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• Reading Champions

  Mon 28 Oct 2019 Fiona Taylor

  The pupils in Key Stage 2 and in Year 2 all read books of their choice and once the book is completed, they take a quiz on Accelerated Reader to find out how well they have remembered the details of the story. The amount of words they have read is recorded.
  This half-term the pupils have read a staggering 10,322,761 words! 
  Year 2 - 289,968 words

  Year 3 - 568,467 words

  Year 4 - 2, 393, 074 words

  Year 5 - 2, 931,020 words

  Year 6 - 4,140,232 words

  A photograph of the class winners receiving their certificates.

   

  

• Court Appearance

  Wed 23 Oct 2019 F. Taylor
  Year 6 pupils spent the morning at The Courts in Workington. They heard all about the different crimes that are heard by the magistrates, visited the cells and re-enacted a scenario about the perils of cyber bullying. After talking in groups about many more scenarios, they had refreshments before returning to school. Thank you to Charlotte and the staff who supported our visit to make it informative and enjoyable. 

  

• P3 Observational Drawings using texture

  Mon 21 Oct 2019 Mrs Herbert
  P3 have been learning how to create different textures. They have learned all about drawing and shading pencils from the dark 6B to the light 2H.  They loved drawing the Teddy Bears!

  

• Reception RE - Special Places - Den Making

  Mon 14 Oct 2019 Mrs Fletcher
  The Reception children have been talking about special places in RE. The other week they were split into three groups and given the challenge of creating their own special places in the classroom. Each group decided that they wanted to make a den and they wanted to make it a cosy place to relax and enjoy a book. All three dens were amazing and the children worked really well as a team. Challenge completed! Well done Reception children. 

  

• Natural England for P3 and P2

  Wed 09 Oct 2019 Mrs Herbert
  P3 and P2 had a super visit from Natural England today armed with stuffed animals from Tullie House Museum. The talk consolidated the children's learning in science (Living Things and their Habitats). Some children got to dress up! 

  

• P3 Achieve Silver Award with Rubbish Rebels!

  Wed 09 Oct 2019 Mrs Herbert
  Last year P3 worked through the Rubbish Rebels pack in order to achieve an award from Cumbria County Council. Alongside the help of the school council, they organised a book swap and a jigsaw swap in order to reuse items. They made sure paper was being recycled in school and looked at how to reduce waste. We are so proud to have been awarded the SILVER status. 

  

• P3 Autumn Cooking

  Wed 09 Oct 2019 Mrs Herbert
  P3 have been busy cooking! We used seasonal fruit and vegetables to make a crumble and a delicious soup. The cooking helped us with our instructional writing. (Please see class page for further photographs). 

  

• Stories are for Sharing

  Mon 07 Oct 2019 Mrs Smith
  Each year, children in Reception receive a package from The Book Trust.  Today, Reception were super excited to be given their book entitled 'The Cave' by Rob Hodgson.  We hope that everyone enjoys reading this fun and interactive story at home tonight.

  

• Today's Assembly - The Prodigal Son

  Mon 07 Oct 2019

  Penny Butler, from Bassenfell Manor, visited us to present a modern day story of the Prodigal Son. We learnt how important it is to forgive and ensure our friends have a second chance! 

   

  

• Printing Skills

  Thu 03 Oct 2019 Mrs Herbert

  P3 have been printing their own Egyptian Eye of Horus. They learned how to score the pattern into Styrofoam and roll the special ink printing paint onto it. They then printed them onto card to make a whole class wallpaper of Egyptain eyes!