Smiley, happy faces, Welcome back to Year 4!

Smiley, happy faces, Welcome back to Year 4! We’ve had an amazing day! we are back with our classmates and we are ready to learn.

Explore different ways to dribble…

Year 4 Today in PE our aim was to explore different ways to dribble deciding on the best technique. ?

The Romans have invaded Roby Park ?️?️

The Romans have invaded Roby Park ?️?️ Year 4 had a fantastic workshop with @PastProductions where they learnt all about the Roman army, life in Ancient Rome and had the opportunity to explore a range of artefacts. #RPHistory #PastProductions

Year 4 Today in PE our aim was…

Drop Everything And Read ??

Drop Everything And Read ?? Today Year 4 dropped everything they were doing and enjoyed some reading for pleasure. #RPReading

Spanish day In Year 4

Spanish day In Year 4 we learnt how to say the numbers from 10-20. To ask and respond to the questions, what is your name? How old are you? Where do you live? We then focused on the map of Spain, discussing the different regions and key cities  #RPMFL

In science we investigated the effects different liquids have on teeth.

In science we investigated the effects different liquids have on teeth. We used our observation skills to record the effects different liquids had on eggs that had been soaked in a liquid for days. We then used a toothbrush to demonstrate the benefits of brushing.

Year 4 had an inspiring visit from Danny Purvis and Charlotte Holmes from @TeamGB

Year 4 had an inspiring visit from @PurvisDanny and Charlotte Holmes from @TeamGB ?‍♂️ ⛷️?? They told us all about the determination it takes to reach your goals and put us through our paces in an exercise circuit! #RPPE #RPEnrichment

Year 4 were really proud to achieve their first forest school stamps of the year with @Littlefoothq?

Year 4 were really proud to achieve their first forest school stamps of the year with @Littlefoothq ?? The children created paintbrushes from natural materials, tided a range of knots and built cairns #RPForestSchool #RPEnrichment

Today we wore yellow to help raise money for @YoungMindsUK as part of World Mental Health Day.

Today we wore yellow to help raise money for @YoungMindsUK as part of World Mental Health Day. We looked at how @ZumosUK and yoga can help support our wellbeing. We also had a great session on resilience with @onegoalltd #RobyParkWellbeing #HellowYellow #WorldMentalHealthDay2023

Year 4 Today in PE

@Year4RobyPark Today in PE our aim was to reflect on my teams’ performance and identify areas to improve. ?

In English, Year 4 have been learning about newspaper reports

In English, Year 4 have been learning about newspaper reports. We learnt about how important research is for journalists. Due to this, the children worked collaboratively to research different marine mammals in preparation of writing their own newspaper report ??️ #RPEnglish

We had a fantastic and informative visit from @AnimalsTakeOver

We had a fantastic and informative visit from @AnimalsTakeOver . The children had the opportunity to pet a range of animals and learn more about their food chains #RPScience #RPEnrichment

Todays D.E.A.R time took a spooky turn…??

Todays D.E.A.R time took a spooky turn…?? #RPReading

Year 4Today in PE our aim was to develop individual and partner balances. ?‍♂️

@Year4RobyPark Today in PE our aim was to develop individual and partner balances. ?‍♂️

Y4 Music

In music today with @JuniorJamHQ, the children were introduced to the different notes on a keyboard and how they can move/change fingers to play the different notes. We can’t wait to develop our keyboard skills

Y4 Physical Education

Today in PE our aim was to develop control in performing and landing rotation jumps. 

Rock Kidz – Fri 10th Nov

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.

Social Media Kindness Day – 9th Nov

Y4 Swimming

What a fantastic first session Year 4 had with @ELITE_Swim_UK! The children started by building their confidence in the water by blowing bubbles and floating. They then moved on to looking at how to use the front crawl and breast stroke #RPPE

Parent & Carer Feedback

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.

Armistice Day Service @ Roby Park

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 

Cut Your Carbon

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

Autumn Term 2 Extra-Curricular Clubs Are Live Now!

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

ROCK KIDZ #antibullyingweek2023

Rock Kidz visit @RobyParkSchool every year and it NEVER disappoints  Thanks for ROCKING with us AGAIN 

Y4 Forest School

Year 4 had a fantastic session with @Littlefoothq  We started of by learning the sheet bend knot  After that, we worked on identifying different trees by their leaves  Finally, we started developing our map skills  #RPForestSchool #RPEnrichment

Y4 Swimming

In swimming with @ELITE_Swim_UK the children used floats to help them develop their kicking and breathing technique when using front crawl . We also practised floating on our back and had the chance to have some fun with different equipment #RPPE #RPEnrichment

Christmas Family Dining

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.

