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We went on the train from Lancaster to Morecambe today to see the Victorian architecture and buildings as well as look at the murals of times gone by that are painted on the walls of some houses. At lunch we sat by the prom and had our packed lunches and some chippy chips. We then got to do a…

As part of our learning about the Amazon Rainforest and life cycles, we visited the Butterfly House in Williamson Park today. We looked at the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly and found out more about how some animals are adapted to life in different environments. We even got to…

Year 5 produced some wonderful projects as this term's homework. These ranged from powerpoints about the Amazon rainforest, to rainforest models to an adventure story set at Borwick Hall. Well done, Year 5!

Year 6 Celebrated their Last Celebration of the Word on Wednesday with a smashing description and exploration of the meaning and impact of Pentecost.

Year 6 are delighted to show off their latest fashion statement - their Leavers' hoodies!

Don't they look smart?!

This afternoon, Father John talked to us about the martyrs of England and Wales. He showed us some of the objects that priests who were martyred in Lancaster would have used, including a small 'altar', a chalice, a paten and a missal which was 500 years old! We saw where the martyrs would have…

As we continue to explore our 'States of Matter' topic, we have have been looking at alternatives to solids, liquids and gases. One of these is a 'non-newtonian fluid' that can easily be created using cornflour and water. It behaves like a solid when you apply pressure (push on it or roll it into…

FINALLY DONE IT!!!!

We can share with you the fun activities we got up to at Castlerigg at the beginning of the  month. Apologies for the time this has taken, but now you can enjoy them with your child. Hopefully it will remind them of all the amazing things they got up to!

Year 6 have completed their SATs with an exceptional display of hard work and resillence!

Well done Year 6!

Year 6 had an exciting Friday, watching Abi Mills finish as Mayor of Lancaster and pass the Mayorship onto Margaret Pattison!

It was an amazing opportunity to watch how democracy works in our townhall!

In our music lessons we are learning to play the glockenspiel using Charanga music programme. We play the notes along with the recorded music and have to keep time to the beat as well as listen to eachother! It can be tricky but we loved doing it. This will be part of our music lessons all term.

Year 6 were hard at it this week, trying to make a series of circuits with the least/most/different set of components they could!

After lots of trial and improvement, we even managed to make a working circuit with only 3 components!