On Friday, Miss Buttree took a group of children to Powderham Castle to watch The Waldstein Quintet; the musicians were from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London which consisted of violins, a viola and a cello. They entertained the children with a variety of classics and played a series of musical games, which the children…
What a fabulous day we all had celebrating a love for books! Everyone brought in their favourite book to share with their friends; children took part in a range of actvities linked to reading including guessing the ‘hints’. In Class 3, our youngest children put on puppet shows telling their own stories and Class 2 …
This week the children in Class 2 and 3 had a super workshop with Laura Loft. She came in and read her story ‘Big Emotions’ to each class, playing and singing along as she narrated. The story covers ‘big’ emotions that we all have – sadness, anger, happiness and excitement, and how to cope with…
February Newsletter
During January, our youngest children have enjoyed working with our Forest School Lead; they have built a lovely relationship with Gin to prepare them for their visits to our Forest School site in the Summer Term. The children loved making dream catchers, decorating a spider’s web, learning to work with wood and nails, along with…
Class 1 and 2 took part in a virtual online assembly yesterday to mark Safer Internet Day. They all became ‘internet legends’ are learnt how to keep and stay safe when online. We all have a role to play in keeping our children safe online and as parents and carers there is advice and guidance…
January 2023 Newsletter
Today Year 1 have been playing the glockenspiels, they improvised then composed and played using the notes F,G and A. Everyone really enjoyed the session and loved being composers for the afternoon!
Last Friday, Class 1 were extremely lucky to attend a performance of the Bournemouth Symphony Orcehstra held at The Great Hall, Exeter University. The event was entitled: Explore the Orchestra: Midnight Magic; the children learnt about the different instruments and they learnt a song using body precussion so they could actively join in. The orchestra…
At the end of term, Cofton (green house) won the House Cup for most amount of housepoints this term. Cerificates and selections boxes were also handed out to our Platinum Award winners; Reading, Writing and Maths effort awards and three children have joined our special ‘Always Club’. It is always fabulous to celebrate the learning…