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Marvellous Manners at St Luke’s School, Formby
TABLES of a
different kind will be worked from now on at St Luke’s CE Primary
School in Formby. Children have introduced a restaurant-style table
for pupils with the best lunchtime behaviour.
The idea for the treat followed discussions with staff and pupils
via the school council. The school’s aim was to try out some new
things at lunchtime to make it a more enjoyable and sociable
occasion. What resulted was a "marvellous manners"
table on Friday lunchtimes. The names of children who have been
spotted being polite and eating with good table manners, go into a
box during the week then on Fridays, 12 infant and 12 junior
children will have their names drawn out of a box and will sit at
the "marvellous manners" table with members of staff.
The table is at the centre of the dining area, has a tablecloth,
napkins and matching crockery and many other things to help the
table look like a restaurant table. One pupil was delighted to be
chosen for the table. “I liked going on the marvellous
manners table because it made me feel special and they also have
tomato sauce”. Said Molly Lynch aged 6.
Head teacher, Sharon Cowey is pleased at how the idea has taken off
with the pupils:- “The staff and governors of St Luke’s are
proud of the exemplary way in which our pupils behave both inside
and outside school and this idea is a reward-based event which
children find fun.
We have noticed that manners have improved,
children are helping each other and behaviour is even better than
normal. Our discipline and behaviour policy is based on the positive
reinforcement of rules, which the children help to draw up.
All
pupils are aware of the classroom, corridor and playground rules.
The St Luke’s Marvellous Manners table is just another extension of
this.” She added.
The school kitchen has been awarded a Government Healthy Eating
certificate. Head cook, Angela Foster explained:- “Each day
there is a choice of 2 main course balanced meals with at least one
portion of vegetables.
Jacket potatoes with a variety of fillings
and mixed salad, pasta pots or a freshly made sandwich are also
always available.
In line with our healthy eating policy, a
nutritious cooked lunch is available each day.
Our children love the
food here and the teaching staff notice the difference in class.
It’s a win win situation.” She added.
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Be
proud of Norris Green!
A SERIES of
high-profile events to celebrate life in Norris Green will take
place later this month. Proud Norris Green, which starts on
Monday 10 March, will include a glitzy red-carpet awards ceremony at
Aintree Racecourse, attended by 200 local people.
The Norris Green Awards have been organised by Norris Green
Reference Group to promote the unsung heroes of the area who work
tirelessly to improve life in their neighbourhood. The
nominations have been made by local people, and more than 20 awards
will be given out at the event on Friday 14 March 2008. The idea
came from a community consultation sponsored by John Moores
foundation which organisers hope will become an annual event
promoting the best of life in the area.
Nominations include:-
• A grandparent who is raising her 2 grandchildren and campaigning
for a change in legislation to help carers in her position.
• 2 young people who successfully bid for funds from the city
council’s Youth Opportunities Fund and are raising cash themselves
for a cultural exchange to New York. They will meet with other young
people who have similar life experiences as themselves and share
ideas and best practice
• A young lad who found an elderly person, who it later transpired
had dementia, he phoned the police and stayed with him until the
police arrived
• A young dad who supports a tool bank for the local community
Samantha Davis-McArdle is organising the awards ceremony. She said:-
“There are lots of fantastic people living in Norris Green and
very often that is overshadowed by negative stories about the area.
This awards event is about celebrating them and recognising their
hard work. It has been a really hard job to sift through the
entries as there are some really strong applications, and it is
going to be a really excellent night at Aintree Racecourse
recognising some very special people.”
The week of activity will also include events help people into
employment and training, similar to the RESPECT weeks of action
which have taken place across other areas of the city. It will
culminate in the opening of the new £1.1 million Scargreen
Recreation Ground on Tuesday 18 March. It includes 5 brand new grass
pitches, a floodlit all-weather pitch along with a changing pavilion
which will be used by 1,500 local youngsters for sports including
football and rugby. On the same date, a Market Place open day
for the local community at the nearby Ellergreen Lifestyles is being
held which include sports sessions, a climbing wall together with
displays from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Merseyside
Police dogs and horses. There will also be information about healthy
lifestyles, education and giving up smoking.
Councillor Colin Eldridge, executive member for community safety
said:- “There is a tremendous amount of excellent work going
on in neighbourhoods such as Norris Green which very often gets
overlooked. This week of events is about telling as many
people as possible that Norris Green is a thriving community where
lots of good things happen.”
The awards ceremony is being funded through Neighbourhood Renewal
cash along with money given to the city council by the Home Office.
Councillor Marilyn Fielding, executive member for neighbourhoods,
added:- “Norris Green is a fast improving area and there has
been a considerable investment in new and improved housing along
with community facilities. This is a great opportunity to
bring people together to celebrate the excellent work that goes on
but all too often goes un-noticed.” |
