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Girls Play Great Game of Football

The year 6 girls with help from Jess in year 5 played a great game of football last night against a very strong Melling team. They eventually lost the game but played some great football. Well done to all the girls. This was a particularly great effort as we only had 7 players to choose from.

 

Maunday Mass

The juniors prepared a beautiful mass to celebrate Maunday Thursday. Fr Smith showed the children how Jesus washed the feet of his special friends.

 

World Book Day 6th March

To celebrate World Book Day children from year 5 and 6 were invited to the Crosby Civic Hall to listen to Joseph Delaney the childrens author of spooky stories. Anne Fine was also present and the children were able to ask questions about getting ideas for stories and how they develop characters and plots. We had a great time and listened to Take That on the radio in the mini bus on the way back to school.

The children all received a free book as part of the event. We were all very well behaved especially me.

 

Tag Rugby Team Have a Great Try

The boys and girls from the Tag Rugby after school club took part in the 5th annual Kew Woods Tag Rugby Competition today 5th March. They played some excellent rugby and scored a number of fantastic trys. We were all a bit cold but the rain held off for us. Unfortunately we did not win our group but were narrowly beaten 3:2 by the team that went on to the semi-finals. Here are a few pictures of us and our medals for being one of the 12 schools in Sefton who took part. Well done to all the team.

 

Blue Peter Appeal

A big thank you from all the staff for all the CDs, DVDs and computer games donated to the Blue Peter Appeal 2008. 

The target has been reached and the appeal is now finished. 

Any remaining items can be donated to any Banardo's shop.

Children from Years, 1, 2, 3 and 4 were chosen to donate some of the CDs/DVDs given to the Blue Peter Appeal 2008. 

All the money raised will help young carers in the United Kingdom.  The collection point (Lloyds TSB, Maghull) was happy to welcome all the children and were greeted by the Manager, Mr G Shuttleworth.

Day 4 Kingswood

Hello everyone we are all having a brilliant time. The weather has been quite good and it was sunny and warm yesterday. The food is good and we are all well. The activities are all really exciting and very well organised as you can see from the pictures. Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday.

 

 

Day 3

 

 

KINGSWOOD PHOTOS

 

Here you can find out the very latest important news, (the type of     information that can be found at the bottom of school bags).

Year 6 Residential To Kingswood

We shall be posting our daily diary including photographs on our website at this location. Click on each day to see what we are all up to.

All our children enjoyed their lovely Christmas Dinner

and had a special visitor serving them.

Can you guess who?

 

Carol Concert 2007

Well done to all the singers, musicians and actors who took part in this years carol concert. The church was packed as usual and this time we were treated to a special rendition of Jingle Bells by our fantastic violin group. I do hope that you have a very happy and Holy Christmas. Here are a few pictures from the concert.

Can you name our Father Christmas and Snowman?

Here are our Christmas mascots. Would you like to name them? Send your ideas into class as soon as possible.

School has Visit from Diane Brady

Diane our Police Community Support Officer visited school yesterday (Monday 3rd December). She visited each classroom starting with the reception class. She spoke to the younger children about keeping safe and always staying with your mum and dad when you go out. She gave each child two reflective stickers to put on their bag and school uniform so that they can be seen in the dark. A similar message was given to our older children. Diane then went on to talk about wearing a cycle helmet and reflective clothing or stickers. The children were told to make sure that they had working lights on their bikes to help motorists see them in the dark winter months. The children received a booklet with word searches and information about keeping safe.

Terrific Tuesday

What a great effort from the footballers in year 3 and year 4. We all went in a mini bus to play against St George's. The football was fantastic and their attitude was first class. Well done to everyone and a big thanks to our army of supporters. The way you encourage your children sets an excellent example. Thank you. Two more games have been organised for this Friday at home. I can't wait. Here are a few pictures from the evening. Well done to captains Tom and Paul.

Fantastic Football Friday

The boys in years 3 and 4 had a great game. Here are a few pictures for you.

St John Bosco named among the best 18 in the country

We were all delighted when we were informed that we were to be named as one of the best Primary Schools in the country. The schools achievements were taken over the last three years and our school was named as 18th out of all the primary schools in the country. Obviously we are all very proud but this should be shared by everyone who helps our children in all that they do. Teachers, support staff, welfare, parents and family all play an important role in preparing our children for life. I am just glad that the after school provision was not included as the number of children regularly taking part is quite astonishing. (The poor field is beginning to struggle, however, it still looks better than the New Wembley pitch). Well done to one and all for a fantastic collective achievement.

