Queen's Park CE/URC Our blogs
St Helens Rotary Club , by Mrs Platt
Date: 20th Feb 2017 @ 1:40pm
Dr Colin Ince led today's whole school assembly. He spoke to the children about this year's Easter shoe box appeal. Further information will be presented on this week's newsletter and how you can support this very worthwhile cause.
Wish FM superstars 🎤👏🏻👍🏻, by Miss Ellis
Date: 20th Feb 2017 @ 1:36pm
Year six have taken part in a recording session this morning for local radio station,Wish FM.
You will be able to hear all the children welcoming the listeners to Chris' breakfast show with a rousing cheer of 'Morning Chris'!!
Also keep an ear open for Adam, Archie, Ellie B, Kiera and Jared who will be reading lyrics for the little lyric competition each morning at 8.05am
Such clear speaking voices from our fabulous pupils 🎤📻🎙
Little Lyrics with Wish FM , by Mrs Platt
Date: 20th Feb 2017 @ 1:34pm
Today, we have local radio station - Wish FM, recording a feature for next week's show. A group of Y6 children recorded 'little lyrics' with DJ Chris Milow.
The feature will be on next week's radio show from 8am - please tune in and play along!
Week beginning 6th February, by Mrs Potter
Date: 9th Feb 2017 @ 3:29pm
Hello all,
Today, we have been creating fruit kebabs in class. Although it was quite messy, we really enjoyed it and got to eat it all!
We also say goodbye to Miss Whitehead today! Thank you for helping us over the last few months and good luck in the future!
We all hope you have a fun and safe holiday! From all in P2.
Enterprise Games 2017, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 8th Feb 2017 @ 12:27pm
We arrived at the Chamber with much excitement for the competition. There were many schools, we sat in our groups ready to start, and then Natalie gave us the countdown ten, nine eight.........We all began, the room was buzzing with children buying and selling furiously.
We stopped and had a much needed break, each school was hoping to be the winner as there was a super trophy to bring back.
We went back into the room and the winners were announced,sadly it was not us but we had such a super time and really enjoyed the experience.
We were complimented on our behaviour and how lovely our uniforms looked..Well done to all the children who participated in this competition.
Mrs Connor
This morning's Year 6 maths challenge, by Mrs Platt
Date: 8th Feb 2017 @ 6:34am
Here are Year 6's morning maths challenges - Would you rather have...?
Solutions to follow later 😊
Here are our solutions..., by Mrs Platt
Date: 6th Feb 2017 @ 10:26am
Morning maths challenge, by Mrs Platt
Date: 6th Feb 2017 @ 8:44am
Mrs Platt's maths group are about to be presented with this challenge. We're going to attempt to solve the problem using a bar model. Which method would you use?
Using the bar model in maths , by Mrs Platt
Date: 3rd Feb 2017 @ 4:00pm
Year 6 used the bar model to work through this maths task. How would you attempt it?
Creative ways to compare fractions, decimals and percentages , by Mrs Platt
Date: 3rd Feb 2017 @ 3:55pm
Some children in Y6 made fraction fortune tellers today. They used them to help find conversions between fractions, decimals and percentages.
French rapping in P1, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 3rd Feb 2017 @ 12:26pm
We reinforced our learning of classroom objects in French by dancing and rapping. Lucas had the backpack and Ryan and Heidi made very cool rappers!
Week beginning 30th January, by Mrs Potter
Date: 3rd Feb 2017 @ 12:11pm
Hello everyone,
This week we have enjoyed exploring Victoria falls in Zambia, Table Mountain and Kruger National Park, both in South Africa. Take a look at our photos!
In English, we have looked at improving our sentence structures by including adverbs and using subordinate clauses.
We have also been improving our addition in Maths by solving doubles and partitioning.
Congratulations to out star badge winner, Jason Fairclough for having an all round amazing week! Well Done Jason!
See you all next week!
Seal Awards, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 3rd Feb 2017 @ 8:27am
Congratulations to Jaden and Eboney for winning the Seal awards this half term. Their class mates voted Eboney as someone who always treats everyone fairly. Jaden always helps others feel included. Well done both of you. Q5 are very proud to have two wonderful class mates.
AN AMAZING DAY OUT, by Miss Hope
Date: 2nd Feb 2017 @ 11:15pm
What an amazing day out some of our children had. A group of KS2 children visited Liverpool Empire to attend the launch event for Warhorse, we were the only primary school invited to this special event.
After travelling by bus and train the children were welcomed by Natalie, the Creative learning manager. We were able to eat our lunch in the Piano Bar, which had fantastic views of Liverpool.
After lunch we were taken onto the stage, where we were introduced to Joey the horse from the play Warhorse. The horse puppet was amazing, it was operated by 3 puppeteers. The children were given front row seats and were able to stroke Joey.
We listened to the puppeteers and were able to ask questions about Joey.
At the end of the presentation Natalie gave us a tour of the auditorium and let us sit in the best seats in the house.
All too soon it was time to go back to the station and catch our train back to St Helens.
The children all agreed this had been the best school trip ever.
All day long our children were complemented by people we met on the bus, on the train, in the theatre and at the bus stop. Their manners and behaviour was outstanding, every compliment made Miss Hope’s heart swell with pride.
An awe inspiring day out for us all- with lots of new experiences. This is what memories are made of.
Fencing education , by Miss Hughes
Date: 2nd Feb 2017 @ 9:22am
Katie from fencing education has been in this morning to speak to Queen's Park children about Fencing club which is starting in a couple of weeks. Some very brave children volunteered to demonstrate how to fence in front of the whole school! They did a great job 👍🏼 Letters will be going out to all classes this week.
