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Y3 & Y4 - Visit to Martin Mere Wetland

Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 7:47am

On Thursday 19th Year 3 and Year 4 went on our first educational visit to Martin Mere Wetland.

There we found Ava, an osprey who had magically turned half human. She gave us challenges to connect with nature and learn about the wild around us. 

She also set us a challenge, to complete 10 more nature activities at home to become a 'Guardian of the Wild'.

When we returned to school, we discussed how this linked to our 'Creation & Covenant' work in RE, and that we are all stewards of God's world. That we must appreciate it, care for it and nurture it. 

So far, 3 of us have become Guardians, with many more on our way to achieve our badges. 

"I was surprised when we saw Ava, she was from our story at school" - Connie

"I really liked the activity when we made friends with a tree, we had to close our eyes and use our other senses to get to know the tree" - Ethan

"My favourite birds that I saw were the flamingos, they were all standing on one leg" - Jack

Whole School - Visit from Imran Kotwal for Islam week

Date: 22nd Sep 2024 @ 1:40pm

On Friday 2oth September, Imran Kotwal visited school to help us with our learning about the religion of Islam.

As a Muslim, Imran shared some important items with us and talked about how they are used in daily life, particularly with prayer. 

We saw prayer mats and photographs of different mosques, as well as sweet smelling oil which can be used as part of the cleaning ritual before prayer.

Imran also told us about the prophet Muhammad, a key person for Muslims.

This is what some of the children felt about the visit in Year 1 and 2.

"It was really good to know about it all."

"I liked finding out new stuff."

"The best bit was watching how Imran prayed."

"I know that praying is very important to lots of people."

"Religions are sometimes not all the same."

"Everyone is special themselves."

Whole School Assembly - Widnes Foodbank Cereal Challenge

Date: 22nd Sep 2024 @ 1:16pm

This week we launched our Harvest campaign to support the Foodbank here in Widnes.

We held a special assembly and remembered what we have already managed to achieve as a school in helping those in need.

Photos of last year's visit to the Foodbank by the RE Ambassadors were a great reminder, as well as the visit from Margaret and Eileen, two of their volunteers.

To continue our promise to try and 'live in solidarity' with others, we will be collecting donations of cereal over the next month.

On Friday 18th October, we will hold our 'Cereal domino rally' with all of the boxes that are donated. 

Whole School Friday Worship - Catholic Social Teaching

Date: 6th Sep 2024 @ 9:10am

Today we celebrated our first Friday Gospel Collective Worship with Mrs Sheppard. 

It was all about Catholic Social Teaching

Last Day of the Year

Date: 23rd Jul 2024 @ 2:31pm

Have a great summer everyone!

KS2 - Musical Extravaganza

Date: 23rd Jul 2024 @ 2:09pm

Y3 & Y4 - DT - Food Technology Fruit Kebabs

Date: 23rd Jul 2024 @ 2:05pm

As our final DT unit of the year, Year 3 and 4 focused on Food Technology linked to our Personal Development unit of Healthy Eating.

We researched different fruits and the nutrients in them. Then we designed a kebab to make sure we had lots of colour which means lots of nutrients. 

"I tried watermelon for the first time, and I liked it a lot" - Louie

"When I first tried pineapple, it tasted normal at first but then it was tangy. I really liked it" - Henry M

" I tried watermelon for the first time, I wasn't sure because of the seeds and the texture" - Leah

"My favourite new fruit was the pineapple, I really liked it" - Lucy Mae 

KS2 - Town Sports Competition

Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 8:06am

Children from Years 4, 5 and 6 competed in the town sports and did our school proud. Their behaviour was exemplary and they competed hard. We had numerous children in the finals competing against the best athletes in the town, well done to you all.

Y4 - CAFOD Workshop

Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 12:21pm

This morning the children enjoyed a workshop led by Jim from CAFOD.

