Queen's Park CE/URC Our blogs
Magical Maths , by Mrs Platt
Date: 5th Oct 2016 @ 8:44pm
Our magical maths sessions started today. The children had a fun time exploring numbers. Next week, they're going to be maths detectives!
Saints Sky Try Experience!, by Mr Gill
Date: 5th Oct 2016 @ 3:58pm
I can't believe how good our day has been today! We have been so busy.
This morning we visited Langtree Park to take part in a Sky Try Experience day which is an initiative ran by St. Helens RFLC! #COYS
The children thoroughly enjoyed their morning and took part in lots of different activities. Some of the activities included: Practising our tackling against some of Saints academy graduates, visiting the changing room and trying on a Saints shirt. We also visited the trophy room to see all of the trophies that Saints have won over the years and then we went into the stadium and to see the pitch! After all of this we were then put through our paces, testing out the rugby skills that Mr Ward has been teaching us.
The morning finished with the children exploring the eat well plate. They came up with ways in which they could lead a healthy active lifestyle as well as consuming a balanced diet.
If you see any of our children around school, please ask them about our wonderful morning. Have a look at the pictures below.
The children were impeccably behaved and represented Queen’s Park fantastically well. Well done P4 – I’m proud of you all.
AMAZING VISIT TO LANGTREE PARK WITH Q4! :-) , by Mrs Roberts
Date: 5th Oct 2016 @ 11:05am
Girl's Football , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 4th Oct 2016 @ 10:02pm
Today, we took a team of girls to play in a tournament organised by Mr Ward. Even though they didn't win, they played tremendously well and showed excellent team spirit.
Well done girls
EDL, by Miss Glover
Date: 3rd Oct 2016 @ 8:49pm
Last week we had European day of languages. The country of focus was Germany. Year One worked on some common rhymes and songs from Germany. We looked at Germany on a world map and designed our German flags. We also tried some German FOOD!! The children loved it! 😀😀😀😀
We learnt a little bit of German culture and found out about the work of the Grimms Brothers. We discussed what they did and why they are famous today. Then...we got crafty!! We picked the Cineralla story written by them and focused on some Art linked to the story! Check out our master piece...
European Day of Laguages, by Miss Fisher
Date: 2nd Oct 2016 @ 3:27pm
What a wunderbar day! That's wonderful in German (thank you Google!).
The day began with a whole school assesmbly. Madam Taylor took us on an exciting adventure around Europe; playing games and speaking different languages. Our favourite part was when some of the teachers attempted to say tongue twisters in different languages. They actually did quite well!
Back in class we looked more closely at the language and culture of Germany; learning some simple words and phrases and finding out about school life and famous landmarks .
We then looked at the German Brothers Grimm. We found out that these brothers were interested in folk and fairy tales and were one of the first people to publish them in books. The children were surprised by how so many of their favourite stories were written down by the Grimm brothers. Together we read Rapunzel and the children were given the opportunity to join in with lots of creative activies.
In the afternoon the children listened to some music from an opera based on Hansel and Gretel and they learnt a dance in the traditional German style.
To finish off our day we had a German food tasting picnic.
Auf Wiedershen
Macmillan coffee morning , by Miss Glover
Date: 2nd Oct 2016 @ 10:59am
Great time at the coffee morning! Thanks to all parents that came to help us raise money for this excellent charity. The children had great fun!
Fantastic writing, by Miss Hope
Date: 1st Oct 2016 @ 2:35pm
Just look at these fantastic pieces of writing. We wanted to warn people about a ferocious dragon that likes to eat people and animals so we wrote descriptions of him. Make sure you read them so that you know what to look out for. Well done children you made Miss Hope very proud.
Coffee Morning , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 7:57pm
Another fantastic turn out for our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. Such a worthy cause! We raised £376.
We love to read and write at Queens Park, by Mrs Kellett
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 7:55pm
I love seeing children proud of their work and secretly catching them reading
Star badge assembly , by Mrs Platt
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 5:09pm
Today, we celebrated lots of different achievements and awards during our star badge assembly.
Well done to all of our award winners!
Macmillan Coffee Morning , by Mrs Platt
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 5:07pm
Thank you to everyone who came along to support our coffee morning today. We raised £376!
Today's raffle prize winners are: Abigail Corns, Eddie Scott, Jack Brown, Dominic Clague and Ellie Beaumont Smith.
Daisy Smith correctly guessed the dog's name...Max!
Grace Dillon's guess of how may dots were on the cake was the nearset - Grace won £9!
Jack Brown also correctly guessed the weight of the cake - 2lb 4oz
Congratulations to all of our winners!
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
Modern Foreign Languages Day, by Mr Warner
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 1:36pm
This week has been an extremely busy one.
Two of the children (Shei and Olivia) were interviewed about their experiences -
What have you been learning about this week?
O - We've been learning about a new book called "The Stone Age Boy" and it's also a kind of history book too.
S- We've been filming a scene from part of the book too. I was the boy.
O- We've been looking at three digit numbers this week. We had European Day of Languages as well and German dance. We found out all about Germany.
What has been your favourite part of the week?
