Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

Welcome

Welcome to Great Crosby Catholic Primary School website. We are a large Catholic primary school serving the parishes of Ss. Peter and Paul and St. Helen’s. Our Catholic mission underpins all we do.

Our school family works hard to provide a place were the Gospel values are lived out each and every day. We strive to create a community based on love, respect and forgiveness; a place where each individual can learn and grow in love of God and of each other.

At Great Crosby we strive to create a place of academic excellence whilst ensuring the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils is given an equally high priority. We want everyone in our school family to simply be the best they can be. We work hard together to ensure that our pupils really do ‘have life and have it to the full.’

Our termly curriculum brochures keep you informed of the themes being studied and ways in which you can support your child at home. Our weekly edition of the Wednesday Word also allows you to support your child and the family in your faith journey.

Great Crosby also has Teaching School designation and works closely in partnership with other schools in Sefton and Liverpool to share good practice and ensure that we stay at the forefront of educational development.

We are also a member of the Archdiocese of Liverpool Primary School Improvement Trust.

P A Speed

Headteacher

Mrs Speed's Video Messages

Wednesday 8th July 2020

Mrs Speed's message to parents and carers about the Y6 leavers' assemblies and restarting school in September.

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

Wednesday 8th July 2020

Mrs Speed's video for our families with messages about the learning timetable, our school feast day next Monday and inspirational people.

Sunday 14th June 2020

Wednesday 8th July 2020

Thursday 4th June 2020

Mrs Speed's video to all our families, with special messages for our Year 4 children, and the parents and carers of Reception and Nursery children who are due to join us in September.

Thursday 4th June 2020

Mrs Speed's Vimeo Channel

Thursday 4th June 2020

Mrs Speed's video for everyone with a special message to Year 6 and a challenge based on a prayer by Mother Teresa.

Monday 4th May

Mrs Speed's Vimeo Channel

Mrs Speed has recorded a message to our new Reception parents for September 2020, particularly those who haven't been able to visit our school due to the CoVid19 shutdown. There is also a tour of the school available on our Parents > Admissions page. Please click on the green button.

Videos for new Reception parents

Mrs Speed's Vimeo Channel

Mrs Speed's earlier messages from the coronavirus shutdown, starting 24th March, are on her Vimeo channel. Click on the image.

Wear A Kit For Jack Day

Friday 10th July

On Friday July 10th we are holding our annual 'Wear a kit for Jack' fundraising day. We would like our children to wear a sports kit of their choice and post a picture to our instagram page, back view or face obscured, with the tag line, 'I'm wearing my kit for Jack'.

Whether children are in school or at home, please allow them to wear a sports kit on Friday.

In 'normal' circumstances, this would have been a fun day with school activities based around sport. The children would be asked to bring a monetary donation to school for The Jack Riding Foundation. This charity was established in memory of one of our pupils, Jack Riding. Jack passed away in 2018 - playing football - a game he loved, from an undiagnosed heart condition, AVR.

This condition is easily diagnosed from a simple test costing £50. The foundation aims to raise funds to provide this test free to young sports people from the age of 16-35. Younger children can not be tested as the symptoms can only be detected from the age of 16.

Nearer the time, we would be grateful if you could make a donation, via the school SIMS Pay payment system, so more young lives can be saved. Since the foundation has been established, young sports people have been diagnosed and treated, thus enabling them to live full and healthy lives.

Thanking you in anticipation of your generosity.

This week we presented the Jack Riding Trophy for the second time. This does not necessarily mean the best, fastest, most skilful sports person but someone who has shown excellent sportsmanship. Jack was and will always be a member of our Great Crosby family. Yes, he was an amazing footballer but he was much more than that. He was a son, a brother, a nephew, a friend and a classmate. Although he wasn’t top of the class, he always tried really hard in everything he undertook. He followed rules and respected the talents of everyone in his team and that of those in the teams he played against. So it is right and fitting that we should honour his memory with an award to an amazing sports person. Jack is the boy who makes us all smile when someone says his name. Find out below, who it was presented to.

