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Remembrance Day, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 13th Nov 2024 @ 12:57pm
Year 1 have been remembering the soldiers, past and present, and all the other people and animals that have helped, supported and defended our country. Barney brought in a photograph of his Uncle and his medals to show us. We talked about the bravery of the soldiers, and had a discussion about the army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force and how they protect the land, sea and air. We watched a CBeebies video that showed us how all were affected by the wars, and how the first flowers to grow on the fields were poppies. We then coloured in some poppies, cut them out and displayed them in wreaths. The children worked in teams to make their wreaths and we displayed them in our classroom window in time for Remembrance Day. On 11.11.24, at 11am, we observed the 2 minute silence. The children were very respectful and we finished with a prayer.
Wirral Lioness Cup, by Miss Hanton-Wise
Date: 13th Nov 2024 @ 11:28am
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Our Y4/5 girls had a great time competing in round 1 of the Lioness Cup.
We played against Brookdale Primary School and Devonshire Park School.
Our girls won 2 games and lost 2!
All girls showed great sportsmanship, respect and resilience, WELL DONE!
A big thank you to Starling Bank who provided us with our kit as a way to encourage girls to participate in sport.
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Keegan at Muay Thai, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:08pm
Keegan took part in the 2024 Amateur Rules Muaythai Welsh Cup, International Open........he won!!!
Well done, Keegan 👏 👏👏👏
Teddy observed Rememberance Sunday, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:07pm
Teddy observed 'Remembrance Sunday' with his family this weekend. He was so proud to share a picture of his uncle with the class and told us all about how important it is to remember and think about all those who have served our country ❤️
Remembrance in Y6 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:05pm
Year 6 spent some time today remembering fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect our country. The children spent time reflecting on the sacrifices that were made through prayer and song. They then wrote their own poems and prayers. Some children then read them aloud. Some beautiful pieces of work were produced
Half term trip to Ireland, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 9:58pm
More beautiful family memories made; Matylda and Leah visited Derry and Belfast in Ireland over half term ❤️👏
Firstly, the girls enjoyed a drawing competition on the ferry.....Leah met baby shark.....they explored Halloween 🎃 in Derry Town and the Gruffalo Trail in Belfast.....Leah has also recently taken The Gruffalo book home from school to read at home!!!!!!
Matylda and Leah made little duck and panda creations in the Belfast Museum 🦆 🐼
Hamilton Square Rememberance Service, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 9:54pm
Lest we forget
Luna and Thea laid the wreath on behalf of the Birkenhead Girlguiding Division at Hamilton Square Rememberance Service today 👏👏👏👏👏
What an honour, well done girls ❤️ ✨ ️🥰 ☺️
#remembrance #lestweforget #girlguiding #girlguidinguk
Y3 High Five of Kindness, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 9:51pm
Year 3 had a lovely afternoon thinking about friendship. We started off by completing our High Five of Kindness. We thought of kind words to write on our friend’s hand.
We then thought carefully about friendship challenges and how we can resolve conflict through role play and hot seating.
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Firework art and Halloween fun in the Sunshine Room 🎆 🎃 🌞, by Mrs Harris
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 11:15pm
Firework art and Halloween fun in the Sunshine Room 🎆 🎃 🌞
Asda Rewards Schools Cashpot, by Mrs Harris
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 10:22pm
Asda Cashpot for Schools ✨️
Keep scanning your Asda Rewards when shopping at Asda, Our Lady’s cashpot is rising ↗️↗️↗️↗️↗️
£639.14 😲😲😲👏👏👏
Thanks to everyone who has downloaded the app to benefit the school and also make your own savings pot rise in time for Christmas 👏👏😊😊
School Holiday Memories, by Mrs Harris
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 10:19pm
Holden very kindly decided to share some pictures and a lovely video showing us the wonderful memories he made with his family during half term ❤️
We have Blackpool Tower, which Holden has been learning about in class 👏 and...
...Blackpool beach, pumpkin picking, River of Light Liverpool, Activity for All........and....... helping to train and feed an artic fox 😮☺️
Thank you to Holden's mummy for sharing his pictures 📸
Birkenhead Park Trip, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 5:22pm
Year 1 went to Birkenhead Park this afternoon to look for signs of Autumn. The children used maps drawn by the Year 6 children in Geography to help find our way to the park safely. We met with the Park Ranger, Hannah, who showed us some of the signs of Autumn. The children looked at the leaves, examined sycamore seeds and collected some other items to bring back to school. They found out that the seeds from a sycamore tree are shaped like helicopters, so they fly further from the parent tree. This helps them to get more light, water and space to grow. We then made our way further down the path, where we saw lots of colourful trees. The children saw red, brown, yellow and orange leaves. The children then had the opportunity to feed the ducks and watch the squirrels. Some of the pigeons were accidentally fed too! After that, we visited the boathouse, where the children learned of its history. They heard about how Joseph Paxton designed the park and was also an inspiration to many other park designers, including those that designed Central Park in New York! We passed the Swiss bridge on the way back and had a look at the colourful design. This will help with our Design Technology work this half term. The children enjoyed their afternoon exploring the park and linked lots of our previous learning to their visit today. Well done Year 1!
Bonfire night in F1, by Miss Fisher
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 1:07pm
We marked the celebration of bonfire night, we talked about how we can keep ourselves safe during this time, wearing gloves or holding a carrott for sparklers, staying with a grown up and making sure we dont get too close to the fire.
We created our own firework pictures, talking about the colours and the souds which they would make, we made marks in the rice to represent fireworks.
We then created our own sparklers with a breadsticks, chocolate and sprinkles. They went down a treat!!