Check out our latest newsletter….

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Y4 Design Technology

Year 4 built their own torches out of a range of different materials  We used the bottom of a plastic bottle to create the housing. Then we made the reflector out of the top half by wrapping it in tin foil. Finally, we had to add the electrical elements

#RPDT

Christmas Family Dining Event

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 

Curt Your Carbon #PassMeOn

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

Roby Park Anti-Bullying Chant

Check out our Anti-Bullying chant from last week when we took part in Anti-Bullying Week 

#AntiBullyingWeek #RPWellbeing

Y4 Swimming

In this week’s swimming lessons with @ELITE_Swim_UK, the children focused on the backstroke. They began by using floats to gain confidence swimming on their backs. Next, they worked on developing the correct arm movements  #RPPE #RPEnrichment

Y4 Physical Education

Today in PE our aim was to develop rotation jumps and sequence building using apparatus. Well done year 4! 

Letters to Santa

LETTERS TO SANTA

See the post for more details!

Class Christmas Parties

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 

Y4 Swimming

Year 4 had a fantastic session with @ELITE_Swim_UK The children continued to develop their front crawl and back stroke before having some fun in the water! #RPPE #RPEnrichment

Swimming Extension

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

Remarkable Readers

A huge well done to this week’s Remarkable Readers. We hope you enjoy your books. #RPReading

Newsletter

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Y4 visitor…

We had a very magical visitor today in Year 4.  The elf gave the class a very special message and shared the news that Cllr Walsh has secured funding for us to keep the swimming pool for an extra week.  A massive thank you to Cllr Walsh #RPEnrichment

Christmas Parties

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 

Christmas Winter Wonderland

We can not wait for our annual Winter Wonderland which is set to be an incredible community event  #RPMakingMemories

Christmas Jumper Day – TOMORROW

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 made Knowsley News!

See the article below about our fantastic curriculum offer for our children at Roby Park!

Pop-up pool helping pupils learn to swim

Y4 Forest School

We had another fantastic session with @Littlefoothq We learnt essential skills to survive in colder conditions  The children built a shelter out of natural materials, used a tarp to build an overhead shelter and practiced how to get under a cover in an emergency #RPEnrichment

Literacy Counts

#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

https://x.com/LiteracyCounts1/status/1732734742884147207?s=20

Y4 Swimming

Year 4 have shown fantastic motivation and resilience since they started lessons with @ELITE_Swim_UK Today they focused on kicking. They began by using a kick board to develop their technique and endurance, then they applied this to the front crawl and back stroke #RPPE

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Christmas Family Dining

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

Y4 Christmas Party

We had an absolute ball at our annual Christmas party #RPEnrichment

Remarkable Readers

Well done to our most recent Remarkable Readers. You have all shown positive attitudes towards your reading. Keep it up!

#RPReading

Winter Wonderland Event

 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

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Winter Wonderland Event

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.

Residential Home Visits

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 

Whole School Panto Trip @ St Helen’s Theatre Royal

What a fantastic show at @TheatreRoyalStH! The children thoroughly enjoyed Aladdin. Our children always make us proud with their exceptional behaviour! Well done! 

Remarkable Readers

Congratulations to our final Remarkable Readers of 2023  Enjoy your new books 

Extra-curricular Clubs

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

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to school! This Spring term, we have more incredible plans in place which we can not wait for! #missschool #missout

Spring Term 1 Extra-curricular Clubs

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 

Newsletter

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Y4 Reading

This week, we have launched our amazing new library area within our classroom. We are very thankful to have an amazing range of brand new, high-quality texts. The children can’t wait to complete the spring reading challenges #RPReading

Spring Enrichment

 Check out what is coming up this Spring term and save the key dates in your diary #RPEnrichment #RPMemoryMakers

Online Safety Newsletters

Every month, we upload online safety newsletters to our website. Check them out for hints and tips on how to keep your children safe: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/parent-information-2/onlinesafety/

Y4 Physical Education

Y4 Maths

In maths we used place value grids to help us multiply and divide numbers by 10 #RPMaths

Y4 English

To fully immerse ourselves in a variety of different settings we used @ClassVR to transport us to range of fantasy locations. These included an enchanted forest, a viking’s great hall and a monster’s cave 

#RPEnglish

Y1 New Reading Area

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

Our Mural at Huyton Train Station

A mural capturing everything the community loves about #Huyton has been unveiled at Huyton Train Station.

