Y3 have PE on Wednesday. Children wear their complimentary Roby Park PE kit to school – white logo tshirt, navy joggers and jacket. In the warmer months, children may want to wear their burgundy shorts.
Children are allocated multiple books weekly on Rising Stars Reading Planet as well as a physical book which is changed weekly, linked to their stage of Reading. Physical books are changed every Monday. We expect children to read for 10 minutes every night and then to complete the end of book comprehension quiz online when they come to the end of their book. You can access Reading Planet here.
Click on the links below to find out more about our half termly Topics:
Head to our ‘Curriculum Overview’ page to discover the whole school curriculum overviews and progression in skills across the school.
If you want a Nursery place at Roby Park for September please apply now to avoid disappointment. We have very limited places remaining.
For those who have secured a place in our Nursery for Sept, all your paperwork & transition plans will be sent over the coming two weeks
Don’t forget the deadline for our @OPAL_CIC bingo competition is this Mon. Please feel free to get friends, family & neighbours involved! The more, the merrier. Please send all resources through to class with your child so your child’s class teacher can mark them off.
To launch all of our exciting new @OPAL_CIC resources, we are going to host a launch day this Mon for the chn. All chn need to come in to school wearing their PE kits and trainers, with their wellies also to keep in school. Children are only allowed on the field with wellies.
Check out all the new resources your children will love to play with as of this Monday, in our latest newsletter: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OPAL-Newsletter-April-2024-2-1.pdf
The weather is predicting a few showers throughout Monday but rain doesn’t stop us so please make sure your child has a suitable coat with them.
We have been so busy getting ready for the upcoming term that we couldn’t wait to share with you feedback from our
Our latest @OPAL_CIC newsletter is out now. Check it out here: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OPAL-Newsletter-April-2024.pdf
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Thank you to our HSA & our staff for making Easter happen at Roby Park. They’ve collected Easter eggs & organised an Easter Egg Hunt that the children thoroughly enjoyed. Our Easter discos were a great success also & today there will be visitors to class with more egg surprises
Don’t forget tomorrow children can come to school in their own clothes to enjoy an Easter egg hunt. Easter disco tickets are available on Parent Pay. Tickets must be purchased before discos. Please see our letter sent on Class Charts for timings and details
Summer term extra curricular clubs are live on Parent Booking at midday today. Please note our @OPAL_CIC play sessions are family events and parents/carers are to accompany their child. Younger siblings are welcome but are the responsibility of parents/carers
In PE our aim was to share ideas of actions and dynamics to create a dance that shows a location.
In DT, we used the claw and bridge chopping techniques to chop a cucumber. This is a vital skill for our future and for our end product!
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Our Easter discos are taking place this Wednesday. Please see the letter attached for more details. Tickets are available to purchase on Parent Pay only.
Please make sure your child has wellies to keep in school, no later than Mon 15th Apr. Children can only go on the field in wellies if the grounds are wet and we do not want anyone to miss out on all of the exciting play opportunities coming this Easter.
Did you hear about our involvement in the @cashforkidsliv one million steps challenge this May? Listen to Mrs Allen having a chat with @SamThompsonUK on @hitsradiouk
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As part of The Great Big School Clean we have been collecting litter from the school grounds and local area. The children have loved looking after their environment. #TheGreatBigSchoolClean
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WOW! We have raised £379.20 for brand new books from our sponsored reading event and £104 for @comicrelief. Books will be going into our new reading shed for children to enjoy at playtimes. Thank you so much! @OPAL_CIC
In Geography today, we researched different climate zones such as continents they can be found in, temperatures and precipitation levels. #RPGeography
We hope the children enjoyed their sponsored reading event & we look forward to finding out how much sponsor money we receive in which will go back into the children receiving books to take home & keep through our ‘Remarkable Reader’ initiatives. Thank you for your support.
Just a polite reminder that tomorrow is Comic Relief. We will be collecting donations via Parent Pay only.
