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Reception went to church for a baptism. Father Groody led the children through the baptism service and explained what each part means.

Year 5 enjoyed creating their avatars for times tables rockstars. The new package was an excellent way of learning our times tables and competing with others online.

Year 2 enjoyed being scientists. They were investigating different materials to find out if they are waterproof. Before they carried out the investigation, they planned what they were going to do and made predictions. 

We deepened our knowledge of the Vikings at Tullie House as we saw real Viking artefacts such as swords, brooches, beads and knives. We examined them to see what we can learn about them. Six Viking burial sites were found right here in Cumwhitton, Cumbria. The remains are on display in Tullie…

Year 5 had a fantastic day at Tullie House in Carlisle. We handled artefacts and learnt about where Viking remains had been found near us, at Cumwhitton. We studied a real Viking sword and several other clues about Viking society. Finally we took part in a series of different activities which…

This week we made some savoury food using healthy ingredients. We made tomato bread tapas. It was delicious!

We all took part in a moment of silent prayer to reflect on the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. With reverence and respect we thanked God for giving up his son so that we could receive forgiveness for our wrong doings. We prayed for our friends, family and loved ones. We prayed for the…

All classes visited church today for Eucharistic Adoration as part of holy hour in our Year of the Eucharist.

The children spent time with Jesus and enjoyed the beautiful monstrance.

We have been learning all about Egyptian masks and why they were put on mummies. We looked at lots of photos and then designed our own.

As part of the ‘Year of the Eucharist’ Y4 have been learning about the importance of the Monstrate. We went to church for part of the hour of adoration and reflected on things we are thankful for. We then designed our own Monstrates. As you can see there are some beautiful…

Today Year 3 enjoyed visiting Church to see the Blessed Sacrament within the Monstrance.  We enjoyed quiet reflection and prayer.  We devoted time to Jesus and back in school further developed our understanding of the Eucharist.  

This week Reception have been using junk materials to create their own models of a rocket. They used their knowledge of the different parts of a rocket to choose appropriate materials to represent them. The rockets were a roaring success!