Class 3 have been exploring the work of a number of artists this term, starting off looking at Constable, Stubbs, Turner and Gainsborough through their work in English. Then through homework and time spent researching artists of their choice in ICT lessons we extended our range of artists whose work we love. After our trip…
As a result of reading ‘Katie and the British Artists’ by James Mayhew in our English lessons, Class 3 went on a trip to RAMM in Exeter. The children were not only inspired to write their own wonderful stories based on this book, but were inspired to explore the world of art, in particular paintings….
Thank you for all of your kind donations of wrapped shoeboxes full of goodies for children and families in Moldova. In all we had a total of 23 boxes. We know this will be greatly appreciated by those children and families who have so little. Our children helped load the shoe boxes and waved them…
James Hedge, a local artist, came in to work with Class 3 on an Augmented Reality art project, promoted by Daisi and kindly funded for us by The Helen Foundation. The children experienced making their own stop animation, using images from Ancient Egypt. These were then fed into a program on the computer which was…
Children sang and danced to remind us all about Harvest and to help raise money for CAFOD. Each Class created art work to represent the hope for unity and sharing around the world. This year £74.70 was raised. Thank you to all of those who were able to join us and contributed to this total….
Class 3 joined Class 4 and the children in Ks2 from Kenton on a trip to ‘We are Curious’ in Bristol last week. Here is some of the children’s reviews! “It was amazing, because we could explore the scientific world.” “There were so many different devices and loads to learn, best trip ever!” “it was…
Class 3 walked to the village church to learn more about why the church is important for Christians. We looked for specific objects and images which helped us understand how the building reflects Christian beliefs. Isaac in Year 4 said ‘We had an amazing time at St Andrew’s Church, Kenn. We loved to learn about the…
The sun shone and the rain stayed away for our Sports Day. The children took part in a carousel of sporting activities to score points for their house team. This year the St David’s team were victorious. The team carousel was followed by running races and novelty races including the sack race, the three legged…
Class 3 had a wonderful day last Friday when they joined the Year 3 and 4 children at Kenton School on a trip to Powderham Castle. We explored the beautiful house and particularly loved finding the hidden doors in many of the rooms.We learnt a lot about the different periods in which the house was…
Tired and happy children returned back to school from their Wildside experience. Their two day adventure included a stroll through beautiful bluebell woods, orienteering, archery and a late night walk through the woods in the pitch black! Many fears were conquered with determination and a smile!