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Local area inspection of the effectiveness of SEND in KMBC
The announcement and information attached below is for education, health and social care providers who provide services to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. ...
9 Mar 2022RSE Consultation
This consultation begins on Friday 21st May 2021 and will close on Friday 4th June 2021. Dear Parents/Carers of children in KS1 & KS2 As a part of your child’s educational experience at Sylvester Primary Academy, we aim to promote personal...
20 May 2021Partial School Closure
Dear Parents and Carers Following the latest Prime Minister’s announcement regarding Covid-19, please read the important information below. The position is that in order to adhere to Government instructions, all primary schools are partially...
5 Jan 2021Information from Knowsley
Christmas bubbles With Christmas fast approaching, ensure you know the rules about creating a Christmas Bubble before you make plans. You can meet with people from no more than 3 households in total from 23-27 December only. From 28 December, Tier 2...
15 Dec 2020
Lets Get Tested Knowsley!
From 8 December, you can get tested for COVID even if you aren’t displaying symptoms. This is to identify people who may have COVID so that importantly they can self-isolate and reduce the further spread of the virus in our communities. The testing...
8 Dec 2020
Name The Elf Competition!
We need your help! As you may know, an elf arrived at Sylvester Primary Academy today and they will be staying with us for a little while! The only problem is, we don’t know their name! That is where you, the pupils of Sylvester, can help us. ...
2 Dec 2020
EYFS: A Closer Look...
Let's take a closer look at the EYFS provision here at Sylvester Primary Academy! Will your child be starting reception next academic year?To apply for a reception school place at Sylvester Primary Academy then please access the following link -...
16 Nov 2020
New lunch menu!
Over the last few weeks we have been running a reduced lunch menu. We are now happy to announce that from the week beginning Monday 16th November we will be running a brand new lunch menu that offers our pupils a hot choice every day or a sandwich...
12 Nov 2020Update - School Lunches
Due to staffing issues in our school kitchen, we are running a limited menu of sandwiches for the rest of the week. This is only a temporary measure and we are aiming to resume hot meal choices as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience...
7 Oct 2020Another look at our new EYFS base!
Take a look at our brand new EYFS base in the following video! We also have many spaces available in our morning and afternoon nursery. If you would like to apply for a place in our school nursery then please contact the office on 0151 477 8320....
5 Oct 2020Local Area Interim Ofsted Visit
On 17 March 2020, all routine Ofsted inspections were suspended due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. As part of Ofsted’s phased return to routine inspection, the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department of Health and Social Care...
23 Sep 2020
EYFS Base & Nursery Places Available
Take a look at our fantastic, new EYFS base! We also have plenty of spaces available in our nursery classes for both morning and afternoon sessions! If you would like to enroll your child into our nursery then give the school a call on 0151 477...
17 Sep 2020PE Timetable - September 2020
Please open the following document for information regarding the current PE timetable. Please note that we are asking that pupils to attend school in their PE kit on the day that their PE lesson takes place. If you have a child in our reception...
4 Sep 2020
Design an Easter egg competition winners!
Miss Vernon recently launched a 'Design an Easter egg' competition. Today we are pleased to announce our winners! Well done to everyone who entered the competition! There were so many great entries, lots of careful colouring and some really creative...
7 Apr 2020
Be in it to win it!
At Sylvester we always like to reward those with great attendance. Therefore, we have decided to give away a brand new iPad to one lucky student. To be in with a chance to win pupils will have to have 100% attendance for the whole of the current...
6 Jan 2020
Museum of Liverpool Trip
On Thursday 12th December 2019 our year 3 class went to the Museum of Liverpool. They took part in a workshop called 'The History of Liverpool' which links to their Geography topic 'In My Liverpool Home'. The children were engaged throughout...
16 Dec 2019
French Week 2019
This week (25th November) we have enjoyed exploring all things French in our 2019 French week! Reception explored how to greet each other in French, learned a greetings song and made their own mini French flags. Bravo! Year 1 have loved listening...
29 Nov 2019
Stone Age Day
Year 3 dressed up as Stone Age people a part of their history topic 'Stone Age Man'. They really got into the Stone Age spirit! The children wrote some amazing stories that saw characters waking up in the Stone Age and they learnt all about the...
8 Nov 2019Childrens University Master Class at Liverpool Hope University
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4 Nov 2019
Year 5 - Colomendy
If there is one thing to look forward to when joining year 5 at Sylvester, it is the residential trip to Colomendy. With fun filled activities ranging from abseiling to exploring caves it is no wonder that Sylvester pupils enjoy Colomendy so much...
11 Oct 2019
Macmillan Coffee Morning
On Friday 27th September 2019 we hosted our very own Macmillan coffee morning. We were so happy to see so many pupils, parents and staff taking part in such a good cause. We managed to raise over £180 from the coffee morning alone and we plan to...
27 Sep 2019
Year 5 & 6 Football Competition
On Friday 20th September 2019 some of our year 5 and 6 pupils took part in their first football competition of this academic year. Whilst they didn't come back to school with the results that they hoped for it is only just the beginning of what we...
20 Sep 2019Year 3 class visited Chester
On Tuesday 2nd July our year 3 class visited Chester as part of their topic on the Romans. Throughout their day they had the chance to visit the Grosvenor museum. To top it all off, they marched through the streets of Chester dressed as Roman...
2 Jul 2019
Knowsley Safari Park
On Tuesday 25th June our year 1 class visited Knowsley Safari Park as part of their current topic. They had the chance to witness many amazing animals and some were even brave enough to walk through the bat cave! They were even lucky enough to see...
25 Jun 2019
Year 2 Honesty Assembly & Principal's Special Awards
On Wednesday 26th June our year 2 class took part in their assembly all about honesty. The assembly was then followed by our principal’s special awards. The principal’s special awards that were given out this half term were based on the value of...
5 Jun 2019
Year 2 visited Blackpool Zoo
On Friday 17th May our year 2 class visited Blackpool Zoo as part of their Gorilla topic. They had the chance to encounter a wide range of animals such as the Asian elephant, Caribbean flamingo and the Aldabran tortoise!...
17 May 2019