For #BritishScienceWeek, we had a visit from @sublimescience. We experienced how sound can be made in lots of different ways and experienced an explosion too! It’s not magic, it’s science! #RPScience
For #BritishScienceWeek, we had a visit from @sublimescience. We experienced how sound can be made in lots of different ways and experienced an explosion too! It's not magic, it's science! #RPScience pic.twitter.com/olX0YSCAVh
— Year 3 @ Roby Park Primary (@Year3RobyPark) March 13, 2024
To celebrate #WorldBookDay2024, we wore our comfy pyjamas to school and had the opportunity to read books to
We are excited to participate in @OutdoorClassUKI on 23rd May and coincide this with our first parent @OPAL_CIC
parent play day.
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Save the date! Parents & carers get limbering up and ready to get filthy! Our colour run is back for the 4th year running and again this year, we are choosing to support @cashforkidsliv and @hitsradiouk with @SamThompsonUK
More details to come around Easter.
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We need parents and carers to take 2 mins to complete our playtime survey!
Click here: https://forms.gle/ysHDq715T95rwe827
The class with the most responses will win an incredible prize!
During Computing Day, we have been looking at the journey inside of a computer! We investigated the different components inside of a computer, performed algorithms as the CPU and GPU and looked at tablet devices too. #RPComputing
Our Mother’s Day Celebration Assemblies take place today and the children are very excited.
Assembly times are as follows:
• EYFS @ 9 – 9.45am
• Y3 & Y4 @ 10.00 – 10.45am
• Y1 & Y2 @ 1.10 – 2.00pm
• Y5 & Y6 @ 2.10 – 2.50pm
As a part of #WorldBookDay2024 , we had the amazing @WestEndinSchool who allowed us to explore the play Twelfth Night. We created different freeze frames and acted out an important scene as a class.
During #WorldWildlifeDay2024 we sorted food chains, made our own and considered what can happen when a food chain is disrupted. We discovered the dangers on the food chain if animals go extinct, and how all different food chains are dependent on each other.
We are looking forward to all the special women in the lives of our children joining us on Wednesday. Please see the letter attached with all the information needed: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/19.2.24-Mothers-Day-Celebrations.docx
Our Easter Holiday Club is back for YR-Y6, running from 2nd-12th April. Sessions run from 9.00-3.00pm and cost £12.50 per day. Children need to bring a packed lunch, water bottle and raincoat. Select your days and make payment on Parent Pay #RPEnrichment
Thank you for your positive and supportive feedback. It is greatly appreciated
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Congratulations to this week’s Remarkable Readers We hope you love your new books from our machine Who’ll be our winners next week? #RPRemarkableReaders
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The deadline for photos for Mother’s Day celebration assemblies is 3pm today. Thank you #RPEnrichment
We look forward to parents/carers joining us tonight & tomorrow for our Spring Progress Meetings. You’ll find your appointment times on your account & you’ll have received an appointment email. If you are yet to book on, please head to Parent Booking to find any remaining slots
We are looking at our playtimes and thinking about how we can improve them by introducing the @OPAL_CIC
Programme. Can you help? We really want to know what you think of playtimes now – please complete this 2 minute survey. Thank you. forms.gle/dsLcU5m7AB3ea6
In Science, we created shadow puppets to investigate how the size and shape of a shadow can change. We used a torch and moved our puppets closer and further away to change the size of our shadows. #RPScience
We are looking for a team of parents/carers to really galvanise the HSA and lead on exciting events for the children & wider community. Come and join us for a drink, pastry and chat to find out how you can make a difference to our school community!
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Congratulations to this week’s Remarkable Readers 
We hope you love your new books from our vending machine 
Who will be our winners next week? #rpremarkablereaders
Today in PE our aim was to create actions in response to a stimulus and move in unison with a partner.
In Science, we learned about how shadows are formed. We created shadow puppets with our hands and went outside to investigate our own shadows! #RPScience
In Science, we have been learning about light. Today, we investigated which materials around our classroom are reflective and non-reflective! #RPScience
We’re excited to have @Scholastic book fair back @RobyParkSchool this week. Come and have a look at the books on offer after school. Payment can be made using both card & cash. For all books purchased, we receive rewards which can be used to purchase books for our school.
We are looking forward to seeing all of our children tomorrow, after their half term break. Doors open at 8.40am. See you then!
