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30 January 2026

Forest school

 Forest School Fire Strikers 

Today at Forest School, the children had the exciting opportunity to use fire strikers as part of their outdoor learning. This activity was carefully supervised and focused on teaching fire safety, control, and respect for nature.

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30 January 2026

More gymnastics fun with Carlisle United

Gymnastics with Carlisle United 

Another fantastic session Cross Fell!
You were engaged, positive, resilient and growing in confidence each week!

Well done!

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30 January 2026

Nintendo Club

Today in our lunchtime club we had some year 7s showing off their golfing abilities using the Wii!

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30 January 2026

G.C.S.E Oil painting preparation.

G.C.S.E students have started preparing work for their mock exams. Learning different techniques in oil paint.

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30 January 2026

Making the Moon

We have been looking at space in Art and made moons out of paint and salt. 

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30 January 2026

Paper dress design based on Our visit to the Bowes Museum.

After studying Viviene Westwood's fashion design, inspired by 17th & 18th Century fashion and the punk movement, we visited the Bowes museum to take inspiration from it portraiture exhibits. Year 8 students have created paper dresses based on their research.

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29 January 2026

The Oregon Trail

Year 9 students gave been creating leaflets guiding the early settlers across the great plains and safely over the Rockies to find their fame and fortune.

A superb example here 

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28 January 2026

Float or sink? Cross Fell investigates

In science we have been making predictions about which objects we thought would sink or float and then carrying out an experiment to see if we were right. Great predicting and testing everyone. 

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28 January 2026

Computing in Cross Fell

Running algorithms in computing!

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27 January 2026

Holocaust Memorial Day

Today- 27th January, is Holocaust Memorial Day- the international day which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz- Birkenau, which was the largest Nazi death camp. It is a time for the world to remember the atrocities committed during WW2 and to think about the lives of those people…

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27 January 2026

Holocaust Memorial Day

27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day- the international day which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz- Birkenau, which was the largest Nazi death camp. It is a time for the world to remember the atrocities committed during WW2 and to think about the lives of those people who…

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27 January 2026

Year 9 Trampolining

Brilliant work from Year 9 on the trampolines this morning. Some pupils perfected their somersaults with others pushing themselves to improve tuck jumps and front drops. 

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