
Date: 21st Apr 2023 @ 11:23am
Today, as a year group, we explored a range of Middle Eastern ingredients and then created our own recipes. We selected the different ingredients that we enjoyed and reflected on why we enjoyed them.
Girls Football Team Success, by Mr Knowles
Date: 21st Apr 2023 @ 8:38am
On Thursday evening, our Year 5/6 Girls Football Team took part in a 7 a-side tournament organised by Tranmere Rovers. The team were fantastic role models for our school on and off the pitch and ended up winning their group. This means that they have made it through to the finals week which will be played next Thursday evening. Their excellent skills on the pitch matched their enthusiasm and efforts. We are very proud of their achievements and can't wait for the finals.
Well Done Girls and we are very proud of you all!
Year 4 - Sculpting paper portraits, by Miss Mulheirn
Date: 18th Apr 2023 @ 4:02pm
Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed working in teams to create their final portrait sculptures. They brilliantly combined all of the paper sculpting techniques they had learnt to form unique pieces of art made out of realistic facial features. Here are lots of photos!
