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NSPCC, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 21st Jan 2016 @ 1:54pm

A big thank you to the ladies who came to Year 5 and taught the children how to stay safe and all about Child Line.  Buddy,the NSPCC mascot, came to teach the children who to talk to if they had a problem and what behaviour is acceptable from other children and adults. 

Year 5 are now aware how to stay safe in a variety of areas of life. 

Science, by Miss McCormack

Date: 20th Jan 2016 @ 7:33pm

This week we started our new science topic all about plants!

We started our topic by looking at the different types of roots which plants can have. After we had learnt about them, we pulled the roots from a real plant to see what they looked, felt and smelt like!

We got a little mucky but we discovered new things and asked lots of questions!

Can you remember the two types of roots we looked at?

Enterprise , by Mrs Atherton

Date: 20th Jan 2016 @ 5:06pm

The Chamber of Commerce came into Year 5 to explain how a business works. The children played a board game which demonstrated how a business would be organised. They learned about profit and loss and really enjoyed playing the game.

Well done to the group winners; Aanu, Robert,Jack, Joshua C and Melissa, who will attend the final and the Chamber of Commerce.

A special mention for Cymon who made the most profit in the whole class. A Richard Branson in the making!

Enterprise , by Miss Stubbs

Date: 20th Jan 2016 @ 5:00pm

The chamber of commerce came in today and worked with the children to explain business and enterprise. The children then played a business board game. All the children were involved with running a business and understanding profit and loss. 

Well done to P5's winners: Joshua, Jessica, Adam, Amaya and Katie. :) 

Dance with Emma, by Miss Stubbs

Date: 20th Jan 2016 @ 4:54pm

Year 5 enjoyed learning the Hakka dance as part of Arts fortnight. 

Emma demonstrated some fantastic moves, then the children worked together to create their own dance routines. 

Take a look at their moves. 

Share Family Numeracy, by Miss Hope

Date: 19th Jan 2016 @ 8:23pm

This week, in our Share Family Numeracy group, we have been reasoning and solving problems about penguins. We read a story called 365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental. After reading the story we played some number games with penguins to help us practise counting in twos, fives and tens. Then we made 100 penguins out of plastic cups, we then organised our penguins by stacking them in pyramids like the dad in the story had done. We had to experiment with our starting number so we could complete our pyramid. We ended our session by solving some word problems about penguins. Well done everyone you all worked so hard. 

NSPCC Assembly, by Miss Ellis

Date: 19th Jan 2016 @ 9:41am

This morning, years five and six enjoyed a really super assembly delivered by the NSPCC experts Anne and Angela. They came to talk to us about Childline, keeping safe, who we can talk to if we have a problem and what types of problems we may face. Later in the week, we will be having workshops with Anne and Angela.👍🏻🙂

Arts Fortnight: Around the world in 10 days, by Mrs Kellett

Date: 18th Jan 2016 @ 10:48pm

What a fantastic two weeks we have had at Queen's Park.  We have been so busy learning all about different countries and the different forms of Art linked to that country.  We had so much going on:

Panto, Performance Poetry, Artist in Residence, Workshops led by St Helens Music Service, Dance Lessons, Songwriting, Rock Kidz........the list goes on. 

I hope you enjoyed listening to your child's tales of all the exciting and new learning that had taken place. 

Queens Park really does ROCK!, by Miss Glover

Date: 18th Jan 2016 @ 9:20pm

Last week we spent all afternoons taking part in a whole school rock concert! We learnt songs linked to loving and respecting ourselves and others, caring for our world, anti-bullying and being the best we can be!! The children really were the best and they had such a great time on Friday performing the concert to friends and family. 

Q1 Art, by Miss Glover

Date: 18th Jan 2016 @ 9:09pm

We was so inspired by Andi the artist we decided to make our own Antartic climate boxes. We have been looking at the key features of a cold climate in Geography and we decided to try and recreate this. We worked so well in our teams! Well done Q1! 

Great FUN with Key strings , by Miss Glover

Date: 18th Jan 2016 @ 9:04pm

During Arts fortnight we had a special visit from Key Strings. We learnt all about the string instruments and had so much fun. We even had a little dance!! 

An Arctic Winner, by Miss Glover

Date: 18th Jan 2016 @ 9:00pm

We had lots of very good Arctic Polar bears but we selected a few and had a class vote. A HUGE well done to Ethan! He tried really hard and did a fantastic observational drawing. What a STAR. 

Dance with Emma, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 15th Jan 2016 @ 2:19pm

On Friday morning, Emma had a dance session teaching the children some wonderful moves. Her enthusiasm really inspired some creative moves. Q5 will be having Dance sessions every afternoon for this half term. 

Aboriginal Art with Andi the artist., by Mrs Atherton

Date: 15th Jan 2016 @ 2:11pm

Q5 did aboriginal art work with Andi, they looked at the symbols that they used in their art work. Andi taught them what the colours meant too. 

