Author: Mrs Taylor

Year 6 have been learning how to draw self-portraits in their art and design topic of drawing. They learnt how to use their sketching pencils effectively to create cross-hatching to form the illusion of light and shade. They then considered the proportion of their facial features. 
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Some of our Y6 boys attended a football tournament at Whitehaven Academy. They returned u beaten and didn’t concede any goals at all. Amazing team work and effort!

We all had a great time at our Friendship Disco to celebrate anti-bullying week. It was lovely to see everyone having so much fun together!

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Y6 enjoyed trying out a new sport - fencing. They learnt several new moves and how to block and attack an opponent. They enjoyed wearing the body armour and protective face masks. It was brilliant to learn new skills and sample new sports. 

Y6 have been continuing their street food journey and have been learning how to make pitta bread from North Africa. They learned how to Mia and knee the dough to stretch the gluten strands and that by adding warm water to the yeast it would help it to grow. Once baked, the delicious warm bread was…

In our design and technology lessons we have been asking the question: Can Street Foods Save Us? The children have been learning about food from other cultures, in this case Mexico, and have refining and practicing their chopping, cutting, grating and dicing skills to make vegetarian burritos.…

Y6’s history topic this half-term has centred around our local area, specifically Egremont and its significance right back from the 1200s. The children have learned about the history of our little town, the origins of Crab Fair and how and why the castle was built. We went to investigate the ruins…

Y6 have been enjoying their class novel Rooftoppers by Katharine Randell. It’s inspired them to explore the books available to them in our classroom library. They have shared their thoughts, ideas and experiences of reading with our Reading Ambassadors and this feedback will help to inform the…

Y6 have been working so hard on Maths Whizz this half-term. We are consistently seeing most of the class entering the Hall of Fame for making excellent progress and improving their maths age week on week. These children have excelled particularly and have been rewarded with being the certificate…

Y6 have been learning about the importance of democracy and local government. Many children in the class campaigned to be members of the school Council with excellent manifestos about how they can improve our school and community. After a very close vote, Riley and Lily were voted in as our new…

Y6 have been enjoying a variety of PE sessions but their favourite type of defend and attack game is dodgeball. They have been refining their skills in our sessions in the hall. 

We’ve all had a brilliant day moving up to our new classes and spending time with our teachers ready for September!