Theme Week Summer 24
‘Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path’
(Psalm 119:105)
Theme Week Finale - Orienteering
As a finale to our theme week activities the whole school took part is orienteering events up at the school field. This linked well with the concept of making decisions that each class has been exploring as part of our work on our school psalm “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
The children were taught the skills they needed by a team of experienced orienteers and they applied these skills to complete a number of courses set up on the school field. All had a wonderful time!
Theme week - Day 5! To finish off a fantastic week the whole school took part in the NSPCC Childhood Mile walk. The charity seemed very fitting with our theme. At St Bridget’s school we take responsibility to look after and care for all God’s children - follow in Jesus’ footsteps! We raised an amazing £83 for the NSPCC. Thank you everyone for your kind donations. Later on, class 2 decided to take on the challenge that the Guide dog organisers had set for us. To really experience what it feels like to be visually impaired and put your trust in someone else, we did a blindfolded obstacle course guided by a friend!
Themed week - Day 4! What a ‘Dogtastic’ day we had today! Fitting in with our theme this week ‘Your word is a lamp for my feet, and a light on my path’ we thought about following in Jesus’ footsteps by learning about and understanding how to care for each other and all of God’s living creatures. A fantastic visit from Guide Dogs for the Blind helped us to understand what a fantastic job the dogs and the trainers do to help visually impaired people. Class 2 were so inspired and moved by the visit that they are creating a beautiful class collage of Rose the guide dog, who we met today! The afternoon brought more doggy visitors. Thank you Max Out in the Lake District and Harry, Paddy and Tally, for an inspiring and personal talk about your journey from meeting Max to where you are today, helping many other people. A strong message about how the power of talking and animal therapy can help you through difficult times. A theme week wouldn’t be complete without some delicious cakes being baked! We sat and chatted to our friends while we enjoyed our treats! Last but not least, a big thank you to one of our lovely mums who brought in the families pet guinea pigs and chatted about how to care and look after them.
Whole school trip to Cragg House Farm
Nursery, Class 1 and Class 2 had great fun exploring the farm and paddling in Crummock water, appreciating our local area and the wonderful world God created.
Class 3 and Class 4 enjoyed exploring God's habitats and meeting a variety of God's animals during their time at the farm. To celebrate all the different habitats they experienced, the juniors created a loom, which weaved different natural materials together to create a beautiful effect. The children also enjoyed a sheep dog demonstration and time paddling in the lake.
Making Stained Glass Lanterns and Butterflies.
We talked about where we have seen stained glass before and how it is often found in churches. We looked at different images of stained glass and talked about the colours used. The older children enjoyed designing their own stained glass lantern by drawing on the liquid leading outline and then using glass paint to create colourful lanterns. The younger children created some beautiful butterfly suncatchers.
Making Kaleidoscopes
After thinking about our psalm and the meaning of “lamp to my feet and a light to my path” we discussed all the ways that God’s word may guide people through their lives. We then reflected on the beauty of God’s world and the situations in life where light adds to the beauty in God’s world. This led to us all making our very own kaleidoscopes and being amazed by the results of our creations.
Yoga
We did yoga to calm the mind and prepare our inner selves to communicate with God in quite solitude.
Carlisle Cathedral
Leavers’ Service
Year 6 attended the annual Leavers’ Service for all the church schools in Cumbria .
The theme was ‘something inside so strong’ and looked at how Jesus is always by our side guiding us and supporting us as we start a new school and say goodbye to our old one.
We used silence by using a ‘thinking pebble’, our bodies by doing praise aerobics and finally songs to worship together.
We had a parade of school banners and each school received a ‘Leavers’ Candle’ to take back to our schools.
We were accompanied by Reverend Christina and Brenda our Foundation Governor.
After the service, we had a lovely afternoon with a picnic and a play in Bitts Park. It was so sunny we even had ice lollies to cool us down.