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Remarkable Readers

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?

Playtimes

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!

#OPALSchools

It’s Snowing!!

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 

#RPMemoryMakers

Thank You to Our Staff!

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 

Y4 Snow Fun

What a fantastic experience the children had today getting time to spend with their friends on our school field in the snow 

Wellies Needed!

Please can you send your child in with a pair of named wellies and extra socks to keep in school please? This means your child can enjoy playing on the field in all weathers! 

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Remarkable Readers

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

Y4 Forest School

We had a brilliant session with @Littlefoothq we practiced our knots, found fire wood, showed perseverance when we attempted fire lighting and had great fun quickly getting inside a shelter #RPEnrichment

Y4 Science

In science we have been learning about sound. We investigated ‘What material makes the best insulators?’ The children began by making a prediction and then testing each material. Once they completed their table they evaluated their predictions. #RPScience

Y3 & Y4 Book and a Brew Parent Workshop

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

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Remarkable Readers

Valentine’s Discos

Check out the letter below regarding our Valentine’s discos on Thursday 8th February  #RPMemoryMakers https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/26.1.24-Valentines-Disco.docx

Number Day

This Friday 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 cake sale after school, on the main playground

Financial Support for Families

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:

Y4 Physical Education

Y4 Science

In Science, the children investigated how the volume of sound changes as they get further away from a sound source. They carried out this investigation by playing some music through a speaker and measuring the volume of sound using a decibel meter on the iPads #RPScience

Y4 Physical Education

In PE our aim was to apply attacking skills to move towards goal and find space.

NSPCC Number Day 2024

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

Y4 Art

Weekly Newsletter

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Newsletter

 Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

Extra-curricular Clubs

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.

Spring Progress Meetings

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.

Y4 Art

In art today we continued our topic of abstract art. We sprayed water onto our paper, then dropped drawing ink and used our palette knives to spread and the combine colours  #RPArt

Home School Association

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.

Y4 Art

The children really enjoyed using their painting skills to create abstract artwork, inspired by global warming. #RPArt

Y4 Physical Education

Today in PE our aim was apply skills and knowledge to compete in a tournament

Newsletter

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Mother’s Day Celebrations

 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: 

Back to 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!

Scholastic Book Fair

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.

Surprise!

Surprise! Look at our gigantic sandpit! we are loving our @OPAL_CIC journey and look forward to the many more additions to come which will help develop our love of play at Roby Park!

We Need You!

We are looking for parents/carers who want to get involved in supporting our  @OPAL_CIC journey as we continue to develop our love of play and the quality of opportunity to play across the school. If you want to get involved, please call the office on 477 8430. Thank you.

Y4 English

Today Year 4 took on a definition and synonyms challenge against the clock  using the vocabulary from the example text the children used an iPad to find their definitions and a range of synonyms #RPEnglish

We need socks!

The children are loving the sandpit which is a great addition to playtimes and our curriculum. Please can we ask parents/carers to put additional socks in children’s bags incase they get wet in the sandpit during the colder/wetter months? Thank you

Y4 Physical Education

Today in PE our aim was to copy and create actions in response to an idea and be able to adapt this using changes of space

Newsletter

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Remarkable Readers

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

Home School Association

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!

OPAL Programme – Parent & Carer Survey

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.  https://forms.gle/dsLcU5m7AB3ea6sRA

Y4 Science

In science we have been learning about states of matter. Today we investigated the melting points of different foods. First of all, the children made a prediction about which food will have the highest melting point before putting their results in a table

Spring Progress Meetings

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

Y4 Physical Education

Today in PE our aim was to choose actions which relate to the theme.

Mother’s Day

The deadline for photos for Mother’s Day celebration assemblies is 3pm today. Thank you  #RPEnrichment

Newsletter

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Remarkable Readers

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

Parent & Carer Feedback

Thank you for your positive and supportive feedback. It is greatly appreciated 

Easter Holiday Club

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

Mother’s Day Celebration Assemblies

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 

World Book Day

 World Book Day – this Thursday 

Y4 World Wildlife Day

For #WorldWildlifeDay2024 we focused on food chains! We looked at the different types of producers, consumers and predators from a range of habitats. We created fact files on food chains to share what we have learnt 

Y4 World Book Day

Year 4 had a fantastic session with @WestEndinSchool to gain information about William Shakespeare and created freeze frames of key parts of the twelfth night #RPEnrichment

