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28 June 2023

Y6 Cricket Tournament

Year 6 were invited to attend a cricket tournament at Whitehaven Cricket Club. They played several other local schools and won many of their games. They finished 2nd in their group which sadly was not quite enough to get to the final. Nevertheless, a great day was had by all and the children were…

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22 June 2023

Y6 Science lesson at WLA

Year 6 experienced a taste of secondary school life at West Lakes Academy when they were invited to take part in a science lesson on light. The children experimented with different coloured lights to find out how light makes colours. By putting all the primary light colours together they…

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12 June 2023

Y6 Orienteeering at Muncaster

Year 6 travelled to Muncaster to refine their OS map reading skills and have a go at orienteering. They had to follow a route on an orienteering map to find 16 different checkpoints. Each checkpoint had a code which they needed to record on a special sheet. The children were very good at…

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26 May 2023

Y6 Art inspired by Terry Gilecki

Year 6 have been studying the work of Terry Gilecki, an artist who is well known for his love of water and koi carp. The children experimented with the effects that can be achieved by adding salt to a surface painted with watercolour. They used a range of materials and methods to apply paint and…

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22 May 2023

Kidz Fit in Y5/6

The whole school have enjoyed a session with Kidz Fit. Years 5 and 6 worked together on a series of exercises including hula-hooping, different styles of jumping, one legged skipping and even some yoga! We learnt the importance of keeping our bodies healthy and by doing this it helps to keep our…

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17 May 2023

Year 1 and Year 6 Active Maths for Number Day

Today for Number Day Year 1 and Year 6 joined together to take part in some ‘Active Maths’. Year 6 planned maths games and activities for Year 1 to enjoy.  Everyone enjoyed counting, adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying in creative ways.  It was fun learning and being active together.

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9 May 2023

Coronation Fun in Y6

Y6 had a fun day to celebrate the Coronation. They enjoyed the bouncy castles, a buffet style street party, singing, entertainment and some dancing on the yard too. Overall, a fantastic day to mark a historic and special event!

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21 April 2023

Cricket in Y6

Y6 were delighted to welcome back Cricket Coach Matthew for their first PE cricket lesson of the Summer Term. They enjoyed practising catching and fielding. 

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24 March 2023

Y6 train with Olympian Chris Bennett

The whole school were delighted to be joined by Olympic hammer thrower Chris Bennett. He came to talk to us about his achievements and the importance of determination and resilience in our lives. Y6 enjoyed a circuit of jumping jacks, spotty dogs, press ups and knee lifts. Hard work but brilliant…

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23 March 2023

Y6 Salad Making in D&T

Y6 have been learning about the importance of foods which make our bodies function well with the right balance of nutrients, flavours and textures. We discovered that we eat with our eyes and our food needs to look appetising as well taste good. A range of our skills were put into practice as we…

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17 March 2023

Y6 Dissolving Investigation

To mark British Science week, Y6 created a science investigation to discover the rate at which solids would dissolve in liquids. They worked in groups and discussed the different types of variables which would affect their investigation. They recognised and predicted that hot water would help…

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10 March 2023

Y6 D&T Does food affect the way you feel?

Y6 have been asking the question: does food affect the way you feel? They considered how the right sorts of carbohydrates can give you energy and improve performance as fuel for our bodies. Together they created a pasta sauce using onions, garlic and tomatoes with herbs then added pasta to it to…

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