Blog by Tag: Curriculum enrichment

Today Year One had a wonderful time at Wild Things at Whinlatter Forest. We learnt about the seasons and types of trees. We saw a red squirrel, collected pine cones, looked for mouse holes, walked the trail to find the Gruffalo and had so much fun on the adventure play area. What a great day! Year…

Year 4 had an exciting visit from Electricity North West, who led a fascinating workshop all about electricity and electrical safety.  The children learned about the potential hazards of electricity and discussed important ways to stay safe around electrical appliances at home and school. They…

Year 3 had a fantastic day learning all about the mysteries of the Rosary and how to pray it. They learnt about the significance of the miraculous medal as a sign of protection and safeguarding to those who wear it. They made a medal and a plaque for themselves. 
 

Year 3 had great fun learning how to fire a bow and arrow today. They were great shots and had fun adding up their scores on their target.

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their mini archery session provided by Robin Arrows. The session began with the children being introduced to the different parts of the bow and arrow then they learned how to hold the bow and load the arrows on to the bow. Once they had mastered, this they explored…

Year 2 have been exploring dictionaries in their poetry lesson. They used the alphabet to help them locate words in a physical dictionary before searching words, from their poetry, in an online dictionary using the iPad.

Year 1 enjoyed exploring the shops available in Egremont mainstreet.  They were lucky to be invited into the doctors and Isaac’s gran told Year 1 all about the services available. They enjoyed pointing out their favourite shops. Next week, in our History work, we will compare the shops today with…

Year 6 had a wonderful afternoon investigating and observing the historic site of Egremont Castle and noticing exactly why it was such a perfect position for a fort and castle. 

Year 6 had a lovely morning learning at Florence Mine learning about the mining industry , how it has been a huge part of the development of Egremont and inspiration to local artists.

This week we had our first visit of the new school year to Egremont library. Here we shared stories and chose new library books…not forgetting to take back the ones we had already borrowed!
 

In R.E. Year 2 have been learning about Judaism and how they celebrate Shabbat. Today they welcomed Basil and his friend, Bruce, from the Lancaster and Lakes Jewish Community. Basil talked to them about what Judaism is and what it is like to be a Jew. He shared many artefacts with the children and…

Year 3 have been studying the Jewish religion, in particular the festival of Pesach. During RE they learnt about the beliefs and traditions that are followed in Judaism. Basil, a practicing Jew, came in to talk to the children about his religion and shared some Jewish objects with the children to…