Class 2 have created some super dioramas exploring the theme, ‘Under the Sea’. The children have drawn their own sea creatures, painted their backgrounds and collected various things to decorate their boxes. Everyone worked really well on these collaborative pieces of Art, children used their oracy skills to discuss their ideas and worked together to…
Year 1 had a great start to their ‘Forest School’ experience. The children absolutely loved being out in the forest learning about nature, despite the heavy rain showers! Gin commented on how fantastic they were, listening to instructions and respecting the natural environment. They enjoyed playing with the mud kitchen, going on the swing and…
February Newsletter 2022
Class 1 thoroughly enjoyed an ‘hour of coding’ every day last week. They took part in interactive live workshops to develop their understanding and confidence with coding. Children commented that doing it every day helped them to build on prior knowledge and really ‘get into’ the sessions. Using a familiar game such as Minecraft, engaged…
Pupils were delighted to attend a Dartmoor School Sports Partnership event at Dawlish Leisure Centre last week. Our younger pupils enjoyed taking part in a range of gymnastic and dance activities to increase their confidence and skills in this area of PE. They were a credit to the school and tried hard in every task…
Please see our January newsletter: January Newsletter 2022
Pupils representing Class 1 spent a fabulous afternoon at Dawlish Leisure Centre at a ‘multi-skills’ sports event last week. They were guided by students from Dawlish Community College, who supported them in developing a wide range of skills, and got to work together as a team to build their confidence in a range of sports.
Class 1 put their Computer Science knowledge to the test in an investigation into electrical resistance this afternoon. They were trying to find out which metals were the best electrical conductors. They made a simple circuit with a bulb, then added different metal samples. They used their DataHives, kindly donated by the Royal Academy of Engineering, to measure…
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The children thoroughly enjoyed performing their Christmas show at The Langstone Cliff Hotel this week. Everyone had made such an effort learning their lines, singing the songs and practising their dance routines it was FABULOUS! It really put us all in the Christmas spirit and it was a delight to see the children back on…