Music and feelings in Nursery
Over the last few weeks in Nursery we have been listening to different types of music and talking about how they make us feel - happy, calm, sad. Our favourite types of music have been the ones that make us feel happy and calm.
We have also had a go at making marks on paper to show the type of…
Move Up Day in Year 2
This morning the Year 1 children moved up to Year 2 to spend some time in their new classroom. They listened to the story ‘The Dot’ by Peter Reynolds then created artwork of their own that started with a dot. They produced many wonderful and imaginative creations. Later on they wrote about their…
Move up Day
Reception had a lovely morning in Year 1. We learnt where everything is in our new class. We loved playing in our new yard. Mrs Robson and Mrs Benn are looking forward to seeing you all in September.
Move Up Morning
We’ve all had a brilliant day moving up to our new classes and spending time with our teachers ready for September!
St Bee’s beach trip in Reception
Reception finished their topic of ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ with a visit to St Bee’s beach. We looked at what a beach looks like now compared to past photos we have been looking at. The children played on the beach, looked for shells and pebbles and even found some crabs in the crab pools. We then…
Kickball Rounders Tournament
Some of our Year 2 children took part in a kickball rounders tournament at St Benedict’s Catholic High School today. They all showed great sportsmanship and worked well together when fielding and kicking. They came second in the tournament overall. What a wonderful performance by each and every…
Himalayan Balsam Pulling
What a great experience for Year 4! Year 4 took part in a conservation project at Longlands Lake to prevent the spread of Himalayan Balsam, which is an invasive species of flowering plant. They helped West Cumbria Rivers Trust remove over grown Himalayan Balsam but pulling it out from the ground,…
Electricity Workshop
Year 4 took part in an electricity workshop. They learned lots more about power and sustainable power sources. After learning about the universal symbols used for electricity, they drew then made an made an electrical circuit. Finally, they investigated the effects of changing different variables…
Problem solving in Reception
In Reception we have been learning how to problem solve including problems such as what material will build the longest bridge, which animals will not make the boat sink and how to build Mr Gumpy’s motor car. The children read the story, ‘Mr Gumpy’s motor car’ and planned and built it outside…
Map Skills and Orienteering
What a brilliant day Year 4 had at Whinlatter! They spent the day learning how to apply their map skills at Whinlatter Forest Park. After a quick recap of identifying symbols on a map, each group used their map to find the answers to questions. We even had a special guest appearance from a lizard!…
Year3 had a great day at School Sports
Year 3 had a wonderful day at the Sheepmount Sports Centre at Carlisle. We fired cross bows, did archery, cross country, floor tennis, ultimate warrior and golf. We had a great time, lots of exercise and all the children were excellent role models for St. Bridget’s School. Mrs Summerson and Mrs…
African Drumming with Zozo
Zozo returned for our final session learning and playing the African ‘Djembe’ drums. Zozo reviewed all the previous learning and celebrated the learning achieved. Year 1 followed Zozo’s rhythms and copied the patterns. Then Year 1 enjoyed listening to an African story where some children were…