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17 March 2023

Year 3 Scientists shine a light!

Year 3 Scientists had a great time investigating “How do shadows Shante as the light source gets closer and further away? “ 

Using a torch and an apple they discovered that the closer the light source, the bigger the shadow. They then changed their independent variables to learn what happened…

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12 March 2023

Woodmatters 2023 pt2

Year 4 learned about the runic alphabet and had to decipher the instructions written in runes to find out how to make ink in the same way as the Anglo-Saxons. They also learned how parchment was made then made their own quill which they used to write their own message using the runic alphabet. 

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12 March 2023

Woodmatters 2023 pt3

Year 4 learned about how coins were developed, used and made during the Anglo-Saxon and Viking times. They then designed and made their own coin. 

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12 March 2023

Woodmatters 2023 pt4

Year 4 learned about how the weaving technique was used in different ways to create materials during medieval times. They then learned how to weave wool in the same way as our early ancestors.

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3 March 2023

Nursery in the Wonder Dome

What a super time have had in the Wonderdome!

We travelled to space and got to learn all about the planets and stars in the solar system. We even got to see what it was like on the moon. We loved that we were surrounded by the stars and planets, it was like we were really in space! 

We also…

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2 March 2023

World Book Day in Nursery

What a super day we have had celebrating world book day! We have read our favourite stories and came to Nursery dressed as our favourite characters too! 

We have also had two special treats today! This morning we visited year 3 who read some of their favourite picture books and stories to us…

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14 February 2023

Y6 Rum Story and Whitehaven Harbour

Y6 had a great day out discovering more about the history of slavery and the sugar trade at the Rum Story.  They learnt about the wealthy Jefferson family who traded from their office in Whitehaven and used the sugar which was farmed by slaves on plantations in Antigua to make rum. After looking…

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10 February 2023

Year 1 Visit Bowness-on-Windermere

Year 1 enjoyed an action packed day in Bowness-on-Windermere. First, we visited The World of Beatrix Potter. In English we have been reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit so it was amazing to learn more about the author and the other stories she created. We enjoyed getting up close with the different…

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7 February 2023

With love from Art and Craft Club

We have had a great time using collage, appliqué and pop up skills to make our lovely cards and crafts. We took them home for the people we love ❤️

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7 February 2023

Year 3 get connected on “Safe Internet Day”

Year 3 were learning all about the joy and danger of being online. They considered how wonderful the internet is to help us connect with the with other communities. We know who to speak to if we ever feel afraid of something that we find on the internet. We understand how to keep ourselves safe…

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13 December 2022

Reception visiting Pony pals

Reception were invited to go and visit Lexi's farm and meet some of her ponies and other animals. We started with a frosty walk and then got to meet some ponies and brush them. The children also fed some ducks and met the newest additions of the farm, some kittens. Thank you to Lexi's Mum for…

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6 December 2022

Theatre Trip 2022

What a wonderful, memorable experience we all had at the theatre to watch the live performance of the much-loved classic tale The Borrowers, by Mary Norton! Thank you to Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, for their faultless hospitality and inviting us to to meet the cast. 
 

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