Blog Author: Miss McKendrey

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 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…

Congratulations to all the children from Year 6, who represented the school at a cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and demonstrate the…

Congratulations to all the children from Year 5 who represented the school at a cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and demonstrate the…

Congratulations to all the children Year 4 who represented the school at a cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and demonstrate the school…

Congratulations to all the children from Year 3 who represented the school at their first cross country event at Whitehaven School. They showed great perseverance and resilience, in very wet conditions, to complete the cross country course. They are all shining examples to their peers and…

Year 2 went to Egremont War Memprial today, to pay their respects to those who have fought for their country, especially those who served in the two World Wars. Sandra Edwards led the remembrance with some readings and Melvin Askew played the Last Post. Everyone observed a two minutes silence with…

Year 2 kicked off Anti-Bullying Week 2025 by taking part in Odd Socks Day. The children reflected on and celebrated how they are all unique and different in their own special ways. What a positive start the week! #antibullyingweek #oddsocksday 

As part of their history work on the Great Fire of London, Year 2 visited Whitehaven Fire Station. They amazed the fire fighters with their knowledge of the Great Fire  learned some more facts they did not know. The children were treated to a tour of the fire engine before being allowed to go…

After a very busy first half term in Year 2, they thoroughly enjoyed dressing up in their spooky outfits and making their own spooky artwork. What a wonderful way to end the half term!

Year 5 came to school dressed up in spooky outfits to celebrate Halloween. They spent part of the day taking part in fun Halloween activities. A spooky time was had by all.

Year 5 have spent the week visiting Copeland Pool for swimming lessons. All of the children grew in confidence and stamina, while improving their swimming skills. Lots of fun was had by all. Congratulations to Eliza, Oliver and Callan who were awarded swimmers of the week.