Class 2 have been reading 'Augustus and his Smile' as their English text. We have been learning about different emotions and feelings, and we explored these through a fantastic game of emotions bingo! First of all, we played for a full line before playing for a full house. We made sure we stayed quiet in the bingo hall...

Class 2 enjoyed a wonderful visit from Simba the cat as part of our 'Paws. claw and whiskers' topic. Simba was very gentle and patient with the children. It was lovely to meet him and hear about how he joined his family. We learnt that he likes to sleep in the daytime and explore at...

Class 2 loved searching our beautiful schools grounds for common garden plants. Our science topic this term is ‘Plants!’ so what better way to begin our new topic than creating sticky flower bracelets. 😊🌻🌸🌹🌼

We are so proud of our wonderful writers in class 2! 🥰Each and everyone of them have been selected to have their writing published in a real book📕 All your hard work this year has paid off and now you are officially mini authors!! Well Done Everyone👏😊  

Class 1 and 2 have had a fabulous day at Plymouth Aquarium and Class 1 loved their first coach ride on a school trip! 🚍 When we arrived, we had our snacks then set off around the aquarium. Our favourite tank was 'The Atlantic Ocean' where we saw lots of different kinds of sharks -...

Class 2 have been busy writing and editing their Great Fire of London news reports! You may even see them on This Morning replacing Holly Willoughby!  

Class 2 enjoyed our time at Haldon. We completed the Gruffalo trail and finished back at school with a picnic on the carpet.  

On Thursday 1st February, Class 4 were treated by the PTA to a WW2 workshop with Paul Nolan (an author and a WW2 expert). The session was extremely informative with lots of fun facts, props and a quiz. The children were able to answer Paul's questions to show him what they had learnt already and...

We had a delightful time at the zoo yesterday and the weather was on our side in Paignton so all of the animals were out to play! Before lunch time, we had a talk with the zookeeper. We learnt all about their 5 giraffes (although, only 3 came out to say hello) and she also...

Class 2  What a wonderful day we had at Harper's pond. We caught fish ( and put them back), watched maggots race, pond dipped and explored the area looking for minibeasts. Many thanks to all the volunteers who made the day really special.

Class 2 loved performing their rhyming poems - some of them were very amusing!

Class 2 and 4 had a very informative visit from Nick, a fire officer from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, this week. They learnt lots about fire safety and smoke detectors. Jessica is demonstrating STOP DROP ROLL - this is what to do if our clothes catch fire. The children were all given...

KS1 had a wonderful trip to beautiful Buckfast Abbey this week. We made treasure boxes, listened to a Christmas story and explored the treasures of the Abbey. Many thanks to all the helpers who made this trip possible.

On Wednesday 27th  November we warmly invite parents and all members of our school community along to our Plastic-Free School launch event. Stall holders will include: Devon County Council Teignbridge District Council Dawlish against Plastic Plastic-free Chudleigh Nourish plastic-free shop Shillingford Organics We are working with Devon’s Waste Education Team and Surfers against Sewage to...

This week, the whole school has taken part in CAP workshops. CAP stands for Child Assault Prevention. The CAP team work with children and staff to help reduce children's vulnerability to abuse. Through role-play and use of puppets, the children are given strategies for how to ensure they stay safe, strong and free.

The whole school were delighted to go the Kenn Centre to see the fabulous Theatre Alibi production of “I believe in unicorns”. All the children were transfixed from start to finish as they watched the story unfold. They asked excellent questions at the end of the performance and enjoyed hearing about the cleverly designed scenery!...

KS1 had a wonderful trip to Exmouth and to the Lifeboat station. They made sandcastles, played and ate a picnic on the beach after visiting and learning all about the RNLI. Did you know that over 100 volunteers work there - and only the Station Master and Station Mechanic are paid? All the crew have...

