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This week in Nursery we have been celebrating Valentine’s Day! 

We have created a Valentines craft to take home and give to someone we care about.

We have also had a love potions messy tray, where we have loved exploring the pink coloured water and flower petals. 

Finally, we decorated a…

Year 5 and 6 took part in a science workshop at St. Bees school. They found out that using different chemicals in flames changes the colour, and they had a a great time making popping sounds by putting a flame in a test tube with gas. They also were fascinated watching their friends' hair stand on…

Year 1 have enjoyed their sessions with our fantastic gymnastics coach Natalie. They have learned many different stretches, balances, jumps and landings. They have all showed determination and enthusiasm in their learning. 

This year’s theme for Safer internet Day is ‘Too Good to be True? Protecting yourself and Others from Scams Online.’ Year 2 looked at the pros and the cons of playing Minecraft including how they could be scammed when playing it. They learnt about the importance of always seeking the permission of…

Year 3 learnt all about scams, phishing and parental controls that are used on Disney Plus. 
We discussed the different apps that children use at home and in school and how scams try to take money and personal details from unsuspecting victims. We considered how to keep ourselves safe online, as…

Year 3 had a walk to the library this afternoon to choose a book, they chose fiction and non-fiction. They can’t wait to go home to read them.

 As part of their design and technology topic year 5 were tasked with the job of designing a safety armband. It had to be clearly seen in the day and at night. It must be easy to attach over school uniform and have a fastening. It needed to stay on securely while walking, cycling or scooting and…

Last week, Year 5 participated in bikeability cycle training. They started by learning to control and master their bikes on the playground before moving on to the roads, where they practiced dealing with traffic and performing various safe maneuvers. Everyone enjoyed the experience, and now we…

Year 2 celebrated the NSPCC Number Day by dressing in their own clothes or clothes with numbers on them. The explored the numbers that important to them in their lives and drew and wrote about them.

During Children’s Mental Health week, Year 6 have been exploring the theme ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’. They have considered the importance of understanding themselves better by thinking about what things make them happy, proud, upset, worried, etc and that by embracing and valuing their own…

Year 6 dressed marked Number Day by making a donation to the NSPCC to dress in clothes that had numbers on them. They enjoyed visiting Year 1 to play some number games. Year 6 taught the younger children how to play different games and supported their understanding of numbers. 

For NSPCC Number Day, we had lots of fun completing a number trail. We had to find a number and then create our own calculations that resulted in that answer. We also enjoyed a game of bingo where we weren’t given the numbers but just the calculations, and we had to figure out the…