Autumn Term 2
Over the last half term, the children of XII Apostles have been learning about Catholic Social Teaching and the principles behind it. During our annual writing themed weeks, each class researched a different principle and then wrote a persuasive speech to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, informing him of some of the problems of our world and asking for his help and action. They also shared them with their parents and families.
Their speeches are powerful, persuasive and passionate, and demonstrate what wonderful citizens our children are.
Here is Year 5's persuasive speech to enjoy!
Stone Age to Iron Age workshop - Year 3 - October 2023
On Tuesday 3rd October, Year 3 enjoyed a Stone Age to Iron Age workshop with Balestra Education. The children investigated artefacts, learned lots of interesting facts, dressed up as a Stone Age person and even had a go at spear throwing. The workshop brought to life this fascinating topic for the children!
Inspirational Visitor: Bart Gee - September 2023
On Monday 11th September, we had a very special visitor called Bart Gee who came to talk about turning disability into possibility. Bart himself was born with a condition that effects his muscles and his parents were told that he would never walk.
However, he refused to give up and not only did he learn to walk, but also swim, cycle, run and complete triathlons. Today, he also plays the piano and ping pong…amongst other things!
When we face challenges or find things difficult, Bart told the children to not think it’s ‘hard’ but instead, think it’s ‘possible’. What an inspiring person and what an enjoyable afternoon!
Eco Club Update - July 2023
Wonderful news!
School Council have secured the Eco School Award for Twelve Apostles School.
The children have worked incredibly hard in leading the school in becoming more eco friendly and that hard work has certainly paid off!
We are now recycling plastic, switching off lights and whiteboards in empty classrooms and we have established a bee friendly wildlife corridor.
We are so thankful to the local company J Murphy & Sons who have agreed to build a raised pond on our school grounds for FREE! This will be done in the school holidays so that it is ready when the children return in September.
In recognition of this hard work, we have received our Eco Schools flag and certificate. Eco club will build on the work started this year.
Well done School Council!
Summer Coffee - July 2023
Thank you to all those who attended our Summer Coffee Morning, it was lovey to see so many people supporting this event. A huge thank you to the friends of Twelve Apostles who did a super job of organising the refreshments and to parents and children for buying raffle tickets. In total, Friends have raised £145 through the coffee morning and raffle.
As always, the effort and creativity shown in the summer hat parade was amazing! The standard was so high it was incredibly difficult for our school council to judge the winners.
Finally, thank you to Year 1, who sang beautifully.
Congratulations to our school council for the next academic year - July 2023
Year 1 (Freddie and Paige), Year 2 (Talia and Teddy), Year 3 (Luca, Harriet and Cara), Year 4 (Phoebe and James), Year 5 (Isaac M and Summer) and Year 6 (Jaya and Blake).
Thank you so much to all those children who nominated themselves. The manifestos and election campaigns have been so impressive. I am sure it was incredibly difficult for the children to decide who to vote for!
Southport Trip - June 2023
Year Two had a lovely day in Southport for their Geography field trip. They looked at features of the seaside like the beach, pier, promenade. They also visited the Atkinson museum and Kearney about how Southport has grown over time as a seaside town.
Enterprise projects - June 2023
On Friday 16th July, the children in Year 6 completed their Enterprise projects. This year, the children were tasked to form their own company and produce a fairground style game that they could open in school for the other children and parents to try. Year 6 worked incredibly hard on this project. Not only did each company make a profit, but the children were also able to develop their knowledge of Design Technology and different mechanisms. A big thank you to all parents who came to support and to Year 6 for all their excellent work.
Summer Fair - June 2023
This was a really successful event, the sun shone and attendance was excellent.
Thank you so much to our army of friends who worked so hard to organise this and run the stalls. Thank you all those that supported this event by coming along. It is the first Summer fair since prior to the pandemic. The total raised was: £502.69
This was the amount after the cost of prizes, food and the bouncy castle were taken out.
Sports Day - June 2023
The weather remained kind and in fact was perfect for our annual sports afternoon. The children thoroughly enjoyed this event and thank you to parents/carers that came along to encourage the children.
Well done to the overall winning house team: St Peters. The last time that they won the trophy was 2015!
Also congratulations to all our medal winners. Each class teacher awarded 1 medal to 1 child in each event. The medals were awarded for children that demonstrated excellent talent or determination and good sportsmanship. A big thank you to the friends for providing refreshments and a constant supply of drinks for the children. They raised £150 for the Friends Account.
Year 5's Tattenhall Trip - May 2023
The children in Year 5 went on their first residential trip with school to Tattenhall. They created wonderful artwork with the artist in residence and enjoyed an orienteering course, campfire and s'mores! The children were wonderfully behaved and were great ambassadors for our school.
