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Year 2 are using the story ‘PenguinSmall’ by Mick Inkpen as inspiration for their dance. Today the children looked at the beginning of the story and thought carefully about how they could use facial expression and their bodies to portray the feelings of sadness and being frightened. They used…

Reception have been learning about the Advent Wreath. They found out that ‘Advent’ means getting ready for Christmas and that the Advent Wreath is used in church to to count down to Christmas by lighting the candles. They found out about the different coloured candles used and their meaning.…

This week, in gymnastics, we focused on composing and performing a sequence of six elements. We explored a range of movements, including balances, rolls, jumps and controlled transitions. We learned how to link them smoothly to create a flowing routine. Everyone worked brilliantly, planning their…

Year 3 and 4 representatives had a great time at the multi-skills tournament last week. They thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the round-robin of activities, practising all the different sports skills they have been learning.

Year 5 braved the weather and showed remarkable resilience at our XC challenge at St. Benedict’s this week. Everyone completed 2 laps of the course in the fastest time they could. We will go back in July next year and complete the same course to see how much they have improved. We have already…

Year 5 carried out a science experiment to separate a mixture made of raisins, sugar, and flour. They discussed the best methods to separate each material based on its properties.

First, they hand-picked the raisins. The raisins were much larger and darker than the other ingredients, so they…

Nursery took part in Nursery rhyme week. We rein acted Incy Wincy Spider in the water area with spiders and piping, collaged Baa Baa Black Sheep and made playdough 5 currant buns. The children also made a wall for Humpty Dumpty out of bricks and blocks and made a mouse to climb up the clock and…

Year 2 had great fun exploring the books available to them at Egremont Library. They all choose a book to loan and listened to a reading of a book by one of their favourite authors. They couldn’t wait to take their new books home to share with their families.

Year 1 loved their first music lesson with Zozo learning all about African Drums known as Djembe. It was great fun learning new songs and listening to Zozo’s stories with fun actions. We can’t wait for his next visit. 
 

This week, we have been getting glittery making our Christmas wishes ready to go on the big Christmas tree in Egremont. 
 

Year 2 love nothing more than listening to some poetry before they go home. Today, to their surprise, they took part in a poetry party with Michael Rosen. They thoroughly enjoyed listening to him read and perform his poetry. They even joined in with some of his poems using actions and repeating…

This week in science, our class began learning about the different states of matter - answering the question, ‘What is matter?’

To help us to understand the difference between mass and volume, we carried out an investigation using 200g of cheese and a 200g metal weight. We discovered that even…