Cofton in Bloom; Minature Gardens
Well done to all the children who brought in a wonderful range of fantastic minature gardens. Best of luck for the competition.
Harvest Festival
The children had a wonderful Harvest Festival at Cofton Church. The theme this year was Sharing, beautifully demonstrated through songs, readings, drama ,dance and a quiz!
The official opening of the Mbira Academy at Dartington Hall, Totnes
Fifteen children and staff attended the opening of Chartwell’s academy. The children performed a song in traditional shona language about a lady riding on a white hyena. They sang absolutely beautifully and recieved a huge round of appluase for their perfect performance.
African Dance Workshops
Denise Rowe has spent an afternoon with classes 1 and 2 this week teaching them a simple routine to an African drumming beat. The routine will be developed over the coming weeks and those children wishing to participate will be given the opportunity to showcase their dance at The Northcott Theatre at the 3D…
Land of Fairy Tales
Class 3 children sung and danced and retold many traditional stories to a large audience. They enjoyed making puppets and growing seeds aswell as many other tactivites connected with traditional stories, such as ‘The 3 Little Pigs’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’.
Olympic Banner Project
Class 2 were very lucky to have the opportunity to work with Ali Roscoe FRom DAISI on an Olympic banner to be displayed in May in Exeter Cathedral. The project has been funded by The Helen Foundation, which supports bringing art into schools within the Dawlish and Teignbridge area. It was a fantastic day and the children experienced…
Olympic Banner Art Project class 2
Class 2 have been finding out about the symbols and values behind the Olympics. They have been looking at the meaning behind the Olympic rings and how using strong graphic images can tell a stroy or represent something. Both class 1 and class 2 have the opportunity to work alongside a professional artist from DAISI to…
Cofton in Bloom
Over 60 children entered the Cofton in Bloom minature garden competition. All children received a prize for takng part and there were winners in each class.
Guide Dogs
All the children had a wonderful afternoon with Phil and Louise, who visited us with their guide dogs Arnie and Simpson.
Creatures
The ‘really Wild Man came to visit us on tuesday 8th June. He showed us some fascinating creatures. He told us alot about each animal and cleared up lots of our misunderstandings. Did you know that a spider does not have poisonous fangs? and they do not shoot hairs at thier prey?