Latest News
Latest news
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Online Safety Talk - Cumbria Constabulary
Wed 29 Nov 2023Our local PCSO, Pete, spoke to all our classes about online safety.
He spoke to our KS2 classes about the dangers of speaking to people online. He gave the example of a person who superimposed a photograph of a teen on to images in order to fool a teenager to meet them. When the teen went to meet this person they were faced with a 50 year old man, as opposed to their teenage friend who they thought they were meeting.
He highlighted the fact that they were unlikely to speak to people they do not know outside, so why would it be ok to speak to people they don’t know online.
We also spoke about age limits and that these are to help protect people from being exposed to something that is inappropriate or could make us worried. As well as road safety.
The Kidsafe rules of speaking to a trusted adult were reinforced during this session.
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Saint Andrew Assembly
Wed 29 Nov 2023Our local Vicar visited our school to talk about Saint Andrew, whose celebration day is tomorrow, 30th November.
We found out that Saint Andrew was a fisherman who was helped by Jesus when they were struggling to gather food. After asking for help from Jesus, their empty nets started to overflow with fish. This was one of Jesus’ first miracles. After this many of the fishermen decided to become disciples and follow Jesus.
We also spoke about how Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice of death to help the people of the world.
After the resurrection, Saint Andrew travelled around the world to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and help people. We spoke about the 3000 mile journey he did.
The King of Scotland once seen Saint Andrew in a dream when he was worrying about a battle who reassured him that he would win. The King then awoke to see the cross of Saint Andrew in the sky. This is why the Scotland flag contains the cross and Saint Andrew and why Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland.
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Food Bank Assembly
Mon 27 Nov 2023Stuart from the food bank came in to school today. He brought along his friend
Norman, his rabbit. They were talking to us about friendships.
Stuart challenged two of the pupils to eat smarties using a very long spoon. The pupils found that this was impossible, however they could both enjoy the smarties if they fed them to each other!
Stuart also told the children about the biblical story where a man who was unable to walk was carried by his friends to be healed by Jesus. This was only possible with the help of his friends.
Stuart and his friend Timmy the tin of tuna then explained how they help people at the food bank.
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Culture Bazaar event in Workington
Tue 21 Nov 2023This weekend, Sunday 26th November, there will be a Culture Bazaar taking place in Workington. Please see the picture for more information.
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Dream Big!
Wed 08 Nov 2023This morning our pupils from KS2 have enjoyed a ‘Dream Big’ session lead by the Center for leadership performance.
We found out about lots of products that are made within Cumbria such as crisp packets, drink cans, and even biscuits!
During the session we met three adults who work within the local area:
- Clayton - A project manager at Selafield who works with robotics.
- Georgina - A mechanical design engineer at Futamura who designs new machine parts on the computer
- Hannah - Works supporting children and young people in Cumbria
It was interesting to hear that some of our visitors had changed their minds a few times before finding their dream job! They had also taken different routes such as apprenticeships and university.
A big message that came across was that you should aim for a job that links to your interests.
The children left the session thinking about how school can help them to achieve their dream job and were inspired to DREAM BIG!
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Poppy Sales
Fri 03 Nov 2023The two Buttermere school councillors, Bruno and Robyn have started coming in to classes to sell poppies.
They will be selling poppies all next week so be sure to bring in a donation for The Royal British Legion!
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Fire Safety Talk
Fri 03 Nov 2023We had a special assembly lead by Mike and Shaun from Cumbria Fire service today about fire safety before bonfire night.
They spoke to the children about using sparklers safely, suggesting putting a carrot on the end of the sparkler to protect hands. They also discussed how to put sparklers into water or sand to allow them to cool before placing them in the bin.
They also spoke about being safe around fireworks.
Key advice:
Sparklers
Never pick up sparklers if you drop them.
Only parents should light sparklers.
Wear gloves and put a carrot on the end to protect hands.
Place used sparklers into buckets of water or sand to allow them to cool before placing them in the bin.
Hold sparklers a full arm length away from your body.
Fireworks
Fire works need to be lit in a safe area away from houses.
Only adults should light fireworks and should never be lit when holding them.
Never return to a lit firework.
Be considerate to pets who may be scared by fireworks.
Bonfires
Adults need to check bonfires for animals before they are lit.
Don’t climb inside or on top of bonfires as you could get injured.
Only build bonfires in wide open spaces as fire can spread quickly.
Keep a safe distance from a lit bonfire.
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All Saints Day
Wed 01 Nov 2023This morning we had a visit from Steven, our local vicar from Hayton Church. He spoke to the children about All Saints Day, the day that follows All Hallows Eve (Halloween).
He spoke to children about different saints and their qualities and spoke to the children about All Saints Day being about doing good deeds for others. He set all the children the challenge to do something to help someone before bedtime today.