Blog by RSmallshaw

To finish our 5 sessions that we have had with Kip, we had the wonderful opportunity of showcasing all the songs we had learnt through a concert to you all. Our songs have involved lots of musical skills including composing, using percussion instruments and even singing in different languages! We…

To immerse ourselves fully in our Victorian topic, we took a trip to Bygones where we were able to dress up as maids and Victorian boys ready to embark on a trip through a Victorian street. The children were able to see all different areas of life including what the posh and poor Victorian houses…

Today, the children had our first session with an external music teacher, Kip, who did a singing session with us. This is the first of a few sessions with him where the children will be getting secure with a range of songs, alongside percussion instruments. The children absolutely loved the songs…

We really do know it's Christmas time when it is Christmas jumper day for our Christmas lunch! The children were able to wear their reindeer hats that they made during their Grandparent's afternoon and enjoyed pulling their crackers with their friends. A huge thank you to the kitchen staff for…

It was so lovely to welcome all of Primroses Grandparent's into our classroom during the festive period to join us in creating a range of Christmas crafts. Together, the children created orange Christmas tree decorations, a Christmas card, a melting snowman biscuit and a rudolph hat ready for our…

For those of you that came to see the performance, we are sure you will agree that the children managed to create a performance that they should be SO proud of. he singing was fantastic, they learnt their lines beautifully and they were able to add in a little extra humour too which made it such…

Here we all are... dressed in our Nativity costumes, ready for our performances! Don't we look great?!

A character from a well-known story had come into our school today and left some clues as to who it could have been! Year 2 were set the challenge of being story detectives and used the 4 clues, one at a time, to think about which story they could be from. After the first clue of the sticks, we…

In order to fully embrace our Geography Big Question of, 'What goes on at an airport and train station?', our hall was set up as an airport for today! The children bought in their hand luggage cases and were ready to board Kingsteignton School Airways! We went through the whole process of an…

After patiently waiting and closely observing, the egg hatched overnight! The children came in to quite a mess in the classroom and were eager to find out what had happened! We decided to ask the office to send us CCTV footage of the egg hatching... they managed to get the outcome on video! As you…

To kick start our Science topic of Animals' Needs for Survival, we had an egg delivered to the classroom. The children have enjoyed predicting what might be inside and are waiting patiently for it to hatch! 

We wonder what it could be?!

To finish our Kenyan topic, we designed and made our very own African masks, inspired by those that we saw from Rayson, alongside those that we have seen when learning all about the Maasai tribe! We used our knowledge of African patterns and colours to influence our design. 

Here are what…