Blog Author: Mrs Newby

Year 5 have had a fantastic week taking part in Cyclewise. They have all improved their road-riding skills and can now confidently mount and dismount their bikes correctly. The children practised one-handed signals when turning left and right, became more aware of traffic on the road, and…

Today we remembered the life of St Bridget in honour of our school name and her feast day. To celebrate her kindness and generosity, we made bookmarks to give to our peers in Year 5 at Our Lady’s and St Patrick’s School. This was our way of showing kindness to others, just as St Bridget showed…

We are incredibly proud of our children who qualified for the Cross Country Finals at Sedbergh, representing the county. Competing in extremely muddy and challenging conditions, they showed remarkable determination and resilience. Despite the tough course, none of them gave up, fighting all the…

A huge congratulations to Georgia, who has officially completed the entire Maths Whizz programme! This is an outstanding achievement and one we are incredibly proud of.

Georgia has shown remarkable dedication throughout her journey, working relentlessly and tackling challenging problems…

Year 5 have been learning about reduction printing. First, they carved a pattern into a polystyrene tile. Then they printed with it. After that, they carved more of the pattern away and printed again. This process is called reduction printing because the tile gets smaller each time.

Their…

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed a delicious traditional Christmas dinner today, expertly prepared by our talented kitchen staff.

Supporting Kevin Sinfield’s 7 in 7 Challenge

We are incredibly proud of the hard work, kindness and enthusiasm our children have shown while supporting Kevin Sinfield on his inspirational 7 in 7 ultra-marathon challenge.

As Kevin passed through Egremont, the children gathered to cheer him…

Year 5 are writing stories set in another culture. Their chosen culture is Greece, as we have been learning about Ancient Greece in History. To help them with this, the children have been researching different aspects of Greek culture. They explored the weather, climate, environment, language,…

Year 5 had so much fun in their ukulele lesson today!
They played the Human Bar game, which involved working out the notes in each bar and representing them with arm signs. The children then played along to several songs using the notes they’ve learned so far.

We were all very impressed with…

Year 3 and 4 representatives had a great time at the multi-skills tournament last week. They thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the round-robin of activities, practising all the different sports skills they have been learning.

Year 5 braved the weather and showed remarkable resilience at our XC challenge at St. Benedict’s this week. Everyone completed 2 laps of the course in the fastest time they could. We will go back in July next year and complete the same course to see how much they have improved. We have already…

Year 5 carried out a science experiment to separate a mixture made of raisins, sugar, and flour. They discussed the best methods to separate each material based on its properties.

First, they hand-picked the raisins. The raisins were much larger and darker than the other ingredients, so they…