National maths competition
Well done to our maths team who spent a day competing against other schools in a UK Maths Challenge at The Maynard School. A super 4th place was achieved and the children had a brilliant time.
Digital Leaders Showcase 2015
On Thursday 4th June, Digital Leaders from across the Dawlish Learning Partnership joined together at Dawlish Community College to showcase the exciting technological projects they have been working on back in their schools. Children from Exminster, Kenton, Cockwood, and Westcliff Primary Schools along with students from Dawlish Community College took part. The evening began with a talk…
DLP Swimming Gala
On Wednesday 20th May 2015, six schools from across the Dawlish Learning Partnership took part in the annual DLP Swimming Gala, held at Dawlish Leisure Centre. Each school took a team of 12 children from years 4, 5 and 6. Firstly, the children had to compete in individual events, later followed by three relays. The…
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!
Rotary Quiz
Class 1 pupils competed against other schools in the area in the annual Rotary Quiz. A super effort on the night and a well earned second place!
Class 2 Roman Assembly
Well done to Class 2. Staff, parents and pupils were entertained with songs, readings and videos demonstrating the Class 2 learning for this term. We all loved seeing the video of the pupils in testudo formation! A super assembly!
DLP Boccia Festival 2015
On Friday 1st May, Ratcliffe School hosted the first Key Stage 2 Boccia Competition to be held within the Dawlish Learning Partnership. The idea was to invite local schools together to learn how to play Boccia and then to have a friendly competition which would involve teams playing against each other in a knockout competition….
Cockwood v Gatehouse Cricket Match
On a beautiful Spring afternoon on the Cockwood Village Green, Cockwood Primary School entertained Gatehouse ACE Academy in an 8 overs per side cricket match. Gatehouse decided to bowl first and all of the bowlers showed good accuracy and control when bowling. Cockwood scored 149 runs during their innings. Gatehouse struggled to despatch the Cockwood bowlers to…
Easter Egg House Challenge
Well done to Cofton House for winning the interhouse challenge for this term. The children had to hunt for eggs and match up the different pieces, answer questions in an Easter quiz and complete an art competition. All points won go towards the house total. All of the children displayed super teamwork skills and it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Well…
The eclipse at Cockwood
Pupils came together to learn about the solar eclipse. They watched a live feed on the big screen and refreshed their understanding of the Earth, Sun and Moon. As the action was happening, we were sending tweets to the Stargazer twitter page. Very exciting!