This week’s certificates were awarded to children for listening and always looking out for others:

Class 3: Annie and Eva Class 4: Logan and Elise Class 5: Benjamin and Eliza Class 6: Harriette and Will Class 7: Amelia and Elody Class 8: Emily and Anna Class 9: Ava and Nancy Class 10: Imogen and Poppy Class 11: Jamie and Emily Class 12: George and Poppy Class 13: Benjamin, Lily and Heidi Class 14: Manuella and Grace EYFS - For being really good at listening during learning time. Alexa, Amelie, Gethin and Melania

Childwall CE Primary School

Newsletter

Issue 8 Friday 12th November

I just want to say a huge thank you to all the children and staff who make our newsletter happen each week; I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s great to have this weekly insight into what life and learning is like in school each day. Thank you to everyone who has continued to ensure that school drop-offs and pick-ups are as safe as possible. Can I please ask again for adults to wear a mask, if able, and to avoid gathering around the school entrance/exit. I have been asked why parents’ evenings can’t be face to face – having passed PHE’s threshold of positive Covid-19 cases, we are, as a school, still under enhanced restrictions, so have to still very much restrict visitors to school. For this reason, we are only planning a small, live audience for one year group at Christmas – please see below. None of these decisions are ever taken lightly and the safety of our children and staff (and the wider school community) is always at the centre. “And the child grew and became strong; He was full of wisdom and God’s blessings were upon Him.” (Luke 2:40)

Christmas Nativity info Our school elves (teachers) have been extremely busy making plans for Christmas here in school (no mean feat with the still constantly changing Covid situation). In the past (pre-Covid) our Year 2 children led the Nativity Performance for parents/families, supported by Year 1 with their wonderful singing. Last year, everything had to be recorded and shared virtually. I am keen to try to open up for a live audience this year but this would need to be much fewer adults for safety. Previous hall capacity was 120 tickets. This year, I need to limit that to 40 tickets per performance (with adults masked). We have decided to plan for Year 2 performing the nativity on their own – their last year in infants. That way, all 60 children could have 2 adult tickets each, spread over 3 performances. Year 1 are working alongside Reception children to prepare their nativity celebration and this will be filmed and the link shared with families. All junior year groups will record their own Christmas celebration and, again, these links will be shared with you just before the end of term. Whilst we are very excited to be able to plan for an audience for Year 2, albeit smaller than usual, this may be subject to change if the Covid-19 situation worsens. Our number of cases in school benefitted from the half term break but we are beginning to see a rise in our community again. We will be keeping the excitement of a live audience very low-key with the Year 2 children just in case plans have to change and we need to record instead; we would ask you to do likewise to avoid their disappointment. Tickets will be available on Parentmail from Tuesday 16th November at 6pm – Performances 6th, 7th or 8th December 1.45pm

Year 4 Year 4 had a slightly yucky but very hands-on start to their learning about the digestive system, discovering exactly which parts of the body were most important in making sure that what goes in...comes out! We also used the Virtuali-tee shirt to see two of our children’s digestive systems in action.

Year 1 Strong, stable, smooth, cold, spikey, multicoloured! These are just some of the words that the Year 1 children have been using to describe the things we found around our school when we went on our adjective walk. We have learnt that adjectives are describing words and that when we use them in our writing it makes our sentences more interesting. We also started our new history topic and have found out all about a lady from the past called Mary Seacole. It really has been a busy and exciting week. EYFS We have had a super time in EYFS this week. We have centred our learning around the story 'After the Storm' by Nick Butterworth. We have been thinking about our favourite characters from the story and we have been creating our own spiky hedgehogs. We have also been learning about people in our society who can help us, just like Percy who helped the animals in the story. We have talked about when we might need help from these people and where we might find them. On Thursday we all coloured a poppy and then added it to a giant school poppy and then we took part in a two minutes silence to remember all the soldiers. In phonics we have also been learning about initial sounds and looking at how to write and say some of the letters in the alphabet.

Collective Worship

Year 5 Year 5 learnt lots about climate change in their zoom this week! The children had some fantastic ideas on how to help the environment like walk to school more and use reusable water bottles.

Year 6 - Science Week Live Lesson We pledge that we will try to eat more vegetables, use a metal water bottle and not use more plastic.

Lyla and Lilly I pledge to try to not waste my food and to try to eat all the food on my plate to also try not to waste new paper (especially in school) and to use scrap paper. Isaac I pledge to use less cling film, try and use the milk man so you can get your milk in a glass not in a plastic bottle and try to use a reusable face mask. Alexia

Year 2 The Porridge Thief has finally been caught and revealed thanks to Year Two’s fabulous detective work over the past few weeks! A special thanks to Mrs Birchall for her great acting skills and for taking time to tell the children about all the ‘behind the scenes work with the crime scene! Great work Year 2! We will now be learning to write instructions for how others can become crime fighting detectives too!

