Year 6

Children from Y5 and Y6 took part in the Junior Bowls Competition at Egremont Bowling Club this afternoon. They had a fabulous time and came away as the overall winners! A huge well done.

We are all incredibly proud of our Year 6 children who have worked really hard all year and especially this week to do their very best in their SATs. This week Year 6 have shown commitment and resilience throughout the week and have now they are ready to enjoy their final few weeks together at…

Year 6 dressed in red, white and blue today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. They enjoyed eating a picnic lunch outside with the whole school whilst listening to some music from the 1940s. 

This morning Year 6 visited their local Magistrate’s Court. We had a tour of the court rooms, meeting rooms and holding cells. We then held a mock trial in which each of us played a role e.g. Defence Solicitor, victim, Usher etc. At the end of the trial, we got into groups to decide the…

The KS2 representatives had a fantastic time participating in the school's Gala at Copeland Pool. They competed in a range of races, including 25m and 50m events in breaststroke, backstroke, crawl, and butterfly, as well as relays and an underwater race. Some even showcased their skills with a fun…

For Science Engineers Week, Year 6 with tasked with solving the problem of how Jack (from the fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk) could safely get the golden egg from the top of the beanstalk to the bottom. They were all given a set of resources and planned how they would build a contraption that…

Y6 joined a STEM Science assembly about Tech for Space. They learned lots about space travel and exploration and the technology equated to make this possible. They found out about all the different types of engineering jobs that involve designing and making the technology that enables humans to…

As part of the #letgirlsplay Biggest Ever Football Session  (a campaign to give girls equal an equal to football), Year 6 girls paired with girls from Reception to teach them some essential penalty taking skills. Who knew how much football talent there is amongst our girls! 

For World Book Day 2025, Y6 dressed up as a character from a book or came to school wearing their pyjamas. In the morning, we joined a nationwide quiz run by the Literacy Trust. Lots of footballers from different clubs joined in by sharing their love of reading and posing a question for us all to…

This afternoon, Reception shared a book with Y6. There was lots giggles and laughter as they enjoyed the story and the illustrations. A great way to end World Book Day. 

Year 6 attended a Career’s Fair organised by Primary Business Partnership and delivered by Centre for Leadership Performance in association with OneAIM and Sellafield Ltd SiX. Throughout the afternoon, they visited many stalls where they learned about the different industries in their locality. It…

Bill from the STEM team joined us this afternoon to open our minds about the multitude possibilities that are available to us after we leave education. We thought about what jobs we currently would like to do as an adult, the most dangerous jobs and the jobs our parents would want us to do. We…