Blog by Tag: Curriculum enrichment

Year 3 had a great day, looked fantastic in non-uniform and raised money for the NSPCC. During Number Day today we did a Maths Challenge, played games and tested out estimates for how many activities we can do in 1 minute. Shuttles, burpees, lunges, squats, jumps and star jumps.

They were…

We have loved celebrating and supporting NSPCC Number Day in Nursery today! Our day was inspired by the Numberblocks. 

We came dressed with numbers on our clothes and enjoyed dancing to different number songs and hunting numbers outside.

We also decorated Numberblocks and were able to cut…

Our Year 2 children have spent some time exploring the numbers that are important to them in their lives. They wrote about these numbers and illustrated them. They had great fun comparing their numbers with their partners too.

Year 3 have been learning all about their Patron Saint Bridget. They attended church, learnt the St. Bridget hymn, listened to the story of St. Bridget’s cloak, did some fact finding and created their own storyboards, bookmarks and cloak pieces. A busy Bridget’s day.

We baked and decorated biscuits to celebrate St Bridget’s Day. We used red icing inspired by our burgundy coloured uniform and added sprinkles too. We talked about who St Bridget was, that she is our patron saint, and that our school is named St Bridget’s, which is why we are celebrating St…

Last week our Nursery children enjoyed reading the story ‘Tiddler’ by Julia Donaldson, as part of our ‘All about Julia’ topic. 

They loved exploring the ‘Tiddler’ inspired messy tray, looking for the sea creatures from the story in the jelly. 

Other children enjoyed creating some tangram…

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 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.

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 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. 

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. 
 

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…