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Year 1 have had an amazing Friday spent with Samuel Pepys at our Great Fire of London workshop!

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Our brilliant year 5 and 6 tennis team brought home another trophy this week!

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Year 5 have learnt the chronology of British history! Quiz us!

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Year 5 had a fantastic time in history day trying to de code messages !

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We had a great day with our careers day! We had a good think about when we grow up and have a career! Even Mr Hawkins doesn’t know what he will be when he grows up.

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Thanks Miss Huddlestone. We had a great day. Can you guess who’s behind the mask?

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We loved testing our knowledge on History in the Quiz room today!

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One of our favourite tasks of the day was becoming codebreakers and cracking Morse code!

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Fantastic opportunity to explore some exciting careers today! Thank you to our fabulous volunteers for making it such a memorable day for our children!

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We loved dressing up to show what we want to be when we are older. Vet, Teachers, Team GB Olympian and a Pizza Chef

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One of our favourite visitors of the day has got to be Corinne with Tula the Therapy dog! 🐶 We learned all about how dogs communicate and how to be kind to dogs. Some of us even got to give her treats for being such good girl in our classroom! 💚

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During DT week the children used a running stitch to create a pouch that would hold a small item, I was very impressed with their effort and inner resilience. 🧵🪡

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We enjoyed creating freeze frame at the different stage of the titanic’s journey from board the ship it’s tragic ending hitting the iceberg. 🚢

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On History Day, teachers looked out for those pupils who really threw themselves into their activities and became true historians.

1L

1H - Ellie Grady

2L - Roman Power

2H- Walter Fox

3L Elsie Noone

3H - Ethan Escosio

4L - Jasmine Hill

4H Reuben Edgar

5L

5H Nieve Harvey

6L - Emma Connor

6H - Tommy Brady Duck

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We were fascinated by all the historical artefact we could discover for all the different periods of History for the Stone Age all the way to WWI and WWII.

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We didn’t have long in the chronology room but the girls still managed to create a rather catchy poem to help them remember the early periods of British history.

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Class 6L became excellent code breakers just like those during WW2. They used morse code and cracked some seriously tricky Caesar Ciphers too!

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On History day we enjoyed hearing about how in the English language we have lots of French words linking back to Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror.

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There were lots of historical artefacts and replicas to study today!

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It was off to the woodland this week to enjoy an afternoon in the dappled shade of the verdant canopy of leaves. After listening attentively to my recollection of an encounter with a fairy, the children were excited to create a whole village of fairy homes scattered across the woodland floor to entice our enchanted visitors to take up residence! Fantastic collaboration 1H! 🧚🌳🤠

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There were some fantastic observations as we studied a range of maps, photographs and other sources to find out about the local history of Widnes.

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We worked hard together to create the timeline of British History.

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It was girls vs boys in our chronology timeline challenge!

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Year 6 made some very creative freeze frames to tell the fateful story of the Titanic.

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1H became news presenters during their computing lesson on Tuesday afternoon!

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RL-A busy morning planting our own bean or pea plant and then strawberry picking. Even though the rain caught us we still had lots of fun! 🍓 

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RL-A busy morning planting our own bean or pea plant and then strawberry picking. Even though the rain caught us we still had lots of fun! 🍓 

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What an incredible day! The children took part in a range of activities and gained a real insight as to what life was like in the past!

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1H absolutely loved getting involved and inspired during careers day!

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Year 4 had an incredible day exploring lots of different History tasks from deciphering morse code, creating timelines and exploring artefacts.

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Year 6 - A trip through British monarchs 🎤

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Year 6 - A trip through British monarchs 🎤

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Freeze framing the rise and fall of the unsinkable ship! 🚢

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Take a walk through our interactive timeline of British history!

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What an action packed morning at Kenyon Hall Farm for RH! We picked strawberries 🍓 for our afternoon tea and planted our own bean 🫛 plant!

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We loved dressing up for Careers Day and visiting lots of different job roles. We were then lucky enough to have visits from a dog trainer and hairdresser 🐶👱‍♀️

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Our OPAL afternoon was so much fun and we were so excited to be joined by so many of our grown ups!

