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26 September 2023

Year 5 XC Country Challenge 2023

A huge well done to all the children who ran in the XC Challenge at St. Benedict’s School today. It was a very muddy and wet 2k course but they all persevered and carried on despite the conditions. Congratulations to Jonah who got a course record of 8 .41 and to Faith for being the first girl…

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26 September 2023

Year 5 Pet Encounters

Year 5 enjoyed meeting all the animals from Pet Encounters. They held Java and Noodle the snakes and learnt that they aren’t actually slimy! Henry the parrot was a huge hit with his hilarious repertoire of noises and words. We all had a look at the tarantula and tried to spot the chameleon…

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25 September 2023

Year 1 Pet Encounters

Thank you to The Brilliant Cumbria initiative for organising a pet Encounters to visit today. We enjoyed being challenged to face our fears and to learn about the animals.  We were all very brave and had so much fun. Thank you to Pet Encounters.
 

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15 September 2023

School Council Year 5

Today the Y5 children voted for who they wanted to represent them as a class on the School Council. The children who wanted to be considered all prepared speeches explaining why they would be good for the job. The two children elected are excited to start their new role. 

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15 September 2023

Y5 Artist

A huge congratulations to Faith who came 2nd place in a competition run by the Harbour Commission. She painted this amazing picture of Stella the seal. We are very impressed and so proud of her!

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19 July 2023

Year 5 and 6 Trip to Walby Farm Park

Year 5 and 6 had a fantastic time at Walby Farm Park to mark the end of term.They thoroughly enjoyed exploring the Play Barn and challenging themselves to go down the steep red slide. They had so much fun playing hide and seek in the Roman fort. The day was rounded off with an icecream to help…

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5 July 2023

Move Up Morning

We’ve all had a brilliant day moving up to our new classes and spending time with our teachers ready for September!

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28 June 2023

GB Paralympian Visit

Today we welcomed Jonathan Paterson a GB Paralympic Footballer.  He captained the Paralympics GB side on the his Games debut at Beijing in 2008 and also at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games.  Jonathan was born with right sided cerebral palsy and has always been motivated to prove any doubters or…

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25 May 2023

Year 3 celebrate May with their Class Saint - St. Mary

Year 3 have been praying the Rosary during the month of May and wore blue to celebrate their class Saint, St. Mary. 
They wrote prayers, prayed the rosary, made miraculous medals to take home and coloured their own St.Mary stained glass window. They learnt about St. Mary and why she was a Saint,…

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24 May 2023

Year 3/4 Bowlers

Year 3 and 4 walked down to our local bowling green to take part in a bowling competition against other local schools. They had a great time and some became very serious about wanting to win. They were determined! Some of the children were very good at it and wanted to go again, in their own…

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23 May 2023

Year 3 enjoy their attendance prize for Spring Term.

Year 3 have enjoyed ice cream and a play at the castle today. The sun shone and the ice cream was delicious. 
Well done for coming into school even when you are not feeling 100%. Best attendance for Spring Term 1. Let’s try to get it again!!! Summer 2 perhaps?

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18 May 2023

Year 3 trip to The Roman Senhouse Museum

Year 3 had a great day studying 2,000 year old plus artefacts, carrying out a quiz, looking at replicas of Roman weapons, learning about the army, seeing the remains of a real Roman Fort from the top of a watch tower and making our own Roman sculpture from clay.

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