Buttercup Singing Concert

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This afternoon, Buttercup class were able to showcase their fantastic singing and play percussion instruments in a performance for their grown ups.

The children have been building up to this over the last 4 weeks, with the help of Kip, an external music teacher.  As well as teaching us a range…

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Christmas Lunch 2023

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Today we enjoyed Christmas lunch, I was very impressed with all the people who tried a sprout. Some of us even realised that sprouts were delicious!

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Grandparent's Afternoon

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Today we welcomed our grandparents' into Buttercup class for an afternoon of festive crafts.  We made cards, hats, decorations and tasty treats.

What an enjoyable and memorable afternoon it was!

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Buttercup go on an adventure!

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This afternoon Buttercup went on an adventure in the Explorer Dome!  We went on an immersive exploration of the world, experiencing hot rainforests, dry deserts and even the freezing arctic!  We learnt about some unusual animal behaviours and adaptations and discovered what we can all do to help…

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Baarmy Bethlehem!

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For their nativity, Year 1 and 2 performed Baarmy Bethlehem, a story about ‘party sheep’ who love to ‘Baa Baa Boogie’!

Cheeky, Rascal, Tinker and Scamp the sheep are real party animals! So, when they see Bethlehem filling up for Caesar’s census, they assume it’s for a big celebration and they…

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Open the Book: The Fiery Furnace

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This afternoon, we welcomed 'Open the Book' into school, who performed the bible story 'The Fiery Furnace', along with some volunteers from Buttercup and Primrose Classes.

In this story King Nebuchadnezzar built a golden statue of himself for everyone to worship. However, three men named…

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What was it like when our grandparents' were young?

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This afternoon we interviewed Sophie’s grandma, Sharon, about her childhood. We asked questions about her toys, the food she used to eat and what school was like. We were amazed to discover that there were no mobile phones, people didn’t have McDonalds or KFC because the only takeaway that you…

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Stepping back in time

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Today Buttercup class stepped back in time thanks to Newton Abbot museum.  To help us think about life in the past we handled a range of artefacts and discovered their purpose.  We were surprised at some of the items, especially the hot water bottle, and all agreed that we preferred the modern…

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Open the Book: Jesus and the Tax Collector

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Today we welcomed 'Open the Book' into school, who along with some children in Y1 and 2, performed a story about Zacchaeus called ‘Jesus and the Tax Collector’. Zacchaeus was not kind to the people at the beginning and hurt many feelings, but through Jesus he saw the error of his ways and changed…
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Modern Day Mary Anning's

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To finish our Mary Anning topic, we visited Charmouth so that we could have a go at being fossil hunters.  We used our knowledge from the video that we watched in the Heritage Centre to help us identify the most common fossils, ammonites, belemnites and crinoids.  We found lots of examples of…

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Open the Book: Down Through the Roof

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This afternoon we heard the story 'Down through the Roof'.  A man who could not walk wanted to be healed by Jesus. When the man’s friends carried him to the house where Jesus was staying, they found the house to be packed with people wanting to hear Jesus and be healed by him. The friends made…

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Open the Book: David and Goliath

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This half term Open the book performed the story of David and Goliath.  David was a shepherd boy and Goliath a fearsome warrior.  In this story we learned that the Israelites and the Philistines were at war and the Philistine army had a giant of a champion in Goliath. No-one had ever been brave…

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