Pupils in Class 1 have produced a film of Macbeth. They have worked with a film company and theatre make up artists to create this fantastic film. We enjoyed the Premier, where over 100 guests arrived to join us on the red carpet at St Mary’s Village Hall. A brilliant night was had by all,…
We enjoyed a fantastic World Book Day at Cockwood. The children came dressed as their favourite characters and enjoyed some reading related activitites. Class 1 pupils created their own graphic novel in the morning and shared their results with other schools across England. In the afternoon the children were in their house groups and continued…
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,…
This Fairtrade Fortnight Cockwood School children have taken part in various ‘Fairtrade Banana themed’ activities.
On Wednesday 26th February a group of 8 children from the School Council known as our ‘Fairtrade Steering Committee’ travelled up to Bristol to take part in a Fairtrade Conference. There were some very interesting speakers including Margarita Espinoza a coffee grower from Nicaragua, Kathy Wise from the Fairtrade Foundation, Kool Skools who produce Fairtrade…
Our playleaders have new caps now so the children in the school can recognise who is there to help with games at playtimes. The older children in the school do a great job in supporting younger children with skittles, skipping games and other fun activities.
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…
Pupils in school have been busy using some great maths software and getting to grips with using and accessing our virtual learning platform. Children in Class 1 have also been programming some K-Nex equipment to enable a windmill to move. Our digital leaders will be teaching pupils in Class 2 the skills they have learnt…
A new group of children are enjoying cookery club this term. We designed and made our own pizza after having a session tasting possible toppings!