Today we have shared our expereinces with our friends.
Our Lady's Brownies, by Mrs Harris
Date: 26th Oct 2024 @ 5:13pm
Good News Alert ❤️💙
Our superstars Heidi, Jessica, and Zyrah from 9th Birkenhead North Brownies, selling poppies in the pyramids today for the Royal British Legion #poppyappeal
Month of the Rosary, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 12:38am
The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. It's a special time devoted to praying the Rosary. The children have been learning how Rosary beads are used when praying, to bring us closer to Jesus. Each group of beads represent different parts of the Rosary prayer. We passed around the beads so that the children could look more closely at them. We practised the 'Our Father' prayer and the children were given the opportunity to cut out a bead of their own. We then placed them in a prayer circle, making our own Rosary bead string. The children said their own prayers as they placed down each bead and we finished by singing and signing a version of the 'Hail Mary' prayer.
Geography Field Trip, by Mrs Schultz
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 12:19am
In Geography this term, the children have been learning all about our town, Birkenhead. We have been learning why postcodes are important and using maps to study the areas in and around our school. We have discussed different ways of travelling to school and mapped out dangers to pedestrians like railway lines, rivers and roads. We then learned that there are different types of housing, such as detached, terraced, semi-detached and flats. We discovered through location and observational skills that Birkenhead housing is mostly made up of terraced houses and flats and discussed why. The children loved finding the different types of houses on a map of our local area. We then discussed what amenities a town should have i.e. shops, places of worship, parks etc. Yesterday, the children went for a short walk to find out what the area around our school has to offer. They followed a route on a map, and stopped by different checkpoints to observe the different types of shops, factories, houses and other places available in the area. They used their knowledge of the local dangers to help them to stay safe near the roads and even recalled our Science work when they spotted some stinging nettles on their route! The children posted some postcards that they had made at the start of the topic in the local post box. Some have 1st class stamps and some have 2nd class stamps. They are excited to see them return back to the school, after watching videos of how our post is sorted. We made a prediction, guessing which postcards will return first. We returned back to school and filled in an obervation sheet to show our findings. The children were very polite and very observant on our field trip- they were a credit to the school. Well done Year 1 Geographers!
Pumpkin Gallery 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 23rd Oct 2024 @ 10:10pm
It's almost Halloween........which means spooky decorations and pumpkin carvings!! 🎃 🎃 🎃
Again, this year, we would love to see your creative carvings, they can be pumpkins, turnips or other vegetables. It can be quite tricky though, so remember to ask an adult you trust for help 👍👍👍
We'll put as many of them as we can into the Gallery on our website and add to comments below - then you can see if you can spot yours 👁
Please send pictures of your pumpkins to Mrs Harris via Facebook messenger 😊
Happy Halloween 🎃 🎃 👻 👻 🕷 🕷 🕸 🕸
Last day in school is Friday, 25 October 😊
Head Boy and Head Girl, by Mrs Harris
Date: 14th Oct 2024 @ 10:15pm
Some exciting news to share.............
Meet the proud pupils who have taken on new roles at Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School 👋
Fletcher is our Head Boy, and Lettia is our Head Girl.
Good luck in your new roles - you will be fantastic! 🤩
Winter PE Kit, by Miss Hanton-Wise
Date: 14th Oct 2024 @ 1:26pm
Sports Stars of the Week!, by Miss Hanton-Wise
Date: 14th Oct 2024 @ 11:06am
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Well done this week to...
Logan (F2) who completed ducklings 3 at swimming, he has now moved to Stage 1!
If you have any exciting sporting news from the past week please send it to us!
We will upload our Sports Stars each week, so keep an eye out!
Well done and thank you,
Miss Wise
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Year 3 Science, by Mrs Harris
Date: 13th Oct 2024 @ 8:06pm
Year 3VM finished celebrating Space Week by creating their own space art using the most beautiful pastel colours. Well done Year 3, your space art is out of this world!
Family Hub Satellite Centre, by Mrs Harris
Date: 12th Oct 2024 @ 9:37pm
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School is one of Wirral’s Family Hub Satellite Centre 😊
✨️ Family Hubs are places where families with 0 – 19 year olds (or 25 for SEND children) can easily access a wide range of support including parenting, social care, education, mental health and physical health
They have been established by Wirral Council, with money from the Department for Education’s Family Hub Transformation Fund
✅️✅️✅️ Please contact Mrs Leanne Brown, Family Support Worker, for further information 👍👍👍
Tesco Community Grant Scheme - 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 12th Oct 2024 @ 9:26pm
📢📢Announcement📢📢
We are thrilled to announce that we have been successful in our bid for the Tesco Community Grant Scheme to help us support our Sunshine Sensory Hub 👏👏👏
This will help us provide a sensory space for children to play, learn, relax and feel safe in, especially those children with SEND.
Our blue token slot OPEN NOW, until mid January and you will be able to vote in both 'Big Tesco' and 'Little Tesco'. We will receive at least £500 but may receive up to £1500, so please ensure you collect a blue token in store and vote for us! 😀
Send any pictures of your little ones posting their blue token, I'd love to share them on our social media pages and here, on this blog 😊😊😊
#TescoStrongerStarts
Thank you to Emily, Evie, Fred, Norah, Mila, Alvin, Thea, Zyrah, Teddy, Martha, Henry, Grace, Jasper, Cece, Teo, Hunter, Harry, Priya, Sophie, Blake, and Mrs Harris, for loading those tokens into our box!!
Year 5 Science Week, by Mrs Harris
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 3:55pm
Year 5 Science Week
Year 5 enjoyed Science Week. They designed their own space station 🛰🌌👨🚀