Summer 2020

Thu 9th Jul - Jack Riding Trophy

Tues 30th Jun - Monkhouse Schoolwear Suppliers

Thu 9th Jul - Jack Riding Trophy

The recipient of the second Jack Riding Trophy has shone throughout their time in Great Crosby. When other teachers were asked to describe this person, some of the words that were used were: kind, dependable, supportive, hard-working and a joy to teach and to know. Other children admire and look up to them as a positive role model and friend as well as an excellent sports person.

Their modest and unassuming attitude has enabled others in the team to develop and grow in confidence in a game they would not ordinarily have been involved in thus nurturing a love of sports in them. Jack would have admired these attributes.

The skills and extraordinary talent the recipient has shown has been a joy to watch. Their never say die attitude has turned losses into draws and draws into wins, and always with a smile.

Felicity - you are an inspiration

Thu 2nd July - GoGivers

Tues 30th Jun - Monkhouse Schoolwear Suppliers

Thu 9th Jul - Jack Riding Trophy

Attention all Go Givers! The results of the RSPCA's competition for Most Compassionate Class of 2020 are in and you are one of the three runners up! Congratulations on your success and thank you for your hard work! More news to follow... Click on the image to watch the GoGivers' video.

Tues 30th Jun - Monkhouse Schoolwear Suppliers

Mon 29th Jun - Ss Peter and Paul's Feast Day - Mrs Speed's Assembly

Monkhouse Schoolwear have re-opened their Crosby Store. Please click on the image above to visit our Uniform page, where you can find a document to help you to understand the purchasing system. Parents and carers of new children are being offered appointments which can be booked online. Parents and carers of children who will be in years 1 to 6 are encouraged to order online.

Mon 29th Jun - Ss Peter and Paul's Feast Day - Mrs Speed's Assembly

Mrs Speed's readings and messages for our patron saints' feast day. In school we would usually have a celebration Mass and some party activities, so if you are at home, please try to have a treat!

Mon 29th Jun - Ss Peter and Paul's Feast Day - Fr John's Message

Mon 29th Jun - Ss Peter and Paul's Feast Day - Mrs Speed's Assembly

Mon 29th Jun - Ss Peter and Paul's Feast Day - Fr John's Message

Please watch Fr John leading assembly on the feast day of our school patron saints - Peter and Paul.

Please click on the green button for more activities.

Ss Peter and Paul's Day Activities

Fri 19th Jun - Our school entrance changes

CAFOD National Assembly - Thu 18th Jun

Welcome back to all our children who are returning to school. We've made a number of changes to our entrances and exits. Follow the markings on the ground.

CAFOD National Assembly - Thu 18th Jun

Our school community looks forward to joining others during CAFOD’s assembly this week. Please click on the image or green button at 10am on Thursday to hear more about hope in the time of coronavirus.

CAFOD SCHOOLS TOGETHER

Tue 9th Jun - Letter from Sefton Council

CAFOD National Assembly - Thu 18th Jun

Tue 9th Jun - Letter from Sefton Council

Please take some time to read the letter from Sefton Council regarding the delaying of the wider opening of school to Nursery, Reception and Year 1 until 22nd June. Click on the image or go to Parents > Letters.

Tue 2nd Jun - Come and See

Tue 26th May - Google Arts and Culture

Tue 9th Jun - Letter from Sefton Council

All the Children > Year group pages have been updated with links to the Come and See activities for this half term on the theme of reconciliation and inter-relating. The Catholic Life of the School page has additional resources from CAFOD, Missio, Aid to the Church in Need and Synod 2020.

Tue 26th May - Google Arts and Culture

In the half-term break, why not go on a virtual holiday? There are lots of museums, art galleries, street views & rooftops all over the world to explore. You can even go into space. Y3 - can you find the Amazon rainforest? Y4 could visit the Colisseum and Pompeii. Y5 can you find some sites from Ancient Greece in Athens and beyond? Y6 could visit the Mayan city of Tikal. Use the Search, Explore and Nearby functions.