Y4 Computing

In computing we began to recognise the role of HTML on a web page and looked at how to edit HTML to change the text and images

#RPComputing

Mother’s Day Celebration Assemblies

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

Y4 Forest School

In today’s forest school session with @Littlefoothq we learnt how to safely use a mallet to put up a camouflage net and worked collaboratively to install a hammock  #RPEnrichment

Y4 World Book Day

For #WorldBookDay we came to school in our pyjamas! Miss Clarkson shared her favourite book with the class then we took our reading books outside to read, finally we shared the reading books from our library with the children from

#RPReading

Y1 World Book Day

For #WorldBookDay2024 today, we spent time with another class and having a story read to us by Mr Couling.  We really enjoyed sharing stories with year 4 and having stories read to us too and it was made even better by all being cozy in our pyjamas! #RPEnrichment

Competition Time – Parents, We Need You!

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!

Newsletter

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Save the Date – Cash 4 Kids Day 2024

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. 

OPAL Update

Check out our new  @OPAL_CIC page on our website where you will find all things ‘play’. Have a read of our launch newsletter and the Power of Playtime booklet. Coming soon…meet our Play Team and UKS2 Play Detectives!

OPAL Programme

Outdoor Classroom Day

We are excited to participate in @OutdoorClassUKI on 23rd May and coincide this with our first parent @OPAL_CIC

parent play day.

Y4 Geography

In geography we started our topic on mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. In this lesson the children researched key facts about famous mountain ranges and found out how they were formed #RPGeography

Home School Association

We hope you can join us this Tuesday for our H.S.A meeting

Comic Relief

Just a polite reminder that tomorrow is Comic Relief. We will be collecting donations via Parent Pay only. 

Sponsored Reading Event

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.

Fantastic Fundraising Efforts

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

Newsletter

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#GBClean

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

Kinball Competition

Today we had lots of fun attending our first kin-ball competition. The children showed great team work and sportsmanship as they competed against other local schools, the children were amazing and even left with some medals!

Sam Thompson’s One Million Steps Challenge

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

We Need Your Wellies!

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.

OPAL Bingo

BINGO TIME! Each class that completes their class bingo card wins a class prize! The class that collects the most of the star item wins an additional prize to be enjoyed by all the class. Why not have a sort out this Easter and see how you can help?

Y4 Daily Mile

After completing our last maths assessment, it was time to get active and complete the @_thedailymile

#DailyMile #RPWellbeing

Easter Discos

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.

Newsletter

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Y4 Physical Education

In PE our aim was to develop a carnival dance using formations, canon and unison.

Y4 Smart Council

Year 4 promoted the British Value of democracy through our smart school council session. Children were able to discuss ‘What ways can we be proud of ourselves and our school?’The majority vote was to treat each other with respect .

#RPBV #RPWellbeing

Summer Term1 Extra-curricular Clubs

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

Easter Disco

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

Thank You H.S.A

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

New Welly Stores Have Arrived!

All of our new welly stores and benches have been delivered and are in place, awaiting your child’s wellies! Please make sure your child has a labelled pair of wellies in school as of 15th April. Wellies will remain in school. Thank you.

Y4 Design Technology

In DT we created a range of structures in different shapes. The children ensured their structure was strong and stable by reinforcing the corners. They showed great perseverance to analyse what happened if their structure broke #RPDT

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to our fabulous school community 

Newsletter

 Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/28.3.24.pdf…

OPAL Newsletter

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

OPAL Update

We have been so busy getting ready for the upcoming term that we couldn’t wait to share with you feedback from our

OPAL Day – Mon 15th April

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.

OPAL Bingo – Deadline 15.4.24

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.

Nursery Places – September 2024

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

OPAL Day

We are excited to see all of the chn back for an exciting start of term tomorrow. Doors open at 8.40am. Just a polite reminder to send chn into school in their school PE tracksuit, trainers and warm coat for our @OPAL_CIC launch day tomorrow.

Chn will get to experience and enjoy all of our new resources. Chn must have their wellies with them to go on the field. Wellies will stay in school so please wear trainers and bring wellies in a bag. Keep an eye out on all of our socials to see what fun the children get up to.

Cash4Kids Colour Run

Our annual colour run is back and all in aid of @cashforkidsliv who do an incredible job to support children in our school community https://cashforkidsgive.co.uk/campaign/sam-thompson-million-steps/fundraisers/roby-park-primary-school/

Please share the sponsor link far and wide to raise as much money as we can for this wonderful charity! Thank you for your support!

