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27 July 2022

Reception end of Year trip to Rookery Wood

Reception’s end of year trip was to Rookery Wood in Keswick. The children got to play on the adventure playgrounds which included big slides, climbing nets, balancing beams and even a castle and dungeon. The children also got to try some archery and look for wildlife with binoculars and magnifying…

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18 July 2022

Y6 End of year trip to Lowther Castle

The perfect way to end the year. The most fantastic day spent exploring the fort at Lowther Castle in the lovely sunshine. The smiles say it all! 

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18 July 2022

Junior Trip 2022

What a wonderful time was had by all at Lowther Castle today! 
 

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12 July 2022

Reception trip to the beach

To finish our topic of, ‘Commotion in the Ocean’, Reception went on a trip to St Bee’s beach. As the tide was in they got to play on the stone beach and throw some pebbles in the sea and look for shells. We saw lots of seaweed and even the skin of a sea snake. We then went to Hartley’s for an ice…

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7 July 2022

Year 4 Library Visit Summer 2022

Year 4 nipped to Egremont Library this morning to choose a book to begin their summer of reading. They are learning how to withdraw a book independently. 
 

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30 June 2022

Year 2 Rum Story Visit

As part of their humanities topic on the history of Whitehaven, the Year 2 children enjoyed a visit to the Rum Story. The children were guided around the museum and learned about how the Jefferson family were instrumental in bringing serum, sugar and molasses to Whitehaven. The found out ships…

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23 June 2022

A walk with Nursery

Our topic this half term has been about journeys. We have been reading stories where the characters travel on a journey to get to different places. Our favourite has been ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’, when the children go out for a walk looking to find a bear.

This week we were able to go on…

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15 June 2022

History and Hi Jinks in Whitehaven

What a beautiful day it was today for the Year 2 trip to the Beacon! The visit began with a talk and guided walk around the harbour to find out about the history of Whitehaven and the role of the harbour in mining and trade.  After a well deserved lunch the children visited the Yellow Earl…

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10 June 2022

Nursery’s Big Break Time

What a wonderful afternoon we have had in Nursery taking part in the Big Break Time for the NSPCC.

We spent the afternoon outside learning how to play hopscotch, hula hoop and stuck in the mud. We also enjoyed colouring and making some Bing crafts as well as water play and using the bikes and…

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7 June 2022

Earthsong Project

Today, Year 4 participated in the Earthsong Project ‘River of Life’. This is a local arts project; a celebration of the river and our connection with the environment. A local composer (Dave Camlin) worked with Year 4 to generate ideas and lyrics for a song to be performed at Longlands Lake on…

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7 June 2022

Platinum Jubilee Y4

Y4 have had a wonderful day celebrating our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They created collage portraits of the Queen and then they joined with the rest of the school to enjoy a traditional street party with ice-cream, picnic and music and dancing on the yard.

 

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6 June 2022

Y6 Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Y6 have had a wonderful time celebrating our Queen’s special 70 years on the throne. They created a wonderful display of portraits and facts about her majesty. Then we joined with the rest of the school to enjoy a traditional street party with ice-cream, picnic and games and dancing on the yard. 

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