Letter from Sefton Council

Tue 26th May - Google Arts and Culture

Please take some time to read the letter from Sefton Council, recommending that schools start to open on 15th June for Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. Further information will be given when a safe plan has been drawn up and agreed.

Fri 22nd May - Jospice Press Release

Mon 18th May - Year 1's Get Back Up Again Dance

Jospice have released a message of thanks to the schools - Great Crosby, Sacred Heart, Ursuline and St Edmund's and St Thomas', who have been raising money for both Jospice and Aintree University Hospitals Trust through a variety of events. Click on the Jospice logo to read it.

Mon 18th May - Year 1's Get Back Up Again Dance

The Year 1s in school had great fun learning a dance to 'Get Back Up Again' from the film Trolls.

Thu 15th May - CoVid19 Wellbeing

Mon 18th May - Year 1's Get Back Up Again Dance

Thu 15th May - CoVid19 Wellbeing

If your child has any worries or concerns about CoVid19, remember our website has a Learning Mentor Advice & Wellbeing page with eBooks & articles recommended by Mrs Solkin. Look in the 'Parents' tab.

Tue 12th May - White Rose Maths

Thu 15th May - CoVid19 Wellbeing

From this week, White Rose Maths worksheets and answers, for Years 1 - 6 are on our website, rather than the White Rose website. The videos and previous week's materials are still on their website. Please look at your child's yeargroup page, Children > Year__ where you fill be able to download them. The school has a subscription, so parents do not need to subscribe. We will upload each week's materials as they become available. Next week's should be there on Friday. We also recommend the NCETM video lessons, which also have links on the yeargroup pages. Mr Cannell was involved in planning and recording weeks 3 and 4 for Upper Key Stage 2 (Y5/Y6).

Mon 11th May - Come and See

Tue 12th May - White Rose Maths

Mon 11th May - Come and See

The Archdiocese of Liverpool has provided work from the Come and See Religious Education programme which is taught in all Catholic schools in. There is a general guide to the learning opportunities that your child may have come across in school and have only suggested and selected a small amount of the programme. The activities aim to keep Religious Education practical and fun. They are in Year groups however, there is no harm in completing other year group work as this will help your child to remember and strengthen their learning. Please look at the Children > Year__ page for your child. There are additional resources on our 'Catholic Life of the School' page for family prayers and CAFOD home learning projects.

Catholic Life of the School

Tue 5th May - Coronavirus in Words and Pictures Booklets.

Our Speech and Language therapist has recommended some booklets to help children to understand the Covid 19 crisis through words and pictures. Click on the image to visit our SEND page.

Mon 4th May - School Health Team

Tue 5th May - Coronavirus in Words and Pictures Booklets.

Our school nurses have been in touch to

remind us that the School Health Team are still available to offer support and advice ,to parents and carers, if you have any health concerns regarding your child.

The School Health Team is part of the 0-19 Team which includes health visitors, nursery nurses, school nurses, community staff nurses and clinical support workers.. There is a duty practitioner available Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) 9am to 5pm. They can be contacted on: 0151 247 6354. If they are unavailable, please leave a message including your child’s name, date of birth, school attended and your contact number and someone will return your call. Alternatively, you can email the team email address on: nwbh.princestreet0-19@nhs.net Click on the image to read and download the full letter.

Fri 1st May - VE Day Preparations

Tue 5th May - Coronavirus in Words and Pictures Booklets.

Fri 1st May - VE Day Preparations

We have a new page to help you to prepare for next Friday's VE Day 75th anniversary. Here you will find several ways to learn about the end of World War Two on Victory in Europe Day and ideas to help you commemorate it in your families. Click on the image above.

Fri 1st May - Learn a song

Tue 28th Apr - Sacred Heart 2.6 Challenge

Fri 1st May - VE Day Preparations

The teachers in each year group from Reception to Year 6 have chosen a song / poem that they would like the children to learn for when we return and are all able to celebrate together. You can find them on the year group pages, with the heading 'Learning a song for when we return' under the Children tab. There are external links to videos on YouTube and lyrics. Please take care when access them.

