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 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 -...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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!...

KS1 had a wonderful trip to Exmouth and to the Lifeboat station. They made sandcastles, played and ate a picnic on the beach after visiting and learning all about the RNLI. Did you know that over 100 volunteers work there - and only the Station Master and Station Mechanic are paid? All the crew have...

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...

Classes 1 and 2 had a fantastic day out in the sunshine at West Town Farm. The children's day was packed full! They found out about cows and sheep and saw newborn calves and lambs. They learnt about the importance of bees in our ecosystem, walked through orchards and fields, hunted for signs of badgers...

Years 1 and 2 met their Kenpals from Kenton at Dawlish Warren to help Dea clear rubbish from the beach. Dawlish Warren was very clean but we still managed to collect lots of plastic, string and paper. It was a great morning and we are all very grateful to the parents and helpers who made...

As part of Science week, Years 1 and 2 made some motorised Lego vehicles. They designed, made and tried them out. We had great fun and learnt all about how to make models strong and how to use gears.

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!      

Years One and Two have been busy making paper with Dea, who normally teaches at Forest School. Everyone made a sheet of paper that we are hoping to turn into Christmas decorations. Thank you Dea, we had a great day learning about recycling.

Classes 1 and 2 have been busy making biscuits - for dogs! A lot of fun was had and reports from the dogs have been excellent!        

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...

Years 1 and 2 have been busy with their homework. We were very impressed with their researching, making and drawing skills. They all made something they were proud of. Look at the hot air balloons, rockets, posters and models! Well done everyone!   [easingsliderpro id="76"]      

The Boo to a Goose Theatre Company came to school to perform their award winning 'The Magic Garden' show to classes 1 and 2. It was a beautifully told story with plenty of audience interaction which transported us all into a magic world for the morning!

Classes 1 and 2 had a beautiful day out at Dawlish Warren. They learnt about animal camouflage and explored 3 different animal habitats—grassland, the pond and woodland. They found all manner of creatures and played together on the beach at the end of the day. Our adult helpers made the day possible—thank you to Chris...

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...

The sun shone brightly all day for our trip to West Town Farm. It was a brilliant day full of fun activities and learning, in a beautiful setting. Children learnt about plants that grow wild that can be eaten, and plants that were sown and grown on the farm. Children picked wild garlic flowers and...

This week Harry showed us his gorgeous ferrets. We never knew they were so bendy! Thank you so much to Harry's mum, we loved meeting them.

Our most recent four legged visitor was Betty’s dog, Dougie. He is just a puppy and was beautifully soft and fluffy and coped very well with so many children. Betty told us all about how she looks after him—thank you Betty and Mum for sharing Dougie with us!

The animals keep a coming to Classes 1 and 2 and we love it! Our most recent visitors have been Fin’s chickens, Tristan’s pony, Jack and Jess’s hamster, Rosie’s guinea pigs and Jack and Lily’s rabbit. We are always very excited to see different pets and learn all about them.          

Classes 1 and 2 were joined by their peers from Kenton Primary for an inter-school morning of multi-sports activities. The weather stayed dry and spirits were high with children working in teams to tackle each event in the carousel.  

Classes 1 and 2 visited Bickham Farm as part of their learning about food and where it comes from. Rod Hall kindly showed us all around his farm and told us about his horses, cows and calves and his chickens and bees.        

KS1 are really enjoying learning about different pets and how to look after them. Tristan told us lots about his gorgeous pony and Fin was very confident answering questions about his chickens. Thank you to their parents for bringing them in!  

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...

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...

In Maths, classes 1 and 2 have been learning about halves and quarters. We've been exploring halves and quarters using play dough, paper shapes, groups of objects and fruit and vegetables. Whilst finding halves and quarters of fruit and veg we also learnt how to use a knife and chop food safely.

Rueben Day was very keen to bring his cat to school and that led the Key Stage 1 teachers to start having a regular time every week for children to bring their pets to school and tell us all about how they care for them. Rueben and Evie K started things off this week and...