Our Mother’s Day celebration services are back on Weds 6th March. We are looking forward to inviting in all of the wonderful women who make a difference in the lives of all of our children. See the letter below for all of the details:
Today in PE our aim was to show determination and perseverance in the games I play.
We are looking for a team of parents/carers to galvanise our Home School Association (HSA). We are looking for parents/carers who have ideas and want to lead our HSA. To find out more and/or come share your ideas, join us for a drink, pastry and a chat.
Spring Progress Meetings are now live on Parent Booking for you to select your appointment time. Progress meetings will take place on 28th and 29th February between 3.15 – 7.30pm.
All Spring term 2 clubs are now live on Parent Booking. Please only book one space per club. We have freed up lots of extra spaces due to multiple bookings. Please be on time to collect your children at 4pm. Thank you.
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We are raising money for NSPCC. We will be collecting £1 donations and children can wear clothes with numbers on or patterns. We will also be hosting a small cake sale after school, on the main playground
Today in PE our aim was to dribble towards your goal if you have the space to.
In Science, we have been learning about how compasses use Earth like a magnet. We followed some orienteering instructions and wrote some of our own! #RPScience
If you are struggling financially, with no other means of support, you may be able to apply for some help. Please see the post below for full details:
Check out the letter below regarding our Valentine’s discos on Thursday 8th February #RPMemoryMakers robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/upl
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In Science, we have been investigating forces and magnets! We discovered how the poles attract and repel, along with how different materials can be magnetic. #RPScience
Thank you to all of our Year 4 & @Year3RobyPark families who were able to attend ‘Book and a Brew’ It was great to be able to discuss how reading is incorporated across the curriculum, the benefits of @ReadingPlus and how we promote reading for pleasure. #RPReading
Y2 we have been learning about Kings and Queens from the past & today we had a visit from Queen Elizabeth I thanks to @PastProductions. The children loved learning about royal etiquette, Tudor dancing, jousting & what life was like during the Queen’s reign. #RPHistory @SILPrimary
Year 3 had a great time at the Museum of Liverpool looking at different forms of transport. We even got to experience the Liverpool Overhead Railway and a carriage too! #RPHistory
Congratulations to this week’s Remarkable Readers! We hope you love your new books from our vending machine. Who will be our winners next week? #RPRemarkableReaders
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So much fun was had today in the snow All children enjoyed today, building snowmen and having snowball fights with their friends. A special shout out to Mr Lyon, Mr Couling & Mr Swatman who were the dream team moving the snow & making sure school was safe
Please send children in wrapped up warm in thick coats, hat, gloves and scarves with wellies so we can enjoy the snow together! Please send children in with spare socks/tights
We are all really enjoying playtimes with our new role play area as well as scooting and lots more area’s to get creative to make playtime more fun for all!
In History this week, we began our new Transport unit by looking at how transport has changed over time. We looked at boat, plane, train and car travel and added them to our timeline. #RPHistory
Congratulations to our first Remarkable Readers of 2024. Children can win a book from our vending machine which is full to the brim of the best titles or the weekly Remarkable Reader bag by showing a great effort with reading at home & school. Who will be next week’s winners?
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A mural capturing everything the community loves about #Huyton has been unveiled at Huyton Train Station.
In Computing, we worked on our emailing skills. We began by composing and sending simple emails and getting used to the inbox and drafts features. Then, we were able to add attachments to our emails for the recipient to view. #RPComputing
We came back to school to an amazing new reading area within our classroom. We feel very lucky and are really excited to have an amazing range of brand new, high-quality texts that we can explore independently or with friends! #RPReading
Every month, we upload online safety newsletters to our website. Check them out for hints and tips on how to keep your children safe: robyparkprimary.co.uk/parent-informa
Check out what is coming up this Spring term and save the key dates in your diary #RPEnrichment #RPMemoryMakers
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This week, Year 3 loved beginning to read their new books. We had the difficult decision of choosing a book from over 100 new fiction and non-fiction texts and we are excited to complete our Spring Term reading challenge!