Christmas Greetings to the World

A great big thank you and well done to our children for their fantastic effort in this years Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. We collected over 120 boxes and the children were all able to take part in a special assembly that showed them how their generosity would help to put a smile on the faces of children less fortunate. For many children this will be the only gift that they have ever received in their young lives and to know that someone is thinking of them must be a great comfort. It really does help our children to understand the real message of Christmas. What a great effort well done once again.

Boys play at Liverpool Academy in Year 5 Tournament

The boys from year 5 and a boy from year 4 played in the Liverpool Academy tournament on Wednesday 14th November. They played some fantastic football and were very unlucky not to progress to the final. They were the best team there playing the quick passing game that we try to develop at St John Bosco. Unfortunately the woodwork and some amazing goalkeeping kept our attempts out of the net. All I can say is that they were brilliant and I really enjoyed watching their football. There was certainly more to watch than at an average game at Southport FC

Boys get to semi-finals in local football tournament

We were all very proud of our year 5 and year 6 football team who reached the semi-finals of the Maghull and District football tournament held today at Maghull High School. The boys were fantastic and played some of the most attractive football of the afternoon. well done boys. Here are a few pictures for you.

Well done boys you were fantastic	Here we are what a team

International Walk to School Week

Diane Brady our Community Support Officer popped into school to say hello to the children at the end of their Walk to School Week. Once again she was delighted with their effort to keep fit and healthy whilst reducing pollution and congestion. She will be visiting each class after half term to discuss a range of community issues and collect some of the children's ideas. Here she is with some of our pupils looking at the nearly empty car park.

 

Next week is International Walk to School Week and we hope to build on our very successful event that took place last year. Wednesday 3rd October is our big park away day and we hope to see the car park with lots of spaces. Good luck to everyone and remember to fill in your special diaries. Darren will be bringing some prizes for the children who walk or park away the most. Here we are with our banner.

New building work at front of school

The contractors have set up for the new building work. Please can you try to use the other paths while construction takes place. More information will follow as I receive details from the contractors. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Stephen Darby Visits

Today 19th June Stephen Darby visited our school. Stephen used to attend St John Bosco Primary School and now plays football for Liverpool. Stephen said hello to all the children and was amazed at how much the school has changed and improved since he left. Stephen will return later in the week with a signed Liverpool shirt for the summer fair which takes place on Friday 6th July after school.

 

Swimming Team Win Gala for the 4th time in a row

What an achievement - there are too many medals to count.

Our swimming team were winners in the Maghull & District Swimming Gala, beating all schools in both the small and large school groups to become the overall winners.

Well done everybody!

Year 6 Maricourt Festival Winners

Year 6 were well deserved winners of the 3rd annual Maricourt Top Link Sports Festival. The boys and girls took part in four football matches, four games of tag rugby and four hockey matches on a glorious afternoon at Maricourt High School. They really did work well in their four teams with boys and girls playing together. Mr Durham from Maricourt PE department was delighted with all the teams and congratulated the St John Bosco children on their achievement. This is the second time that our year 6 children have won the competition. Well done everyone you can have all next week off school as a reward.

 

National Walk to School week

Well done everyone from Diane (Community Support Officer)

National Walk to School Week took place this week 21st-25th May.  On Wednesday 23rd May we had our big walk, park away, car share or year 6 cycle. It was a fantastic success and the weather wasn't that great.  Diane Brady our Community Support Officer came to help the children monitor the impact.  She was delighted and said that she wished that more schools would do this.  The children are going to try to do this more often and change the way they think about getting to school.  Isabel and Luke are pictured with Diane as they monitor how we are making our school safer, healthier, improving our environment and helping to reduce Global Warming.

		Well done everyone. You have made your special walk to school day the best ever. From Diane Brady (Police Community Support Officer)

School Receives National ICT Mark

The school has very recently been awarded the National ICT Mark which is presented to schools who achieve a high standard of ICT throughout the school. At the moment about 650 school nationally out of over 26,000 hold this award. Well done to everyone. Our commitment to ICT was recently highlighted in the new Sefton ICT News magazine. (see article below)

Our school has been included in Sefton's publication of 'Connected' a schools ICT support newsletter, Spring 2007.  Below is a copy for your information.