Please see the letter detailing the arrangements for the day: https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/16.4.24-Colour-Run-for-Cash4Kids.docx

Y4 Computing

We learnt that there are four main strands: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithm design. We then completed a range of activities based on them #RPComputing

OPAL Extra-Curricular Clubs

Don’t miss out on being part of something amazing! Our  @OPAL_CIC extra curricular clubs start next week and you can secure your place on Parent Booking. Check out the fun children have had this week alone!

Y4 Religious Education

In RE our topic was special places. We looked at special places across different religions including their places of worship and different pilgrimage sites. Then looked at it in a personal way, thinking about special places to us. #RPRE

Y4 OPAL

We had an amazing start the summer term with a day of play! The children discussed how they wanted to use the play equipment, focusing on potential risks & benefits before getting out & testing it for themselves. Lots of fun was had by all @OPAL_CIC #OPALSchools #RPPlay

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/19.4.24.pdf

St George’s Day

For St George’s Day, children can wear red and white to school tomorrow. Children will enjoy workshops with Past Productions. Keep an eye on our socials to find out what we get up to…

Y4 Design Technology

We complete our pavilions by adding cladding to the roof. To do this we weaved paper to cover the space between our frame 

#RPDesignTechnology

Y4 St George’s Day

To celebrate St George’s Day we had a fantastic visit from St George himself! We learnt about why we celebrate St George’s Day and the legend of him slaying the dragon. We then took part in a range of fun activities 

#RPHistory

Y4 Physical Education

OPAL Club

Our Thursday

club is so popular that we have opened up an extra 30 places! If your child would like to stay and have an extra hour of fun in a safe environment, get them signed up. Please don’t forget children need wellies for them not to miss out on the field fun!

Sponsored PE Kits 2024-25

For the third year running, @NextEnergyUK are sponsoring our PE kits which means every child will receive a FREE PE tracksuit and logo tshirt for the next academic year. Thank you so much for all the support this incredible company shows us

Our New Reading Shed

Our new Reading Shed has arrived in our quiet zone. Children will be able to enjoy a range of fiction and non fiction books purchased with money raised through our reading sponsored event. We have also purchased Tonies for children who want to enjoy audible stories 

Y4 Art

In art we have been looking at how to create a mixed media seascape. In preparation of our final piece we experimented with a variety of materials to see which would be the most effective for our seascapes  #RPArt

Y4 SMART Council

In this weeks smart school council session, we promoted the British Value of democracy. We looked at the different ways our OPAL playtime is improving our school. We voted and debated about which choice was best.

#RPBV #RPPSHE

Cash4Kids Colour Run

We are looking forward to  @hitsradiolv joining us tomorrow for our colour run for @cashforkidsliv. Don’t forget your trainers

Cash4Kids Colour Run

Thank you so much for a brilliant day today. We pledged 242,000 steps as part of @hitsradiolv and @cashforkidsliv challenge and we have raised an incredible £1347 already! Thanks to our incredible team for pulling off a brilliant event.

And thank you to every parent and carer who showed up, participated and donated. Lots of videos and photos pending….but first a hot bath and bed!  It’s not too late to donate and every penny makes a difference: https://www.cashforkidsgive.co.uk/campaign/sam-thompson-million-steps/fundraisers/roby-park-primary-school/

Y4 Physical Education

This week in PE our aim was to develop technique when jumping for distance. Well done year 4!

Spelling & Reading Workshop

Come and join us TODAY for our SEND Coffee Morning. Mrs Ryan, our Specialist Outreach Teacher, will share some tips and ideas on supporting your children with reading and spelling. Come and have a pastry and a chat, we look forward to seeing you then.

End of Year Trips

Don’t forget to check out the letter detailing all end of year trips. Payments are live on Parent Pay. If you would like to attend the trip as a volunteer, click on the link to express your interest. https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/26.4.24-End-of-Year-Class-Trips.docx… #RPEnrichment

Y4 Physical Education

Sports Day

Check out our letter for sports day on Monday 20th May

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9.5.24-Sports-Day.docx 

Father’s Day

Please see the letter attached for all the details of our father’s day celebration assemblies on Friday 14th June 

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9.5.24-Fathers-Day-Celebration-Assemblies-1.docx 

OPAL Club

Great fun in our @OPAL_CIC after school club. Incredible play opportunities in the sun

Summer Fair

Our Summer Fair is back on Friday 21st June @ 1-4pm! Tickets will be available on Parent Pay from tomorrow. Entry will cost £2.50 and wristbands given out. Join us for fun in the sun… School will finish at 12.45pm on the day so all children can attend with their families.

