Year 3 and 4 Theatre Visit
Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic time at Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake. They watched their Christmas production of The Borrowers. What a marvellous show! They were amazed by how they made the actors seem like miniature people hiding under the floorboards. They enjoyed, singing, clapping, dancing along…
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.
The Gingerbread man
In Reception we read the story of the Gingerbread man during our topic, 'Once upon a time'. The children retold the story, acted it out and we then made our own gingerbread man. These ones had no chance to run away though as the children had eaten them all up!
Creating Invitations
In English the Year 2 children have been looking at the features of a formal invitation. Today they used their computing skills to create a template for a formal invitation that they will use in future lessons to write their own formal invitation.
Year 5 Library Visit
Year 5 visited Egremont library to choose a book. They read the blurb to find out what the book was about to help them decide whether to choose it or not. If they were putting a book back they learnt the importance of placing it back with the spine facing out. They checked their books out then…
Writing a spooky descriptive setting
Year 3 children looked at powerful, descriptive settings and then created a very spooky one of their own. They used their 5 senses and a descriptosaurus to find exciting vocabulary. We even drafted a final version for display in class.
Year 2 visit Egremont Library
Today Year 2 visited Egremont library. There were so many new and wonderful books to explore. Before checking out the books we had chosen, we enjoyed listening to the story ‘Where’s Your Eee-orrh?’ What fun we had predicting events and joining in with the donkey’s…
Year 3 Visit the Library
Year 3 enjoyed visiting the library to choose a book. Macie even found a Willy Wonka golden ticket and won a prize!
Year 5 Library Visit Summer Term
Year 5 enjoyed their trip to the library to change their books. Many children opted for non- fiction books this time and they were keen to get started with reading them.
Year 4 Library Visit Summer 2022
Year 4 nipped to Egremont Library this morning to choose a book to begin their summer of reading. They are learning how to withdraw a book independently.
Meerkat Mail
Year 1 loved meeting the Meerkats from Pet Encounters. In English we have been reading Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett. Being able to get up to close to the Meerkats helped Year 1 develop their understanding about the animals. In English we have explored writing in character as Sunny the Meerkat.…
Year 5 Library Visit
Year 5 enjoyed their visit to the library yesterday. They read the blog on the back of the books to help them make a decision about which book to choose. They had some time to enjoy reading their book then learnt how to check it out themselves on the computer.