Bickley, a golden retriever, and his owner Theresa (from the Blue Cross charity) paid Classes 1 and 2 a visit to help us learn about what animals need to survive. Theresa and Bickley helped the children recognise that the things humans need to stay alive and well are very similar to the needs of animals....

Classes 1 and 2 had a wonderful time in Dartington. We walked to the woods and took part in activities based on the seasons and on food chains, which were great fun. After lunch in a lovely warm building we went on a very muddy walk by the river. We were all exhausted at the...

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...

Students from University of Exeter Medical School visited children in Classes 1 and 2 this week to help them understand the importance of hygiene. The students received a grant from the Royal College of Pathology London, to be used specifically on carrying out presentations and activities in schools during the week starting 6th November—National Pathology...

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....

The year 1's set out in the minibus to explore Killerton woods and gardens. We found out lots about the Ice House and Bear House and had fun learning about Autumn, finding lots of different leaves and spotting chestnuts and conkers. We looked around Killerton's church and had lunch outside on the church steps. It...

The Foundation Stagers went on the minibus to Killerton Woods in search of Autumn and mischief! We found both aplenty! The children collected conkers and cones and all shapes, sizes and colours of leaves. Lunch was high on the agenda and after taking on fuel we set out into the sunshine to search for as...

The new children in Class 1 have been exploring the classroom and trying out a range of different activities in their first few weeks at school. Whilst getting stuck into school life they've been busy taking turns, sharing, talking, listening, cooperating and problem solving. Have a look at just some of the things they've been...

Jemma Leeming very kindly came to school to share her beautiful ducklings with Classes 1 and 2. We learnt about what they liked to eat and talked about how they will grow and change. They had a swim and a splash in our water tray and we all got to hold them. Thank you Jemma!...

Class 1 made a start on their Minibeast topic this half term by going on a minibeast hunt. We found snails, slugs, spiders, woodlice and centipedes. We started to look more closely at snails and drew them. We made a book all about snail facts and have done some snail art in the styles of...

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 1 found out all about lifeguards, sea side safety and the role of the RNLI when they visited Exmouth Lifeboat Station.  They had a behind the scenes guided tour of the station, and got to see the lifeboats and all of the equipment used by the crews.    

Class 1 have been stretching their brains by finding ways to make 10 and writing number sentences.  We are amazing at this!  Did you know that 8+2 makes 10 and so does 2 +8?!  We do!      

Class 1's Ship Ahoy topic has led us to finding out what makes boats go.  We explored forces by making our own boats and finding ways to make them get from one side of our water tray to the other. We tried blowing, pushing, flapping and making waves in the water to move our boats. ...

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...

Classes 1 and 2 went along to Buckfast Abbey to hear A Donkey’s Tale – the Easter Story.  We also did some Easter art and craft and explored the Abbey and grounds. We had a lovely, busy day but our packed lunches were still quite a highlight.

Class 1 decided to investigate our school's leaky pipes.  The workmen kindly told us about the problem and how they were trying to fix it.  They showed us the type of new pipe they were fitting and have given us the old piece with the leak in it to have a look at.  

Classes 1 and 2 rolled up their sleeves and planted a row of blackthorn saplings. The plan is to grow a hedge to start bringing some life into the new mulched area outside of class 2. Once each sapling was planted firmly in the ground, the children had to position a stake and protect the...

Every Thursday a secret story teller makes their way to Class 1 with their favourite story tucked under their arm.  We always look forward to the surprise of which parent or Grandparent will walk through our door.  It's lovely to have different people read their favourite stories with us; thank you for helping us discover...

Class 1 invited parents, grandparents and carers to come and join them in their play. They joined in with the general mischief as well as phonics, dough disco, maths and circle time.  Thank you for coming to play with us.

As part of our Magic and Mystery topic, Class 1 have been exploring what happens when you mix different ingredients and liquids together.  We added a little bit of this and a little bit of that to create magic potions; potions that can give invisibility, super speed and turn you into a rabbit! We wrote...

