Year 5

Newsletter

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Y5 OPAL Prize

Year 5 enjoyed their classopoly attendance recognition reward this week. Extra OPAL play!! #RPOPAL

Y5 Geography

This week in Geography we have been using OS Maps to look at grid references in our local area. #RPGeography

Y5 SMART Council Assembly

In today’s smart school council assembly we discussed what we were most looking forward to in Year 5. We had a variety of answers including making new friends, new teachers and improving our work.

#RPBV #RPPSHE

Y5 European Day of Languages

Yesterday we enjoyed European Day of Languages! We continued our learning about pets and then we had a go at drawing and designing our very own Flamenco dresses.

#RPSpanish

Newsletter

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Stars of the Week

Well done to all of our stars this week!

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!

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

European Day of Languages

 Today we celebrate European Day of Languages 

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

Y5 Computing

We enjoyed our Computing Day. We learnt how search engines worked, how to use specific keywords and not always trusting everything we find online. We used different search engines to research a topic and created informative posters using the facts.

#RPComputing

Y5 & Y6 Junior Duke Workshop

Thank you to all our parents and carers who were able to attend our @JuniorDukeAward meeting! It was lovely to be able to discuss which activities the children would like to complete over the year.  #RPEnrichment

Newsletter

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OPAL Golden Welly Award

Congratulations to Shea who won the Golden Welly award today for supporting others whilst they play! #RPOPAL

Stars of the Week

Well done to all of our stars this week! 

Y5 & Y6 Junior Duke Workshop

Thank you to all our parents who came to our @JuniorDukeAward Workshop yesterday! It was lovely to see you and see the children so enthusiastic about the different challenges. I can’t wait to see how you all get on! #RPEnrichment

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.

Junior Dukes Ambassador

Check out our incredible @JuniorDukeAward ambassador!

Y5 Science

In our science lessons this week we have been looking at the life cycles of mammals. We researched the gestation periods of different mammals and made some top trump cards. #RPScience

Y5 OPAL Golden Broom Award

We were very excited this week to earn the golden brush award in assembly. Keep up the great break time tidying! #RPOPAL

OPAL Hay Bales

Our new hay bales are going to be extremely popular!

Stars of the Week

Newsletter

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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.

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

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…

Y5 Rock Kidz

Year 5 had a great day with @RockKidzUK today. We rocked, sang, danced and learnt about the importance of never giving up!! #RPEnrichment #RPPSHE

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.

Newsletter

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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.

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Sun Safety

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

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

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

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Welcome Back Y5!

Welcome Back!

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

Oh What a Year 2023-24 Has Been!

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

House Team of the Year

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

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

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!

Y5 Olympic Workshops

We had a fantastic session with @educationgroup to get us ready for the @Olympics! Our class country was Mexico and we enjoyed taking part in an opening ceremony, as well as learning a traditional Mexican dance!  #RPEnrichment

Newsletter

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OPAL

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

Y5 Physical Education

This week in PE our aim was to develop fielding techniques and begin to use these under some pressure. 

Careers Week

Y5 Careers Week

We had a lovely visit from Jamie who is a nuclear safety inspector. He taught us about the chemicals used, essential protective gear and even bought some items for us to have a look at!

#RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment

Y5 Careers Week

Today we have had a visit from the lovely Rachel, who is a journalist. She discussed her personal journey towards her career, along with the positives and negatives of the job. We loved asking her questions about who she has interviewed!

#RPCareersweek

Y5 Forest School

Today we had a great session in forest school whereby we explored den building, leaf identification and practiced team building skills. 

#RPEnrichment

Y5 & Y6 Careers Week

We started the day with a visit from @LFCFoundation. We discussed the number of careers linked to football as well as how STEM can lead us into different jobs. We created mini rockets to practice our engineering skills. 

#RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment

Y5 Careers Week

Today we had a great visit from @RobertsRecycle who discussed the importance of recycling clothes and reducing the impact of fast fashion. They explained how they are a family run business and how important it is to them all.

#RPCareersweek

Y5 Careers Week

We had a fantastic session with the wonderful @KrisZadziuk, who discussed how his career as an animations director began. We loved hearing about projects he has worked on in the past and asking questions about future projects!  #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment

Y5 Careers Week

Today we enjoyed a fantastic visit from @MerseyPolice. We were able to take a seat on the motorbikes, have our fingerprints taken, did a role play with crowd support and explored some equipment used by fire arms teams.  #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment

Y5 Careers Week

We started the week with a fantastic visit from @thekdclub. We explored how to get into a career of fashion and then had a go at creating our own designs!  #RPCareersweek #RPEnrichment

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

Newsletter

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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.

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.

