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In Year 5 we discussed the importance of keeping ourselves safe online. We enjoyed discussing what we would like our online lives to be like . We thought it should be safe, fun, educational, appropriate, sociable and true to its word. We were all aware that not everything we read online is true…

The theme this year for mental Health Week was ‘Your Voice Matters’. In Year 5 we learnt about the importance of speaking out if anything is troubling us. We made a class guide on ‘Top Tips for Speaking Out’. Our suggestions included being brave, being confident, tell someone you trust or write it…

Year 5 have had a busy week learning how to ride their bikes more safely. They learnt how to get on and off their bike correctly, how to set off safely by looking over their shoulder to check for traffic and how to signal when turning left or right and how to manoeuvre correctly when doing so.…

On Friday we all came to school wearing a number themed outfit to celebrate the NSPCC Number Day. We took part in lots of number based activities including a number trail, playing board games and creating our own board games. We raised £138 which will be donated to the NSPCC to help safeguard…

Today we celebrated the feast of our Patron St. Bridget by going to mass. We all sang a hymn dedicated to St.Bridget beautifully. Back in school we learnt all about St. Bridget’s life then wrote our own prayers to her. 

Year 5 had a fun packed afternoon at Forest School today.They learnt how to make a fire, made a den and enjoyed making snow angels in the bark. Some children learnt how to hammer nails safely into a piece of wood then decorated them. They also had to work together as a team and heave a log from…

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.

Year 5 visited St. Benedict’s today to take part in a hockey session. They learnt how to hold the stick, how to dribble and stop the ball and how to attack and defend. They played mini games in small teams and all improved their teamwork skills. They all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and are…

Year 5 had a great experience learning how to play wheelchair basket ball. They quickly learnt how to manoeuvre the wheelchairs and soon picked up clever tactics in order to score a goal. 
 

Year 5 had a wonderful morning learning rugby skills from one of our parents / rugby coach. They learnt how to throw the ball correctly and attacking and defending skills. 
 

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.