Monthly Archives: October 2017

Year 5 visited the Big Bang Fair at Furness College today for more STEM learning. They looked around all the exhibits for an hour and then went upstairs for the science fair. We were thoroughly entertained by the 6 experiments … Continue reading →

We were delighted to welcome so many parents and carers to our Poetry Celebration. Each class performed extremely well and there was a range of themes (animals, weather, pirates, ghosts, school dinners, hippopotami, elephants and sheep) making for an excellent … Continue reading →

SJB had another sport visitor today. This time from the world of rugby league. Will Maher (Mr Maher’s brother) visited during the afternoon to explain how he progressed through junior leagues to become a professional player. He made sure to point … Continue reading →

Year 5 continued their STEM learning today. We were visited by Irene from the University of Lancaster and took part in a series of challenges about engineering. We started by looking at what engineering is and then at some very … Continue reading →

16 pupils from Year 5 and 6 took part in a 1500 metre cross country race on Tuesday evening. They were split into: Year 6 boys, Year 6 girls, Year 5 boys and Year 5 girls. They all did extremely … Continue reading →

University of Cumbria students visited SJB today to work with Year 5. This will be followed by our annual trip to the woods in December where they will take part in Outdoor Education activities. Our link with University of Cumbria is important … Continue reading →