*Meet and greets with unicorn ponies

*Birds of prey display

*Inflatables

*Fair rides

*Stalls

*Princesses

*Face painting

*Food & drink

Sun Safety

Please make sure children are wearing factor 50 sun cream when the weather is predicted to be hot. Please leave jumpers/cardigans off. Children need a water bottle to stay hydrated & a hat to protect them from the sun. Children will be encouraged to play in shaded areas

OPAL Golden Welly Award

Well done to our golden welly winner this week. He has been very collaborative and included other children in his play. His kindness has been spotted by many different staff.

Newsletter

 Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/10.5.24.pdf

Summer Fair tickets are now available to purchase on Parent Pay. Tickets cost £2.50 per person.

*Meet and greets with unicorn ponies

*Birds of prey display

*Inflatables

*Fair rides

*Stalls

*Princesses

*Face painting

*Food & drinks

#RPEnrichment

Y4 Forest School

Year 4 had a fantastic forest school session with @Littlefoothq. We focused on achieving our blue and brown badges. To receive the blue badge you need to create a range of natural art pieces and to get the brown badge you had to identify natural materials #RPEnrichment

Y4 Physical Education

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS Check out important information about parent @OPAL_CICplay day on @OutdoorClassDay

and sports day also #RPNews

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/17.5.24.pdf

Y4 Sports Day

What an amazing sports day we had today. Our children showed fantastic motivation and perseverance to compete in each event ! #RPPE #RPEnrichment

Careers Week 2024

Our annual careers week is back and it is one of the events our children look forward to most. We are looking for members of our school and wider community to come and chat to our children about the brilliant and inspiring jobs they do.

Also, if there are specific careers you would like shared with our children pop it below and we will see what we can do.

Would you or somebody you know be interested in being part of our careers week? If so, please email us at robypark@knowsley.gov.uk with your availability and for more information. Please share with any contacts you may have.

#RPEnrichment #RPPSHE

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

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OPAL Parent Play Day

Sadly our @OPAL_CIC parent play session was rained off with an amber weather warning but it has been rescheduled for Thursday 6th June. Fingers crossed the weather is better!  Sign up here if you would like to join us for some outdoor fun: https://forms.gle/ZZwWy2KaX7bapKPo7

Million Steps Challenge Competition Winners

As part of the Million Steps Challenge, @cashforkidsliv teamed up with publisher Simon & Schuster to offer all participating primary schools the chance to win a Library Pack of 20 books. Following the end of the challenge all schools that signed up were put into a draw, and…we’re thrilled to let you know that our school is a winner!  Books are on their way to us and will go into our reading shed for our children to enjoy 

Father’s Day Celebration Assemblies – Friday 14th June

If you haven’t emailed your photos in, please email them to robypark@knowsley.gov.uk by 3pm on Thursday 6th June to be included in the assembly.

Year 4 English

An important aspect of English is to edit and improve your writing. Today we worked collaboratively to up level our diary entries #RPEnglish

Y4 Picture News Assembly

In our @HelpPicture today it focused on the British Value of democracy. The big question brought on a lot of thoughtful discussion #RPBritishValues

Reminder – Send in Your Father’s Day Photos

⭐️ Father’s Day Celebration Assemblies – Friday 14th June ⭐️

?If you haven’t emailed your photos in, please email them to robypark@knowsley.gov.uk by 3pm this Thursday to be included in the assembly.

#RPEnrichment

#RPFamily

OPAL Parent Play Day – this Thursday

The weather is looking better for our OPAL Outdoor Play and Learning CIC play day this Thursday afternoon. If you’re free, why not come and play with your child/ren?

OPAL Parent Play Day

 The weather is looking better for our @OPAL_CIC parent play day this Thursday afternoon. If you’re free, why not come and play with your child/ren? Sign up here if you would like to join us for some outdoor fun: https://t.co/6yb7zT52bM

Y4 Design Techonology

To start our DT unit we investigated and analysed existing biscuits by describing their packaging, explaining the target audience for each product, identifying the taste and texture of each biscuit  #RPDT

Summer Term 2 Extra-curricular Clubs

Our final clubs of the school year go live at 9ma tomorrow. Head to Parent Booking to book your child on. Thanks to our incredible team who devote their time to putting on clubs. Without them, we wouldn’t have been able to offer 58 clubs with 900+ places taken up!

