The ALWAYS Club
This year at Cockwood School we have decided to recognise and reward the children who ALWAYS do their best, who are ALWAYS polite, who ALWAYS smile, who ALWAYS do the right thing and make the right choices.
Amazing Readers!
Awards were given at the end of the Autumn term to the child in each class who has read the most amount of words. It was very close between a number of children but we had three clear winners.
Autumn Effort Awards
Staff and pupils were delighted to share a special assembly at the end of Autumn term to award those children who have put in exceptional effort. The awards were for either Reading, Writing or Maths and three children were chosen from each class.
Lights Camel Action!
Christmas Performance 2018 – Lights Camel Action! The entire school performed an amazing show at the Langstone Cliff Hotel this week to hundreds of parents and friends.
Passover in Class 1
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…
Cheque Presentation from TADFAS
The children were delighted to welcome members from TADFAS (Teignbridge Association of Fine Art Society) to school to share the artwork from Class 1 based on Italian architecture.
Marine Conservation Workshop
The children were really enthusiastic to find out all about marine litter today in a workshop from ‘ Blue Marine Foundation’. As promoted by Sir David Attenborough on BBC Blue Planet, the children found out about the problem marine litter is causing in our waters and on a global scale. They discovered the types of…
Class 1 Music Morning
Today the children in Class 1 explored different instruments to make their own Winter composition. The children delved into the history of music and learnt about different musical periods and styles, including Baroque and Renaissance. This allowed for reflection and thought about the way music has changed over the years, and how history has shaped…
Champion Writers!
In Foundation we have been celebrating all the fantastic independent writing going on around the class. We have created a ‘Writing Club’ that anyone can take part in everyday, where there are many different things to write about! You can make cards, recipes, stories or even letters to Santa!
Hockey Skills
This half term the children in Class 3 are working on their hockey skills! We have been busy learning how to control the ball; including pushing the ball, stopping it and moving it around the cones carefully using our sticks.