As part of their literacy sequence, Class 2 took part in the extremely colourful (and messy!) Holi festival. The children enjoyed a range of activities to learn about the traditionally Indian festival that is now celebrated all over the world. They learned Bollywood dancing, decorated cakes and made bracelets before taking part in a whole…
Pupils in Class 2 enjoyed a morning learning how to plot a route using 4 and 8 compass directions. Some children programmed bee-bots to move around a map and then set a challenge for a different group to complete. Other pupils used compasses to plot a route around the school site. Again, once they mastered…
Pupils in Class 2 had an amazing Indian Day to help inspire learning in their topic. Florence, an artist from Daisi, visited the school and spent the morning teaching the children an Indian dance, and in the afternoon the children tasted some Indian dessert whilst producing some lovely artwork. The day culminated in a dance…
The pupils had an amazing time when we became a Victorian school for the day. The staff and children dressed up and enjoyed eating gruel, using a slate and chalk for handwriting and an abacus for arithmetic. The classroom was set out with chairs in rows, a blackboard, a globe and so many other Victorian…
On Thursday, Cockwood and Starcross Primary Schools were invited to sing Christmas Carols at Sainsburys Store, in Dawlish. The children sang a collection of 10 traditional Christmas songs which went down vey well with the growing audience of shoppers and parents.
The children are enjoying their outdoor science learning in the forest school activities each week. So far they have studied habitats, living organisms, rain and plants.
Pupils in Key Stage 2 enjoyed a week of Bikeability. They improved their road safety and have completed the Level 1 and 2 course.
Pupils in Year’s 2 – 5 enjoyed a performance of ‘A little princess’ by a theatre group. One child said ‘It’s the best day of my life!’ Clearly it was very well received. We are looking forward to the group returning to perform Jack and the beanstalk in January.
The whole school have spent the week exploring our local area and working with Martin Prothero to produce some sound recordings of the River Exe. These will then feature on an interactive display for Exmoor National Park. The children enjoyed the day completing art work and science based activities on Dawlish Warren beach.
Classes 2 and 3 had a super week enjoying a Forest School Experience. They took part in activities which included making fires, investigating bugs and completing some woodland art. Pupils had a super time and we hope to continue to do more in the future!