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March 2023
Tue 21 Mar 2023The last month at Everton Primary School has seen more learning through experience, something we always want the children to do in order to make their learning come to life.
On Wednesday 22nd February, Girlguiding celebrated World Thinking Day. This is an important celebration within Girlguiding in which members explore international friendship and Girlguiding across the world. To mark the occasion we encouraged all members of Girlguiding (Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Leaders etc.) to wear their Girlguiding uniform to school. At Everton Primary School, we were very fortunate to have Miss Scott, Leader of the 1st Ranskill Brownies, to organise and take the lead on World Thinking Day.
In the first Schools’ Swimming Gala since the covid-19 pandemic, Everton Primary School finished in second place with some amazing performances from every child that took part! The children were extremely pleased with both the medals that they earned and trophy that now sits proudly in our school foyer.
As a school, on 2nd March, we celebrated World Book Day. World Book Day is about promoting reading for pleasure and offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success - more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. Our children (and staff) dressed as different characters to really get into the spirit of things. In addition to this we welcomed the ‘West End in Schools - Bringing Books to Life’ production company. They showed us how to use our imagination in dance to depict the books that we read. The children loved being performers, using actions to perform the retelling of the story of ‘The Enormous Crocodile’.
Everton Primary School is a lovely village school with a very capable, kind and caring staff. If you, or anyone you know, have preschool or primary aged children and would like to make visit to look around our school with a view to attending, we currently have a space in each of our Nursery, Reception, Year 4 and Year 5 age groups.
Best Wishes,
Andrew Green
Headteacher
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February 2023
Mon 20 Feb 2023February has been a wellbeing-filled month for the children of Everton Primary School. As a school we took part in ‘Child Mental Health Week’. Over the course this week each of our assemblies, as well as learning in classes, revolved around ways in which our children can look after their own and others’ mental wellbeing. On Wednesday 8th February the whole school congregated on the playground after assembly at the end of the day and were given bubbles to blow. The children were encouraged to visualise watching their worries and negative feelings float away in a really visual way. The bubbles were kindly donated by local children’s mental health charity ‘Help me, I’m fine’.
On Tuesday 7th February, which linked in very well with our ‘Child Mental Health Week’ plans, we focused our attentions on ‘Safer Internet Day’. This year’s theme was “Want to talk about it?”, so lessons revolved around how the children can keep themselves safe by communicating what they are doing and anything that upsets them whilst they are online.
In other news, it was lovely to welcome four of our governors - Mrs Crowe, Mrs Mallinson, Mrs Preece and Mrs Hughes - into school this month. They visited our classrooms and observed the children in their learning environments during science lessons. Our governors were very impressed as they watched the children being scientists and gaining new knowledge about habitats, floating and sinking, switches, electricity and circuits.As we are part of the Club Doncaster Foundation, Doncaster Rovers player Ben Close came to Everton Primary School to take part in an After-school Club session with our children. Fast forward to 10.09 minutes in to watch our children within 'The Red and White Show (episode 15)' online podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVuwJBtIVHM&list=PLRji9TMO1WkGJ7VTxduwbdHxCO3g3LLQC&index=16In big and exciting news, as a school we have decided to undertake a large project which we believe will be of benefit to both our current and future children at Everton Primary School. Alongside our governors and PTA, we have decided to focus our attentions towards creating a new building by the side of the current Log Cabin. The building will be of a similar size to our Log Cabin, but will be used as an extra learning environment which can be separated in half to be used as two ‘breakout’ rooms. Therefore, the PTA have kindly started a ‘Go Fund Me’ page. This page is to enable us to work our way towards our target of £50,000 to put towards this building.
The monies raised from PTA events throughout the year will continue to go towards immediate projects, for example, the purchase of music equipment and the current playground renovations which have happened and are happening this academic year, but from now on a percentage of monies made will also go towards this long-term building project.
We want to say a huge thank you to anyone who can financially contribute or can share this fundraiser with friends or family. You are investing in the next generation's education, which is invaluable.
