Image of Making Pop- Corn at Forest school Year 5
14 January 2024

Making Pop- Corn at Forest school Year 5

After exploring the forest and squelching in the mud Year 5 enjoyed warming up around the camp fire and eating popcorn at Forest School this week. They also had time to chill out in the hammocks and enjoy the sound of nature.

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8 January 2024

Calendars in the style of Hundertwasser

Year 5 have been studying the artist Hundertwasser and how he created abstract paintings. They learnt that abstract painting is to represent people or things not in a realistic way but to express their ideas about them in their own way. Using this method they created their own Hundertwasser…

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8 January 2024

Forest School Mini Christmas Trees

At Forest School Y5 made mini Christmas Trees. They found a branch from a hazel wood tree and sawed off a small amount of wood. They used a knife to strip off the bark then whittled the wood into a pointy shape. After this they carved in a pattern and made a leafy texture. Finally, they decorated…

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7 December 2023

Catholic Schools Advent Service

On Tuesday, our Y5 and Y6 children travelled to St Begh’s in Whitehaven to join other local Catholic schools for a celebration of the holy season of Advent. Our children sang Maranatha absolutely beautifully. It was a lovely service and served to prepare us for the coming of our Lord at…

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1 December 2023

Library Visit Y5

Year 5 visited Egremont library yesterday. They returned books they had previously borrowed then browsed the shelves for something new to read. A lot of children chose Christmas books including cookery and craft ones. They learnt the importance of returning a book to the shelf with the spine…

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30 November 2023

S'mores at Forest School

Year 5 we’re glad of the campfire to keep warm around at Forest School today. They collected the wood and learnt how to build a fire. They then enjoyed toasting marshmallows to make S’mores! 

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23 November 2023

Friendship Disco Year 5

Year 5 had a great time with their friends at our annual ‘Friendship Disco’ as part of ‘Anti-Bullying Week.’ They enjoyed dancing to their favourite songs and then chilling out chatting with each other enjoying some refreshments. 
 

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20 November 2023

Panathlon Year 5

Congratulations to the Y5 children who took part in a Panathlon today coming in 2nd place. They enjoyed playing a selection of throwing, catching and target games. They all showed excellent Sportsmanship skills and were a credit to our school.

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10 November 2023

Fencing in Year 5

Year 5 had a fantastic time learning how to fence during our workshop. They learnt how to travel forwards and backwards, how to defend themselves and how to attack their opponent. All the children said they enjoyed this new experience.

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10 November 2023

Poetry with a Conscience

What talent we have in our school! This poem was written at home for pleasure. Not only does it rhyme, it contains a powerful, relevant and compelling message. 

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Image of Lowry Art Workshop in Year 5
8 November 2023

Lowry Art Workshop in Year 5

This morning Y5 took part in a Lowry Art Workshop. They learnt about the artist Lowry and how he liked to paint industrial scenes of towns in the north of England including his home town Manchester. The children have made a diorama of the painting ‘Going to Work - 1943’. This will be on display in…

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3 November 2023

Year 5 Investigate Square and Cube Numbers

Year 5 have been investigating square and cube numbers. Using counters to investigate square numbers they found which numbers it was possible to make a complete square with. They found that 1, 4, 9, 16, 25,36,49 are square numbers up to 50. They soon realised that if you multiply a whole number by…

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