Today, we were visited by two local RNLI lifeguards who led an assembly for all our key stage 2 children all about staying safe at the beach. They explained what the different flags that are displayed at the beach mean, what rip currents are and what to do if you get caught in one, how…

Today, to celebrate World Book Day, the children and staff were invited to come in dressed up as a word and they did not disappoint. We had wonderful words such monochromatic, love, archaic, palaeontologist, musical, colourful, despicable, lethal, clumsy, perplexed, discombobulated, shiny, sparkly, royal, Christmas and so many more. Every class enjoyed the beautiful story,…

We were so lucky to be visited again by two talented musicians, Alfie Pugh and Jade Gall. They played a variety of instruments and musical pieces for the children who were in awe throughout. It is such a magical experience to see and hear live music being performed.

Nursery’s theme for the last half term was “How many colours are there in a rainbow?” This theme was used to inspire, create, sing, dance, act and read, all whilst learning through play. The parents were invited this week to a celebration showcasing the creations of their children. The children sang for their parents before…

Nursery took advantage of the clear, cold and calm weather to toast some marshmallows on the fire. The children learned responsibility around the fire; this is one of our Green Behaviours. Mr Ball made sure that they were safe and we all enjoyed the delicious marshmallows.

Did you know that Henry VIII had a pulley to help him get out of bed? In DT this half term, year 5 and 6 have been learning about mechanical systems and in particular, pulleys. They have investigated how they work and have looked at real-life objects that use pulleys. They then created a machine…

As part of our TED day, we spent some time using the oil pastels to create some artwork. The children smudged and combined colours to give a sunset impression, which provided a stunning backdrop to their Anglo-Saxon boat. The children were really resilient with their artwork and managed to produce some stunning pieces.  

As part of their R.E learning this week, the children in years 1 and 2 were lucky to have a special visitor come and talk to them. Lesley from St Michael’s Church in Teignmouth came and talked to the children about what it is like being part of a Christian community.  She also shared with…

For NSPCC Number Day, Key Stage 2 dressed up as rock stars and took part in a times tables rock battle against all the other Ivy Education Trust primary schools on Times Tables Rock Stars. Each class experienced some fun maths activities to celebrate maths and numbers whilst raising money for the NSPCC.

Spring 2 Newsletter

It was Science Week this week! We had several exciting events going on to celebrate it. On Monday, we had two teachers from Teignmouth Community School – Exeter Road come and set us some STEM challenges. Reception had to investigate how changing the weight in the bottom of skittles affected how easy it was to…