--- title: "Blog by Tag: English" url: "https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/tag/english" school: "St Bridget's Catholic Primary School" --- # Blog by Tag: English [![Image of Year 4 Autumn Imaginative Diary Walk 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0791.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-51-year-4-autumn-imaginative-diary-walk-2026) 16 October 2026 #### [Year 4 Autumn Imaginative Diary Walk 2026](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-51-year-4-autumn-imaginative-diary-walk-2026) # Year 4’s Imaginative Writing Adventure! ✍️🍂 Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic walk to our local library, where they became *authors in the making!* 📚 As we walked, the children used all five of their senses to explore the world around them. They listened carefully to the sounds of the… [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-51-year-4-autumn-imaginative-diary-walk-2026) [![Image of Year 4 Autumn Library Visit](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0792.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-47-year-4-autumn-library-visit) 16 October 2026 #### [Year 4 Autumn Library Visit](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-47-year-4-autumn-library-visit) # Year 4’s Spooktacular Visit to the Library! 🎃📚 Year 4 had a fantastic time visiting our local library! The children enjoyed exploring the library, browsing the shelves and choosing books to read. It was wonderful to see everyone getting stuck into their books and sharing their love… [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-16-47-year-4-autumn-library-visit) [![Image of Year 5 Library Visit](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0186.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-14-46-year-5-library-visit) 13 October 2026 #### [Year 5 Library Visit](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-14-46-year-5-library-visit) **Year 5’s Visit to Egremont Library!** Year 5 had a wonderful time visiting Egremont Library today! We began by listening to an exciting story before exploring the shelves and choosing a book of our own. We carefully read the blurbs to help us decide which books would capture our interest.… [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-13-14-46-year-5-library-visit) 10 July 2026 #### [A Wonderful Visit to the Library Bus](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-10-16-01-a-wonderful-visit-to-the-library-bus) Reception had a fantastic visit to the Library Bus today! The children enjoyed listening to a lovely story together before having the opportunity to explore the books and choose a new story. It was wonderful to see their excitement and enthusiasm for reading. [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-10-16-01-a-wonderful-visit-to-the-library-bus) [![Image of Outdoor Learning Day for Year 6](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9364.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-23-07-23-outdoor-learning-day-for-year-6) 23 May 2026 #### [Outdoor Learning Day for Year 6](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-23-07-23-outdoor-learning-day-for-year-6) Our Year 6 class made the most of our outdoor area for Outdoor Learning day and took drama to the outdoors. They acted, improvised and retold stories in different scenes. Lots of skills used from their workshop earlier this week. [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-23-07-23-outdoor-learning-day-for-year-6) [![Image of Year 6 trip to the library in the Summer Term](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9383.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-22-21-38-year-6-trip-to-the-library-in-the-summer-term) 22 May 2026 #### [Year 6 trip to the library in the Summer Term](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-22-21-38-year-6-trip-to-the-library-in-the-summer-term) Year 6 enjoyed an afternoon at the library. They picked out new books, while also taking their old books back. Reading is essential to build on their creativity and imagination and building on their love of reading too. [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-22-21-38-year-6-trip-to-the-library-in-the-summer-term) [![Image of Zentangle Patterns](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4766.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-14-16-03-zentangle-patterns) 14 May 2026 #### [Zentangle Patterns](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-14-16-03-zentangle-patterns) As part of their writing lessons on instructional texts, Year 3 have been using adverbs to improve instructions on creating zentangle patterns. They used the instructions to help Year 2 and themselves to create their own zentangle patterns. How wonderful their finished patterns were! [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-14-16-03-zentangle-patterns) [![Image of Year 3 Descriptive Writing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7484.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-08-15-44-year-3-descriptive-writing) 8 May 2026 #### [Year 3 Descriptive Writing](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-08-15-44-year-3-descriptive-writing) Year 3 enjoyed writing a third person narrative this week. It was very descriptive using metaphors, similes and expanded noun phrases. Their descriptions were all about a predator who failed to catch its prey and went home hungry. Descriptosaurus were useful when finding powerful vocabulary. Great… [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-08-15-44-year-3-descriptive-writing) [![Image of Year 4 Bringing Dialogue To Life](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7387.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-01-09-52-year-4-bringing-dialogue-to-life) 1 May 2026 #### [Year 4 Bringing Dialogue To Life](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-01-09-52-year-4-bringing-dialogue-to-life) This week, the children have enjoyed using an exciting rehearsal room technique to enhance their writing of reporting clauses. By acting out and freeze framing the dialogue they had planned, they were able to explore how characters would speak, move and respond in different situations. This helped… [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-01-09-52-year-4-bringing-dialogue-to-life) [![Image of Storytelling Workshop with Year 2](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7112.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-13-17-storytelling-workshop-with-year-2) 17 April 2026 #### [Storytelling Workshop with Year 2](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-13-17-storytelling-workshop-with-year-2) Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed taking part in a story workshop with Sarah from Bright Sparks Forest School. The session began with the children passing sounds round the circle to promote their listening skills. Then they were introduced to Wise Owl who they shared their favourite stories with. Sarah… [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-04-17-13-17-storytelling-workshop-with-year-2) [![Image of Water Cycle Collages ](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4103.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-27-17-49-water-cycle-collages) 27 March 2026 #### [Water Cycle Collages ](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-27-17-49-water-cycle-collages) In their reading lessons, Year 2 have spent the past few weeks reading ‘The Rhyhm of the Rain’ by Grahame Baker-Smith. The book informed the children about the water cycle. They used what they have learnt from the text to create their own representation of the water cycle using collage… [Continue reading](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-27-17-49-water-cycle-collages) [![Image of World Book Day in Year 1](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_3590.jpeg)](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-16-18-world-book-day-in-year-1) 5 March 2026 #### [World Book Day in Year 1](https://www.st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-05-16-18-world-book-day-in-year-1) Year 1 had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day. They spent the day sharing their favourite stories. Year 1 designed and created their own bookmarks. It was lovely sharing story time with Year 6 for even more stories. 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