The sun was shining, the teams were in full spirit and Mr Tyrell was raring to go! Friday saw us all compete in a variety of team games for our Sports Day. We jumped, ran and collected team points. Each year group then took part in their own races ranging from running to sack races...

To celebrate World Refugee Day the whole school took part in two separate assemblies, lead by our visitor, Lizi. She talked to the staff and children about what it means to be a refugee including the dangers they face when fleeing their homes. We were shocked to learn how many children are among the number...

Almost the end of term and most classes have now finished their forest school sessions. We have had a really busy time playing, exploring and learning in the woods at Bickham Farm and the Powderham Estate. Cooking over the fire is most definitely a popular activity; bread, pancakes, pine needle tea, nettle crisps and fritters...

To celebrate GRT history month, we received a visit from Charlotte and Lynn who talked to us about the wide variety of travellers that we have in our local community. It opened our eyes to their beliefs and traditions which means that we now understand more about our community and can respect their lifestyles. Did...

Classes 1 and 2 had a fantastic day out in the sunshine at West Town Farm. The children's day was packed full! They found out about cows and sheep and saw newborn calves and lambs. They learnt about the importance of bees in our ecosystem, walked through orchards and fields, hunted for signs of badgers...

Years 1 and 2 met their Kenpals from Kenton at Dawlish Warren to help Dea clear rubbish from the beach. Dawlish Warren was very clean but we still managed to collect lots of plastic, string and paper. It was a great morning and we are all very grateful to the parents and helpers who made...

As part of Science week, Years 1 and 2 made some motorised Lego vehicles. They designed, made and tried them out. We had great fun and learnt all about how to make models strong and how to use gears.

All of the staff at Kenn C of E would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We have had a beautifully busy and successful 2018 with some super shows, trips, lots of learning and a general feeling of positivity! Such successes are the result of the wonderful teamwork that is evident at...

You cannot beat a Kenn C of E disco! There was a fabulous DJ that ran party games and competitions, as well as spinning records on his turntable for those who just liked to boogie!  For the reluctant dancers there was  face painting, art and craft, tattooing and refreshments! And not forgetting a magnificent appearance...

Thank you all for providing party food for our Key Stage parties. There was a lot of energetic flossing and other such dance moves! We danced, sang, played party games and feasted!      

Years One and Two have been busy making paper with Dea, who normally teaches at Forest School. Everyone made a sheet of paper that we are hoping to turn into Christmas decorations. Thank you Dea, we had a great day learning about recycling.

Classes 1 and 2 have been busy making biscuits - for dogs! A lot of fun was had and reports from the dogs have been excellent!        

As you will know, through the Summer we had solar panels fitted to our school and energy saving alterations were made throughout the building such as new radiators and movement sensor light-ing. This week we had Dan Broadbent from Beco Energy Solutions talk to the whole school about what solar energy was, things in everyday...

Thank you to those of you who have filled Christmas shoeboxes for children in Moldova. They will be collected by Bruce Pell from Dawlish Rotary and will soon be on their way to Moldova as part of the Christian Response to Eastern Europe Shoebox appeal. This year we are sending 23 shoeboxes.      

The money inside all of the ‘Tubes of Kindness’ has been counted. We cannot believe how much money was raised for Child.Org. The children of Kenn C of E Primary School raised an amazing £224.53 for their acts of kindness at home. Thank you to everyone who filled a Tube with money. It will greatly...

Thank you, everyone, for throwing yourselves into our Children in Need fundraising last Friday. The Bring and Buy Sale was a huge success. We had so many lovely items to sell and the children were very keen to buy! Well done Class 4 for sorting and organising the goods so professionally. Our grand total raised,...

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Bonfire themed day, you all looked amazing in your sparkly outfits, even the teachers had been sprinkled with glitter and sparkles. The day kicked off with the Bonfire Bake Off, we had about 20 entries across all four classes, all the bakes were amaz-ing, firework biscuits,...

