Class 1’s Ship Ahoy topic has led us to finding out what makes boats go. We explored forces by making our own boats and finding ways to make them get from one side of our water tray to the other. We tried blowing, pushing, flapping and making waves in the water to move our boats. …
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…
Exeter College kindly offered us an opportunity too good to pass up on. Their Painting and Decorating students needed work experience and we needed our Elliot building redecorated. The students did a splendid job of bringing life to the exterior of the hut. Many thanks to the team of students, lead by Steve Elwell. …
Last night, children from across the Dawlish Learning Partnership took part in the annual DLP Football Tournament. Teams of children from Starcross, Kenn, Kenton, Cockwood and Westcliff Primary Schools took part in a pool of matches with Westcliff claiming the most wins. As well as the trophy and medals being presented to the winning team,…
Mental Health week helped highlight to our children that our mental health needs taking care of as much as our physical well being. Children across the school learnt about recognising different feelings and emotions and how they can deal with them. They learnt mindfulness techniques and were taught practical strategies to help care for their…
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…
Class 3 recently visited The Eden Project down in Cornwall. In the school, they are learning about rainforests so Eden let them explore theirs. First Kenn took an hour and a half to drive to Eden. Then they went to a class room. After that they went to the rain forest and were almost burnt…
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.
Exeter City after school football club is very popular at Kenn C of E – so many children attended the holiday sessions run by the club that we won a special award. The award was presented to us by Ben Watson from Exeter City. He was accompanied by Grecian the Exeter City mascot, who gave…
After our Easter performance the PTA had a whole raft of Easter fun ready for the children. There was an Easter egg hunt, pin the beak on the chick, guess the name of the fluffy chick, throw your eggs into the bucket and lots of Easter craft activities to get stuck into. It was great…