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Whole School Attendance -

St Andrew - 98.1%

St David - 98.2%

St George - 93.4%

St Patrick - 95.4%

Whole School - 95.7%

Winners - St David

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Water Bottle

Snack

Packed Lunch or Pre-order school meal from School Hub

www.schoolhub.co.uk

Coat/hat/gloves

PE Kits - plain white t-shirt, plain black shorts, plain black jogging trousers and sweater or hoodie.

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Reminder - School meals must be ordered from home for each day. Parents can order up to two weeks in advance.

www.schoolhub.co.uk

From 1st April 2025 the daily cost of a school meal will be £3.43

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Another busy and fun filled week of learning in Willow Class.

We enjoyed the HPAN Art Project. We created our Kandinsky Heart Inspired Artwork to the music of Bob Marley and his "One Love" song.

It was our last Gymnastics sessions and the children have really enjoyed developing their skills.

On Valentine's Day we read "The Invisible String" and talked about how love, even though we can't see it with our eyes, connects us to the people that we love because we feel it in our hearts.

Thank you to you all for your continued support. I am so proud of how hard all of the children have worked this half term. Have a lovely half term break.

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A wonderful week in Cherry Class! We have ended the half term by completing some assessments and the children have really blown me away! We had our final gymnastics lesson 🤸‍♀️ of the half term with Mr Lynch. The children have really enjoyed this unit and have shown great determination, teamwork and attention to detail. Our trip to the fire station was a cold one 🥶 But it was great to return in 2025 to work on our planting box and greenhouse in the community garden 🪴 To complete this half term’s RE topic ‘How do people express their devotion?’ the children brought in some special objects/pictures from home to create a class shrine to reflect on what really matters to us ❤️

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Cedar Class - KS1 Speech & Language Base

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Cedar Class - KS1 Speech & Language Base

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What a busy last week of the half term! This week’s photo collection shows gives a snapshot of the English, Maths, History and PE we have been doing this week! The Naughtybus has been up to no good; leaving muddy tracks in the classroom and driving through dinner! All because he was ‘full’ - a key word we’ve been focusing on this week. In History, we looked at grouping old and new toys and in PE, we practised our hockey skills.

In our Maths lessons, Year 2 looked at making numbers to 20 as 10 and ___ more while the Year Ones looked at grouping, more and making 10.

We hope Cedar Class have a lovely half term and we’ll see you on Tuesday 25th!

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Wow! Another half term done and, thanks to the false start due to the snow, it has seemed a very short one. However, the children have squeezed in a lot of wonderful learning into the time available.

With this final week being assessment week, the children's main focus has been on this, as well as completing their main writing task of the term and pulling together all of the writing skills we have developed over the weeks to produce an adventure journal based on our class novel, Our Tower.

Science sees us split into smaller groups and my group has enjoyed exploring volume in our topic on sound. The group worked with partners to drop a weight onto a drum and record the resulting sound using a decibel reader to determine whether dropping the weight from a higher distance gave more energy to the sound produced, making it louder. They then utilised their developing maths skills by recording their findings in a line graph.

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This week has been assessment week in Oak class-the children have worked ever so hard, and I couldn't be prouder of them! We continued with our superb vector drawings in computing (see attached pictures of our creations) and also started our writeaway task-writing our own myths based on the story 'Arthur and the Golden Rope'. I loved creating my own myth to share with the children about a little flame-haired girl called Ivy...

See you after a refreshing and well deserved half term break on Tuesday 25th February! Y5 remember we are swimming on Tuesdays, the first day back.

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Sycamore Class - KS2 Speech & Language Base

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Sycamore Class - KS2 Speech & Language Base

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What a lovely end to the half term! This week, we have finished our tie-dye project by developing our sewing techniques and embellishing our work with buttons and sequins.

Turn-taking games have continued to be a big focus in class and we have enjoyed playing some new games with our friends in the SLC resource base.

On Friday, we walked up to The Bake House and ordered our favourite drink to sit and enjoy. We were able to demonstrate our new understanding about how to use money in real life scenarios as well as developing our social skills in the process.

We hope everyone has a restful half term break!

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Friday 14th February

Last day Spring term 1

Monday 24th February

School Closed Inset Day

Tuesday 25th February

First day Spring Term 2

Swimming starts again for Year 5 pupils (note change of day from Thursday)

Friday 28th February

2-3pm First Steps, Parent, toddler and baby group.

Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th March

Parents evening, please book an appointment via the school spider app.

Thursday 6th March

World Book Day

Pupils to come to school dressed as a character from their favourite book. For some ideas, see link below - https://www.worldbookday.com/celebrate-world-book-day/dressing-up/

1.30 - 3.00pm KS2 Science Family Learning Session (details to follow)

Friday 7th March

Year 6 Photograph for leavers book

Tuesday 11th March

Cherry Class visit to Fire Station Community Garden

Wednesday 12th March

Reception and Year 6 - National Heights & Weight Measurements (details to follow)

Reception - vision screening with school nurse

Wednesday 19th March

Oak Class are taking part in Safety Central with Cheshire Fire Service (details to follow)

Friday 21st March

Non-uniform day in exchange for a donation to Red Nose Day, donations can be made online - https://donation.comicrelief.com/

Friday 28th March

Non-uniform day in exchange for a donation to the PTA bingo

Wednesday 2nd April

PTA Easter Bingo doors open at 5.30, eyes down at 6.00pm.

Thursday 3rd April

Closing date for Easter PTA competition, decorate an egg or bonnet (details to follow)

Friday 4th April

Last day of Spring term

All parents and carers are invited to join us at St Michaels Church Greenway Road at 1.30pm for our Easter service. Parents helpers will be needed to walk with the classes.

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www.LittleKickers.co.uk to book a place!

New group starts on Saturday 1st March 2025!

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Please share with family and friends.

Exciting news!

We are launching a new Westfield Parent, Toddler and Baby Group called ‘FIRST STEPS’ here at School led by Miss Wright, our Early Years Lead. The group will run on the last Friday of every month from 2pm – 3pm with a snack provided.

This is a free session and a great way for you as parents to get together and your pre-school children to play and have fun. Our first session will be on Friday 28th February, and we can’t wait to see you there!

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This week's results are in!

Congratulations to Ms J, winner of £12.30

If you haven't signed up yet visit our lottery here - https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/westfield-primary-school-runcorn

Have a great weekend everyone!

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We are registered with HMRC as a Tax-Free Childcare Provider

To find out more see link below -

https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare

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You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you'll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.

You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 15 or 30 hours free childcare if you're eligible for both.

What you can use Tax-Free Childcare for

You can use it to pay for approved childcare, for example:

childminders, nurseries and nannies

after school clubs and play schemes

Your childcare provider must be signed up to the scheme before you can pay them and benefit from Tax-Free Childcare.

Check with your provider to see if they're signed up.

If your child is disabled

You can use the extra Tax-Free Childcare money you get to help pay for extra hours of childcare. You can also use it to help pay your childcare provider so they can get specialist equipment for your child such as mobility aids. Talk to them about what equipment your child can get.

If your childcare provider is in an EEA country

You may be able to use Tax-Free Childcare to pay a provider based in a European Economic Area (EEA) country. Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to check.

Eligibility

Your eligibility depends on:

whether you're working (employed, self-employed, or a director)

your income (and your partner's income, if you have one)

your child's age and circumstances

your immigration status

If you're working

You can usually get Tax-Free Childcare if you (and your partner, if you have one) are:

in work

on sick leave or annual leave

on shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave and you're going back to work within 31 days of the date you first applied

If you're not currently working

You may still be eligible if your partner is working and you get any of the following:

Incapacity Benefit

Severe Disablement Allowance

Carer's Allowance or (in Scotland only) Carer Support Payment

contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance

You can apply if you're starting or re-starting work within the next 31 days.

Your income

Over the next 3 months you and your partner (if you have one) must each expect to earn at least:

£2,379 if you're aged 21 or over

£1,788 if you're aged 18 to 20

£1,331 if you're under 18 or an apprentice

This is the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week on average.

You can use an average of how much you expect to earn over the current tax year if:

you work throughout the year but do not get paid regularly

you're self-employed and do not expect to earn enough in the next 3 months

Example

You're eligible if you're 21 or over and do not have a regular income but earn £9,518 a year. This is the same as earning £2,379 every 3 months on average.

If you're self-employed and started your business less than 12 months ago, you can earn less and still be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare.

If you have more than one job, you can use your total earnings to work out if you meet the threshold. This includes:

earnings from any employment

earnings from any self-employment

If you're both employed and self-employed, you can use just your self-employment income if this would make you eligible. For example, if you expect your average self-employed earnings over the tax year to be more than you'll get over the next 3 months as an employee.

