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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…

A big congratulations to Mia for winning the 2022 whole school Science Week competition.  We were wowed by so many entries from all age groups.  The entries received were all of a high standard and were creative in lots of ways.  This years competition asked children to create a poster or model…

Reception went on a trip to Muncaster Castle. We went on the adventure park, Yeti Quarry and giant swing. We also saw an owl display and the owls flew that close to us we had to duck! The children went into the maze and we had a walk around the gardens. We were very lucky as we had the castle all…

Reception and Nursery invited parents and families in to take part in our Easter Bonnet parade. They all made an Easter hat at home to wear and we sang some Easter songs. We paraded around the hall and parents and families joined us to parade around the school. We then had some refreshments after.…

Year 4 enjoyed a visit to their local library. They were reminded how to locate and return books on the shelves using the numerical reference number and shown how to use the new self-serve book withdrawal and return system.  Before they left, they listened to a story. Everyone agreed that the…

Y6 were joined by coaches of Egremont RUFC for a morning of Tag Rugby. They were taught passing skills, how to form a defensive line and practised scoring tries. A great morning in glorious sunshine which everyone really enjoyed. 

Nursery and Reception have been practising really hard over the last few weeks for their Easter bonnet parade.
The children created their own Easter bonnets to wear for the parade as well as singing some Easter songs, with actions.
It was lovely to welcome parents back into school to watch and…

Nursery have thoroughly enjoyed Science Week! We started the week off by using some Science equipment, pretending to be Scientists. We even had some dinosaur Scientists visit us and show us an experiment to create fizzy animals, which was very exciting! Our next experiment required us to be…

After two long years, we were able to return to visiting the local library. The children were welcomed at the door by Bridget, the librarian. She took us inside and introduced us to the other librarians. They talked to us about what a library is and what kind of books we can borrow. The children…

Year 5 enjoyed celebrating their class saint’s day on Thursday. They learnt all about the life of St. Patrick, how St. Patrick’s day is celebrated and had a special visit from Mrs. Smith who shared all her Irish heritage with us.