We were all thoroughly entertained at the Class 3 assembly- on the hottest day of the year so far! Parents and family joined pupils in the Village Hall, whilst Class 1 and 2 joined via zoom. The children sang songs, danced to ‘Jai Ho’ and acted out the story of The Rainbow Fish. They had…
We welcomed Vanessa Ryley from the ‘Turn the Tide Project’ to school this week to present our Head Boy and Girls with a commemorative plaque for our participation in the event, which was held as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubillee Celebrations in Dawlish. Children from across the school made bunting to decorate the marquee…
Our youngest pupils enjoyed a super day out at Paignton Zoo. They saw crocodiles up close, went in the meerkat tunnel, saw a sleepy tiger and lots of cheeky monkeys! They had a fascinating ‘meet and greet’ with Jo, they found out facts about the animals around the zoo and focused on which were endangered…
We were blown away with the fantastic performance by our Year 6 last night at The Langstone Cliff Hotel. They performed ‘Grease’, alongside a brief dance routine from the staff! The children had worked really hard to learn their lines and songs and we were incredibly proud of their superb acting skills. This is always…
Cockwood School were proud to take part in the first Music and Arts event run across the new The Ivy Education Trust at Teignmouth Communtiy School, Exeter Road. They performed alongside other schools including both primary and secondary. The theme of the event was ‘Under the Sea’ and our performance included two songs: ‘Wellerman’ and…
Some of our Year 6 children enjoyed a day out at Wimbledon on Friday. They saw the men’s wheelchair semi-finals and soaked up the atmosphere of the event. Pupils enjoyed looking around the tennis museum, eating strawberries and cream and walking around the outside courts. It was a very long, but fantastic day and we…
What a lovely start to the week Year 2 and 3 had at Forest School yesterday. They helped Gin carry out maintenance on the site and learnt how to use secateurs safely to prune bushes and clear pathways. They also made lanterns, played on the equipment and had fun in the mud kitchen. They were…
We were incredibly proud of our school choir who performed on stage at the Devon County Show last week. The children did a 30 minute set including a wide variety of songs; they gathered quite a crowd and thoroughly enjoyed this amazing experience. Although some of the children were nervous to begin with, they soon…
As part of our topic on “States of matter” we were lucky enough to link up with one of the secondary schools in our trust. Mrs Taylor and Dr Chapman-Greig visited us from Teignmouth Community School. We explored the density of fresh water vs salt water, we investigated what happens to gases under pressure and…
We were delighted to be involved in The Ivy Education Trust Youth Parliament yesterday at Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road. The event brought together both primary and secondary school pupils to propose and debate a wide range of issues. Each school put forward a topic for discussion and had 5 minutes to present their side…