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• Reading Awards December 2023

  Tue 19 Dec 2023

  At Bridekirk Dovenby School reading is prioritised and the staff work tirelessly to ensure as many pupils read for pleasure as much as possible. There are a variety of different ways teachers do this. Class readers are carefully chosen to inspire children to read sequels, book corners are attractive and promote feature authors, Spellbinding competition attracts groups of children as they strive for the passport and children can earn points in Accelerated Reader. A more recent initiative is the weekly delivery of First News to satisfy the needs of children who like to keep up-to-date with what’s happening in the real world! Teachers read children’s fiction so they can make recommendations. What next? 

  

• A Little Princess

  Fri 15 Dec 2023 Fiona Taylor

  Children in KS2 enjoyed a trip  to the Theatre by the Lake, in Keswick, to watch A Little Princess.

  Sara Crewe travelled from the freedom of a childhood in India to a boarding school in a cold dark corner of northern England. Just as she began to build a brighter world for herself and her friends some devastating news arrived from home and her life took a terrible turn.

  Meanwhile, our storyteller, Ramdas, was on his way from faraway Shimla with a twist in the tale that changed everything. He searched for  the girl with a strong heart and a head full of wild imaginings before it was too late. It was great to see a couple of parts in the play being played by ex pupils from our school 

  

• Fantastic Performance

  Sat 09 Dec 2023 Fiona Taylor

  All the children in Year 4,5 and 6 put on an amazing performance of Rock Bottom at the Carnegie Theatre in Workington. Martha, James and Blair played the parts of the Cobblestones, just an ordinary Stone Age family of cave folk living on Stoney Street, Rock Bottom! Bobby Cobblestone hatched his very first good idea; he was whisked off to work for none other than the beautiful celebrity Lady Lava - played by Amelia.  Unfortunately, BC was soon up to his neanderthal neck in trouble when he discovered his new boss was hiding  a dark secret. With mysterious monsters terrorising the town and a volatile volcano ready to blow its top, five Juan’s trying to sell rocks to caveys - what could go wrong?

  

• Guitars - Christmas Music - RECORDING TIME

  Wed 06 Dec 2023 Mrs Fish

  Today, Mr Hunter-Brown and I recorded some of the music the guitar players have been learning this half term. 

  Each group played a couple of pieces and then everyone played together. Please listen to some of the music using the links below... 

  Christmas Guitar Music

  Last Christmas

  Jingle Bells - together

• Choir Singing at St Bridget's

  Tue 05 Dec 2023 Mrs Fish

  Please click on the link to hear some of their wonderful singing! 

  

• The Choir Sing at Gilcrux Village Hall

  Sun 03 Dec 2023 Mrs Fish

  On Friday, the choir were invited to sing to the elderly as they finished their Christmas dinner and celebrations at Gilcrux Village Hall. The children retold the Nativity Story in song and verse and finished with some old-time favourites that everyone could sing-along to. You can listen to a few clips under the music section of the website...

  Choir Videos