We have had another busy week! In phonics, the reception children have started to learn digraphs. 'Two letters make one sound!' - Louis. They have picked up on them so quickly and are already starting to read them in words. They have also been practicing their writing and have written some lovely sentences. Year 1s have been writing about The [...]
In our work as North Devon Beach Reps with the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), Councillor Biederman for Instow asked our School Councillors, Jess and Max, to present to to Devon County Council about the issues of plastics in our environment. You can read their presentation below (YouTube link too) including Jess's punchline that was almost lost through the laughter of [...]
Martha has decided this is going to be the title of her poem about the journey of the River Lyn! Class 3 were very lucky with the weather yesterday and we enjoyed a beautiful walk down the river to Lynmouth looking at the features of a river and how it shapes the land. A really big thanks to Josh and [...]
Class 4 had a brilliant afternoon, with a visit from Nick Corston of STEAM Co. An inspiring introductory talk highlighted the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths, including such things as how 'cats eyes' were developed to light up the roads. Nick did a fantastic job at tying our topic of The Victorians in to this session by [...]
Some excellent projects are coming in - well done everyone!The USB stick contains an amazing Minecraft video, with music, of the emergence of the Secret Garden.....brilliant Max! [categories "Whole school, Class4"]
Well done Class 4 - there's some excellent projects coming in! It's hard to appreciate a USB stick, but it contains a stunning Minecraft video, with music, of the emergence of the Secret Garden - amazing!
Today we started looking at materials. We investigated what materials would work best to build a house. The materials we used included; newspaper, cardboard, lego, straw, sticks, cotton wool, marshmallows, sugar cubes and bricks! It was very exciting building with marshmallows and many of us thought this would be a great house. But, when we realised just how sticky it [...]
Class 3 enjoyed an interesting spotlight yesterday when Kitty showed us how to make a saltwater powered model car. I think there will be quite a few children who will be hoping for one in their stockings this year! :-)
Lots of excitement this afternoon - the biscuits are difficult to see as they got eaten so quickly![categories "Whole School, Class 4]
Repainted, bright, clean, odd jobs completed and a proper spring clean... Stepping Stones is looking fab! We've had fun putting the room back together and are looking forward to seeing the little faces as the children come back next week! Thanks Lin and Cally for all your hard work.!
