Spring 2 Extra-Curricular Timetable

Welcome to Spring 2 clubs - we also have some new opportunities for the children to be involved in including: Lego Coding with Mrs Naylor for Year 4 & 5.

As well as the timetable below there is also our Mini-Vinnie group who will meet on the following Mondays:

23rd February, 9th & 23rd March

SPORT FIXTURES FOR THIS HALF TERM:

Tuesday 3rd March - Girls Football @ Heyhouses

Tuesday 10th March - Netball and Football A Team @ Heyhouses

Tuesday 17th March - Netball and Football B Team @ Heyhouses

Tuesday 24th March - Year 3 Football TBC

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Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below. For those clubs with a limited amount of places, names will be collated and drawn out of a hat ready for the club to start the following week.

Calling All Budding Artists...

I am happy to announce our new art project for the half term holidays. The Gazettes Young Seasiders Art Competition and Exhibition.

Our Topic is Our Beautiful World. You can Paint, draw or colour your creation and can be anything to do with the world. It might be of the Earth, a jungle, beautiful beach on a summers day or your favourite place. The possibilities are endless!

Please can all entries be handed in on Monday 2nd March.

Have fun and let your imaginations go wild!!

I cannot wait to see your amazing art.

Mrs Mather

Lancashire Sings 2026

It’s that time of year again!
The choir has been working incredibly hard in preparation for their performance at Lowther Pavilion on Wednesday 11th March. On Monday, we were delighted to welcome one of the event organisers, who rehearsed the songs with us and helped us perfect those all‑important finishing touches!

Important Information

The event will run throughout the day, beginning at 9:30am and finishing at approximately 2:15pm. Transport has been arranged both to and from school, so children should arrive and be collected at their usual times.

Throughout the morning, the children will take part in rehearsals to prepare for their big performance for parents and carers at 1pm.

Tickets

Please note that this is a ticketed event.

Due to venue capacity, each school has been allocated a limited number of tickets based on how many children are performing, and families will only be able to purchase 1 ticket. Unfortunately, capacity at the venue does mean that organisers cannot guarantee that every child will receive one ticket for a family member.

To allocate tickets as fairly as possible, I have created a form for parents/carers who wish to attend the 1pm performance on 11th March. The form will close at 9am on Monday 23rd February. After the form closes, names will be drawn at random, and those selected will receive the ticket link.

I completely understand that this may feel frustrating, but this decision is beyond our control. I have also been informed that any remaining tickets will go on general sale on Monday 9th March.

What should children bring on the day?

Children should come dressed in their full school uniform, looking smart and ready to perform.

They may bring a small backpack, which will stay under their seat. Inside their backpack, they will need:

• A packed lunch

• A drink (no fizzy drinks, please)

• A filled water bottle

• A book or small colouring book for quiet moments

For one of our songs, each child should also bring an item that represents sunshine and happiness, such as:

• Sunglasses

• A sun hat

• Yellow ribbon to wave

• A small sunshine design attached to a stick

This item should also fit inside their backpack.

Photography

Organisers may take photographs for social media and publicity. If you would prefer your child not to appear in these images, please let me know.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email:
l.woodend@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Thank you
Miss Woodend

Spring 1 Extra-Curricular Timetable

As we start a new year, there is lots of opportunities to get involved in activities at school this half term. As with all aspects of school life, excellent behaviour is expected from our pupils at all times and the same is when they attend extra-curricular clubs.

As well as the timetable below there is also our Mini-Vinnie group who will meet on the following Mondays:

12th & 26th January, 9th & 23rd February, 9th & 23rd March

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below. For those clubs with a limited amount of places, names will be collated and drawn out of a hat ready for the club to start the following week.

Autumn 2 Extra-Curricular Timetable

Please find below the clubs on offer for this next half term. Keep an eye on the dates of when things start and finish. Due to Christmas, they are all at different times.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Sporting Fixtures for Autumn Term

Training is underway and after meeting with PE leads from across the cluster last week, the fixtures are ready to go. This year we are operating slightly differently and having mini tournaments instead of a running league. We have been put into a tri-fixture with other schools near us. We will be playing Heyhouses and St Thomas’s meaning two fixtures on one night, instead of consecutive weeks. This will then be repeated in the Spring term. All of the dates for the fixtures are below. Each tri-festival will be played at Heyhouses - please get the children there as soon as you can after school. The event will finish around 5:15pm.