For further information on this project please follow the ‘Go Fund Me’ page link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/everton-primary-school-building-projectEverton Primary School is a lovely village school with a very capable, kind and caring staff. If you, or anyone you know, have preschool or primary aged children and would like to make visit to look around our school with a view to attending, we currently have a space in each of our Nursery, Reception, Year 4 and Year 5 age groups.
Best Wishes,
Andrew Green
Headteacher
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January 2023
Fri 20 Jan 2023“Happy New Year” from everyone at Everton Primary School!
What a start we have had to 2023 already. Class 3 and our School Council have been incredibly fortunate to go on visit to the Imperial War Museum and Houses of Parliament. The children (and staff) negotiated both the train and underground being making their way to the Imperial War Museum where they were able to learn more about World War I, which they had been covering through the book ‘War Horse’ written by Michael Morpurgo. From there the children walked to the Houses of Parliament. Within the Houses of Parliament, the children were shown around by tour guides learning about the history of the building, how parliament operates and democratic representation. The children got to sit within both the House Commons and the House of Lords listening to MPs and Lords and Baronesses debating over current ‘bills’. After that the children enjoyed a workshop at the Education Centre within the Houses of Parliament where they took part in debating and passing their own laws. We were then joined by our Bassetlaw MP – Brendan Clarke-Smith – who a very good sport answering all of the children’s questions about his time in politics, and Phil Bingham from Universal Coatings based in Misterton, whose company has done a lot of the recent restoration work on the Elizabeth Tower itself and Big Ben. I must take this opportunity to thank Brendan Clarke-Smith MP, Phil Bingham, the staff at the Houses of Parliament, our own school staff and most importantly the Class 3 children and School Council members who made it such a lovely trip.
Our Class 2 children have also taken part in a school trip – a visit to the Bassetlaw Museum. Here the children in Years 3 and 4 looked at how the Roman slaves made clay pots for their masters; made their own clay pots; looked at real and replica items from the Roman times; investigated different parts of a gladiator uniform; and imitated a Roman wedding. Again, thank you to both the Bassetlaw Museum and school staff for making it such a wonderfully informative and enjoyable school visit.
Elsewhere in school Class 1 have started their ‘Pirates’ topic: exploring Blackbeard’s life as a pirate and creating WANTED Posters for him; researching maps of the UK as geographers; ‘hot-seating’ as Anne Bonny; and attending a Water Safety talk from the Canal and River Trust. Our EYFS children also took part in the Water Safety talk, whilst also focusing on Chinese New Year – the year of the rabbit – and creating lanterns; joining a Scholastic Schools Live storytelling of ‘I love Chinese New Year’ by author Eva Wong Nava; and got to taste Chinese food and learning to use chopsticks!
As I am sure you’re aware, and you have just read, Everton Primary School is a lovely village school with a very capable, kind and caring staff. If you, or anyone you know, have preschool or primary aged children and would like to make visit to look around our school with a view to attending, we currently have a space in each of our Nursery, Reception, Year 4 and Year 5 age groups.
Best Wishes for this new year,
Andrew Green
Headteacher
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December 2022
Tue 20 Dec 2022In the last month at Everton Primary School we have been preparing for Christmas! Our Foundation Stage and Class 1 children have been working really hard preparing for their ‘Boogie Woogie’ Nativity, which is taking place in the Village Hall on Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th December 2022. Alongside the Nativity plays, we are also having parents in for our Christmas Craft Afternoon on 16th December; Christmas Fair and ‘Dragon’s Den’ led by Class 3 on Monday 19th December; and our Christmas service at Holy trinity church led by Class 2 on Wednesday 2st December.
Congratulations to the Class 3 children who took part in the Bassetlaw Sports Hall Athletics Final. After qualifying first from the Elizabethan Family of Schools event, we finished a very respectable fifth in the Bassetlaw Final. Over 30 schools took part in the two events, so it is a wonderful achievement.
On Friday 9th December the 'Everton Primary School Musical Spectacular' took place at the Everton Village Hall. The showcase featured the School Choir and some of our fantastic musicians. It was fabulous for the children’s parents and members of our village to both enjoy the talents of our children.
