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We have been learning about the solar system and creating posters about the planets 

Today we have been discussing protests and thinking about what matters to us. The children are researching and designing their own protests. 

We are working with local poet Kate Smith and Charlotte from the Sankey project. We have done some automatic writing and are working on a poem together. 

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 have been listening to bird song on the school field and trying to identify the different birds. It was a lovely few minutes of nature and mindfulness 

We are working on our animations with the Sankey project adding colour tinting and movement. 

We began the day with some relaxing and meditation for mental health week. 

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 have been learning about Anglo Saxon place names and finding lots of them in Cumbria 

Learning about old photographs from our local area from the 1920’s. we are now learning about animation 

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

Today we have been exploring biographies and finding different features of the text.