Blog by Helen Mackie

We are learning some dances with Miss Harrison.

We thought of words to describe Wilbur from Charlotte's Web. Then we designed webs containing the words.

We worked with Carol Lewthwaite from CDEC (Cumbria Development Education Centre) to learn about  Wordsworth’s legacy as one of the first conservationists as well as poet and influencer. 
By producing an illustrated timeline from his day - present day we  explored the social and human…

We spent some time on the field this afternoon to promote positive mental health.

First, we sheltered from a shower under some trees. We closed our eyes and listened carefully to see what we could hear. We heard birds, the breeze, trees rustling and the nursery children.

Then we gazed at the…

We really enjoyed our first yoga session and learnt some great calming techniques.

Look at these amazing pastel pictures of insects.

We started with a photograph of half of an insect then finished the picture with pastels.

Can you spot which half is the photo and which is our pastel drawing?

Look at our amazing pencil drawings of insects!

Year 6 shared this memories video with Miss Turnough today. We are all very sad to see her go.