Our final blog of the year!!

Well, here we are, the last blog of the year. It seemed only yesterday I was coming to visit everyone at home!

It has been a week full of fun and celebration of everything we have achieved during the year and my goodness have we accomplished a lot! On Monday we watched the Year 6 end of year play, Peter Pan. It was absolutely amazing. I can remember the children when they were in nursery so many years ago and now look at them! It was like a West End production and makes me extremely proud.

Wednesday was our end of year Leavers Party (with a visit from a Giant Octopus!). Everyone had a great time! Take a look at our photos!

In the afternoon, we had a movie afternoon…with popcorn!

As you are aware our lovely Michelle is retiring today…a well earned rest is in order. I’m sure you will join me in wishing her a healthy and happy retirement, and to say a massive thank you for all she has done for nursery over the years.

Michelle has written a ‘farewell’ message to everyone.

Hello everyone,

I can’t believe that I am writing my last nursery blog. I am so lucky to have got to spend the last three years with all of the wonderful children and staff at Our Lady’s . I have been privileged to have been involved in educating so mant tiny minds.

I would like to thank all of the children, staff and families for all thier well wishes and gifts! It is lovely to feel so appreciated. Thank you also for all the wonderful memories. They will stay with me forever.

Lots of love

Michelle

Finally, I would like to thank you for choosing Our Lady’s Nursery to be the start of your child’s learning journey. It has been an honour to work alongside your child and with you trust and support. Thank you.

May I also, on behalf of the whole tea. thank you for your kind words and generous gifts. It is truly overwhelming.

Have the most wonderful summer. We will see some of our friends that will be returning to nursery in September, others we will see ‘over the garden wall’ in Reception and some we hope will pop in to see us from time to time as they venture further afield. Once an Our Lady, always and Our Lady.

Take care and God Bless

Barbara

Final Year 5 Blog of the Year 2024/25

And we have arrived at the end! What a fantastic week to finish off such a wonderful year. As tradition, Year 5 get to take part in Year 6’s end of year performance (which was outstanding!). Our children grew in confidence as each performance went on and really did save their best until last. Some children even stepped in on last minute to read the lines of other children who were absent which showed incredible bravery, resilience and confidence- thank you to those children! We are still scraping the final pieces of glitter and face paint from the carpet but it was all worth it in the end as the Indian braves gave their best war cries and dances whilst our sea creatures glided across the lagoon.

With the final days becoming more relaxed, teachers have ‘forgotten’ to blow the whistle at the end of break times, which has allowed the children to get the most out of their last few break times of the year.

Let’s Celebrate

• Learner of the Year- This week our award goes to Finley for displaying all of our learning characteristics throughout the whole year. It did not surprise me to see that you had won the children’s vote for this award. Your teachers have always known that you display all of our characteristics so it is brilliant to see that your classmates have also seen this.

• Virtue Star of the Year- Our winner, voted by the children, for our star of the year goes to Ciaran. You are such a liked member of our class Ciaran but this does not come from your football skills or your jokes, it comes from you being a good and hardworking person- a person who always displays our virtues day in and day out. You are so full of kindness and this is something we all see everyday. Never change in this regard.

Notices

• Homework- There is no official homework set over the summer but it is vital that children keep on top of their times tables, reading and handwriting so they are ready for Year 6 and can get the ball rolling straight away.

• Book Collection- Please can everyone have a look at home for any library books, which are to be brought in back in September.

• Football Kits- Any school football kits that are found at home over summer need to be brought back in to Mr Cornwell in September.

• School will reopen for the new year on 2nd September.

  Have a fantastic and safe summer holidays!

Our school ... our class ... is richer because of you

What an emotional but beautiful week we have had in Year 6. It is always sad to say goodbye, but my goodness, are they all so ready to spread their wings and fly at High School! It has been such a privilege to have taught Year 6 this year and we have loved every minute being with them on their magical journey. They have risen to every challenge, worked their socks off and showed so much love and compassion along the way. They will all be greatly missed by everyone at Our Lady’s.