Tue 28th Apr - Wednesday Word

Tue 28th Apr - Sacred Heart 2.6 Challenge

The Primary School Wednesday Word is an outreach which shares Sunday's Gospel with all school families, in a unique way.

Each family usually receives the weekly handout consisting of high-quality Sunday Gospel leaflets and booklets. This is a weekly Gospel 'gift' from the school to the child to take home, which then becomes a 'gift' from the child to the whole family.

While schools are closed, The Wednesday Word are offering free-of-charge 'online' editions until things return to normal.

Click on the image above and then click on the same logo on the page you are taken to, to read the latest edition.

Tue 28th Apr - Sacred Heart 2.6 Challenge

With the London Marathon postponed due to the coronavirus crisis, sports stars answered the call to take part in the 2.6 challenge. Raising money for the charities missing out as a result of the race being off, various big names stepped up to take on doing 2.6 or 26 of anything. Sacred Heart have asked us to join with them in calling for pupils, teachers, parents and friends of the schools' communities to raise funds for Jospice and Aintree Hospital Trust. For example, one can run or walk 2.6 miles, 2.6km or for 26 minutes, you may even juggle, dance or even hula hoop for 2.6 minutes. Actually any activity following social distancing rules and raise funds to support our charities.
Please submit any funds raised to
Barclays Bank: subject ‘2.6 challenge’
Sort Code 201084
Account Number 40369632
Please send any pictures to
admin.sacredhearthigh@schools.sefton.gov.uk and Instagram great.crosby.catholic.primary

Mon 27th Apr - Message from Fr John

Thu 23rd Apr - Shakespeare's Birthday

Fr John has recorded a special message for all the children in the parish's schools.

Thu 23rd Apr - Shakespeare's Birthday

Miss Bradley reads Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

Thu 16th Apr - Child Mind Institute

Thu 23rd Apr - Shakespeare's Birthday

Sun 12th Apr - Archbishop Malcolm's Easter Message

Mrs Harvey has recommended the Child Mind Institute's website for parents, particularly during the CoVid19 shutdown. It has articles and ideas about how to cope with children with ASD, ADHD, and many other issues surrounding mental health in children. Click on the image. There are more links on our SEND page, in the Key Information tab. Click on the green button.

SEND

Sun 12th Apr - Archbishop Malcolm's Easter Message

Sun 12th Apr - Easter Sunday at Ss Peter and Paul's

Sun 12th Apr - Archbishop Malcolm's Easter Message

Watch Archbishop Malcolm's Easter Message. Click on the image.

Sun 12th Apr - Easter Sunday at Ss Peter and Paul's

Watch Fr John celebrating Easter Sunday Mass at Ss Peter and Paul's. Click on the image.

Thu 9th Apr - Fundraising

Sun 12th Apr - Easter Sunday at Ss Peter and Paul's

Please take some time to read the letter on our Parents > Newsletter page (click on the image) about our joint fundraising for Jospice and Aintree Hospital, with Sacred Heart College, Ursuline Primary and St Edmund's and St Thomas'. Please enter the Rainbow competition & share your photos on

Twitter @GreatCrosby and Instagram great.crosby.catholic.primary

Spring 2020

Tue 7th Apr - Free Axel Scheffler Coronavirus Book

Axel Scheffler has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children, free for anyone to read on screen or print out, about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it. Published by Nosy Crow, with expert input, he book answers key questions in simple language appropriate for 5 to 9 year olds. Click on the image to visit the Nosy Crow website and to download the book.

Mon 6th Apr - Time Capsule Booklet

Tue 7th Apr - Free Axel Scheffler Coronavirus Book

You may have seen this on social media already. As we are going through this unusual time of the Covid19 lockdown, it would be an interesting keepsake, to make some notes about ourselves and our experiences, to look back on in the future. Click on the image or green button to visit our downloads page.

