Year 5 World Book Day 2023
Year 5 have enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day 2023 and taking part in lots of book related activities. We designed a new book cover for the book we are reading ‘Boy in the Tower’ by Poly Ho-Yen. We also became synonym detectives and searched in the book for words with a similar meaning to the…
Year 1 present ‘Humph the Camel’
Year 1 performed Humph the Camel beautifully. Fantastic singing, dancing and speaking parts. We are truly in the Christmas mood now. Well done Year 1.
Friendship disco dancing.
We all had a wonderful Friendship disco last Wednesday. It was great fun. Thanks for fabulous friends, snacks and great music.
Remembrance
As part of learning about Remembrance Year 1 created poppies by finger printing. The children reflected on why we wear poppies as a symbol of Remembrance for past and present conflict. The children were interested to explore how there are other symbolic poppies that reflect the involvement of…
Ghost Launchers STEAM Challenge
Year 6 took part in a STEAM ( Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics) challenge. Their goal was to create a catapult to launch marshmallow ghosts as far as possible. They worked in teams to create plans considering: the materials they had available, how they would know the catapult was…
African Drums
Year 1 took part in an African Drumming workshop today with master drummer Zozo. The children explored authentic African music and stories. They were encouraged to use teamwork, expression and improvisation. In addition to this, they explored rhythms and had a whole lot of fun. Drumming and rhythm…
St. Bridget’s Running Sisters
We are very proud of Maisie (Y2) and Mollie (Y1) who travelled to Newcastle to take part in the Mini Great North Run. What a fantastic achievement for the running sisters. As a Platinum mark awarded school P.E. Is a vital part of every school day. The children are taught the benefits of physical…
Cauliflower Cards Coming Soon
Coming home to buy soon! Year 3 have made their Christmas Card designs for 2022. Watch this space to order soon!
Macmillan Coffee Afternoon 2022
Last Friday the 30th September we hosted our annual Macmillan Coffee Afternoon. A huge thank you to everyone who came along to support the afternoon and braved the awful weather. Thanks to the kindness and generosity of our school community we raised a fantastic £536!
Year 1’s First School Election
Today Year 1 took part in their first school election. The candidates spoke to the class to explain why they would make a good school councillor. The children were helped by Year 6 to cast their votes. We eagerly await the results.
Science Museum Show
Year 6 were delighted to attend the Science Museum show today at Lakes College, Lillyhall. We enjoyed taking part in the ‘Feel the Force’ show. The Science Museum from London travelled to Cumbria to give the pupils this fantastic opportunity. Matthew was picked out to be a volunteer and assist…
Y1 Jubilee Jubilations
Year 1 enjoyed a fantastic day dressed in red, white and blue celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We enjoyed a snack time treat of an ice cream and a wonderful lunch street party with the rest of the school. We enjoyed listening to patriotic songs whilst we ate our special Jubilee lunch.
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