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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Dates for your diary
Mon 06 Nov 2017Please note the following activities will be taking place on the dates shown:
Reception – Fairy Tale Nativity – 13th and 14th December (1.45pm) at school
Year 1 –The Great LIPA Cook Off – Feast Day – 15th December (2pm) at school
Year 1 – Chester Zoo Trip 7th December
Year 2 – Eddie the Penguin Performance 28th and 29th November (1pm) at LIPA Sixth Form College
Year 3 – Trip to Liverpool World Museum – 6th November
Year 3 – Carol Concert – Liverpool Anglican Cathedral – 30th November (12.30pm)
Please don't hesitate to get in touch on 0151 958 0020 if you need any further information.
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Vote for us in the AVIVA Community Fund
Wed 25 Oct 2017We have just submitted a bid to AVIVA Community Fund.
We have entered into the Health and Wellbeing category for the £5,000 awards, and our project - The LIPA Primary School Garden - has been successfully approved.
Voting is now open, so VOTE NOW!
Everyone gets 10 votes each, and after the voting closes at 12 noon on 21 November, the first 180 projects with the most votes get the funding.
Simply log onto AVIVA Community Fund and click on VOTE ten times!
Please share on any social media, and with your friends and family. If we all get one other person to vote, we will be in with a good chance of winning!
https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/17-5873
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Stay and Read
Mon 16 Oct 2017We are excited to invite you to our first Stay & Read sessions at LIPA Primary School!
On Thursday 19th October, you are invited to join your child in their class for story time. This will be a lovely opportunity for you to listen to a story read by the teachers together, in addition to seeing what’s been going on in the classrooms and what your children have been up to for the last half term!
If you would like to join us, please be in the reception area 5/10 minutes before your class time slot and wait for the staff to escort you up to the classrooms. Once the session is over, you will be able to take your child home. Please ensure you check with the teacher first and sign your child out on the register to keep them safe.
EYFS – 2.15pm
Y1 & 2 – 2.30pm
Y3 – Year 3 will be out on a trip, so you will be able to join them for the next Stay & Read session in Autumn 2.
These sessions will be taking place every half term throughout the year, so don’t worry if you can’t make it every time!
Thank you for your continued support.
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Moving It for Money
Fri 13 Oct 2017We have been busy raising lots of money this week for Guide Dogs. The children had a visit from two guide dogs on Monday. One had been a guide dog for a couple of months and the other was learning how to be a guide dog. They were both very friendly and loved meeting all of the children. We had lots of questions to ask and found out what guide dogs do and how they train.
Wednesday was our Active day, so we came into school in our sports gear and did lots of activities including yoga, dance, football and dodgeball. Little Sports coaches came and helped us and we all worked hard and had fun at the same time.
We have all been learning dances to 'I Like To Move It'. The children have some brilliant moves!
Remember, the money we raise is split between the Guide Dog Association and school.
Thank you for all your support this week.
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World Mental Health Day
Tue 10 Oct 2017Today is World Mental Health Day.
Sometimes it is difficult to talk about our mental health and we will be talking to children today about how they can share their feelings and also how they can be a good listener if their friends have any worries. During yoga / wellbeing this afternoon, we will be creating posters reminding everybody to talk if they have any worries.
This video is by the Anna Freud Foundation and looks at ways we can discuss mental health with our children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=288&v=nCrjevx3-Js
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Class charities
Fri 06 Oct 2017As our school does a lot of work to raise money and make donations to charity, we have decided to really celebrate it this year. Each class has picked a charity that they would like to support and the children will be raising money throughout the year in different ways for their respective charity. We would also like to celebrate any other charity work that those at our school participates in, so if you or your child has supported any charities recently, and you have pictures and things we can add to our display please let us know. We would love to celebrate all of the kind work that our children do!
Our class charities:
Butterflies: Bloom Appeal
Ladybirds:
Starfish: Barnardos
Jellyfish: RNIB
Dolphins: Macmillan
Turtles: NSPCC
Liverbirds: Marie Curie
Lambananas: Nordoff Robbins
Next week we will be 'Moving It for Money!' The children have all brought a sponsor form home and a letter explaining what we will be doing. We will have a visitor from the Guide Dog Association on Monday who will visit each class. We will also be having an active day on Wednesday. The children in Years 1, 2, and 3 can wear their sporty clothes and every class will be participating in active sessions during the day. If your child does any other activities at home, please add these to their sponsor form.
