Queen's Park CE/URC : Blog items
Crucial Crew, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 16th Oct 2016 @ 3:36pm
This week, Year 5 had a great afternoon at Langtree Park. They met different professionals involved in Emergency Services within St. Helens.
There were 6 different workshops throughout the afternoon.
Road safety
In this workshop he children had to investigate an accident scene, they had to work out:
- What had happened
- What were the possible injuries.?
- How could they prevent this type of accident form happening again?
We appear to have a wealth of medical knowledge in Year 5 as they were able to diagnose everything from head injuries to broken bones.
Merseyside Police
In this session the children were asked:
What is an emergency?
When do you ring 999?
What is the non-emergency number?
Which would you ring given the scenarios they were presented with.
There were also able to role paly an emergency call and the children also discussed hoax calls.
We discovered that 999 is a free number that can be dialled even if a telephone has no credit.
The Ranger Service
The Rangers presented dangers that could be in and around public play areas.
Using the pictures, the children spotted dangers.
They discussed rubbish including glass and syringes that may be laying around. The children were taught when an adult is the most appropriate course of action.
The Rangers also explained that motorbikes not allowed in parks and that fires in parks can cause destruction and death to animals in the area.
Stranger danger was highlighted, the children were told to stay with friends, tell an adult were they are and don’t wander off alone in secluded areas.
Home safety
Dangers around the home were explained in this session. The children had to spot the hazards.
Ask your child which is the most dangerous room in the home:
- The bathroom
- The kitchen
- The living room
Bonfire night fire safety
Staying safe on bonfire night was the key message in this workshop. The children viewed a re-enactment of an actual event that occurred in Merseyside where a teenager was badly injured.
Important things to remember were that others might put you in danger.
Stay well back from fires and bonfire night.
Stop, drop and roll if clothes catch fire.
British transport police
The Transport Police explained the dangers of playing on the railway lines or flying kites near electrified over-head lines.
Safety on the trains and train stations was made clear to the children, including staying behind the yellow line until the train comes to a standstill.
The children were a credit to our school as their behaviour was excellent and their questions and answers showed real thought and consideration. Well done Year 5, you made us proud.
Science , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 11th Oct 2016 @ 1:22pm
The children have had a really interesting morning investigating thermal insulators and conductors. We created a fair test to check which material was the best thermal insulator from a range of materials.
Ask your child which was the best thermal insulator; foil, bubble wrap, foam and fake fur.
A super science morning.
Year 5's German dance , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 10th Oct 2016 @ 8:20am
Year 5 had a great time learning different German dances with Emma.
Class dojo, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 9th Oct 2016 @ 4:56pm
This week, in year 5, we have begun using Classdojo. Your child should have brought home a password for you to log onto the app. We will be using this instead of team points so that you can have instant feedback once your child has been awarded a dojo. Dojos can also be deducted for unsuitable behaviour. If you have any questions please feel free to ask a member of the Year 5 staff at the gate in the morning or at hometime.
Which materials will dissolve in cold water? , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 12:46pm
This morning, p5 have loved being apart of a science experiment. The children have been investigating whether sand, salt, sugar, powered coffee and flour will dissolve in cold water.
Our results showed that only powdered coffee and sugar dissolved.
Take a look at our investigation.
Exploring the Maya number system , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 29th Sep 2016 @ 1:00pm
P5 have been exploring the Maya number system.
Did they crack the code?
Take a look at our pictures to find out.
Would you save Wilbur the pig? , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 14th Sep 2016 @ 10:09am
P5 have been reading Charlotte's Web as part of their English topic. Yesterday the children had to persuade Gabriella and Grace to either save Wilbur the pig or kill him, depending on which side they were stood on in conscience alley.
They children generated excellent arguments for and against. We even had comments about bacon, which tempted Grace.
Take a look at our conscience alley.
Playing cards?, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 8th Sep 2016 @ 8:10pm
Of course we are not just playing cards!
Yesterday, P5's place value knowledge was challenged.
The children were given a certain number of cards to use in order to create the largest or the smallest possible number.
You can see some happy faces when the children beat their partner.
Our own sculptures in the style of Antony Gormley, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 8th Sep 2016 @ 8:00pm
P5 have been learning about Antony Gormley and his sculptures over the last two days. Today, we focused on creating our own sculptures in the style of The Field for the British Isles.
Did you know that the people of St.Helens were part of this artwork?
Ask your children to tell you more about it.
The children created some super sculptures, have a look at our talent.
SEAL certificate winners, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 21st Jul 2016 @ 2:59pm
Congratulations to Katie Hamilton and Tyrese Daley for winning the SEAL certificates.
Kate achieved the certificate for encouraging others and Tyrese achieved the certificate for showing good manners.
Well done you two 
100% and 99% attendance in P5, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 20th Jul 2016 @ 12:00pm
Well done to Jacob and Jamie for achieving 100% attendance this is amazing!
Well done to Josh, Jessica, Mackenzie, Ebbonie and Logan for achieving 99% attendance this year.
