Year 3/4 Football Tournament
Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic afternoon at a football tournament at St. Benedict’s School today. They enjoyed practising all the skills they have been learning in PE with our football coach.⚽️⚽️⚽️
Pet encounter visit in Reception
Reception had a visit from Pet Encounters, Cumbria. They brought snakes, rabbits, meerkats, parrots and lizards. The children learnt about what country they all came from, what they eat and where they live. Some of our Reception even carefully held them. The children all really enjoyed the visit…
Creating Waterproof Hats
Over the past few weeks Year 2 have been looking at what ‘waterproof’ means and have investigated which materials are waterproof. They were posed the questioned ‘How can you make a hat waterproof?’ The children’s final investigation was to find out which substances when added to paper made the…
Sewing Fastenings
As part of of our D&T project, Year 4 have been learning about different fastenings. They have all learned how to sew a button, a press stud and a zip onto fabric using different stitching techniques. A very useful life skill to possess.
Y2 Cricket Skills
Today Year 2 had their first cricket coaching session. The children learned how to hold the cricket bat correctly to strike a bat, throw overarm and to aim at the stumps. They had great fun and cannot wait for their next session.
Year 5 Cricket
Year 5 have had a fantastic morning learning how to throw, catch and hit the ball with our cricket coach Matthew Semphill. They were all keen to practice their new skills in a game of cricket!
Key Stage 1 Multiskills Festival
Today some of the Year 2 children represented our school at a local Multiskills festival at Whitehaven. The children were introduced to a variety of activities where they had to use the skills they have learned during their PE lessons. They enjoyed playing some team games, shooting at a goal,…
Easter in Nursery 2022
We have had so much fun celebrating and learning all about Easter in Nursery. We have made our Easter cards using our hand prints and turning them into a lamb, a chick or a bunny rabbit. We then decorated an Easter picture to stick inside to take home, as well as having a go at writing our…
St. Bridget’s Science Week Overall Winner
A big congratulations to Mia for winning the 2022 whole school Science Week competition. We were wowed by so many entries from all age groups. The entries received were all of a high standard and were creative in lots of ways. This years competition asked children to create a poster or model…
Muncaster Castle trip
Reception went on a trip to Muncaster Castle. We went on the adventure park, Yeti Quarry and giant swing. We also saw an owl display and the owls flew that close to us we had to duck! The children went into the maze and we had a walk around the gardens. We were very lucky as we had the castle all…
Reception and Nursery Easter Bonnet parade 2022
Reception and Nursery invited parents and families in to take part in our Easter Bonnet parade. They all made an Easter hat at home to wear and we sang some Easter songs. We paraded around the hall and parents and families joined us to parade around the school. We then had some refreshments after.…
Library Visit
Year 4 enjoyed a visit to their local library. They were reminded how to locate and return books on the shelves using the numerical reference number and shown how to use the new self-serve book withdrawal and return system. Before they left, they listened to a story. Everyone agreed that the…