Year 6

Year 6 had some archery coaching this afternoon. They learned lots of skills like how to stand in the correct position, hold the bow and arrow and how to take aim. They quickly found that it required a lot of concentration and power to hit the target. 

Year 6 enjoyed an afternoon of explosive fun whilst learning all about the scientific concept of energy.

Year 6 had some tag rugby coaching this afternoon. They learned how to pass the ball and how to defend and attack. 

Year 6 had a wonderful afternoon investigating and observing the historic site of Egremont Castle and noticing exactly why it was such a perfect position for a fort and castle. 

Year 6 had a lovely morning learning at Florence Mine learning about the mining industry , how it has been a huge part of the development of Egremont and inspiration to local artists.

We are incredibly proud of our girls who ran in the Crab Fair last night. They ran a distance of 3k and loved every minute of it. They are also our Sports Leaders and are setting a shinning example of how to keep active outside of school. Well done girls!

Year 6 have been learning how to draw a self-portrait. They had to consider scale and proportion then used different sketching techniques to create areas of light and dark. A great effort by everyone! 

Year 6 had their first Netball lesson today. We learned how to pass the ball using the chest pass and bounce pass. We finished off by playing a game of Time Bomb. 

Year 6 enjoyed their first cricket coaching session today. They learned how to bowl - we found it was quite tricky to keep your arm straight! We finished off with a couple of cricket games. 

Year 6 had their final P.E. lesson as a Primary School pupil today. After a warm game of Sharks and Seaweed, we played a few games of Handball. It was great to see everyone using all the techniques of team games - catching, throwing, shooting, passing, moving, communicating - that they have…

What a great day! Year 6 had a thoroughly enjoyable day on their final trip together at Primary School. 

Year 6 have been channelling the Wimbledon tournament. In our P.E. lesson today, we have been learning tennis skills. We learned how hold the tennis racket correctly, how to use it to control the ball and then we carried out some rallies to see who could score the highest number of hits without…