Queen's Park CE/URC Our blogs
Waste week P5, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 8th Mar 2016 @ 10:58am
P5 helped the school out by picking up litter on the playground and in the quad. We were shocked to find as much litter as we did and we have made some recommendations on how we can minimise litter throughout the school.
Thank you to Eco club for guiding P5.
Take a look at some of our pictures.
Can you believe we collected two bin bags full of litter in just 30 minutes! 
Something strange in P3..., by Miss McCormack
Date: 7th Mar 2016 @ 10:06pm
This morning when we arrived back from assembly something strange had happened to our classroom!
We found lots of ancient artefacts, pictures and a scroll which had a mission for us from the Stone Age Boy, this week we are going to be writing a 100 word saga which hopefully will be published!
What a busy Monday , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 7th Mar 2016 @ 8:23pm
Today I launched our'Waste Week' with a whole school assembly on how we can 'Go Greener'. The children loved the youtube clip we showed made by Disney and two famous characters from the Lion King. Then we had a very important visitor to school all the way from London. Rebecca is from Maths Mastery in London and she came to see how our children were learning Maths. She was so impressed with the children's ability to reason and talk about their work. Well done everyone involved. It is so lovely to be able to show off all our great work to visitors
Waste Week, by Mrs Kellett
Date: 6th Mar 2016 @ 2:41pm
7th - 11th March is Waste Week and we will be looking at different ways to improve how we deal with waste and how we can improve our school grounds and our community. This will be completely led by our Eco Council
St Helens 10K, by Mrs Kellett
Date: 6th Mar 2016 @ 2:32pm
A very well done to all our parents and staff that took part in the St Helens 10k this morning. You all did fantastically well.
Parents' Evening , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 3rd Mar 2016 @ 9:36pm
Thank you to all our parents for attending our Spring parents evening. It was really lovely to speak to some of you and hear lots of positive comments. I think we've got the organisation really sorted now. There was a really lovely atmosphere; working together for our children.
World Book Day , by Miss Ellis
Date: 3rd Mar 2016 @ 11:44am
Year six have been working hard this morning creating live action news reports based on 'The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow' by the American author, Washington Irving.
We'll soon be giving BBC News a run for their money!
Good luck Mrs Sharkey, by Mrs Platt
Date: 26th Feb 2016 @ 3:12pm
During our assembly today we presented Mrs Sharkey with some lovely handmade cards from the children and flowers to wish her well as she starts her maternity leave.
Good luck, Mrs Sharkey! We look forward to meeting Baby Sharkey soon!
Let it Grow!, by Miss Wilkinson
Date: 26th Feb 2016 @ 2:51pm
Have a look at what we've been up to this week! We have started our new topic all about growing and have been investigating seeds, bulbs and plants. We are super scientists!
See you soon, Mrs Sharkey!, by Miss Wilkinson
Date: 26th Feb 2016 @ 2:42pm
Mrs Sharkey will soon be welcoming a new addition to her family so she leaves us today to start her maternity leave and prepare for her new arrival. See you soon, Mrs Sharkey.
Library visit!, by Miss McCormack
Date: 26th Feb 2016 @ 7:57am
Yesterday, we had the opportunity to visit the library to listen to a fantastic storyteller, who shared extracts from 'The Last Try' by Tom Palmer.
He reenacted the story of Jack Harrison, a young man who played for Hull FC and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the First World War.
The children were mesmerized by the storyteller's performance and were very keen to borrow the book from the library.
I would also like to thank the parent helpers who came with us on our trip and made it possible for both year 3 classes to be able to enjoy this experience.
P5's penpals, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 25th Feb 2016 @ 4:37pm
P5 were very excited to hear from their penpals in Velles. We are involved in a project about books with them so our next correspondence will be about our favourite books.
French penpals, by Mrs Taylor
Date: 24th Feb 2016 @ 5:44pm
Rev Gary's last worship with us , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 23rd Feb 2016 @ 11:34pm
On Monday, Rev Gary said goodbye to the children and staff of Queen's Park. Rev Gary is off on a new adventure with a new church in Shropshire. It has been wonderful for all the staff and children to work with Rev Gary and we will all miss him. Each class made Rev Gary a card and we presented him with some gifts to remember us by. Good luck in your new role and please remember us in your prayers
Training Day with Wigan Athletic , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 22nd Feb 2016 @ 2:54pm
Charlie from P3 got to do something very exciting on the first day of the holidays. He went along with his team mates from Wigan Atlantic Academy (U8s) to train with WIgan Athletic's first team at their training ground. We have been sent the link by Charlie's parents. He did so well and we are all so proud of him.
