Spring Newsletter 2023
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…
School was once again filled with a huge variety of book characters to celebrate World Book Day 2023. We enjoyed a Drop Everything and Read (DEAR), a Book in a Jar competition, dress up and all the children looked at some of the poetry of Joseph Coelho and responded to it in their own ways.
Because it was Shrove Tuesday this week, Mr. Correy’s class made pancakes at outdoor learning – well, drop scones, but they’re very similar! They talked about why we have the tradition of eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, what Lent means to Christians and why Easter changes date each year. The drop scones were delicious once…
As part of their topic, ‘Paws, Claws and Tails’, year 1 and 2 visited Paignton Zoo. They took part in a workshop looking at the skeletons of different animals and then spent time spotting all the animals in the zoo itself.
On Wednesday 11th January, year 3 and 4 went on a trip to Tiverton Museum to learn more about the Romans as part of their topic this half term. Whilst there, they had the opportunity to try on some armour, make a mosaic, do an archaeological dig, learn about the food they would have eaten…
This new scheme donates a collection of second-hand, overstocked and end-of-line equipment to schools in the UK. A wide range of items has already been given away, including shade sails, post pad protectors and colourful fence pales. The full range of items can be viewed online, where requests can also be submitted. Several companies are…
Nursery enjoyed their first trip to Outdoor Learning in 2023 – for some of the children, it was their first time ever! They had fun, especially in the bark kitchen and with the wheelbarrows. They learned to be independent, resilient, and responsible – 3 of our school’s Green Behaviours.
On Monday 12th December, we held our Christmas concert with all the children in years 3 to 6 at the Pavilions in Teignmouth. The children sang, read poems and played instruments. It was a truly magical performance which started our festivities leading up to Christmas beautifully. Well done Key Stage 2!
Year 1 had a beautiful, misty autumn morning for Outdoor Learning. We collected leaves and acorns for a science research project. The damp air left droplets on all of the spiders’ webs – they looked beautiful!