Queen's Park CE/URC : Blog items
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.
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
British Values, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 19th Jan 2017 @ 5:11pm
In Year 5 this week, we have been discussing values, looking at our own values and British Values. The five main British Values are:
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Individual liberty
- Mutual respect
- Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs.
We then thought about how those values are represented within Queen's Park School. We have very interesting ideas. We will use our thoughts to create a class display. Photographs to follow upon completion.
World Religion Day, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 19th Jan 2017 @ 4:58pm
This week Year 5 have looked at different world religions. Using compasses, the children recreated Islamic Art by creating a repeating pattern. The children found it difficult at first but persvered until they had some beautiful art work. Once completed, we will display in the windows, where it will best reflect the light.
Anthony Walker Foundation, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 18th Jan 2017 @ 5:07pm
Tom, from the Anthony Walker Foundation, delivered an assembly and class workshop today. The children watched a video that portrayed the effects of racism on families. Year 5 then had a frank and open discussion about the video and how it made them feel. The children commented about what we could do as a school to have a positive impact and ensure hate crime never has a place in our school.
NSPCC, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 16th Jan 2017 @ 4:19pm
Today, Carol and Anne from the NSPCC delivered a whole school assembly.
The children in year 5 were lucky enough to undertake an NSPCC workshop. They were taught that all children have the right to speak out and stay safe. Within our workshop the children discussed possible worries and who they could talk to if they were worried, including childline.
A very informative session for all of the children.
Arts Celebration drama, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 12th Jan 2017 @ 4:53pm
So far, the children have had singing, arts and dance with the Liverpool Empire. Today, they had a drama session.
The children were shown how to warm up their bodies and their voices and were introduced to dramatic tension!
In groups, the children had to perform, in a style of their chosing, creating an advert to sell the people in their group and say why they were individuals. The performances used a range of drama, singing and dancing and they all collaborated effectively for a great final performance to the class.
Well done Q5, I really enjoyed seeing your creativity today.
Arts Celebration, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 10th Jan 2017 @ 5:18pm
Q5 were lucky enough to have two sessions with the professionals from the Empire. They made super masks for props for the Lion King, showing great team collaboration.
With Hayley, they danced to Hairspray the musical, as a whole class. Six children were then lucky enough to be chosen for individual parts for the Friday finale.
Thank you to the Liverpool Empire for the creative ideas that our children have experienced today.
Year 5 singing with the Empire , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 9th Jan 2017 @ 4:01pm
Alan, from the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, came to teach the year 5 children today. He played the keyboard and taught them how to do vocal warm ups and breathing exercises. They learned that the sound they make comes from their diaphragm. The children were taught lyrics from a song and were guided when to join in. On Friday they will perform in a whole school end of Arts Celebration finale.
Arts Fortnight Day 1, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 4th Jan 2017 @ 4:56pm
As an introduction to our Arts Fortnight Year 5 began by learning to play the ukulele.
Mr Garner from the School's Music Service came into Year 5 to teach the children how to play the ukulele. They were taught about the parts of the instrument and where their play and eat positions were. First, they were shown how to strum and then how to read musical notation. The classes played to Pagoda and then my Dog has Fleas. Eventually the children progressed to playing chords and playing to a backing track. They were taught how to play chords and that the strings were C,G,E and A.
Year 5 have had a great time appreciating the musical aspects of our Arts Fortnight and playing the ukulele.
As part of the Arts Fortnight, the children are looking at musicals. Year 5 have loved the musical elements of Annie and have spent the afternoon singing in groups and performing scenes from this musical.
Google Expeditions, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 21st Dec 2016 @ 11:46am
Queen's Park were lucky enough to have a special visitor in school (not Santa) it was Alex from Google Expeditions. The children were immersed in a 3D world using the special viewers. The children visited the Solar System and swam with sharks. All the children (and staff) really loved this experience and we hope to use this in class in the new year.
Thanks Google Education.
Governor Reading, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 21st Dec 2016 @ 11:42am
A big thank you to Mr Quinn (Chair of Governors) for coming into school and reading a chapter of Christmasaurus to Q5. The children have loved having this novel read to them and many requests have gone to Santa for a copy.