Primary Enterprise Challenge , by Mrs Kellett
Date: 14th Feb 2016 @ 10:05pm
On Friday, while most of you had a lie in, I took 10 of our year five children to St Helens Chamber to the Primary Enterprise Challenge. The children took part in a competition based on a game. The game was very much like Monopoly but has a 'business' twist. The children had to purchase assets, deliver goods, work out transport and insurance cost as well as buying and selling. There was an awful lot to think about. I was so impressed with both of our teams. Their behaviour was impeccable and I was extremely proud. Then they announced the winners!! Our team from Q5 came 3rd out of 9 schools. They did brilliantly. Well done.
Seal Certificates February, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 12th Feb 2016 @ 12:07pm
Well done to our proud children who were nominated by their peers to receive Seal Certificates.
Our last Fit for Life session, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 12th Feb 2016 @ 11:28am
Today, Q5 had their last session with the Fit for Life team. They were tested on all the knowledge they have gained over the last few weeks. The children used the iPads to access the quiz and were rewarded with fruit and goody bags.
Q5 have learned so much about living a healthy lifestyle over these sessions. We would like to say a big thank you to the team who have delivered these sessions.
Let's hope that the children can use this knowledge to make sensible life choices over the coming years. 
SEAL cetificates P5, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 11th Feb 2016 @ 2:00pm
Well done to Izabel, Connor and Keria for being nominated by their class members for various reasons.
Izabel won a certificate for was setting her own goals and achieving them.
Keira won a certificate for never giving up, no matter how hard it gets.
Connor won a certificate for taking responsibility for his own actions and always being reliable.
Well done to all three of you 
Goodbye Commando Joe! , by Miss Wilkinson
Date: 10th Feb 2016 @ 9:51pm
Gruffalo & Elmer class were sad to say goodbye to Commando Joe today. We hope he has fun in his new school. Thank you Commando Joe for all the exciting PE lesson you planned for us & for the obstacle course we completed today. Goodbye & good luck!
Goodbye Commando Joe, by Mrs Kellett
Date: 10th Feb 2016 @ 9:12pm
Today was Commando Joe's last day at Queen's Park. He has been with us all year and the children have really loved having him school. The children said goodbye in assembly today and every class made him a card. Thank you Commando Joe and good luck in your new school.
Chinese New Year, by Mrs Atherton
Date: 10th Feb 2016 @ 8:30pm
Year 5 discovered how the animals were ordered in the Chinese zodiac. As it is the year of the monkey, we listened to the story of how the Monkey King was born from a stone egg, we also discovered some of the mischief he was involved in until Buddha trapped him under a mountain.
Year 5 made lanterns and dragons to celebrate the occasion.
A big thank you to Mrs Connor and Miss Bates, who have transformed our corridor using the children's crafts.
Take a look and see what you think, we love it.🐒
Emma's dance around the world session., by Mrs Atherton
Date: 10th Feb 2016 @ 8:20pm
Q5 enjoyed their last dance session with Emma, they were taught a dance and had to guess which country it originated in. They performed:
- Irish jig
- Eygyptian
- Spanish
- Greek (Zorba)
- Indian
- Brazilian
- Jamacian
It really was a world dance tour!
The children have learned so much and really been engaged in these sessions, thank you Emma.
Goodbye commando Joe, by Miss Stubbs
Date: 10th Feb 2016 @ 10:33am
P5 would like to thank commando Joe for all of his fun, exciting, energetic lessons.
Thank you for setting up an obstacle course for all year groups. P5 enjoyed the challenge.
P5 would like to say goodbye and good luck.
Whole school worship - Shrove Tuesday, by Mrs Platt
Date: 9th Feb 2016 @ 10:10pm
We enjoyed a thoughtful and fun assembly this morning to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.
We talked about the significance of Shrove Tuesday and how we can prepare for Lent.
To end our assembly, we used some pancakes to have a pancake flipping challenge.
Well done to Adam who was our champion!
