Class 3 had a fun filled day today with a visit from History into Schools.  A Roman gladiator time travelled from ancient Rome to teach us all about Roman soldiers, entertainment and customs.  We enjoyed looking at artefacts, dressing up as centurions, practicing Roman army tactics with shields and gladiator fighting amongst many other brilliant...

This week Class 3 have been learning about the rock cycle and we recreated this using Starburst sweets.  We started with IGNEOUS ROCKS which weathered and eroded into sediments.  Compaction made these small pieces of rocks into SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. Then heat and pressure made them into METAMORPHIC ROCK.  Finally, the rocks and were melted into...

Class 3 enjoyed a brilliant trip to Kents Cavern last week.  We had a fascinating tour of the underground caves and learnt so many facts about Stone Age people and William Pengelly, the Victorian archeologist who excavated the caves.  We had great fun handling neanderthal skulls and flint hand axes and really enjoyed being history detectives in...

Class 3's trip to the misty moors of Dartmoor gave us the perfect inspiration  for our Dartmoor legends writing this term.  We trekked up to Smallacombe Rocks, a Bronze Age settlement and learned about why people settled and how they used the natural resources to survive.  On the way we spotted oil beetles, bluebells, gorse and...

Class 3 are loving our Discovering Dartmoor topic.  We have been using alliteration and rhetorical questions to write a persuasive leaflet to encourage people to come and visit.  So far we've written about Tremendous Tors, Raging Rivers and Panoramic Picturesque Landscapes.  Well done to the children who have made wonderful models of Dartmoor for their home...

For Science week, Class Three have been fizzing and popping to answer the enquiry, "Do gases have mass?".  We measured the weight of some fizzy drinks, (making sure we kept lots of variables the same, such as: same bottle, same drink).  Then we shook the bottles as hard as we could to remove the gas. ...

This term Class 3 had an exciting visit to the Victorian village at Morwellham Quay in Tavistock.  The children had the opportunity to immerse themselves completely in this Victorian experience.  We tried on Victorian clothing and discovered that not all clothing in Victorian times was equal! Rich Victorians wore brightly coloured garments made from silk...

As part of their English work on biographies of Fantastic Women who have changed the World, Class 3 have been learning about Emmeline Pankhurst and her part in the Suffragette movement.  We have made rosettes in the colours of the suffragettes and thought of key ideas we would like to improve or action in our...

Class 3 enjoyed an amazing visit to the Aquarium this term.  As well as seeing sand tiger sharks up close and personal, we were really lucky to spot the new arrivals at the Aquarium - the sea horses.  We found out some amazing facts about sharks, eels and upside down jellyfish!  In the morning Class 3 took...

Class 3 have been enjoying their new Geography topic "Rocks and Rumbles".  Today we learned about the structure of the Earth and constructed (not to scale!) models of the Earth showing the inner core, outer core, mantle, oceanic crust and continental crust.  The children worked patiently and enthusiastically, rolling out their plasticine carefully to wrap...

Class 3 and Class 4 took part in Internet Safety training as part of their Computing Curriculum. With so many potential dangers and problems Online, this learning is vital for our children to help them grasp an understanding of how to stay safe Online. This session followed up training for Parents and Staff last term. Well...

Class 3 have really been enjoying their "Out of Africa" topic.  We have been learning about the various biomes in Kenya such as savannah, desert and rainforest, and comparing them with our UK biome - temperate deciduous forest.  On Friday we designed and created colourful African masks using coloured card.  We used geometric shapes and symmetry to...

This week, Class three visited the Anglo Saxon village at Wildwood Escot.  Firstly, we did the maze challenge and managed to find the centre in record time! We  then had an amazing morning consolidating our historical learning about Vikings.  The children were involved in grinding spelt and making bread in a cob oven.  They dressed...

In the first week back at school, Class 3 enjoyed a Viking art day, where they created Viking pendants, drew Viking long ships and designed and created clay portraits of some gruesome looking Vikings.  What amazing artists we have in class 3.  Well done everyone!!

In Class 3, the children have been exploring their personal beliefs, or 'World Views'. Following discussions of what we believe in and what is important to us, the children practised their ICT skills by creating digital documents with details of what is core to their fundamental beliefs in life. A common theme was friends and...

Have a look at the eggs we've been experimenting with in science... Class 3 left these eggs in different liquids over half term to see what would happen. We left them in lemon juice, Coke, vinegar, blue food colouring, and finally, a mixture of all of the above! The vinegar had dissolved the hard shell...

Class 3 have completed their half term of PE lessons at St Luke's in Exeter. For the last 5 weeks, the class have been doing gymnastics and finished off yesterday by showing routines on the floor mats and blocks which included balances and rolls. Following on from this, they have also been doing swimming lessons...

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...

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.

On Wednesday 27th  November we warmly invite parents and all members of our school community along to our Plastic-Free School launch event. Stall holders will include: Devon County Council Teignbridge District Council Dawlish against Plastic Plastic-free Chudleigh Nourish plastic-free shop Shillingford Organics We are working with Devon’s Waste Education Team and Surfers against Sewage to...

