Image of Celebrating St. Bridget’s Day in Year 5
1 February 2024

Celebrating St. Bridget’s Day in Year 5

Today we celebrated the feast of our Patron St. Bridget by going to mass. We all sang a hymn dedicated to St.Bridget beautifully. Back in school we learnt all about St. Bridget’s life then wrote our own prayers to her. 

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1 February 2024

Year 5 Forest School

Year 5 had a fun packed afternoon at Forest School today.They learnt how to make a fire, made a den and enjoyed making snow angels in the bark. Some children learnt how to hammer nails safely into a piece of wood then decorated them. They also had to work together as a team and heave a log from…

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30 January 2024

Year 5 Hockey

Year 5 visited St. Benedict’s today to take part in a hockey session. They learnt how to hold the stick, how to dribble and stop the ball and how to attack and defend. They played mini games in small teams and all improved their teamwork skills. They all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and are…

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30 January 2024

Wheelchair Basket Ball Year 5

Year 5 had a great experience learning how to play wheelchair basket ball. They quickly learnt how to manoeuvre the wheelchairs and soon picked up clever tactics in order to score a goal. 
 

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30 January 2024

Year 5 Rugby

Year 5 had a wonderful morning learning rugby skills from one of our parents / rugby coach. They learnt how to throw the ball correctly and attacking and defending skills. 
 

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19 January 2024

S’mores Round The Fire at Forest School

Y5 had a fantastic afternoon at Forest School this week in the frosty weather. They made a fire then melted marshmallows to make s’mores which they all thought were delicious. After playing games in the forest they all enjoyed chilling out in the hammocks.

 

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19 January 2024

The Book Bus Visits School

Year 5 Reading Champions visited the Book Bus today to choose a selection of books for our class. They enjoyed choosing fiction and non- fiction books. They brought them back to class where we all enjoyed having a look at them. 
 

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14 January 2024

Making Pop- Corn at Forest school Year 5

After exploring the forest and squelching in the mud Year 5 enjoyed warming up around the camp fire and eating popcorn at Forest School this week. They also had time to chill out in the hammocks and enjoy the sound of nature.

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8 January 2024

Calendars in the style of Hundertwasser

Year 5 have been studying the artist Hundertwasser and how he created abstract paintings. They learnt that abstract painting is to represent people or things not in a realistic way but to express their ideas about them in their own way. Using this method they created their own Hundertwasser…

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8 January 2024

Forest School Mini Christmas Trees

At Forest School Y5 made mini Christmas Trees. They found a branch from a hazel wood tree and sawed off a small amount of wood. They used a knife to strip off the bark then whittled the wood into a pointy shape. After this they carved in a pattern and made a leafy texture. Finally, they decorated…

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1 December 2023

Library Visit Y5

Year 5 visited Egremont library yesterday. They returned books they had previously borrowed then browsed the shelves for something new to read. A lot of children chose Christmas books including cookery and craft ones. They learnt the importance of returning a book to the shelf with the spine…

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30 November 2023

S'mores at Forest School

Year 5 we’re glad of the campfire to keep warm around at Forest School today. They collected the wood and learnt how to build a fire. They then enjoyed toasting marshmallows to make S’mores! 

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