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| National Science Week - March 2013 It was true to say that Science week went off with a bang. It could be heard all around Poynton as the explosions and peals of laughter continued throughout SciTech’s visit. In addition to that, the children looked superb in their ‘mad-scientist’ outfits – thank you for dressing them for the occasion. Every child listened and watched Phillip Rose produce magical scientific experiments that astounded the children.
5 Times Stockport Schools’ Cross Country Champions An amazing accomplishment for the children of Lower Park! For the fifth year running our cross country running team won the Stockport Schools competition. It was held this year, at Moorfield School in Stockport. Over 250 children from primary schools in Stockport took part in the competition.
Kingswood - 2012 The Year 6 residential trip to Kingswood was, as usual brilliant!!! The thirty nine children took part in a whole range of activities, including fencing, archery, problem solving and abseiling. They also completed three modules of ICT where they created their own interactive computer game.
Athletics Winners and Record Breakers 23 children represented Lower Park in an athletics competition at Woodbank Park.
New Library 'Official' Opening 25th May & the dedication poem. Our new library is dedicated to Angela Hanson who died this year after a period of illness. Angela was a governor at Lower Park for over 20 years and led the buildings committee for much of that time. She saw the library being built but did not see it completed.
Below you can see Chloe reading the poem, which you can read in full here.
Cross Country - 28th March 2012 Our cross country team participated in an inter-schools event at Moorfield School. The Year 3/4 boys won their race, with George B crossing the line in first position.
World Book Day - 1st March 2012 In UKS2, the children's topic was 'Gangsta Granny' and they concentrated on characterization, dialogue and settings. CLICK HERE TO FIND MORE GANGSTAS.
In LKS2, the children immersed themselves in Dickensian stories – to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens.
Airport Visit - FS and KS1 Before the half-term holiday, FS and KS1 enjoyed a trip to the Airport Viewing Park. We enjoyed watching the planes land and exploring the on-site aircraft.
Safety and Security Advice for Year 6 Recently we were paid a visit from Poynton PCSOs Chris and Chris!
Lower Park School Pop Connection Performances at the Baptist Church One of the major musical events at Lower Park School is the Pop Connection project and 'Community Concerts' that have recently taken place. Miz Porter, from Pop Connection, taught the entire school a range of new songs over three days, and recorded a CD on the fourth day. The following week, the school put on two fabulous performances at the Baptist Church, for parents and friends to enjoy.
Talent Show and Parties - December 2011 Christmas in a school is always special and as usual it was a time for fun and celebration. Children from Foundation and Key Stage One enjoyed games and parties, whilst the older children entertained themselves and the staff by staging a Talent Show. The performances included singing, playing instruments, telling jokes, dancing and drama.  Congratulations go to Alex (centre) from Year 6 who performed an amazing techno robotic dance and walked away with the Talent Show trophy presented by headteacher, Ian Coulson. Joint second prizes went to a fabulous puppet show produced by Aaron and a stunning singing performance from Mia. 'Lego-mania' Aaron inYear 6 won a competition at Discover Lego, near Trafford Centre. This resulted in a Lego workshop for him and a group of his friends in school.
St James' School in Uganda  Gerry Hambridge visited Uganda for 5 weeks and took the 'Hands of Friendship' and the letters we wrote to the children at St James' School. With the money raised from our DT Week and Harvest Festival, she also collected toys for the nursery, bunk beds for the orphans and mosquito nets for everyone. She also bought a CD player when she got there, so that she could teach them some the Pop Connection songs!! Find out much more, read Gerry's letters from Uganda and see great photos by clicking HERE. Lower Park Pupils Collect Top AwardsTwo of the proudest pupils at Lower Park School must be Francesca in Year 2 and Ella from Year 6 after scooping two of the most prized trophies on offer. Francesca received the Caroline Corlett award, whilst Ella received the Chris Hammond trophy, in recognition of their outstanding attitude, manners and commitment to schoolwork.