Class 2 wrote some very interesting questions for a vet, such as: What’s the cutest animal? Do you do operations? Do some animals have pus? What machines do you use? Are some animals scared to go to the vets? Fin's mum wrote some very interesting answers for us and Mrs Frost came in to visit....

The food donations collected at Harvest Festival were taken to St Petrock’s over half term. Mrs Tetlow’s car boot and back seats were crammed with boxes and big shopping bags full of groceries. St Petrock’s were hugely grateful. Thank you for your Harvest donations.

Thank you to all who supported our #Hello Yellow day at school Everyone wore yellow to raise awareness of the importance of talking about our mental health and understanding it better. The school was a sea of bright and cheery yellow! We will continue to work at maintaining this awareness as an ongoing part of...

Years 1 and 2 have been busy with their homework. We were very impressed with their researching, making and drawing skills. They all made something they were proud of. Look at the hot air balloons, rockets, posters and models! Well done everyone!   [easingsliderpro id="76"]      

The Boo to a Goose Theatre Company came to school to perform their award winning 'The Magic Garden' show to classes 1 and 2. It was a beautifully told story with plenty of audience interaction which transported us all into a magic world for the morning!

Classes 1 and 2 had a beautiful day out at Dawlish Warren. They learnt about animal camouflage and explored 3 different animal habitats—grassland, the pond and woodland. They found all manner of creatures and played together on the beach at the end of the day. Our adult helpers made the day possible—thank you to Chris...

The sun shone for our Sports Day this year! The teams put their all into a carousel of activities and then threw themselves into the individual races. The children took part in running races, egg and spoon, sack races, skipping and the good old three-legged race! The Friends of Kenn kindly provided some most delicious...

Class 2 have been looking very carefully at our school environment. They looked at what they could see that others might have missed. Someone spotted a house through the gap in the large green trees, another saw a little red ant hiding in the grass!  

The sun shone brightly all day for our trip to West Town Farm. It was a brilliant day full of fun activities and learning, in a beautiful setting. Children learnt about plants that grow wild that can be eaten, and plants that were sown and grown on the farm. Children picked wild garlic flowers and...

This week Harry showed us his gorgeous ferrets. We never knew they were so bendy! Thank you so much to Harry's mum, we loved meeting them.

Our most recent four legged visitor was Betty’s dog, Dougie. He is just a puppy and was beautifully soft and fluffy and coped very well with so many children. Betty told us all about how she looks after him—thank you Betty and Mum for sharing Dougie with us!

The animals keep a coming to Classes 1 and 2 and we love it! Our most recent visitors have been Fin’s chickens, Tristan’s pony, Jack and Jess’s hamster, Rosie’s guinea pigs and Jack and Lily’s rabbit. We are always very excited to see different pets and learn all about them.          

Classes 1 and 2 were joined by their peers from Kenton Primary for an inter-school morning of multi-sports activities. The weather stayed dry and spirits were high with children working in teams to tackle each event in the carousel.  

Classes 1 and 2 visited Bickham Farm as part of their learning about food and where it comes from. Rod Hall kindly showed us all around his farm and told us about his horses, cows and calves and his chickens and bees.        

KS1 are really enjoying learning about different pets and how to look after them. Tristan told us lots about his gorgeous pony and Fin was very confident answering questions about his chickens. Thank you to their parents for bringing them in!  

This week is British Science week. The children have all have been doing lots of science and discovering how amazing and fun it can be! We have had workshops with Ruth, from Sciencedipity, demonstrating explosions and chemical changes. All children made a potion that erupted and then made some fabulous slime! We also had an...

It might have been a week late, due to the impromptu snow days last week, but everyone at Kenn had a great time dressing as one of their favourite book characters. We had everything from Roald Dahl and David Walliams characters through to fairy tale characters, and we even had to hunt for a Wally...

Year Two have started Forest School sessions and are showing great resilience in the face of challenging weather conditions. This week we enjoyed breaking and crunching ice with our boots and were excited to see a flurry of snow as we walked back to the minibus! The children have been learning rules and boundaries which...

