Barlows Primary School

CUSP Design Technology Mexican Food Fiesta! Year 2 & Year 6
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-20
CUSP Design Technology
Mexican Food Fiesta! Year 2 & Year 6
16/06/25 – 20/06/25
During the CUSP Mexican Food Festival, pupils from the Early Years to Year 6 will engage in exciting ‘cook-a-long’ interactive lessons to create Mexican cuisines from fresh ingredients.
Pupils will create the following dishes, in what we are sure will be a wonderful learning opportunity:
EYFS (Nursery and Reception): Burrito Bowls
KS1 (Year 1 & Year 2): Spiced Smashed Potatoes with Pico de Gallo
LKS2 (Year 3 & Year 4): Sweetcorn Fitters and Pea Guacamole
UKS2 (Year 5 & Year 6): Authentic tacos with roasted courgette, smashed broad beans & pink onions

Liverpool City Council ASD Training Team One to One sessions for parents & carers
2025-06-16, 2025-06-10, 2025-06-09, 2025-06-06, 2025-06-04
Liverpool City Council ASD Training Team
One to One sessions for parents & carers
June and July 2025
The Liverpool ASD Training Team are providing a series of virtual drop in advisory sessions via zoom. They are for parent/carers wishing to talk in a private one to one setting about any questions or concerns they may have about their child. You do not require a diagnosis of ASD to book your place.
Places are available on
Tuesday 03/06/25
Wednesday 04/06/25
Friday 06/06/25
Monday 09/06/25
Tuesday 10/06/25
Monday 16/06/25
Monday 23/06/25
Wednesday 25/06/25
Friday 27/06/25
Tuesday 01/07/25
Wednesday 02/07/25
Thursday 03/07/25
To book your place please email asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk
With a choice of your date and time and you will be emailed a zoom link.
For more information about our service please view the Liverpool Local offer Page / Liverpool ASD training team for future training and workshops.
Liverpool ASD Training Team | Liverpool Family Information & SEND Directory

Mad Science and United Utilities: What you should know about H2O Assembly Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6.
2025-06-16
Mad Science and United Utilities: What you should know about H2O Assembly
Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6.
16/06/25
On 16/06/25, our pupils in KS2 will take part in a special assembly delivered by Mad Science and United Utilities based on ‘What you should know about H2O’. The interactive session will explore:
the water cycle,
the journey of water to our homes,
the different states of water,
all the water in the world,
how and why we should save water,
ways of looking after the water in your home.
We are sure this will be an exciting and informative session for our pupils, inspiring them to use consider more sustainable water use!

Liverpool City Council ASD Training Team Social interaction and Play Workshop for parents & carers
2025-06-12 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Liverpool City Council ASD Training Team
Social interaction and Play Workshop for parents & carers
12th June 2025
The Liverpool ASD Training Team are providing a Social Interaction/Play Workshop for Parents and carers.
Target audience – Parents/Carer who have attended a course to understand social communication/social behaviour or an ASD course who wish to gain a better understanding of the impact it may have on their child’s behaviour.
Age group – Reception – year 6.
Aims: After attending this training session you will have:
· A better understanding of how ASD may affect your child Social Interaction/Play with other’s
· Sharing – Turn- taking- Winning/Losing – Social Rules
Dates: 12th June 2025
Time: 9.30am -11am
Venue: Zoom – Virtual
Provider: Liverpool ASD Training team
Contact: asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk
Cost: Free
Please email asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk to book a place.

Positive Footprints Career Conversation Year 5 and 6 - Megan Webb, a Sustainability Manager
2025-06-12
Positive Footprints Career Conversation
Year 5 and 6
12/06/25

On Thursday 12/06/25, as part of their personal development education, we are pleased to announce that Year 5 and 6 pupils will be attending an online career conversation with Megan Webb, a sustainability manager. Megan works for Kier Construction, who are an infrastructure and construction company. The primary objective of this session is to expose our students to various career pathways and to help them understand the importance of setting goals and aspirations for their future.
The online session, which is being hosted by Positive Futures as part of our Positive Futures Careers Aspiration Programme, will engage students in discussions about the skills and attributes needed in today’s job market. This initiative is designed to inspire and empower our students as they begin to consider their futures beyond primary education. We encourage you to discuss this opportunity with your child and to support them in reflecting on their own interests and potential careers they may wish to explore.