Whole School - Sports day

Date: 8th Jul 2024 @ 2:54pm

Finally, we have had some luck with the weather and we have been able to get all of the children out to enjoy an afternoon competing in their houses. All of the children really hard and displayed great sportsmanship qualities. Below is a list of the events the children took part in;

KS1

KS2

 

Balance ball

Shot putt

 

Javelin

Javelin

 

Target throw

Slalom run

 

Hurdles

Hurdles

 

50m sprint

100m sprint

 

Assault course

Assault coursde

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

     
     

Whole School - St Basil's Marketplace

Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 10:56am

We all had a chance on Friday afternoon to visit our annual St Basil's Marketplace

Throughout the week, we have been creating, budgeting and presenting our items in year groups to sell.

There are activities to try our luck at, such as sweets in the jar, guess the name of the teddy and coordinate treasure maps

We also have a chance to play some carnival games to win prizes, including hook a duck, tombola, penalty shoot outs and a coconut shy.

This year our MartketPlace has raised ... 

Y4 - Visit to the Walker Art Gallery and World Museum

Date: 2nd Jul 2024 @ 1:22pm

Year 4 had a wonderful opportunity to visit the Walker Art Gallery and World Museum. In the gallery the children observed various sculptures from different periods of time. During their time in the World Museum, they had the opportunity to look in the aquarium and the floor on Ancient Egypt. 

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.

Y3 & Y4 - Visit to Liverpool Empire Theatre: Awful Auntie

Date: 1st Jul 2024 @ 4:45pm

After reading Awful Auntie by David Walliams as our class novel, everyone in Year 3 and 4 took a trip to Liverpool Empire Theatre to see the production performed live!

We travelled on the train to Lime Street Station, then took our seats in the stalls ready for the show. 

"Even though we knew what was going to happen, it was really exciting seeing the book come to life!" - Annie

"I've read the book twice, I was so excited to see the show and it did not disappoint" - Henry

"I've never been to the theatre before, it was an amazing building and I really want to go again now" - Jacob

Y4 - Collective worship - Sacramental Celebration

Date: 26th Jun 2024 @ 11:45am

Year 4 delivered a wonderful collective worship for parents and carers. The focus was on the sacrament of reconciliation and for those who took part in their Holy Communion. 

Y3 & Y4 - Tennis

Date: 22nd Jun 2024 @ 10:14pm

Year 3 and 4 have been learning how to improve their grip and ball control, as well as improving their forehand and backhand shots.

Whole School - Fun Run

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

Y3 & Y4 - Tennis

Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 11:30am

Year 3 and 4 have been improving their tennis grip and control with the ball. They have started to work on backhand and forehand strokes.

Y3 & Y4 - Cricket

Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 8:31am

Year 3 and 4 have been practicing their throwing and catching skills as well as the correct technique for batting.

Y3 & Y4 - Tennis

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 12:06pm

Year 3 and 4 have been learning on how to control a tennis ball better and focus focus on their grip. 

Y4 - Football competition

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 11:59am

Year 4 boys took part in a Widnes Schools competition. They worked hard as a team and came away with some good wins. 

Y3 & Y4 - Table Tennis

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 11:53am

Year 3 and 4 have been improving their backhand, forehand and serving skills in table tennis.

Y3 & Y4 - Hockey

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 11:34am

Year 3 and 4 have been learning hockey this term. They have took part in various drills focussing on passing, ball control and shooting. 

Y3 & Y4 - Orienteering

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 10:36am

Year 3 and 4 have been taking in part in orienteering on the KS2 playgrounds. They have used team work and various map reading skills to find locations on the map which would reward them with a clue. Each week the children received a new map with different locations. The children also took part in some problem solving activities on the trim trail as a part of OAA this term. 

Y3 & Y4 - Visit to Delamere Forest

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 9:46am

Year 3 and 4 spent a wonderful day at Delamere forest doing lots of different things. To start the day, the children took a long walk up to Old Pale to take in the great views and what we can see in the North, South, East and West.

The rest of the day consisted of a walk around the forest, den building, sketching, natural artwork made from stones and sticks and a treasure hunt looking for different types of trees and plants. 

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