After the storms and renovation of the railway at Dawlish, a number of businesses were kind enough to support local charities and Cockwood Primary School PFA was one such charity. The children were lucky enough to meet some of the representatives from Bamm and Ist solutions on Friday, when they came to a special assembly…
This week Digital leaders from both class 1 and 2 attended a training workshop at the Apple Store in Exeter’s Princesshay development. They spent the morning exploring the app ‘Garageband’ and finding out how they could bring this knowledge back into school to share with their peers. They were challenged to make an original ‘rock’…
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…
Children in Class 2 were given the opportunity of a two day residential visit to Bellever this term. We stayed at YHA Dartmoor Hostel overnight and completed a range of team-building games and outdoor adventurous activities. On arriving at the youth hostel, the children were responsible for making their own beds, unpacking their belongings and…
Well done to everyone who took part in the Great West Run on Sunday. The children, resplendent in their orange t-shirts ran the final stage of the half marathon, after banking over 12 miles during their running club sessions at school. We have been hoping to raise funds for children’s hospice south west and the…
Our Digital Leaders from Class 1 attended the SciTech Showcase last month at Plymouth University. This was a great chance to learn more about the opportunities that are available through computing and ICT. As you can see from the photos, the activities ranged from using a paragliding simulator to riding a Segway, but they all…
The whole school, including children and staff, were given the opportunity to vote for a Head Boy and Head Girl from Year 6 who they felt had the right qualities for these very important roles. After voting had ended the clear winners were announced. Congratulations to Freddie and Hannah. We hope that you both enjoy your new title, responsibilities and…
On Wednesday 1st October eight schools from across the DLP met at the Dawlish Leisure Centre to take part in the annual DLP Cross Country Run. Runners were split into teams of children from years 3 & 4, who completed one lap of the 1.29km course and teams of children from years 5 & 6…
We were lucky enough recently to have a visit from Annie and Roger Kirk the founders of The Helen Foundation. The Foundation was set up in memory of their Actress daughter Helen Kirk. The Helen Foundation provides funding for ‘the arts’ in primary schools in the area. Last term Cockwood School Council organised a clay…
Summer Whole School Trip to Exmoor Staff and pupils enjoyed a fabulous day out exploring Haddon Hill and Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor. The children took part in a range of activities linked to science and art. These included a bug hunt in the woods, sketching and drawing the local landscape and finding out about the lake’s water…