Blog Author: Mrs Newby

Today we observed two minutes of silence in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the two world wars and other conflicts.

In D&T year 5 have been learning about food and nutrition. They learnt about different types of bread that are eaten around the world and made their own unleavened flat bread which they enjoyed eating with garlic butter. 
They also learnt that in Denmark they eat a type of bread called rye bread…

Year 5 visited the Library Van yesterday to choose some books for our class library. They all enjoyed browsing through the selection of books on offer and reading the blurb to see if was interesting. We now have a fresh set of books for the children to read in class. 

Year 5 visited the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Beacon today. They felt very privileged to view these amazing images of nature captured on camera. The Beacon is the only museum outside of the Natural History museum that is displaying these photos so it was a wonderful…

Today our School Games Officer came into school to train us how to be Play Leaders. We learnt what leadership qualities are and played some games to see if we could demonstrate these. We then worked together in small groups to devise a game we could play with younger children. We all came up with…

This week, a group of Year 5 and 6 students participated in a Ten Pin Bowling competition at Hollywood Bowl in Carlisle. They all had an amazing time, and we are thrilled to announce that one of our teams came 1st place! Also a huge congratulations to Ryker for achieving an impressive 113 points,…

During Recycling Week 2024, a warning was issued highlighting that households are wasting an astonishing 1 billion items each year that could be recycled. To promote greater recycling efforts, our Laudato Si group organised a recycling poster competition. We received an amazing response from the…

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.