Blog by Tag: Year 5

Year 5 had an absolutely fantastic time at our recent Friendship Disco! The hall was filled with music, laughter and plenty of energetic dance moves as the children came together to celebrate friendship and have fun with their classmates.

Year 5 had a fabulous morning at St Bees School taking part in a Chinese New Year workshop. The children learnt how to use chopsticks and played a traditional game called pitch-pot, where they tried to throw chopsticks into a pot – it was great fun!

They also made beautiful Chinese New Year…

Year 5 had a fantastic Numeracy Day today, playing times tables bingo and taking their long multiplication outside by practising on the playground with chalk.

Year 5 have had a fantastic week taking part in Cyclewise. They have all improved their road-riding skills and can now confidently mount and dismount their bikes correctly. The children practised one-handed signals when turning left and right, became more aware of traffic on the road, and…

Today we remembered the life of St Bridget in honour of our school name and her feast day. To celebrate her kindness and generosity, we made bookmarks to give to our peers in Year 5 at Our Lady’s and St Patrick’s School. This was our way of showing kindness to others, just as St Bridget showed…

We are incredibly proud of our children who qualified for the Cross Country Finals at Sedbergh, representing the county. Competing in extremely muddy and challenging conditions, they showed remarkable determination and resilience. Despite the tough course, none of them gave up, fighting all the…

Years 5 and 6 have been enjoying the Football Frenzy games at lunchtimes this week. Miss Iliffe and Mrs Byrne awarded Green Team the certificate this week for outstanding performance. Well done Green Team!

Year 5 have been learning about reduction printing. First, they carved a pattern into a polystyrene tile. Then they printed with it. After that, they carved more of the pattern away and printed again. This process is called reduction printing because the tile gets smaller each time.

Their…

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed a delicious traditional Christmas dinner today, expertly prepared by our talented kitchen staff.

Year 5 and 6 enjoyed a fantastic Christmas treat with a trip to the cinema to watch Wicked for Good. The excitement began as soon as we arrived, with everyone receiving popcorn and a drink to enjoy during the film.

Wicked was a big hit — full of colour, music, and moments that had the whole…

Supporting Kevin Sinfield’s 7 in 7 Challenge

We are incredibly proud of the hard work, kindness and enthusiasm our children have shown while supporting Kevin Sinfield on his inspirational 7 in 7 ultra-marathon challenge.

As Kevin passed through Egremont, the children gathered to cheer him…

Year 5 are writing stories set in another culture. Their chosen culture is Greece, as we have been learning about Ancient Greece in History. To help them with this, the children have been researching different aspects of Greek culture. They explored the weather, climate, environment, language,…