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Nursery Sandpit Fun
From making a splash last week to building sandcastles and water play this week, the nursery children have spent the afternoon having fun...


School Council Visit From the Mayor
Last week, School Council were very excited to get to meet the Mayor of Barnstaple- Louisa York. The mayor told us about the local...


Nursery Splish Splash Fun!
The children in Nursery had a wonderful time playing in the water filled sandpit yesterday from all the rain!


Phase 3 Achievement Assembly
Well done to all of our children who have achieved a certificate for showcasing our school values this week. We celebrated in our phase...


Year 6 Rugby Competition
On Friday last week, all of Year 6 attended the Barnstaple Primary Schools Rugby Competition. They played a number of teams from other...


Year 2 Tarka Tennis Festival
On Wednesday, year 2 walked to Tarka Tennis Centre to join other schools for a tennis festival. All the children were very excited to see...


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...
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