Lower Park Children Get Active Year six pupils have recently enjoyed a challenging, but enjoyable three days residential course in the Peak District. Nearly forty children took part in a range of activities including ICT, quad biking, fencing, and other outdoor pursuits.  The highly successful trip was designed to promote co-operation, co-ordination and compromise - all vital skills that will continue to bond the group together during their last year at primary school. Green Club carry out a 'garden makeover' On Saturday 16th October the school Green Club along with volunteers and their gardening tools did a general tidy up around the school. One parent even turned up with the large 'Billy Goat' lawn vacuum shown below.  The Green Club's Spring tidy up meant we got everything ready for our summer planting and with the help of Mr Banks, we put up our bird boxes and bat boxes that had been made the previous year in DT week by the children. Olympic Hockey Player visits School Alex Danson, the Hockey Olympian met the children in assembly on Friday 2nd July to talk about National Sports Week.
Emily - Headteacher for the Day On Friday, the 14th May, Emily swapped places with Mr Coulson, who took her place in the classroom.
Lower Park's Green Club On Saturday 24th April 2010 parents, children and friends of the school turned out to help our Green Club with their '“Big, Green Clean Up'.
Lower Park Pupils Are Out Of This World! The school is well known for its theme days and activity weeks, and recently children at the school found themselves in the middle of yet another out of this world educational experience. Just under three hundred pupils took part in a whole week of ‘space themed’ activities finding out about the scientific and science –fiction aspects of life in space. They explored a whole range of activities including investigating the sun, moon, seasons and planets, designing moon buggies, taking part in a drama about locating an alien in outer space, and enjoying space-themed dance workshops.
A Special 'Mother's Day at school All mums are special, but mothers of children at Lower Park School were made to feel extra special this week. In a magical celebration of their mums, children in Foundation and Key Stage One started the afternoon with an assembly. This included 'what makes my mum special' poems, readings and songs that brought tears of emotion to those in the audience.
Pop Connection for the Community Children at Lower Park School have always enjoyed a rich music and performing arts tradition, but more recently embarked upon a fabulous new venture. They hosted two ‘Community Concerts’, and produced their own CD for family, friends and newly formed fans to enjoy.
Rave Reviews for the Christmas Shows The Christmas Recipe (watch a video - see link below) and Aladdin brought the house down with fabulous performances from the Lower Park children.
The Christmas Recipe was very different to any previous nativity but was bursting with colour, singing and dancing. As our headteacher Mr Coulson said after each performance, where else but at Lower Park would you find in a nativity: Irish dancing by elves, children wrapped as Christmas presents, a class dressed as birds dancing to Michael Jackson’s ‘Rockin Robin,’ children dancing as snowflakes to Bing Crosby’s ‘White Christmas’ and the audience singing along to Take That as the children were ‘stars in the sky?’ Watch the Irish Dancing - Click here to load movie clip. A Taste of France
Certainly, the children learnt much more about French culture and the language during the week. **We're Having a Ball - The Prom 2009** Always a major highlight for the Year 6 pupils before they leave Lower Park. A time to dress up in smart clothes and posh frocks and arrive at the ball in style. As in previous years luxury 'limos' pulled up outside school to drop off our well dressed pupils. Click on the picture below to see a bigger photo.  Choir Perform With 'Abba'! On Saturday 13th June our school choir took centre stage with Abba Reunion - to perform 'I Have A Dream'.
Ladybirds and Wood Lice Invade Class! Mrs Carding has been going back to nature in her class as part of the school's 'Green Project'. One side of the classroom has been taken over by all sorts of creepy crawlies and even tadpoles. Children with magnifying glasses have been keeping an eye on the progress of their new tiny classmates!
