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Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Week 4
Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 4:55pm
We have had another brilliant week in the Rainbow Unit. The children are beginning to get used to our school routine and are beginning to follow some objects of reference.
This week, we have been working on our fine motor skills, using tweezers to pick up different shapes and place them in a box and pushing the beads along the bead maze.
We have also enjoyed using the different tools to cut and make shapes in the play doh and have been completing a shape sorting activity.
This week we have introduced the children in groups to the front playground during lunch times. All of them have really enjoyed mixing with the reception children and exploring the play ground equipment that we have outside at that time.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend.
The SEND team
Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Week 3
Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 4:47pm
You all should be so proud of your incredible children, because we are!
This week we have mastered everyone sitting down at the same time to eat their lunch at lunchtime!
We have been taking part in intensive interaction this week with the children and they are becoming so familiar with us as their teachers and accepting us to take part in their play, which is amazing!
We have been making use of the lovely weather and spent a lot of time outdoors! We have been playing with bubbles outdoors, working on our anticipation skills of ready, steady, go! We also brought the perspex shapes outside and some children enjoyed looking through them seeing the different colours!
We introduced some new cause and effect toys such as the click clack track for the cars- the children have enjoyed this a lot!
We also introduced a logical thinking game with numbers and padlock trains, some children enjoyed working out the correct locks and even ordering the numbers! Well done!
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and we think the children will sleep tonight after their first full week in big school!
The SEND Team
Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Week 2
Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 4:45pm
What an amazing week we’ve had in school!
The children have surprised us so much on how well they have settled into “big school” and returned to school!
Although they are still very independent in how they play they are accepting their new friends to be in their space and play alongside them, which we are so proud of them for!
This week we have continued to explore our setting, playing with new toys and getting familiar with all adults.
Today has been our first full day and what a lovely day the children have had, they have coped amazingly, sticking to our jam packed timetable of learning and fun!
We have continued to be consistent using our objects of reference and some of the children have taken to this straight away, our three superstars from last year (Tilly, Dhruv and Andrew) have been leading the way when it comes to objects of references, teaching our new children!
The children have coped very well with the snack time and the lunch hall too! All sitting whilst eating!
With it being our first full day, we have started in our new classes. We have sent you all a message today letting you know what class your children are in!
Have a lovely weekend!
SEND Team
Rainbow Unit- Autumn Term Week 1
Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 4:37pm
Welcome back to the first term of 2024-2025! We are so proud of all the children for the way they have come into school this week and adapted to their next chapter in their educational journey. The children have lots of time exploring their new classroom and outdoor area at their own pace. The children have coped really well with moving between the different areas in our environment. We have introduced objects of reference this week which will aid us in our transitions and all of the adults will be consistently using these in the coming weeks.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and we are looking forward to seeing all the children again on Monday.
The SEND team
Y5 - Townhall Visit - Democracy and Parliament Week
Date: 26th Sep 2024 @ 12:42pm
Today, Year 5 went to the Townhall to meet the Mayor. We had a lovely trip and learned lots about democracy and the history of Widnes and Runcorn.
Josh: I enjoyed our trip because I live in Halton
Mia: I loved pretending to be the Mayoress
Date: 26th Sep 2024 @ 12:13pm
Year 5 took part in Bikeability. Level 1 was learning how to use signs when out on the road and level 2 was going out on the roads using these signs.
Emmie: I was nervous at first but I got used to it.
Ebony: I really enjoyed it.
Ruby: The skills we learned we will be able to use through life.
Date: 24th Sep 2024 @ 7:51am
In science the children have been learning all about different materials. For homework the children made Material Monsters from recyclable materials.
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 4:42pm
This week we have been enjoying reading our shared reading text 'Whatever Next'.
In the story, Baby Bear visits space and it made the children wonder what it would feel like to be in space.
The children explored in a sensory tray working on their fine motor skills.
With Miss Clark the children made some sensory moon dough too.
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 4:38pm
This week Pre School have been learning all about number 1.
We have been on a number hunt around the classroom and have been practicing our counting skills.
The children have made their own number 1 numberblock too!
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 4:36pm
This week we have loved learning the song 'Little Green Frog'
We have even found a guiro frog and have been learning how to play the song.
We have used the 'singing hands' video to help us to learn the lyrics and actions.
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 4:33pm
What a week we have had!
This week we have enjoyed our shared reading text, 'Whatever Next'.
We have made space cakes and played with the space small world.
The children have explored both inside and outside in EYFS.
They have set put a teddy bear's cafe and have enjoyed making orders for the teddies.
Outside we noticed an apple tree. The children have loved picking and printing with the apples.
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 4:29pm
To celebrate our first full day at St Basil's we had a Teddy Bear's Picnic on Friday 13th of September.
We shared a little bit about our teddies to our new class and talked about how long we had had them.
We made teddy bear ears and drew our teddies.
At lunch time, our teddies came too! They enjoyed the picnic.
We have also been learning the song ' Teddy Bear's Picnic'
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 7:55am
On a Wednesday we bring a book to share during Book Lunch, we share the book with our partners and discuss the authors, characters or themes.
This year, Year 6 are beginning to interview pupils in each class about their favourite book, which we will play out on the hall screen for everyone to share.