Liverpool Echo Shield

The boys in year 6 played against Holy Rosary in the second round of the Echo Shield last night, 1st March. They really played well as a team and gave Holy Rosary a difficult game. Holy Rosary were just a bit too strong and won the game 4:1 however the goal of the match came from St John Bosco with a fantastic team effort and a great lob by John. Well done boys and thanks parents for some great and very sporting support. It really makes all the difference. Year 6 cup here we come.

OFFICIALLY OUTSTANDING

Officially Outstanding was the verdict from our team of school inspectors from Ofsted. The school was awarded the highest mark of grade 1 for all seven categories of inspection. I do hope that you received your copy of the school report and that you have read the letter from the inspectors to your children. I think they really captured all that we try to do at our school.

St John Bosco Primary School: "a very special place to be"

 

Ofsted Inspection 2007

Last week the school received a visit from two Ofsted school inspectors on Wednesday and Thursday. We are not allowed to give out their findings until their report has been validated by Ofsted. However we are all very pleased and hope that you will be too when you read the final version of their report.

 

KINGSWOOD EXPERIENCE   Year 6 have all arrived safely at Kingswood. Everybody is OK.  Food and breakfast are excellent and all the children are eating well. All the children and staff at St John Bosco hope they all have a great time.

Welcome back to all our boys and girls. We hope that you all had a lovely time at Christmas and are looking forward to the brand new school year.

 

Spring Term 2007 - What is happening in our school this term.

 

 

Thursday 4th January – return to school

 

Monday 8th January – Judo course begins for Year 5 & 6 (five week course)

- After school clubs commence

- Kingswood Final Parents Meeting – Year 6 Classroom 3.10pm

 

Wednesday 10th January – Archaeologist visit – The Romans Year 3

 

Sunday 14th January – Year 6 depart for Kingswood – 1.00pm

 

Tuesday 16th January – Archaeologist visit – The Greeks Year 5

 

Friday 19th January – Year 6 return from Kingswood – 3.30pm

 

Monday 5th February – Robot recycling performance (reduce, reuse, recycle)

 

Friday 9th February – SCHOOL CLOSED TEACHER TRAINING

 

Monday 19th February – return to school after half term

 

Other dates to be added when confirmed

 

 

 

All our children enjoyed their Christmas Dinner

and had a special visitor serving them.

Can you guess who?

Ho, ho, ho.

Top Again In Sefton

See pupil achievements at home page

Our school placed in top 10% of all schools again. See pupil achievement for more details.

National Healthy Schools Awards 2006

 

Football Cup draws for year 5 & 6 boys and girls. Go to after school clubs for details. Come on Bosco!!

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal

Once again your generosity is overwhelming. Well done children. You will bring a smile to a less fortunate child than you this Christmas. What a picture.

 

Jospice Teddies will be on sale from Monday, 11th November 2006. Large   -   £2.00 Small   -   £1.00

Last few remaining hurry

Team Theme soccer school

Phone Danny Simpson on 07783254864 for details

We have been asked to tell other schools about our School Travel Plan and how we try to improve our environment by cycling to school, learning about being a safe and responsible pedestrian and how our school council can further develop our ideas to make our school a safe healthy and environmentally better place. We will be going to Sefton's Eco Centre on 17th November with Darren Lloyd (Sefton's School Travel Plan Co-ordinator) to address the audience. See our reports and pictures in the childrens work page under year 6.

 

Year 6 Safe Cycling Training. The second group of year 6 children will be taking their training and test this week 9th October - 12th October. We hope the weather will be kind. So far so good.

 

Out of hours sport activities for Year 3 and Year 4 back to normal date, Thursday, 5th October.  CRB clearance has come through at last.  3.15 - 5.15 pm.