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

Newsletter

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Y5 Computing

Yesterday in computing, we explored how images are transferred from Mars to Earth. The children explored the impact of pixel size and journey length on a picture. They also designed a pixelated image, which they then created using a spreadsheet. #RPComputing

Y5 End of Year Class Trip @ Wirral Watersports Centre

What a fantastic day! We headed down to West Kirby to have a go at some water sports. We practiced our teamwork during sailing and tested our balance skills whilst on a giant paddle board. We also enjoyed lunch and games on the beach. #RPEnrichment

Y5 Design Technology

During DT, the children tested the stability of beam and arch bridges made from card. From this, they explored how to add stability using supports and began to create a spaghetti bridge! We can’t wait to test them out in our next lesson. #RPDT

Newsletter

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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!

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

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?

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

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.

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 

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

Newsletter

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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 Check out important information about parent @OPAL_CICplay day on @OutdoorClassDay

and sports day also #RPNews

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Y5 Bounce!

Nothing like a bouncy castle to make you smile! Year 5 enjoyed every moment of their impromptu ‘bounce’ courtesy of year 6 – their treat for working so hard during SATs #RPEnrichment

Y5 Art

The final stage of our art unit. We created shadows of our sculptures using shading techniques #RPArt

Y5 Smart Council

Being tolerant and democracy were displayed in Year 5 this morning during our @SSCCTY class assembly. We voted on the reward we would like the most if our house team won. Well done to Amellia and Thomas for hosting to meeting. #RPBV #RPPhse

Y4 Science

In science we developed our understanding of electrical components by investigating series circuits  We then drew the circuits we created using the correct symbols #RPScience

Y5 Science

The children used an energy stick to test the conductivity of a variety of materials. They also completed a fair test to see which material would be an effective insulator.

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Y5 Physical Education

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

Newsletter

 Check out our latest newsletter #RPNEWS

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Y5 Forest School

Working collaboratively and using natural resources to create a natural picture frame brought out the creativity in year 5 this week with

Y5 Art

In art this week, children were challenged to make a sculpture of a figure using only a length of wire and tin foil. After a bit of trial and error……..Success! We will now use these figures and a light source to create shadows for us to sketch. #RPArt

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.

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 Club

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

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 

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 

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

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.

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/

Cash4Kids Colour Run

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

Y5 SMART Council

Play times have been transformed beyond recognition at Roby Park recently and during our Smart Schools Council Meeting Year 5 exercised their democratic right to vote. They discussed the impact @OPAL_CICis having on our playtimes..

Y5 History

History was all about maths today! Y5 learnt : The Maya were one of the first civilisations to use the concept of zero; they counted in base 20 and they used dots and bars to represent 5s and 1s. Children then created their own number line to 20. #RPHistory

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 

Y2 Science

In science this week we have been investigating the differences between bulbs & seeds in our lessons about plants. We also started investigating what a plant needs to grow by observing the changes over time of plants in different locations.

#RPScience

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

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!

Y5 Physical Education

In PE, our aim was to use the serve with consideration of attacking principle

Y5 Computing

Year 5 displayed such creativity during computing this week. They planned, created and edited a Stop Motion animation. Here is just a very small snapshot of their hard work.

#RPComputing

Y5 St George’s Day

St George’s Day brought a visit from @PastProductions and St George himself. Through dance and drama Year 5 retold the legend of St George and the dragon. #RPHistory.

Y5 History

Year 5 discussed primary and secondary sources and examined a mystery item in history today. Was it a rattle for baby? Was it a weapon for a warrior? Could it be a torch? Could it be an air freshener? All very plausible suggestions from Year 5 #RPHistory

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…

Newsletter

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Y5 Religious Education

Our Religious Education this unit half term is Precious. Children brought something that is precious to them to discuss with the class. #RPRE

Y5 Computing

There was an air of excitement in Year 5 this week. The children were fully engaged in their @kapowprimary computing lessons that taught them how to plan, programme, debug a @bbcmicrobot for different purposes. #RPcomputing

Y5 English

Year 5 always enjoy learning outside and Thursday was no exception. We examined and discussed who these objects belonged to then made a prediction as to what our story could be about. #RPEnglish

Y5 OPAL

What a fantastic start to the new term! The focus of the day was PLAY. Children discussed the benefits and potential risks of each play area before going out and testing each area. Year 5 especially enjoyed making mud pies!

#PlanForPlay #OPALSchools #RPplay

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!

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

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.

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

Y5 Dot Art Competition

Can you spare a moment to vote for your favourite piece of Art work from Y5? Vote online for your favourite shortlisted piece in April and then the shortlisted entry from each school with the most votes wins a place in the public exhibition in June

Click on the link to vote: https://t.co/Abk3WrsoUt 

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.

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 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 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

Newsletter

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter to our fabulous school community 

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.

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

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

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

Y5 Physical Education

This week in PE our aim was to develop the volley and understand when to use it.

Newsletter

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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.

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?

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.

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

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!