Amazing Artefacts Year 6 had an exciting visit from a gas mask this week, tying in with our study of WWII. Isabelle kindly brought in a gas mask which belonged to her great grandad! What an exciting artefact. Here is Isabelle, Joseph and Olivia with their family history.

House Points House points are an important part of our school and we get excited each week to see who the winners are! We receive house points for working hard, trying our best, being kind to others and upholding our school’s Christian values.

Congratulations to this week’s winners!

Class winners

Class 3 Joy

Class 4 Peace

Class 5 Peace

Class 6 Joy

Class 7 Hope

Class 8 Peace

Class 9 Faith

Class 10 Peace

Class 11 Hope

Class 12 Hope

Class 13 Joy

Class 14 Peace

Whole school winner

Peace

Wonderful Words! This week, the children have been learning to use fantastic vocabulary across the curriculum. Can your child explain the meaning of their word to you?

EYFS

occupation

Year 1 adjective

Year 2 jury

Year 3

crater

Year 4 digestive system

Year 5 emigration

Year 6 decomposition

Community Links: Food Bank

Our menu this week is: Week 1 Monday – Pizza or Vegetarian Pasta, Jacket Potato with Beans and/or Sweetcorn Tuesday – Beef Bolognese or Vegetable Bolognese, Pasta, Green Beans & Carrots Wednesday – Roast Gammon & Gravy or Vegetable & Lentil Wellington with Roast Potatoes, Seasonal Greens & Roasted Vegetables Thursday – Turkey Burger or Quorn Burger in a Sesame Bun with Potato Wedges, Sweetcorn & Coleslaw Friday – Fish Fingers or Vegetarian Sausage, Oven Cooked Chips, Beans or Peas Every Day: If children prefer, we also have a selection of sandwiches, pasta pots, wraps and jacket potatoes available daily. The salad trolley and sliced bread are also available each day, in addition to the selected meal. Children are very welcome to try a small amount of ‘something new’ alongside what they have chosen to try to encourage them to be ‘more adventurous’ in their food choices. Desserts this week include jelly, toffee apple wholemeal cookie with milk, fresh fruit salad, jam sponge with custard, chocolate & orange biscuit with chocolate sauce

A reminder of the options for school dinners: 1. Packed Lunch for Junior Children 2. Packed Lunch with Fishy Friday for Junior Children 3. School Dinner Once you have selected an option, this will need to remain the option for the remainder of the half term. This ensures that our kitchen staff are able to order and prepare the correct number of school meals. The cost of a school dinner is £2.00 per day and must be paid for weekly in advance. All infant children receive a Universal Free School Meal.

Thank you to everybody who donates to foodbank. We will continue to accept donations at the school gate, every day, in order to support the community. Alternatively, your child can pop food/toiletries donations into the basket outside the school office. Should anyone find themselves in a position of need, please do let us know and we can hopefully signpost towards support.

Prayer Group Our Childwall school family prayer group are intending to keep meeting virtually at 2pm each Friday. All welcome – please see Zoom link:

Join https://hope.zoom.us/j/83684603865?pwd=eWkzZjdYaEoyM2JxNGxtaXE4RzEvQT09 Meeting ID: 836 8460 3865 If anybody would like a prayer included but is unable to attend themselves, please e-mail the school office and we will ensure it is shared.

Parents’ Evenings Don’t forget to log in to School Cloud to book your parents’ evening appointment – wb 22nd November. I am hopeful that, when we return to school in January, if infection rates allow, I will be able to organise a series of Open Evenings whereby, one year group at a time, books, work etc.. will be displayed in the hall for you to look at with your child. Further information to follow.

Dates for the Diary

WC 22nd November Parent/teacher virtual meetings

6th 7th 8th December Year 2 Nativity for Parents (ticket details to follow)

30th November Year 2 Bridge Chapel – Christmas Story (details to follow)

Thursday 9th December - AM

B Tales Christmas production- Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3.

Thursday 9th December-PM

B Tales Christmas production - Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6.

Friday 10th December Christmas jumper/ outfit day Daily Mile Santa Dash – details to follow

Monday 13th December Year 1 Party Day (own clothes)

Tuesday 14th December Year 2 Breakfast with Santa – details to follow EYFS Party Day (own clothes) Hi-Impact- Year 1 and EYFS

Wednesday 15th December Year 1 Breakfast with Santa- details to follow Year 2- Storybarn. Year 3 Party Day and Move Morning (own clothes)

Thursday 16th December EYFS Breakfast with Santa - details to follow Year 4 party day and Movie Morning (own clothes)

Friday 17th December Year 2 Party Day (own clothes)

Monday 20th December Year 5 Party Day and Movie Morning (own clothes)

Tuesday 21st December Year 2 – Storybarn Year 6 Party Day and Movie Morning (own clothes)

Wednesday 22nd December Finish for Christmas-1.30pm

Wednesday 5th January Start of Spring Term

Monday 4th April-Wednesday 6th April 2022

Year 4 PGL residential

Friday 25th May – Monday 23rd May 2022

Year 6 PGL Residential