It has been a week of celebrations and goodbyes. After a beautiful leavers mass for our Year 6 and dear Mrs Webster, we made our way to complete our crazy golf, chippy lunch and then to the beach! The ice cream’s Mrs Gregan treated us to were also wonderful. We had so much fun altogether! These photos are just fabulous - enjoy them!

Wow, what a performance! Peter Pan was amazing! We are so proud of them all…

Codes have gone home for the digital copies of the films today. Some of the codes maybe confusing. If you have a l - it might be a upper case i OR a lower case L. It won’t be a number 1.

Today was a perfect way to end their primary school journey … this morning we had a beautiful celebration assembly, where we truly celebrated each year 6 child and their journey. Then we said our goodbyes to our Reception Buddies and exchanged cards- what a close bond they have had this year and you can tell from their faces …

Finally, the Year 6 team would like to thank you all for your continuous trust and support throughout the year. We have loved reading all the children’s cards and kind words and really appreciate any gifts we have received, although the real gift has been to teach all of your beautiful children. Thank you.

Have a wonderful summer and remember what Mrs Gregan said… ‘once an Our Lady’s, always an Our Lady’s’ so please do stay in touch.

What a fantastic first year!

My goodness, I cannot believe we have reached the end of our first year of All Stars! We have had such an amazing year with wonderful children and wonderful parents. It has been an absolute privilege to provide wraparound care for our children here at Our Lady’s.

This half term has seen the sun shine bright and blue skies a plenty, which has enabled us to have lots of outside time. From snack on the benches to a cool treat on the hotter days and the choice of a variety of child lead activities. The staff and I have had just as much fun as the children! With Den Making a plenty, tennis, outdoor games and Lego builds. Dressing up into an array of characters and joining the Gym Jam Jog. We have certainly kept ourselves entertained!

The All Stars team would like to thank you all for your support, contributions and donations throughout the year.

We look forward to welcoming you back next year, old and new. If you haven’t already done so, please do book your required places now, this will enable us to plan ahead and ensure we have the correct staffing in place.

 We look forward to welcoming you back in September.

Have a wonderful Summer Holiday

God Bless

The All Stars Team

Food Technology- Seasonal Flan

 I cannot believe how quick this term has flown, let alone the year! We have had a wonderful time in Year 3 this term exploring where in the world various foods come from, the air miles that they travel and the carbon footprint it leaves. We have looked at climate across the globe and how preparing seasonal meals can help cut emissions. The children have continued on their food preparation journey, by learning how to peel a variety of fruits and vegetables and have enhanced their cutting skills. They then went onto planning a collaborative seasonal flan in small groups and worked together to make their chosen flan. They all looked and smelt amazing! I do hope the children enjoyed their hard work.

 It has been such a joy and a pleasure to teach Art and DT with your children this year. They have been so enthusiastic with their learning and have turned their hand to a myriad of skills and techniques this year. I look forward to teaching them new skills next year where they will continue on their creative journey. Thank you for your continued support.

Have a wonderful Summer

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Food Technology- Smoothies

I cannot believe how quick this final term has flown! We have had such a wonderful time in year 1 exploring where fruits and vegetables come from; below ground, above ground and on a plant. We then investigated what defines a fruit and vegetables, with an interesting conversation over the humble pineapple- is it fruit or veg, as it has no seeds! The children then moved onto cutting and juicing fruit in preparation for their smoothie making. After having a tasting session of various branded smoothies, they then went on to plan their very own. Thank you Miss Hennessey for you assistance on the day! It was absolutely delicious, just what we needed on a very hot day!

It has been such a joy and a pleasure to teach Art and DT with your children this year. They have been so enthusiastic with their learning and have turned their hand to a myriad of skills and techniques this year. I look forward to teaching them new skills next year where they will continue on their creative journey. Thank you for your continued support.

 Have a wonderful Summer

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Year 4 Final blog Friday 18th July "Don't be sad because it's over; smile because it happened." (Dr Seuss)

Cheers everybody! What a joy this year has been from start to finish. Children, from the bottom of my heart thank you for being such delightful, kind, hard-working and bubbly individuals. You know how much I will miss you but you are ready to spread your wings and fly in Year 5! We are also saying goodbye to Miss Bray, who was our ray of sunshine this year and will be missed so much! Thank you for your beautiful heart.

