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…
Through ‘Sports for Schools’ we arranged for an Olympic Athlete to visit our school and inspire and motivate children to achieve their goals and to see how much fun exercise can be. In assembly, children listened to Olympian Dan James’ story of how he worked and trained hard to achieve his dreams. Then they took…
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…
Wow! What an impressive array of costumes were seen on World Book Day! We had Horrid Henry, Little Red Riding Hood, The Worst Witch, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Harry with his bucketful of dinosaurs, Mr Bump…the list goes on! We were all keen to show who we were and started the day with a catwalk,…
Schools from across the Dawlish Learning Partnership met on Thursday 23rd February to compete in the annual DLP Cross country run. Runners were split into teams of children from years 3 & 4, who completed one lap of the course and teams of children from years 5 & 6 ran an extended route. Thanks to all…
We’re very excited to be welcoming Olympic athlete, Dan James to the school on Wednesday 8th March. Dan has competed for England and GB for over 8 years and has made over 75 appearances for the team including the London 2012 Paralympics. He plays in the special position of goalkeeper, which within blind football is…
We launched our writing week with Tell Tale stories who told us two great stories to help everyone with their ideas. Having thought that we might use animals in our own stories, we were then treated to a hands on show, where we met snakes, a millipede, a barn own and other fantastic creatures. It was…
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…