Swimming Gala
Yesterday Y5/6 representatives took part in the Copeland Schools Swimming Gala. They all had a great time completing races in the four main strokes as well as relay events, underwater swimming, diving, jumping, sculling, collecting sinkers and even a running race. They all showed fantastic…
Mile a Day
Year 4 have been experimenting with pace. They are trying to find what their endurance pace is so that they can comfortably run continuously over the distance of a mile.
Introduction to cricket
Year 2 had their first cricket session with the cricket coach, Matthew. He introduced them to bowling, fielding and batting. They will continue to develop all of these skills over the coming weeks. The children thoroughly enjoyed their lesson and cannot wait to learn more next week.
Year 5 Cricket
Today Year 5 had their 1st session of cricket. They learnt how to catch the ball effectively and how to hold a cricket bat correctly. They enjoyed short games which involved practicing their batting and fielding skills.
Cricket in Y6
Y6 were delighted to welcome back Cricket Coach Matthew for their first PE cricket lesson of the Summer Term. They enjoyed practising catching and fielding.
Run Club
Super effort from everyone today at Run Club in the glorious sunshine. After our warm up game, the children carried out some skills drills to develop a strong running technique. Next they practised finding their own personal endurance pace. Finally, we held a relay where they had to work as part…
KS2 X- Country
Our KS2 x- country competitors braved the wet and muddy conditions to complete a x- country course on Tuesday at St. Bees School. They all showed remarkable resilience and determination on a lengthy, tough course. Two of our athletes gained 3rd girl and 2nd boy. We are incredibly proud of them…
Let’s Dance Competition 2023
After lots of preparation, Year 4 took part in the Let’s Dance Competition alongside children from local schools. They performed a group dance, two solos and one duet in front of an audience and judges. They were fantastic! Well done to our dancers who were awarded ‘most creative dancer’ and ‘most…
Y6 train with Olympian Chris Bennett
The whole school were delighted to be joined by Olympic hammer thrower Chris Bennett. He came to talk to us about his achievements and the importance of determination and resilience in our lives. Y6 enjoyed a circuit of jumping jacks, spotty dogs, press ups and knee lifts. Hard work but brilliant…
Our Olympian Event
Today we had the pleasure of meeting and exercising with the Olympian athlete Chris Bennett. We found out about how he came to be a hammer thrower and how he made it in to the Olympic team for the Rio Olympics. We also had an opportunity to ask him some questions before taking part in a sponsored…
Olympic Athlete Visits School
Chris Bennet, Olympic hammer thrower, visited school today to tell us all about his experiences and carry out a fitness circuit with each class. We were all inspired by his determination and dedication to his sport. We had lots of fun taking part in the fitness activities and enjoyed learning…
Active Travel Week Spring Term 2023
We have all been trying to walk, cycle or scoot to school this week as part of Active Travel Week. As well as helping us get fitter, this cuts down on pollution and car congestion outside our school. Year 5 also had a turn at wearing the step trackers this week. The children tried to improve on…