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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. 

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

Y3 & Y4 - Textile Artwork

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.

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
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

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. 

Y3 & Y4 - Electrical Circuits

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

Y4 - Chinese Music Session

Date: 20th May 2024 @ 2:49pm

On 15th May, Year 4 were able to take part in a session about Chinese music.

They looked at different types of Chinese instruments and listened to a range of instruments being played.

Finally they were even able to play different rhythms on the drums!

Y4 - Residential to Tattenhall

Date: 20th May 2024 @ 2:44pm

In April, Year 4 went on an overnight residential trip to Tattenhall.

While we were there, we were able to take part in activities such as low ropes, tree climbing and the zip wire. We also completed an orienteering activity with Mr Gallimore and Miss Stockton.

We really enjoyed this trip and had lots of fun being outside.

In the evening, we had a very wet campfire and enjoyed singing camp fire songs. 

"I really enjoyed when got to climb up the tree and go down the zipline" - Joey

"I faced my fear of climbing the tree" - Heidi 

 

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

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!

Y3 & Y4 - Roman Chester Visit

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.

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