Enterprise , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 1st Feb 2017 @ 4:40pm
Today, the children played a business enterprise game about profits, loss and running a business.
The winners of this game were: Ava, Chloe, Nathan, Kara and Emily. Well done 😬.
They will be competing in the interschool enterprise game challenge on Wednesday 8th August.
Super MATHS, by Miss Glover
Date: 1st Feb 2017 @ 4:25pm
We have been working really hard to explain our answers in Maths and speak in full sentences. Look at this outstanding problem solving.
AMAZING African writing , by Miss Glover
Date: 1st Feb 2017 @ 4:18pm
Check out some spectacular writing from our Year One children. I am so proud!!
SEAL certificate winners , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 1st Feb 2017 @ 8:27am
Well done to Chloe Nuttall and Sophie Ruscoe in P5.
Chloe was nominated by her peers for always treating everyone fairly.
Sophie was nominated by her peers for helping someone feel included.
This is fantastic girls, you should be proud of yourselves!
Gloop! , by Mr Gill
Date: 31st Jan 2017 @ 10:16pm
In today's lesson we made Gloop! The was done as part of our science topic, 'States of Matter'. Gloop is a mixture of cornflour and water.
Sound simple?!
Something amazing happens to this incredible mixture when it is disturbed. In its main state, the mixture is a solid. However, when you touch it it turns into a liquid! We had great fun investigating the Gloop, but most importantly, we were able to use scientific vocabulary to try to explain what was happening.
Although it was quite messy, some of us have taken the instruction sheet home and we are going to ask adults at home to have a go at making it with us! Mr Gill loves it when we take our learning home.
Doorways to Learning , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 31st Jan 2017 @ 9:06pm
I spent this morning in and out of classrooms. I saw some great maths work in year four - I was so impressed with their use of bar models to work out fractions of amounts. I was given a fantastic explanation on how to use the word 'splintering' from Q3. Year six were busy writing reports and calculating decimals. The school is looking fantastic at the moment. Each class has worked on their 'doorway to learning', The displays are fantastic and really show the broad and balanced curriculum we offer at Queen's Park. It really was a proud headteacher moment!
Seed dispersal., by Mrs Atherton
Date: 30th Jan 2017 @ 12:17pm
This week in Science, the children have written as though they were a seed and explained how they travel. The two writers that I enjoyed reading the most were Ruby's and Nathan's.
I thought that you might like to read them yourselves:
The Story of the Palm Tree.
This is my story.
First, I was just an unispiring soul of a seedling. I just sat there for days and days with my brothers and sisters. I never did anything. But then...the wind swept through my mother's branches and leaves and then I fell. It was just like a bad dream that I had dreaded would happen. It was mostly a black-out but I remembered most of it.
As the sun began to sweep across the sky, my eyes opened and then I realised that I was floating. But on what? It was water! I didn't know what to do. It was like I was a boat.
A few weeks had passed and then...I hurt my head, which really hurt by the way. Suddenly, I found myself under the ground. It was actually like a dream come true because...I grew into a giant coconut tree.
I guess time does pay off after all.
Ruby Friar.
I am a Maple Seed.
I am a maple seed. I was dangling on my tree when suddenly, a gust of wind swept me off my branch. I thought I was a goner but my wing shot me though the sky like a helicopter. Then a bird swooped past me and picked me up. I was at the edge of the park, the bird dropped me and I fluttered down to the ground.
After 20 -30 years, I grew into a maple tree (acer) and ever since then, I've been dropping my seeds ever since. My seeds will make the same journey as me each year, every new year.
Nathan Trainer.
I hope you enjoyed reading two of our seed adventures.
Mrs Atherton
Q4 HAVE TALENT!, by Mr Houltram
Date: 27th Jan 2017 @ 2:13pm
I'm sure the children will sleep well this weekend. Did they tell you about our circuit training session in PE this week? It was tough but fun keeping fit.
The children have been producing some excellent writing once again this week. We have immersed ourselves into our new text 'Flotsam' and the language we are producing from this great picture book has to be seen to be believed! Even Alan Peat has liked it on Twitter, go Q4!!
In Maths we keep going with our fraction work - the children can now work out fractions of amounts and know the formula for finding the answer, test them on it! We can also order and round decimals with two decimal places. Is there anything we can't do!?
States of Matter is our new topic in Science. We have a good understanding of solids, liquids and gases and next week we will be investigating if a gas has weight using fizzy pop! Can't wait for that.
We'll also get to grips with our new Geography topic which is rivers starting with the journey of a river.
Well done to Ryley, Zach, Jacob, Megan and Ethan who attended the Highland Games at Lansbury Bridge and WON the whole thing (pics on Twitter) Very proud of them! Codie topped our Dojo chart and won our Star of the Week! What a superstar.
See you next week.
Week beginning 23rd January., by Mrs Potter
Date: 27th Jan 2017 @ 12:54pm
Hello everyone,
What an exciting week we have had! We visited the Save the Elephant research camp in Samburu, Kenya on Google Exhibition to have a look at how Africa differs from where we live. We have learned about different landscapes including Mount Koitogor and rivers. We have also looked at different wildlife we might find if we were to visit and Acacia trees as well. We were shocked to find out that some children have to walk for over an hour to get to school!
We have also been learning about the time this week. We know how to tell the time and solve problems invilving jumping forward in time to work out when something will be finished.
Our star badge winner this week is Lexi Hand for being a super sensible member of class! Well done Lexi!
Have a good weekend everyone!