Blog Author: Miss McKendrey

Year 1 found out all about Kevin Sinfield and why he does the 7 in 7 Challenge every year in memory of his friend, Rob Burrows. The children loved seeing him set off on his West Cumbrian leg of the event and couldn’t wait for him to come to Egremont. They spent some of the morning making posters…

As part of his 7 in 7 challenge, Kevin Sinfield came to Egremont during his West Cumbrian leg of the event. The children were very excited to find out that he would be running by the school. The children found out about why he was doing the challenge and watched him on the screen as he set off…

Year 1 and Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon at the Carnegie Theatre watching the pantomime ‘Beauty and the Beast’. They were fortunate enough to have the whole theatre to themselves. Everyone enthusiastically chanted, booed and cheered and were truly full of the Christmas spirit by the end…

Year 1 and Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon at the Carnegie Theatre watching the pantomime ‘Beauty and the Beast’. They were fortunate enough to have the whole theatre to themselves. Everyone enthusiastically chanted, booed and cheered and were truly full of the Christmas spirit by the end…

Year 2 won the whole school attendance race in the Autumn first half term. They chose to have a movie and popcorn afternoon as their treat. Today they got their reward. They thoroughly enjoyed watching the film ‘Migration.’ They are working hard to try and win the race again this half term for…

Year 2 are using the story ‘PenguinSmall’ by Mick Inkpen as inspiration for their dance. Today the children looked at the beginning of the story and thought carefully about how they could use facial expression and their bodies to portray the feelings of sadness and being frightened. They used…

Year 2 had great fun exploring the books available to them at Egremont Library. They all choose a book to loan and listened to a reading of a book by one of their favourite authors. They couldn’t wait to take their new books home to share with their families.

Year 2 love nothing more than listening to some poetry before they go home. Today, to their surprise, they took part in a poetry party with Michael Rosen. They thoroughly enjoyed listening to him read and perform his poetry. They even joined in with some of his poems using actions and repeating…

Congratulations to all the children from Year 6, who represented the school at a cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and demonstrate the…

Congratulations to all the children from Year 5 who represented the school at a cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and demonstrate the…

Congratulations to all the children Year 4 who represented the school at a cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and demonstrate the school…

Congratulations to all the children from Year 3 who represented the school at their first cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and…