50% of funds raised go to the Guide Dog Association and 50% come to school for us to continue to build on the developments of our school.
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'Good' Ofsted rating
Mon 25 Sep 2017The staff and governors of LIPA Primary School are celebrating a ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted inspectors following the school’s first inspection since it opened in September 2014.
LIPA Primary School, which emphasises learning through the creative and performing arts, was praised for its broad and balanced curriculum, in which reading is a high priority. As an example of this, the school recently achieved the Liverpool Reading Quality Mark Gold Award.
The teachers were praised for the wide range of curriculum activities they provided that were tailored well to match pupils’ needs. The school’s broad range of extra-curricular activities – including theatre visits, music, dance and drama opportunities – was also singled out as enhancing children’s learning.
Inspectors described the school as preparing pupils well for life in modern Britain, with an emphasis on personal development and welfare and good outcomes and progress for children. Disadvantaged children and those with English as an additional language were identified as making the same strong progress as their peers.
Greg Parker, who has been Headteacher since the school opened, said: “We are delighted that the inspectors recognised the hard work of the staff and leadership team to support all pupils. It’s very encouraging that our teaching provision, governance, leadership and curriculum were singled out as particular strengths.
“As a new school, we were pleased that the quality of the school environment was highlighted, including the indoor and outdoor environments and our classrooms, which were noted for being bright and well-organised. We are now looking at ways to improve our provision further so that we can become outstanding.”
The inspectors recognised the wealth of relevant knowledge, skill and expertise provided by the school’s governors, and the pivotal role they have played so far in promoting the vision and ethos of the school.
Flo Clucas, Chair of the school’s Governing Body, said: “The findings of this Ofsted report are most welcome as it reflects the school’s journey over the past three years. Inspectors noted that relationships between staff and pupils are very positive, with the vast majority of parents holding the school in high regard. We are delighted to see that our pupils are genuinely proud of their school – as this report shows, they should be.”
To read LIPA Primary School’s Ofsted report, go to https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/141103
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Open Evenings for 2018 or 2019 entry
Mon 18 Sep 2017If your child is due to start school in September 2018 or 2019, join us for an Open Evening to find out more about LIPA Primary School.
Our next Open Evenings will be held on:
Wednesday 18 October 2017 (4.30pm-6.30pm)
Wednesday 6 December 2017 (4.30pm-6.30pm)
We offer outstanding learning opportunities through the creative and performing arts, and would love to tell you about how we can help your child develop a life-long passion for learning. Working in partnership with Edge Hill University and others, we provide a solid education to prepare our pupils for success and happy lives, now and in the future.
To book your place for either Open Evening, please call our School Reception on 0151 958 0020 or email us at info@lipaprimary.org
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Roald Dahl Week
Thu 14 Sep 2017This week, we celebrated Roald Dahl Day in school.
Rachael Williams, our English coordinator, created a special one-off timetable which included a special assembly, music activities, story activities and also special dance sessions led by Donna from Big LIPA.
Everybody came in their own clothes and we were able to raise funds for Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity which helps children with serious illnesses and their families.
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Tesco Tokens for Art
Fri 08 Sep 2017We have been shortlisted for another project by TESCO.
This means it is time to collect those blue tokens again so that we come out on top again as we have on the last two occasions. The details of this project are
Arts For Nature: Project Title - LIPA Primary Early Years Play Space
The stores taking part are identified below. However, if you shop at another TESCO, please bring your blue tokens to school and we will pass them on.
LIVERPOOL METRO Metro L1 1DP
LIVERPOOL GREAT CROSSHALL ST EXP Express L3 2BR
BROWNLOW HLL LIV EXP Express L3 5UB
EDGE HILL METRO Metro L7 3HE
LPOOL OLD HALL ST EXP Express L3 9RQ
MOUNT PLEASNT LIV EXP Express L3 5RY
LIVERPOOL ONE Superstore L1 4AF
LPOOL BOLD ST EXP Express L1 4HF
LORD ST LIVERPOOL EXP Express L2 9SA
LPOOL LONDON RD EXP Express L3 8JA
MYRTLE ST LIVERPL EXP Express L7 7EL
LPOOL PRESCOT ST EXP Express L7 8UH
LIVERPOOL STRA ST EXP Express L2 0PP
LIVERPOOL DALE ST EXP Express L2 2HJ
PARK ROAD EXTRA Extra L8 4XF