Class 1 have been developing all manner of physical skills with Mr Tyrell in PE. We've been sliding, balancing, going forwards and backwards and learning how to dismount with control, and in different ways, from the benches. Our confidence is growing and we are trying hard to stretch what our bodies can do.

A bitterly cold morning led to Class 1 exploring the world around them. The children spotted how white and frosty everything was.  As we turned a corner, leading on to the field, Marley said, "This is beautiful!"   We spotted many things including how hard the ground was and how crispy the grass was. 

Class 1 have been getting into the Christmas spirit and decided to write letters to Father Christmas. We did some beautiful writing and then walked to the post office to send the letters on their way! We're all trying to be very good boys and girls!  

Class 1 went to Haldon Forest to look at and explore our beautiful world. We walked, made dens and a stone camp fire circle, stumbled across the Stick Man and Gruffalo and played in the park. It was a lovely, thankfully dry, morning out with lovely children!      

Class 1 have been busy learning lots.  Here are a few photographs to give you an idea of the mischief we get up to! Look out for us hunting numbers, printing shapes, measuring, learning our letter sounds, writing, winning medals for fabulous PE work and generally having a lovely time learning!

Class 1 have been finding out about Autumn.  We hunted for and collected signs of Autumn.  We also found out about hibernation and learnt lots of facts about hedgehogs. The Autumn leaves came in very handy when making prickly hedgehog pictures.  We also printed Autumn leaves in beautiful Autumn colours for our hedgehogs to sleep...

Class 1 have been busy settling into their new environment and have been having fun exploring and playing! Have a look at some of the things we've been up to!

Jack and Jay Leeming's lovely Grandad has very kindly built the school the most gorgeous bug hotel we've ever seen!  It really is something special and the bugs must surely be fighting to get in it!  Gemma Leeming has been helping Class 1 to make additional bug friendly spaces to add to the hotel structure. ...

Class 1 had a fun packed trip to Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve.  We explored different animal habitats - the pond, the woodland and the sea shore.   We did pond dipping, hunted for minibeasts in the woods and searched for and sorted shells on the beach. We were ready for lunch the minute we boarded...

This half term we've been doing many different things to help us learn lots of new skills. We've been finding out about magnetism, playing with clay, and exploring the world of dinosaurs.  We shared all we already knew about dinosaurs - we have quite a few specialists in Class 1! - and learnt new facts...

Class 1 celebrated the Queen's 90th birthday by dancing, singing, making Union Jack flags, icing birthday biscuits and making the Queen a birthday card.  They all popped along to the Post Office to get stamps and post the card.  We're wondering if she'll thank us... Watch this space!

Class 1 booked some fabulous weather for their trip to Haldon Forest! We explored the woods, made dens and enjoyed a beautiful lunch in the sunshine. Children worked well together to hunt for sticks the right length and for pine needle branches to cover the den and finish it off. They made a fire circle...

In class 1 we sometimes choose to read in our own little 'book boat' and stay cosy and warm with cushions and blankets. Check out the pictures below of some of us enjoying reading in our boat! .

This half term Class 1 have been doing a lot of learning around the story of Noah's Ark. We painted an amazing Ark and drew pairs of animals to go on it.  We have been doing lots of counting in 2's and have been helping Noah work out how many animals he has altogether.  We...

Before Christmas, Classes 1 and 2 boogied, played musical statues, flap the fish and many more games before eating their way through plates of delicious food provided by parents. Thank you all!

Class 1 like being outdoors.  Here are a few photos of some of the things we get up to when we are outside. We love building and making things with wooden blocks.  We also have a builders' yard and wear high vis jackets, gloves and goggles to keep us safe! Mud, mud, glorious mud!  We...

We were delighted to welcome Jacob's mum, Helen Mason, into Class 1 and 2 to teach us and let us have a go at animation. She showed us different types of animation and then we created our own. Children were amazed by what they made together. Classes 3 and 4 are booked in for workshops...

Recently Class 1 popped along to Dawlish Nature reserve. We had a beautiful day pond dipping, learning about animal camouflage and having fun on the beach and we obviously enjoyed our packed lunch too!

