Our News items
School Attendance Newsletter 1 - Spring 2025, by Mrs Harris
Date: 28th Jan 2025 @ 9:47pm
We are so excited and thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new School Attendance Newsletter! 🎉
This newsletter is designed to keep you connected with all the important news, events, and highlights happening within our school community 💙💛.
You’ll receive updates directly via email, and we’ll also share them on our social media platforms and school website to ensure you stay in the loop 😀.
We’re looking forward to celebrating achievements, sharing helpful tips, and keeping everyone informed about all the amazing things happening in our school.
Thank you for being an essential part of our community – we can’t wait to share this new chapter with you!
Attendance Policy on a Page, by Mrs Harris
Date: 28th Jan 2025 @ 9:43pm
✨️ Attendance Policy on a Page
Here is our shortened version of our attendance policy, which overviews our key expectations. This will be distributed to families annually and the beginning of each academic year 😊
To read our full attendance policy, please see the policies section of our school website: https://www.ourlady-saintedwards.co.uk/
Mr. Potato Head Challenge, by Mrs Harris
Date: 28th Jan 2025 @ 9:42pm
🌟As you will all be aware, we work very hard to promote good attendance at school. Therefore, as promised in our Newsletter............ we have a new challenge for our pupils - The Mr. Potato Head Challenge! 🌟
🥔Every week we will look at each class's attendance and if the children have achieved over 96% attendance as a class, they will be able to add TWO accessories to their Mr. Potato Head.
🥔If a class achieve 100% attendance for the week, they will receive 'Double Bubble' and be able to add FOUR accessories to their Mr. Potato Head!!
🥔The children will name their class potato in preparation for our challenge and we can't wait to see the competitiveness of the children (and staff) growing each day!
🥔Keep your eyes (and potatoes) peeled for further updates on each class's progress!
Monday, 13 January 2025 - We are Open!!, by Mrs Harris
Date: 12th Jan 2025 @ 7:58pm
Great news! Our school will be open tomorrow! Warmer temperatures, internal gritting, and clearing efforts from Mr Randall and Mr Thomas have improved conditions in and around the school site 😊😊😊😊😊
Please note, however, that some areas remain icy, so we kindly ask everyone to stick to the cleared pathways for the next few days ✔️
We can’t wait to welcome you all back at 8:45 am — and yes, Toast Club will be open as usual! See you tomorrow! 🥰
Easyfundraising - support Our Lady and St Edward's, by Mrs Harris
Date: 10th Jan 2025 @ 6:13pm
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Our Lady And St Edward's Catholic Primary School with easyfundraising?
There are over 8,000 retailers on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis & Partners, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.
All you need to do is:
1. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/our-lady-and-st-edwards-catholic-primary-school and join for free.
2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.
3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Our Lady's at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
There are no catches or hidden charges and Our Lady's will be really grateful for your donations. Thank you for your support.
Children in Need 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 1st Dec 2024 @ 8:17pm
🔴🔵🟢🟠🟡🐻 CHILDREN IN NEED 🐻🔴🔵🟢🟠🟡
‼️ £603.21 ‼️
As a school we have managed to raise a whopping £603.21 for the amazing Children In Need Charity.
A HUGE thank you for all your very kind donations 👏👏
#ChildrenInNeed2024
Good News Alert - Double Mini Trampoline 👏, by Mrs Harris
Date: 27th Nov 2024 @ 8:47pm
Good News Alert ⚠️ 📢
Darcie Leigh and her big sister Casey Jade (an ex pupil of OLSE) attended the North West Trampoline Championships at the weekend.....
Darcie won silver🥈in the Team Double Mini Trampoline event 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Casey came 🥇 1st in Double Mini Trampoline, 🥈2nd in Synchronised, 🥉 3rd place in the Individual Elite category, and was awarded 3 x Team GOLD medals 🏅🏅🏅and has been awarded...........North West Champion in the U12s category of Double Mini Trampoline 😮👏👏👏
You'll be dizzy from watching all of the spins and turns and flips in the recordings below!!!
Well done, girls, remarkable 👏 👍 🙌 😊😊😊😊😊
School Nurse Drop-in, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:03pm
School Nurse Drop-in Clinic (primary school)
Every Thursday, 3.00pm - 5.00pm (including school holidays)
Location: Health Visiting Hub, 1st floor, St Catherine’s Health Centre, Derby Road, Birkenhead CH42 OLQ
No need to book - just drop in!