Calligraphy lesson delivered by our Chinese visitors , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 14th Jul 2016 @ 4:47pm
P5 have loved having a calligraphy lesson delivered by Peter and Nana (our Chinese visitors).
The children were eager to find out about how people live in China. They were also amazed at the Chinese symbols, they even had the chance to use a Chinese pen, which looked like our paint brushes, to create their own symbols on bamboo paper (these symbols disappeared within 15 minutes, it was like magic 😃).
Take a look at our fantastic day.
Will Eskrick- MMA fighter of the week , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 8th Jul 2016 @ 1:44pm
Well done Will Eskrick in P5 for being awarded with the coaches trophy for MMA fighter of the week!
What a fantastic achievement! We look forward to seeing your trophy, Will
P5 have been using their mapping skills, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 8th Jul 2016 @ 11:57am
P5 have been using their geography skills to read and interpret maps. They have found out about their locality and a contrasting locality.
Take a look at the pictures to see how engrossed they were! They absolutely loved creating questions about the maps for their partners, they were also very supportive!
Year 5's surprise visitor, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 7th Jul 2016 @ 8:30am
Last week, year 5 had a surprise visitor, who burst in during class worship. He informed the children that he was hiding from the constables and needed a place to hide for the day.
He introduced himself as a highway man and told the children stories about his life and gave them information about the reality of life as a highway man.
The children wrote a ballad, adapted the original newspaper stories so they told the truth and created new wanted posters to stick up around the town.
This really helped the children visualise what a highway man was like, which linked to the highway man poem that year 5 are studying in class.
Maths G and T day. , by Mrs Atherton
Date: 22nd Jun 2016 @ 5:45pm
Mrs Connor was very impressed with the Year 5 children who attended the G and T Maths session today. The children worked hard to solve the problems and answer the mathematical challenges, the children came a creditable fourth place, great work Josh Edge, Mackenzie Smith, Aanu Abe and Katie Hamilton.
Well done. 
Programming in P5, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 15th Jun 2016 @ 12:00pm
P5 have used programming techniques to control a Dalek and complete a variety of challenges given by The Doctor.
All of the children have loved this session and I can see some future programmers
Posters from France , by Mrs Taylor
Date: 14th Jun 2016 @ 9:52pm
Today the children of P5 received posters from their pen pals in Velles about their favourite books as part of the Etwinning project we are involved in. We have put some of the posters on display in our French area.
The Highway man, year 5 , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 14th Jun 2016 @ 4:04pm
Year 5 have been exploring the Highway man poem by Alfred Noyes. Today they met Bess and the Highway man and were able to ask some questions to give them more detail about the characters.
Take a look at our wonderful characters, you may recognise them 
Sports week , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 13th Jun 2016 @ 3:49pm
Year 5 have had an excellent start to sports week, beginning with Zumba dances from around the world.
We really have some great movers in year 5.
This afternoon, both year 5 classes to part in a bench ball carousel. All of the children were engaged, it was great to see their competitive spirit.
The children had a great time
Cowley Taster Day, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 11th Jun 2016 @ 2:59pm
On Wednesday the Year 5 children attended a taster morning at Cowley International College. Whilst there, they were given fruit and water and then they were shown around the school by Cowley prefects. The two sessions that the children were involved in were team building sessions on the field and drama in the hall. All the children were excellently behaved, well done Year 5, you made us proud.
Intra School Competitions, by Mr Ward
Date: 27th May 2016 @ 5:00pm
The last week of the school term normally means lots of intra school competition to give our children the opportunity to apply the skills they have learnt into really life situations. This week year 6 had a kiwi cricket and rounders tournament, year 5 boys had a rugby competition and year 2P and 3Q had a Benchball competition. Well done to all involved....
Recycling trip P5, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 27th May 2016 @ 4:34pm
This afternoon, P5 went to the Gillmoss recycling centre. Kirsty explained what happens to the waste when it arrives at the centre. The children were fascinated by the processes and the machinery in the centre. Please ask your child to tell you all about their visit and let them sort your recycling, they are all now expects at what goes into each recycling bag.
Did you know St Helens only recycles 40% of their waste.
Year 5 SEAL certificates , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 26th May 2016 @ 1:34pm
Today, Jamie-Lee Finnan and Katie McCooey have been nominated by their peers. Jamie-Lee received the award for showing how pleased she is for other peoples' achievements. Katie was nominated for being sensible enough to realise her mistakes and being able to make things better by saying sorry.
Well done Katie and Jamie-Lee.
Year 5 poetry workshop, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 19th May 2016 @ 2:35pm
Paul Delaney, a well known author, has been into year 5 all day, involving the children in a poetry workshop.
The children have written their own poems about what they enjoy. All of the their poems are fantastic, they have really used their imagination.
Katie Hamilton has been chosen from P5 to represent Queen's Park at the St Helens poetry festival in July. Jessica Bairstow has also been chosen as a reserve.
The children have the chance to win a signed book, if they enter a competition on Paul Delaney's website, www.pdelaney.co.uk.
