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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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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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!