Time Capsule Download

Mon 6th Apr - Queenscourt Hospice

Tue 7th Apr - Free Axel Scheffler Coronavirus Book

Mon 6th Apr - Queenscourt Hospice

We think we may be able to help Queenscourt Hospice with donations of unopened toiletries. They are extending their care to Covid-19 patients. We will have a collection trolley on the gate 8.30am until 9am and 3pm to 3.30pm each day, if you want to drop anything off whilst passing on your daily walk. They would be most grateful . Thank you.

Sun 5th Apr - Palm Sunday Mass

Fri 3rd Apr - Alder Hey Coronavirus Advice

Mon 6th Apr - Queenscourt Hospice

Palm Sunday Mass will again be live streamed from Ss Peter and Paul's at 10.30am. Click on the image above.

Fri 3rd Apr - Alder Hey Coronavirus Advice

Alder Hey Hospital has made this video as it can be difficult to find the words to explain coronavirus to young children. This useful guide helps, answering some of the most frequently asked questions.

Click on the image.

There is more advice on Mrs Solkin's Learning Mentor and Wellbeing page. Click on the green button.

Learning Mentor and Wellbeing

Thu 2nd Apr - Holy Week Preparations

Fri 3rd Apr - Alder Hey Coronavirus Advice

Take a look at our Catholic Life of the School page. Fr John has recorded a special Holy Week message for the school. We are uploading reading, activities and songs so you can celebrate Holy Week at home.

Wed 1st Apr - Ms Miller Reads Harry the Dirty Dog

Ms Miller reads 'Harry the Dirty Dog', her favourite book when she was a little girl. Click on the image to go to the Year 3 page.

Tue 31st Mar - Instagram

Wed 1st Apr - Ms Miller Reads Harry the Dirty Dog

Mrs Speed has set up a school Instagram account. She will upload daily quotes together with images of children's activities from home and school. Remember not to include faces or names in the images you send her.

Tue 31st Mar - Twitter

Wed 1st Apr - Ms Miller Reads Harry the Dirty Dog

Sun 29th Mar - Live Stream Mass for Ss Peter and Paul's

Remember to follow our Twitter feed for helpful reminders of daily activities and school news. Click on the logo.

Sun 29th Mar - Live Stream Mass for Ss Peter and Paul's

Fri 27th Mar - SEND Update & New Learning Mentor and Wellbeing Page

Sun 29th Mar - Live Stream Mass for Ss Peter and Paul's

Father John will be celebrating Mass live from Ss Peter and Paul's on Sunday at 10.30am. It will be live on You Tube. Click on the image above. The whole Mass can be viewed again through the same link. He is also going to be recording Stations of the Cross and a Mass for the Sick.

Fri 27th Mar - SEND Update & New Learning Mentor and Wellbeing Page

We have updated our SEND page in our 'Key Information' menu or click on the image above.with some resources from NW SEND Regional Network and The Sensory Project. We also have a video with images & Makaton to help to explain Coronavirus.

Mrs Solkin, our Learning Mentor, now has her own Advice and Wellbeing page on our website. You can find it in our 'Parents' menu. So far, we have good advice on helping anxious children from 'Hey Sigmund', Liverpool CAMHS and Action for Happiness's ways to stay mentally healthy. Click on the green button.

Learning Mentor Advice and Wellbeing

Fri 27th Mar - Merseyside Police Letters to Residents

Fri 27th Mar - SEND Update & New Learning Mentor and Wellbeing Page

Merseyside Police have issued two leaflets to help residents avoid scams and fraud during the current Covid - 19 pandemic. We have uploaded them to our newsletters page.

Fri 27th Mar - Y5 and Y6 Time Table Rock Stars Challenge

Y5 & Y6 have been challenged by Everton Free School in a Times Table Rock Stars 'Top of the Rocks' with Bedford Primary Blackmoor Park Juniors Linacre Primary Our Lady of Lourdes, Plantation Primary & St Gabriel's CE Primary, Huyton . Come on Y5 & Y6, the opposition is good, we can be better.

Thu 26th Mar - Star of the Week

Fri 27th Mar - Y5 and Y6 Time Table Rock Stars Challenge

On Thursdays we usually have our Star of the Week celebration. If you would like to award 'Star of the Week' certificates in your house, click on the image above for a link to our downloads.