Please ask your child what they discovered today. 

Learning about Internet safety with Smarite the Penguin., by Miss Hope

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 9:11pm

Today we have been learning about Internet safety.  We read a story about a penguin called Smartie who was given a new lap top for his birthday and learnt how to stay safe online. We learnt we need to "think, think, think before we click, click, click."  We have designed some posters to remind us how important it is to keep ourselves safe when we are online. 

Arts Fortnight, by Miss McCormack

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 9:09pm

Today, we were lucky enough to work with a very talented artist named Andi. Together we created some amazing art work. 

We can't wait to see our art work displayed around school!

Arts Fortnight, by Miss McCormack

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 9:05pm

This week we got involved with some dancing, based around our theme of India. 

Our fantastic dance teacher Emma, taught us that Indian dancing is also known as Bollywood dancing. We learnt lots of exciting dance moves which we did both as a group and with a partner. 

We danced to Bombay Surprise. Have a look at our videos and pictures to find out more!

Arts Fortnight, by Miss McCormack

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 8:20pm

As part of Arts Fortnight, we got involved with some Indian food tasting! Along with Q3, we tried a variety of Indian dishes including Chicken tikka masla and pilau rice, bombay potatoes and mangoes.

Have a look at our photos, some of our faces give away how we felt about some of the food!

Skype call to Australia. , by Mrs Atherton

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 4:06pm

Mrs Taylor organised a special event for Year 5 as part of their Arts Fortnight focus on Australia, she arranged for a teacher in Australia to receive a Skype call from us. After a couple of technical hiccups and issues with their 11 hour time difference, the connection was  finally established, then the children were able to ask questions about Australia and the Stolen Generation. Mr Jackson was a very informative and entertaining visitor to our class. The children loved it, as did the staff. 

The Stolen Generation is a topic that has amazed and shocked the classes, ask them at home to tell you about this part of Australian History. 

I would like to personally thank Mrs Taylor for her enthusiasm setting this event up and Miss Hughes for organising the Skype account (teamwork is a wonderful thing). 

Rock Kidz, by Mrs Atherton

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 3:44pm

The whole school have had rocking afternoons, singing and dancing with the Rock Kidz. They have recorded a CD which is available to buy, I might even buy one myself!

Arts Fortnight, by Miss Hughes

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 2:01pm

Hi everyone!

Just to introduce myself, I thought I would post my very first blog!

My name is Miss Hughes and I am Q3's new class teacher. I have had a wonderful two weeks settling in and my lovely class have made me feel very welcome. It has been an exciting two weeks at Queen's Park and we have been getting up to lots of fantastic activities.

We have been learning all about India in Year 3. We have experienced Indian Bollywood dancing, created some beautiful pieces of Indian art work and have even written our own songs and tasted lots of delicious Indian food.

Don't forget - there is a meet and greet on Friday 15th January from 9:00 - 9:30 for all parents/families in my class. Please come and say hello, I really look forward to meeting you all :)

Here are some of us having lots of fun learning how to play the ukulele:

p4 Rock Kidz, by Mr Warner

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 12:12pm

The children have had a brilliant week with Rock Kidz. They have been taught 4 songs and will be performing them during a concert on Friday. We are recording the songs and producing a CD of this. Rock Kidz involves lots of activities, challenges and question time.

Lots of fun has been had by all. We cannot decide who does the best Air Guitar. But Mrs Heavey fancies herself as a Rock Chick!!!!

Sculpture, by Mr Warner

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 12:04pm

As a part of our Artwork P4 have researched Indian Gods and Goddesses. From this work the children designed their own Gods and Goddesses. We are now waiting for the clay to dry out before painting. The children had a great time moulding clay and using the various tools, with some very pleasing results.  

Taste of India, by Mr Warner

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 11:36am

Today the childen had the experience of sampling a range of food from India. This proved a very popular activity and some of their expressions were brilliant.

"At first I didn't like the Mango Chutney. But the more of it I had the better it tasted."

"I liked all the different foods that were given to me."

"I enjoyed the Nan bread when I mixed it with rice".

"I absolutely loved it."

"At first I didn't think I would like the rice, but I loved it."

"I absolutely adored the little triangle shaped food."

"The only thing I didn't like was the Mango Chutney."

A great experience was had by all.  

SHARE Family Numeracy, by Miss Hope

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 6:46am

Our latest Share Family Numeracy course began this week. Parents from Year 1 and Year 2 have signed up to a ten week course. During the morning they are working with Cat Clucas, an adult tutor, on their own maths skills and with Miss Hope on how to help their child with maths. In the afternoon we are joined by the children for a fun joint maths session where the grown ups help the children and the children show off their hard work. This week we learnt about place value.