Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school!

• Phunky Foods

  Mon 22 Apr 2024

  Class 1 enjoyed a visit today from Lisa at Phunky Foods. They learnt how to safely cut fruit using the bridge and claw techniques.  They then made a tasty supercrunch to take home.

  

• Tree Planting

  Mon 25 Mar 2024

  The children in Class 1, Y3 and Y4 enjoyed being active citizens in their local community this afternoon.  With the help of Dan from Asby Tree Group, they planted trees in Mask Wood.  They also looked at the work that has been undertaken to develop the community outdoor classroom and consider how they would like to use this wonderful resource in the future.  

  

• Skateboarding

  Wed 06 Mar 2024 Michelle Clark

  Yesterday morning, the whole school were joined by Eleanor (from Team Rubicon) for a skateboarding workshop. 

   

  In just a few hours, the children were mastering tricks such as the 180, 360 and ‘shuv it’! 🛹 

  

• Bolton Wanderers FC

  Fri 23 Feb 2024 Michelle Clark

  Today, Thursday, 22nd February, the whole school visited Bolton Wanderers FC as part of the Avanti West Coast Feel Good Field Trips.

   

  We first caught the train to Preston from Oxenholme and then transferred trains to Bolton. We were meet at Bolton Wanderers FC by the community team. We had an all access tour to the stadium, followed by lunch and then team building activities.

  Travelling by high speed train was a first for many of our children as well as visiting a large sporting arena.

   

  Thank you for a great day Avanti West Coast and Bolton Wanderers in the Community!

  

• Golf at Appleby

  Fri 23 Feb 2024

  Today the class 1 children had a great time improving their golf skills at Appleby Grammar School Sports Hall.  As well as mastering basic skills, they also enjoyed mixing with children from other local primary schools.

  

• Woodland Trust Tree Awards - GOLD

  Fri 02 Feb 2024 Emma Capstick

  We are delighted to celebrate all of the hard work the children have put into achieving our Green Trees School Gold Award. The children have worked incredibly hard, giving up their own time to gain the award during after school club sessions. The after school club is very well attended and all children in the school have attended these sessions, working towards achieving this award.

   

  The children from Reception to Year Six have worked hard completing a range of activities including woodland art, wellbeing activities and learning about woodland in Shakespeare. They have enjoyed their work so much they are keen to take on the challenge of achieving the platinum award, which we feel is no easy feat!

   

  The award has helped the school environment by being more mindful about our recycling and carbon footprint. As a school we are dedicated to educating children about how to look after our environment and learning about the benefits of nature. We are lucky to have a beautiful setting in the countryside and we need to look after our surroundings so it can be preserved for future generations.

  

• Epona Project

  Mon 22 Jan 2024 Michelle Clark

  On Monday, 22nd January, the children admired a great selection of horse brass,  learning about their use as decorations for harnesses. They also handled a variety of horseshoes, understanding how they were designed to prevent breakage and excessive hoofwear. 

   

  The children put their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills to use by designing and creating their own amulets using a variety of natural materials, including feathers, rosemary and white bell heather. 

   

  In the second half of the afternoon, children were shown a range of maps from stories, including one about local kelpies. After this, they were asked to draw their own maps, from a bird's eye view. This activity reinforced previous learning about map-reading and allowed them to create their own world, with rivers, forests and mythical creatures. 

   

   

  

• Epona Project

  Mon 15 Jan 2024 Michelle Clark

  On Monday, 15th January the children were joined by Chloe, an archaeologist from Carlisle as part of the Epona Project.  With Chloe, the children had a whistle stop tour of the last 10,000 years of local history.  They learnt about different archaeological sites as well as handling different artefacts.  

  

• United Utilities Water Workshop

  Thu 11 Jan 2024

  The children in Class 1 and Class 2 enjoyed a visit from Louise, who delivered a Water Workshop to each class.  The workshops highlighted the importance of water and not wasting it.  The children learnt all about where water comes from, why water is important, how we can save water, and how to ‘stop the block’. The children all went home with free goodies, including a timer to remind them about saving water in the bathroom.  The children also made a ‘Water Saving Promise’ which they are going to try and keep.

  

• The Christmas Story

  Wed 13 Dec 2023

  The children enjoyed a special afternoon in St. Peter’s Church with Andi from  NISCU. Andi retold the Christmas Story, using props placed around the Church. The afternoon was completed with a craft activity. A great afternoon was had by all.