- Our Lady Queen of Peace
- Catholic Primary School
- ‘Through Christ we Live, Love and Learn’
- Our Lady Queen of Peace
- Catholic Primary School
- ‘Through Christ we Live, Love and Learn’
Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news and events happening in school.
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Reading - Home Learning
Wed 18 Mar 2020Reading
As I am sure you are aware reading at our school is really valued and we recognise the importance of sharing a book at home to improve reading skills. We are therefore recommending the website www.home.oxfordowl.co.uk to help to continue this learning at home.
Help your young child learn to read, and love to read, with the free eBook library. The eBooks have been developed for children aged 3–11, to teach them to read using phonics.
As well as much-loved characters such as Biff, Chip and Kipper and Winnie the witch, you’ll also find some great non-fiction eBooks to help your child explore their world.
I have included a full table of Oxford Levels and book bands used at our school. It will help you to become familiar with which levels suits your child (your child will be aware of their current reading colour) and how levels 1-20 relate to book bands. Most of our KS2 children are free readers and can choose books to read for pleasure.
It is very important that phonics is continued at home. As you are aware we use read write inc and this website will guide you through everything you need to know about the approach we use to phonics in school including videos regarding pronunciation, speed sounds etc.
There are also reading comprehensions for our older children to continue to improve SATS skills.
Other recommended websites linked to reading:
EPIC – thousands of free ebooks so either join for 30 days free or email school for information. www.getepic.com
Phonics play is a great website with games for each phase, especially for children in year one who have their phonics screening this year.
World book online provides thousands of free online books too.
If you do not have access to the internet please contact the school and we will support you in a different way.
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Latest update
Wed 18 Mar 2020School is open as usual today however we understand that lots of our families are self isolating at home. We will be uploading online learning resources and recommended sites to use during this time. Our staff numbers are decreasing daily and we are making adjustments accordingly. Therefore the resources will be available sometime during the day. We ask all families to take care at such an unpredictable time. -
Latest update
Tue 17 Mar 2020CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
I know there is a great deal of frustration that the answers are not coming quickly enough from the government, but I am reassured that they have teams who have been working around the clock to try and find solutions to many of the issues that we are facing at this worrying time.
I am also aware that parents were expecting the government to announce a wide closure of schools and you are troubled by the fact that on the one hand, the Prime Minister has announced wide measures to restrict travel and promote social distancing, but on the other, he has kept schools open.
The Prime Minister was clear yesterday that people should work from home if possible, but he was also clear that essential functions need to continue, and schools are considered an essential function at this point.
This is having a huge impact on schools and school leaders dealing with incredibly challenging situations when it comes to ensuring the well-being of staff and pupils alike.
Many schools will have to close in any event through lack of staff when teachers and school staff are forced to self-isolate, this is particularly prevalent in the small school sector such as ours.
The advice is that if headteachers and governors judge that due to a lack of staff, they cannot open their school that day then don’t. However, we must do all we can to follow the government's advice and offer some support to the families and children in our care until the government can announce its longer-term plans for schools.
Rest assured that we will continue to do all we can to maintain order and some sense of normality for the children in our school.
The following measures have been put in place in order to maintain high standards of hygiene:
Promoting the importance of handwashing for at least 20 seconds with warm water and soap in the following circumstances:
Before leaving home
On arrival at school
After using the toilet
After breaks and sporting activities
Before eating any food, including snacks
Ensuring pupils and staff understand that they must cover their cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue away
Ensuring frequently touched objects and surfaces are cleaned and disinfected more regularly than usual
I would ask that you encourage good infection control practices, such as thorough handwashing, at home and keep your child informed about the things they can do to discourage the spread of infection.
Ensuring staff/pupils that are unwell seek NHS advice and self-isolate as per advice given.
Teachers are making preparations that in the event of a school closure, children would have enough relevant/purposeful activities to keep them occupied and learning.
In the meantime as per the current government advice, only children showing symptoms of the virus (a new, dry, persistent cough and a high temperature 37.8 degrees and above) should be kept off school or children who have another illness which would, in normal circumstances keep them off school. All other children, as per guidelines from the DfE should be in school.
