Year 6 Take on Sponsored Hike for a Worthy Cause

 

Our Year 6 pupils recently enjoyed a fantastic morning outdoors as they completed a sponsored 5-mile hike to Longlands. The event was organised not only to promote the importance of staying safe and being well prepared when hiking,…

Today, Year 1 took part in sponsored circuit exercises to raise money for their class charity ‘The Alzheimer’s Society’.  Year 1 have been busy at home getting sponsorship from family and friends. They were joined by some wonderful helpers from Year 6 who encouraged and supported the children.…

Reception have been learning how to thread a needle and sew. This has provided valuable practice for their fine motor skills, and they were very proud to sew a Gingerbread Man.

This week, Year 5 learned about the 2026 Ocean Day theme and why it is so important to protect our oceans.

We explored the many ways oceans help our planet. They provide homes for marine animals, produce oxygen, and support people around the world. We also discussed some of the challenges…

The Year 2 children are working on improving their running, jumping and throwing skills in P.E. this half term. In today’s lesson, they had great fun seeing how far they could throw a beanbag, throwing beanbags at a target, sprinting between cones, jumping from a stationary position and walking…

Gregg from Team Evie visited our Nursery to tell us about the wonderful work their charity does. He explained that the charity was established in memory of his baby daughter, Evie, and is dedicated to supporting children across Cumbria. Team Evie provides toys, books and sensory resources to local…

Year 2 spent World Ocean Day learning about its importance and the role they can play in protecting the World’s oceans. Each child created their own mini ocean landscape from paper and had great fun filling it with their favourite ocean creatures and plants.

Year 3 have been studying the work of Ruth Ringold and have started to create their own quilt pieces based on her work. They used cotton and fabric paint to design them. 
 

This week in Nursery, one of our tuff trays had a train track in Winter in it. The children enjoyed putting the track together and moving the trains around, under bridges and sharing together. 
 

Today, the Year 5 Super Sellers officially started their Enterprise Challenge by selling ice pops as part of their Frosty Friday theme.

The team is delighted to announce that they made a staggering £49 on their very first day of trading! Their hard work, enthusiasm, and excellent teamwork…

In Science, Year 2 have started learning about plants. This week, they have been finding out about what germination is and how seeds germinate. They had the opportunity to plant sunflower seeds for themselves as well as planning an experiment to see which conditions are best for growing plants.…

In RE, Year 2 made story fans to help them retell the story of the Good Samaritan to the children in Year 1. What a wonderful way to share God’s message!