O- Most probably McMillan coffee morning and the filming. It's like filming the trailer for a movie at the cinema.
S - Definately doing the filming for Stone Age Boy.
O- It's kind of like English and Topic all in one, it's great!
O- Ooh and I love it when Mrs Roberts did Science as well. We squirted rocks.
Is there anything else you want to tell your parents about the week?
S- This week has been fine and I hope next week is even better.
O- Every Friday after assembly we go out and play rugby with Mr Ward. We have to try our best.
S- I will try really hard next week.
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.
International Day of Languages, by Mrs Potter
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 12:21pm
Hello again,
On Tuesday we had a great day in class. It was International Day of Languages. We had so much fun finding out about Germany. We learned about the Greman flag. We also learned a few German words and phrases.
In the afternoon we danced the Waltz and tasted German food. Here are a few pictures of our favourite moments.
Macmillan coffee morning , by Mrs Platt
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 9:52am
Macmillan coffee morning is being enjoyed by all. Thank you for your continued support.
Macmillan Coffee Morning , by Mrs Platt
Date: 30th Sep 2016 @ 6:48am
We will be holding our annual fund raising event this morning for the Macmillan charity. Please come along and support the event. Pictures and a fund raising update will follow later on today.
European Day of Languages, by Miss Kean
Date: 29th Sep 2016 @ 6:48pm
This week’s blog is written by Dylan:
This week was very exciting because we celebrated European Day of Languages. Our focus country was Germany but in assembly Mrs Taylor taught us about loads of different places.
After assembly we came back to class and used iPads to research Germany and it was fun. We listened to a story called Hansel and Gretel and learned about the Brothers Grimm because they came from Germany. After that we made traditional German hats that they wear with Lederhosen, learned German with Mrs Taylor and did a German dance with Miss Emma. The German dance was fun, my partner was Yasemin, we slapped our knees a lot.
Music in Q2, by Mrs Roberts
Date: 29th Sep 2016 @ 3:51pm
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.
Y6 and parent booster sessions , by Mrs Platt
Date: 28th Sep 2016 @ 10:29pm
Thank you to all of the parents and carers who attended tonight's Maths Y6 booster session!
We explored the 7 x tables and looked at the strategies that we use when attempting short and long multiplication questions.
See you all next week when we move on to division!
European Day of Languages, by Miss Hughes
Date: 28th Sep 2016 @ 8:56pm
Eine Sprache ist niemals genug (which means "One language is never enough") and Mrs Taylor and the staff and children of Queen's Park couldn't agree more! A love of language is something that is embedded into our curriculum and we are very lucky to have Mrs Taylor and her infectious enthusiasm and passion for languages.
We loved our German focus this year and what a fantastic, fun-filled day we had in Year 6!
Our day kicked off with an assembly led by Mrs Taylor. We were particularly impressed with Mr Warner, Mrs Connor and Ms Moss' Tongue Twister Challenge! Who would have thought we had such incredible linguists working at Queen's Park?
We then had an amazing dance session with Miss Emma where we learnt the Waltz. I forgot I was in the school hall for a moment and genuinely believed I was on Strictly. Q6 were out of this world!
We then spent some time researching Germany and the German culture. We found out some great facts from - German Nobel prize winners to famous German companies. We were keen to find out about German foods before we enjoyed our German sausages for lunch.
After lunch we went to Cowley for the afternoon. We had a Skype chat with a school in Hanover. Charlie and Owen were brave enough to show off their German dance moves! The children at the school taught us lots of German words and phrases. We came back to Queen's Park feeling confident with counting to 20 in German and knowing the German alphabet. Q6 will be more than ready to begin their German lessons when they go to Cowley next year.
So much learning and so much fun. Auf wiedersehen! :)
Here are some pictures of us enjoying the Waltz.
Suspicious delivery in Q6, by Miss Hughes
Date: 28th Sep 2016 @ 8:33pm
We came in from break time and brown envelopes were left all over our classroom. They had 'confidential' and 'urgent' stamped all over them... but we couldn't resist! We just HAD to open them and see what was inside.
It was a selection of documents about UFOs... newspaper articles, eyewitness statements, letters from the FBI. We soon realised that all of these items were also, types of recounts! We discussed the several features we could find in each recount and we enjoyed reading the information each document had to offer.
More to come on this... as I am suspecting some excellent recount writing will follow.
What do you believe?? THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!!
The CURRENT Year 6 children are bright SPARKS , by Miss Hughes
Date: 28th Sep 2016 @ 8:18pm
I told Q6 how electricity is measured and they were like WATT! But when they understood I was ex-STATIC!
Maybe you have already gathered that Q6 have been learning all about Electricity in their Science lessons!
We carried out an investigation to associate the brightness of a bulb with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit. They then compared and gave reasons for variations in how components function such as the brightness of bulbs.Q6 can recognise symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram... AND they can tell younger children exactly how dangerous electicity can be. A very busy couple of weeks in Science!
Then after a really long day full of science fun - I drove home in my VOLTS-wagon... and that's me all out of electricity puns.
They have been truly fab, sensible and great scientists. Well done Q6 :)