Public Health Drop In, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:02pm
Stephanie from Public Health will be holding a drop-in session at school on Friday 15th November, at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the mobile classroom
Please come along for an informal chat or further information around Children’s Mental Health, Oral Health, Vaccinations, The Living Well Bus, Keeping Well During Winter and the Healthy Start Programme
Contact Leanne on 07544 865 763 for more details 👍
Christmas Jumper Swap 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:01pm
We are excited to host our second Christmas Jumper Swap Shop 😀
We know that this time of year is a draw on everyone’s funds, so with the swap shop, we are hoping to ease the burden a little
We would love it if you could dig through the decorations, baubles, and strings of lights to find last years jumpers and donate those that have been outgrown to this cause. You can hand in any pre-loved Christmas jumpers for the attention of Mrs Brown at either school office any day this week
Strive Birkenhead will collect the jumpers from school on Friday, 29 November
All Christmas Jumpers of any kind and size are very welcome and appreciated ❤️
🎄🎅If you would like to collect a pre-loved Christmas jumper, you can collect free from The OBK car park, Oxton on Saturday, 30 November 2024
#schoolintheheartofthecommunity
Children in Need 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:00pm
Year 6 will be holding their annual Children in Need 🐻cake sale on Friday, 15 November
Year 6 parents and carers who wish to donate cakes or biscuits, either homemade or shop bought, please send in with the children on the morning of Thursday, 14 or Friday, 15 November 🎂🍪🍰🧁😋😋
Many thanks for your support, as always 😊
Art Workshop, by Mrs Harris
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 12:41pm
Parent and Carer Power Hours are back!! 💪💪💪
Another fantastic Art 🎨 Workshop focusing on Christmas crafts for parents and carers wishing to reconnect with their inner creativity is returning to Our Lady's ✨️ ❤️
Led by Anna, from Wirral Lifelong Learning Service, these sessions will explore creativity in different art styles 👌 😀
Bring ideas or just bring yourself!! This is a relaxed and inclusive environment 😊😊😊
✅️ Workshops will run for 5 weeks, beginning Friday 8 November from 10am until 12 noon
✅️ All resources are provided for you
✅️ Please contact Leanne via the school office email address - [email protected] for further information and to enrol 😊😊😊
Citizens Advice Bureau, by Mrs Harris
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 10:24pm
Leanne has invited the Citizens Advice Bureau to school on Monday, 18th November between 09:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
All of our families are more than welcome to come along for help and advice
Please feel free to bring any relatives if they need advice on changes in benefits or to check if they are eligible for pension credits
Please find the leaflet with details of how the Citizens Advice Bureau can help and support. The team will be on hand to get you the right support within a specific team or provide you a confidential space if needed
Contact Leanne for further information on 07544 865 763
News Alert ⚠️ 📢, by Mrs Harris
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 10:16pm
Fantastic News Alert ⚠️ 📢
You will remember Miss Wise completed the Paris Marathon last year...........
Well, she has not stopped there!! 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️
MISS WISE HAS NOW COMPLETED THE 26.2 MILE FRENCH RIVIERA MARATHON 🇫🇷
The French Riviera Marathon Nice - Cannes course starts from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice and ends in the Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes, passing through five seaside towns of the Maralpin region: Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet, Antibes Juan-les-Pins, and Vallauris Golfe-Juan. The coastal route offers a unique setting, bordered by palm trees 🌴🌴🌴and framed by snow-capped mountains 🏔🏔🏔
Well done Miss Wise, we are so proud of you 👏 🥰
#marathonrunner #frenchriviera #frenchrivieramarathon
Sacramental Preparation 2024 / 2025, by Mrs Harris
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 10:12pm
Year 3 Parents and Carers
Reminder of Dates for Sacramental Preparation 2024 / 2025
● First Forgiveness meeting 1 on 18 November @ 6pm in school
● First Forgiveness meeting 2 on 25 November @ 6pm in school
● First Forgiveness meeting 3 on 02 December @ 6pm in school
● Sacrament of Reconciliation / First Forgiveness on 09 December @ 6pm in Church
Dates in 2025 to follow
Asda Rewards Schools Cashpot Update, by Mrs Harris
Date: 31st Oct 2024 @ 9:19am
Update from Asda Rewards Cashpot fundraising pot for Our Lady's!!!!!
Over £600 😲😲😲 👏
Thank you to everyone who has linked their Asda rewards card to Our Lady and St Edward's and are using their Asda rewards every time they shop!
