Our School Houses
'With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.'
- Psalm 78:72
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Our School Houses
Everyone at Lanercost C of E belongs to a house named after four local landmarks. In these houses, we have opportunities over the year to learn together, work together as a team and take part in special days and arts, STEM and sporting inter-school competitions.
Our school houses are; Dacre Hall House, River Irthing House, Banks Turret House and Naworth Castle House.
Children gain points for their house by making sure that their behaviour, attitudes and learning is at the highest standard possible and by following Jesus' example of being inclusive and treating others with care and respect at all times. These communities will develop further over the coming years and ensure that all our children are responsible members of their house.
House points are collected weekly by our fantastic house point captains who communicate these to the whole school every Friday and update the totals below and within the school house.
Being a House Captain is an important role within school. It builds leadership and the House Captain's voices are valued to a high degree.
What have we been up to?
Every two weeks, the house captains meet with Mrs Wilkinson to discuss the vision and values and how these develop through the children's behaviour and attitudes.
This year, the house captains have been focused on developing our prayer spaces in classrooms and across the school.
Whole School Events
The house captains also focus on whole school events, which promote healthy rivalry, high expectations and a sense of belonging in school and in their houses.
These include, but are not limited to, Sports Day and the Science Fayre.
River Irthing 135
Naworth Castle 150
Banks Turret 152
Dacre Hall 79