Year 5 Swimmers Make a Great Splash! On April 18th, some year 5 pupils (plus a parent) entered the Marie Curie Swimathon at Hazel Grove Swimming Pool. The team, Joseph's Jellyfish, completed an amazing 5000 metres in an incredible time of 2 hours 9 minutes with each member completing 1000 metres as a relay. In total, they all raised £435 for Marie Curie Cancer which is an amazing achievement and demonstrates the generosity of family and friends who kindly sponsored the team.
Caroline Corlett and Chris Hammond Awards We are delighted to inform you that the Spring Term Winners of these awards are Isabelle from Year 2 and Oliver from Year 6. Both children have been selected by the staff in recognition of their attitude, hard work, courtesy and friendliness.
Giddy Up - Racing at Lower Park The PTA held their first Race Night on Saturday 25th April. It was a great social event for parents and friends of Lower Park School. All proceeds will go to fund the completion of the Tyre Park for the Children's Playground refurbishment. Once the bookmakers have added up the total we'll let you know how much was raised very soon. You can find out more about the PTA here. Award Winning Pupils Two of the proudest pupils at Lower Park School must be Chris in Year 2 and Sophie from Year 6 after scooping two of the most prized trophies on offer.
Sport Award A week after receiving the OFSTED logo Lower Park has received another. This time it's the Sports Activemark Award. It means that it is acknowledged that the school continues to provide a very good level of sport provision, both in the curriculum and in extra curricular clubs.
Talent Show The winner of the Christmas talent show was Zak. He sang a wonderful song that would have impressed even the real Simon Cowell. Second was Georgia also singing and 3rd were Louis and Adam telling jokes.
Traditional Games Children in Key Stage 1 enjoyed a great afternoon playing traditional games such as marbles, jacks, hopscotch, pick-up-sticks, tiddlywinks and cat's cradle. The Lower Park Times editor remembers playing them all many many years ago when he was a schoolboy!!! Take a look at the photos on the games page.
The ‘Golden Oldies’ Are A Big Hit! To enhance their history topic, children from the Junior department were privileged to welcome some grandparents (and one mum) into school. The group of volunteers spent a morning with the children to explain what life was like in the 1940s to 1980's.
Food Glorious Food At Lower Park School School meals have always been good at Lower Park , but now pupils at the school have even more reason to look forward to dinnertime, as a new state of the art kitchen has been opened.
Summer Fair 2008 Photos Relive all the fun of the fair through a selection of photographs in our fair gallery. A Day at the Seaside Photos In the second last week of June the school playground and field became a beach.
Roman Times Lower Park School pupils in Years 3 and 4 recently had a fascinating day going back in time to the Roman era. To enhance their history topic they were taken into Manchester to meet a ‘real live’ Roman soldier.
A Massive Cheer for Our Champion Sophie, a Year 4 pupil from school, recently won the National Under 9 Individual Cheerleading Championships.
Eggs and Flowers Key Stage One and Foundation Stage put on a magnificent set of performances to tell the Easter story. Now an annual event, the 'Eggs and Flowers Service' delighted friends and family and resulted in literally hundreds of chocolate eggs being donated for less fortunate children connected with 'The Mustard tree' charity in Manchester. Patients at St Ann’s Hospice in Cheadle received numerous of cheerful bouquets of flowers donated by children from Lower Park.
World Book Week As part of this year's activities the school was lucky to be visited by children’s author, Nik Perring who ran writing workshops for the children.
Poynton Golf Club Donation We were delighted to receive a donation of £300 from Poynton Golf Club. The club conducts fundraising activities throughout the year and makes an annual donation to a school of its choice.
The donation will go towards a sound system to be used in assemblies and presentations enabling all children to hear and be heard more easily. Lower Park School ‘Star Awards’ Following a highly successful term at school the staff faced a difficult decision in order to choose the candidates for the prestigious and highly prized Caroline Corlett and Chris Hammond trophies.