Wed 25th Mar - Prayers

Fri 27th Mar - Y5 and Y6 Time Table Rock Stars Challenge

Mon 23rd Mar - Sefton Council

Thank you for joining with Pope Francis's wish for us all to say the Lord's Prayer at midday. Mrs Speed has asked us to remember to pray every day. If you need some ideas, download the 'Children and Spirituality' leaflet by clicking on the image above.

Mon 23rd Mar - Sefton Council

Please take some time to read the letter from Sefton Council, about the support for children of key workers and vulnerable children, on our newsletter page (click on the image or button).

Sefton Council Letter

Mon 23rd Mar - Home Learning

Mon 23rd Mar - Sefton Council

Mon 23rd Mar - Home Learning

On our Favourite Websites and Home Learning page, we have added links to 'PE with Joe', 'I See Maths' and 'Super Sentence Stackers', which are daily videos for PE, maths and story writing.

Thu 19th Mar - Home Learning

Mon 23rd Mar - Sefton Council

Mon 23rd Mar - Home Learning

We are adding home learning resources to the website for parents and carers to use with their children. You will find links to them on the Children > Favourite Websites page, which has links to Purple Mash, Mangahigh, Times Table Rock Stars, White Rose Maths, Classroom Secrets, and Twinkl. There are and will be additional resources on the Children > Year Group pages, including a set of weekly themed activities called 'Learning Projects'. These will be added to as time goes on. Children will also be bringing home work packs on Friday 20th March. Please read Mrs Speed's letter by clicking on the green button.

Find out more

Wed 18th Mar - COVID-19

Mon 16th Mar - Sing Up Day 2020

Dear Parents/Carers,

As we are bombarded with information on the TV and social media, Mrs Speed has written a letter to reiterate the school’s position on COVID-19.

Click on the green button for a link to the letter.

Mrs Speed's Letter

Mon 16th Mar - Sing Up Day 2020

Once again, our Y5 and Y6 choir took part in the worldwide Sing Up Day, singing the song, "There's a Power in the Music".

Mon 16th Mar - Odd Socks Day

Mon 16th Mar - Sing Up Day 2020

Wed 11th Mar - Change 4 Life Packed Lunch Ideas

Well done to all the children & staff who wore odd socks today to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.

Down's Syndrome Association

Wed 11th Mar - Change 4 Life Packed Lunch Ideas

Click on the image for some ideas to help you and your children stay healthy. Great tips on school lunch boxes, meal plans for at home and ideas on how to stay active.

Wed 11th Mar - Visit by Margaret Mizen MBE

Wed 11th Mar - Change 4 Life Packed Lunch Ideas

Wed 11th Mar - Visit by Margaret Mizen MBE

We were honoured to welcome Margaret and Barry Mizen, parents of Jimmy, who was tragically killed in 2008. They spoke to Y6 about the importance of forgiveness, peace and hope in our daily lives. They gave us a Peace Bear to help us to remember. The Mizen family are true inspirations and role models on how to live with God at the centre of our hearts. We thank them very much and will keep them in our prayers.

The Forgiveness Project

Mon 9th Mar - Conquerlife

Wed 11th Mar - Change 4 Life Packed Lunch Ideas

Wed 11th Mar - Visit by Margaret Mizen MBE

Sharon and Paul from Conquerlife provided a 'Stay Safe' workshop for Y6. The children learnt a lot about how to keep themselves safe whilst out and about. It was an interesting and engaging program.

Stay Safe Project

Thu 5th Mar - World Book Day

Thu 27th Feb - Public Health England travel advice for schools

Wed 4th Mar - Crosby Cluster Schools 500 Words Competition

The children have immersed themselves in reading on World Book Day. There have been some fantastic book reviews across the school! Well done children!! Thank you to our visitors from Sacred Heart who came to help.