Teams will be published on Monday so that arrangements can be made for the following weeks.

There is also additional football tournaments this term, which you can see below. We ask for parents support with transporting the children to these events. They are well ahead of time, so pop them in your diaries now.

You will also see that there will be a Year 4 Football Festival. We are really trying to broaden our offer in the cluster. This will be after half term. More details about training etc will be released nearer the time.

UPDATE - B TEAM FOOTBALL MATCH

We have just heard that Heyhouses are unable to produce two pitches for next Tuesday’s match therefore both teams will still play, just one after the other at Heyhouses school so do make your way there. Both matches will be played at Heyhouses. Please do stay to support each other if you can.

4pm v Heyhouses: Gus, Sean, Seth, Rory, Toby, Finley, Tommy and Louis

4.30pm v St Thomas: William, Isaac, Heath, Albert, Hugo H, George C, Myles, George L, Fletcher

Both teams are entered into the tournament on Thursday 21st November.

Autumn 1 Extra-Curricular Timetable

With a new school year comes a new timetable for extra curricular opportunities. If you click on the button below, it will take you to the timetable. Please do check the starting dates for the clubs as some of them differ. For the children in Year 5 and Year 6 who will be representing the school team, fixtures will follow. There is a cluster meeting next week where the format will be decided but we are probably going to be moving towards a mini-tournament approach, rather than weekly fixtures. This will allow more children to take part and represent the school team. Once this has been decided, I will let you know dates.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Summer 2 Extra-Curricular Opportunities

As we hit the final half term, and hopefully the sun continues to shine, there is a number of clubs to be involved in to keep active.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Swimming Gala Trials

The Year 5 and 6 swimming gala has been scheduled for Friday 23rd May at Palatine Leisure Centre. We now need to hold trials for any of the children wanting to take part.

These will take place the Friday before, Friday 16th May during school time. The triallists will walk down to the pool and back again during the day. We will then let the children know who has been successful. Those selected will represent the school the following Friday from 8:30am - 12 midday. On this day, the team will be dropped off at the pool - parents can stay and support - they can then be brought back to school. Thosw wishing to trial will need to bring their swimming costume, swimming shorts, googles and towel into school on the 16th - they can also wear their PE kit.

Please complete this form if you wish your child to trial. More details about the gala will be available nearer the time for those selected.

Summer 1 Extra-Curricular Opportunities

It is such a short half term, but there are some extra-curricular opportunities in place for the children at school. With the arrival of the summer term, cricket, rounders and athletics will feature once again. Some of these clubs will run over into the second half of the summer term.

There are also a number of tournaments coming up for some of our sports teams, we will communicate these to each team individually.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Spring 2 Extra-Curricular Opportunities

With the sun now shining and daffodils in bloom, we are hoping that all of the outside events can get up and running this half term.

As per previous terms, the Mini-Vinnie group will continue to run on a Monday after school and Choir on a Thursday whilst they prepare for The Big Sing at Lowther Pavillion on the 5th March - only for a few weeks then there will be a break until Summer. On a Tuesday after school, Mr Nay will be working with our All Stars children as part of our club offer there.

We have two school football and netball fixtures this half term due to other schools pulling out of the league. These will be on Tuesday 18th and 25th March for the football and netball and Thursday 20th and 27th March for the girls football.

Tuesday 18th/20th March v Lytham CofE @ LSA

Tuesday 25th/27th March v Clifton @ LSA

Please do look carefully at the dates that the clubs will run on so you are aware when they start and then stop.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Spring 1 Extra-Curricular Opportunities

Here is our Spring 1 extra-curricular offer. Please click on the button below to see what is available and what your child can sign up for. If you child attends the All Stars Wrap Around Care at school and would like to take part in the clubs, please still complete the form so that we can amend registers. Children will be able to attend All Stars before of after the clubs.

As per previous terms, the Mini-Vinnie group will continue to run on a Monday after school and Choir on a Thursday whilst they prepare for The Big Sing at Lowther Pavillion on the 5th March. On a Tuesday after school, Mr Nay will be working with our All Stars children as part of our club offer there.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.