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What an exciting day we’ve had exploring the many careers that are out there. (Police, Vet, Engineers, Hairdresser, Teachers, Accountant, Midwife, Dermatologist). Then being joined in the afternoon by some very special visitors from the ‘World of Work’.

Great effort from all the children with their Dress for Success outfits too. We loved it!

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During the morning the children enjoyed spending some time in the hall speaking to lots of different adults who have different jobs. Then we had a circle time to tell our friends what we want to be when we grow up before enjoying a catwalk to showcase our outfits!

In the afternoon, we were lucky enough to have 4 special visitors! A midwife, a vet, a police officer and an author who read us a story that they had written!

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All the information you will need for our three transition days next week.

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Friday 4th July - Sports day.

Children are to come to school wearing their PE kit with a coloured top for their house team.

EYFS- 9.15-9.45

Y1- 10-10.45

Y2- 11-11.45

Y3/4 1-2pm

Y5-6 2-3pm

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Total Warriors!

This fantastic group have been nominated for showing their ambition and resilience by completing Junior Total Warrior last weekend. They took on 3km of tough muddy obstacles and succeeded 🥇

They were proud of themselves and rightly so!

Oliver, Charlotte, Maddy, Rose, Jack and Oscar!!

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We had three visitors today who explained all about their jobs to us.

We asked lots of insightful questions and our visitors were impressed with us.

Some of our children were inspired and showcased their talents by doing Mrs Mac and Miss Roylance’s hair and makeup.

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Year 3 loved dressing up in their careers today.

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3H loved asking the Police some very serious questions!

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3H loved asking the Police some very serious questions!

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Halton Healthy Schools Celebration Event

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Halton Healthy Schools Celebration Event

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On Wednesday morning our Personal Development leads ventured to the DCBL stadium to attend the Halton Healthy Schools Celebration Event. There were many other schools from across Halton in attendance and we shared a presentation about how our sensory corridor helps the children in our school. We were then presented with our Healthy Schools Award for the 24/25 academic year. Well done, you did us proud!

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We were able to play alongside reception children. We had so much fun being back on the KS1 playground and being able to show the children how to play with their new equipment.

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Year 6 asked lots of interesting questions to find out about a wide variety of careers.

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We loved meeting different people in different jobs today. We were so excited to talk about what we had learnt with our friends back in class.

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Year 4 had a super time playing with our new equipment and showing our grown ups how we play so well together. We especially loved the new mud kitchen.

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Doctors / medical appointments

Please support us by making doctor, dentist, and medical appointments outside of school hours where possible and ensure your child arrives at school on time.

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Reminders for everyday

Ensure your child is prepared for their day at school by having all the necessary items with them when they enter school each morning.

Correct Uniform / PE kit

Water bottle

Packed lunch

School lunches are booked and paid for

Children arrive at school on time (OTIS)

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We are excited to share with you a specially designed Padlet to support families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Halton. This easy-to-use resource provides a wealth of information about the support, services, and resources available to help you and your child.

The Padlet is packed with useful links, tips, and guidance to ensure you feel informed and empowered. Whether you're looking for educational support, health services, or community programs, you'll find it all in one place.

We hope this resource will be a helpful tool for navigating the support system and finding the right services for your family.

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A polite reminder to please not allow children to play with the OPAL equipment, bikes and scooters before or after school. Pupils tidy the equipment at the end of break times to ensure the playgrounds are clear at the end of the school day for safe collection of the children. Staff are not available to supervise use of the equipment at these times of the day. Thank you for your support.

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MATHS SHED CHAMPION:

SPELLING SHED CHAMPION:

SATS COMPANION CHAMPION: Jasmine Murphy

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Spelling Shed-

Maths Shed Champion-

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RH- Ada McCarthy for amazing determination with her independent writing!

RL- Joshua Kirkbride for working hard in maths this week to grasp the concept of money

1H - Oscar Walsh - For being a wonderful news presenter during our computing lesson!

1L - Karina Tang - for showing excellent ambition during our class assembly!

2H- Bertie Brotherstone - For her excellent effort and determination during DT week when sewing and then offering help to her peers.

