Year 1: Gallery
Environment Council - Wonky Garden Visit
Date: 1st Jul 2024 @ 4:56pm
The Environment Council took a visit to the Wonky Garden in Widnes.
This is a community garden who have transformed disused land into a space for all to enjoy nature.
We went along with Mrs Sheppard to gather some ideas for our own school grounds work.
We had the chance to harvest some potatoes, which we brought back and cooked with butter and herbs!
The volunteers also gave us some pumpkin plants to plant in our EYFS area. We will keep these nurtured ready for harvesting in Autumn.
Date: 22nd Jun 2024 @ 10:38pm
Year 1 were absolutely fantastic practicing their sports day events in athletics. They competed in the javelin, assault course, bean bag toss, hurdles and balance ball.
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 7:40am
Everyone in school took part in our annual Fun Run to raise contributions for PTA school projects.
Unfortunately due to the weather this year we could not take part all together on our field.
Instead each class took their turn to complete laps of our playground track in Fancy Dress.
We counted our laps in 10 minutes.
"I always look forward to the Fun Run. This year I brought my dinosaur costume but still managed to do 15 laps!" - Josh Y4
"I really enjoy dressing up every year and doing the laps with my friends. We always end up on the same because we run side by side" - Holly Y5
"I'm sad that this was my last Fun Run in St Basil's. I managed to do 26 laps this time" - Alma Y6
Whole School - Archbishop Malcolm McMahon visit during Peace Week (January 2024)
Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 2:31pm
On Wednesday 17th January, we were joined by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon and other guests from the Archdiocese of Liverpool, along with Father Mark Moran and our school governors.
We enjoyed some very special events as part of our 'Year of Peace' (2023-24).
The children particpated in prayer spaces with activities that included painting peace pebbles, origami boats for our peace river, hanging peace doves and creating prayers in our prayer garden.
Time was spent reflecting on how peace begins with us and how we can help be bring peace in pur relationships.
Other great activities around school included a Peace Dance, Music to celebrate peace and learning sign language for the song 'Peace perfect peace'.
We were also joined by Peace Pathways who worked with each year group on how to solve problems when there is a conflict.
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 2:11pm
Year 1 visited Beeston Castle after learning all about castles in their History topic.
Y1 Mental Health Awareness Week (to be merged)
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 2:09pm
The children watched a performance of 'What's up Alfie' during mental health awareness week.
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 2:00pm
The children participated in an Easter Bonnet Parade.
Y1 CAFOD Big Lent Walk (To be Merged)
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:45pm
The CAFOD Big Lent Walk. The children participated in the CAFOD Big Lent Walk to raise money for others in need. They completed different routes learning facts along the way and delivering fish to the net.
Y1 Chester Zoo Trip (To be Merged)
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:44pm
Chester Zoo. After learning all about different animals in science the children visited the zoo to see them.
Y1 - World Book Day (To be Merged)
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:33pm
World Book Day. The children dressed up as a character from a book and completed reading activities with their grown ups in class.
Y1 - Parent Collective Worship - Galilee to Jerusalem
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:29pm
Collective Worship. The children participated in a collective worship with their families about our RE topic Galilee to Jerusalem.
NSPCC Numbers Day (To be Merged)
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:28pm
NSPCC Numbers Day. The children completed different maths activities in class with their grown ups. They dressed as a number to raise money for the NSPCC.
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:25pm
Peace Days. The children participated in 2 Peace Days and completed lots of different activities. They explored what peace is through many different ways including art, music and dance.
Y1 & Y2 - Christmas Production - 'Christmas with the Aliens'
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 1:24pm
Christmas Play. The children performed 'Christmas with the Aliens' for their grown ups.
Whole School - Christmas Jumper Day Coffee Morning
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 11:20am
As part of our Advent Charity event for Nugent Care, each year group learns a Christmas poem and performs a Christmas song during our Jumper Day Coffee Morning.
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 11:09am
Every year, we raise funds for our PTA by taking part in the 2p Challenge.
Over a month, we collect as many 2ps as we can at home.
Then on the challenge day, we bring them in to school and create lines on the playground.
We measure them and decide which year were the winners.
This year's winners were ... Year 4
| EYFS | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
| 16m | 17m | 20m | 16m | 43m | 27m | 32m |
EYFS, Y1, Y2, Y3 & Y4 - Chester Zoo Visit
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 11:00am
We all spent the day visiting Chester Zoo as part of our work in Science
Year 3 & 4 - Our Science topic was all about grouping animals. As we explored the zoo we looked out for mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and invertebrates. We were very lucky to see so many animals in the good weather.
"My favourite animals were the penguins, they were so funny to watch" - Anthony Y4
"I really loved seeing the Andean Bear eat fruit from the top of the tree" - Maisie Y4
Whole School Collective Worship - Crowning of Mary
Date: 23rd May 2024 @ 8:33am
On Wednesday 22nd May, school celebrated a beautiful Collective Worship for the crowning of Mary as May is the month of Mary.
Thank you to Father Clarke for leading our worship alongside our RE Ambassadors and some Year 6 children.
Whole School - Mental Health Awareness Week
Date: 20th May 2024 @ 3:34pm
As part of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week theme of 'Moving more for Mental Health'.
The whole school took part in some active Zumba and watched the BBC live lesson.
"I really enjoyed making my own Moodboosters routine with Henry to make us active and positive" - Maro
Date: 26th Mar 2024 @ 11:31am
Thank you to all who took part in the CAFOD Big Lent Walk and for all your support, generous and kind donations.
We raised a fantastic amount of £375.00!
Whole School - Anti-Bullying Week Performance
Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 3:06pm
On Thursday 9th November children in Year 1 to 6 attended an Anti-Bullying performance, led by Altru Drama Company.
The performance was called ‘Superhero School’.
The performance was about a girl called Max who loves science and she enjoys school, but doesn’t enjoy being picked on by Mikey.
Mikey thinks it’s just a laugh, and he’s too busy with his YouTube and TikTok videos to worry about Max’s feelings.
One day Max goes to school as normal, but everything has changed.
She finds herself at a school for superheroes – meeting the strangest characters – but learning a lot about herself and what to do about bullying.
The performance helped children to think about:
· How to use your voice and prevent bullying
· How to keep yourself and others safe
· Difference and diversity
· The importance of kindness
· What to do if you are being bullied – who to talk to and where to go for support
· How we make our schools fantastic places to be!
Whole School - Number Day 2024
Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 12:22pm
NSPCC Number Day is celebrated annually in February and is a special day dedicated to raising funds for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) while having fun with numbers. Here are some photos of the fun celebrations we had at school.
Whole School - Laudato Si Days
Date: 26th Oct 2023 @ 2:02pm
On the 25th and 26th October the whole school took part in our Laudato Si days.
These days focused on looking after, respecting and loving our Common Home
We took part in lots of different activities
- Climate Pledges
- Earth Toast
- Nature Hunts
- Nature Music
- Climate Art
Alongside this every child made and added something to our St Basil's Bug Hotels that are now proudly standing on our field ready for their new inhabitants.
