In school, we are trying to encourage children to reduce plastic waste to help the environment. These are some suggestions: use a refillable bottle, replace plastic straws with metal ones, take reusable bags when shopping or pick up some litter at the beach. We would love you to take photos of your children doing some…
Children from across our key stage 2 were given the opportunity to enter a poetry competition with Young Writers. They had to write a poem about monsters. We have had some of our entries picked to be published in the Young Writers’ poetry book. Well Done!
On Friday 15th November, we took part in a variety of fundraising activities across all classes to raise money for BBC Children in Need. We raised a whopping £1020.21! Bake Sale The children in Miss Powley’s class chose to hold a bake sale. We used icing, chocolate buttons, sweets and sprinkles to decorate our cakes…
On Tuesday 12th November, the children wore odd socks to school to support Anti-Bullying Week, or as we like to name it, Friendship Week. The children donated money for the Anti-Bullying Alliance. In class, the children were learning about how to identify bullying as opposed to teasing, how to deal with bullying, who you can…
Our attendance for the first half term of this academic year was 96.45%. The Devon target is 96.1%, so this is a fantastic achievement. Congratulations and thank you for all of your hard work getting to school and arriving on time.
On Tuesday 15th October, the school was involved in World Maths Day. This year, we decided to explore problem solving outdoors. Each class was given a problem to solve throughout the day, ranging from party planning and treasure hunts to measuring how tall the school is. The day was a great success and the children…
Thank you for supporting our #HelloYellow day last week. £150 was raised for the child and adolescent mental health charity, Young Minds. The children in Mrs Sandercock’s class also designed some posters to support our daily mental health.
On Monday 7th October, Reverend Jamie Redfern came to lead our assemblies and talk to the children about how his congregation celebrate Harvest Festival. The children listened to a story and some of the children were invited up to play the characters. The children were interested in what Jamie had to say and we were…
We would like the children to wear something yellow on the 10th October and donate £1 to the charity Young Minds. Whether you choose a subtle splash of colour or dress like sunshine from head-to-toe, together we can show young people they’re not alone with their mental health.
Last week, pupils from across the school took part in an event celebrating the life and work of famous author Roald Dahl. The event known as ‘Dahlicious Day’ gave children the opportunity to dress up as their favourite Roald Dahl book character, including costumes from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The BFG and Matilda.