Seal Certificates, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 15th Dec 2016 @ 3:57pm
Alisha and Jessica have been nominated by their peers for being a good friends and for understanding how others are feeling. We are very proud that we have such special people in Q5.
Well done girls.
Christmasaurus, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 5th Dec 2016 @ 10:15am
Year 5 had a really enjoyable session watching Puffin Virtually Live to introduce our Christmas novel; The Christmasaurus By Tom Fletcher. They discovered how the elves look after the reindeers and how to draw the Christmasaurus. We ended the session by singing along with Tom and the other schools.
Christmas is on the way.
Willowbrook fundraising event , by Miss Stubbs
Date: 1st Dec 2016 @ 5:58pm
Today year 5 had a visit from Pam Williams and Diane Humphreys who work for Willowbrook Hospice.
The children discovered facts about the hospice such as: how many patients can be looked after there, how much money the hospice needs per year, which is an incredible 4 million pounds, what the staff and volunteers have to do in order to raise that amount of money because they only recieve 1 million per year from the government and how many charity shops they have located around St Helens and Knowsley.
The children must plan a fundraising event in order to raise as much money as possible to support Willowbrook hospice.
The children are very excited and would like us to pass on the message about our events to support the hospice, which will be taking place after Christmas. Details to follow.
Year 5 Handball, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 25th Nov 2016 @ 12:53pm
Mr Ward gave Year 5 the opportunity to take part in a Year 5 Handball Tournament. The children had a great morning in their teams. The winners overall were Jamaica with 26 points due to their excellent passing skills. Well done, great teamwork.
The joint runners-up were Spain and France with 24 points.
All the children had a super time and their skills really improved during the session, especially team work and tactics.
BASH awards, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 25th Nov 2016 @ 12:30pm
Q5 had a super afternoon at Peter Street Library, they looked at the books that they would be reviewing for the BASH awards. The children investigated the texts and had to match the correct paragraph to the correct novel.
The children have brought some of these books home this week to read. There are some great stories, why don't you ask your child to read them to you? I really enjoyed reading them.
Mrs Atherton
Music, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 13th Nov 2016 @ 5:27pm
Q5 had a super afternoon performing and composing with the School's Music Service.
It sounded almost professional, well done.
Catalyst Museum Sleep-over., by Mrs Atherton
Date: 13th Nov 2016 @ 4:51pm
Q5 had a wonderful sleep-over at the Catalyst Museum. The children were so excited all day and even managed some sleep at night. The behaviour and manners or the children were excellent throughout the day. A personal note of thanks for the staff who gave up time away from their own families to support your children: thank you Mrs Ashton, Miss Fishwick and Mrs Connor.
It was a little cool over night but other than that it was a great trip from beginning to end. Feedback from the children has been 100% positive.
Thank you to Mrs Kellet, who at the end of her long day came a read a bedtime story to the children until 9.00. pm.
See if you can spot your child sleeping.
Diwali, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 4th Nov 2016 @ 1:39pm
The children in Year 5 acted out the story of Rama and Sita to begin our Diwali celebration. The children loved getting into role as part of our 'whoosh' story.
We loved Vaughn as the ten headed demon, Ravanna.
Black History Week, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 3rd Nov 2016 @ 4:41pm
This week as part of Black History week, the children have discussed why it is important to teach Black History and to learn about people who played a part in Black History. On Tuesday, the children learned about the history of jazz. Wednesday, they looked at songs sung by Aretha Franklin and Louis Armstrong and commented on how the lyrics could be used to combat racism. Thursday, the children explored The Bare Necessities song and thought about basic human rights.
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 Mrs Atherton
Date: 11th Oct 2016 @ 1:01pm
The children have had a really interesting morning investigating themal 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, paper, bubble wrap or 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.
Science, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 1:43pm
The children have had a great morning investigating materials. We were investigating what materials would dissolve in cold water. They loved having a hands on approach to our Science experiment.
We will write up our findings next week.
Mrs Atherton
