World book day is coming to Cross Fell
We are very excitedly counting down to World Book Day 2026 which this year is being held on Thursday 5th March.
World book day aims to inspire every child to enjoy the life-changing benefits of reading for fun and as part of this we are going to be inviting the children in Cross Fell to come to…
Saving the best till last- gymnastics with Carlisle United
What a fantastic final gymnastics session, KS1!
The children showed brilliant balance, control and confidence as they practised their rolls, jumps and sequences. We were so proud of how they listened carefully, encouraged each other and tried their best right to the end. A wonderful way to…
Dodgeball club- coming soon!
We're excited to announce DODGEBALL CLUB run by John French from Action Ants every Friday. Details are on class dojo.
Year 1 - Year 6
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Wear yellow for mental health week
Our school council have met and decided that they would like to mark the end of the week with a special event where you can wear an item of yellow- see details below from the school council.
Wear an item of yellow this Friday (13th) for Children’s Mental Health Week 2026
Thank you as…
National Apprenticeship Week
The 9th to 15th February 2026 is National Apprenticeships Week.
Students watched a whole school assembly all about Apprenticeships and have been completing short activities and tasks within their Citizenship lessons to learn more.
Did you know there are 700 different apprenticeship…
Which material is best?
In science we have continued our work on materials and today had the task of picking the right material to make a pair of curtains. We loved testing each material describing it's properties with our key vocabulary.
PC Tony visits to help us to stay safe on safer internet day
As part of internet safety day today we enjoyed a visit from PC Tony and PC Fox who talked to us about staying safe when we are using our devices and also brought big Bertha to show us! It was a huge hit!
Employability Skills - developing your own personal 'Brand'
Year 10 and 11 took part in an employability skills and personal branding session in their Citizenship lesson today. This was led by our school enterprise advisor, Sharon Brook, who is also Head of Sales at the North Lakes Hotel and Spa in Penrith.
Students learnt that personal branding is the…
Year 9 PE
Excellent teamwork and co-operation in PE today rom our year 9 students!
Getting hands on with arrays
Some fantastic work on arrays this morning in maths, we loved using all of the different resources to show our understanding. Great work everyone!
Talking about mental health in Cross Fell
As part of children's mental health week we have been talking about our sense of belonging. We talked about how we can look after our mental health and support each other. The children designed their own special places where they felt like they belong.
Year 9 Composing
Year 9 have been working on their free music compositions and many students have chosen to use Band Lab to produce their music. There has been everything from video game music, to science fiction film music. Keep up the creative work year 9.