I was so inspired by our Y5 artists during the last week of term. They have been working with an art teacher from The Prescot School, Jane Lawton. The six week long project – entitled ‘Bugs in a British back garden’ encouraged the children to look for detail in photographs and enlarge them to create more abstract views of the bugs.

The resulting individual and class canvases were truly impressive and were enjoyed by pupils, staff and parents during the morning gallery. Thank you to Mrs Judy Walker, Head Teacher of The Prescot School, for loaning Jane to us and also coming to view the artwork.

 

July is always the time when we start to look ahead. Choosing a new team of House Leaders is a serious business at Prescot Primary.

We want our older children to fully understand the process that sits behind ‘getting a job’. So, Y5 children are expected to write a letter of application that is read by a team of people. This year’s letters were so professional and so well linked to the job specifications that had been previously sent out.

After that, we set the pupils a task that sets them before younger children. This year, our Y5 hopefuls were asked to choose and read a poem in front of a class of younger children. Once again, they all did very well. It is at this point that the current House Captains play their part in the process. They watch the applicants and give feedback to the team. We have had some really positive, reflective comments.

This whole process is hard work – especially for the Y5 children who really want to have this role in school. But it is also hard for the teachers who have to make the final decision. This year, we had 28 applications for 16 posts. Too difficult!

Children will be informed of the decisions during the final week of term. Good luck everyone!