Flute concert this week was a roaring success. I know there were some nerves and trepidation - but children played with confidence and absolutely smashed all the songs!

This week, in English, children have learned another poem from T.S Eliot’s book of Cats and performed it in pairs. Please enjoy their final gift to you - Macavity the Mystery Cat on video below. What a group of superstars they are!

In French this week, we opened our French cafe. Children dined on baguettes, croissants and even croque monsieurs, washing it down with limonade and jus d’orange, whilst of course ordering their food in French. The ambience was special, as were their menus. See pictures below.

Let’s Celebrate!.

This week, the children have voted for the children who have demonstrated every learning behaviour this year. With the same amount of votes were Alice and Liam.

Alice, the class said you are so focused and ready to learn. You consistently show perseverance, courage, co-operation, curiosity, creativity, self-belief and focus.

Liam - the class said you always do the right thing. Again, you are incredibly focused, you participate fully and you are a kind friend. Well done!

The class have also voted for children who demonstrate all virtues. Again the votes were joint - Anna and Phoebe.

Anna- You are a kind friend who always gives your all.

Phoebe - the class recognise how helpful you are to everyone.

I couldn’t agree more with these - well done!

Notice

With the success of ‘My Happy Mind,’ in school, many parents have downloaded the free My Happy Mind app. This is filled with ideas and activities to help support your child’s mental health and happiness. If you have not done so, here is the link to download below:

Thank you all so much for your unwavering support and for the gift of your children. It has been a privilege to play a part in their story.

Have a lovely holiday,

Mrs Lyons and Miss Bray

Food Technology- Biscuits

I cannot believe how quick this term has flown, let alone the year! We have had a wonderful time in Year 4 investigating and exploring the world of biscuits! We kick started the unit with a huge tasting session, which consisted of evaluating a variety of branded biscuits. The children then went on to making a basic biscuit. From there, they went on to collaboratively design a new biscuit by adapting the original recipe. We looked at product marketing, packaging and advertising their new biscuit with a particular target audience in mind. The final results were amazing, with the packaging and posters, they would certainly give existing companies a run for their money!

It has been such a joy and a pleasure to teach Art and DT with your children this year. They have been so enthusiastic with their learning and have turned their hand to a myriad of skills and techniques this year. I look forward to teaching them new skills next year where they will continue on their creative journey. Thank you for your continued support.

Have a wonderful Summer

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Food Technology- Wraps

I cannot believe how quick this term has flown, let alone the year! We have had a wonderful time in Year 2 this term exploring the food groups and why it is important to have a balanced diet in order for our bodies to develop, mend and grow. The children had great fun looking at existing balanced meals in restaurants to plan their own menu. They then went on to develop their cutting skills and mastered how to grate a variety of vegetables ending in a tasting session. Well done to the children for having a go and tasting new things! Finally, the children went on to design their own wrap according to their own tastes, with the challenge of having each of the food groups in their design. The end results looked absolutely delicious, I do hope the children enjoyed them. Thank you Miss Slater for your assistance on the day!

 It has been such a joy and a pleasure to teach Art and DT with your children this year. They have been so enthusiastic with their learning and have turned their hand to a myriad of skills and techniques this year. I look forward to teaching them new skills next year where they will continue on their creative journey. Thank you for your continued support.

Have a wonderful Summer

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Food Technology- Bolognaise

I cannot believe how quick this term has flown, let alone the year! We have had a wonderful time in Year 5 this term discovering the ins and outs of Bolognaise sauce! We kick started the unit by learning about where our meat comes from and how it journeys from farm to fork. We had a tasting session to see if they could identify ingredients within a branded sauce and whether they could distinguish between a high end and value sauce. Looking at a basic bolognaise recipe, the children collaboratively adapted the recipe to their choice, swapping one ingredient and adding three more. The children worked wonderfully together, taking each other’s opinions into consideration before deciding on the final ingredients. They continued to worked superbly when cooking day came, they all chipped in to make a delicious sauce. The aroma around the school was amazing! I do hope they enjoyed the fruits of their labour. A huge thank you Mrs Tierney for assisting on the day.