As a school please can we offer our thanks to Tabbie Routledge who donated some old vinyl singles to the school’s PTA that we managed to sell for £110. It is this money that has funded selection boxes (and wrapping paper) for all the children at Everton Primary School this Christmas.
As I am sure you’re aware, at Everton Primary School we are very fortunate to have a lovely village school with a very capable, kind and caring staff. If you, or anyone you know, have preschool or primary aged children and would like to make visit to look around our school with a view to attending, we currently have a space in each of our Nursery, Reception, Year 4 and Year 5 age groups.
Best Wishes and Merry Christmas,
Andrew Green
Headteacher
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November 2022
Wed 16 Nov 2022Since the October half term we have been really busy in trying to make our learning ‘real’ for the children. This has meant giving the children experiences and lessons that they can experience first hand and gain ‘cultural capital’ from.
Our Class 3 (Year 5 & 6) children had a wonderful residential visit to Hagg Farm. The children experienced lovely nature walks, caving, canoeing and combat the nightline course and cooking marshmallows on a campfire. In addition to this, the children learnt about nature, rivers and how to be more independent away from home.
In the run up to Bonfire Night we were visited by the Misterton Fire Service who spoke to us about fire safety. We also discussed the history of Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot, including its religious origins and disagreements between Protestants and Catholics.
Building up to Remembrance Day, we were very fortunate to have John Millin in school for an extended assembly and to play his bagpipes as the children left school. John Millin is the son of the late Bill Millin, who fearlessly played his pipes while allied troops scrambled onto Sword Beach. Bill was a Canadian musician and was the personal piper to Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat (Commander of the British 1 Special Service Brigade at D-Day). Bill was made more infamous by the war film ‘The Longest Day’. John works really hard to keep the memory of his late father alive. Sadly, Bill died before he could see the unveiling of his statue in Normandy but his son, John, and his Grandson were invited to play. He has met many dignitaries and recently appeared on The One Show.
On Monday 14th November our children wore odd socks to signal the start of Anti-bullying Week. The children have been thinking about what bullying is, the different types of bullying, how it can make them feel and who they should speak to if they are upset.Throughout the month of November Miss Oakley has been hosting 'Starbooks' coffee mornings in school for parents and carers to learn about our phonics scheme – Unlocking Letters and Sounds, read with their children in our new library and hall, as well as complete a book reviews together. This has been enjoyed by parents, carers and staff alike.
As I am sure you’re aware, at Everton Primary School we are very fortunate to have a lovely village school with a very capable, kind and caring staff. If you, or anyone you know, have preschool or primary aged children and would like to make visit to look around our school with a view to attending, we currently have a space in each of our Nursery, Reception, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 age groups.
Finally, a reminder that our PTA have set up an Everton Primary School lottery and the first draw will be taking place on Saturday 3rd December. The link for tickets if you wish to take part is:https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/everton-primary-school
Best Wishes,
Andrew Green
Headteacher
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October 2022
Mon 31 Oct 2022In the last month the children of Everton Primary School have been incredibly busy in the lead up to Harvest. Children in our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 led our Harvest Festival Service with a range of harvest songs and role play.
The children of our School Council have decided that they would like to focus on plastic pollution and recycling this academic year. Therefore, alongside RotaKids, they have been on a litter pick around the village. They were pleasantly surprised at how little litter they could find around Everton and would like to thank the local residents and community for this. The School Council now plan on giving an assembly to the rest of school about plastic pollution and recycling to ensure that the next generations of our village maintain the same pride in it as current residents. We have also arranged for a local recycling company – Go Green – to come into school for the day to set each class tasks regarding recycling and making the world a better place.
Miss Oakley and Mrs Milburn have rolled out our new phonics scheme in school – Unlocking Letters and Sounds – and the children have taken to this extremely well. Miss Oakley is starting ‘Starbooks’ sessions after half term for parents to come into school and learn about the new phonics scheme, read with their children in our lovely new library and enjoy a coffee and biscuit while doing so. In sporting news, the school football team have continued to play well this month, winning against Misson and Beckingham Primary Schools as well as an incredible 8-8 draw with North Wheatley Primary School.
