Dartmoor 3 Ball Tournament
Yesterday we sent a team of Year 4 pupils to the local Dartmoor 3 Ball tournament held at the astroturf in Dawlish. The team showed great sportmanship, teamwork and resilience. They came 5th overall – well done.
Yesterday we sent a team of Year 4 pupils to the local Dartmoor 3 Ball tournament held at the astroturf in Dawlish. The team showed great sportmanship, teamwork and resilience. They came 5th overall – well done.
Last week the Choir were invited to perform for Hope Friends; a lovely group of people who meet at the Church weekly. The children performed a range of songs for 30 minutes, and then had the chance to talk to members of the audience. They were given cake and squash, and had a fantastic time…
Class 1 were very proud to invite members of our local community to our recent Enterpise Fete, which we held at Hope Church. Over the last 5 weeks Year 4,5 and 6 have taken part in the Virgin Money Make £5 Grow project. Each child had to create a business plan and then signed a…
We welcomed our Safeguarding Governors in to talk to our School Council, they wanted to find out if they felt happy and safe at school. One child commented: ‘I feel happy at Cockwood School because it’s like a family’. Many said if they were worried or unhappy about something they would tell a friend or…
Last week, Year 3 and 4 were delighted to join pupils from Kenn and Kenton Primary Schools to camp in the Kenn field. They had a great evening and took part in a football tournament, did a scavenger hunt, toasted marshmallows and told stories around a camp fire. The children had a feast of pizza…
Yesterday Class 2 had a fantastic day with Root Notes music, spending the day singing, playing and composing their very own Dartmoor themed songs. The children sang traditional folk songs like ‘The Lark in the Morning’ (written in 1882) and ‘The Moor Round’, where the children sang in a successful round. They then had a…
Pupils engaged with our workshops last week exploring inequality by immersing themselves in a range of different cultures. They learnt about the importance of celebrating differences and valuing and respecting every person. The sessions were interactive and they were able to touch authentic crafts, musical instruments and textiles from different countries, some children enjoyed dressing…
We were incredibly lucky to be offered the chance to send 5 Year 4 pupils to Torquay Boys’ Grammar School for a Fibonacci Workshop last week. They took part in a range of activities, in Maths they looked at the magic of numbers within the Fibonacci sequence and through drama they explored patterns in language…
Class 3 have been reading the book, Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. EYFS really enjoyed painting their own owls and constructing a nest for them using a range of materials. This links with their current topic of ‘Creatures Great and Small’.