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• Sports Day 2022

  Wed 13 Jul 2022 Mrs Harrington

  This year we enjoyed our sports day at MSport. A very well done to our winning team (Yellows), with second place being awarded to the Green Team. 

   

  A fabulous day which was supported so well be friends and family. We thank MSport for hosting and a huge well done to the children for showing such perseverance and sportsmanship. The support in which they showed each other was noticed by many - we couldn't have been more proud of our super athletes.  

  

• Kong Adventure - Keswick

  Mon 11 Jul 2022 Fiona Taylor

  Year 6 pupils have been to Kong Adventure Centre in Keswick today as an end-of-year treat. 

  The activities they completed were:

  1) Escape Room - did they manage to work together as a team of nine to rescue the stricken climber in less than an hour?

  2) Krazy Kong - how did they manage to climb up a variety of climbing walls with child-friendly belay lines?

  3) Bouldering/Caving - how did they manage to move through the deep, dark cave?

  All three teams managed to conquer the escape room - the fastest team was in 50 mins.Climbing was great fun  and plenty of surprises who overcame their initial fears and completed the caving challenge!

  

• Cyclewise Bikeability Week

  Mon 11 Jul 2022 Fiona Taylor

  The pupils in year 6 have completed their Cyclewise test after spending a week training with Adrian and Robin. The weather improved as the week went on from a very wet start on the Monday. Learning to cycle safely in wet weather is very important when you live in the Lake District so rain didn’t stop play! 

  They all enjoyed the sessions and were pleased to be awarded the certificates and badges. 

  Take care everyone when you are cycling and remember the rules that you have been taught.

  

• Rotary Speakers’ Competition

  Wed 06 Jul 2022 Mrs Fish

  Last night, Lucy Rowlands represented the school in the Rotary Speakers’ Competition. Five schools took part and all the children were presented with a trophy at the end. 

  The children chose one of the following titles for their speech:

   

  · The Queen's Platinum Jubilee and what it meant to me

  · The person I would most like to be and why

  · My dream job

  · If I could make one positive change about the world I live in it would be…….

  · If I could have one superpower it would be…

   

   

   

   

  Four of the children chose 'My Dream Job' which was Lucy's choice too! She spoke clearly and entertained the audience with her dreams of Chocolate Tasting, Cricket and being a Doctor!

  Well Done Lucy...  you made us all smile! 

  

• Striving for 5 a day

  Mon 04 Jul 2022 Mrs Harrington

  ​Today we were visited by ‘Phunky Foods’ who taught us about healthy eating and striving to eat 5 fruit and vegetables each day. We learnt about cutting safely and having a well-balanced diet.

  

• Impact Award 2022

  Mon 04 Jul 2022 Mrs Herbert

  We have been awarded an Impact Award from Picture News for our Sensory Garden plans. The garden will have community links, sustainability and outdoor learning potential for all. The team at Picture News recognised this and sent us our Impact Award! 

  

• PLAYGROUND PROMS / Graffiti Classics

  Sat 25 Jun 2022 Mrs Fish

  What an amazing concert we took part in today! 
  Graffiti Classics, a comedy string quartet, entertained us with a mixture of classical and popular music. Amongst other composers, children were introduced to music by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Bach. They enjoyed the jokes and their body language showed just how much the music captivated them. 
  The whole school joined in with the lyrics of a song titled ‘If We Could Save The World’. P4 then sang the next verse which they had composed the words for! They were amazing and videos showing some of the songs are available in the curriculum / music / enrichment area of the website. 

  LINK TO VIDEOS

   

  

• York 2022 - Year 5 and Year 6 Residential

  Fri 17 Jun 2022 Fiona Taylor

  Children in Year 5 and Year 6 have just returned from their York residential. 

  They have had a busy three days exploring the city and stopping off at the main attractions the city has to offer. Their first call was on the way there - Eden Camp. They were transported to experience the sights and sounds of wartime Britain in an original POW camp. After a delicious meal at the hotel, they went on an original Ghost Walk around the city. Day two began with a tour of The Chocolate Story (with free chocolates) and the afternoon was Viking themed with Jorvik Centre and the Viking Dig. Bowling in the evening and then the Railway Museum was the final place they visited.

  

• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee - 2022

  Wed 15 Jun 2022 Fiona Taylor

  To celebrate Her Majesty the Queen becoming the first British Monarch to have given 70 years of service, the children attended a special party lunch, played games and had a visit from the ice-cream van. 

  They dressed up in red, white and blue to match the colours of the Union Jack. White to represent peace, red to symbolise bravery and blue to represent loyalty, justice and perseverance. It was a great day to think about and continue our discussions about our British Values. 

  The staff also don’t like to miss a chance to dress up and this was no exception!

  

• Primary 5 visit Wordsworth House

  Wed 15 Jun 2022 Fiona Taylor

  Linked to both history and English curriculum studies, Primary 5 visited Wordsworth House in Cockermouth. In English, the children have been studying the work of the local poet and have previously had a trip to Grasmere to see where Wordsworth used to live and to learn some facts about his life and works. A visit to his birthplace and childhood home further enhanced their knowledge of this famous local person.

  In history, the topic this half-term is the history of our local area and a visit to this Georgian House was perfect to experience first-hand (with hands-on activities, informative talks by the staff and costumed living history) what life was like for William.