The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is now available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care. Staff, parents and young people can contact this helpline as follows:
Phone: 0800 046 8687
Take the online NHS symptoms questionnaire https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
This situation is unprecedented and as such we can only follow policies and procedures given to us by the DfE and Public Health. Please bear with us - we will not have all of the answers, but we will do our best to maintain as near normal a situation as we can for all children.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs J Travers
Headteacher
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Latest update
Mon 16 Mar 2020Please be aware that we have not had any confirmed cases of covid 19 for any pupils within our school. We have it on good authority that there has to date only been one confirmed case in Sefton Local Education Authority. School will remain open tomorrow.
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CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION
Fri 13 Mar 2020We receive daily updates from the Department of Education regarding the Government's latest news and advice on COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Government announces move from Contain to Delay phase
Yesterday, the Government announced that we are moving from the Contain phase of the coronavirus action plan and into the Delay phase, in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
To support the delay of the spread of the virus, the Department for Health and Social Care has asked anyone who shows certain symptoms to stay at home for 7 days, regardless of whether they have travelled to affected areas. This means people should stay at home and avoid all but essential contact with others for 7 days from the point of displaying mild symptoms, to slow the spread of infection.
The symptoms are:
- A high temperature (37.8 degrees and above)
- A new, continuous cough
You do not need to call NHS 111 to stay at home. If your symptoms worsen during your stay at home period or are no better after 7 days contact NHS 111 online at 111.nhs.uk. If you have no internet access, you should call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999.
Schools to Remain Open
Current advice remains in place: no education or children’s social care setting should close in response to a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.
The Chief Medical Officer has advised that the impact of closing schools on both children’s education and on the workforce will be substantial, but the benefit to public health may not be. Decisions on future advice to schools will be taken based on the latest and best scientific evidence, which at this stage suggests children are a lower risk group.
Where to find the latest information
Updates on COVID-19:
Guidance for educational settings:
How to wash your hands properly
The most important thing individuals can do to protect themselves is to wash their hands more often, for at least 20 seconds, with soap and water. Public Health England recommends that in addition to handwashing before eating, and after coughing and sneezing, everyone should also wash hands after using toilets and travelling on public transport.
Watch this short NHS film for guidance:Teach young children how to wash their hands with the NHS handwashing song:
Department for Education Coronavirus HelplineA helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education has been launched by DfE (5 March 2020). Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:
- Phone: 0800 046 8687
- Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
- Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
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World Book Day
Thu 27 Feb 2020To celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 5th March, we are asking the children to wear their pyjamas in school (arrive in full school uniform, bring pyjamas in a bag to change into), and bring their favourite bedtime story.
During the day all classes will share their favourite stories with each other.
We will also be running a competition in school to find out some of the most unusual places our children have been reading. For further details, see the Letters Home section of the website.
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Wear Red or Pink Day
Thu 13 Feb 2020On Friday 14th February, we will be celebrating Valentine's Day by inviting the children to come to school dressed in a red or pink item of clothing in return for £1 donation to school funds. The item can be a hair bobble, a t-shirt, shoes etc. with the rest of their school uniform.
Our Foundation class will be holding a Cake Sale on this day to raise money for much-needed resources for class. They would be very grateful of any cake donations (preferably shop-bought). Children may bring in some pocket money to buy the cakes at break time.
We thank you for your kind and continued support.
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Half Term Break
Thu 13 Feb 2020School closes tomorrow at the usual time of 3:00 pm for the half-term break. We will see you all again on Monday 24th February 2020. Have a nice week off! -
Flu Immunisations Catch Up Clinic
Mon 20 Jan 2020Due to high demand, Sefton's Immunisation team will be offering catch-up Nasal Flu Clinics for Reception - Year 6 children who have NOT yet had the nasal flu vaccination this winter.
Netherton Health Centre will run the nearest clinic on Thursday 23rd January from 3:00 - 4:30 pm. For any further enquiries, please contact 0151 247 6130.
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Christmas Jumper Day News
Thu 12 Dec 2019Don't forget, it's Christmas Jumper Day tomorrow! Let's raise as much money as we can for this special cause by donating £1 or more. Click the link below for a very important party political broadcast on the matter. Thank you.
