Year 3 Rugby
Year 3 had a wonderful time in Rugby. What a super, muddy, excellent afternoon learning new skills and working really hard as a team. Many thanks to Mr. Telford who came in to teach us.
Year 3 Wheelchair Basketball
Year 3 had a a great time taking part in wheelchair basketball. The coaches remarked on their wonderful teamwork and how skillful they were in moving around in the wheelchairs. The children had wonderful fun as they were allowed to crash into each other and snatch the ball.
Wheelchair Basketball in Year 2
Year 2 enjoyed taking part in a wheelchair basketball session. They quickly learned how to manoeuvre their wheelchairs so they could play a short game. Despite being very competitive, the children showed good sportsmanship and worked well as a team. What a wonderful experience was had by…
Year 3 Mental Health Awareness Week
Year 3 have been busy thinking about who makes them happy and why. They have written letters to thank people who make them feel good. They watched a video about pupil voice, everyone matters and understood what makes them happy and why.
Whitehaven Harbour Trail
Year 6 are now a fountain of information about the history of Whitehaven Harbour, from sea traders, pirates and smugglers to invaders and a very old pub that could well have saved Whitehaven from extinction.
The Rum Story
As part of their history topic, Year 6 have been learning about Britain's connections to the slave trade and the Caribbean and its impact on trade and commerce. The Rum Story tells the story of how Whitehaven was once a bustling seaport connected to the Jefferson-owned estate in Antigua and…
Year 2 Visit the Library Van
Year 2 had a wonderful time browsing through all the books on offer on the library and today. They choose a good selection of fiction, non- fiction and poetry. They couldn’t wait to take them back to class and read them.
‘I want to be … a Doctor’
This week our younger children have loved reading the story ‘I want to be …a Doctor’ and using the role play equipment pretending to be a doctor. Our older children loved joining in and helping them too.
Reception’s snowman
After all the snow fell during the night, Reception came into school and had fun in the snow! They made a snowman together and added features, such as a carrot for a nose and a hat and gloves. They had snowball fights and explored the snow and ice too. We were very cold after and warmed up with a…
Nursery Snow Day
What a lovely snow day we have had this morning! We have made snow angels, snowmen and had snow ball fights. We loved warming up with a hot chocolate at snack time.
Stone Age to Iron age
Year 3 had a fantastic time consolidating and learning about the Stone Age to the Iron Age. They had great fun taking part in axe making, copper art engraving, timeline construction, studying artefacts, Hunter gathering, making fire, examining poo and animal skulls.
Nursery Santa Visit
On Friday it was Christmas Jumper Day! Everyone in Nursery came to school dressed in their most festive Christmas outfit!
We also had a very special visitor in school. Santa came to visit all our children and he brought with him a very special treat - a chocolate selection box!
We loved…