In Maths, classes 1 and 2 have been learning about halves and quarters. We've been exploring halves and quarters using play dough, paper shapes, groups of objects and fruit and vegetables. Whilst finding halves and quarters of fruit and veg we also learnt how to use a knife and chop food safely.

Rueben Day was very keen to bring his cat to school and that led the Key Stage 1 teachers to start having a regular time every week for children to bring their pets to school and tell us all about how they care for them. Rueben and Evie K started things off this week and...

Bickley, a golden retriever, and his owner Theresa (from the Blue Cross charity) paid Classes 1 and 2 a visit to help us learn about what animals need to survive. Theresa and Bickley helped the children recognise that the things humans need to stay alive and well are very similar to the needs of animals....

Classes 1 and 2 had a wonderful time in Dartington. We walked to the woods and took part in activities based on the seasons and on food chains, which were great fun. After lunch in a lovely warm building we went on a very muddy walk by the river. We were all exhausted at the...

Class 2 have been cartographers this term. Have a look at some of the fantastic maps we've been producing. Hopefully Stick man will be able to use one of them to find his way home.                

Thank you for all of your kind donations of wrapped shoeboxes full of goodies for children and families in Moldova. In all we had a  total of 23 boxes. We know this will be greatly appreciated by those children and families who have so little. Our children helped load the shoe boxes and waved them...

Students from University of Exeter Medical School visited children in Classes 1 and 2 this week to help them understand the importance of hygiene. The students received a grant from the Royal College of Pathology London, to be used specifically on carrying out presentations and activities in schools during the week starting 6th November—National Pathology...

Children sang and danced to remind us all about Harvest and to help raise money for CAFOD.  Each Class created art work to represent the hope for unity and sharing around the world. This year £74.70 was raised. Thank you to all of those who were able to join us and contributed to this total....

The year 1's set out in the minibus to explore Killerton woods and gardens. We found out lots about the Ice House and Bear House and had fun learning about Autumn, finding lots of different leaves and spotting chestnuts and conkers. We looked around Killerton's church and had lunch outside on the church steps. It...

Jemma Leeming very kindly came to school to share her beautiful ducklings with Classes 1 and 2. We learnt about what they liked to eat and talked about how they will grow and change. They had a swim and a splash in our water tray and we all got to hold them. Thank you Jemma!...

The sun shone and the rain stayed away for our Sports Day. The children took part in a carousel of sporting activities to score points for their house team.  This year the St David’s team were victorious.  The team carousel was followed by running races and novelty races including the sack race, the three legged...

Class 2 have been very busy this half term, with their "water all around" topic. We have planted sunflowers. Time to see who can grow the tallest sunflower. We have also researched Africa on Google Earth, as well as our own homes, Disneyland and London. In Literacy we are reading the book Lila and the...

As part of Mental Health Week children have been learning about the positive impact singing and dancing can have on our well being.  The whole school learnt about what happens to our brain when involved in song and dance and then put this to the test. They sang and danced and it all ended with...

Classes 1 and 2 went along to Buckfast Abbey to hear A Donkey’s Tale – the Easter Story.  We also did some Easter art and craft and explored the Abbey and grounds. We had a lovely, busy day but our packed lunches were still quite a highlight.

Classes 1 and 2 rolled up their sleeves and planted a row of blackthorn saplings. The plan is to grow a hedge to start bringing some life into the new mulched area outside of class 2. Once each sapling was planted firmly in the ground, the children had to position a stake and protect the...

It's a bit chilly in Class 2! After collecting 123 milk cartons we built an igloo for Benji! He loves it! Thank you to everyone for all the cartons...

Class 2 and Cherry Class from Kenton School, had a super day at Killerton House at the 'Grimm Tales' exhibition.   We took part in lots of activities within the house, heard some of the tales told by a storyteller and followed a trail within the grounds. We found out a lot more about the tales written by the Grimm Brothers...

