On Friday, the school choir performed on Dawlish Bandstand for the official Christmas Lights Switch on. The children performed 3 songs to a busy audience before community carols were sung and the lights came on. As a treat, all singers were then given a hot dog to warm up! The children always love singing in…
Despite the weather, freezing cold or pouring rain, Class 1 are enjoying their Forest School sessions. So far they have: learnt the safety rules of lighting a fire, identified mushrooms using a key, made lanterns and leaf rubbings, made slingshots and learnt a range of knots to secure a tarpaulin.
Class 2 fully immersed themselves in a world of lego for our visit from the ‘Lego Man’. They enthusiastically took on the challenge of building different parts of Cockwood and the surrounding areas to consolidate our work on maps. The afternoon kicked off our history topic in style by focussing on the incredible engineer, Brunel.
This week we welcomed the Reverend Richard into school to mark Remembrance Day with all the children. We stood in the playground and honoured the two minute silence before he took an interesting assembly about the work of the British Legion and the symbolism of wearing a poppy.
Class 3 have been working hard recently making their own mini-videos using StopMotion. To make these videos, the children have to take a series of photos, moving the plasticine characters along a tiny fraction each time to make it look like they are moving. The children have loved using this program and experimenting with their…
This week the Cockwood choir had the opportunity to attend Powderham Castle’s ‘Music in the Castle’ performance from Apollo 5. The children enjoyed an afternoon masterclass from the popular acapella group, who have performed across the globe! The children learnt 2 new songs which were sung in a round, as well as new singing techniques,…
We have recently received the news that we are now a ‘Music Mark’ school. This celebrates our current music provision and means that we have access to new music materials, training and resources. We have gained this recognition through ensuring our children have access to and engage with a high-quality music education, whilst offering a…
Class 2 have immersed themselves in Forest School this term. We have enjoyed an array of activities such as bark rubbing, drawing with charcoal, learning to light fires with flint and cotton wool as well as making bow and arrows, slingshots and dream catchers.
The children performed a lovely harvest celebration at the church, where they told the story of Noah, sang amazing songs and reflected on how we need to think carefully about our wonderful world. The rainbow harvest was enjoyed by parents and our new vicar, the Reverend Richard Allen, who thought the children were amazing.
This term Class 1 have been learning all about World War 2: the causes and effects, the key people involved and how it affected the lives of British citizens. To give us a better understanding we visited Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset. Pupils dressed up as soldiers and were able to handle various artefacts. The…