Wheel Chair Basket Ball Year 5
Year 5 had a blast with wheelchair basketball today! They started with a game of tag to get the hang of it and then moved on to competitive basketball matches. The instructor was impressed by how quickly they picked it up and how well they worked together as a team.
Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
Year 3 celebrated the launch of the Jubilee Year, as announced by Pope Francis. We learned about what it meant, prayed and wore bright clothes to mark the day. We also learnt about the logo and considered what we could do to help our local communities.
Wheelchair Basketball Y6 2025
Year 6 had a fabulous time experiencing Wheelchair Basketball today. They had to use many skills and coordinate these in a different way in order to navigate the wheelchair and play the game.
Year 4 Textiles
In DT we have moved on to our Textiles block where we are trying to solve the problem ‘How do you keep a tea towel from slipping off a hook?’
First, we identified the problem and researched the different types of fastenings. Then, we practiced using running stitch to attach fastenings (we chose…
Year 3 pupils plan their own Prayer and Liturgy
Year 3 children thought about the events within the liturgical calendar, feast days and themes in the weekly Gospel readings. They used this to plan their own prayer and liturgy for Friday. They worked as a group of 2/3, gained help from the internet, bibles and each other. They worked so hard to…
Year 3 dancers
Our Year 3 children have been perfecting their animal dances. They had some great moves. The Sports Values were shown and recognised in Cameron, Ella, Adalyn and Mia.
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…