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

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Y4 Design Technology

In this DT lesson we adapted our basic biscuit recipe to add different ingredients to match the children’s target audience  #RPDT

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

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Careers Week

Check out our Careers Week plans with more visitors to be added… Aspirations Day will take place on Friday 28th June and children can come dressed as something they want to be or do when they are older. #RPPSHE #RPPERSONALDEVELOPMENT

Summer Fair

Our Summer Fair is back this Friday 1-4pm! Children can wear their own clothes to school. Purchase your tickets on Parent Pay and collect your wristbands from the office for priority access. Join us for fun in the sun…

• Meet and greets with unicorn ponies
• Birds of prey display
• Inflatables
• Fair rides
• Stalls
• Princesses
• Face painting
• Food & drink

School will finish at 12.45pm on the day so all children can attend with their families.

EYFS children should be collected from the Easton Road gate and KS1 & KS2 from their Western Avenue exits. All children and families should make their way around to Easton Rd for entry to the fair. All children are to be supervised by their adults.

Summer Holiday Camp

Summer camp places can now be booked on Parent Pay. Sessions run from 9am – 3pm and cost just £12.50 per child, per day. Summer camp runs from Monday 22nd July – Friday 9th August. Children need to bring with them a coat, packed lunch, snack and water bottle.

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/21.6.24-Newsletter.pdf

Careers Week

Check out our latest plans for Careers Week taking place this week. YR – Y2 have author Lauren Mather visiting on Wednesday and she will be signing copies of her new book Paws & Claws for children which is available on Parent Pay for £3 for anyone wanting to purchase

Y4 Careers Week

We had a fantastic start to careers week with a visit from Rebecca Horn who is an independent psychosocial specialist who shared her work that she did with UNICEF and talented musician Chris Ellis who shared his experience of breaking into the music industry  #RPCareersWeek

Y4 Careers Week

For Day 2 of careers week, we were visited by different units of the @MerPolKnowsley who informed us of all they do for the community. We were also visited by @Knowsley_Leader who shared with the children the responsibilities he has as leader of the borough #RPCareersWeek

Y4 Careers Week

Todays our careers week visitors were @RobertsRecycle. They shared with us why it’s important to recycle and how we can all be more sustainable #RPCareersWeek

Y4 Forest School

Today was our last forest school session with @Littfoothq. A huge congratulations to everyone for collecting so many pin badges #RPEnrichment

Careers Week

OPAL

Playtimes have never been so good! We have made the most of the sunshine at playtimes and our opal after school clubs! #OPALSchools

Y4 Physical Education

This week in PE our aim was to develop observational skills, listening to others and following instructions.

Y4 Physical Education

This week in PE our aim was to orientate a map and navigate around a grid. 

Y4 End of Year Class Trip

Today we had a fantastic trip to @BeWILDerwoodCHR. The children had lots of fun exploring and using all of the equipment #RPEnrichment

Y4 Physical Education

Today in PE our aim was to be able to identify, draw and follow a simple map.

Y4 Olympics Day

We had a fantastic Olympic Day in Year 4We learnt all about the history of the Olympics and as our country was Brazil  we learnt the samba #RPEnrichment #RPPE

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/13.7.24-Newsletter.pdf 

Star of the Year Awards 2024

Today we had our final celebration assembly of the year, where our Stars of the Year awards were given out. Well done to everybody nominated!

Uniform Swap Shop

We have lots of surplus uniform in our uniform swap shop. Please help yourself save money and reduce preloved uniform going into landfill

House Team of the Year

Well done House of the Year – Slytherin!  We hope you enjoyed your ice creams 

Oh What a Year 2023-24 Has Been!

Have the most wonderful Summer and we look forward to seeing you all in September!

Y4 Forest School

We had a fantastic final forest school session with @Littlefoothq. Congratulations to all the children who achieved there certificates  #RPEnrichment

Welcome Back!

What a fantastic first day back! It is wonderful having all our children in school, old and new 

Welcome Back Y4!

