David Cameron writes to Cockwood
When the children met David Cameron at the opening of Dawlish Train Station this year he was presented with a copy of Macbeth – the film produced by Class 1 pupils. Here is his response! David Cameron letter
When the children met David Cameron at the opening of Dawlish Train Station this year he was presented with a copy of Macbeth – the film produced by Class 1 pupils. Here is his response! David Cameron letter
Well done to our three Platinum Award winners who made outstanding progress in the Spring Term. A huge well done to our pupils who took the most interesting photographs of someone or something reading and finally Cofton House for winning the house trophy for most house points earned!
A selection of pupils were able to meet David Cameron when he visited Dawlish Railway Station on its reopening after the winter storms. The pupils had a long chat with the Prime Minister and were able to present him with a copy of Class 1’s Macbeth DVD, which he promised to watch! He was most…
In music lessons this term Classes 1 and 2 have been learning to play the recorder. In both classes we have looked at learning to play 4 notes and follow simple tunes together. In class 1 we have composed our own music to perform and play.We are proud of our efforts and have supported each…
Cockwood School are celebrating achieving Fairtrade status. Over the past eighteen months the school council has put all their efforts into learning more about Fairtrade and what the whole school can do to help Fairtrade farmers and their families.
Pupils in Class 1 enjoyed a super afternoon playing football against other schools in the local learning community.It was great fun! They went on to play these schools again the following week on an outside pitch at Dawlish Comunity College. The pupils gained a great deal from this super experience. The PFA have kindly donated…
As part of their literacy sequence, Class 2 took part in the extremely colourful (and messy!) Holi festival. The children enjoyed a range of activities to learn about the traditionally Indian festival that is now celebrated all over the world. They learned Bollywood dancing, decorated cakes and made bracelets before taking part in a whole…
Three Year 5 students took part in a Gifted and Talented Science Workshop and Competition held at Dawlish Community College last Wednesday. Out of the six primary schools taking part Cockwood School were awarded top marks for team work, technique and presentation. The team will be awarded a trophy during a summer term open evening at the college. Well done team!…
A huge thank you goes to Sainsburys in Dawlish and our school PFA. Sainsburys have donated the funds to help purchase two new ipads for the school and we were joined by the manager and other key staff for the presentation. We will put these to good use! Please read more to see how we…
Children in Class 3 have started to use the DB Primary site and are enjoying exploring the different pages, including the Forum, and the Class 3 Homepage. Many of them have already designed their own homepage, and added a picture of their choice! Comments on the site from the children include; “This is good fun.” (Ozzie)…