This week, the whole school has taken part in CAP workshops. CAP stands for Child Assault Prevention. The CAP team work with children and staff to help reduce children's vulnerability to abuse. Through role-play and use of puppets, the children are given strategies for how to ensure they stay safe, strong and free.

The whole school were delighted to go the Kenn Centre to see the fabulous Theatre Alibi production of “I believe in unicorns”. All the children were transfixed from start to finish as they watched the story unfold. They asked excellent questions at the end of the performance and enjoyed hearing about the cleverly designed scenery!...

Welcome back to a new term at forest school. Year three and four have enjoyed picking blackberries and eating blackberry pancakes as well as the usual woodland adventures; creating dens, swinging in hammocks and singing songs! As the summer fades and autumn brings changeable weather, please make sure your child has waterproof clothing as well...

As part of our RE this half term, Class 3 visited St Andrew's Church. Father John spoke to us all about the role that the Church plays in a Christian community. He also showed us and talked to us about the main features of the church and answered many of our questions. The children also...

The sun was shining, the teams were in full spirit and Mr Tyrell was raring to go! Friday saw us all compete in a variety of team games for our Sports Day. We jumped, ran and collected team points. Each year group then took part in their own races ranging from running to sack races...

To celebrate World Refugee Day the whole school took part in two separate assemblies, lead by our visitor, Lizi. She talked to the staff and children about what it means to be a refugee including the dangers they face when fleeing their homes. We were shocked to learn how many children are among the number...

Almost the end of term and most classes have now finished their forest school sessions. We have had a really busy time playing, exploring and learning in the woods at Bickham Farm and the Powderham Estate. Cooking over the fire is most definitely a popular activity; bread, pancakes, pine needle tea, nettle crisps and fritters...

To celebrate GRT history month, we received a visit from Charlotte and Lynn who talked to us about the wide variety of travellers that we have in our local community. It opened our eyes to their beliefs and traditions which means that we now understand more about our community and can respect their lifestyles. Did...

On Tuesday May 7th, class 3 went camping to Wildside near Hemyock. It was lovely and peaceful there, although we could sometimes hear the planes from Dunkerswell airfield flying overhead. We had a lovely time and were kept very busy with lots and lots of different activities. On Tuesday afternoon, after we’d all eaten lunch...

After spending the last few weeks finding out about the Mayans, rainforests and plants, there was only one place we could visit – The Eden Project. The children had to complete a Chocology workshop. This involved finishing out about the history of chocolate before entering the rainforest biome to hunt for hidden treasure chests that...

In Class 3 we have been investigating forces and magnets. The children have enjoyed investigating what the impact of friction is on a moving car, the strength of magnets and the different poles in a bar magnet. We have ended the block by designing and making games that need to use magnets. They have made...

Class 3 enjoyed a session with Bigfoot theatre company thinking about how to stay safe on the internet. Through role play they thought about all the activities they do where they might go on the internet. They then shared ideas as to what information they can share and what they mustn't share. We then went...

All of the staff at Kenn C of E would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We have had a beautifully busy and successful 2018 with some super shows, trips, lots of learning and a general feeling of positivity! Such successes are the result of the wonderful teamwork that is evident at...

You cannot beat a Kenn C of E disco! There was a fabulous DJ that ran party games and competitions, as well as spinning records on his turntable for those who just liked to boogie!  For the reluctant dancers there was  face painting, art and craft, tattooing and refreshments! And not forgetting a magnificent appearance...

Thank you all for providing party food for our Key Stage parties. There was a lot of energetic flossing and other such dance moves! We danced, sang, played party games and feasted!      

As you will know, through the Summer we had solar panels fitted to our school and energy saving alterations were made throughout the building such as new radiators and movement sensor light-ing. This week we had Dan Broadbent from Beco Energy Solutions talk to the whole school about what solar energy was, things in everyday...

Thank you to those of you who have filled Christmas shoeboxes for children in Moldova. They will be collected by Bruce Pell from Dawlish Rotary and will soon be on their way to Moldova as part of the Christian Response to Eastern Europe Shoebox appeal. This year we are sending 23 shoeboxes.      

The money inside all of the ‘Tubes of Kindness’ has been counted. We cannot believe how much money was raised for Child.Org. The children of Kenn C of E Primary School raised an amazing £224.53 for their acts of kindness at home. Thank you to everyone who filled a Tube with money. It will greatly...

Thank you, everyone, for throwing yourselves into our Children in Need fundraising last Friday. The Bring and Buy Sale was a huge success. We had so many lovely items to sell and the children were very keen to buy! Well done Class 4 for sorting and organising the goods so professionally. Our grand total raised,...

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Bonfire themed day, you all looked amazing in your sparkly outfits, even the teachers had been sprinkled with glitter and sparkles. The day kicked off with the Bonfire Bake Off, we had about 20 entries across all four classes, all the bakes were amaz-ing, firework biscuits,...

