Year 3: Gallery
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.
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.
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.
Y3 & Y4 - The Lost Sheep Roleplay
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 11:40am
As part of our unit 'Building Bridges' we explored the Parable of the Lost sheep. We were able to choose how we retold the story. Some of us created story maps or freeze frames with narration. Others told the whole parable through role play.
"The parable shows that God loves everyone, even those who get lost" - Emmie
"The shepherd cared about all of his sheep equally, he did not want to lose even one, just like God" - Jacob
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 11:35am
As part of our textiles topic we focused on an underwater theme and the work of two artists.
First we made some still life sketches, focused on curves and movement in material.
Then we explored the work of Hannah Rae a textile artist.
We made some sketches from different marine creatures and added to them using different medium; chalk, pastels and crayon.
Then we chose our final sketch and enlarged this to A3 size.
Finally we have cut and added fabric to our sketch to create pattern, before adding stitching for detail.
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
Y3 & Y4 - Christmas Production - The Donkey Seller
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 10:11am
Together, Year 3 & 4 put on our Christmas Production for parents.
It was called 'The Donkey Seller' and told the story of the Nativity through the eyes of a loyal seller and his herd of donkeys.
1 by 1 the donkeys are sold to special travellers who pass by. Mary needs a donkey to carry her to Bethlehem, the Shepherds need a donkey to carry Little Shep who is tired, and the kings need a donkey because one of their camels has hurt his foot.
Eventually the donkey seller herself travels to see the amazing arrival in Bethlehem.
We had great fun learning and performing, some of us even played the hand chimes and recorders as part of the songs
"I loved being Little Shep, it made me really proud acting in front of everyone" - Henry
"I was part of the sheep chorus and we got to do some fun joke lines in sheep voices" - Maro
"I played one of the main donkeys called Snuggle. I had lots of lines to learn and was a bit nervous, but it was fun performing it for parents" - Connie
Y3 - Parent Collective Worship - Giving & Receiving
Date: 10th Jun 2024 @ 10:03am
Year 3 led a wonderful Collective Worship for our families to join us.
Our theme was 'Giving and Receiving'
We were able to share what these words meant to us.
"I give when I help Mum & Dad out at home" - Lily
"I give my time for others and always try to include people in my games" - Curtis
"When I receive present for my birthday I show how grateful I am by giving the person a big hug" - Lola
We learnt and performed Noah & the Whale 'Give a Little Love'
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.
Date: 20th May 2024 @ 3:52pm
We made series and parallel circuits to investigate the effect on the bulb
"We had to make sure that the bulb and battery were connected in a circuit to make the light turn on" - Kayden
"Ours didn't work at first, so we had to do some problem solving to test which part of the circuit was faulty. It was the bulb" - Mia
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
Y3 - Residential Catalyst Museum
Date: 20th May 2024 @ 11:19am
On Thursday 2nd May we took a trip to the Catalyst Museum in Widnes,
We took part in some orienteering, outdoor games and sound hunting before entering the museum galleries to learn more about our Science topics.
Then we had a workshop where we made soap whilst learning about the history of the Gossage's soap factory that the Catalyst is built in.
After dinner and watching 'Night at the Museum' we settled down for the night in the Observatory gallery.
On Friday we took part in a Fantastic Light show before venturing back to school.
"I really enjoyed making my soap to take home" - Annie
"I thought I would be a bit afraid of sleeping at the top, but it was great fun" - Henry
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 - 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!
Date: 14th Mar 2024 @ 12:52pm
As part of our Spring History topic on the Ancient Romans, we visited the city of Chester.
We took part in a workshop about Roman life, even getting to try on some Roman armour. We also visited the archeological remains of the amphitheatre and practiced some Roman Army defence and attack techniques
"We learnt that it was called Deva during Roman times, that the Romans built their fortress near the River Dee to keep the Welsh away and what food they grew here" - Heidi
"I got to hold the Roman soldier's sword, it was heavy but I could pick it up" - Charlie
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.
