Design and Technology Year 5
In Design and Technology, Year 5 children tested different materials to explore their properties, such as being hard, soft, rough, smooth, foldable, waterproof, man-made, or natural. They were searching for a durable material to create a bag, and after their tests, they concluded that denim would…
Nursery: Obstacle Courses
This week in Nursery we have been putting our maths prepositional skills into practise by building an obstacle course. The children placed planks on the tyres to balance and climb on. I modelled language like “on, up, over and under” to the children as they made their way along the different parts…
Nursery: I want to be … a fire fighter
Last week we read the story “I want to be … a fire fighter”. In the story we found out what a fire fighter wears and some of the jobs they do.
The children then enjoyed exploring the fire fighter role play toys.
Year 1 and Year 2 Multiskills Event January 2025
Some of our Year 1 and 2 children represented us at a Multiskills event at Whitehaven Academy yesterday. They took part in a variety of activities. They behaved impeccably and showed all the values of school games. We are immensely proud of them all.
Year 1 and Year 2 Multiskills Event January 2025
Some of our Year 1 and 2 children represented us at a Multiskills event at Whitehaven Academy yesterday. They took part in a variety of activities. They behaved impeccably and showed all the values of school games. We are immensely proud of them all.
Our model clay aliens
During our topic of Space we have been learning about astronauts and aliens that appear in stories, such as ‘The Smeds and the Smoos’. The children have then been creating their own model clay aliens. We are currently at the stage of waiting for them to dry, so we can then paint them and create…
Multi-skills Tournament KS2
Today, KS2 representatives participated in a Multi-Skills Tournament at St. Bees School and secured 2nd place! The children demonstrated their abilities in throwing, catching, striking, kicking, coordination, running, and jumping. They all worked together as a team to achieve this great…
Design & Technology - Building towers
Year One had a fantastic time building towers from their own tower designs. They used the new joining skills they have learned and made sure they had a wide base for stability. Well done to our excellent Year One architects.
Using Space in PE
Year 2 have been working on how to manoeuvre within a space safely and be aware of those around them. The children are growing in confidence when dribbling and passing a ball, in a space, to each other using their feet. They cannot wait to use their honed skills in future lessons to participate in…
Learning about thankfulness in our collective worship
This week in our collective worship we have been learning about being thankful. The children shared what they are thankful for and turned on their lights. We then had some reflective time thinking about all the good things we have in life.
Swimming in Year 5
Year 5 had an amazing week at Copeland Pool, where they worked on enhancing their swimming skills. As the week went on, their confidence and stamina noticeably improved. They also had great fun participating in 'noodle' races, playing sharks, and diving down to retrieve items from the bottom of…
Year 3 Sports values
Cameron, Ivy and Mollie have been showing excellent Sports values; respect, determination, teamwork, resilience and responsibility. During dance, Miss Mason awarded them with stickers for showing specific qualities. Well done