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…