Nursery Jubilee Celebrations
Over the last week we have learnt about the Queen and the Platinum Jubilee as well as making lots of crafts to decorate our Nursery ready for the Jubilee celebrations.
To bring the week to a close we had a Jubilee Party Day to celebrate, and what a fantastic day we had.
We came dressed in red,…
Reception’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Reception had a special picnic and even an ice cream. We had music, waved our flags and had our photo taken in the Queen photo booth. Happy Jubilee to the Queen!
Year 5 Muncaster Castle Visit
Year 5 had a great day at Muncaster Castle today. We visited the Queen Elizabeth exhibition and learnt lots about the coronation. We enjoyed watching the bIrd show and we were very impressed by their skills. We spent the afternoon exploring the grounds, walking through the ‘Enchanted Gardens’ and…
Nursery Pirate hat Show and Tell
This week in Nursery we had a special Show and Tell session.
We have been learning a lot about pirates, what they look like, what they do, how they travel, as well as reading lots of stories about pirates. Our favourites include ‘Pirates love Underpants’ and ‘The Night Pirates’. We learnt that…
Flying to the Moon 2022
On Friday in Nursery we flew to the moon, just like in our story ‘Whatever next!’.
We gathered our teddy bears, climbed into our rocket and counted down for take off!
When we took off into space we saw lots of stars and some of the planets we have been learning about.
As we landed on the moon,…
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings Trip pt4
What fun was had re-enacting some battle tactics!
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings Trip pt3
Year 4 learned about weaving and then made a small covering.
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings Trip pt2
Year 4 learned about how natural materials were used to write. They then made their own ink and used a quill to write messages using runes.
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings Trip pt1
What a great experience! Year 4 learned all about how coins were used during the Anglo-Saxon and Viking times then they designed and made their own coin.
Pet encounter visit in Reception
Reception had a visit from Pet Encounters, Cumbria. They brought snakes, rabbits, meerkats, parrots and lizards. The children learnt about what country they all came from, what they eat and where they live. Some of our Reception even carefully held them. The children all really enjoyed the visit…
Key Stage 1 Multiskills Festival
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,…
Muncaster Castle trip
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…