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Wally Cain Dance Festival
Sat 25 Jun 2016Year 1 children attended Sefton's Wally Cain Dance Festival on Thursday night. The Dance Festival lasts over 3 nights and includes many Southport Schools. The theme for this year was Children's books. Our children danced their interpretation of the book 'Way Back Home' about an alien who gets lost on earth and make friends - is lost and then found. Year 1 performed their dance for the rest of the school today in assembly. We were so proud of them. -
Wear Yellow Day
Fri 24 Jun 2016Wear Yellow Day - Raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust so the doctors and scientists can find a cure. Children came to school wearing yellow for a donation of £1 and we sold raffle tickets for a hamper donated by Sainsburys. Children took part in a range of yellow activities including bouncy hopper races in Space for Sport. We had lots of fun and raised a total of £854.22! George Keary won the raffle prize !
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Wear Yellow Day for Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Tue 21 Jun 2016Wear Yellow for the Day – Summer Term Charity Event
Cystic Fibrosis is a life shortening genetic condition that slowly destroys the lungs and the digestive system. One in 25 of us are carriers of the CF gene and if two carriers have a baby there is a 1 in 4 chance that the baby could be born with Cystic Fibrosis.
This is a very worthy cause and is one dear to our hearts as we currently have 2 children in school with Cystic Fibrosis.
We will be organising a ‘Wear Yellow’ Day on the 24th June 2016. Children will come to school wearing something yellow and will be involved in a carousel of activities including bouncy hopper races during the day for a donation of £1. Maraget Ellams came to tell us all about the Trust and the CG condition in Assembly on Monday.
We have also organised a raffle prize with donations from Sainsbury’s please look out for the opportunity to support this worthwhile cause.
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Virtual Balloon Race
Fri 17 Jun 2016This term Farnborough Road Schools, along with many other schools in the Southport Learning Partnership, is supporting Queenscourt Hospice as or nominated charity.
To help Queenscourt to celebrate their 25th Anniversary, we will be joining in with their Virtual Balloon Race to raise vital funds for the Hospice. The race will take place from the 27th of June until the 4th of July and the balloons will be launched virtually from Queenscourt Hospice. After the release, you can track your balloon every step of the way on balloon race website. A balloon costs £3 and all you have to do to join in the fun is buy one of the £3 tickets we will be selling in school from our reception.
Everything about the balloon race is real except for the balloons. Whilst real balloons are not environmentally friendly causing harm to animals and birds when they fall back to Earth, this virtual system causes zero harm to wildlife. The computerised system used to create the race includes a series of complex algorithms and modules that mimic real balloons and the balloons fly in accordance with the prevailing weather conditions locally.
The children go to our website www.queenscourt.org.uk/balloonrace, set up an account then buy a balloon using the activation code on their ticket. They can then design their own balloon choosing the shape, the thickness of the rubber, the amount of helium in the balloon. All these factors determine how high and fast the balloon will fly. The balloon can also be decorated with text, new colours or other patterns such as stars and stripes.
Once the balloons have been launched the children can follow the progress of their balloon on the computer using Queenscourt’s website
www.queenscourt.org.uk/balloonrace
First prize is an iPad Mini, Second Prize is £100 in cash and Third Prize is £50 in cash. Thank you for helping us to support this great local charity.
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Royal Garden Party
Fri 10 Jun 2016The children have had a fabulous day today celebrating Queen
Elizabeth II 's 90th Birthday. Everyone dressed up in red, white and blue and the whole school 'Royal Garden Party' with the junior school at lunchtime.
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Gardening Club
Fri 10 Jun 2016We have been busy in the school garden. We have planted peas, beans and lots of flowers for our new flower beds.