LSSP POWER Sessions Year 5
2025-06-11, 2025-06-04, 2025-05-23 08:00 - 17:00
LSSP POWER Sessions
Year 5
During their PE sessions in the Summer Term, Year 5
will be taking part in the POWER programme with
LSSP. The sessions will focus on building positive
health behaviours with focus on Physical activity,
Openness, Wellbeing and Emotional Regulation.
The sessions will take place on the following dates:
Wednesday 23/04/2025
Wednesday 07/05/2025
Wednesday 14/05/2025
Wednesday 21/05/2025
Wednesday 04/06/2025
Wednesday 11/06/2025

Chartwells Value Added Sessions - Eating Sustainably - Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6
2025-06-11
Chartwells Value Added Sessions – Eating Sustainably – Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6
11/06/2025
On 11/06/2025, children in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 will be taken on a journey of what a ‘sustainable diet’ means, seasonality, what impact food has on the planet and what small changes they could think about and make to help reduce their environmental impact, whilst improving their health and future around them.
The sessions will explore the versatility of chickpeas and pupils will be challenged to create 3 recipes with this ingredient.

Y1 Phonics Screening Check & Y2 Recheck for some pupils
2025-06-09 - 2025-06-13
Y1 Phonics Screening Check & Y2 Recheck for some pupils
09/06/25 – 13/06/25
Between 9th June 2025 – 13th June 2025 our Year 1 pupils will be undertaking their Phonics Screening Check. This will be led by our EYFS Lead, Miss Evans who also leads on the school’s Phonics Program and is familiar to the children.
The children should not be concerned by the Phonics Screening Check as this will be delivered with a supportive and caring approach.

kNow Knife Crime Assembly - Year 6
2025-06-06 09:30 - 10:30
kNow Knife Crime Assembly
Year 6
06/06/2025
Our Year 6 pupils will receive important messages about knife crime on from the kNOw Knife Crime Campaign Charity on 06/06/25. The session will include discussions around the potential consequences of carrying a knife and supporting pupils in their understanding of how to make positive choices. The charity will also explore the work they do as part of the kNOw Knife Crime Campaign to make a difference across the country.

Balanceability Reception - Reception McKee
2025-06-06
Balanceability
Reception
Reception Donaldson:
22/04/25, 29/04/25, 06/05/25
Reception McKee:
13/05/25, 20/05/25, 03/06/25
This term, our Reception pupils will be taking part in
Balanceability sessions from LSSP coaches during
their PE sessions. These engaging sessions are
designed to foster key skills that will enable your
child to ride a bicycle in the future – an essential life
skill that promotes confidence and independence.
Through fun activities and expert guidance, our
young learners will enhance their balance,
coordination, and physical capabilities, setting them
up for a lifetime of cycling enjoyment. We can’t wait
to see their progress and the smiles on their faces
as they take this exciting step!

Year 6 and Reception Class and Year Group Photographs (Year 6 and Reception only)
2025-06-04 09:00 - 2025-06-06 13:00 | Barlows Primary School
Year 6 and Reception Class and
Year Group Photographs (Year 6 and Reception only)
04/06/25
Kittle Photography will join us in school on 04/06/25 to capture
class and year group photographs of our Year 6 and Reception
pupils.
These will be available to buy for families who wish to purchase a
keepsake of their child’s first and last years in primary school.

Liverpool City Council ASD Training Team One to One sessions for parents & carers June and July 2025
2025-06-03

Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check
2025-06-02 - 2025-06-06
Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check
02/06/25 – 06/06/25
Between 902/06/25 and 06/06/25 our Year 4 pupils will be undertaking their Multiplication Tables Check. This will be led by our Assessment Lead, Mrs Kirby-Foy who is familiar to the children.
The children have been working hard towards this throughout their time in school, developing the fluency and knowledge of multiplication tables up to 12 x 12. The children should not be concerned by the Multiplication Tables Check as this will be delivered with a supportive and caring approach.

Merseyside Youth Association Resilience Training Sessions Year 5 and Year 6
2025-06-02
Merseyside Youth Association
Resilience Training Sessions
Year 5 and Year 6
02/06/2025
Following the success of our Growing Stronger Together family art project, that took place in the Spring term, Merseyside Youth Association have offered our pupils in Year 5 and 6 to take part in a ‘How to Build Resilience’ session in school on 02/06/2025.
Children will learn about what it means to be resilient in different situations and strategies they might use and apply to build their resilience.
We are sure this will be a worthwhile session as our pupils prepare to transition into the next step of the education.

