Class 1 Bikeabilty (Balance)
Class 1 enjoyed speeding away and learning new skills to help them become more confident cyclists with the Bikeabilty team last week. Now there’ll be no stopping them.
Class 1 and 2 Aquarium trip
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 –…
Gerald the Giraffe from SCARF visit
This week Class 1 have been busy meeting Helen and Gerald the Giraffe from SCARF. They found out about how to look after their bodies, their feelings and how to help each other. They told Gerald, he had to stay hydrated! And if he was sad he could sing a song, take some deep breaths, do…
Sparkle and Shine Autumn 2023
Welcome back everybody; we hope you all had a good half term break. This half term we will be encouraging the children to think about the type of things they celebrate – such as birthdays and Christmas – and importantly, why! Through topic work we will be learning about why Christmas is important to Christians….
Animal Encounters!
As part of our Minibeast topic, class 1 were lucky enough to have a real Minibeast en- counter of their own. The lovely Marie at Animals 2U South West brought in a true me- nagerie of creepy crawlies and the children absolutely loved learning all about them and even getting to touch and hold some…
Class 1 visit Powderham Castle
What a wonderful time Class1 had visiting Powderham Castle as part of our Towers, Turrets and Tunnels topic. The children were so excited to be able to look around a real life castle, and to think, it’s practically on our doorstep too. During our private tour of the castle the children had so many questions, which were answered…
Christmas at Buckfast Abbey
KS1 had a wonderful time at Buckfast Abbey getting into the Christmas spirit with Nativity story telling, making stained glass window decorations among lots of other Christmas crafts as well as simply taking in all the wonder of the Abbey itself. A big thank you to all of our parent helpers for volunteering too. We really…
Class 1 Learning about Christmas
CLASS 1 In Class 1 we have been learning about how and why Christians celebrate Christmas. We listened to the Christmas story. We sequenced pictures from the story and have some fabulous knitted Christmas characters that we use to act out the story and recreate the Nativity scene. We loved dressing up and acting…
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.