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A wonderful time was had by all the children at Rookery Woods. Despite a very wet start the children thoroughly enjoyed playing on the various playground equipment and games. The children only stopped playing for a well deserved lunch then were rewarded with the sunshine while they went back to…

Reception had fun on their end of year trip to Rookery Wood. They tried archery, climbed up walls and on frames, playing in the castle, went down slides and played lots of problem solving games. Even some rain in the morning didn’t stop us, as after lunch time, it was drier. A fun time for all and…

Year 1 had a fantastic day visiting Rookery Woods. It was a bit wet in the morning but that didn’t spoil anyone’s fun. Everyone loved all the different activities and even challenging themselves trying new things. They enjoyed drying off at lunchtime and recharging before the final play. Luckily…

Year 6 have been channelling the Wimbledon tournament. In our P.E. lesson today, we have been learning tennis skills. We learned how hold the tennis racket correctly, how to use it to control the ball and then we carried out some rallies to see who could score the highest number of hits without…

What a super day we had on Friday for our Nursery 1 trip to ‘The Ratty’.

 We enjoyed a ride on the train, a picnic lunch and played on the play park. The children behaved impeccably all day and I am so very proud of them! Thank you to our helpers and volunteers that made the day…

In R.E. Year 1 have been learning about peoples lives in the parish community. Year 1 invited Mrs O’Neil to come in to chat about her role within the parish. The class prepared some questions ahead of her visit. During the visit Mrs O’Neil shared why she enjoys contributing to the parish. She…

Today, in Reception class, we explored what happens when butter, chocolate, coconut oil and ice are left in the sunshine. We talked about solids turning to liquids and how they change shape when they melt. We finished off with ice lollies, that started as solids but quickly turned to liquids when…

Over the last few weeks, Nursery have enjoyed being out in all kinds of weather and have been working very hard at creating some outdoor artwork like the artist Andy Goldsworthy. We collected all sorts of different natural materials like leaves, sticks, pebbles and flowers to use to create our…

Year 2 had the pleasure of welcoming Mrs Keekus from Sing Up to do a music workshop. The children took part in lots of songs and activities that involved tapping the beat and the rhythm. They had great fun and were keen to try out some of the songs in the playground too.

Year 2 went to Egremont Library to find out about the upcoming Summer Reading Challenge that starts on 12th July. This year’s theme is gardens and stories. The children were treated to two stories relating to gardens and had the opportunity to find books linked to nature. Before they left, the…

Today, Year 5 completed the second part of their cross-country challenge at St. Benedict’s. The first part took place last September, when they ran the same course and recorded a class average time of 14 minutes and 47 seconds. This time, their goal was to beat that average — and they did it! All…

In Writing Year 1 have been learning about instructions and  how they are structured. They have been learning to use imperative verbs. Today they followed instructions to make banana toast by following all the steps carefully. It was lots of fun and everyone enjoyed their second breakfast. 
 

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