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Year 5 Varjak Paw
Year 5 have been exploring the text 'Varjak Paw' in reading this week. We used a drama technique called conscience alley to explore the...


Phase 3 Achievers
This week in our phase 3 assembly, we celebrated lots of children who have achieved one of our values certificate this week. Well done to...


Year 1 Exploring Measure
Year 1 have been bust exploring measure in their maths lessons with lots of hands on, collaborative group work. They have compared and...


Year 5 River Taw Walk
Last week, Year 5 went out on a local walk to the River Taw. They enjoyed a picnic lunch in Rock Park and then walked along the pathway...


Reception Parts of Plants
This week in Reception we have been learning about the different parts of a plant and what they do. As part of our learning, we have...


Year 5 Fairy Houses
On Wednesday, year 5 were set the task of building some stable shelters for the Newport fairies in the Go Wild! Our new topic in D&T...


Year 5 Starting their new Writing Unit
This week in year 5, we have started our new writing unit which focuses on the poem ‘ The Sea’ by James Reeves, which uses the metaphor...


Year 4 Dewerstone Residential
Many of Year 4 have been on Dartmoor this week to complete the Dewerstone Adventure Race! We have been rock climbing, abseiling, mud...


Reception Visit From PCSO
This afternoon Reception had a visit from our local PCSO. She spoke to us about her role in keeping people safe and what to do if we ever...


Reception Visit From Exmoor Zoo
As part of our 'Toys' exploration, Exmoor Zoo visited us today. We explored how animals inspire play and how play can be used to help...


Gymnastics Competition
Wow! What a fantastic day! On Saturday, 7 teams of children took time out of their weekend to compete for the school at the North Devon...


Year 2 Designing a Moving Plane
Year 2 have been designing and making a moving plane for Amelia Earhart. The children worked collaboratively to build their planes and...


Sports Hall Athletics
This week 12 children took part in the North Devon Sports Hall Athletics Competition after a successful win at the Barnstaple Schools...


Reception Celebrating Reading
Reception had a lovely afternoon celebrating reading with their special adults. It was wonderful to see so many parents in school sharing...


Reception Hot Cross Buns
Reception have been learning about how Christians celebrate Easter. Tessa and Tom (our persona dolls) have shared how Jesus arrived in...


Phase 3 Achievers Assembly
We celebrated a variety of achievements this week in our phase 3 celebration assembly. Great job to everyone who received one of our...


Year 5 Drama - Kensuke's Kingdom
During our English sessions, Year 5 have been exploring the story Kensuke's Kingdom. We reached a pivotal point in the text where the...


Reception Changes Over Time
We have set up a 'changes over time' experiment using bread soaked, sprinkled or spread! We have labelled the packets and hung them in...
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