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Year 5: Gallery

Y5 - Christmas Collective Worship

Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 11:55am

Y5 shared and delivered a Christmas Collective Worship with the rest of the school at St Basil's church.

Y5 - Christmas Carols

Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 11:46am

Y5 walked to the local community centre and sang some Christmas Carols. The children were each given a chocolate selection box for their efforts in helping to make everyone feel the Christmas spirit.

Y5 - Peer Mediation

Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 11:25am

Y5 were given the opportunity to enrol as Peer Mediators. Each child had a chance to apply for this role by completing an application which required a character reference from a chosen adult in school. 16 children were selected and undertook training with the Peer Mediation team, allowing children time to fully understand their role and to practice resolving conflicts that they might come across on the school playground. So far, the children have been amazing! Working hard during lunchtimes to help their peers if any falling out isses arise and working with them to ensure that the right steps are taken to defuse and address each situation. Well done to our Peer Mediators!

'I really enjoy being a peer mediator as children feel comfortable coming to me and want my support in fixing their problems at lunchtime.' Lukie 

Y5 - NSPCC Number Day

Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 10:51am

Parents were invited in to complete a range of maths activites with children in class. Children were also asked to dress up as a number for the day too.

Y5 - Visit to Frodsham Forest - Tree Planting

Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 10:43am

Y5 were invited to help plant over 150 trees in Frodsham. The children followed instructions well, using spades to dig holes into the ground, plant a small tree and ensure that they flattened the soil back over carefully. Well done Y5!

Y5 - St Basil's at Night Residential

Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 10:23am

Children in Y5 were invited to sleepover in school to undertake star gazing activities and to spot the Moon. They set up their space pods ready for an evening over night at school, enjoying a range of activities, as well as a McDonald's tea! 

Y5 - Visit to the Lowry Theatre

Date: 12th Jun 2024 @ 10:13am

Y5 enjoyed a live performance at the Lowry to watch 'Boy in the Back of the Class'. This was our class novel which we had been reading in class, then children were very lucky to be able to watch it live! What a fantastic trip.

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. 

Y5 & Y6 - Read to Succeed Summer 1

Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 2:58pm

Years 5 and 6 continued with the Read to Succeed challenge this half term. Children had to read five times a week in order to earn a reading book to keep from a selection they chose themselves. Well done to all the children who succeed in the challenge. We are so proud of you!

Being able to choose the Tom Gates books as a prize for Read to Succeed made me want to read more so that I could earn one of them to take home. – Freddie

I like to complete the Read to Succeed challenge because it helps me with my learning and a get a reward of a book that I would like to read. – Jessie

I like Read to Succeed because it encourages me to read. I felt really proud when I got my book. – Ellissa

I like Read to Succeed because you get to read and you get a prize at the end of it. – Charlie

I am so happy that I completed ‘Read to Succeed’ because now I have another great book to read. The book that I chose was one of the Goosebumps books. – Alyssa

It was my first time getting Read to Succeed and I felt proud of myself for getting a prize from reading. – Darcie

This was my first time finishing Read to Succeed. I enjoyed this challenge because it encourages me and other students to read. I chose Dogman because I like reading comics and it looked very funny. I felt super excited but nervous at the same time. - Cody

A big congratulations to Alex, Charlie, Darcie and Cody who have completed Read to Succeed for the first time this half term!

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.

Whole School - 2p Challenge

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
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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

Whole School - Big Lent Walk

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!

SJPS Big Lent Walk is fundraising for CAFOD

Y5 - Fire Brigade Visitors - Smoke Tent

Date: 15th Mar 2024 @ 3:52pm

The children in year 5 had a visit from the local Fire Brigade which involved the smoke tent, the children found this really interesting and wanted to get involved.

Whole School - Online Safety Performance

Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 3:22pm

All of the children in school enjoyed a performance from Altru Drama all about Online Safety. 

This included

  • Why it is important not to share information online
  • Safe use of apps and social media
  • Cyber bullying

"I know now not to share my personal information and that once something is posted it can't always be deleted!" - Freya 

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!

Y5 - Heaven Sent Nativity Visit

Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 2:46pm

Y5 children had a great time when they went to see the Heaven Sent Nativity in Kirkby.

Y5 - Town Hall Visit

Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 2:09pm

Our Y5 children visited the Town Hall for Parliment week.

Y5 & Y6 - Fantastically Great Women - Lowry Theatre Visit

Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 12:27pm

Year 5 and 6 pupils had a fantastic evening at the Lowry Theatre.

We watched the brand new production of Fantastically Great Women, based on the text we had read in our English lessons.

"I liked watching the actors sing live. I also liked all of the colourful props they used." Ellissa 

"I enjoyed the production because it was a musical story and it helped me to understand more about the women we learnt about in English." Jake

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. 

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