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Year 2 have been learning about the life of St Bridget and the kind acts she did for others. They then created colourful bookmarks to share with our community at our celebration mass next week for St Bridget’s feast day. 
 

To celebrate St Bridget’s feast day, Nursery have been baking shortbread biscuits. They carefully rolled and flatten out the mixture, before placing it in a cross shape, just like the one found in our St Bridget’s badge. We put them in the oven and they turned into delicious biscuits for us to…

Today we remembered the life of St Bridget in honour of our school name and her feast day. To celebrate her kindness and generosity, we made bookmarks to give to our peers in Year 5 at Our Lady’s and St Patrick’s School. This was our way of showing kindness to others, just as St Bridget showed…

We are incredibly proud of our children who qualified for the Cross Country Finals at Sedbergh, representing the county. Competing in extremely muddy and challenging conditions, they showed remarkable determination and resilience. Despite the tough course, none of them gave up, fighting all the…

To celebrate St Bridget’s Day, the children took part in a craft activity with a special meaning. Inspired by the life of St Bridget, the children made bookmarks as a gift for a school in our neighbouring town.

St Bridget travelled all around Ireland spreading The Good News, sharing kindness,…

Reception have been busy this week making a St Bridget’s flower to display at the back of the church in celebration of St Bridget’s feast day Mass. Today, we took our flowers to the church, ready for the Mass on Monday.

This half term, Nursery are reading stories by Julia Donaldson. They have enjoyed sharing her stories and creating crafts. This week they made masks like the Highway Rat wore, using collage materials. 
 

Our Nursery children have been practising their fine motor skills by cutting spaghetti and jelly cubes with scissors. Outside, they have been making obstacle courses and using bats and balls. Lots of opportunities to develop their skills and build on their teamwork with others. 
 

This week in Reception gymnastics, the children have been using a range of equipment to practise their jumping and balancing skills. They have been working on moving with control, developing their coordination, and building confidence as they explore different ways to travel and hold balances.

Year 3 were investigating which surface caused the greatest friction on the car wheels. We tried Lino, carpet and tarmac. We have grass and wood to test on Monday. 

Which surface will the car travel furthest on? The surface with the least friction. Which one will it be?

To be…

In Art this week, Year 4 have been learning about tertiary colours. The children discovered that tertiary colours are created by mixing a primary colour with a neighbouring secondary colour, opening up a whole new world of colour possibilities.

Through experimentation, the children mixed paints…

This week, our Nursery 1 children have been reading the story The Smartest Giant in Town. We talked about how the giant looked in his different clothes and discussed how kind he was when he helped all of the other animals.

At the end of the week, the children drew pictures of the giant,…