Blog Author: Mrs Newby

Year 5 enjoyed visiting the library this morning.They all enjoyed listening to a story then got to chose a book to read. They learnt the importance of reading the blurb to check it is a book they would be interested in. If they weren’t they put the book back in the correct way with the spine…

In maths, we have been studying prime numbers. To help us grasp this concept, we created arrays using counters. We found that if we can only form 2 arrays for a number, then it has just 2 factors: 1 and itself, which means it is a prime number.

Today in science, we explored reversible changes. We learned that if a change is reversible, it’s a physical change because no new substance is formed. We melted ice cubes to make water and then froze the water again to demonstrate this concept.

Representatives from Y5and 6 attended a football tournament yesterday. They practiced skills then enjoyed playing some matches. They all worked well as a team and exemplified the School Games Values. 

Congratulations to Y5/6 children who took part in a netball tournament today. They all practiced the skills they have been learning and enjoyed playing some matches. 

At St. Bridget’s, we hold the school games values of honesty, teamwork, passion, respect, self-belief, determination, and eco-friendliness in high regard. Over the past few weeks in our PE lessons, these children have truly exemplified these values. 

Congratulations to Layla and Bobbie for winning the design for our new garden which will also house a grotto for Mary. The  children were asked to create a garden with a holy theme where we can all go to relax and reflect. We were impressed with all of the entries and all the children received a…

Another productive day in our garden planting up the tubs with our lovely plants. We learnt how deep we had to plant them and the importance of not covering the leaves with the compost. We have some budding gardeners!

To celebrate Saint Luke’s Day on Friday, we held our annual assembly in honour of our governor, Luke Murphy. Luke made significant contributions to our school, particularly through his passion for sports, as he consistently supported all our tournaments. Each year, we present the Luke Murphy…

Congratulations to Year 5/6 pupils who represented our school at a rugby tournament today. They achieved the School Games value of determination after winning every game.

Year 5 have been learning about separating mixture in science. They had a mixture of flour, raisins and sugar. They found it was easy to separate the raisins by sieving as they were larger but much harder to separate the flour and sugar as they both have smaller particles that went through the…

Today we remembered the importance of mental health on World Mental Health Day. We thought about how we can improve our own mental health by doing things like asking for help if we need it, getting enough sleep, eating a varied diet, balancing online and offline activities, doing exercise and…