Pupils in Class 1 have been practising their 4 and 6 figure grid reference skills this term. This culminated in a treasure hunt challenge following a route around Cockwood Village. The children had a brilliant afternoon. Thanks to Mr McGrath for helping to organise this super geography event!
Class 1 pupils competed against other schools in the area in the annual Rotary Quiz. A super effort on the night and a well earned second place!
Well done to Class 2. Staff, parents and pupils were entertained with songs, readings and videos demonstrating the Class 2 learning for this term. We all loved seeing the video of the pupils in testudo formation! A super assembly!
Well done to Cofton House for winning the interhouse challenge for this term. The children had to hunt for eggs and match up the different pieces, answer questions in an Easter quiz and complete an art competition. All points won go towards the house total. All of the children displayed super teamwork skills and it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Well…
Pupils came together to learn about the solar eclipse. They watched a live feed on the big screen and refreshed their understanding of the Earth, Sun and Moon. As the action was happening, we were sending tweets to the Stargazer twitter page. Very exciting!
Pupils enjoyed a super day dressed as their favourite book characters. Activities on this special day included international blogging, shared reading and making movie trailers of famous stories using i-pads. A great day was had by everyone. A super well done to the winners of the best costumes, who all took home a book as…
We have been focussing on poetry over the last year and wanted to give the children an opportunity to share their wonderful ideas with visitors to the school. Our new tree stands at the entrance to the school and was commissioned by Suzanne Green, an artist from Northamptonshire. The tree will change as the seasons…
After the storms and renovation of the railway at Dawlish, a number of businesses were kind enough to support local charities and Cockwood Primary School PFA was one such charity. The children were lucky enough to meet some of the representatives from Bamm and Ist solutions on Friday, when they came to a special assembly…
Well done to everyone who took part in the Great West Run on Sunday. The children, resplendent in their orange t-shirts ran the final stage of the half marathon, after banking over 12 miles during their running club sessions at school. We have been hoping to raise funds for children’s hospice south west and the…
What a brilliant afternoon of fun and competitive sport. Children competed in races ranging from the 800 metres to the egg and spoon. A super well done to Cofton House who took the trophy this year – with just one point in it! Thankyou to Ian Birdsey for taking the photos.