Yesterday, our Year 5 girls attended a STEM workshop run by The Detective Project; they investigated a crime scene and completed a range of practical activities including: fingerprinting, DNA, marks and fibres and evidence collection. It gave them a fantastic science-based introduction to the work of crime scene officers, forensic investigators and the forensic procedure….
We were delighted on Friday afternoon to take our ‘Always Club’ winners for an extra-special treat of waffles and ice-cream. We took then to The Local Scoop in Dawlish where they could choose whatever they wanted! To be a member of the ‘Always Club’ pupils have to be polite, kind, helpful and always try to…
We are very proud of our Year 5 and 6 boys’ and girls’ that took part in the football tournaments held at Gatehouse School last week. Each team demonstrated teamwork and determination, even in the face of defeat! They thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it was super to see pupils back enjoying competitive sport against…
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We were delighted to welcome the Reverend Dallas Ayling into school to conduct an open air Easter Service. Class 1 told the Easter story and Class 2 shared a rap they had written about what Easter means to them. Reverend Dallas kindly brought in palm crosses, Easter eggs and hot cross buns for every child…
Class 1 loved their end of term PE lesson with Mr Keast, they embarked on a Nerf Gun battle! Everyone enjoyed thinking tactically and used a range of strategies to gain the most points. They displayed excellent teamwork and a wide range of skills; a super end of term treat and great way to keep…
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Last week the children in Class 2 were immersed in Science, as they embarked on a special Science Week extravaganza of activities, mixing Music and Science together to celebrate British Science Week. The children firstly went to Shaldon Zoo, where they had a fantastic time looking at the animals, finding out about their habitats and…
Class1 were delighted to welcome Suntou Susso, a Gambian musician, to school last week. He delighted pupils by playing the Kora and taught them three basic sounds on the djembe drums. The children joined in with simple rhythms and were able to create a fabulous piece of music by the end of the session. A…
Pupils thoroughly enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day. Our learning was centred on the ‘pleasure of sharing a good book’. Children shared books within their classes and our oldest children also read with our very youngest pupils. The children wrote book reviews, discussed a range of different stories and…