Last few places for clubs are remaining on Parent Booking. All clubs begin week beginning Monday 8th January. Please note: NO CLUBS ARE ON 30th JANUARY AND 8th FEBRUARY
Welcome back to school! This Spring term, we have more incredible plans in place which we can not wait for! #missschool #missout
We have an incredible range of extra-curricular clubs on offer in Spring term 1. Booking opens on Parent Booking tomorrow at 8.30am. Booking closes at 8.30am on 8th January. Places are subject to availability #RPEnrichment
Congratulations to our final Remarkable Readers of 2023 Enjoy your new books
What a fantastic show at @TheatreRoyalStH! The children thoroughly enjoyed Aladdin. Our children always make us proud with their exceptional behaviour! Well done!
Mr Couling kindly organised visits to Whitestone Lodge & St Bart’s Nursing Home where our children sang festive songs, chatted & played with residents. We look forward to our next visit next term. We wish all the residents a very merry Christmas
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Here is a little taster of what a spectacular time our Winter Wonderland was for all of our families Our school hosted this wonderful festive event for free, for all to enjoy.
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We hope you all had a fantastic time at our Winter Wonderland event. It was a huge success. Thank you to all of the staff who worked hard to put on such a festive event for all of our community. Thank you for your dedication, hard work and effort #RPMakingMemories
In Geography, we compared rural and urban areas using maps. We found our school, and then noticed similarities and differences between the two types of areas. #RPGeography @SILPrimary
Well done to our most recent Remarkable Readers. You have all shown positive attitudes towards your reading. Keep it up!
We had so much fun in our class Christmas party on Friday! We danced, played games and even had a visit from the Grinch! #RPEnrichment
Family dining wouldn’t have been possible without the kitchen team for cooking the delicious food; Mrs Allen and Mrs Lyon for organising everything; and all the grown ups who took time out of their day to enjoy the festivities with the children #thanks #RPenrichment
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In their final @ELITE_Swim_UK swimming lesson, Year 3 focused on swimming underwater, floating on their back and swimming backstroke. Year 3 have shown great resilience since week 1 and have enjoyed every second of their swimming sessions! #RPPE
#LiteracyCountsLoves Shout out to @Year1RobyPark @RobyParkSchool and @MrsListerStJ @StJamesCEsth
for sharing photos of their children using the planning circles. Do you use #ReadySteadyWrite? We’d love to be tagged in your Tweets so we can see all the exciting learning you get up to. Find out more: https://t.co/QE3eWDKFtm
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See the article below about our fantastic curriculum offer for our children at Roby Park!
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Tomorrow is Christmas Jumper Day. Children can wear their festive jumpers/clothes to school. All donations go to supporting the work of Save the Children
We can not wait for our annual Winter Wonderland which is set to be an incredible community event #RPMakingMemories
Don’t forget to book your child’s class party on Parent Pay ahead of this Friday. We are looking forward to Angels & Scallies hosting our Christmas parties with great games, competitions, prizes and their famous red carpet! Festive clothes can be worn to school
In our fourth @ELITE_Swim_UK swimming lesson, we saw how far we could swim without stopping. We also practiced floating on our backs and swimming backstroke too! #RPEnrichment #RPPE
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A huge well done to this week’s Remarkable Readers. We hope you enjoy your books. #RPReading
Thanks to the hard work & generosity of Cllr Walsh, who has secured us additional funding, we are able to have the swimming pool on site for an extra week! This means all children will be able to enjoy additional swimming lessons next week #RPPE #RPMakingMemories
We are experts at this technique to stay warm! #RPEnrichment #RPForestSchool
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Year 3 had an excellent time in their @Littlefoothq Forest School session. We made leaf kebabs to identify different leaves, played directional games, worked on our knot tying and had great fun using a technique to stay warm! #RPEnrichment #RPForestSchool
Christmas parties are now available on Parent Pay. Cost £2.50. Parties take place on Friday 8th December and children can wear their Christmas party clothes to school on Friday
Check out our Anti-Bullying chant from last week when we took part in Anti-Bullying Week
#AntiBullyingWeek #RPWellbeing
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Why not have a sort out and donate anything you no longer need? You can donate clothes to our @robertsrecycle
clothing box in school #cutyourcarbon
In our @ELITE_Swim_UK lesson this week, we focused on swimming on our fronts and putting our faces in the water. We also worked on swimming on our backs. #RPPE #RPEnrichment
If you haven’t yet booked on for Christmas Family Dining, you have until Friday to reserve your place. Any new bookings we are asking for Weds 6th or Thurs 7th Dec Check the letter out for more details: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/17.11.23-Christmas-Family-Dining-2023.docx
Year 3 have had so much fun making their pneumatic toys. We made lots of animals including some crocodiles, dogs, turtles and even a Pudsey bear! We have definitely learnt that air has the power to make something move!
