Blog Author: Miss Mancebo

During Children’s Mental Health week, Year 6 have been exploring the theme ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’. They have considered the importance of understanding themselves better by thinking about what things make them happy, proud, upset, worried, etc and that by embracing and valuing their own…

Year 6 dressed marked Number Day by making a donation to the NSPCC to dress in clothes that had numbers on them. They enjoyed visiting Year 1 to play some number games. Year 6 taught the younger children how to play different games and supported their understanding of numbers. 

To celebrate St Bridget’s Day, Year 6 created some artwork to illustrate the essence of St. Bridget, for the love and generosity she had for those who found life tough and her dedication to helping others. In the spirit of St Bridget, we gifted our artwork to Growing Well in Egremont together with…

We all enjoyed a guided tour of the Rum Story enhancing our learning about the slave trade and how our locality was connected to it. It was great to be able to see real documents and artefacts and to get a sense of what life was like for the slaves being transported to the West Indies and working…

We had a guided tour of Whitehaven Harbour walking from the old to the new learning about our rich history. Who knew how significant Whitehaven Harbour was in the 17th century, its close connection to New York, how a teeny tiny pub saved it from attack and who John Paul Jones was? Not to mention…

A huge well done to everyone in Y6 who participated in the Reindeer Run to raise money for children who need extra support.

 

Year 6 had a fabulous time experiencing Wheelchair Basketball today. They had to use many skills and coordinate these in a different way in order to navigate the wheelchair and play the game. 

Year 6 have been perfecting their cricket skills of batting and bowling then putting it into practice during a match. 

Year 6 enjoyed their sponsored Reindeer Run with Nursery in aid of Jigsaw - Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice who provide daily care to children living with life limiting illnesses. In spite of the chilly wind, we all managed to run numerous laps and have have lots of fun together raising money for one…

Our final P.E. lesson of this year had a festive theme. 

Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their Christmas lunch today.

What a lovely surprise! Mrs Christmas came to visit Y6 this morning to check everyone has been showing love and kindness throughout the year. She then kindly gave everyone a Christmas present.