Blog Author: Mrs Newby

KS2 had a fantastic time on their end of year trip in the Lost Fort at Lowther Castle.

We all had a great time at the County School Games competing in in the tri-golf section. All the children enjoyed all the different challenges at each station and they all came home with a medal!

KS2 children have enjoyed learning how to play rounders in our after school club. They have learnt batting and fielding skills and all enjoyed playing lots of matches.

Year 5 and 6 had a fantastic morning with KidzFit. They learnt all about how our bodies work and the benefits of regular exercise. They learnt how to skip, hoopla-hoop and how to improve their co-ordination and balance. We finished off with some relaxing yoga. 
 

Year 5 had a great time at Sports Day today. They put all the skills they have been learning throughout the year in PE into practice. It was lovely to see everyone joining in and encouraging their team mates. Well done to the Red Team for winning! ⭐️
 

Year 5 enjoyed participating in lots of different sports during National School Sports Week. They did gymnastics, cricket, mile-a-day, active playtimes and even took part in the Big Skip. What a busy week they had!

We had a great time at Whitehaven Cricket Ground playing in a tournament against six other schools. We enjoyed putting all the skills we have learnt in PE into practice and taking part in such a great event.

Year 5 had a fantastic time celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We dressed in red, white and blue and celebrated in a traditional street party style! 
 

Year 5 have had an active day for the NSPCC Big Break . They had an extended break enjoying playing lots of games with our new equipment.  They also designed games for Year 2 to play and had so much fun playing them. 
 

Year 5 had a great day at Muncaster Castle today. We visited the Queen Elizabeth exhibition and learnt lots about the coronation. We enjoyed watching the bIrd show and we were very impressed by their skills. We spent the afternoon exploring the grounds, walking through the ‘Enchanted Gardens’ and…

It was great to see so many children walking to and from school this week and collecting Street Tags along the way! 
 

Year 5 enjoyed their visit to the library yesterday. They read the blog on the back of the books to help them make a decision about which book to choose. They had some time to enjoy reading their book then learnt how to check it out themselves on the computer.