Kingswood 07/08 - Year 6 Residential **Watch Video Clips and View Photos** Assault courses, fencing, quad biking, laser battles and the creation of computer simulated games sounds much better than class lessons, but the children found the activities just as challenging.  The assault course was just one of the challenging activities. Find out what else the children got up to in the Kingswood Photo Album. This year we even got videos of the assault course. (Note: you may have to download the free real media player here to play the clips). View Photo Album here Video 1 - Assault Course 1 Watch clip  (54")Video 2 - Assault Course 2 Watch clip (3'06")Video 3 - Assault Course 3 Watch clip (49")Video 4 - Assault Course 4 Watch clip (40") |
Radio 'Lower Park' - Silk 106.9 Visit Our school is to become a Silk 106.9's 'School of the Week'.
Comic Relief - March 2013 Red Nose Day was a great success with the fundraising activities some children arranged for the day. The raffle arranged by Amy J and friends was drawn in assembly with literally hundreds of tickets having been sold. The raffle raised a great £208. The bake sale arranged by Ellen J was also magnificent, the variety of cakes and biscuits was very tempting indeed.
Great news from St James Primary School and Orphan Care in the village of Nakakabala, Uganda Children from Lower Park School are thrilled to hear the latest news about the classroom that they have helped to fund in Uganda. At a special Parents' Day the new classroom, decorated with 'message bricks' bunting sent by pupils at Lower Park opened.
***CLICK HERE FOR NEW PHOTOS AND GERRY'S REPORTS*** Lower Park School Pupil Donates Birthday Money to Help St James School in Uganda! One child was even more keen to keep up to date with news from St James. Over the last eighteen months, George has been so touched by hearing about the children in the school, that he gave his birthday money towards the project. Mrs Gerry Hambridge, who set up the special relationship between Lower Park and the school, gave him a list of projects that his money could help. After some consideration, he chose to fund 'George's Den'. This is a large enclosure and home for the school hens, to ensure that the birds do not wander off and become lost. Planting in Diamond Jubilee Wood The first sapling in our new wood was planted by the eldest and youngest child in the school.
Inclusion Quality Mark "I am delighted to be able to inform you that, once again, the school has been successful in gaining the Inclusion Quality Mark. Following a thorough assessment made last term, the Assessor has concluded that we are, ".....a very inclusive school." The assessor roamed around school quizzing the children, support staff, governors and teachers, but the final report is, again, a delight to read. Our first award was in 2007, so this renewal is very pleasing". (Ian Coulson - Headteacher)
St James Orphanage Developments A classroom 'building site'. Our fundraising is helping to build a new classroom for the children at St James School, Kamuli in Uganda.
Year5/6 Mosque Visit After studying Islam in RE, all children in years 5 and 6 went to a mosque in Cheadle.
Lower Park Helps Build Ugandan Nursery Classroom Following their topic of Africa, the oldest children at Lower Park School were keen to support their link school in Uganda.
From wire bicycles and baskets, to bongos and bracelets, the range of crafts was enormous. A staggering ₤400 was raised, and Lower Park School would like to thank all pupils and parents who were so generous and supportive. Lower Park School Gymnastics Our gymnastics team returned victorious after competing against 7 local schools at Wilmslow High School. Both teams, with children aged 7 and 8 years old, represented the school magnificently, and should receive recognition for the way in which they presented themselves and performed their routines.
Lower Park Schoolchildren Lend A Hand The children in Key Stage Two made a ‘Hand of Friendship’ with a written message to be given to a child in one of the African schools. At home, they became a ‘Helping Hand’, either doing a chore or completing an activity, in return for a small monetary reward. The money raised from Year 3 and 5 children will buy items for our Chikambuso link school (click here to see photos of Chikumbuso school), whereas St James School in Uganda will benefit from the money raised by Year 4 and 6.  At a fabulous Harvest Festival Service, the children sang, acted and spoke about how they had been helping at home and about our adopted schools in Africa. Mrs Hughes and Mrs Hambridge spoke about the two schools during the service and each lady will take approximately £100.00 to each school on their next visit, together with the many messages written on the children’s ‘Helping Hands.’ Well done the children! Athletics - Stockport - Summer 2010 Our Athletics team competed in an inter-schools' event at Woodbank Park on Wednesday evening. All 24 children were a credit to Lower Park. They deserve to feel extremely proud of their efforts and teamwork. View photos below.