Y5 Picture News

In @HelpPicture this week, we asked ‘Should mobile phones be banned in all classrooms?’ This created some valid discussion points for and against the ban. #RPPSHE

#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

Newsletter

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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

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.

Comic Relief

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

Y5 Physical Education

In PE our aim was to develop the underarm serve and understand the rules of serving

Y5 Science Week

For #BritishScienceWeek, we had a fantastic visit from @sublimescience. We experienced how air can move to produce sound, how we can defy gravity and how to make our very own sherbet ..It’s not magic, it’s science! #RPScience

Y5 Geography

Year 5 used atlases to locate countries around the world. We identified those countries that: have a high and low amounts specific natural resource and those countries that export high levels of their non-renewable natural resources. #RPGeography

Home School Association

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

Y5 Geography

Year 5 were given the task of discussing and grouping natural resources. Once completed we learned about fossil fuel, renewable and non renewable resources. #RPGeography

Y5 World Wildlife Day

On #WorldWildlifeDay2024 we focused on reusing, reducing and recycling and the damage it can cause to the environment if we are careless. Listen to our important messages written by the children.

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.

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

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. 

Newsletter

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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!

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

Y5 World Book Day

As part of our #WorldBookDay2024 activities, the fantastic @WestEndinSchool paid us a visit. Vicki taught us the story of Twelfth Night. We created different freeze frames and acted out well known scenes. #RPENGLISH #RPENRICHMENT

World Book Day

 World Book Day – this Thursday 

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 

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

Parent & Carer Feedback

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

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

Newsletter

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Y5 Science

In science this week, year 5 observed a number of chemical reactions and learnt why they are irreversible. #RPScience

Mother’s Day

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

Y5 Physical Education

Today in PE our aim was to return the ball using a forehand groundstroke under pressure

Y5 Forest School

In our Forest school session, children practised their fire lighting skills both independently and as part of a team. They needed to build a fire that lasted at least 8 minutes. There was success for one young man who managed to complete a Trucker’s Hitch for the first time

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

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

Y5 Personal Social Health & Economic Education

Today was the day! Year5 completed their awareness Fun Run. Other classes joined in and allowed Y5 to proudly share their #iwillbeabuddy message. Children have worked collaboratively, showing mutual respect for each other in organising this event #IWill

#RPPSHE

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!

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

Newsletter

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Y5 Science

This afternoon, after learning about solvents, solutes and solutions children set up an investigation to find out which clear liquid was pure water and which one was salty water. #RPScience

Y5 English

This week, year 5 have examined these items to make predictions about our new book. We then used a single picture to create a class poem. #RPEnglish

Y5 #iwillproject with LFC Foundation

Year 5 have really engaged with the #Iwill programme that has been delivered by Liverpool Foundation. They have developed a fun run to raise awareness about being a buddy not a bully. As part of this awareness, y5 have designed and created T-shirts and tote bags.

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

Y5 Dot Art Competition

Year 5s @dotartschools entries have been selected and uploaded. Watch this space for the next part of our journey. #RPART

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.

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!

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.

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!

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: 

Newsletter

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Y5 Art

Patterns planned, printing blocks created, colours chosen. It was now time to load up our rollers with paint and create our wallpaper #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.

Y5 Art

Year 5 have used William Morris’ designs as inspiration to design their own wallpaper. Firstly, we have planned and created a printing block. #RPART

Y5 Computing

In computing today Y5 learnt: how the Mars Rover transmits data; how to read and add binary numbers; how to write a message using binary numbers and how to instruct the Mars Rover to carry out investigations. #RPComputing

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.

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.

Newsletter

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Weekly Newsletter

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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

Y5 Physical Education

In PE our aim was to choose to move to space to help my team get the ball closer to the post.

Y5 Science

The children really enjoyed showcasing all of their fantastic work they had created through the WATMO project with

Y5 Science

This week in science, we have investigated air resistance by testing different materials for parachutes and water resistance by testing which shapes moved more quickly through the water. #RPSCIENCE

Y5 Physical Education

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:

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

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

Remarkable Readers

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Y5 History Trip

Year 5 had an amazing day at Liverpool’s Maritime museum. The children consolidated their knowledge on The Battle of the Atlantic. It was fantastic to hear them make connections across their learning. #RPHistory #RPEnrichment

Y5 & Y6 Book and a Brew Parent Workshop

Thank you to all of our Year 6 & @Year5RobyPark parents and carers who were able to attend ‘Book and a Brew’ It was great to be able to discuss how children view reading, how it is incorporated into the curriculum and reading for pleasure.  #RPReading #readingforpleasure

Y5 Music

This week the children have explored the sounds of different instruments and kept in time when playing them as an ensemble #RPMusic

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

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Y5 Forest School

Working collaboratively to tie knots, create art and get into a shelter. The cold certainly didn’t stop Y5 learning outside with @Littlefoothq this week. #RPForestschool