A morning of fun in the park for KS1!
This week we were visited by a coach from Devon Cricket.
KS1 have been finding out about the minibeast in our school grounds.
KS1 were visited by a scientist from Recycle Devon today, who taught them all about what happens in our compost bins!
KS1 have been using fair tests to explore their senses,
KS1 have been experimenting with time!
KS1 took part in Interhouse Games this morning, working together in their house teams to score as many points as they could!
KS1 had a fantastic time for this year's WBD, We shared our favourite books and had some special visitors read with us!
The Year 2s have been composers this morning as they wrote and performed their own music using high, middle and low pitches.
KS1 celebrated SID 2024 by looking back at electronic gadgets through history and learning about how to stay safe through stories.
As part of our RHE learning KS1 had a visit from the dentist
KS1 have been learning about identifying different plants and different parts of plants.
KS1 learnt the story of David and Goliath
KS1 have been out around the school looking for plants to draw and identify.
KS1 have been learning about important symbols in Judaism and went on a hunt for symbols they can see around our school.
Christmas jumpers, Christmas dinner, Christmas crafts...Christmas has landed in KS1!
An amazing performance from all our KS1 children for this year's Nativity.
Year 1 have been consolidating their knowledge of sorting 2D shapes.
KS1 had a special visitor from our local church today to help us learn more about our RE topic this half term.
Year 1 explored the playground to find 2D shapes.
KS1 have got to the make part of the their DT project this half term- making their weather vane.
Year 1 children have been subtracting in their Maths lessons and today they used a new strategy - a number line.
KS1 children have been using leaves to create autumnal pictures.
KS1 had their annual Interhouse Games competition today.
KS1 have started their Art topic this half term by exploring printing with found objects.
KS1 learnt about why pirates flew certain flags on their boats and what they meant before designing and making their own.
Year 1 children have been discovering and exploring the music of Gustav Holst.
The KS1 children have been inspired by different artists to paint their own pictures digitally.
KS1 visited Paignton Zoo
Bouncing to raise funds
The first Forest School of the new year for our Year 1s.
Today we went on a 'Season Walk' looking for signs that would help us find out what season we are in.
Year 2 are really enjoying their Place Value unit in Maths and have been using base ten to partition numbers to 100.
The Investigators worked in teams to find out which shape wand would make the biggest bubble.
The children in Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed a workshop today, from cultural champion Sandhya Dave, all about Hinduism!
The children in KS1 were delighted to welcome Reverend Carol and Peter from St. John's Church as they learnt more about religion in their community.
KS1 children were treated to a visit from the author, illustrator and poet Kev Payne.
This week the KS1 made seed paper out of scrap paper and bee friendly wildflower seeds to share with our community
We have been getting messy in KS1 making our own seed paper!
A great time was had by all as we pushed ourselves to be the best we can be!
KS1 started the day with a fun and energetic Sports Day!
KS1 have created their own hydroponics station to observe some freshly planted beans.
We have been having so much fun at the Village Festival!
As part of "Our Community" topic this half term KS1 have been planting a pollinator friendly garden to make sure they have enough food and water. This week's focus is "Our Community; Our Environment"
This half term, we will be using a computer to create music on Chrome Music Labs!
In literacy this week, the children have been revisiting instructions and recapping the key features we need to include, including imperative verbs, time conjunctions and adverbs.
KS1 finished their Materials Art unit with a final piece showing off their weaving, drawing and dyeing skills.
The Investigators enjoyed flying their finished kites that they have been designing and making in DT this half term.
The children in KS1 showed off all of their design and technology skills to create their final diamond kites this week!
KS1 took up the challenge of constructing a bridge strong enough to support the weight of a toy car - there were a few conditions involved though...