Class 2 loved finding leaves of all different shapes, colours and textures this week! We are so lucky to have so many beautiful trees in our school. [easingsliderpro id="60"]  

Mystery! Something has crashed from the sky on to the field at Kenn! What could it be? Class 2 have been investigating... 

Class 2 have been learning about measuring. Check out the photos below of some of the class in action measuring length and weight.  [easingsliderpro id="54"]

"What a wonderful day we had at Haldon. Here they are building shelters for tiny stick men and then for themselves. I was so impressed with Class 2, they worked so well, showing some impressive building skills and great teamwork. We were also very lucky to have Dea leading our activities and Mrs Fairley, Mrs...

Class 2 had a very interesting and informative visit from the Fire Brigade. We learnt what to do if there was a fire at home and had a go at dressing up as quickly as a firefighter has to! What should you do if you catch fire? Stop. Drop. Roll.

Class 2 have been getting to grips with counting money. How many different ways are there to make 20p? Quite a few...

Class 2 have been busy trying different breads and fillings and making their own delicious sandwiches. Tuna and multigrain bread were clear favourites and the eggs were very tasty too. The half and half bread was the least favourite choice. The sandwich that most children preferred : ham sandwich made with white bread. [easingsliderpro id="48"]

A good story needs a good idea! Class 2 have been sharing ideas and writing story walks and plans for their own versions of Harold and the Purple Crayon. Check out some pictures of our hard work below. . [easingsliderpro id="46"]

Before Christmas, Classes 1 and 2 boogied, played musical statues, flap the fish and many more games before eating their way through plates of delicious food provided by parents. Thank you all!

Class 2 are really enjoying Maths and exercise and sometimes we combine the two! Can you see the repeating pattern we made with our t shirts?

Class 2 from Kenn Primary School and Cherry Class from Kenton Primary School had a wonderful day together finding out more about this term’s art topic. In class we have been learning about portraits, using pencils and crayons to sketch carefully what we can see. We were lucky enough to be invited to Powderham Castle to...

We have had fun in class 2 this week peeling, cutting and arranging vegetables to persuade younger children to eat healthily. We certainly enjoyed eating them!     [easingsliderpro id="44"]

We were delighted to welcome Jacob's mum, Helen Mason, into Class 1 and 2 to teach us and let us have a go at animation. She showed us different types of animation and then we created our own. Children were amazed by what they made together. Classes 3 and 4 are booked in for workshops...

Classes 1 and 2 were visited by the RNLI, the charity which saves lives at sea, as part of their Ship Ahoy! topic. The children learnt lots about safety at sea and the role of the RNLI.   They had great fun looking at videos showing the work of the RNLI , dressing up and learning about flags that could...

Class 2 were invited to join Cherry class from Kenton Primary to attend the 2015 Garden Festival at Powderham Castle and all had a wonderful, if slightly chilly morning! After the walk up to Powderham, the children were invited to be part of the special opening when Lady Devon with Toby Buckland cut the ribbon, we were...

Class 2 become immersed in new texts using many different strategies. We walk through the story using actions. We hot seat the characters imagining ourselves as a character, asking each other questions to develop a greater understanding of how they feel or why they do the things they do. We role play key scenes, imagine...

Class 2  have been on safari at Paignton Zoo! We started the day by going into their Learning Zone where we were allowed to touch some Safari animals skins, bones and an Elephants tusk. Quite a number of children were surprised to hear that some of their favourite animals are endangered. After this session we then went...

As part of the annual nationwide campaign to celebrate & raise awareness of student volunteering and to inspire more students to make a positive impact, Class 2 welcomed eight wonderful Exeter University Students in to work on an art project for the afternoon. As a team we created an amazing Savannah scene in under 2 hours. We...