2L- Aaron Griffiths - For engaging enthusiastically to class discussions by asking thoughtful questions & exploring new ideas to seek and understand more!

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This week's Lunchtime Award winners are...

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EYFS - Benjamin Rooney

Year 1 - Poppy Grey

Year 2 - Oscar Bell

Year 3 - Lucy Owen

Year 4 - Teddy Callender

Year 5 - Abbigail Fife

Year 6 - Cole Callender

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3H Lily Connolly for continuing to really focus on her handwriting and working hard in all lessons.

3L Harriet Lawton for continuing with her high standards of work into the last few weeks of the year.

4H Sami Elsayed for being creative with his writing and using new techniques to up level his work.

4L Chloe Wong for creating an incredible description of Charlie walking into the Chocolate Factory!

5H Violet Hutton for showing great enthusiasm on our history day !

5L Lily-Rose for challenging herself to further her understanding during careers day

6H George Ferguson for showing brilliant determination with his play lines.

6L Frasier Bailey for asking interesting questions that help to deepen his knowledge and understanding. Keep being curious!

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EYFS / KS1 - Harry Cuerden - great attendance this year!

KS2 - James Birchall - excellent attendance and commitment to school!

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Spelling Shed-

Maths Shed Champion-

Dojo Champion-

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Whole School Attendance target for 2024-2025 is 96%.

Last year was 94.9%

Attendance since 4th Sept = 95.1%

Attendance this week = 95.2%

This week’s attendance winners are:

EYFS - 1H - Miss Bruen - 95.1%

KS2 - 4L - Mrs Kristensen - 96.5%

They have earned an extra playtime!

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Wednesday 2nd July - Infant Music Festival

Thursday 3rd July - Tennis trip to Wimbledon

Friday 4th July - Sports day. Children are to come to school wearing their PE kit with a coloured top for their house team. This will take place on the field.

EYFS- 9.15-9.45

Y1- 10-10.45

Y2- 11-11.45

Y3/4 1-2

Y5-6 2-3

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3H Finley Doyle for working well with others during History Day and always sharing his ideas.

3L Paulie Lowe for doing exactly how we describe collaboration. He was selfless in helping his friend when he needed it.

4H Carter Dulson for keeping a positive attitude when her group were faced with challenges.

4L Pippa Jones for collaborating amazingly as a team during our History day activity, she really showed the skills to bring her team together.

5H Landon Owens for asking great questions during our careers day

5L Edward Bennett for working collaboratively in History to improve understanding

6H Ember Armstrong for never giving a second thought before helping people.

6L James Escosio for being a supportive peer always there to cheer people on and make them laugh!

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RH- Lenny Callender for being such a kind and caring friend to everyone and always looking out for his peers and school grown ups!

RL- Stella Lovelady for always working well in our class team!

1H - Alex Pearce - For always being the first to celebrate your friends when you see them achieving their goals!

1L - Myla Brandreth - for always being such a kind friend to others!

2H- Kobi Birch- For being a great member of our team always looking out for his peers and encouraging them to be ambitious.

2L - Elsie Mellor - For working brilliantly in a group by listening carefully and being a thoughtful and caring member of our team.

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I think you may know me well enough by now to know that it is rare that I am lost for words! This week has been truly amazing with so many activities, adventures and memories to be made for the children. To have three separate enrichment days, where the children have been looking at new and exciting areas of learning, has been amazing.

First of all inviting all of you in on Tuesday for the OPAL day it was a real chance for you to see how the children played during the day, and the excitement that they have. To then have this followed by a careers day with visitors coming in from the world of work to tell the children all about their professions, this gave us the opportunity to welcome your friends into school.

Then on Thursday, we had our history day with the children had the opportunity to delve into the past looking at the skills and knowledge that has helped us develop over the years.

To be able to do this has been an absolute pleasure for the staff and we cannot thank the children enough for their participation. Amazingly. we have three weeks left of our academic year. Next week, the children will join their new teachers. Looking forward to the new adventures in September. Between now and then we have the year six performance, sports day and a residential visit to York!

Have a lovely weekend,

Mr D. Paton

Headteacher