Our Lady & St Edward's Catholic Primary School: Our blogs

Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 10:01pm

This term, Year 1 have been learning all about Victorians at the seaside. We looked at favourite past-times and what the Victorians would have enjoyed eating as a treat. Some things were very similar to what we enjoy today, such as Fish and Chips and ice cream. However, the ice cream was served in a very different way in the past. Sometimes it was served as a slice of ice cream wrapped in a piece of paper- this was called a 'Hokey Pokey'. When served in a small conical shaped glass, it was called a 'Penny Lick'. The children chose how they would like their ice cream to be served today and were surprisingly good at eating both ways- not a drop of ice cream was wasted! We made a traditional bathing machine for the children to role play with. Shaped like a beach hut with wheels, they were used by the Victorians to get changed into their bathing suits. They were then pulled into the water by horses so that the Victorians could be lowered into the water to swim. The children used their imaginations to jump back in time and take the train to the seaside during the Victorian era. As well as eating Hokey Pokeys and Penny Licks, they explored a range of Victorian past-times to immerse themselves into the life of a Victorian. The children changed into Victorian style bathing costumes, listened to bandstand music, watched a Punch and Judy show and collected shells on a pretend beach. They made crafts and role played strolling along a promenade and riding a donkey. They also entertained us with their own Punch and Judy shows. We've had a great day all round! We hope that the children will use their experiences to write a seaside postcard in their English work this week.

Mini Vinnies Pledges, by Mrs Harris

Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 10:22pm

Mini Vinnies meet every Thursday. We are working together to help others.

Last Thursday, we made some pledges:

• We pledge to be kind to other

• To help others in need in any way we can

• To be good friends and to care for God's world

Mini Vinnies Donation, by Mrs Harris

Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 10:19pm

Good news alert!!

Luna and Willow decided (themselves!!!) to design, make and sell bracelets to their family and friends 🧡

This wonderfully kind initiative was to raise funds for Mini Vinnies 🙌

They raised an astounding £42.44 from their sale, which is absolutely fantastic!!!! Mini Vinnies will use this generous donation to purchase toiletry bags for the homeless

Thank you Luna and Willow ❤️❤️❤️

Year 3K Geography, by Mrs Harris

Date: 30th Jun 2024 @ 8:49pm

'Fieldwork Fortnight'! Year 3K enjoyed taking part and spending their Geography lesson outside of the classroom finding things out for themselves. Our goal was to find the best location for a new 'Sustainable Garden' within our school grounds. We thought about what a sustainable garden could include and then followed an aerial map of our school to make observations and collect data.

Our research questions were

1. Is the location big enough?

2. Is it peaceful and quiet?

3. Will it attract wildlife?

4. Can it be accessed easily by all?

5. Would there be any other problems with this location?

After deciding on the most suitable location, the children then began to design their own 'sustainable garden'.

The children really impressed Miss Kealey with their careful and thoughtful planning. Well done Year 3K.

Sports Stars of the Week!, by Miss Hanton-Wise

Date: 30th Jun 2024 @ 8:49pm

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Well done this week to...

Isla (Y1) who went to a horse show and won a trophy for her jumps!

Fletcher (Y1) for getting man of the match - he was injured and then scored a goal!

Skyla (Y6) who won gold in both her gymnastics competitions this month!

Lily (Y6) who received the best dancer award for her majorettes team!

We will upload our Sports Stars at the end of each week, so keep an eye out!

Well done and thank you,

Miss Wise

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Year 3K Science, by Mrs Harris

Date: 30th Jun 2024 @ 7:22pm

Year 3K enjoyed exploring shadows recently in our Science lesson. We worked scientifically by looking for patterns in what happens to shadows when the light source moves and the distance between the light source and object increases/descreases. Great work Year 3K 💪🏻

Friendship Creative Writing by Amelia, by Mrs Harris

Date: 30th Jun 2024 @ 4:39pm

Amelia has been getting her creative writing hat on at home and written a fantastic story all about friendship! Well done Amelia

Year 3 Football Tournament, by Mrs Harris

Date: 30th Jun 2024 @ 4:36pm

Presenting.......Year 3 Football Tournament Winners!!! ⚽️ 🏅👏

Year 3 Science, by Mrs Harris

Date: 30th Jun 2024 @ 4:30pm

Year 3 have had fun investigating shadows recently. Our Enquiry Question was ‘What do you Notice about Shadows?’

We thought about what equipment we would need, how we were going to conduct our experiment and what our predictions would be.

We then conducted our our experiments then compared our results to our predictions.

Important Message, by Mrs Harris

Date: 25th Jun 2024 @ 10:12pm

Families, just a little reminder that if your child brings grapes, olives, cherry tomatoes, or even cocktail sausages to school as a snack or as part of their lunch, they should always be cut lengthways so they can pass more easily through smaller throats. And never widthways, because they’ll still be big enough to choke on.

