To celebrate Bastille Day, the whole school took part in a French themed day of activities … and they even got dressed for the occasion too! Each class was treated to a French breakfast including; crepes, croissants, pain au chocolat, waffles and juice before completing activities such as language games, learning French words, learning about…
Our school took part in the CET ‘Be the best you can be week’ event, where everyone one was challenged to go above and beyond, reach for their targets and focus on doing something better than ever before! Each class completed activities to challenge their resilience, show their responsibility and highlight the power or respect.…
On Wednesday 30th June the Friends of Hensingham held a fundraising event at the Copeland Athletics Stadium. The children completed a number of laps specific to each year group and as a whole school worked together to walk, run or hop the complete length of the coast to coast route which was 182 miles!!! The…
The Year 2 pupils planned the Pet Parade event to help them raise money for their Bright Stars Project. They even had an article in the Whitehaven News to share their amazing work!
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As part of their Bright Stars project the Year pupils have been busy planning fundraising ideas to help raise money for Animal Concern Cumbria.
Our school council are passionate about saving the world and decided to do an ‘Environmental Survey’ of the school to see if they could improve the amount we Reduce, Reuse or Recycle. They took photos and notes on what they found and then thought of ways to make a difference. The prepared a presentation to…
This year our Year 2 pupils will take part in the Bright Stars Competition where Primary Schools across the county put their business and entrepreneurial skills to the test to find the best way to ‘make a difference to our community’. Each week they will complete tasks such as writing a business case, designing a…
The whole school took part in Mental Health Awareness Week and completed lots of activities linked to this year’s theme of ‘Connecting with Nature’. The activities were created for each class by the school’s Mental Health Champions and included art, exploration, mindfulness, helping the environment and taking curriculum learning outside. The week started with a…
Our Year 6 pupils have been taking part in weekly Forest School sessions this half term and have been learning how to improve their communication, team work and problem solving skills. They have been building shelters; looking at structure, strength and protections from the elements, as well as using to tools to safely, and responsibly,…