We are extremely grateful to our PTA members who continue to be a very important part of our school community. Their most recent enterprise was to set up an Everton Primary School lottery – which is now in place! It is a weekly lottery to help raise funds for Everton Primary School. 40% of tickets sold will go directly to school. Tickets for the lottery are just £1 per ticket, per week and can be paid for up front on debit card or by Direct Debit. A ticket consists of one, 6 digit number chosen randomly, or by you. With a guaranteed winner from Everton Primary School each week (prize dependent on the number of tickets sold). All tickets will also be entered into a national, Your School Lottery draw, to win a top prize of £25,000. For anyone wanting to purchase a ticket, our first draw will be on Saturday 3rdDecember and will every Saturday from this date. We hope lots of you will be willing to support. The link for tickets is:https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/everton-primary-school
Best Wishes,
Mr Andrew Green
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September 2022
Fri 02 Sep 2022Dear All,
I hope that this message finds you all well and that you have had a lovely summer. We are looking forward to welcoming all our children back and getting to know some new faces too on Thursday 1st September 2022.
Our morning and afternoon routines remain the same as the last academic year:
FSU (Nursery and reception)
Drop off: Children will enter the Office Main Entrance (Nursery gate next to the Office Entrance) at 8.30am for an 8.40am register in class. Parents may accompany their child onto the school site (to the gate) and will be met by Miss Oakley or Mrs Fisher and taken into their classroom.
Pick up: Parents may pick their children up from the area outside the Office Entrance at the end of their session: 11.45am (FS1-Nursery) and 3.15pm (FS2-Reception).
Key Stage 1 (Class 1) & Key Stage 2 (Classes 2 and 3)
Drop off: Children may enter via the gate to the main playground no sooner than 8.30am, the bell will ring at 8.40am for the children to line up and enter school. There will be a member of staff on duty from 8.30am to ensure your children’s safety.
KS1 Pick up: Parents may pick their children up from the main playground at 3.15pm.
KS2 Pick up: Parents are to wait for their children outside on the side gate drive at 3.15pm.
Uniform
- Skirt, pinafore dress, shorts or trousers (grey or black)
- Blouse, shirt or polo shirt (white or navy blue)
- Sweatshirt, cardigan or jumper (navy blue)
- Black flat sensible shoes
- In the warm weather blue gingham dresses can be worn and sandals too, but they must fit well and support the feet – no flip flops or Crocs
PE Kit
Like last year, we are very fortunate to be able to welcome Doncaster Rovers on a Wednesday and Kixx on a Friday to take specialist PE sessions. I am happy for the children to continue to come to school in their PE kit to school on Wednesday and Fridays. PE kit includes:
- T-shirt (white)
- Shorts (navy blue or black)
- Tracksuit bottoms (navy blue or black)
- Sweatshirt (navy blue or black)
- Trainers or pumps
P.E. Kit should be as plain as possible and not have any big logos on it.
Please label all items of clothing with your child’s name. Book bags and school uniform (including PE kit) can be purchased from M & S - tel. 0844 544 7972 or at mandsyourschooluniform.com. However, there is no obligation to get uniform with the school logo upon it and it is possible to get good quality ‘pre-loved’ uniform for a small cost from the school office/PTA if you would prefer.
Jewellery is not allowed in school for safety reasons, except for simple studs and watches. Watches that link to a mobile device are not allowed in school. All items must be removed for games, swimming and other physical activities by the children themselves. School cannot take responsibility for any jewellery brought into school.
Hair styles must be formal and make-up is not allowed. Please ensure your child has a water bottle daily which contains water.
Breakfast Club (before school) and Fun Club (after school)
Out-of-school and wraparound childcare can offer provision to all children. Breakfast Club is available from 7:45am daily, for all ages, charged at £3.50 per session - children are served a healthy breakfast consisting of toast, juice and cereals as well as being able to access a range of activities provided by Mrs Foster.