We love a cardboard box in Class 1!   We made our own pirate ship which then became a lifeboat and then a submarine! We work really well together to get a job done!

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...

As part of our learning about Easter, Class 1 enjoyed an end of term Easter egg hunt!   We had to look high and low but found what we were looking for!

Exeter University students came to Class 1, volunteering their time to support us with our art work. It was all hands on deck making huge safari animals, paper plate jungle angle faces, textured leaves for our display and animal paintings.  We are very grateful for their free time and also very proud of our work!

As part of our topic, Magic and Mystery, we read the story of Professor Puffendorf's Secret Potions. We decided to make our own potions, like the professor. We used milk, honey, oats,oil, washing up liquid, food colouring and salt to name but a few ingredients to make up our fantastic potions.  Some of our potions...

Classes 1 and 2 had a fabulous time visiting Exeter Cathedral. They followed a star from place to place inside the Cathedral, finding characters from the Nativity along the way and learnt all about the Christmas story. They also made Christmas decorations which were magically shrunk and hardened in the oven! A lovely day was...

Classes 1 and 2 had their Kenton counterparts visit so that they could perform their own versions of Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood to each other. The 4 classes took turns to perform what they'd been working on.  Class 2 children had re-written their own play-script and version of Cinderella and acted this out...

  We have been learning about our sense of sight. Mr Hindle from The West of England School and College for Children with Little or No Sight came to talk to the Foundation Stage and Year 1 children.  He helped us begin to understand what it is like to be in the world with little or no...

Autumn term 2014 – first half – All about me! Class 1 have had a busy first half term in school – settling in, getting to know each other and learning lots whilst having fun. Scroll down and have a look at just a few of the things we’ve been up to! We explored our...

As the school year draws to its close we return your child to you, the same child you entrusted to us last autumn; a few inches taller, and months wiser, more responsible and more mature than back then.  Even though they would have grown without our help it has been a pleasure and privilege to...

On Monday afternoon Class 1 celebrated their achievements of the past year in front of their families as they graduated with full honouors from the Early Years Foundation Stage. The ceremony was opened by Mr Swait and then the children entertained their guests by singing some of their favourite songs.  The children were then presented...

To celebrate the end of our learning on Pirates and Mermaids we had a ‘dress up’ day and class 1 was awash with beautiful mermaids and swashbuckling pirates!  Even the cooks in the galley entered into the spirit of our day by wearing pirate costumes and serving up pirate food; fish bites and chips (but...

As part of our learning on Pirates and Mermaids we visited Dawlish Warren where we spent time with a Countryside Ranger from the Nature Reserve and then spent an afternoon on the beach. We learnt about the importance of camouflage and enjoyed some pond dipping and bug hunting and then we went onto the beach...

Class 1 have been developing our food technology skills; weighing, creaming, mixing and binding as we made ‘ships biscuits’.  We added some chocolate chips pretending they were worms, weevils, maggots and grubs! We have enjoyed imagining what pirates might have eaten and we each wrote our own pirate menu using what we have learnt about...

Class 1 revisited Haldon Forest as an opportunity to see, hear, touch, feel and smell how the woods have changed since our last visit in the autumn.  It also provided us with the opportunity to join in the 15th Birthday celebrations of ‘The Gruffalo’ by following and engaging in the activities of The Gruffalo Trail which is being rolled out at...

With great excitement we have launched our final topic of the year, this half term we will be learning about Pirates and Mermaids. No sooner had we entered the classroom, we were already immersing ourselves in Pirate play and exploration. By break time maps had been made along with treasure chests and treasure. Games had...

Following on from the wonderful work on Claude Monet earlier in the year Class 1 have been discovering the work of Vincent Van Gogh. We shared two lovely stories; ‘Katie and the Sunflowers’ by James Mayhew and ‘Camille and the Sunflowers’ by Laurence Anholt. We looked at many of Van Gogh’s paintings of sunflowers and the created...

