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Year 2 dressed up in blue to celebrate Saint Mary. The children learned all about how Catholics celebrate Mary during the month of May. Then they found out how Mary has many different names all around the world. They had great fun finding out the names that different countries call her.

It was National Numeracy Day this week. In recognition of this Year 2 took part in an active maths session. They had to work with a partner to solve different calculations that were placed around the hall. They all showed wonderful teamwork and enjoyed talking about how they were solving each…

A huge well done to all the children who walked, cycled or scooted to school this week as part of Walk to School Week. Keep up the great effort and remember it’s never too late to start active travel. 

Group B had a great time at Forest School yesterday for their last session. They still enjoyed climbing trees, playing in the mud and chilling out in the hammocks despite the rain! 

This week we celebrated two second places in a Panathlon and Bowling tournament. Well done to all the children who took part. 

In Maths this week we have been learning how to group objects and share them fairly. The children put this into practise using biscuits. In partners they were given a number of biscuits to share evenly. We learnt about wholes and halves and how to share using the rhyme, one for you, one for you.…

The Year 1 Chefs have been busy again cooking up a storm with some delicious ‘Vegetable Kebabs’.  The children used their knife skills to cut the veg into chunky pieces suitable for going on the skewers. The chefs explored how a marinade is created to add flavour. They created a marinade using…

As part of their art topic, Year 6 have been learning about the revolutionary and innovative style of art known as Cubism. They have been learning about Pablo Picasso and comparing his cubism artwork to the still life work of Patrick Caulfield. They then explored cubism by experimenting with…

Year 6 made their final visit to Egremont Library with their peers from St. Bridget’s today. They demonstrated that they now know how to independently return, renew and borrow new books from their local library; skills that will prove invaluable as they move to their next stage of education. 
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Year 3 had a great time at The Roman Senhouse Museum in Maryport today. They thoroughly enjoyed exploring Roman artefacts, altars, original jars, jewellery and coins from 2,000 years ago. They saw the remains of a Roman Fort and role-played market day in the Roman Forum. Some were citizens, some…

We had a great morning at Egremont Bowling Club learning how to bowl and competing against other local schools. We were delighted to come in second place. Thank you to all the members of Egremont Bowling Club for inviting us and taking the time to teach us the skills. 

Year 5 and 6 had a fantastic morning at Penrith Leisure centre this morning taking part in a Panathlon final. They completed 6 different events which involved using skills such as throwing, catching and aiming at a target. They all showed impeccable manners and great sportsmanship skills. They…