It has been such a joy and a pleasure to teach Art and DT with your children this year. They have been so enthusiastic with their learning and have turned their hand to a myriad of skills and techniques this year. I look forward to teaching them new skills next year where they will continue on their creative journey. Thank you for your continued support.

Have a wonderful Summer

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Food Technology – Come Dine with Me- Forest School Style!

 I cannot believe how quick this term has flown, let alone the year! We had a wonderful time this half term designing a collaborative three course meal to prepare and cook on the campfire. The children used all their previous learning to create a healthy, balances meal for their peers. As a half class group, they all worked superbly together supporting not only with their dish, but to help with the other dishes as well.  This was very much a first here at Our Lady’s and what a huge success it was! I cannot thank the children enough for their enthusiasm and maturity throughout the process.

A huge thank you goes to Miss Lavelle for assisting and coordinating the campfire cooking! It has been such a joy and a pleasure to teach Art and DT with your children this year. They have been so enthusiastic with their learning and have turned their hand to a myriad of skills and techniques this year. Thank you so much for your support. Year 6 are an amazing group of children. I with them all the very best as they embark on their next creative journey.

Have a wonderful Summer

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Flute Lesson Continuation

Now that you have seen your children take part in their flute concert, there is an opportunity for the children to continue the lessons into Year 5. This will take the form of small music group tuition for 30 minutes weekly. Once we have numbers, we will be able to confirm the logisitcs and groupings. Please complete the form by Wednesday if you would like your child to continue; then we can organise with the Music Service. Thank you.

Year 5 Weekly Blog 11.07.25- ‘Do something this week that your future self will thank you for’

And just like that, we have finished our penultimate week of Year 5! Our week has been dominated by rehearsals for the end of year play. The children have been pulled out of class daily to be rushed into the hall to practice their scenes and they gave done this full of enthusiasm and focus. In between all of this, learning has continued with lots of independent work in our English and RE final units. In English, the children have finished their final drafts of their Highwayman poem and have begun their final piece in their books. In RE, the children have continued their research into other faiths around the world with us looking into all of the big five religions of the world.

The children rolled up their sleeves on Monday as it to time for masterchef. On the menu was spaghetti bolognese with the children working on the clock to finish their creative dishes. I hope you all had the chance to have a taste of all of their hardwork.

Let’s Celebrate

• Learner of the Week- This week our award goes to Rose for being a focused and brave learner. It has been such a disruptive with all of our play practices and yet when we have come back into the classroom for our key pieces of learning, you have been so focused as usual. I feel like I have seen a different side to you since we have started our play practices and you have really shone on stage- I can’t wait to see this in full during our performances next week.

• Virtue Star of the Week- Our virtues for this half term are love and compassion and our winner this week goes to Jacob. I have sensed a real growth in you Jacob as we have come to the end of Year 5. You have shown qualities that show that you are ready for Year 6. You have been so considerate towards your staff members and have been always on hand to help- this has not gone unnoticed.

Notices

• KS2 Music Concert- For those children who have flute lessons on a Monday, your concert will be held on Monday 14th July at 2pm. Parents are welcome to attend and watch all of the hard work that they have done this year with a musical instrument.

• Year 6 End of Year Play- The dates for the parent viewings are listed below. These will be pre paid tickets.

• Monday 14th July at 6:30pm

• Tuesday 15th July at 9:15am

• Tuesday 15th July at 6:30pm

• Book Collection- Please can everyone have a look at home for any library books that need to be brought back in before we finish for summer.

• Please can everyone bring a plastic bag in on Monday or Tuesday so that they can start taking their school books home.

• School will close for summer on Friday 18th July at 2pm.

Year 4 Weekly blog Friday 11th July "Nature is the source of all true knowledge." (Leonardo Da Vinci)

What a beautiful penultimate week it has been in Year 4! The highlight of this week was our rivers study at Cuerden Valley Park. What an experience they had! Children blew the staff away with their excellent and extensive river knowledge. The children watched the flow of a river on the outside and inside of a meander by racing ducks! They used nets to see what invertebrates they could find and the staff helped them identify them. They panned for crystals and measured the River Lostock’s width and depth demonstrating excellent teamwork skills. Please do watch the video below of their special fieldwork adventure!

