London Residential
The children had an amazing week in London last week on their residential. Firstly they visited Stonehenge en route and then explored the Cutty Sark, Parliament, Madame Tussauds, Tower Bridge and the Royal Albert Hall.
Class 1 mapskills in Cockwood
Pupils in Class 1 have been practising their 4 and 6 figure grid reference skills this term. This culminated in a treasure hunt challenge following a route around Cockwood Village. The children had a brilliant afternoon. Thanks to Mr McGrath for helping to organise this super geography event!
Class 1 focus on dance.
This term in physical education the children in Class 1 have been focussing on dance. Whilst everyone has made amazing progress, the video below is the final performance of the group that Mr Keast judged to have made the most progress.
DLP’s First Reading Safari
Reading ambassadors from Cockwood School enjoyed meeting pupils from other Dawlish Learning Partnership Schools to discover new books and enjoy an afternoon of drama at our Reading Safari held at Exminster School. 4 pupils from each school took part in a variety of activities during the afternoon including designing their own Small Book for Big Ideas to take…
Christmas House Competition
The children worked in their house teams to make Christmas decorations out of recycled materials. It was a brilliant afternoon, where the children were busy having some fun creating some wonderful pieces! Teams were awarded additional points for great teamwork and good tidying up. Please read more to see the finished decorations. Well done to Cofton and Exe…
Class 1 visit to St Nicholas Priory, Exeter
Class 1 have been learning about the Tudor period this term. The children enjoyed a visit to St Nicholas Priory in Exeter where they had a chance to step back in time and experience life in Exeter during this period of history. Everyone got the chance to work in the kitchen, play shovel-board and dress-up…
Class 1 Traffic Survey
Class 1 spent an interesting afternoon with Debbie, our local Community Police Officer, doing a ‘speed watch’ on the main road between Exeter and Dawlish. With Debbie’s help, they each had a chance to use the mobile speed camera to measure and record traffic’s speed. The children loved catching cars close to the speed limit!…
Class 1’s Trip to Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Class 1 really enjoyed their recent trip to the Lyme Regis Annual Fossil Festival. The children took part in a range of Art and Science workshops including a hands-on session with experts from The Natural History Museum, a session with The Micropalaeontological Society and a super exhibition from stone balancing artist, Ade Gray. All the…
Cockwood Comes First!
Class 1 were delighted to take part in the Annual Rotary Club School’s Quiz. It is always a fun evening and a very well supported event on the school calendar. The children answered 3 sections of questions, 65 in each based on a range of topics including science, history, geography, maths and general knowledge.
Creative learning in Class 1
Pupils in Class 1 have been learning about Scotland this term. To inspire the children prior to their Macbeth performance, pupils enjoyed a taste of haggis, provided by Mrs J Phillips-Barry (Governor). Some of the children actually liked it! In Science, pupils enjoyed a practical session looking at the structure of cells. Miss Jenna Murtha,…