This week we had the fantastic opportunity to welcome Marie from Animals 2U South West, who delivered an unforgettable interactive workshop for our Key Stage 1 pupils. From the moment she arrived, the children were captivated! They explored a wonderful variety of animals, discovering what makes each one unique, where they live, and all sorts…
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…
Before half term, children in Class 4 took part in an exciting drumming workshop. They explored a variety of drums, creating a wide range of sounds and practising different rhythms. The children learned about the unique characteristics of each drum and how to play them with skill and coordination. Lizzie and Ralph said, “It was…
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Here is our School Council, who have been busy supporting events, welcoming visitors, and helping children across the school. We are currently planning which two charities we will fundraise for, and the children have shared so many great suggestions for how we can continue to improve our school. We’re really looking forward to the year…
We were delighted to welcome Emma Jones from St Petrock’s Homeless Shelter into school to lead our assembly and share the wonderful work they do to support vulnerable members of our community. The children asked some amazing questions, and Emma was very impressed by how thoughtful and compassionate their comments were. Together as a school…
The children marked harvest time at St Andrew’s Church, where families joined us for a wonderful celebration of this special time of year. The children read, sang, and showcased their fantastic learning from school. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part and for the generous donations to St Petrock’s Homeless Shelter in Exeter…
Years 4, 5 and 6 have had a lovely afternoon serving cream teas to members of the local community as part of our ‘We Are Ivy’ week. Approximately, 30 people came from the local area who were welcomed in by pupils on the school gate; ‘ushers’ led our visitors to their seats; ‘servers’ took orders and…
To kick start our Ivy Education Community Week, our very grown up Y2’s ventured down to the local village nursery Kennford Playbox Preschool ️ The children each prepared a picture for the preschoolers with a hand written message wishing them a happy summer holidays☀️ They provided each child with a fine motor activity to take…