Emily in Year 4, leader of the 'Cool School Party', was duly elected Headteacher for 14th May. Find out more about the debate leading up to the election and the vote itself by clicking on the photo below.
Football Stars Congratulations to Ross L. who was selected to play football for Macclesfield District at Preston’s Deepdale Football Ground last week. Unfortunately, injured in the game, Ross has done very well to be selected and has enjoyed the experience.  Joe P. deserves a special mention too by being selected and signing forms for Bolton Wanderers FC’s youngest teams. After trials, 9 boys were selected and enjoyed a day at a Premiership match at the Reebok stadium too. 'We Are the Champions' - 27th May 2010 Lower Park has won the Schools’ League competition and have received a very handsome cup. On Tuesday 27th May, our ‘A’ team played at Vernon. Going into the game we were level on points and the winners of this match were to be crowned league champions and progress through to the next round of the Knockout Cup. In a well-contested match, we fought hard and our determination secured a 1-0 win!
A fantastic achievement and a huge well done to all the team for bringing the cup home to Lower Park. Congratulations to our 'A' team for their continued enthusiasm and teamwork throughout the season and for not losing a single game! Girls Receive Top Awards The last 'whole school' assembly of the term was a hugely enjoyable affair. The children heard the Easter story, and celebrated the achievements of two very special children. Laura from Year 6 received the Chris Hammond Trophy, whilst Joanna in Year 2, was presented with the Caroline Corlett Award.
World Book Day - oink oink! Nearly three hundred children and thirty staff came to school dressed as their favourite book character in recognition of World Book Day. Key Stage One and Foundation pupils took part in a range of activities, ending the day with a book themed fashion show.
Family Lunches During the last term at Lower Park, the numbers arriving for a school dinner on Wednesdays has risen enormously. Due to a new initiative, families have been invited to eat a school dinner with their child and this has proved to be highly popular.
Parent Council This is a new initiative to Lower Park. Essentially, this is a parent ‘voice’ where matters that are neither PTA nor Governors’ areas of work can be discussed and clarified. Find out what the hot topics being discussed are here. Drummer Boy Receives Talent Trophy The last Thursday of term at Lower Park was a time for celebration for the entire school. The Infants enjoyed parties, whilst the Juniors entertained themselves and the staff by staging a Talent Show. The performances included singing, playing instruments, telling jokes, dancing and drama.
Fair breaks all records During the end of term assembly, pupils were surprised as two very special children were presented with trophies in front of their proud parents. Tom from Year 6 was delighted when he received the Chris Hammond trophy, whilst the Caroline Corlett trophy was given to George from Year 2.
Christmas Fair breaks all records A great many people came along, the children provided the entertainment – and the cream on top is that the fair raised over £3,200.00 – a record for a Christmas Fair at Lower Park.
The 'Christmas' Choir Perform The school choir recently mixed with members of the local community as they sang at the leisure centre for the disabled swimmers group.
Lower Park Helps at Harvest Lower Park School children recently took part in a wonderful Harvest Festival, not only to celebrate the variety of crops that are gathered in around the world, but also to make a wonderful gift of non-perishable foods that could be donated to others. The celebration, which was extremely well attended by parents, friends and relatives, was packed with songs, drama, poetry, and videos made by the children, and introduced the school’s new Samba Band. Staff and children were keen to support the local charity, The Mustard Tree, after learning more about the work done in Manchester.
Pupils Attend Workshops at High School During Anti-Bullying Week, Year 6 children from all the Poynton Primary Schools were invited to attend workshops at Poynton High. These were initiated and led by teams from the Police Force at the High School, with officers doing follow-up activities in the Primaries with children aged 8-11.