Class 1 have been developing their flower garden. We have sown some seeds; ladybird poppies, poached egg plants and forget–me-nots. We look forward to these flowering year after year and they will serve as a happy reminder of our time spent in Class 1. A kindly neighbour has given us some bedding plants and we have learnt to recognise and...

We have had another lovely week in Class 1 with two particular occasions where our learning has been initiated and led by the children’s interests.  For show and tell one class member brought in a selection of herbs from her garden which she was able to describe and name. As a result of this we have now been investigating...

As part of our learning on Gardens and Growing we were fortunate to visit a local allotment where gardener Peter Murfin showed us around.  Once more we were reminded of how fortunate we all are to be living and learning in a rural environment.  Our walk there through the village gave us an opportunity to talk about...

Class 1 are using prayer pebbles; We are invited to hold a pebble in our hand and say a prayer… We might like to thank God for someone who is special to us… We might like to thank God for the beautiful world we live in… We might like to thank God for the good...

Friday was the day set aside for planting up our class garden. Thankfully the weather was perfect for working in the garden and we were very fortunate to have help on hand to advise us.  Once all the weeds were removed we were ready to start planting… The potatoes are planted as are the peas....

How lovely it is to be back in school with such eager children ready to learn! This week we launched our new topic; Gardens and Growing. We made a list of all the jobs that need to be done in a garden; ‘weeding, tidying, raking, hoeing, planting, watering, digging, mowing.’ We have also started to...

Before the holidays we planted an Easter Garden and look how much it has grown! We are using our Easter Garden to help us retell the story of Easter particularly focussing on the Resurrection and the appearances of Jesus to his friends before his Ascension...lots of lovely stories to explore and get to know!  

Class 1 have been learning the events of the Easter story and they made their own palms to wave. Shouts of ‘Hosanna’ filled the air as we processed around the school grounds. Happy Easter to you all from Mrs Bowles and Class 1. Please click on our picture to see our Palm Procession slideshow The...

As part of our preparation for Easter Class 1 have planted their own Easter garden. Watch the slide show to see how we made it. We are looking forward to seeing how it has grown after the Easter holiday when we will be able to use it for small world play and storytelling activities. Click...

Class 1 and Class 2 have exhibited some of their art work at the Kenn Art Show which took place in the Kenn Centre this weekend. Class 1 showed their Blossom paintings in the style of the Impressionists whilst Class 2 exhibited their mono prints of sea creatures. I’m sure you will agree that we...

The children in Class 1 have really been enjoying their weekly PE lessons led by coaches from Premier Sports. These sessions are being funded through the new PE Premium Grant which has been allocated to schools with the intention of improving the provision for PE and sport. The children have made good progress in developing...

Linking in with our learning on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Class 1 enjoyed a morning of design and technology where they each designed and made a bed to fit their own bear. They used lots of different skills such as measuring, cutting, joining materials in different ways and using their creativity to make the...

Thanks to Dom Jinks Class 1 have been introduced to their first Shakespeare play; A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We all took on the roles of different characters and acted out the story as Dom directed, led and inspired us. This was a wonderful session leading us on in our learning of Traditional Tales and also...

To celebrate the end of a fantastic half term of learning Class 1 had a Dinosaur day. We all dressed as our favourite dinosaur and enjoyed a day of stomping, singing, listening to our favourite dinosaur stories once more and reflecting about the things we had enjoyed learning this half term. It was lovely to...

Class 1 invited Willow Class from our federated school in Kenton to come and join in our celebrations of Chinese New Year. We had a lovely time making new friends and learning about how this Spring festival is celebrated. We listened to the story of the Great Race and found out how the years got...

Class 1 had a fantastic trip to the National Marine Aquarium where they met Marina the Mermaid. She taught us all sorts of things about creatures who live in the sea and we were able to tell her what we knew about swimming reptiles that lived at the time of the dinosaurs. We learnt about...

Today we had a challenge of hatching our own dinosaur egg. We all had lots of ideas how we would get the dinosaur out of the frozen egg; I’m going to try and cut it out. I’m going to drop it and then it will smash. I’m going to throw it on hard ground. If...

