A huge well done to all of our Y2/3/4 pupils who performed their dance ‘The Epic Adventure’ on stage at the Brewery Arts annual dance platform event on Tuesday. The children have been working so hard on their performance and have been participating in Miss Heaton’s weekly dance club, supported by Ashleigh from the Brewery Arts dance team. The children thoroughly enjoyed their time on the stage and are already looking forward to taking part next year!
Class 4 have just returned from Patterdale: the most exhilarating three-day experience out of the classroom and the usual school week! Thank you to all the children: they showed incredible courage, determination and enthusiasm for every challenge and were so supportive of each other’s achievements. Thanks also to all the adults accompanying the visit, who have done their utmost to ensure everyone felt safe, confident to step out of their comfort zones, and supported.
We have enjoyed every minute (well almost)!
Here’s just a few photographs from just one of our three cameras. There are more to follow:
Scrambling in the Gyhll……
Rock Climbing……
Crazy games on the canoes…..
Bushcraft and Baking…..
What an afternoon of amazing resilience, determination and endless energy! The Levens’ running reputation lives on with today’s incredible athletes pushing themselves to the finish line. Not only did every runner complete their best ever run, they also cheered on the side lines supporting their team mates every step of the way. It was wonderful to have such great support from parents and wider family members too!
We have returned with four medals: a gold in the year 5 girls race; a silver in the year 4 boys; a bronze in the year 6 boys and the year 6 girls too!
We are yet to hear our overall placing as a team, but couldn’t be more overjoyed with such enthusiasm, effort and endurance from everyone!
Wow what an amazing sports day at Levens. Luckily the weather held off and we all had a great time. Thank you to all of the parents/carers who came and supported the day!
Wow! What an amazing two days we have had a Brathay last week. The children took part in lots of different adventurous activities such as, canoeing, climbing, den building, fire making and ghyll scrambling! Thank you to FOLS helping fund this trip, the children have really enjoyed it and can’t wait for next year already!
This week our intrepid x-country runners braved freezing temperatures and a very challenging terrain to compete in the schools cross country event at Casterton. After several weeks of attending our Friday running club in preparation and a warm-up event at Dallam School, 10 runners decided to brave the elements to go for gold again.
The photos clearly show their determination, focus and stamina as they raced against over 80 other competitors in each event. All of our children were overjoyed to share their achievements in our Celebration Assembly this morning and were suitably congratulated by the whole school who were in awe of their courage and resilience. Two children have also qualified for the county finals coming up later this month.
Thanks to all the family members who supported us with getting the children to the event AND for all the encouragement cheering them along the way on the side lines.
We were treated to a wonderful visit from Jonny and Michelle last week from Ninja Warrior Kids! Jonny, who won the Ninja Warrior final in 2017 delivered an inspiring assembly about growth mindset, resilience and achieving our goals. Each class took part in their own Ninja Warrior style obstacle course throughout the day which was fun and challenging for all! Thank you for a wonderful day!
Last week, Class 4 were privileged to be invited to Windermere School for their football skills session. Despite the rain howling through the night, the day turned out with only showers and we arrived at Windermere ready to get stuck in. Up the hill we went to the 3G pitch with our attentive coaches – everyone had fun and showed great enthusiasm.
The best bit though? If you ask me – a free lunch!!
Thanks again to all the staff at Windermere school for the session. Photos below!
“There’s no such thing as poor weather – only unsuitable clothing”
A good thing then that Class 4 were kitted out with wetsuits! A miserable showing from the weather did not dampen our spirits as we arrived bright and early at Glenridding Sailing Centre for a day of raft building. After suiting up and being given a short design brief, we got stuck right into crafting some rafts. Some furious knot-tying later and the seemingly random pile of poles, rope and barrels had been turned into two reasonably seaworthy looking vessels!
There was only one way to prove it, however, and so the race was on with the teams speeding across the lake. Even the sudden whirlpool which appeared courtesy of the safety boat didn’t put the intrepid adventurers off. One team even managed one and a half laps before the inevitable!
All good things must come to an end though, and soon enough the hastily secured barrels began to escape. Before long, nearly everyone had been unceremoniously dumped into the water for a good swim.
A huge thanks to Josh at the Glenridding Sailing Centre for hosting the day for us and a big well done to everyone in Class for for bringing your best smiles, making your own fun and looking out for each other.
What an afternoon! Fortunately the rain held off for the juniors to have a great time at their sports afternoon, led by the Barrow Raiders team. We kicked off proceedings with a skills circuit, including the high jump, long jump and nerf-football throwing. After that, we got straight into a range of races and obstacle courses to test a range of skills. Last but not least, the tug-of-war!
Well done to everyone involved, particularly red team who just about snatched the win by a very narrow margin. Thanks again to the Barrow Raiders team for organising and leading the day!
