The Phantom of the Opera
Year 9 have been exploring musicals and this week they practised playing the infamous ‘Phantom of the Opera’, learning how to play a chromatic scale and using an organ sound for effect.
Christmas Market
If anyone is having a clear out in readiness for Christmas and has any bits that would be good for a tombola, teddy tombola, raffle or just any toys and books that are no longer required we would love to have any donations as we look ahead to our Christmas fair on the 3rd of December.
Thankyou in…
Save the date! Fireside Nativity coming soon
We are very much looking forward to welcoming families to school for our APS Christmas production on Wednesday 10th December
✨Fireside Nativity✨
There will be 2 performances one at 2.15pm and another at 6pm
Do save the date our rehearsals are in full swing and we are sure your children…
House Ethos Presentations
Well done to those who presented their ethos ideas in assembly today. Respect, Resilience and Teamwork!
House Ethos Presentations
Some brilliant presentations in assembly today about our school ethos. Respect, Resilience and Teamwork.
Love Computing
Our KS3 students have been looking at the options within computing for their future careers. As well as a school display students have been researching jobs in cyber security, looking at starting salaries to fully qualified; making this an integral part of their learning.
Anti- bullying week - odd socks day
Anti-Bullying Week - odd sock day / wear your jumper backwards
Wednesday 12th November
The School Council have organised Odd Socks Day which is a light-hearted but powerful way for pupils and staff to mark Anti‑Bullying Week by wearing odd socks. It’s a simple, fun way to celebrate what…
Anti-bullying week - Red house - School ethos
Over the last 3 days Red House has focused on what the school ethos, "Learning with respect, Growing with resilience, Achieving through teamwork", means to them.
Well done Red House...now we have the opportunity to put it into practise!
Year 8 Islam
Over the past few weeks Year 8 have been learning about Islam, looking at what Muslim's believe and how this impacts their life.
We will follow this topic up by visiting a local mosque later in the year.
Jamie Oliver spaghetti pasta
Today we road-tested our first 'Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food' recipe; with the Year 7's cooking spaghetti pasta. They showed fantastic focus throughout and loved tasting the food they had made. Well done everyone, and thank you Jamie!
Carlisle College visit for Year 11
To help them make their post-16 destination choices, Year 11 visited Carlisle College on 12th November. They were taken on a campus tour after listening to informative presentations from a range of different college staff. Subjects discussed in depth included Apprenticeships, Business, Uniformed…
A moment of remembrance
Today Cross Fell took part in some activities to mark remembrance day