Class 1 have been creating dinosaurs using our ‘Tap a Shape’ construction kit. This creative activity enables us to practice hand eye coordination skills and fine motor skills whilst also developing our creative talents and learning how to use tools safely. It's also great fun too!

Class 1 have loved immersing themselves in our new topic, ‘Dinosaurs.’ This week we have created our own Dinosaur lands using Playdough and natural materials that we have gathered from our outdoor area. We have been learning that Dinosaurs needed land, water, shelter and food to survive and we included all these things in our own small world...

The children in Class 1 had a wonderful time this afternoon making Christingles for the Christingle Service at St Andrews Church. Volunteers from the church congregation were on hand to kindly guide the children as they carefully constructed their Christingles in excited anticipation of Sundays special service. Thank you to the volunteers who came along...

On Friday Class 1 had their first sharing assembly. It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to share their learning with their families and the rest of the school. The children were remarkable at finding their ‘big’ voices and showed great courage and confidence standing and speaking in front of a large audience.      ...

Today Class 1 went to Haldon Forest where we had a great day exploring the woods. We followed the Discovery Trail and walked all the way around carrying our own backpacks. We had so much fun exercising, playing and learning as we meandered along the forest paths. Some of the highlights were; making a ring...

A Christmas themed ‘Prayer Space’ with Hannah Richards from Initiatives for Christian Education. Class 1 had the opportunity to participate in 5 activities designed to encourage them to explore their own ideas and beliefs about Christmas. The activities included: Light – Jesus is the light of the world. How can you be a light in the world? Saying thank...

We have been learning about woodland animals. We had the wonderful opportunity to handle real rabbits when Mrs Roberts brought her litter of baby rabbits into class. We used our investigative skills to find out about the rabbits. These are some of the words we used to describe them; ‘soft, fluffy, silky, wriggly, scratchy, lovely, cute’...

Class 1 have been learning about Autumn in the Woods. They were really inspired by the story; Ferdie and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson and Tiphanie Beeke. The illustrations by Tiphanie Beeke were particularly inspiring and we set about creating our own trees in a similar style. First we used chalk pastels to create...

PC Keith came to Class 1 to talk to us about staying safe. He let us try on his helmet and special high visibility jacket. We have been learning about staying safe by roads and we have been learning about how to use a pelican crossing and a zebra crossing. Click on the images below...

Class 1 enjoyed welcoming a visitor from the British Red Cross. We learnt about the importance of cleaning a wound before putting a plaster or a dressing on it. ‘If we cut ourselves we have to wash it first so that no germs get into our body. Then we can put a plaster on it.’...

Today Class 1 and Class 2 went to Clip and Climb. Class 1 children said 'We had a fantastic time!' The children were great ambassadors for our school. Here are some of our thoughts; ‘I found out it wasn’t scary!’ ‘I climbed right to the top and pressed the button’ ‘I liked the one with...

In class 1 today we were very excited to receive our very own Booktime bag. Every child starting school in England receives a Booktime pack including two books and some helpful book sharing tips for parents. Research has shown that one of the most important things a parent can do is to talk to their...

Following on from their pumpkin investigation Class 1 decided to do an experiment to find out the answer to the question, ‘Do pumpkin seeds float or sink?’ The children thought about what would happen and wrote their names on the chart. The children tested out their ideas; We learnt that pumpkin seeds floated. The children...

Class 1 have had great fun this week finding out what is inside a pumpkin. The children noticed that the pumpkin contained seeds and lots of stringy flesh. The children found lots of really good words to describe what it was like such as slippy, squidgy, gooey, wet. The children said, ‘the stringy bits are...

One of our favourite areas to play is our Mud Pie Kitchen. Not only is a kitchen a lovely familiar link to children’s own ‘home’ setting but this sort of familiar secure play offers lots of opportunities for cooperative play and interaction as well as many other things too. When playing in the kitchen the...

We have enjoyed our first few weeks in Class 1. We have been getting used to our new routines and enjoying playing and learning in the different areas of our classroom both inside and outside. Take a look at the photos and you will catch a glimpse all the different things we do at school...