 

The dates for the Autumn Term class celebrations and masses are as follows

• Year 5.....Thursday October 5th at 2.30 pm (mass)
• Year 4.... Thursday October 12th at 2.30 pm (mass)
• Year 6.... Thursday October 19th at 2.30 pm (mass)
• RECEPTION WELCOME ASSEMBLY THURSDAY 19TH AT 10.00AM IN HALL
• Year 3.... Thursday November 2nd at 2.40 pm (celebration assembly)
• Year 2.... Thursday November 9th at 2.40 pm (celebration assembly)
• Year 1.... Thursday November 23rd at 2.40 pm (celebration assembly)
Reception..Thursday November 30th at 2.40 pm (celebration assembly)
• JUNIOR SCHOOL CAROL CONCERT MONDAY 11TH DECEMBER AT 7.00 PM IN CHURCH

 

Children who normally have a school dinner have been asked to bring a packed lunch on the first day back (Tuesday 5th September). Normal catering facilities will resume from Wednesday 6th September. Thank you for your co-operation.

 

 

School Building Improvements for September 2006

Latest developments include new music facilities, new foundation stage toilets, re-designed reception and year 1 classrooms including all new custom designed furniture, new class store rooms to maximise learning space in the classrooms, reception and year 1 wet play and cookery area, outside covered learning area, new classroom heating system and new height appropriate sink areas. We are also converting the old shower area into a teachers central store area and I almost forgot a lovely new playground to improve playtime activities. I do hope the children enjoy these new facilities when the return to school after their summer break.

 

Sports Day

Thank you to everyone who came to support the children during their Sports Day.  The day was very successful and all the children enjoyed themselves.

 

 

Macbeth

Year 6 gave a fantastic performance of Macbeth this week. 

Here are a few photographs of the evening.

 

 

F.A.S.T Start Right

Lyn would like to say a big thank you to all the children (mums, dads and nans) for the beautiful flowers.

 

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Cricket Update

The Ashes was retained by St Georges after a thrilling and remarkably close match. St John Bosco won the toss and elected to field. A strong team scored 165 runs which gave the home team a very difficult target. St John Bosco began very slowly finding runs difficult to come by. However after the 5th over they began to score. Unfortunately for them it was too late and a worthy 143 was not enough. The teams enjoyed cakes and the by now obligatory cherryade from a local supermarket. Congratulations to our friends at St Georges and we will see you again next year.

The Teams	The Pavilions	The Play

 

The third match played at St John Bosco on Thursday 13th July was a very close match with St Georges ending up winning by only 12 runs. The final of the Ashes series will be on Tuesday 18th July at St John Bosco School and could be a very close affair. Both teams are improving all the time and have been a joy to coach. Well done to all and good luck.

 

The second cricket match between St John Bosco and St George's was a much closer match with St George's once again winning, but by only 19 runs. The boys are all playing a much better game with concentration improving all the time.  Each player had a much stronger game and Liam had a real cracker of an over taking 2 wickets from his first two deliveries with Jack taking a fantastic catch.  Next match is at home after the sports day on Thursday, 13th July because St George's are having their summer fair on the Friday.  All support is very welcome. The match could be very close.

Well, the now famous ashes competition between St John Bosco CPS and St George's  CPS is under way. St George's won the first match with some fantastic cricket on both sides. A strong final over saw St George's take the first match.

Second Match this Friday, 7th July - Away 4.00pm

Leaving school at 3.30pm to return at about 5.00pm

 

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Didn't our swimming team to well.  They were the overall winners of the

Maghull and District Swimming Gala 2006.

They also represented Maghull in the Sefton Schools Swimming Gala

and came 4th.  Well Done!

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St John Bosco boys 0 Lydiate Primary 2

The boys just missed out in the cup final in a thrilling and well played match yesterday 28th June. The team enjoyed much of the possession and were unlucky not to score but for some fantastic keeping from the Lydiate goalie. A great solo effort at the end of each half secured the cup for our visitors. The boys should be proud of their great team spirit giving the winners their toughest match of the season. A big thanks to all the parents who supported the teams in the most sporting of ways. I really enjoyed this game. Well done boys, I know you are disappointed not to have won but you really did play well.

 

Childrens Art Exhibition this

Thursday, 29th June 2006

Your chance to view and purchase a piece of original art created by your child

in the School Hall 3.00 pm - 3.30 pm

Each framed piece costing £6.00 with 20% donated to school fund

 

Cricket rained off

Next match, Friday 30th June 2006,

at home after school

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Mufti Day this Friday (23rd June) for school Fair £1.00 per child

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Year 6 Boys win semi final cup in a hard fought match against Northway Primary School. Well done boys.

 

Final is on Wednesday, 28th June 2006

KO 4.00 pm at

St John Bosco School against Lydiate Primary