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Year 5 have had a fantastic week taking part in Cyclewise. They have all improved their road-riding skills and can now confidently mount and dismount their bikes correctly. The children practised one-handed signals when turning left and right, became more aware of traffic on the road, and…

Year One have had a wonderful time following their structure designs and building their own structures. Through the design process they carefully chose what materials they were going to use, how to join them together and create a sturdy shape. They were all very careful to use a design with a wide…

Sugar Investigation: Orange Juice vs Coca-Cola!

This week, Year 6 scientists have been busy investigating the amount of sugar in freshly squeezed orange juice compared with Coca-Cola Original.

Before starting the experiment, the children learned how to devise a fair test. They began by…

Year 3 have really been testing their maths to the limit when multiplying and dividing 2 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers. We used materials such as base ten and place value counters to help us to understand exactly how to o it. We then moved on to a written method. Well done Year 3!
 

Year 6 celebrated the feast day of St Bridget, our school’s saint, by reflecting on her life and her dedication to serving God and caring for all of creation. The children learned about St Bridget’s kindness, generosity and respect for the natural world, which continue to inspire us today.…

Year 3 prepared some beautiful St. Bridget’s day prayer cards to distribute to the community. After celebrating Mass for St. Bridget’s Day, Year 3 walked up the street to the doctors surgery, Marion’s and Cohen’s Chemist, leaving a thoughtful message in each card.

In Nursery, the children have been bringing a teddy in from home to share a story with in class. We then had some quieter time to share our stories in groups. The children have really enjoyed bringing their teddies to join in with the fun! 

Year 2 have been learning about the life of St Bridget and the kind acts she did for others. They then created colourful bookmarks to share with our community at our celebration mass next week for St Bridget’s feast day. 
 

To celebrate St Bridget’s feast day, Nursery have been baking shortbread biscuits. They carefully rolled and flatten out the mixture, before placing it in a cross shape, just like the one found in our St Bridget’s badge. We put them in the oven and they turned into delicious biscuits for us to…

Today we remembered the life of St Bridget in honour of our school name and her feast day. To celebrate her kindness and generosity, we made bookmarks to give to our peers in Year 5 at Our Lady’s and St Patrick’s School. This was our way of showing kindness to others, just as St Bridget showed…

We are incredibly proud of our children who qualified for the Cross Country Finals at Sedbergh, representing the county. Competing in extremely muddy and challenging conditions, they showed remarkable determination and resilience. Despite the tough course, none of them gave up, fighting all the…

To celebrate St Bridget’s Day, the children took part in a craft activity with a special meaning. Inspired by the life of St Bridget, the children made bookmarks as a gift for a school in our neighbouring town.

St Bridget travelled all around Ireland spreading The Good News, sharing kindness,…