St Winifred's Catholic Primary School

Year 5 started their Bikeability sessions in school yesterday. Today they will be leaving the school premises and cycling on local streets learning the rules of the road and how to keep safe, they will continue to develop these skills throughout the week and they are very excited!

A little sunshine, rain, plenty of care, and lots of Year 5 gardening club enthusiasm – our cabbages in our school garden are looking better every day!

Year 2 completed their art project on Yayoi Kusama today by drawing their clay pumpkins in their sketch books and then bringing the clay pumpkins home to keep. We think they all look incredible, well done year 2!

Last week year 2 used clay to create their own pumpkins just like Yayoi Kusama’s famous sculptures. We painted them a base colour this morning and then added the famous dots to them this afternoon

St Mary’s class celebrated Sir David’s birthday with a special trip to Forest School. We enjoyed a wonderful session outdoors, exploring the natural environment and learning about the world around us. Earlier in the week, during our Forest School session, we toasted marshmallows over the fire and enjoyed delicious hot chocolate together.

And here are the videos from our very special celebration for David Attenborough’s 100th birthday! 🎥🌍

The children loved gathering together to form a giant “100” and sing Happy Birthday this afternoon — a wonderful memory for us all. Thank you again to everyone for making the day so special with your fantastic animal outfits, enthusiasm and donations towards sponsoring an endangered animal. 💚🐾

Today we celebrated the birthday of the legendary Sir David Attenborough! 🌍🦋🐢

Throughout the day, pupils learned all about his incredible life and work, discovering how he has inspired generations to care for our planet and the amazing wildlife we share it with. From fascinating creatures to important conversations about conservation, the children loved exploring the wonders of the natural world through his stories and documentaries. 🌿✨

To finish our celebrations, the whole school gathered together on the playground to sing a big “Happy Birthday” to Sir David! 🎶🎂 It was a joyful moment filled with smiles, enthusiasm and appreciation for someone who has taught the world so much about nature.

Happy Birthday, Sir David — and thank you for inspiring us to protect our planet! 💚🌎

Another fantastic forest school session! 🌿 The children loved exploring, creating shapes, building dens, and discovering mini beasts along the way.

Tomorrow is extra special — we’ll be lighting a small fire and enjoying hot chocolate and marshmallows 🔥🍫

A huge well done to those who ran the mini marathon too — absolute superstars! ⭐🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Year 2 looked at one of Yayoi Kusama’s installations: The obliteration Room today and created their own collage art pieces in the same style

We were very fortunate in year 2 today to read a book all about Yayoi Kusama that one of our lovely pupils brought in to share. We then had fun experimenting with different ways to create dots using different mediums and techniques.