Blog by Tag: Year 6

 Year 5 and 6 went to church for their first class Mass of the year. They enjoyed listening to Father Groody, who spoke about the importance of saying the Rosary during the month of October. We heard how Pope Leo has encouraged everyone to pray the Rosary to help bring about peace in the…

Year 6 had some archery coaching this afternoon. They learned lots of skills like how to stand in the correct position, hold the bow and arrow and how to take aim. They quickly found that it required a lot of concentration and power to hit the target. 

Year 6 enjoyed an afternoon of explosive fun whilst learning all about the scientific concept of energy.

Year 6 had some tag rugby coaching this afternoon. They learned how to pass the ball and how to defend and attack. 

Year 6 had a wonderful afternoon investigating and observing the historic site of Egremont Castle and noticing exactly why it was such a perfect position for a fort and castle. 

Year 6 had a lovely morning learning at Florence Mine learning about the mining industry , how it has been a huge part of the development of Egremont and inspiration to local artists.

A big thank you to the members of the Crab Fair committee who took the time to come into school to talk to us about the Crab Fair. We learned all about the exciting events happening over the weekend — including the gurning competition!

We even had the chance to practise our ugliest faces…

We had a fantastic time at our first after-school running club this week!

We started with a fun game of Follow the Leader as a warm-up, practicing a variety of movements to engage lots of different muscles. The children then learned how pumping their arms can help them run faster, and we put…

We are incredibly proud of our girls who ran in the Crab Fair last night. They ran a distance of 3k and loved every minute of it. They are also our Sports Leaders and are setting a shinning example of how to keep active outside of school. Well done girls!

Year 6 have been learning how to draw a self-portrait. They had to consider scale and proportion then used different sketching techniques to create areas of light and dark. A great effort by everyone! 

Year 6 had their first Netball lesson today. We learned how to pass the ball using the chest pass and bounce pass. We finished off by playing a game of Time Bomb. 

Year 6 enjoyed their first cricket coaching session today. They learned how to bowl - we found it was quite tricky to keep your arm straight! We finished off with a couple of cricket games.