Wed 4th Mar - Crosby Cluster Schools 500 Words Competition

Thu 27th Feb - Public Health England travel advice for schools

Wed 4th Mar - Crosby Cluster Schools 500 Words Competition

We're very proud to have a Y4 finalist and Y2 overall winner in the Crosby Schools CAPITAL Cluster 500 Words story competition. The theme for this year was 'Animals'.

Read the Y2 winning story

Thu 27th Feb - Public Health England travel advice for schools

Please click on the green button below to read the letter from the government if you travelled abroad during half term.

Government Travel Advice

Wed 26th Feb - Ash Wednesday

Tue 11th Feb - Safer Schools App

Thu 27th Feb - Public Health England travel advice for schools

Well done & thanks Y5 for leading our Ash Wednesday liturgy with readings, John Burland songs, a dance, distributing ashes & sharing the CAFOD film "What's your goal?" We'll be fundraising throughout Lent, esp on our Market Day 3rd Apr.

Watch the CAFOD film

Fri 14th Feb - Stand Together

Tue 11th Feb - Safer Schools App

Our display to show how we will stand together against prejudice and hatred in our world is now complete. This followed on from our work to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

Tue 11th Feb - Safer Schools App

Today, Safer Internet Day, we are delighted to be able to launch our new Safer Schools App, which will help parents, carers, pupils and staff to stay up-to-date with online safety and safeguarding issues. It can downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play. All parents/carers will receive a letter/email with the relevant code. There will be a PowerPoint to watch at parents evenings or it can be viewed on our Parents > Information Presentations page. Click on the image above.

Tues 11th Feb - Safer Internet Day

Fri 7th Feb - World Book Day Challenge

Thank you to our Y5 & Y6 children who began Safer Internet Day 2020 by presenting assemblies on the theme of 'Exploring identity online'. The KS1 & KS2 children's responses showed a good understanding why we need to keep our personal information private. During the week classes will be exploring online safety. The PowerPoints and activities for families can be downloaded by clicking on the green button.

Safer Internet Day 2020

Fri 7th Feb - World Book Day Challenge

World Book Day is on 5th March 2020 and this year we are taking part in the Everton in the Community reading challenge - the challenge of reading 14 books in a month. Letters have has been out to all pupils, so please check their book wallets.

Click on the green button more more information and the recommended book list.

There will be no requirement for dressing up on World Book Day.

Find out more

Thu 6th Feb

Fri 7th Feb - World Book Day Challenge

Thu 30th Jan - Temporary School Office

Key Stage 2 children enjoyed a fabulous afternoon with the BBC Bitesize Team. The Year 5s took part in some exciting user testing work. They had to give their opinions on a couple of newly designed online French activities. The BBC Team also delivered an interesting presentation about their work at Media City, Manchester. The children discovered which subjects may be useful to them if they decide to work for the BBC one day! Merci Madame Edwards et merci BBC! It was all magnifique!

Thu 30th Jan - Temporary School Office

During the ongoing building work, our school office will move. It will be inside the door used to access the hall. There will be limited space outside the office, so if possible, please ring or email the school instead of coming in person. Please help to minimise congestion at the office by remembering items like lunches, instruments and PE kits. Please click the green button for more details, including arrangements for after school clubs.

Find out more

Mon 27th Jan - Holocaust Memorial Day

Thu 30th Jan - Temporary School Office

Mon 27th Jan - Holocaust Memorial Day

This morning, KS2 had an assembly about Holocaust Memorial Day and we will now create a Stand Together display as a reminder of the power we have to challenge prejudice and hatred in our world.

Tues 14th Jan - Recycling Club News

Thu 30th Jan - Temporary School Office

Mon 27th Jan - Holocaust Memorial Day

In Great Crosby's Recycling Club, we are doing several activities to help the environment.

As a starter we have been given a generous donation from Sacred Heart Catholic College- a metal whale. We are filling this whale with empty non-recyclable plastic bottles. We are also hanging painted jellyfish on the whale that are also made out of plastic bottles. Once the whale is full we will be floating it on a lake.

Next, we have been filling plastic milk bottles to make eco-bricks. We have been building plant pots and chairs out of these for our peace garden, which is environmentally friendly.

