Blog by Tag: Year 6

Congratulations to Year 5/6 pupils who represented our school at a rugby tournament today. They achieved the School Games value of determination after winning every game.

As part of World Mental Health Day 2024, Year 6 discussed the different ways that life can make us feel overwhelmed and lead to “BURNOUT.” We the reflected on the different ways we can look after our mental health during these times. We talked about the things we can do to help makes us calm down…

This term Year 6 have received football coaching with professional footballer Stuart Green. They have carried out various drills to practice key skills with ball control and played matches where they have applied these skills. 

As part of the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, Year 6 read the Prayer of St Francis of Assisi ‘ Make me a channel of your peace’ We talked about what the words mean to us and then listened to the hymn of the same name and reflected on the message of St Francis of Assisi. We then considered the…

As part of our history topic about our local area, Year 6 visited Egremont Castle. After our picninc lunch, we explored the area finding all aspects about the castle that we have been learning about in class e.g. motte and bailey, The Horn of Egremont. 

As part of our local history topic, Year 6 walked to their local iron ore mine to learn more about the influence of mining in their locality. They noticed how ‘red’ parts of the area is and recalled the ‘red men of Cumbria’. During our visit, we saw and handled some real authentic objects from…

Year 6 placed their votes before supervising the other classes as they came to place their votes.

Year 6 enjoyed enhancing their knowledge about electricity during their workshop from Electricity Northwest. They got involved in lots of practical activities and tested their own own theories about electricity. 

As part of their art topic, Year 6 have been learning how to use lines to create areas of light and dark, texture and movement, shape and capture patterns. After studying the work of illustrator Chris Riddle, they closely observed the shapes and patterns of different fruits and vegetables to…

Year 6 enjoyed their final trip together today at Lowther Castle. They had great fun running around, climbing, swinging, sliding and generally spending time together in the great outdoors. The day ended with an ice lolly to cool down. 

A huge congratulations to our netball team who took part in a tournament at West Lakes Academy. They worked together as a team taking on board all the coaching skills they had learnt from our netball coach Mrs Parr and came 1st place overall scoring 41 goals! We are very proud of them!

What a fabulous day we all had! Year 6 were treated to a day out at St Bees today. We have investigated rock pools, clambered over rocks, splashed in the sea, played on the apparatus and walked up St Bees Head. We enjoyed a picnic and an ice cream from Hartley’s . Most of all, we enjoyed spending…