Fun Club is available Monday to Friday from 3:15pm - 5pm with various activities available for children to participate in with Mrs Foster. Fun club is available as a pre-book or last minute drop-in service until 4pm, charged at £3.50. We will also offer two further pick up times: 4:30 and 5pm. Charges will be a further £2.50 per half hour. Please note that if your child is collected later than 4pm, you will incur the next half hourly charge.
Clubs
Doncaster Rovers (Wednesday) and Kixx (Friday) will be running their afterschool clubs from 3.15pm – 4.15pm as they did last year.
This academic year there are going to be a variety of clubs available to your children. Details of these will be communicated to you soon by the member of staff taking them.
Communication
Communication is incredibly important, as a school we want to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Staff are available on the playground for short messages or to make a mutually convenient time to meet if necessary. Class Dojo is a really good communication tool, allowing you to message staff who can then reply as soon as they are able to. For time sensitive issues please phone the school office on 01777 817350.
Attendance
If your child is too poorly for school, please email or telephone the office. The office will ring you on the day your child is absent if you have not notified them of a reason why. The advice for Covid-19 remains the same – if your child tests positive for Covid-19/shows symptoms, then please keep them off school for three days or until they feel better.
Holidays are not permitted during term time and we cannot authorise them. Our attendance as a school was only just above the national average during the last academic so we need to show improvements this year – we do not want any of our parents to be fined.
School Dinners
School dinners are now on a three-week menu. Packed lunches need to be in line with healthy eating guidance and not contain sweets, chocolate bars and fizzy/energy drinks. Menus are updated on the school website and Class Dojo.
Staffing
Class
Teacher/s
Teaching Assistant
FSU – Reception and Nursery
Miss A Oakley (Mon-Fri)
Mrs C Fisher
Class 1
Mrs S Oldbury (Mon-Wed)
Mrs D Milburn (Wed-Fri)
Miss S Strickland
Class 2
Miss E Spencer (Mon-Fri)
Mrs T Evers
Class 3
Mr R Scott (Mon-Thurs)
Mrs E Flint (Fri)
Miss C Scott (Mon-Tues)
Mrs P Dyer (Wed-Fri)
We welcome Miss Oakley as our new FSU Lead on a full time basis. We also welcome Mrs Flint who will be teaching Class 3 on a Friday until Christmas and Miss Scott who will be a Teaching Assistant in Class 3 until Christmas also.
As a school we congratulate Mrs Milburn (Miss Bawden) on her marriage over the summer holidays and wish her and her husband all the very best future.
Building Work
Over the summer holidays we have made some changes to the school building itself. The Library has been halved and made into the staffroom creating a much wider and longer hall, and the staffroom has been ripped out and a new library created in its place. Class 1 has also been re-decorated. I will be updating Class Dojo with pictures very soon.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents/carers involved with helping the school with these changes over the summer. Particularly Mr Lee and SL2 for the building work, Mr Brennan for fitting the carpets and Mr Atkinson for his help with the paint work.
I must also thank all of you for your support during the last academic year raising funds for the new library, which will make such a positive impact on the children’s love of reading and the overall modernisation and feel within school.
We look forward to welcoming you back soon,
Kindest regards,
Mr Andrew Green
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July 2022
Tue 19 Jul 2022As we come into our final weeks of term the children of Everton Primary School take part in their ‘Transition Weeks’. This has included moving up to their next classroom and teacher or welcoming the year group below into their current classroom in preparation for the next academic year.
This month has also seen our oldest children in Year 6 go on transition days to their selected secondary schools. We were very pleased to hear about all their successes and how well they settled in, but we were also pleased to have them back for the final few weeks before they leave us and move on for real at the end of term.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Sun Inn for hosting their Pub Quiz Night this month in association with our school’s PTA. They, along with the support of the local community, helped raise money that will go towards our new library in our school.
In addition to this, our children took part in the ‘Race for Life’ event and to date, through the generosity of our parents, carers and community, we have raised exactly £1000 for this worthwhile cause. The link is still active, so if you are in a position to make a donation towards our Race for Life fundraiser then please follow this link: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/everton-primary-school-1
Everton Primary School’s Sports Day went very well in the beautiful sunshine on the Metcalfe Field, with the children being incredibly supportive of one another no matter the results. It was fabulous to see so many parents and carers join us too, with some even taking part in the parent races.