The food donations collected at Harvest Festival were taken to St Petrock’s over half term. Mrs Tetlow’s car boot and back seats were crammed with boxes and big shopping bags full of groceries. St Petrock’s were hugely grateful. Thank you for your Harvest donations.

Thank you to all who supported our #Hello Yellow day at school Everyone wore yellow to raise awareness of the importance of talking about our mental health and understanding it better. The school was a sea of bright and cheery yellow! We will continue to work at maintaining this awareness as an ongoing part of...

Class 3 enjoyed investigating Roman Numerals using lolly sticks to create the letters the Romans used to count.  We also really enjoyed problem solving and writing the date using Roman numerals.      

Year 3 and 4 from Kenn and Kenton had an epic trip to the Roman Bath's in Bath. We had two sessions, one where we explored the Baths using handsets that gave us lots if interesting information. The other session was in a classroom where we had three activities, we had to use our mathematical...

The sun shone for our Sports Day this year! The teams put their all into a carousel of activities and then threw themselves into the individual races. The children took part in running races, egg and spoon, sack races, skipping and the good old three-legged race! The Friends of Kenn kindly provided some most delicious...

As part of Plymouth Universities Children's University programme of events, Class 3 had their Art in Nature session on a wonderful, warm, sunny day. (rearranged from one of the snow days last term). They had to explore the gardens, using whatever they could find lying on the ground, to create a 3D piece of work....

Class 3 & 4 took a trip to Plymouth Aquarium and experienced four different activities, including a virtual reality session which took us to the deep depths of the ocean, a guided tour of the aquarium through the Great Barrier Reef and Atlantic Ocean exhibits, an exploration of buoyancy, and an interactive talk on why...

This week is British Science week. The children have all have been doing lots of science and discovering how amazing and fun it can be! We have had workshops with Ruth, from Sciencedipity, demonstrating explosions and chemical changes. All children made a potion that erupted and then made some fabulous slime! We also had an...

A group of Class 3 children went along to a Fairtrade event at Westcliff Primary school, along with several other local schools, to find out all about tea. There was a visitor from overseas who talked to the children about the whole tea production process.

It might have been a week late, due to the impromptu snow days last week, but everyone at Kenn had a great time dressing as one of their favourite book characters. We had everything from Roald Dahl and David Walliams characters through to fairy tale characters, and we even had to hunt for a Wally...

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!      

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...

Children in Class 3 have organised a weekly, lunchtime story club for children in Key Stage 1. They take it in turns to be the guest readers and really enjoy sharing stories with such an appreciative audience.  

Class 3 have enjoyed finding out about Rainforests this half term and we have done lots of literacy, art, geography and science based on this theme. We looked at a local artist called Sam Cannon who incorporates text into her paintings. It seemed like the perfect way to tell people about the importance of the...

Class 3 were really excited when they had the chance to put their newly found skills in Tag rugby into practice when we had a mini inter house tournament where each House played each other.  Children who have never played in a competitive had the opportunity to take part in their first team game. It...

Class 3 have been investigating place value. They have learnt to recognise and understand the place value in three and four digit numbers and to use this in a range of activities to solve number and practical problems.  The children loved interacting with their talk partners and sharing the processes they use when working through...

In RE, Class 3 are exploring the ideas of what it is to be human and relating them to religious and other beliefs  The children have been very engaged and posed many fascinating questions through role play, by creating mirrors,talk partners, and stories fro the Bible, such as Adam and Eve and the parable, The...

As part of their study of the Romans in Britain, Kenn's Class 3 and Oak Class from Kenton had an amazing trip to the Roman Baths in Bath. Despite a very early start, the children were very excited to have the opportunity to visit such an incredible place. The ruins are very well preserved, giving...

Class 3 have been Investigating time through a range of activities, learning to tell and write the time from an analogue and digital clock, including 12-hour and 24-hour clocks. Using vocabulary such as o’clock, a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight. They especially enjoyed solving problems which involved investigating the calendar, investigating minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years....

Class 3 were really grateful to Mr Jinks for yet again leading an exciting and inspirational drama session, teaching them Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. They all took on their roles with enthusiasm, remembering some quite tricky names and story with good comprehension. We all learnt a lot! [easingsliderpro id="51"]

Class 3 were really excited this week when Michael Calver came to see the artwork that they had created in response to having seen his work at the Exeter Phoenix. They asked him questions, such as which artist had inspired him as a child, they wanted to know when he knew he wanted to be...

In Class 3 we have learnt how to paint our own cityscapes inspired by Michael Calver’s paintings, we were particularly fascinated by the colours, especially in the skies and the effect they had on the overall feeling of the painting. We wanted to experience what it is like to paint using acrylic paint, the same type...

Class 3 were made to feel very welcome when they visited the Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre recently. Words used to describe their experience include:  an amazing, inspirational, fascinating and relaxing experience. Here are just a few quotes from the children: "The art was really different, it was the best trip that I have ever been on, I...