Secondly, we are collecting Christmas cards to recycle them. By recycling them, we are going to make Christmas tags out of them for later this year.

Live Simply

Things we are doing to ‘Live Simply’.

Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:

As we begin 2020, we continue our journey to live simply and look after our beautiful world, as Pope Francis has asked us to.

We continue to make simple changes in our school life:

· ensure we recycle paper

· switch off lights when not in use

· use reusable plastic to carry our lunch

· reuse single-use plastic bottles to make and store

· walk/cycle/scoot to school more often

· no longer using single-use plastic for jelly/ fruit in the kitchen

· letters home are electronic, where possible

· one paper-free day per term

We are working towards being zero-heroes for the environment.

Can you as families do any of the above? Or more?

Let us know any good ideas via admin.greatcrosby@schools.sefton.gov.uk

Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:

Creator God,

Your world is a wonderful and beautiful place, full of variety, full of wonder, full of life.

Teach us to care for the Earth and help us to build a world that is filled with your goodness.

Amen

Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:

Autumn 2019

Fri 20th Dec - Happy Christmas

In our liturgical services this morning, we had some special visitors.

We wish all our families and friends a peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The children return to school at 8.55am on Tuesday 7th January 2020.

Sun 24th Nov - Christmas Fayre

Fri 20th Dec - Happy Christmas

A huge thank you to everyone who has helped to make our Christmas Fayre such a fabulous, fun afternoon. Thank you for coming to support our children. An amazing £4,700 was raised.

Fri 22nd Nov - Amazon Smile

Calling all Christmas shoppers!
Have you registered on Amazon Smile yet?

Amazon will now donate 0.5% of your purchase cost to a charity of your choice. It costs you nothing. Great Crosby PTA is now registered so you can donate to the school as you spend on Amazon!

To register just go to smile.amazon.co.uk and search for us on the charity list by our name or charity number: 1143850. It takes a few seconds to set up.

Thank you for all of your support.

Amazon Smile

Fri 8th Nov - Aldi Stickers

Fri 22nd Nov - Amazon Smile

Thank you to everyone who sent in Kit for Schools stickers from Aldi. We have filled two posters completely, so we should receive two sports kits and we have two chances to win the £20,000 prize.

Wed 23rd Oct - Open Day

Mon 14th Oct - Black History Month

We have Reception places available for September 2020. On Wed 23rd Oct, we have an Open Day with tours of the school starting at 9.30am, 10.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Please ring 0151 924 8661 to book a place. See our Admissions page for details of how to apply for primary school places.

Admissions

Mon 14th Oct - Black History Month

Today's assembly was about Black History Month. The children were given an insight into the contributions to history and our daily lives of inspirational figures including Rosa Parks, Mary Seacole, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Lewis Hamilton, Usain Bolt, Diane Abbott and the Williams sisters. Black History Month has been celebrated each October in the UK for nearly 40 years, to help to broaden everybody's knowledge of Black History.

Find out more: CBBC Newsround

Fri 11th Oct - Presentations

Mon 14th Oct - Black History Month

Fri 11th Oct - Presentations

We have a new page in our Parents section where you can view the slides from recent presentations to parents at information meetings. Look in our Parents tab for 'Information Presentations'.

Premier Fantasy League

Fri 27th Sept - Macmillan Coffee Morning

Fri 11th Oct - Presentations

Our 2019-20 league starts on Saturday 19th October. Details are in the letter emailed out on Friday 11th October, which is on our newsletters page. You can click on the button below. Click on the image to sign up or login to set up your team then follow the instructions in the letter to join our league. .

Great Crosby League Information

Fri 4th Oct - Foodbank Collection

Fri 27th Sept - Macmillan Coffee Morning

Thank you to everyone who sent in a donation for the foodbank today. We had a tremendous response.

Fri 27th Sept - Macmillan Coffee Morning

Thank you to everyone who came to our Macmillan Coffee Morning and for all the donations. Thanks also to our marvellous PTA for all their work and staff.