Class of 2016

Today we were joined by Mrs Muckalt to learn more about using effective sequences in gym. We used counter balances and counter tension balances as well as including jumps and different ways of travelling. We had great fun!

Today we went to the University of Cumbria to take part in a Commonwealth Games Event. The children had the opportunity to try a range of different sports such as boccia and archery. Thanks for all the donations for Derian House Children’s Hospice, we raised a fantastic £92. 
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Today we started our new maths topic (Decimals, Fractions and Percentages) by making jewellery. We each cut up a whole straw (worth one) into ten equal pieces (worth a tenth) and made this into a tenths necklace. Then we took a tenth piece of straw and cut this up into ten equal pieces (worth a…

Today we came back after our Easter holidays and looked again at the events of the first Easter. We had to order images from the story. It was quite tricky and we had to look carefully at clues (such as a cockerel, dice and a kiss) to work out what was happening in each story. We then read the…

We have chosen 3 objects from home to create a still life picture to reflect us as individuals.

In RE we have been investigating why Christians see Easter as a victory. This week we have looked at some artwork which represents victory in the Easter story and then we made our own pieces of art. We also listened to some Easter hymns and songs and added some of their lyrics to our art. Can you…

This term our dance has been linked to our history topic of the Vikings.  We have practised and performed a battle dance.  Here are some short video clips of our rehearsals.

Year 5 and 6 got together to enjoy books (and hot chocolate) to celebrate World Book Day.  We had all written a review about a favourite book and on our cafe tables we looked at these and discussed what we enjoy about stories.  We finished by doing a "Book Speed Date" where we had to quickly read…

As part of World Book Week we read dinosaur books with our Reception buddies.

We had a lovely time with our buddies on the book trail through Dorrrington Wood as part of our World Book celebrations.

Yesterday we made our own instruction sheets for a board game of our choice. 
Today we used the instructions to help us set up and play the games in groups. We evaluated each other and found something they had done really well and something they could improve next time. 

In RE we have been learning about the stories Jesus told so today Diana from NISCU visited us.  She talked to us about the Prodigal Son, the Story of the Sower and the Story of the Unforgiving Servant.  She showed us some very funny videos that showed the stories well.  We had to think really hard…