Summer Fair 'Pulls' in the Crowd! As usual there was a wide selection of stalls ranging from face and nail painting, tombola, bran tub and hook-a-bag to coconut shy, penalty shoot-out and well wanging.
Yo-Yo Tricks in Assembly at the NED show! At a recent assembly children were treated to the NED Show. The performance was all about yo-yos and magic and the patience and determination children (and adults) need to have to master these skills. The motto is Never Give Up (focus, persistence) Encourage Others (kindness, shared learning) Do Your Best (diligence, excellence).
Year 6 Visit the Hollies Ever since the Hollies Pre-School started to be constructed the Year 6 children have watched the progress through their classroom windows. Once it opened they were keen to have a look inside and Mrs Gallagher and Mrs Chadwick arranged a visit where they were able to meet and play with some of the children.
Mothers' Day Tea Party and Assembly A special assembly for Mothers' Day and a tea party afterwards with cards, presents and food made by the children.
World Book Day 2009 As ever this annual event proved a great success in both Key Stage 1 and 2. This year KS1 celebrated the books and characters of Alan Ahlberg with pupils dressed up as burglars (even staff), robbers and cops as well as Funny Bones characters. In Key Stage 2 however there was a foreign theme with books such as The Hungry Caterpillar and The Three Little Pigs translated into French. Children and staff dressed in traditional French costume.
Silk FM Radio Stars Local radio station Silk FM has been searching out new stars for its weekly 'schools slot.' Presenter Andy Clewes visited Lower Park to find more about how youngsters enjoy life in and out of school.
Road Safety Officers! Katy and Laura from year 6 are doing a fabulous job as Lower Park's Junior Road Safety Officers. They have involved the school in a number of competitions and quizzes. In addition they keep a scrapbook of their achievements, make announcements in assembly and maintain a Road Safety Information Board in the school corridor.
Christmas Shows 2008 In true Lower Park tradition the 2008 productions were an astounding success and a real credit to the children, staff and helpers who were involved. You can see a selection of photos from The Scarecrow's Christmas by clicking here and some from the Rocky Monster Show here. Kingswood 2008 - School Trip A great trip but the freezing conditions and blustery winds was enough to drive us quite literally 'up the wall'!
Veteran Relives His War Years As part of Community Hour, children from Lower Park School were delighted to meet local author and war veteran Fred Hirst when he gave a fascinating talk on his life during the war years. He was keen to share his memories which led to the writing of his book 'A Green Hill Far Away'.
**Lower Park School Pupils Evacuated?** Don't panic! There's nothing wrong at school - it's all in the past! View Photos here. To enhance their World War 2 history topic, Lower Park children from Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 dressed in period clothes and spent a day at the Stockport Air Raid Shelters and the Stockport Story Museum.
Superb Playground Equipment Opening On 28th June, the same day as the Summer Fair, our new 'Trim Trail' was officially opened.
**A 'Classy' Beach Photos** To go along with the seaside theme, part of Mrs Carding and Mrs Marshall's classroom was turned into a mini beach complete with deckchairs, sand, pebbles, parasol, gazebo, buckets and spades. If you can't take a trip to the beach in person take a look at some of the photos here.
PTA Go Potty! As part of their annual plant sale, PTA members and parents sorted over 900 boxes of bedding plants into over 160 orders and delivered them across the whole of Poynton.
School Supports Charity Bike Ride Lower Park School pupils and parents are always very generous and following a very special assembly this proved no exception. Sisters Debbie Rowarth and Trish Calthorpe explained how their personal physical challenge of cycling from London to Paris would benefit sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis.
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Trophy Winners Everyone at school looks forward to the end of term, but at Lower Park it is always the time when two special trophies are awarded to outstanding pupils.
 Christmas Show - The Wizard of Oz Another great performance from Key Stage 2 to match last year's Bugsy Malone. Apart from the cast, each class took a key role in delivering a scene from the show. *** View the photo gallery here. ***  |