The next few weeks see our School Summer Fair on Wednesday 20th July at 3.15pm, a Year 6 trip to Perlthorpe and a Reception and Key Stage 1 trip to Austerfield. The Year 6 children will have their Leavers Service at Everton’s Holy Trinity Church on Tuesday 26th July at 1.30pm. We will miss them but they know that they will always be welcome back at Everton Primary School as members of the EverTeam.
We are not only saying ‘goodbye’ to our Year 6 children this academic year, but also to Mrs Bowers, Mrs Pickering and Miss Graseley from our staff team. They will all be missed but we thank them for all that they have done for Everton Primary School and wish them all the very best in their future endeavours.
Best Wishes,
Andrew Green
Headteacher
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June 2022
Thu 30 Jun 2022The children of Everton Primary School have spent a lot of time recently learning about our country’s history and traditions, with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee firmly in their minds. The children have created flags, crowns, outfits and written pieces as part of their learning.
Our school choir had been practising many songs in preparation for the village’s Platinum Jubilee event, where they performed with aplomb. Thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and encouragement regarding the school choir’s performance. A big thank you must also go to Miss Spencer, our Year 3 and 4 teacher, who has been running our choir throughout the academic year, and Mr Paul Sydney for coming into school and supporting the children on their journey to the Jubilee celebrations.
At school we enjoyed a ‘Platinum Jubilee Tea Party’, where parents and carers were able to come into school and enjoy light refreshments together with their children in order to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 70 years ago.
In other news, our Year 5 and 6 children went on an educational visit to ‘Safety Zone’ – taking part in indoor and outdoor activities revolving around keeping themselves safe. They also had a visit from our Water Safety visitors to help prepare them for their canal field study trip which takes place at the end of this month.
On Thursday 23rd June our Key Stage 2 children are taking part in a ‘Race for Life’ event on the Metcalfe Field. If you are in a position to make a donation towards our Race for Life fundraiser then please follow this link: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/everton-primary-school-1
Best Wishes,
Andrew Green
Headteacher
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May 2022
Mon 30 May 2022At the end of April it was lovely to see our Reception and Nursery children so animated as they designed and created shields for St George to celebrate our patron saint on 23rd April. The children were told the story of St George and the dragon and then used their shields to act it out.
The beginning of May saw our Year 3 and 4 children head to Kingswood at Dearne Valley for a residential trip. Over the three days that they were there they took part in activities such as raft building, archery, abseiling, a high ropes course, orienteering and aeroball amongst others. The children also learnt valuable social and emotional life lessons such as being away from home, independence, bravery and experiencing activities that they may not have done previously or do again.
Next saw the beginning of the Year 6 SATs Test week. Many of our Year 6 children have been at Everton Primary School since the age of 3 years and lots of our staff have watched them grow and develop into the lovely children that they are. At Everton we measure our children by so much more than test results. Our children are kind, caring and thoughtful; our children can sing, dance and take part in numerous sports; our children are clever in practical and interactive tasks; and each one of our children are special and unique in their own way. They have already passed our ‘EverTeam’ test. That being said, we are incredibly proud of how they all applied themselves during the SATs Test week and in school since. They were great role models for our Year 2 children who have now begun their SATs Tests. It is amazing to see how their young minds work as they answer questions and show their working out.
This month our Class 3 children are finally performing Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ in the Village Hall. You might wonder why we are doing ‘A Christmas Carol’ in May…well, unfortunately due to the high number of Covid-19 cases in school during the Christmas period the children were unable to perform it at that time. Therefore, they did all the hard work and preparation for the performance without actually getting the opportunity to showcase it to a live audience. From what I have seen, it should be fabulous!
Please can I take this opportunity to thank parents and members of the public that continue to support the school by offering their help, support and opportunities for the children at Everton Primary School.
Best Wishes,
Andrew Green
Headteacher