This includes any pre packed grapes, olives or cherry tomatoes that are brought to school in a supermarket box

Thank you 😊😊😊

Football Runners Up, by Mrs Harris

Date: 25th Jun 2024 @ 10:11pm

Bronte and her football team were fantastic runners up in the cup final at a girls tournament on Sunday ⚽️⚽️⚽️

Well done Bronte 👏 😊

Our Lady's Brownies!!, by Mrs Harris

Date: 25th Jun 2024 @ 10:10pm

What a tidy park 😍

'Our Lady's Brownies' went litter picking last week, absolutely awesome job 👏 🙌

#soproud #brownies #birkenheadpark

Year 5 children - Be Inspired Project, by Mrs Harris

Date: 25th Jun 2024 @ 10:08pm

You will recall some of our Year 5 children were super proud to take part in Birkenhead School 'Be Inspired' programme ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saturday was awards day, and here are Parker and Fletcher with their certificates and the books they chose, well done boys, we all loved hearing about your Saturdays at Birkenhead School ❤️❤️❤️

Rugby Awards - June 2024, by Mrs Harris

Date: 25th Jun 2024 @ 10:07pm

Archie, Michael and Billy all received an award in rugby last week!! 👏 👏👏

And........Michael was awarded players' player award 🏅⭐️🏅⭐️

Claire Bear 3k - June 2024, by Mrs Harris

Date: 25th Jun 2024 @ 10:06pm

Sebastian and Tobias took part in the Claire Bear 3k this afternoon and are super chuffed to have gotten medals for finishing it 😀 🏅🏅🏅

They’ve raised £125 so far, which is absolutely fantastic 👏 😀

Well done boys!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Harry took part in the Claire Bear 3k run on Sunday, he had lots of fun 😁 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Harry's teddy joined in too, and had a matching t-shirt and ears 🧸🧸🧸🐻

Harry and Teddy had a picture with Claire Bear, an ice creamand snacks!!

Well done Harry, number 313, we love your medal 🏅 🏅 🏅👏

Y6 visit to The Hive, by Mrs Harris

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 10:56pm

Our Year 6 children (and staff!!) really enjoyed their transition event at the The Hive, Wirral Youth Zone yesterday 😀

They had a great time meeting children from other schools and taking part in a number of activities 😊

Holy Communion 2024, by Mrs Harris

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 10:38pm

What a memorable First Holy Communion our wonderful children had on Saturday

Supported by so many family members and friends ❤️ It was a truly special day. Many thanks to Father Michael and all of our families for supporting our children on their faith journey

Fantastic Honework - Year 3, by Mrs Harris

Date: 18th Jun 2024 @ 10:09pm

Hayley has been busy creating some wonderful paper dragons this weekend. They are fantastic Hayley well done!

Our Garden - F2 2s (Mrs Jones), by Mrs Harris

Date: 15th Jun 2024 @ 10:24pm

F1, Mrs Jones' class recent topic, 'Our Garden' 🏡👨‍🌾👩‍🌾

The children have enjoyed watering the plants in our edible garden, growing their own grass seeds and repotting and looking after some sunflower plants 🌻

The children are beginning to learn what is needed to help grow our plants and how to care for them 👏😍

Liz and Leanne at The Lauries, by Mrs Harris

Date: 15th Jun 2024 @ 9:33pm

SO excited to share this with you.....

As you know, we held many wonderful, relaxed and friendly Art Workshops for our parents and carers led by Anna, from Wirral Lifelong Learning Service

Anna, the amazing tutor who inspired all attendees, nominated Liz for an award!!! 🏆🏅🏆🏅

Liz and Leanne were invited to The Lauries Centre today, to meet.................the Deputy Mayor - Councillor Brian Kenny, and Paul Smith, Head of Service Integrated Skills, Learning and Employment from Wirral Lifelong Learning Service

Well done Liz, this is so fantastic!!

Sports Heroes!!, by Mrs Harris

Date: 15th Jun 2024 @ 9:31pm

🌟🌟🌟 of Gymnastics! Student of the Month!

Absolutely well done Enya, this is fantastic 👏 😀

Well done to Aleah on dancing in 'Elite 2024' at St. George's Hall, Liverpool this weekend

You are now looking at..........the Under 8, Intermediate Solo WINNER!!!!

Well done Aleah, another trophy 🏆for your collection 👏

What our children did during Whit half term...., by Mrs Harris

Date: 3rd Jun 2024 @ 9:29pm

This half term holiday, Noah and Zach, Y6, travelled via coach and ferry to Valkenswaard, Holland, with their football team for a football ⚽️⚽️⚽️ tournament!!! HOLLAND!!! 🇳🇱 🇳🇱 🇳🇱

Such a fantastic experience for the two of them 👏

Bonjour!!! 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷

During this half term holiday Felicity visited France, and had a little snooze on Le Louvre Museum, Paris 😴💤😴💤

C'est fantastique, Flick!!!!! 👍

Freya and Mya are having an amazing time on holiday in Turkey!! 🇹🇷 🇹🇷 🇹🇷 😍 🙌 🤗 ☀️

Max visited Flamingo Land last weekend with his football team ⚽️⚽️⚽️Max played the game amazingly, look at the size of the trophies 🏆 👌 👏

Thea and Zyrah enjoyed their half term holiday to Portugal 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹

Looks like you had a great time 😊😊😊

Zyrah and Thea waved off the Queen Anne cruise ship, as she sailed down the River Mersey to a backdrop of dazzling fireworks ⚓️ 🛳 🎆🎇

Blake had a great half term .......a football tournament in Flamingoland ⚽️.....achieved red belt in taekwondo 🥋🔴.....finished off with a trip to see the Gaia at Birkenhead Park 🌍

#lovetoseeourchildren