Rhyming Poems
Class 2 loved performing their rhyming poems – some of them were very amusing!
LIFE experience
This term, Class 4 went to Belmont Chapel to experience a LIFE exhibition put on by the ICE team. They learnt about Jesus’ life through interactive quizzes, music videos and stories. Thank you to Jemma and Karen for driving the children as this enabled us to offer the trip free of charge.
The best primary schools in Devon for SAT results
The Department for Education released a league table of primary school performance, showing the results of the 2019 Key Stage 2 assessments. Kenn Church of England Primary School reached fourth place in Devon with an incredible 93% expected and 27% high. View the Devon Live article here
Trespassing on Railway Lines
Due to the very high level of trespassing on the tracks by young people in our local area, Network Rail in partnership with Learn Live are working to help raise awareness to students across the UK educating them about the dangers of the train tracks through interactive digital delivery. Please watch and share this video….
Class 3 Church Trip
Before Christmas, Class 3 went to the church for a morning of activities. It was organised as part of a project to raise awareness about the role that grandparents can play in helping to educate grandchildren. During the morning, children saw photos about the types of animals and plants found around the yard throughout the…
Fire Safety
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…
Buckfast Abbey
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.
Plastic-free launch
Dea, our Forest School leader, had a great idea to start off our plastic-free launch this week. We asked all packed lunches to empty their rubbish and tally up the different materials that we identified. We then pledged to do three things that would help to reduce this waste. Let’s see if, as a school,…
Autumn Cross Country Run
Children from Classes 3 and 4 took part in the Dawlish area cross country run today. In very muddy conditions, all of the children ran their hearts out and their scores combined to give the school a third overall for Y5/6, and a second for Y3/4.
Anti-bullying Week
As part of Anti-bullying week (11th – 15th November) the whole school took part in their own class assemblies to look at what we think bullying looks like in and around school. The children were given various scenarios as a starting point for discussions and were asked to decide whether each situation was an example…