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What fun was had re-enacting some battle tactics! 
 

Year 4 learned about weaving and then made a small covering.

Year 4 learned about how natural materials were used to write. They then made their own ink and used a quill to write messages using runes. 
 

What a great experience! Year 4 learned all about how coins were used during the Anglo-Saxon and Viking times then they designed and made their own coin. 
 

Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic afternoon at a football tournament at St. Benedict’s School today. They enjoyed practising all the skills they have been learning in PE with our football coach.⚽️⚽️⚽️
 

Reception had a visit from Pet Encounters, Cumbria. They brought snakes, rabbits, meerkats, parrots and lizards. The children learnt about what country they all came from, what they eat and where they live. Some of our Reception even carefully held them. The children all really enjoyed the visit…

Over the past few weeks Year 2 have been looking at what ‘waterproof’ means and have investigated which materials are waterproof. They were posed the questioned ‘How can you make a hat waterproof?’ The children’s final investigation was to find out which substances when added to paper made the…

As part of of our D&T project, Year 4 have been learning about different fastenings. They have all learned how to sew a button, a press stud and a zip onto fabric using different stitching techniques. A very useful life skill to possess. 
 

Today Year 2 had their first cricket coaching session. The children learned how to hold the cricket bat correctly to strike a bat, throw overarm and to aim at the stumps. They had great fun and cannot wait for their next session.

Year 5 have had a fantastic morning learning how to throw, catch and hit the ball with our cricket coach Matthew Semphill. They were all keen to practice their new skills in a game of cricket!

Today some of the Year 2 children represented our school at a local Multiskills festival at Whitehaven. The children were introduced to a variety of activities where they had to use the skills they have learned during their PE lessons. They enjoyed playing some team games, shooting at a goal,…

We have had so much fun celebrating and learning all about Easter in Nursery. We have made our Easter cards using our hand prints and turning them into a lamb, a chick or a bunny rabbit. We then decorated an Easter picture to stick inside to take home, as well as having a go at writing our…