We were incredibly lucky to be offered the chance to send 5 Year 4 pupils to Torquay Boys’ Grammar School for a Fibonacci Workshop last week. They took part in a range of activities, in Maths they looked at the magic of numbers within the Fibonacci sequence and through drama they explored patterns in language…
Class 3 have been reading the book, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. EYFS really enjoyed painting their own owls and constructing a nest for them using a range of materials. This links with their current topic of ‘Creatures Great and Small’.
Today Class 3 had another special visitor- a little lamb from a local farm. Our youngest children in EYFS and Year 1 were so excited to meet the 7 week old lamb and they all had the chance to feed it with a bottle. It has been hand reared by adults so loved all the…
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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