Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.

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• PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

  Wed 07 Oct 2020

  A message from Mr Metz

   

  All you budding photographers out there, here's a chance to get outside, take a few photos and have  a chance of winning a prize! The children in our school have been offered the chance to enter a photography competition. As we head into Autumn, it's a perfect opportunity to capture your time in Springfield Park. This might be snapping the leaves as they begin to fall or a selfie with your family on the swings. Springfield Park is undergoing a giant transformation and as these changes begin to get underway we want to capture your experiences of the park, snapping pictures of the park itself and capturing pictures that show how Springfield Park makes you feel. There are two themes and eight prizes to win across the age groups. The deadline for submissions is Sunday 1st November at 5pm. The competition is open to everyone aged 18 and under and you can enter into one or both themes. Please ask an adult at home to help you submit your entries (details can be found using the link below). https://capacitylab.co.uk/portfolio/springfieldparkphoto/

• SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

  Wed 15 Jul 2020

  The new Summer Reading Challenge is here! 

   

  Each year thousands of children across the country take part, visiting libraries, reading books and receiving rewards.    Unfortunately, this year, with the temporary closure of libraries, and the measures that will be necessary to provide a safe environment for staff and library visitors on reopening, it will be impossible to run the challenge in the way that it has been done in previous years.    However, The Reading Agency have taken the Summer Reading Challenge online. The theme of this year’s challenge is The Silly Squad and is all about funny books, happiness, and laughter. The Silly Squad is a team of animals who love to go on adventures, having fun and a few laughs along the way. The characters have been illustrated by the award winning author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson.     Children can join the adventure by setting up their own personal challenge on the Silly Squad online platform at www.sillysquad.org.uk. They can keep track of the books that they have read, see book recommendations, and unlock rewards. There will also be lots of activities and quizzes to keep them entertained and encourage them to keep up their reading over the summer.

• 'SING!' by the Cathedrals' Junior Choirs

  Thu 09 Jul 2020

  Brought to our attention today - keep your eyes peeled to see our very own Matthew from Year 5 in action. These isolation music videos have been a highlight of lockdown for me, I have utmost respect for those who take part. Mr P

   

  Sing!

• New Home Resources from Save the Children

  Fri 03 Jul 2020
  A new set of resources from Save the Children  has been emailed to school. A link to the booklet, and further information, can be found on the Parent Portal Covid 19 page of the school website.

• Dot Art Prize Giving & Virtual Exhibition

  Wed 01 Jul 2020

  The Dot Art Prize Giving & Virtual Exhibition Launch will take place on Tuesday 7th July at 2pm. We're excited to see the children's fantastic art work! Anyone who wants to attend this Zoom event needs to register by Monday 6th July via the link below. A link will then be sent to access the event on the day.

  
  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2TqPdzp0SJq59cLyIkK-JA
  
  Please be aware that only the panelists who are speaking will be visible during the webinar. No children will be on camera, although all attendees can interact with the panel via the Question & Answer box during the event. There will be access to a virtual tour of the exhibition; prizes and certificates will be sent to schools. 

   

  If you have any questions about registering for this event, please contact Contact Carolyn Murray at Dot Art. 
  Email schools@dot-art.com or call 0345 - 0176660

• Win the chance for a video Q&A with Jamie Carragher

  Mon 29 Jun 2020

  Miss O'Neill has just sent me this challenge from the Premier League.

   

  https://plprimarystars.com/news/friday-family-challenge?utm_campaign=1929321_HL%20Sunday%20email%2028.06.20&utm_medium=email&utm_source=edcoms&dm_i=3VTU,15CO9,3LH2OR,428BM,1

   

  Watch the video to find out more.

• LivPac Virtual Coffee Sessions

  Fri 19 Jun 2020

  Liverpool Parent and Carers - LivPaC

   

  Who we are: 

  Liverpool Parent and Carers Forum (LivPaC) is a group of parents and carers of children and young people with special additional needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who work with education, health and care services to ensure the services they plan and deliver are fit for purpose and meet the needs of children, young people and their families across Liverpool.  We have a Steering Group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and who actively seek out the experiences and views of parents and carers across Liverpool to make sure we know what is important to them.  We aim to give parents and carers a collective voice and use our experience, knowledge and feedback from families to help commissioners and providers plan and develop the quality, range and accessibility of services families use.

   

  What we do: -

  Through our participation and co-production, we are working to create a culture across all services which places the needs of families at the centre of the decision making.

   

  We Aim to:

  • empower parents/carers to have a voice
  • give information
  • be a collective voice for as many families as possible across Liverpool by providing a forum for views to help develop services
  • work in partnership with service providers
  • be supportive and accessible to all families across Liverpool
  • provides examples of good practice
  • provide informal support
  • encourage and promote inclusive attitudes and practice

   

  ''Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much''

   

  TO VIEW UPCOMING SESSIONS PLEASE SEE BELOW

   

  LivPaC Meetings 2020

   

  All our coffee morning and evenings have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus - We are holding Virtual Coffee Sessions, three times a week.

  Tuesday 16th June        -       Coffee Morning 10am - 12noon

  Thursday 18th June      -       Coffee Evening  6pm  - 8pm

  Sunday 21st June          -       Coffee Morning  10am  - 12noon

  Tuesday 23rd June        -       Coffee Morning   10am - 12noon    -   Local Authority

  Thursday 25th June       -      Coffee Evening     6pm  - 8pm        -   Local Authority

  Sunday 28th June          -      Coffee Morning   10am - 12noon    -   Lisa Cooper from Alder Hey

  Tuesday 30th June         -     Coffee Morning   10am - 12noon

   

  Our Virtual Coffee Sessions are jointly held with our friends from The Isabella Trust

  If families would like to book a place then they will need to email us at livpac@hotmail.co.uk

• Be Part of the UK's Largest Assembly!

  Wed 17 Jun 2020

  The Duchess of Cambridge is to lead the UK's biggest assembly on Thursday, delivering a message about kindness to the nation's young people. 

  In the video, premiering on the Tes YouTube channel at 10am, the Duchess will be talking about what kindness looks like during the Coronavirus pandemic and how being kind to others and to ourselves can support our mental wellbeing. 

• I'm a Celebrity - Let me teach you!

  Tue 09 Jun 2020

  Why not try a celebrity? As recommended by Mrs Harrison, who enjoyed the Martin Luther KIng episode. I hope she's not thinking of replacing us all with famous people when school reopens!

   

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k6hc

   

  Who do you think would be a brilliant celebrity supply teacher? Which subject would they teach? Why have you chosen them?

  

• What is 'Black Lives Matter'?

  Thu 04 Jun 2020

  WHAT DOES 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' MEAN?

   

  Black Lives Matter & Blackout Tuesday are movements to both raise awareness and educate people about racial inequalities around the world. Racism is something we can all learn about and find out ways we can support and promote equality for all.

   

  FURTHER INFORMATION

   

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52893017 - Blackout Tuesday - what is it and how are people taking part?

   

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52917648 - 5 powerful anti-racism speeches in response to George Floyd's death

   

  CHALLENGE

   

  Can you create a profile, poster or fact file about an important figure in the black civil rights movement e.g. Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King? Tweet them to school @BlackmoorParkJS and @HelpPicture, who set the challenge