This week, in English, children have been learning the poem ‘Macavity,’ by T.S Elliot. They have again worked in teams to learn a verse and teach it to another group, explaining what it means. They have then performed their verses, planning this carefully themselves.

Children did an excellent job on their biscuits this week - I had to stop myself from sampling them all! I especially liked the box designs they made.

In French this week, we learned about French shops and what products they sell. Next week, we will turn our classroom into a French cafe and serve each other some yummy french food!

Conversation starters

Geography

What did you learn from your geography fieldwork river study?

Let’s Celebrate!.

Our learning certificate this week is another double whammy. A Roger Robin/Sadie Spider certificate goes to Martha for really ensuring you take your learning into your own hands and use learning behaviours such as focus and resilience to grasp the difficult concept of time. You are always encouraging others, which was so apparent on our school trip.

Our virtues for this half term are Compassionate and Loving. This week we have noticed Rosa - you are so helpful Rosa and put in the effort to make classroom life run smoothly. Thank you.

Notices

Book collection - please have good hunt for any school books to bring back to school before Wednesday.

Could all children bring a plastic bag on Monday/Tuesday take their school books home.

Monday 14th July Flute concert for parents in school at 2:15pm. Children will be showing you all they have accomplished in their flute lessons this year.

We break up on Friday at 2:00pm

Enjoy your weekend in the heat, with your little sunshines!

Mrs Lyons and Miss Bray

This week...

Welcome to our penultimate blog…we are all feeling a little sad, but we will still be able to see each other in September.

Another busy week of learning…yes, working hard right up until the end! Everyone has completed their learning challenges (we love an opportunity to grow our brains!) so next week we can have week full of plays, parties and FUN, FUN, FUN! We can’t wait!

Worship

During prayer and liturgy this week we have been discussing the word ‘neighbour’ . This Sunday’s Gospel tells us that loving God and our neighbour is the foundation of a good life. Through the parable of the Good Samaritan Jesus showed us how to be truly human and so change the world through love and service, that our neighbour is any person that needs our help regardless of who they are or where they come from. We have been trying really hard to be like the Good Samaritan.by being caring, generous, kind and compassionate. Click here to watch a short video.

Emma’s blog

Hello everyone.

I hope your all enjoying this lovely warm weather.

 I can not believe that this nursery year is coming to an end next week. They do say time flies when your have so much fun, and it's so true. I will miss all the children moving up to reception, but we have made so many fabulous memories. Thank you nursery friends.

 This week we have continued growing our brains with our leaning challenges. We have been matching 4 buttons by either their colour, size or shape, playing a rhyming game to find two objects that rhyme out of our rhyming bag, a shape challenge and tangram puzzles! The list goes on! The children have really loved working out where the shapes fit. They have all become Cooper Crabs with their connection.

We have also been working out numbers that add up to 10. The children worked out that 8 and 2, 9 and 1, 7 and 3, all make 10. Good brain growing everyone.

Have a wonderful weekend, and see you all for our last week before the summer holidays.

Emma

Michelle’s blog

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's blog.

We have really enjoyed our learning challenges this week as we continue to grow our brains.

One of our favourite activities has been the rhyming tray. This was tricky at first but the more we practiced the better we got.

Why not see how many rhyming objects you can find at home.

We then enjoyed a story all about rhymes, it's one of our favourites. Click here.

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you next week for our last week at nursery.

Michelle 

We are looking forward to lots of ‘boisterous joviality and merrymaking’ during the last week, so have a good rest this weekend!

Don’t forget Wednesday morning is our Leavers Beach party. Invitations were send home last week. Please note that the party is for the children only…sorry mums and dads!

Finall,y Mrs. Gregan has a few words she would like to share with everyone as we near the end of the school year. Please click on the button below.

Enjoy St Annes Carnival tomorrow…I think the sun is going to shine!

Stay safe and God Bless

Barbara