Class 2 were so excited to have another Shakespeare workshop led by Mr Jinks. First we found out some interesting facts about Shakespeare, where and when he lived and the different types of plays he wrote. Then the children acted out probably one of his most famous plays, Hamlet, again really engaging with the story...

Class 2 were given the choice what they would like to make as part of our topic work this term, voting to make pancakes. They used the maths that has been their focus this week when they weighed the flour. We have been reading and writing instructions in literacy, children were spotting adjectives, verbs and...

We learn maths in lots of different ways. Recently the children have been using non-standard units to measure weight, comparing objects with the 100g and kg weights and some of us have measured the weight of everyday items in grams. We have also been using coins to help us understand how we can use different...

In Class 2, we are reading a Traditional Tale from China about a little girl who has a magic paintbrush and the children will be writing their own versions. To inspire their learning they all imagined they had their own Magic Paintbrush to help the poor, they then decided what they would paint if they...

In literacy the children in Class 2 have been learning how to write instructions. They had to write a list with bullet points and then write instructional sentences using verbs adverbs and time connectives. The children decided that they wanted to write the instructions for making a Jam Sandwich, the best bit was making the...

Last week two fire officers came in to raise the children’s awareness to the dangers of fire. The children were fully engaged with enthusiasm,  learning what they need to do if they found themselves in a fire. Using visual prompts the children thought about the dangers they may come into contact with and what they...

Classes 1 and 2 had a fabulous time visiting Exeter Cathedral. They followed a star from place to place inside the Cathedral, finding characters from the Nativity along the way and learnt all about the Christmas story. They also made Christmas decorations which were magically shrunk and hardened in the oven! A lovely day was...

Classes 1 and 2 had their Kenton counterparts visit so that they could perform their own versions of Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood to each other. The 4 classes took turns to perform what they'd been working on.  Class 2 children had re-written their own play-script and version of Cinderella and acted this out...

Class 2 are finding out what plants need to grow. As part of this the children in Class 2 have planted lettuce seeds in containers. They will water them and measure their growth over a period of time. We are also growing seeds in the classroom to find out what growing conditions are the best...

Class 1 and Class 2 have exhibited some of their art work at the Kenn Art Show which took place in the Kenn Centre this weekend. Class 1 showed their Blossom paintings in the style of the Impressionists whilst Class 2 exhibited their mono prints of sea creatures. I’m sure you will agree that we...

The children in Class 2 had an amazing time at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, learning  lots of new exciting facts. We went on the Magical Seas interactive tour of the aquarium, which was delivered by one of their expert teaching staff, Andy, who held the childrens attention for 2 hours,  enabling them to fully engage and appreciate each...

On Friday Class 2 were really excited to learn another Shakespeare Play. Before the session began Phoebe (Yr1) told us that she really loves Shakespeare, this was the fourth one that the Year 1's have done, and the 2nd that the Year 2's have done. Emma's daddy kindly, with the children's help, retold King Lear....

Class 2 have worked hard as a team to build up a class Undersea painting- To create the effective ocean colour washes for the background for our display they developed an  understanding of how to create shades of a colour. The children then decided which sea creatures they wanted in their Under the Sea world....

Class 2 engaged with all of their learning during Behaviour and Safety week with interest and enthusiasm! We started the week finding out about safety in the home, with a particular focus on electricity, using resources on the Internet to extend our understanding. During our First Aid workshop the children really enjoyed  learning how to put people...

Class 2 had a fantastic morning with healthy physical exercise developing strength, balance, flexibility and coordination. Class 2 children said "It helped us a lot with our self-confidence. Some of us were really nervous when we first arrived, but all of us had a go and surprised ourselves at how well we did. Some of...

Class 2 were completely absorbed last Friday when Mr Jinks came in to tell us the story of Romeo and Juliet. Everyone had a part, acting out all the key scenes, displaying some fantastic dramatic ability. We all learned alot about the play and hope to engage with other Shakespeare plays in the future.