Category: All School

We welcomed our Safeguarding Governors in to talk to our School Council, they wanted to find out if they felt happy and safe at school. One child commented: ‘I feel happy at Cockwood School because it’s like a family’. Many said if they were worried or unhappy about something they would tell a friend or…

Last week, Year 3 and 4 were delighted to join pupils from Kenn and Kenton Primary Schools to camp in the Kenn field. They had a great evening and took part in a football tournament, did a scavenger hunt, toasted marshmallows and told stories around a camp fire. The children had a feast of pizza…

Yesterday Class 2 had a fantastic day with Root Notes music, spending the day singing, playing and composing their very own Dartmoor themed songs. The children sang traditional folk songs like ‘The Lark in the Morning’ (written in 1882) and ‘The Moor Round’, where the children sang in a successful round.  They then had a…

Pupils engaged with our workshops last week exploring inequality by immersing themselves in a range of different cultures. They learnt about the importance of celebrating differences and valuing and respecting every person. The sessions were interactive and they were able to touch authentic crafts, musical instruments and textiles from different countries, some children enjoyed dressing…

We were incredibly lucky to be offered the chance to send 5 Year 4 pupils to Torquay Boys’ Grammar School for a Fibonacci Workshop last week. They took part in a range of activities, in Maths they looked at the magic of numbers within the Fibonacci sequence and through drama they explored patterns in language…

Class 3 have been reading the book, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. EYFS really enjoyed painting their own owls and constructing a nest for them using a range of materials. This links with their current topic of ‘Creatures Great and Small’.

Today Class 3 had another special visitor- a little lamb from a local farm. Our youngest children in EYFS and Year 1 were so excited to meet the 7 week old lamb and they all had the chance to feed it with a bottle. It has been hand reared by adults so loved all the…

Congratulations to our Year 5/6 pupils who attended the Athletics Festival in Dawlish yesterday. We are very proud to announce that they came 1st and were praised for their sportsmanship,behaviour and manners. They enjoyed taking part in the various events and supported each other with words of encouragement. Fabulous effort Team Cockwood- well done!