Blog Author: Mrs Newby

Congratulations to the Blue Team for winning Sports Day 2024. A huge well done to all the children who took part in our races. All the teams showed exceptional teamwork, determination and competitiveness! 

What a fantastic team effort from year 5 today as they completed the second part of their x-country challenge at St. Benedict’s School to see if they could beat their average time set in September. They all ran extremely well pushing themselves out of their comfort zone to try and beat their…

Year 5 have been swimming every afternoon this week at Copeland pool. They have all improved their swimming skills on this intense course. Today they learnt how to take off their pyjamas in the water and create a float for their life saving skills. 

Year 5 went to mass today to celebrate The Feast of the Sacred Heart.

A huge well done to all the children who walked, cycled or scooted to school this week as part of Walk to School Week. Keep up the great effort and remember it’s never too late to start active travel. 

Group B had a great time at Forest School yesterday for their last session. They still enjoyed climbing trees, playing in the mud and chilling out in the hammocks despite the rain! 

This week we celebrated two second places in a Panathlon and Bowling tournament. Well done to all the children who took part. 

We had a great morning at Egremont Bowling Club learning how to bowl and competing against other local schools. We were delighted to come in second place. Thank you to all the members of Egremont Bowling Club for inviting us and taking the time to teach us the skills. 

Year 5 and 6 had a fantastic morning at Penrith Leisure centre this morning taking part in a Panathlon final. They completed 6 different events which involved using skills such as throwing, catching and aiming at a target. They all showed impeccable manners and great sportsmanship skills. They…

Congratulations to Nova who has won the ‘Step by Step’ Silver Jubilee Junior Progress award at her dance school. We are very proud of you! 

Year 5 visited Egremont Library this morning to return books and pick some new ones. They read the blurb to check it would be something they were interested in reading before choosing it. They chose a great selection of fiction and non- fiction books and some children even chose books to read to…

Group A enjoyed their final session of Forest school yesterday. They did what they love best; exploring, playing games, making fires, playing in the mud and chilling in the hammocks. A big thank you to Mia for teaching us lots of new skills. We have lots of adventurers in the making!