On the 23rd May, the children in Class 1 had an exciting afternoon of Samba- looking at the origins of Samba, traditional instruments, and creating their own Samba piece of music. The children were all able to play a variety of instruments you would typically find in a Samba band, practising call and response patterns,…
This term in Class 3, the children have been able to have a go at playing the ukulele. We have talked about all the different parts of a ukulele, and as a class we have learnt the song ‘Puff the Magic Dragon.’ The children have really enjoyed being able to play these instruments, with some…
Class 3 were very lucky this week, as they had the opportunity to meet Beeble the ‘Pets as Therapy’ dog who will be visiting school regularly. Beeble will be visiting the school to listen to different groups of children read throughout the term, to help readers gain confidence and feel less under pressure while reading….
On Friday 29th April 2016, Ratcliffe School hosted the second annual Boccia Tournament to be held within the Dawlish Learning Partnership. Children from schools across the Partnership came together to learn how to play Boccia and then had a friendly competition where teams played against each other in a knockout competition. Boccia is an inclusive seated bowling game and involves…
On Wednesday 13th April, two netball teams played in a tournament at Gatehouse School. Both teams played really well and were outstanding ambassadors for Cockwood School.
Fairtrade Breakfast – A report by the children of the school council “On Friday 4th March, we organised a Fairtrade Breakfast at the village hall. Fairtrade food was made and consumed by everyone who came. We carefully selected the ingredients that went into our cakes in order that at least one ingredient was Fairtrade.
This term’s platinum award winners with their certificates and Easter eggs this morning. Very well done for making the most progress this term in all areas of the curriculum.
Class 1 have been really busy taking part in an ‘Enterprise Project’. We were extremely lucky to be awarded a grant to develop our knowledge of business and enterprise across the school. Children of all ages have taken part in the journey so far.
Alan Smith from the ICE team came to help us understand a bit more about the festival of Easter and why it is important to Christians. He came and worked with Class 1 and then Class 2. We made palm trees and drew our favourite meals to help us reflect on the events of Holy week leading to…
On Tuesday 15th March six schools from across the DLP met at the Dawlish Leisure Centre to take part in the annual DLP Cross Country Run. Runners were split into teams of children from years 3 & 4, who completed one lap of the 1100m course and teams of children from years 5 & 6 ran…