Hamlet by Shakespeare: Altru Drama Workshops
The children in year 6 worked intensely for one day to create a performance of Hamlet. The children were given the opportunity to learn the whole plot of a play through a woosh storytelling method which engaged the whole class and gave everyone a chance to shine. The workshop gave the children a deeper understanding of the theme, characters and plot in this play.
Reception Class visit to Smithills Farm
Reception class visited Smithills Farm this week and had a fabulous time. During the trip they were able to meet and feed sheep, goats, chicks, donkeys, Guinea pigs, alpacas and llamas. They also got to see reptiles and watch cows' being milked.
KS1 Coronation party
Key Stage One had a wonderful time at their party to celebrate the King's coronation.
The Kings Coronation Celebrations
All week the children have been finding out about the coronation and our new King. They have taken part in drama and dance workshops to further enhance their knowledge.
The week ended with a coronation celebrations. Children came to school dressed in red , white and blue and enjoyed a whole host of party games and a tea party.
They made crowns and flags for the occasion, wrote poems and created portraits of the king. The older children took part in a Royal quiz.
A good time was had by all.
The Coronation King Charles III - Homework Project
We were overwhelmed with such high quality entries for this project and the imaginative ways that the children had marked this memorable, historic occasion. The school council helped to judge the winners. Well done to all the children that entered and parents/carers who have helped . All the children received a commemorative book mark and prizes were awarded to the winners and runners up.
Year 1 trip to Blackpool Zoo
Year 1 enjoyed their trip to Blackpool zoo. They looked at different types of animals as part of their science work. This helped them understand different animal groups and what food animals eat.
Choir Performance : Porridge
Well done to all of the children in the choir who performed so brilliantly in the recent production of porridge. They were absolutely fantastic and the audience were so complimentary about the standard of the performance. It truly lifted spirits and everyone left with a smile. All the children worked incredibly hard to learn all their lines and the words of the songs.
A huge thank you to Mr Rowlands and all the staff who gave up their time and helped the children prepare. It really was such a memorable occasion.
Year 3 go on the Mersey Ferry
As part of their geography topic, Year 3 visited Merseyside. Their first stop was New Brighton where they walked along the seafront then stopped to make some observations and use their knowledge of compass points to draw what they could see in different directions. Then they went to Seacombe to board the Mersey ferry over to Liverpool. When in Liverpool, the children again used their geographical skills to observe the city and coastline. Year 3 then boarded the ferry again where they sat on the outside deck to observe both sides of the River Mersey.
Year 3 Prayer & liturgy - April 2023
On Maundy Thursday, family and friends joined Year 3 for prayer and liturgy. They shared prayers, hymns and bible readings about Holy Week.
Easter Coffee Morning - April 2023
Thank you to all those who attended our Easter Coffee Morning, it was lovey to see so many people supporting this event. A huge thank you to the friends of Twelve Apostles who did a super job of organising the refreshments and to parents and children for buying raffle tickets. In total, Friends have raised £400 through the coffee morning and Slattery's Easter Egg raffle.
As always, the effort and creativity shown in the decorate an egg competition was amazing! The standard was so high it was incredibly difficult for our school council to judge the winners.
Finally, thank you to Year 5, who sang their Easter play songs beautifully.
Wishing you all a Happy Easter from the staff and children.
Writing Festival - March 2023
For the last 3 weeks, we have been celebrating writing in our annual writing festival. This year, our theme has been conservation and how we can help to look after our world. We have decided that we want to become an Eco-School and gain the Green Flag award.
Each class studied a different area of climate change and wrote letters to our school council persuading them to focus on their area.
We celebrated the superb writing and all the other work we had completed around this theme with our parents in a writing showcase.
We will have to see who has been successful and which area the school council choose!
Writing Competition - March 2023
Dear Earth…
As part of our conservation themed weeks, the children were invited to write a letter to earth to let it know we care and how we will look after it.
Mrs Marsden had a hard job choosing a winners from each key stage and the runners up. Thank you to all children that took the time to write a letter and enter the competition. Congratulations to the winners.
Martin Mere - March 2023
Year 2 enjoyed a day out at Martin Mere as part of their science work on investigating living things and their habitats
Robin Wood Activity Center - March 2023
his term, the children in Year 6 visited Robin Wood Activity center in Todmorden. During their stay, the children pushed themselves complete many different challenges whilst also being wonderful ambassadors for our school.
A big well done Year 6!
World Book Day Celebrations - March 2023
This year our world book theme centred on the theme of conservation and taking care of our planet. The children were invited to dress up on the day linked to the theme. Once again there were some excellent imaginative and creative ways of expressing this : endangered animals, costumes made from recycled materials and words linked to the theme.
Well done to all those children that took part in the reading competition and to the winners.
In the afternoon, we had a 'Big Read' where children from different classes buddied up and shared a drink, biscuit and a lovely book together!