Welcome to Year 4! It was lovely to see all the of the children return to Roby Park with a positive attitude and looking forward to everything Year 4 has to offer  #BackToSchool #RobyPark

Rock Kidz

This Tuesday, we look forward to welcoming @RockKidzUK back to Roby Park! Children can come to school dressed as Rock Stars! See the letter attached for more details from Rock Kidz

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/5.9.24-Letter-from-Rock-Kidz.docx

Extra-curricular Clubs

Our extra-curricular clubs go live tomorrow at 8am on Parent Booking. Clubs run from 3-4pm and children should be collected via the Easton Road gate. Please make sure they have trainers with them in a bag, if needed. There will be no clubs on: 12.9.24, 2.10.24, 9.10.24

Sun Safety

Today is going to be a hot one! Please leave jumpers and cardigans at home. Thank you

Young Voices Concert – 24th February 2025

We’re so excited to be a part of @YVconcerts performing at Manchester’s Co-op Arena in February 2025. If your child is in Y3-6 and would like to participate, check out the letter below.

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/6.9.24-Young-Voices.docx

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNews

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Rock Kidz

We can’t wait to see all of our rock stars today! Children will enjoy a powerful message from @RockKidzUK about perseverance, aspirations and reaching for their goals.

Y4 Rock Kidz

Year 4 had a fantastic session with @RockKidzUK. We dressed as rock stars, head banged and learnt all about having a positive mindset! #RPEnrichment #RPPSHE

Effective Communication

Please make sure you have downloaded and interact on the Class Charts Parent App to keep up to date with letters, newsletters and updates. Physical letters are not sent home. Don’t miss out on all of the incredible things that happen at Roby Park…

Reception 2025 Applications

It is time to apply for your child’s Reception place. Deadline – 15th January 2025. Being in our Nursery does not guarantee you a place in our Reception so be sure to get your applications in on time.

Link to school admission webpages:  https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/education-and-schools/school-admissions/apply-primary-school-september-2025/apply-primary-school 

Link to application portal: https://parentportal.knowsley.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/parents/admissions

Junior Dukes Workshops

We’re looking forward to welcoming parents & carers to our @JuniorDukeAward workshops. All workshops start at 9am and parents/carers will be working alongside their child to decide what challenges they will complete over the next academic year.

Y4 Physical Education

In PE our aim was to explore how to move with the ball towards goal within the rules. 

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNews

https://robyparkprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/13.9.24-Newsletter.pdf

Stars of the Week

OPAL Hay Bales

Our new hay bales are going to be extremely popular!

Y4 Science

In our science lesson we began our investigation on how our teeth are affected by different liquids. We discussed how to ensure it’s a fair test and made predictions on what will happen. 

#RPScience

Junior Dukes Ambassador

Check out our incredible @JuniorDukeAward ambassador!

OPAL Play Afternoon

We’re looking forward to you all attending our @OPAL_CIC play afternoon 1.30-3pm today. Come and discover what play looks like at Roby Park and if you’ve been to any of OPAL play afternoons before come and explore our new additions and have fun in the sun with your child/ren.

Y4 Science

After making our predictions and soaking our eggs for three days, it was time to make our observations We began by making our initial observations and then made additional observations after brushing them for two minutes #RPScience

Y3 & Y4 Junior Dukes Workshop

Thank you to all our parents and carers who attended our first @JuniorDukeAward workshop! We look forward to seeing the children complete as many challenges as they can #RPEnrichment

Stars of the Week

Well done to all of our stars this week! 

Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNews

KS2 Digital Leaders

In our Digital Leaders club, we had great fun with our

indi robot cars! We created loops and tracks for our robots to follow. #RPComputing

Y4 Music

Today, the children learnt the importance of the kick drum and how to include it with the rest of the drum kit. The children focused on two drum beats that focused on the kick pedal.  #RPMusic

European Day of Languages

 Today we celebrate European Day of Languages 

Wellbeing Coffee Morning

Come and join us this morning 9-10am for a coffee and a pastry. Mrs Lyon will be explaining about our new Thrive Approach to Wellbeing and how it can benefit your child/ren at home and at school

Y4 European Day of Languages

To celebrate European Day of Languages we completed our @LanguageAngels_Me Presento unit.

Then we looked over the map of Spain and created our own maps. We also used our grid reference skills to locate Spanish landmarks #RPMFL #RPGeography

National Teaching Assistant Day

To all of our amazing Teaching Assistants, you are worth your weight in gold. Caring, nurturing, supportive, knowledgeable, determined, passionate. Our children are lucky to have you! Thank you!

Stars of the Week

Well done to all of our stars this week!

Newsletter

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Y4 SMART Council Assembly

In today’s smart school council assembly we discussed what we were most looking forward to in Year 4. We had a variety of answers including our school trips, new teachers and learning new things.

#RPBV #RPPSHE

Newsletter

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