Staff and pupils enjoyed World Book Day with a difference this year. Both children in school and working from home took part in a range of reading related activities to promote a love and enthusiasm for stories. We took part in a ‘Toilet Roll Challenge’, to create either a character from a story or the…
All of the children have taken part in Skipping Workshops with Ian Patchett from South Dartmoor Schools Sports Partnership. The children worked really hard, and thoroughly enjoyed the day, joining in with enthusiasm and an eagerness to improve. It was lovely to receive a feedback email from Ian, who said, ‘staff and students were really…
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Class 1 have been learning about play scripts this half term, particularly focussing on speaking and listening. All the children had the opportunity to write a monologue from the perspective of Romeo or Juliet during the balcony scene. The children thought about how the two characters would be feeling after meeting at the ball and the type of vocabulary…
Children at Cockwood have spent time thinking about the sacrifices made by so many at this important time of year. They have produced some lovely work which has been displayed around the village and at school to mark Armistice Day and what this day represents. The poppies look beautiful so well done to the children…
To enhance pupils learning on ‘Sustainability’, Class 1 visited a local solar farm and then took part in practical workshops back in school. There were two sessions for the children to complete during the morning at the solar farm. The first was the Solar Farm Challenge, led by Mary, Education Officer; children had a challenge…
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.
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…
Class 1 explored some aspects of the Jewish festival of Passover and the Seder Meal. There was lots of tasting alongside learning about the special symbolism of the different foods that Jewish people eat at this meal. It helped us to understand the importance of the story of Moses and the Exodus from Egypt to…