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Our Laudato Si’ group have been following in the footsteps of St Francis by caring for God’s wonderful creation. This St Francis’ Day, they’ve been getting creative and making big hotels using recycled terracotta plant pots, bamboo canes and natural materials found in the local environment.

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Year 1 have been finding out what shopping was like in the 1950s, discovering just how different it was compared to today!

They learned that families would often queue each day for fresh food, paying with coins and notes, as there were no supermarkets. Instead, people visited a range of…

Today, Reception celebrated St Francis Day by taking part in a litter pick around our school grounds. We worked together to clean our school yard and pick up litter, thinking about how we can look after God’s beautiful world and care for the environment. The children did a fantastic job and were…

What an exciting afternoon Year 5 and 6 had today as we enjoyed the fantastic REACT Science Show!

We were treated to an action-packed afternoon of science, where we didn’t just learn about science, we saw it in action!  The show helped us understand how science plays an important role in making…

Year 3 have learnt all about Our Lady of the Rosary and how to pray the Rosary. They also began to learn about the four Mysteries of the Rosary: Luminous, Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious. The mysteries tell us all about Jesus’ life and Mary within his life. They visited the Grotto and created their…

Today, our Year 1 children learned all about St Francis of Assisi and celebrated his feast day that took place earlier this week.

They discovered that St Francis loved God, people, animals and nature. The children talked about ways that they can look after and care for God’s wonderful world.…

Year 3 went out into Egremont to identify human and physical features. We found lots more human features than physical. Whilst we walked, we also helped to look after God’s creation by picking up litter. We had a great time. Well done Year 3!

Year 6 have been using linking cubes to explore how square and cube numbers are made. They applied their knowledge of multiplication facts and used mathematical vocabulary to investigate different ways of building and representing squared and cubed numbers.

The practical activity helped them to…

Year 3 have been using thick paint to create texture and marks to replicate Vincent Van Gogh’s style. Exploring his famous “Starry Night” was fun. 
 

Year 1 had a fantastic first djembe drumming lesson with Zozo, a master West African drummer! The children had great fun exploring the African drums and shaker instruments, discovering different rhythms, sounds and ways to play. It was a wonderful, energetic introduction to the joy of West African…

This week,  in Expressive Arts and Design, we have been experimenting with a variety of musical instruments. We talked about the different instruments and learned what they were called. We then had lots of fun exploring the sounds they could make and experimenting with playing the instruments…

Athens or Sparta? A Tough Decision!

This week, Year 5 have been learning all about Ancient Greece in History. We explored the differences between Athens and Sparta and discovered what life was like for people living in these two very different city-states.

We then put our learning…