Year 6: Gallery
EYFS and Y6 visit the Wonky Garden - 22nd October 2026
Date: 1st Nov 2026 @ 5:41pm
As part of our 'Care for Creation' themed days at the end of term, the children were excited to visit the Wonky garden in Widnes.
The EYFS children were supported well by their prayer partners as they explored the garden and saw the many different plants which are growing.
We also enjoyed finding out where different creatures are living or visiting within the garden- especially the hedgehogs and worms!
It was great to meet the friendly volunteers who are so generous with their time, they were so helpful and patient as they explained thiongs to both the children and staff!
We are looking forward to doing some of our own planting back at school!
Date: 20th Oct 2026 @ 8:22am
We prepared our tiles for printing our floral designs which we created based on the work of William Morris.
Date: 20th Oct 2026 @ 8:17am
We have been enjoying our French lessons this half term. We have been completing work on the theme of this is me.
Date: 20th Oct 2026 @ 8:13am
We have been working on creating quizzes on Purple Mash. We looked at the importance of the design of the quiz and worked on making title slides.
Cereal Domino Foodbank Collection
Date: 16th Oct 2026 @ 2:38pm
We held our annual Foodbank collection again this year and set up our cereal domino train in the hall. This year everyone joined in together and we managed to collect 155 cereal boxes to donate!
Thank you to everyone who brought some boxes in the last few weeks.
Date: 16th Oct 2026 @ 8:18am
We learnt about managing stress in PD. We learnt how the body and brain respond to stress and discussed strategies to manage stress. We also explained how practising these strategies can help to reduce stress and support long-term wellbeing.
Year 6 Planet Research Presentation
Date: 16th Oct 2026 @ 8:12am
We worked in groups to research about the planets in our solar system. We presented our information on flip chart paper to share with the rest of the class.
Date: 16th Oct 2026 @ 8:10am
We used target boards with the key vocabulary on to explain to a partner what we have learnt in our topic on space. We totalled up the scores to see who got the most points.
Years 5 & 6 Peer Mediation Training
Date: 16th Oct 2026 @ 8:07am
We completed our peer mediator training this week. The peer mediators are all excited to get started.
Year 5 & 6 Mental Health Wellbeing Day
Date: 13th Oct 2026 @ 4:42pm
Today, we went to the community centre and took part in various activities including slime making, making clay models and calming strategies.
Years 5 and 6 World Museum Trip
Date: 8th Oct 2026 @ 2:59pm
We had a fantastic time at the World Museum in Liverpool. We learnt about the Apollo missions to the Moon in the planetarium and even got to see some real space food! We also looked around the rest of the museum and saw artefacts from Ancient Egypt and explored the dinosaur floor.
Date: 5th Oct 2026 @ 2:50pm
Some of the children from St Basil's enjoyed a visit from the Book Bus today! They took back books we had borrowed in the past and exchanged them for new books they wanted to read! Thank you to ELS Cheshire for visiting us!
CAFOD Family Fast Day Simple lunch 2nd October 2026
Date: 2nd Oct 2026 @ 4:29pm
A group of twenty children from Key Stage 2 participated in a special 'simple lunch' today.
The children wanted to show solidarity with others around the world who are less fortunate.
They sacrificed their usual dinner for a simple meal of soup, bread, salad and fruit.
We are so proud of the maturity that they showed in making this decision and for taking part.
Y6 Maths Non-Routine Problem Solving
Date: 2nd Oct 2026 @ 10:09am
We worked collaboratively to solve problems about number lines.
Date: 1st Oct 2026 @ 12:39pm
In English, we have been freeze framing in role as a Jewish girl from our text. We imagined we were being lined up ready to board the train to the concentration camp and thought about what she might be thinking and feeling.
EYFS Welcome Celebration of the Word with Y6 Prayer Partners
Date: 30th Sep 2026 @ 9:20pm
This afternoon, Reception class went to church with their Year 6 Prayer partners, for a very special Welcome celebration with their parents.
We heard a Bible story from Isaiah which reminded us that we are each precious and loved by God.
Our Year 6 partners promised to help and support us during our first year at St Basil's.
We sang together and then a candle was lit for each of the Reception children.
We all prayed together and then Mrs Sheppard presented us with a beautiful book as a gift.
"I loved our mums and dads coming to church." (Amelia)
"We loved singing together with our prayer partners." (Eli)
"I liked the special table at the front with our candles." (Charlie)
"Next time we could take our golden box to church to make it even better." (Daniel)
It was lovely to be joined by Mrs Cloherty from the Governors and by so many parents.
This is what some of our parents said:
"It made me feel spiritual and proud."
"It was lovely to see them being welcomed to St Basil's Community and witnessing the beginning of their educational journey."
"I enjoyed the songs and the lighting of candles."
"It was special."
"We enjoyed spending time in church."
Date: 30th Sep 2026 @ 11:54am
In English, we worked in pairs to orally rehearse and then write sentences in passive voice about the Jewish people in our English text. They were taken from their homes and lined up at the train station.
Date: 25th Sep 2026 @ 11:42am
We worked in fours to debate whether Lydia from our text in English should return home.
Date: 24th Sep 2026 @ 9:30pm
The children from Year 6 came over to visit Early Years to meet their Prayer partners.
The children enjoyed learning each others names and getting to know one another as they played.
It was especially nice to see Year 6 helping their partners as they learn how to make the sign of the cross.
We are looking forward to spending time together throughout the year for lots of special activities.
Date: 23rd Sep 2026 @ 3:11pm
Today, we learnt about the Jewish festival of Yom Kippur in our whole school assembly. We learnt that during Yom Kippur Jewish people wear white and think about asking God for forgiveness. They also pray five special prayers during that special day.
Y6 Salt Dough Ten Commandments
Date: 22nd Sep 2026 @ 2:27pm
We discussed The Ten Commandments and then made stone tablets using salt dough and wrote on the commandment which we thought was the most important one.
Date: 18th Sep 2026 @ 2:47pm
Today, we experimented with colour in our art lesson. We used watercolours to try out different colours so that we can choose our favourite combinations for our final piece at the end of the half term.
Date: 18th Sep 2026 @ 2:45pm
In art, we sketched flowers. We concentrated on small details and pressed lightly with our pencils. We were all proud of our excellent drawings.
Date: 18th Sep 2026 @ 9:13am
We have been learning about the heliocentric and geocentric models of our solar system in science. We made representations of both models in groups and then explained them to the class.
Y6 Ordering and comparing numbers
Date: 18th Sep 2026 @ 9:09am
We have been working hard in our maths lessons to compare and order numbers.
