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!

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 🎵🎶👦👧

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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

Elections for a Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside is due to take place on Thursday, 2 May 2024, and our school is a polling station.

The school will REMAIN OPEN as normal as the polling station will be located in the mobile classroom

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 👍

World Book Day 2024, by Mrs Harris

Date: 8th Mar 2024 @ 9:55pm

📚🌟 World Book Day Fun! 🌟📚

Check out our fabulous photos from our World Book Day celebrations! 📸🎉 The children and staff looked absolutely fantastic all dressed up as their favourite book characters! 😍

Let's give them a round of applause for their creativity and enthusiasm! 👏👏 Also, a special shoutout to all the parents and carers for your amazing support in making this day extra special for our little readers! 🙌

#WorldBookDay2024 #ReadingIsFun #BookCharacters

Enterprise Day 2024, by Mrs Harris

Date: 1st Feb 2024 @ 9:19pm

This week the children have been working very hard for their Enterprise Day on Friday, 02 February 2024

The children have:

· Planned their enterprise idea

· Decided what they want to raise money for – a class treat or particular set of class books for example

· Advertised their enterprise (designed posters etc)

· Produced a short video presentation to share with parents and carers which will be uploaded to the school website

Class Stalls

✅️ Y1 - key chains 🔑🗝🔑

✅️ Y2 - play-doh and slime 🥳🥳🥳

✅️ Y3 - jewellery pots 💎💎💎

✅️ Y4 - friendship bracelets 👫👬👭

✅️ Y5 - crispy cakes 🧁🧁🧁

✅️ Y6 - bookmarks 🔖📑🔖

The enterprise event will take place on the afternoon of Friday, 02 February 2024.

All children will be asked to bring in £1 which will be spent at several class stalls 👏👏

**Please be aware Enterprise Day is NOT own clothes, all children should wear their uniform on this day**

Enterprise Day Marketing Videos and Posters, by Mrs Harris

Date: 1st Feb 2024 @ 9:51pm

The children had a wonderful time during the preparation for Enterprise Day 2024!

Their entrepreneurial skills were certainly put to the test and they all did so well.

Modern life means our young people need to be resilient, innovative and not afraid to experiment - all important for entrepreneurs.

We are using Enterprise Day to develop a range of skills in our pupils. These skills include:

- team work, financial literacy, organising and planning, using initiative, negotiation, taking risks, creativity and innovation.

A key part of enterprise is the making of goods, followed by the marketing and selling of these goods.

Take a look at our presentation / marketing videos and see what you like the look of 😊

**more to follow

Whole School Advent Trail, by Mrs Harris

Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 8:46pm

The children will be visiting church over the next week to participate in the Advent Trail. Each station represents each Sunday of Advent. The children will start at Hope and then move to Peace, followed by Joy and finishing at Love. Feel free to take family members to complete the trail after Mass on Sunday.