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As part of their work on the Great Fire of London, Year 2 visited Whitehaven Fire Station to find out more about the methods that were used to fight the fire and how it led to the creation of the Fire Service today. The children impressed Green Watch with their knowledge of how the fire started…

This academic year Year 5 will be fundraising for the Great North Air Ambulance. Today we had a visitor from the charity to tell us all about it. We learnt that in our area an air ambulance is never more than 25 minutes away. We were all astounded to hear that this year it will cost £9. 3 million…

KS2 pupils at St Bridget’s took part in the nationwide tournament run byTimes Tables Rocks Stars last week. A huge well done to Year 6 for achieving the highest scores out of all the classes and even ranked in the top 50 in the North West at certain times throughout the tournament. A big…

The Infant children have had great fun at playtime this morning using the new playground equipment. It was lovely to see them all sharing, taking turns and having lots of fun with their friends.

The Infant children have had great fun at playtime this morning using the new playground equipment. It was lovely to see them all sharing, taking turns and having lots of fun with their friends.

Year 1 and Year 2 attended Mass today. They learned all about how they need to live a life of love because God is love and he wants us to live this out this in our lives. The children led the parish family in the singing of two hymns: ‘My God is so Big’ and ‘Thank you Lord for this New Day.’ The…

Year 1 and Year 2 attended Mass today. They learned all about how they need to live a life of love because God is love and he wants us to live this out this in our lives. The children led the parish family in the singing of two hymns: ‘My God is so Big’ and ‘Thank you Lord for this New Day.’ The…

This academic year Year 2 will be fundraising for the charity Diabetes UK. As 14th November is World Diabetes Day the children have been finding out about what diabetes is and how those with it control it using insulin. They listened to a short story about some children who have diabetes then were…

In DT this term we are learning about the ingredients that are in the foods we eat.  We have been investigating the differences between mass produced food and food made fresh, using quality ingredients. We then made our very own pizzas from scratch.  They were absolutely delicious and something we…

Year 6 wore odd socks to school today as a way to celebrate individuality and to make a stand against discrimination and bullying. Year 6 have also been learning about what to do if they encounter online bullying and about the negative impact this has on mental health and emotional…

In Design and Technology, Year 6 are learning about healthy snacks by exploring street foods from around the world. This week we used knife skills to create our own burritos which originate from Mexico. We talked about how we could personalise our burritos by using different ingredients. 

A group of year 5 children planned and organised Prayer and Liturgy. As it is November when we celebrate the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls the focus was remembering those we have loved and lost. The children read from the bible and listened to some quiet music in order to give them time to…