Blog Author: Bev Brown

Wheelchair Basketball at Nenthead

Nat Pattinson of Team GB fame, gave us all an awesome morning up at Nenthead, as we took part in an amazing wheelchair basketball session.

All the children were superb and gave it 100% effort!

Fredwina had a great visit to Jai's house on Thursday. It was Jai's Birthday so Fredwina enjoyed Birthday cake and then Jai helped her to learn lots of speedy sounds and read his book before being fortunate enough to witness the Northern lights! What an incredible adventure!

Middle Fell's Science lesson on Tuesday looking at how soil is formed and how it sustains life. They also conducted an experiment to assess the different properties of different soil samples!

Today we introduced our new class story' Pattan's Pumpkin'.
We enjoyed getting hands on with a range of pumpkins of different colours, shapes and sizes and talked about what we already know about pumpkins and what we would like to learn.
We now can't wait to get started with our story and see…

A huge thankyou to Matthew for taking such good care of Fredwina, I think that she really enjoyed adventuring with you! Fredwina was very excited to tell me all about the books your shared and how you met so many of my favourite author's characters!
Mrs Brown

We would like to recommend Super movers- a fun way of learning your key maths facts. Each clip features a fun mascot and catchy song to help the children to remember their number facts in a different way. Why not give it a go?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/topics/cnep90jwjj7t

We are often asked for book recommendations to support children's reading journeys at home and with Christmas on the horizon we can recommend the book trust website that is perfect for providing support in choosing just the right book.

'Looking for your child's next book or a reading list on a…

Want to continue your Science learning at home? 

Try visiting BBC Bitesize for some fun clips and games.

KS1- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6svr82

KS2-https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z2pfb9q

Or why not try National Geographic perfect for inspiring your budding…

Why encourage your child to read about science? There are loads of reasons. Science and engineering provide fantastic career opportunities, but science is not just for scientists – it’s a huge part of everyday life. A good grounding in science will help every child to navigate their world and make…

It is brilliant to hear that Fred and Fredwina have been such a hit! Fred has even been on a trip on the school bus with Daisy :-)
We have noticed a real boost in the children's reading and that is thanks to all of the extra support going on at home with your regular reading practice so thankyou…

Cross Fell are extremely fortunate to beable to work with Mrs Wheatley every week during their art sessions. Mrs Wheatley is an art specialist teacher and is amazing at sharing her passion for art inspiring our own learning as artists. This week we have been creating watercolour paintings.

Cross Fell celebrated National Poetry Day on Thursday by learning a poem all about The Great Fire of London. This Year's theme was counting and we have been looking at the date of the fire and how many days it raged through the streets of London. National poetry day fitted beautifully with all of…