Blog Author: Miss Huddleston

Mr Weston came in this afternoon to explain why different parts of the Bible were originally written in Hebrew and Greek. He showed us how to write our names in both Hebrew and Greek. Hebrew was especially difficult as it is written from right to left and doesn't use familiar letters. He also…

Year 5 had chance to help out at the Nursery Sports Day this afternoon. They were responsible for running a selection of activities as well as supporting some of the nursery children as they tried them out. Mrs Atkinson was very grateful for their help.

Thank you to Sgt Carson-Brown who came to visit us yesterday, continuing our citizenship work. He told us about the law, the role of the police and the huge variety of jobs within the police. He also reminded us of our responsibilities, especially now that we are all over the age of 10 - the age…

Year 2 have enjoyed playing musical instruments outside this afternoon. We followed a beat and each group played a different pattern of sounds on a selection of instruments.

Our Citizenship activities continued today with a visit from Magistrates in the Community. Mrs. Randell spent the day with us, explaining the role of the magistrates as well as discussing the consequences and severity of different crimes. In the afternoon, we acted out a trial - a case of…

Year 6, along with all the other classes in school, enjoyed a session of wheelchair basketball, hosted by Lancaster Bulldogs. We learned to manoeuvre the wheelchairs quickly, changing direction to intercept the ball and to find spaces. We also had great fun! Some of our photos are rather blurred…

As part of our "Citizenship Week" activities, Year 6 visited County Hall in Preston today. We met Mr. Mynott there, who told us all about what the County Council does, how councillors are elected and what happens during council meetings. We all learnt such a lot about democracy, not only within…

Year 6 had a great day out at the annual Salt Ayre Sports Festival. They represented the school very well in a number of activities: hockey, lacrosse, orienteering and korfball. Korfball was a new sport to us - a mix of netball and basketball skills. We entered two teams and were up against some…

Year 6 enjoyed a lovely afternoon in the sun, working on two maths-based treasure hunts. 

We entered a team  in the Lancaster schools' tag rugby tournament which was held at the Vale of Lune Rugby Club on Wednesday. We worked really hard in every game, just missing out on winning our matches, though we played very well: the scores were 5-4, 7-6, 5-4 and 5-3. Thank you to the parents…

Year 6 have been learning how to ride their bikes safely on the roads with the help of the Go Velo Bikeability instructors. First they practised on the school playground before venturing out onto the local streets.

As is our custom, Year 6 visited Chrinside House yesterday afternoon, to sing carols to the residents. We went along with Mrs Weatherill, Church Warden at St. Paul's Church who talked to us and the residents about the joy of Christmas, using a Christmas cracker. We enjoyed talking to the residents…