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Representatives from Y5and 6 attended a football tournament yesterday. They practiced skills then enjoyed playing some matches. They all worked well as a team and exemplified the School Games Values. 

Congratulations to Y5/6 children who took part in a netball tournament today. They all practiced the skills they have been learning and enjoyed playing some matches. 

At St. Bridget’s, we hold the school games values of honesty, teamwork, passion, respect, self-belief, determination, and eco-friendliness in high regard. Over the past few weeks in our PE lessons, these children have truly exemplified these values. 

Congratulations to Layla and Bobbie for winning the design for our new garden which will also house a grotto for Mary. The  children were asked to create a garden with a holy theme where we can all go to relax and reflect. We were impressed with all of the entries and all the children received a…

Another productive day in our garden planting up the tubs with our lovely plants. We learnt how deep we had to plant them and the importance of not covering the leaves with the compost. We have some budding gardeners!

This week we have been busy in the provision learning to count during our play. We have been focussing on recognising numbers and representing them and learning that anything can be counted. We have been making sure that we count one to one to get to the correct number of objects. Super Maths…

This week, we had our first Year 4 trip of the school year. We went to Whinlatter Forest to investigate different animal habitats to support our Science curriculum. We took a woodland walk of discovery, listened to stories of different animals, took a blindfolded walk and even had time for a play…

As it is the Month of the Rosary, Year 2 have been praying the rosary. They have shown respect and reverence throughout. They have spent some time learning about and meditating on the mysteries of Jesus’ life so that they may draw closer to him through the intercession of Mary. They know that with…

Year 3 went into Egremont today to identify the human and physical features. They found lots more human than physical features and decided that they expected that because it was a town. 
Whilst looking for these features, they did a good litter pick. They brought back 2 bags full. Well done Year…

This week we have been reading the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Inspired by our story we have been exploring colour mixing in the Creative Area and have used the colours red and white to make pink. Then we used our pink hands to make hand prints and turn them into one of the three little…

To celebrate Saint Luke’s Day on Friday, we held our annual assembly in honour of our governor, Luke Murphy. Luke made significant contributions to our school, particularly through his passion for sports, as he consistently supported all our tournaments. Each year, we present the Luke Murphy…

Reception Class have been on their very own Bear Hunt today. We repeated phrases from the story e.g.: ‘What a beautiful day! We’re not scared!’ 
We discussed the vocabulary: over, under and through and sequenced the events from the story. Most importantly we discovered the Bear hiding in his…