Nursery St Bee’s Trip
Last week our eldest Nursery children enjoyed a fantastic day out to the beach at St Bee’s to celebrate the end of their Nursery journey before moving up to Reception. They were very excited about the bus journey to St Bee’s and we compared this to the story we had been reading ‘The Train Ride’…
St Bee’s beach trip in Reception
Reception finished their topic of ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ with a visit to St Bee’s beach. We looked at what a beach looks like now compared to past photos we have been looking at. The children played on the beach, looked for shells and pebbles and even found some crabs in the crab pools. We then…
Himalayan Balsam Pulling
What a great experience for Year 4! Year 4 took part in a conservation project at Longlands Lake to prevent the spread of Himalayan Balsam, which is an invasive species of flowering plant. They helped West Cumbria Rivers Trust remove over grown Himalayan Balsam but pulling it out from the ground,…
Map Skills and Orienteering
What a brilliant day Year 4 had at Whinlatter! They spent the day learning how to apply their map skills at Whinlatter Forest Park. After a quick recap of identifying symbols on a map, each group used their map to find the answers to questions. We even had a special guest appearance from a lizard!…
Year3 had a great day at School Sports
Year 3 had a wonderful day at the Sheepmount Sports Centre at Carlisle. We fired cross bows, did archery, cross country, floor tennis, ultimate warrior and golf. We had a great time, lots of exercise and all the children were excellent role models for St. Bridget’s School. Mrs Summerson and Mrs…
Year 3 Paralympic Athlete visit
Year 3 enjoyed doing exercises with our 2 Paralympian athletes today. They did really well and had great fun.
Year 3 Sports Day
Y3 had a fantastic Sports Day this year. Great day for everyone (especially green team who were crowned champions!)
Year 3 Library visit
Year 3 enjoyed choosing a book at the library yesterday and listened to their class text, the Magician’s Nephew by C.S Lewis.
Author visits Year 2 and Reception
Year 2 and Reception were visited by the author and illustrator Sean Perkins who came to share his new book ‘Oscar and Ben The Birthday Party.’ The children were gripped from the beginning until the end, joining in with repeated refrains and rhymes as well as chuckling at the humorous parts. They…
Summer Term Library Visit
Year 4 visited their local library this morning. They were able to return or renew their books from their last visit. Next they perused the shelves and chose a book to withdraw and take home to read. Some children found it difficult to choose because there were so many fabulous books to choose…
Year 2 Whitehaven museums trip
In Year 2 we are learning about the history of significant people and events in Whitehaven. We spent the morning on a harbour trail with Alan from the Beacon museum. He told us all about the history of the harbour and the mines. The children were very excited to see the sea locks being opened to…
Year 3 celebrate May with their Class Saint - St. Mary
Year 3 have been praying the Rosary during the month of May and wore blue to celebrate their class Saint, St. Mary.
They wrote prayers, prayed the rosary, made miraculous medals to take home and coloured their own St.Mary stained glass window. They learnt about St. Mary and why she was a Saint,…