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• Derwent Hill year 3/4

  Fri 19 May 2023 Mrs Herbert

  All year 3 and 4 went to Derwent Hill for 3 days. Our activities were canoeing, ghyll scrambling, walk up Latrigg and high challenges. It was amazing and everyone enjoyed themselves. 

  

• Orienteering at Curwen Park

  Wed 17 May 2023 Mrs stanley

  Another successful trip out to compete in the West Cumbria Schools orienteering league. The children are becoming more and more confident with their map reading and there were some very speedy times this afternoon!

  

• West Cumbria Schools Orienteering League 2023

  Sun 14 May 2023 Mrs. Fish

  This year our year 5 & 6 orienteers have their work cut out as they compete in the West Cumbria League. A prologue event followed by 5 league events and then a final! 

  This Wednesday saw us take part in a course at Cockermouth School. It was lovely weather and the children did their best to navigate one of three courses set up.

  Well done to all our runners... Next week we will meet at Curwen Park in Workington!

  

• King Charles III Coronation

  Mon 08 May 2023 Fiona Taylor

  On Friday the coronation of King Charles III was celebrated by all the children and staff in school.

  Everyone came to school dressed up in red, white and blue and some children wore crowns and brought flags. They had a special assembly where they learned facts about the coronation and a special lunch was prepared by Mrs Bowness. Throughout the day, a variety of activities based around the coronation were taking place. 

  The following day King Charles was crowned with the St Edward’s Crown and Queen Camilla was crowned with Queen Mary’s Crown. Over 2,000 guests were invited to the coronation which took place in the Abbey Church of Westminster.

  

• Year 5 Arts Event - Cockermouth School

  Thu 04 May 2023

  Year 5 had an amazing day at Cockermouth School partaking in an arts event. The afternoon started with Drama where the children learnt a musical theatre routine from the show Bugsy Malone - Bad Guys. In art children explored the natural world through gelli plate mono printing. Finishing off the afternoon with music, the children were given the opportunity to learn about the origins of, and then play and perform some Samba music.