What a great day we are having in Year 3…

What a great day we are having in Year 3, such a lovely start to our term.

Year 3 are loving their visit from Leon from Chester Zoo today…

Year 3 are loving their visit from Leon from Chester Zoo today, we can’t wait until Friday! ???

Year 3 were having great fun playing ‘Habitat Kerplunk’…

Year 3 were having great fun playing ‘Habitat Kerplunk’ and learning about how habitats are important to animals.

Year 3 had such a lovely day at the zoo!

Year 3 had such a lovely day at the zoo, we will all sleep tonight!

Year 3 had a lovely poetry session with the author Tony Peek

Year 3 had a lovely poetry session with the author Tony Peek, we wrote some will alliteration poems. #StFinbarsWriters #StFinbarsReaders

100% attendance today again…

100% attendance today again, let’s see if we can get the cup this week!

Lovely questioning going on in Spanish today

Lovely questioning going on in Spanish today, well done Year 3.

#stfinbarsspanish

Year 3 having great fun in PE today

Year 3 having great fun doing stretching and gymnastics today in PE. #stfinbarsfitness

We love having some reading for pleasure time

Year 3 were having a lovely treat this afternoon for winning the attendance cup this week! We love having some reading for pleasure time.

Look out in your local Tesco when you are shopping

Look out in your local Tesco when you are shopping. Please use the little blue tokens to vote for St Finbar’s EYFS at the following Tescos, tell your family and friends!

No Pen Day

This week Tulip class took part in no pen day, the children were very excited at the thought of not picking up a pen for the whole day! We took part in lots of practical activities and had excellent discussions to evidence our learning 😁

Pope Francis

This week we have been remembering Pope Francis and reminding ourselves of his mission and his legacy.

May he rest in peace.

Science in year 4

Today, year 4 have moved in to a new science topic all about electricity. We started off looking at what electricity is and how static electricity is created. Then we investigated how we can create it ourselves to pick up salt and pepper with a ruler. You can see the fun we had in the pictures and watch the video of how we created the static electricity!

10.11.25 -RSHE- Odd Sock day

Today we launched Anti-bullying week by participating in odd sock day. We attended an assembly and Miss Summers introduced our theme for this year’s anti-bullying week, which is ‘Power for good’. Then we had fun learning the Andy and the Odd socks song called ‘Power for good’.

05.12.25 -RE- Father Silviu Visit

Today year 3 and 4 were visited by Farther Silviu to discuss the meaning of advent and how it is celebrated by Christians at this time of year. The children also asked their own questions about advent.

08.12.25 – Singing Club – Alfred Stocks Residential Home

What a lovely afternoon singing club had at Alfred Stocks. Singing Club members of Year 1, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 all came along. We sang our hearts out, we had carols, songs and actions. Some of the residents could not believe how professional we sounded! All the children got lovely treats afterwards, thanks you Alfred Stocks!

09.12.25 – Singing Club – Mersey Parks Residential Home visit.

Years 3 and 5 singing club had a great afternoon singing at Merseybeat Parks, we sang at 4 different sites to 4 different groups of people. It really got everyone in the Christmas spirit with all the carols and Christmas songs, some of residents were joining in too.

10.12.25 – Coverdale Puppets

This afternoon we had a visit from Coverdale puppets and they performed their Christmas show called ‘Angel delight’. We found it funny and enjoyed seeing all the different puppets. We even had a little boogie to some fun music and songs throughout.

11.12.25 – Father Christmas Visit 🎅

Year 3 were so excited today to have a special visit from Father Christmas. We even had the opportunity to have a sing and dance with him too! As expected everybody in year 3 is on the good list!

12.12.25 – Guitar Club Concert

This afternoon we were treated to a lovely guitar performance by our children in guitar club. It was an excellent performance. Well done to all involved.

18.12.25 – RE – Nativity Play

Phase 2, Year 1,2 and 3 had a fantastic Nativity play today. Great singing, wonderful acting and lovely narrating. Well done everyone!

17.12.25 – Music – Cornet concert

Year 3, 4 and 5 had a fantastic cornet concert getting everybody into the festive spirit. The children have worked hard across the autumn term to improve their music skills and be ready for this performance. Singing was great , the audience participated and there was excellent cornet playing. Wow, well done everyone.