All Pupils Return To School
2025-06-02

Half-Term
2025-05-26 - 2025-05-30

Last Day For Pupils
2025-05-23

PM Nursery Local Area Walk
2025-05-22 13:30 - 14:30

AM Nursery Local Area Walk
2025-05-22 09:15 - 10:15

National Numeracy Day 22/05/25
2025-05-22
National Numeracy Day
22/05/25
Mrs Kirby-Foy, our Curriculum Lead, will be planning a day of wonderful mathematics activities to help promote
maths enjoyment across out whole school and wider school community.
More information will follow via Arbor, from Mrs Kirby-Foy, on how families can get involved!

Positive Footprints Aspirations Day at Trafford Hall Year 5
2025-05-22
Positive Footprints Aspirations Day at Trafford Hall
Year 5
22/05/25
This inspiring day has been designed for pupils to give them the chance to learn in a completely different
landscape. Children will engage in green based activities with a careers-led approach.
The day will be split into two zones with children swapping over after lunch.
Zone 1 is called Save the Agent, where the children will embark on a high-stakes mission to ‘rescue’ a stranded
secret agent.
This will give them an opportunity to work as a team, use problem-solving skills plus survival instincts.
This outdoor activity includes physical challenges, mental puzzles plus practical skills in a dynamic and engaging
scenario.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn the skills of fire lighting, shelter building and map reading.
Zone 2 will be split into two with children swapping over after an hour. One part will be a Green Career Carousel
with children having the chance to meet businesses who have jobs linked to the environment, sustainability etc.
The second part will be hosted by Centrica who will run their Get Set for Positive Energy sessions. One session is
based on Renewable Energy and the other focuses on Sustainable Communities.
Further details of this exciting opportunity will be available on Arbor.

Local Area Walk–Geography Mapping Nursery
2025-05-22
Local Area Walk–Geography Mapping
Nursery
22/05/25
Our Nursery children will be exploring the local area
on the 22/05/25. This hands-on experience will help
them develop their understanding of maps and
familiar routes whilst enjoying the sights around
them. Children will engage with their surroundings,
enhancing their learning in a fun and interactive
way. We can’t wait to see their curiosity flourish as
they discover the wonders of our community!
If you are able to support on this local area walk,
please ensure this is identified on your consent
form that will be available to you via Arbor.

Visit to Edge Hill University Year 6 21/05/25
2025-05-21
Visit to Edge Hill University
Year 6
21/05/25
On 21/05/25, our Year 6 pupils will embark on an
inspiring visit to Edge Hill University Campus in
Ormskirk. This fantastic opportunity will allow students
to explore the possibilities of higher education and
engage in dynamic sessions led by experienced tutors
and lecturers. They will also have the chance to ask
current university students about their experiences.
Pupils can look forward to learning about Sports and
Computer Science in a vibrant university environment,
as well as enjoying a comprehensive campus tour. We
are certain this visit will spark enthusiasm for their
academic journeys ahead!

Positive Footprints Career Conversation Year 5 and 6- Rachael Taylor, an account manager. Rachael works for No Isolation who provide AV1 robots to schools
2025-05-19
Positive Footprints Career Conversation
Year 5 and 6
19/05/25
On Monday 19/05/25, as part of their personal
development education, we are pleased to announce
that Year 5 and 6 pupils will be attending an online
career conversation with Rachael Taylor, an account
manager. Rachael works for No Isolation who provide
AV1 robots to schools – a robot will join the children on
the call as Rachael discusses how it works. The primary
objective of this session is to expose our students to
various career pathways and to help them understand
the importance of setting goals and aspirations for their
future.
The online session, which is being hosted by Positive
Futures as part of our Positive Futures Careers
Aspiration Programme, will engage students in
discussions about the skills and attributes needed in
today’s job market. This initiative is designed to inspire
and empower our students as they begin to consider
their futures beyond primary education. We encourage
you to discuss this opportunity with your child and to
support them in reflecting on their own interests and
potential careers they may wish to explore.
