Milburn Primary School & Nursery

Whole School

RE: The Ten Commandments

We have been learning about the rules that Christians try to live their everyday lives by and made some freeze frame sketches to show what the last 6 of the Ten Commandments might look like in real life - showing love and respect to others. Some were trickier than others!

Recorder Club

Session 1 - well done everyone. This was an amazing start!

Tanzania Visitor

Today we were visited by Wendy. In a few weeks Wendy is going to visit an orphanage in Tanzania. Today she came to school to talk to the children about where and why she is going. The children have asked many questions that Wendy is going to find out the answers to whilst she is there. We can’t wait to hear all about her visit when she returns.

School Nativity 2023

Our Christmas performance this year 'The Sleepy Shepherd' was held in St Cuthbert's Church. It was wonderful to be joined by so many parents and members of the local community.

Christingles

Today the children continued their learning about Christianity and created their own Christingles.

Christmas Lunch

Thank you to all of the staff in the kitchen of Appleby Primary School, we all thoroughly enjoyed our Christmas lunch.

Wheelchair Basketball

Today we had a great session with World Champion Wheelchair Basketballer Nat Pattinson.

Wonka Cinema Visit

After seeing Wonka at Alhambra the children were inspired to create their very own chocolate factory back n school.

Glass Artist Visit

Today the children took part in a workshop with visiting glass artist Carola Frank. They designed and created beautiful Christmas decorations.

Art Club

Throughout this half term the children have produced some amazing artwork. They learnt new skills and have been keen to experiment and try new techniques. The children used pencils to draw still life pictures, watercolour to create poppies for Remembrance Day, they printed Christmas cards and made wreaths and baubles.

Saying Goodbye

Today we said Goodbye to a wonderful supporter of our school. Ina is going to be greatly missed by everyone in the community but especially everyone in school. We can't wait to send you lots of letters.

Learning Celebration

Thank you to all of the parents that came to our learning celebration today.

Agents for Change Farm Visit

As part of our agents for change project we visited Bankwood Farm to learn more about bees and the role they play in the farming of pumpkins. During the visit the children learnt about the importance of bees in the life cycle of pumpkins. They also worked on their mapping and identification skills.

Sewing Club

During sewing club this half term the children have been developing their skills. They have each made their own pin cushion and helped create lots of pumpkins to add to our scarecrow.

U-Dance Performance

Over the last few months the children have been working hard to create and rehearse their dance that gives the message that we need to speak up about racism and that together we have a bigger voice. Last night the children performed on the huge stage at the Sands Centre, Carlisle in front of a packed audience.

Planetarium Visit

Today our friends from Clifton School joined us to immerse themselves in space. Throughout the morning the children visited the planetarium and created wonderful galaxy wet felting artwork.

Eden Rock

Over the last 6 weeks the children have been developing their bouldering skills and working towards their NICAS Bouldering Level 1.

Titanic Outdoor Adventure

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!!! Today the children escaped from RMS Titanic. After the ship had struck the iceberg the children rowed their lifeboats to the Carpathia. They then sent Morse code SOS messages and practiced working as a team to make sure everyone could be rescued and returned to school.

Road Safety Workshop

Today the children took part in a Road Safety Pyjama Drama workshop. The children had great fun and learnt a lot of important lessons.

Forest School Maths

Cross Country Competition

Curling Session

GB Paralympian Visit

Today the children met Jack Rutter, GB Paralympian. He spoke about the challenges he has faced and his achievements with the GB cerebral palsy team. They also took part in a training session with him.