In history, year 6 had the chance to become archaeologists and look at some Maya artefacts and explore what they thought they might be, who might have used them, what they were made from and what they thought it told us about the Mayas. They loved having some real artefacts to look at!
We had a fantastic day here at school with a whole host of wonderful Roald Dahl book characters taking over our classrooms. The children enjoyed some book-related activities and lots of stories and Revolting Rhymes!
Year 6 spent the week away at Grenville House for their residential. Whilst there, they took part in many adventurous activities such as abseiling, caving, canoeing, raft building, archery, orienteering and indoor climbing. They also had the opportunity to see seals close up, try new foods, some learned to make beds and wash up along…
Our pupils love sharing their talents with the local community. Last summer, the children helped plant and sow sunflower seeds for the Friends of Teignmouth Orangery. Today, some of our Year 6 pupils came along to see the results of their gardening. It’s fair to say that they were impressive! These beautiful sunflowers, planted by…
We’ve all enjoyed getting back to school and doing some outdoor learning in the lovely autumn weather. All classes, from nursery to year 6, have had lots of fun exploring, building dens, hunting for invertebrates, cooking in the bark kitchen, working together to build a dome, sketching and much more. We have all shown our…
Our school was over-run by Matildas, BFG’s, Wonkas, Fantastic Mr Foxes, Oompa Loompas and so many other wonderful characters! We had a phizz-whizzing, swashboggling day in aid of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.
Year 5 and 6 made ceramic poppies to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. They then took their poppies to Teignmouth Cemetery and laid them on the Commonwealth War Graves as an act of remembrance of those Teignmouth service personnel who lost their lives during both World Wars. This was particularly poignant for two of…
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…
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…
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.