It’s very much appreciated 👏
Anyone who hasn’t signed up and needs help doing so, just give us a message 🙂
Children in Need 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 23rd Oct 2024 @ 10:13pm
🔴 🟠 🟢 🔵 🟡 Children in Need 🟡 🔵 🟢 🟠 🔴
Friday, 15 November 2024
Children (and staff!!!) can come to school in their own clothes - brightest bright colours, spotty spots or stripy stripes (no football kits please)
We are asking for a £1.00 donation towards the non-uniform day AND entry into our colouring competition 😀 Pudsey colouring sheets will be sent home
There will also be a cake sale hosted by Year 6 🎂🧁🍪
Children from all year groups will have the opportunity to vist the cake stall and buy a selection of cakes and biscuits. Therefore, your child may bring in a small amount of money (50p) to spend
🪣🪣🪣 Buckets will be on all gates in the morning to collect your donations
As always, we would like to thank you for your continued support ❤️
Family Hub Satellite Centre, by Mrs Harris
Date: 12th Oct 2024 @ 9:38pm
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School is one of Wirral’s Family Hub Satellite Centre 😊
✨️ Family Hubs are places where families with 0 – 19 year olds (or 25 for SEND children) can easily access a wide range of support including parenting, social care, education, mental health and physical health
They have been established by Wirral Council, with money from the Department for Education’s Family Hub Transformation Fund
✅️✅️✅️ Please contact Mrs Leanne Brown, Family Support Worker, for further information 👍👍👍
Singing - Friday, 10 October 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 11th Oct 2024 @ 3:27pm
The children really enjoy singing practice on a Friday morning. Today we recorded one of our songs to share with you all 🎵🎶👦👧
Tesco Community Grant Scheme 2024, by Mrs Harris
Date: 12th Oct 2024 @ 9:23pm
📢📢Announcement📢📢
We are thrilled to announce that we have been successful in our bid for the Tesco Community Grant Scheme to help us support our Sunshine Sensory Hub 👏👏👏
This will help us provide a sensory space for children to play, learn, relax and feel safe in, especially those children with SEND.
Our blue token slot OPEN NOW, until mid January and you will be able to vote in both 'Big Tesco' and 'Little Tesco'. We will receive at least £500 but may receive up to £1500, so please ensure you collect a blue token in store and vote for us! 😀
Send any pictures of your little ones posting their blue token, I'd love to share them on our social media pages and website blogs 😊😊😊
I'll post regular updates and share the locations of Tesco branches you can visit 👏👏👏
#TescoStrongerStarts
Family Hub Satellite Centre, by Mrs Harris
Date: 22nd Jul 2024 @ 11:26pm
We are delighted to announce........
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School is one of Wirral’s Family Hub Satellite Centre 😊
Family Hubs are places where families with 0 – 19 year olds (or 25 for SEND children) can easily access a wide range of support including parenting, social care, education, mental health and physical health.
They have been established by Wirral Council, with money from the Department for Education’s Family Hub Transformation Fund.
Our opening launch party took place at our F1 Nursery building on Tuesday, 17 July with some very special visitors, goody bags, water bottles, as well as a chance to find about the services on offer.
Please contact Mrs Leanne Brown, Family Support Worker, for further information 👍👍👍
Thursday 2 May - School is Open, by Mrs Harris
Date: 1st May 2024 @ 3:01pm
Art Class for Parents and Carers, by Mrs Harris
Date: 22nd Apr 2024 @ 11:07pm
We are holding another relaxed and friendly Art 🎨 Workshop for parents and carers led by Anna, from Wirral Lifelong Learning Service
Please join us, between 10am and 12 noon, this Friday, 26 April, 10 May and 17 May - Leanne will make the tea and coffee!!
✅️ Contact Leanne via the school office email address - [email protected] for further information and to book your place 😊😊
Pop up Pantry, by Mrs Harris
Date: 22nd Apr 2024 @ 10:28pm
During our Pop up Pantry time, remember we have a recycling box set up in Our Lady's Church foyer, in partnership with 'recycle4schools'
Please see below for items to donate!!
#Recycle 4 School
Earth Day 2024 - 22 April, by Mrs Harris
Date: 21st Apr 2024 @ 9:39pm
Earth Day 2024
🌎 Earth Day is marked on 22 April each year. The very first Earth Day was held in the USA in 1970, in response to a spill from an oil tanker. It has since grown to become and global event, during which as many as 1 billion people around the world mark the need for action on the environment and living sustainably
🌎 The theme for Earth Day 2024 is 'Planet vs. Plastics'
🌎 To celebrate Earth Day, we will take part in activities to encourage us all to think and learn about what we can do to look after our planet
Small steps to help save our planet:
🌎 reduce use of plastic and avoid single-use plastic
🌎 walk or cycle to school if possible
🌎 recycle
🌎 turn off lights when not in use
🌎 use less water
I'll upload some photos of how we learned to help by the end of the week 👍