Tag Rugby Year 5
We would like to say a huge thank you to Rory’s dad, Daniel, who kindly gave up his time last week to teach us some tag rugby skills.
The children learned how to pass the ball correctly, how to catch tags, and how to score points. Everyone had a fantastic time being outside, learning new…
Being creative in Nursery
Nursery have been getting creative by gluing and sticking to make collage pictures and printing with paint and corks. We have lots of creative children, who are always very proud of their artwork.
Outdoor fun in Nursery September 2025
Our Nursery children have enjoyed learning outside in September. From building towers, to mark making with chalk and jumping in puddles. Lots of opportunities to explore in different weather.
Year 3 Painting techniques
Year 3 have been practicing their painting techniques and learning about how Vincent Van Gogh used impasto paint, line and blue shades to create “A Starry Night”.
They used flour to thicken their paint and then painted in the style of Van Gogh.
Year 4 Performing Poetry
To conclude our poetry topic, we have been performing our haiku and cinquain poems, using actions, emphasising rhythms and changing our intonation. We certainly had some very dramatic performances!
Art in Year 5
Year 5 studied the famous painting Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh.
They looked carefully at the colours and how the flowers were drawn. They then created their own versions, using oil pastels to produce deep, vibrant colours. Everyone was very pleased with the end result.
Year 1’s History Walk in Egremont
Year 1 enjoyed exploring the shops available in Egremont mainstreet. They were lucky to be invited into the doctors and Isaac’s gran told Year 1 all about the services available. They enjoyed pointing out their favourite shops. Next week, in our History work, we will compare the shops today with…
Reception Visit Church 2025
Reception enjoyed visiting our parish church of St. Mary’s. We talked about baptism, and they took part in role play to explore the different parts of baptism. Reception enjoyed their visit to church and were excited to find out more about baptism.
Year 3 map work
Year 3 were spotting human and physical features on the huge OS maps. They looked at the key to learn many new map symbols. They found lots of local areas and pointed to them using co-ordinates.
Egremont Castle 2025
Year 6 had a wonderful afternoon investigating and observing the historic site of Egremont Castle and noticing exactly why it was such a perfect position for a fort and castle.
Florence Mine 2025
- Year 6 had a lovely morning learning at Florence Mine learning about the mining industry , how it has been a huge part of the development of Egremont and inspiration to local artists.
Y2 Making Marks in Art
Year 2 have been studying the artwork of Beth Krommes in their art lessons. They have been looking carefully at how she uses a range of marks to create images from nature including waves. They thoroughly enjoyed using paint and oil pastels to create their worn version of the artwork…