This week in school it is Art Week. Our whole school theme for the week is Our Home Town and each class is looking at a different aspect of the theme. We are very fortunate to have 2 artists in residence in school all week, Adrian Newnham, a professional potter and Steve Wilson, a professional weaver and feltmaker. Eventually our art work will be displayed around school for all to see. This morning year 3 worked with Mr Newnham. They made some excellent archways from Furness Abbey out of clay.

We received lots of super photographs of children reading in very imaginative places and it was very difficult to choose five winners, however after much deliberation, we chose the following five. Congratulations to these children and thank-you very much to everyone who entered the competition. Our winners received their £5 book tokens in 'Work of the Month'.

On Sunday 27th Yarlside competed in the Y6 Athletics Final at Dowdales sports hall. The school competed against other finalists from across the South Furness area. Everybody competed in two running and two track events. It was an extremely competitive competition and Yarlside finished in a very respectable 4th place. Well done Yarlside!

Yarlside faced strong opposition in this years 5-a-side indoor football qualifying tournament. Yarlside battled hard in their opening game against Dane Ghyll however it finished 0-0. In the next game a Nathan Andrews strike gave Yarlside a deserved lead, however the boys got caught on the break and North Walney forced the equaliser, the game finished 1-1. In the third game against St. Columbas Yarlside went close, hitting the woodwork twice, but couldn't find the winning goal, the game finished 0-0. Yarlside needed a win against group leaders Roose in the final match to stand any chance of qualifying. Yarlside took the game to Roose and goals from Ethan Marwood, William McGladdery and Jordan Wilson gave Yarlside a deserved 3-0 win. The win and the goals took Yarlside through to the finals! Well done Yarlside!

Yarlside travelled to Carlisle on Saturday 19th November to compete in this seasons County Cup finals. Yarlside's first game against Belle Vue finished in defeat after a controversial decision went against the boys and the resulting free-kick went in off the post. In their second game, Yarlside faced George Romney. Yarlside fought back from going behind twice, goals from William McGladerry and Jordan Wilson secured a well deserved 2-2 draw. In their third game Yarlside faced a defensive St. Bees. Unfortunately, good play from Nathan Andrews and Ethan Marwood was unable to force a goal, the game finished 0-0. In the final game against Seaton, Yarlside needed a win and other results to go their way to earn a place in the semi finals. A Jordan Wilson strike gifted the team their first win, however other results went against Yarlside's interest. The boys played extremely well, against the best schools from Cumbria, and did Yarlside proud. Well done!

Yarlside played Roose in a Tag-Rugby Union Friendly match in preparation for the competitions in the new year. Yarlside looked comfortable throughout and their passing, movement and ability to run through Roose's defensive line proved to much for the away team. Tries from Ethan, Jordan, Jessica, Erin, Brandon, Tom, Oliver, Nathan and Joshua, and superb tackling in particular from Jasmine, gave Yarlside a 19-7 victory. Well done Yarlside!

The 2010/11 Yarlside School football team was nominated for the prestigious Barrow Sport Councils Junior Team of the Year award. The team was short listed following last seasons success, which included winning the 7-aside shield and 8-aside cup, and finishing runners-up in the football league, Cumbria county cup and Chetwynde's annual football gala. The boys attended the awards at the Town Hall and were awarded their nomination certificate by Barrow's Mayor John Murphey. Yarlside faced strong competition for the award and were unfortunate to just miss out.

On Tuesday 8th November Year 2 went to Tesco Bakery on Flass Lane. We went and explored the bakery as it fits in with of our topic of The Great Fire of London. We were able to go inside the bakery and sugar some donuts, use the hand-held scan machine and print out labels and finally iced some gingerbread men. We all had a fantastic time and would like to say a massive thank-you to everyone at Tesco.

Year 4 visited the Dock Museum to take part in a workshop about the Romans. They had a wonderful time organising a timeline from the Ancient Egyptians until the present day, made pictures using mosaic pieces, took part in a quiz, played a Roman game, dressed up in a toga and made replica Roman objects using clay. It was a huge amount to fit in 1½ hours but they managed it and had a fantastic time. Thank you to all those parents and grandparents who helped to transport the children to and from the Dock Museum. We couldn’t do it without you.