LIPA School
Learning through the creative and performing arts
Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment. If, as a parent of a pupil attending this school, you require a paper copy of the information on this website, we shall provide this free of charge upon request.
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Dairy delights
Tue 19 Jan 2016We had a taste of the countryside last week when Mortons Dairies brought their traditional milk float in to visit us!
Staff and pupils learned about milk, the cows it comes from and its health benefits, and we also enjoyed samples of dairy products.
Mortons Dairies has been delivering milk and groceries to neighbourhoods in Liverpool and the surrounding areas since the 1920’s. Julian Harrison, operations director of Mortons Dairies, said: “We’re delighted that our milkmen are able to help educate children in our local community about milk and the products we produce with it. It’s great to be able to let them sample some products and sit aboard our traditional milk float. Our milkmen are out in the early hours and many children never get the chance to see a real milk float in action.”
Greg Parker, Head Teacher, said: “We aim to immerse children in enjoyable learning experiences, so we were thrilled when the milkmen from Mortons Diaries offered to visit with their milk float. The children were excited to find out more about where their milk comes from and loved being able to see the traditional float.”
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Mad Science comes to LIPA Primary School!
Fri 08 Jan 2016Happy New Year!
We had a super assembly on our first day back with a visit from the Mad Science Team.
They led a 45 minute session with lots of practical hands on activities for both children and staff - very useful for this term's projects, which are focused around practical science!
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Training tomorrow's sports stars today!
Fri 11 Dec 2015This term, LIPA Primary School have developed a partnership with the City of Liverpool College's PE Faculty.
Our Year 1 children visit on Wednesdays after school for a multi-skills PE session. The children are supervised by Year 1 teacher Mr Van Saarloos and Headteacher Greg Parker, and the sessions are over seen by Course Leader Stephanie Crane from the City of Liverpool College.
The sessions themselves are led by different groups of students gaining experience for a range of future careers – so far this term, the children have received training from sports coaches, students training for the public services and a national Tae-Kwan-Do champion.
Mr Parker says “The sessions have been really well received by the children, who benefit from the excellent facilities in the sports hall. As you can see from the picture, the sessions certainly bring fun into fitness!”
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Pupils raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support
Fri 04 Dec 2015As part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual flagship fundraising event, World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, LIPA Primary School pupils held an afternoon of coffee, cake and creativity to raise an impressive £601.07 to support people affected by cancer.
Lisa Wild, Macmillan’s Fundraising Manager for Liverpool, Wirral and the Isle of Man, visited the school on Friday 4 December to receive a cheque, which was presented by Year 1 pupils at the school.
Speaking to the pupils at a special assembly, Lisa thanked them for all their hard work, which was especially impressive given that the school currently only has four classes – two in Reception and two in Year 1, making a total of 104 pupils. Lisa went on to tell the children a little about what Macmillan does to support people with cancer and their families, adding that the money raised by the school will help the charity as it aims to beat the record breaking £25 million that was raised through 2014’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Greg Parker, Headteacher of LIPA Primary School, said “We are very proud of the hard work and generosity of our pupils and their families – not just in raising money for Macmillan, but also for all the other charity initiatives the children have been involved with. Together, we have learned how to take a single £1 coin and grow it – in this case, into 601 pound coins!”
For more information on Macmillan Cancer Support and how it can help people and families affected by cancer, visit www.macmillan.org.uk
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Year 1 After School Clubs
Thu 12 Nov 2015Year 1 After School Clubs started this week (11th November).
If you haven't yet chosen between Multi-Skills PE or Art and the Performing Arts please fill in a form and leave it with Mrs Connelly.
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Miss Johnston's Volunteer Trip
Mon 26 Oct 2015On Saturday 7th November, Helene Santamera (Blossom's mum) and I will be going down to Calais with 12 other volunteers to offer a variety of aid for the refugees. The group will be supporting in ways such as interpreters, advisors and warehouse and aid workers.
We would like to make the most impact we can during our visit and so will be collecting things to take with us such as:
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Warm blankets
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Brown packing tape
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Hygiene items e.g. toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps, sanitary towels, shampoos, anti-bacterial gels, nappies, deodorant and antiperspirant
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The team also have a website for any donations to be sent to, here is the link if anybody would like to donate any money to help the refugees.
The team also have a website for any donations to be sent to - here is the link if anybody would like to donate any money to help the refugees:
https://www.sponsorme.co.uk/jacksoncanter/calais-aid-trip.aspx
Any help or support with this would be really appreciated!
Hope everybody is enjoying the holidays.
Thank you,
Miss Johnston
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Year 1 Superhero Graduation
Thu 15 Oct 2015We have had a super time during our superhero training camp. The children have amazed us with their interest and enthusiasm.
Now it is time to graduate!
On Thursday 22nd October 2015, we will have a Superhero Graduation Day!
We would like the children to come to school dressed as any superhero - please do not worry about going to too much expense for this, as we have attached some examples of some DIY costumes.
The children will take part in various activities during the day and we would like to invite you to join us in our celebrations at 2.30pm.
We will share some of the work the children have been doing during our project and show off our costumes.
Thank you for all of your support for our first half term in Year 1.
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Open Evenings for Reception for 2016
Thu 01 Oct 2015We are holding Open Evenings for parents, carers and guardians of children due to start Reception in September 2016 or 2017, and invite you to visit us to find out how we can help your child develop a life-long passion for learning.
Using the creative and performing arts to inspire and energise our project-based learning approach, we provide a solid education in all key subjects to prepare our pupils for success and happy lives, now and in the future.
Our Open Evenings will be held on:
Monday 12 October 2015 - drop in between 4pm and 7pm
Thursday 3 December 2015 - drop in between 4pm and 7pm
Our Open Evenings are drop-in events, but to register your attendance on either date, please call our School Reception on 0151 958 0020 or email us at info@lipaprimary.org
We look forward to welcoming you to our school!
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LIPA Primary School Music Summer School
Thu 20 Aug 2015We are pleased to say that demand is high for our Music Summer School, which runs from Monday 24th to Friday 28th August (9.30am - 12.30pm each day).
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Transition events for new children
Mon 15 Jun 2015We had a lovely information event / Open Evening before the half term break for the parents of the children who start with us in September.
We also have the following events planned, too:
Thursday 18th June - 10am - 3pm - 'LIPA Transition Day, a very practical hands on day for parents and children
Friday 26th June - 9am - 11am - Stay and Play Morning for children
Friday 3rd July - 9am - 11am - Stay and Play Morning for children
See you there!