Certain types of income will not count towards the minimum amount you must earn to be eligible.

These include:

dividends

interest

income from investing in property

pension payments

If you or your partner have an expected ' adjusted net income ' over £100,000 in the current tax year, you will not be eligible.

Your child

Your child must be 11 or under and usually live with you. They stop being eligible on 1 September after their 11th birthday.

Adopted children are eligible, but foster children are not.

If your child is disabled and usually lives with you, you may get up to £4,000 a year until 1 September after their 16th birthday. They're eligible for this if they:

get Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Armed Forces Independence Payment, Child Disability Payment (Scotland only) or Adult Disability Payment (Scotland only)

are certified as blind or severely sight-impaired

Your immigration status

To be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare, you must have a National Insurance number and at least one of the following:

British or Irish citizenship

settled or pre-settled status, or you have applied and you're waiting for a decision

permission to access public funds - your UK residence card will tell you if you cannot do this

If you have a partner, they must have a National Insurance number too.

If you're living in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you (or your partner if you have one) might still be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare if:

your work is in the UK

the work started before 1 January 2021

you've worked in the UK at least once every 12 months since you started working here

This is known as being a 'frontier worker'. You must show your Frontier Worker permit to the Childcare Service when you apply for Tax-Free Childcare.

If you get tax credits, Universal Credit, a childcare bursary or grant, or childcare vouchers

You cannot get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as claiming Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers.

Which scheme you're better off with depends on your situation. Use the childcare calculator to work out which type of support is best for you.

Tax credits

If you successfully apply for Tax-Free Childcare, your Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit will stop straight away. You cannot apply for them again.

Childcare vouchers

You must tell your employer within 90 days of applying for Tax-Free Childcare to stop your childcare vouchers or directly contracted childcare.

They'll then stop the vouchers or directly contracted childcare.

You may have to give HMRC evidence of leaving the childcare voucher scheme. For example, a copy of the letter telling your employer you're leaving the childcare voucher scheme.

If you have a partner who gets vouchers or directly contracted childcare, they'll need to tell their employer to stop this within 90 days too.

Universal Credit

Wait until you get a decision on your Tax-Free Childcare application before cancelling your Universal Credit claim.

Bursaries

If you or your partner get a childcare bursary or grant or expect to do so within the next 3 months, you cannot get Tax-Free Childcare.

Apply
Apply online for Tax-Free Childcare
If you apply for Tax-Free Childcare and someone else already gets free childcare for that child, their 15 or 30 hours will stop at the end of the next term. You will be eligible for 15 or 30 hours free childcare instead.

If you have a partner

You must include your partner in your application if you are:

married or in a civil partnership and live together

not married or in a civil partnership, but living together as though you are

Their employment and income will not affect your eligibility if they:

are or will be absent from your household for more than 6 months

are a prisoner

You and your partner cannot both have accounts for the same child.

If you are separated

You and your ex-partner need to decide who should apply if you are jointly responsible for your child.

If you cannot decide, both of you must apply separately and HMRC will decide who gets a childcare account.

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What Tax-Free Childcare is, eligibility and how to apply

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LFC Foundation have been delivering our hugely successful LFC Foundation Football Camps for many years & our participants absolutely love them.

We are please to announce our LFC Foundation PDP Football camps over the Feb 2025 school holidays.

Book Here: LFC Foundation Activity Booker | Activity Booker (liverpoolfc.com)

Tuesday 18th Feb

10-3pm

@ Halewood Leisure Centre

LFCF PDP Football Technical Camp

LFCF PDP Goalkeeper Technical GK Camp

Mixed 4-14yrs

Wednesday 19th Feb

10-3pm.

@ Sutton Leisure Centre, St Helen’s.

LFCF PDP Football Technical Camp

LFCF PDP Goalkeeper Technical GK Camp

Mixed 4-14yrs

Thursday 20th Feb

10-3pm

@ Helsby Sports & Community Centre.

LFCF PDP Football Technical Camp

LFCF PDP Goalkeeper Technical GK Camp

Mixed 4-14yrs

Friday 21st Feb

10-3pm

@ Netherton Activity Centre.

LFCF PDP Football Technical Camp

LFCF PDP Goalkeeper Technical GK Camp

Mixed 4-14yrs

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