Pupils from Class 1 represented the school at the ‘Let’s Dance Festival’ at South Dartmoor Community College as part of the Dartmoor Sports Partnership last week. They had worked with Mrs Wenman to put together a superb number called, ‘Time Warp’. The dance took the audience through time travel and included different styles of dance…
We all enjoyed a fabulous day celebrating books and stories, including the opening of our new library. Every child had the chance to go and explore our new reading space and learn how to use our library system to scan and borrow books. We welcomed the Dawlish Mayor, Councillor Rosie Dawson and Councillor Martin Wrigley,…
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To support this terms topic on the Romans, Class 2 enjoyed a day of workshops at the museum in Exeter. They explored Roman artefacts and got to dress up as different members of Roman society. They learnt how to write their names in Latin and had the chance to create a mosaic, which built on…
Staff and pupils were delighted to join in with the NSPCC National Number Day on Febraury 2nd. Children were invited to come to school either wearing a number or as a Times Table Rockstar in excahnge for a donation towards the NSPCC. During the day, the children took part in a range of times tables…
Pupils have been exploring various ways to support their own mental health this week. Our youngest pupils have been doing mindfulness colouring, painting rainbows, listening to calming music and using a breathing ball to regulate their breathing. Having a ‘bank’ of strategies they can draw on will support them in the future when they face…
Class 3 were delighted to welcome Barrie, Janet and William into class this week. Barrie is blind and he came to talk to the children about how his guide-dog, William, helps him to do many day-to-day tasks. Last term the children learnt all about Louis Braille, they were so fascinated by his story that we…
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To fit in with their topic based on the Romans, Class 2 have made their very own Roman mosaics in Art. Over the last few weeks, pupils have explored tessellation and a variety of ways patterns and designs can work together to create an overall image. Children then came up with an initial design for…
Pupils have really enjoyed the first two weeks of after school Science Club. In week 1, they explored capillary action and working with non mixing liquids. Then in week 2, they were thinking about air resistance and experimented with a range of parachutes and helicopters. It is great to see the children working together and…