In the Art Department, a stand-out piece of work is chosen every half term. This half term, the accolade goes to Charlie Mclellan and Warren Taylor from Year 8 for their piece in the style of the famous ‘Doodle’ artist, Jon Burgerman. Jon Burgerman is a British artist based in New York. His vibrant, playful…
DetailsThe WHS staff walking club enjoyed their first outing of the year on Saturday, despite the cold, cloudy conditions and a spatter of the inevitable rain. Everyone was in good spirits and appreciated the time to chat and enjoy each other’s company, outside of the usual busy school day. Setting off from Bassenthwaite, they were…
DetailsOur students have been spreading festive cheer to the older members of our community, with hand-decorated Christmas cards. During Tutor Time this week, students have been adding creative designs and meaningful messages to the cards. On Friday, our Sixth Form Leadership team were out and about, delivering them to the local care homes – Howard…
DetailsMrs Henderson’s Hockey Report: A solid team performance from both of WHS girls 7-a-side hockey teams in their second match of the season. Playing with newly formed teams, both the Year 7/8 combined team and Year 8/9 team displayed great teamwork, good individual skills, and great resilience. Both teams further developed their ‘games play’ and…
DetailsOver 100 students from Cumbrian secondary schools gathered for the Spellbinding Awards Day on Friday 28 June at the North Lakes Hotel near Penrith. This annual reading-for-pleasure event is the culmination of three months of intensive reading. Students had been set the task of reading, rating and reviewing the top ten books, pre-selected by librarians,…
DetailsWe have a new reward category ‘Special Recognition Award’, which celebrates our students beyond the walls of WHS. Chris Jones in Year 10 has been presented the award for giving up his time to support the after school club at Hayton Primary School. In doing so, he displays the highest level of responsibility taking it…
DetailsYear 7 and 8 students took part in a Careers IAG day, focusing on a variety of career pathways to spark an awareness in where their qualifications could take them in the future. The sessions linked to local labour market information and identified future skills gaps for when these year groups leave school, such as…
DetailsMrs Sim’s Year 9 English group found a tasty way to work on developing their writing and oracy skills – in small groups they’ve been designing new chocolate bars. In designing their bar, they had to consider something new and different about it. They then had to pitch their ideas, with each group member taking…
Details51 students enjoyed a week in in Passo Tonale in the Italian Alps over half term. The majority of the group were absolute beginners and worked hard to be intermediate skiers by the end of the week. Mrs Tait, the trip leader, remarked, “Well done each and every student, you were a delight to be…
DetailsThis week, 62 Sixth Form students successfully achieved their Emergency First Aid at Work certification, a nationally recognised qualification valid for 3 years. The training included an online module, with an additional outdoor first aid component for all our gold Duke of Edinburgh students, and a full day of practical training. Feedback from the trainers thanked…
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