Year 5 Art Trip
Year 5 visited the Beacon today to view the painting Saskia Van Uylenburgh by Rembrandt. The master piece is on loan from the National Art Gallery and we felt very privileged to be able to see it. We learnt that it is a painting of Rembrandt’s wife and that it is over 400 years old. We were asked…
Year 5 Design and Technology
Year 5 have enjoyed making flatbread and Smorrebrod in design and technology. They learnt that Smorrebrod is a type of Danish open sandwich made on rye bread with a variety of toppings in order to provide you with lots of nutrients.
Maths in Year 5
In maths we have been finding factors of numbers. We made arrays with counters to help understand this. We learnt that numbers that only have 2 factors , 1 and the number itself, are called Prime Numbers.
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…
Active Feet First In Year 5
Year 5 braved the wet weather this week to either walk the whole or part of the way to school in order to take part in Active Feet First. They were all rewarded with a high viz slap band.
Gymnastics in Year 5
Year 5 have been learning lots of different ways to balance during their gymnastics lessons. They have been practicing the tripod balance in preparation for completing a full headstand.
Year 5 Imam Visit
We had a visit from Imran the Imam to tell us all about Islam. During an assembly he told us what Muslims believe in as well as teaching us about the Five Pillars of Islam. He showed us some special objects they use in relation to the Five Pillars and explained their significance. Year 5 then had…
Ukulele in Year 5
Year 5 have been learning how to play the Ukulele this year. They have learnt how to read music and were able to perform a selection of songs to the rest of the school. Everyone enjoyed listening to them.
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 5 Intra School Athletics Competition
Year 5 enjoyed putting all the skills they have learnt over the last half term in athletics into practice in a mini class tournament. They did the triple long jump, standing long jump, hurdles, javelin and relays. They all had a great time cheering in their team mates.
Junior Trip 2022
What a wonderful time was had by all at Lowther Castle today!
School Games Tri-Golf 2022
We all had a great time at the County School Games competing in in the tri-golf section. All the children enjoyed all the different challenges at each station and they all came home with a medal!