Pupils in Class 3 were really excited today when they recieved a visit from Bryher, the fell pony. This week they are finding out all about farm animals and reading the Julia Donaldson book, ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’. The children couldn’t believe their eyes when their visitor arrived accompanied by Mrs Weeks, one of…
Congratulations to our Year 5/6 pupils who attended the Athletics Festival in Dawlish yesterday. We are very proud to announce that they came 1st and were praised for their sportsmanship,behaviour and manners. They enjoyed taking part in the various events and supported each other with words of encouragement. Fabulous effort Team Cockwood- well done!
Class 2 enjoyed an afternoon of investigations at the local Countryside Park. Pupils explored different habitats and looked for the animals that lived in them. They used identification keys to find out the names of the minibeasts they found. It was super to be able to walk to such a great resource and perfect to…
Class 1 have got off to a flying start with their ‘Make £5 Grow’ Enterprise Project. After spending a couple of weeks thinking about their products and business ideas, over the half-term pupils had to complete a business plan. Once their plan was submitted they went to the ‘Cockwood Bank’ and signed a loan agreement…
To link with their topic of ‘Creatures Great and Small’, Class 3 have been waiting patiently for their caterpillars to turn into butterflies. It was a great way to learn about life cycles. They decided, before they released them, to name them. Every child came up with a name and then the class put them…
As part of their topic, ‘Creatures Great and Small’, Class 3 visited Paignton Zoo to find out more! They had a workshop on the breeding and conservation programme alongside plenty of time to explore the site. They were all very enthusiastic about their favourite animals when they returned to school and created some super models…
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What a busy week we had last week at the Devon County Show! On Thursday, the choir were delighted to be invited to sing on the Radio Exe stage in front of a large crowd. They sang a range of songs including: Yellow by Coldplay, Our Song by Elton John and an Abba medley. Fabulous…
We were delighted to finally see the Cockwood School scarecrow enjoying the sunshine at the Devon County Show. He took pride of place at the front of the Farmwise stand, along with other King Charles ‘look-a-likes’. Well done to Stanley and Sally Stoneman who spent many hours putting him together, luckily lots of the children…
Pupils from across the school, Year 1-6, enjoyed a morning at Dawlish Warren to enhance their geographical knowledge. Year 1 were working on compass skills. They found north and then used the compass to find the direction of key human and physical features of Dawlish Warren from their location. Class 2 were given two different…