Our Christmas Family Dining event is back this year but with a few changes. This year, parents and carers can choose the day they want to attend and book their whole family on together so siblings can sit together. Head to Parent Booking to reserve your seats.
In our @ELITE_Swim_UK swimming lesson today, we worked to begin to swim front crawl across the pool. We also practiced the life-saving skill of floating on our backs, both with a float and in the star shape with no float. Year 3 are gaining so much confidence! #RPPE
Rock Kidz visit @RobyParkSchool every year and it NEVER disappoints Thanks for ROCKING with us AGAIN
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Extra-curricular clubs are now live on Parent Booking. Clubs will not run on the following dates so please make a note before you book: 14th Nov, 24th Nov, 15th Dec, 18th Dec, 21st Dec. Thank you to all of our staff for dedicating their time for free clubs
We are taking part in CUT YOUR CARBON this November. Children will be coming home with checklists they can use to work as a family to cut carbon. Those who return their checklist will receive a certificate! @EcoSchools
Thank you members of @Year6RobyPark who led our poignant and reflective Armistice Day service. Thank you to @Knowsley_Leader and Cllr Frank Walsh for your attendance and laying a wreath in our Remembrance Garden
We had an incredible time with @RockKidzUK once again - singing, dancing and rocking out all whilst learning the value of believing in ourselves! 🤘#RPEnrichment pic.twitter.com/qE3HOFOAhF
— Year 3 @ Roby Park Primary (@Year3RobyPark) November 10, 2023
Thank you to all of the parents/carers who have attended our Progress Meetings this week. Staff have enjoyed meeting you & taking the time to discuss how your children are thriving. Your feedback is incredible & we really appreciate it. Thank you.
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Tomorrow is our annual @RockKidzUK Day which will be teaching the children a positive message about mental health, self esteem and wellbeing, Children can come dressed as rock stars or if they do not want to dress up they can wear their own clothes or uniform.
In Forest School today, Year 3 had great fun working on their map reading skills to find different locations and symbols, gathering wood, identifying different leaves from different trees and working on their fire-lighting skills.
Year 3 Today in PE our aim was to make your balances interesting by using different levels and body parts to balance on. 🤸
In Art this week, we practiced our shading, smudging, cross hatching and line drawing using different sketching pencils and charcoal to then apply onto our own self-portraits!
Last week, we had a fun visit from @AnimalsTakeOver where we got to hold and pet some different animals, and learn about their skeletons too! #RPScience #RPEnrichment
Year 3 had an incredible time in the @World_Museum at their Stone, Bronze and Iron Age workshop. We got to handle real artefacts, learn more about what life was like back then and explore other topics in the museum too! #RPHistory #RPEnrichment
Year 3 absolutely loved their @sports4champs circuit with @PurvisDanny ! They worked on their push ups, star jumps, step ups and heard all about Danny’s journey. #RPEnrichment
Today we celebrated #EuropeanDayofLanguages! Year 3 enjoyed working on their @LanguageAngels_ Early Language including Spanish numbers and colours, followed by creating self-portraits in the style of Picasso’s blue period.
Year 3 worked amazingly in English today writing their own kenning poems about the Iron Man. Metal cruncher, night time hunter, nightmare maker!
Year 3 loved their visit from @AlldaysFarm yesterday, we got to learn about lots of different farm animals including a corn snake! #RPEnrichment
@Year3RobyPark Today in PE our aim was to develop the attacking skill of dribbling. 🏀