Whole School Friday Worship - The Beatitudes
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 7:53am
This week's Friday Collective Worship was based on the Beatitudes
Our RE Ambassadors helped Mrs O'Donnell and Mrs Dooley to deliver a collective worship reminding us of the Beatitudes and our work on them last year. We looked at the artwork that Year 3 and Year 4 completed, and thought about the links in the Beatitudes to Catholic Social Teaching
Y3 - Year of Prayer Collective Worship
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 7:50am
3AW pupils helped to plan and deliver this week's collective worship based on the Year of Prayer.
We thought about when we pray and why we pray
We then chose a prayer from our KS2 prayer book to say together
Y3 & Y4 - Visit to Martin Mere Wetland
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 7:47am
On Thursday 19th Year 3 and Year 4 went on our first educational visit to Martin Mere Wetland.
There we found Ava, an osprey who had magically turned half human. She gave us challenges to connect with nature and learn about the wild around us.
She also set us a challenge, to complete 10 more nature activities at home to become a 'Guardian of the Wild'.
When we returned to school, we discussed how this linked to our 'Creation & Covenant' work in RE, and that we are all stewards of God's world. That we must appreciate it, care for it and nurture it.
So far, 3 of us have become Guardians, with many more on our way to achieve our badges.
"I was surprised when we saw Ava, she was from our story at school" - Connie
"I really liked the activity when we made friends with a tree, we had to close our eyes and use our other senses to get to know the tree" - Ethan
"My favourite birds that I saw were the flamingos, they were all standing on one leg" - Jack
Whole School - Visit from Imran Kotwal for Islam week
Date: 22nd Sep 2024 @ 1:40pm
On Friday 2oth September, Imran Kotwal visited school to help us with our learning about the religion of Islam.
As a Muslim, Imran shared some important items with us and talked about how they are used in daily life, particularly with prayer.
We saw prayer mats and photographs of different mosques, as well as sweet smelling oil which can be used as part of the cleaning ritual before prayer.
Imran also told us about the prophet Muhammad, a key person for Muslims.
This is what some of the children felt about the visit in Year 1 and 2.
"It was really good to know about it all."
"I liked finding out new stuff."
"The best bit was watching how Imran prayed."
"I know that praying is very important to lots of people."
"Religions are sometimes not all the same."
"Everyone is special themselves."
Whole School Assembly - Widnes Foodbank Cereal Challenge
Date: 22nd Sep 2024 @ 1:16pm
This week we launched our Harvest campaign to support the Foodbank here in Widnes.
We held a special assembly and remembered what we have already managed to achieve as a school in helping those in need.
Photos of last year's visit to the Foodbank by the RE Ambassadors were a great reminder, as well as the visit from Margaret and Eileen, two of their volunteers.
To continue our promise to try and 'live in solidarity' with others, we will be collecting donations of cereal over the next month.
On Friday 18th October, we will hold our 'Cereal domino rally' with all of the boxes that are donated.
Y1 - Collective Worship on Care for Our Common home
Date: 19th Sep 2024 @ 10:08pm
Children from 1DD helped to plan and deliver Collective Worship today for Key Stage One.
They thought about which music to use, what to have on our focus table and the reading and prayers we would share.
We reminded everybody about the letter that Pope Francis wrote to ask for help to care for his creation. This letter is called Laudato Si.
At the end of our Worship, we asked the children and grown ups to think about how they can each help to care for the earth and each other.
"I like doing the sign of the cross." - Clay
"I love gathering and singing." - Harper
"We should have put the Pope's picture on the table too." Meredith
"I feel happy about it." - Zach
"It made me feel calm." - Polly
EYFS - Our first week at St Basil's
Date: 12th Sep 2024 @ 8:22am
All the children have really enjoyed their first week at St Basil's.
We are so proud of how they have followed the school rules and made lots of new friends.
The children have enjoyed exploring both inside and outside.
We have spent time in the reading dens, the spaceship and Mr Bear's house!
The children have enjoyed reading our shared reading text, Whatever Next!
Sophia - Mrs Sheppard has made us a baby blanket!
Isla - I am making some cakes
Aoife - We have been playing in the doll's house
Date: 12th Sep 2024 @ 8:18am
What a fantastic afternoon we have had!
The children have enjoyed their first afternoon at St Basil's.
They have made lots of new friends and have enjoyed having some time in our outdoor area.
The children have loved playing in the role play vets and riding on the bikes.
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 8:17am
Year 1 enjoyed their first Music and Movement lesson.
Date: 10th Sep 2024 @ 3:07pm
Year 6 have been learning about observational drawing. We have been drawing fruit, focussing on the details and shadows.
We learnt how to start with the rough shape of the fruit and then add the detail.
We also learnt how important it is to look and then draw and keep doing this throughout the process.
Date: 10th Sep 2024 @ 2:46pm
Year 6 have been coding in computing today. We have started our topic by revisiting the code which we used in Year 5.
We have learnt how to add a timer and a score as well as creating an alert.
We are looking forward to completing our first task in next week's lesson.
Date: 10th Sep 2024 @ 7:56am
What a brilliant morning we have had!
The children have all settled well into life at St Basil's and have made lots of new friends.
They have enjoyed experimenting in the water and role playing in the vets.
The children have been to space in the spaceship and built towns and cities.
