Children's Mental Health Week!

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This week, on top of Safer Internet Day, we have also been taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week, which, we are sure you will agree, is extremely important. As you know, human beings are intrinsically connected to each other, and these connections are vital for the wellbeing of all…

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Safer Internet Day!

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Yesterday, we had an assembly all around being safe on the internet, in preparation for today, which is Safer Internet Day! The learning main topic of conversation around this has been based around this year's theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.

In…

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Experimenting with materials and their properties!

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When looking at properties of materials, it was clear that the children weren't so secure on their understanding of waterproof, absorbent, transparent and opaque. We decided to set up an experiment that would enable us to test and observe these properties of materials. Within this experiment, we…

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Birdwatchers on the loose!

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Before bird watching, we talked about how many different birds we knew. With over twenty different species I was very impressed! Answers ranged from sparrows, woodpeckers and kingfishers to flamingos, penguins and ostriches! This led to conversations around which types of birds we would be likely…

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Puppet Masters!

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As part of our new Design and Technology topic, that ties in with our Big Question, we are going to be designing and making hand puppets to retell the story of the 3 Little Pigs. Before we can start designing and making, it is really important that we investigate different styles of puppets and…

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Snuggle Up and Read Bags!

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At Kingsteignton School, we want reading to be more than something that the children have to do at school. We want reading to become something that the children choose to do because they enjoy it! As Dr Seuss once said, “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a…
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Detective, detective!

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Welcoming the children back after the Christmas holidays was a crime scene! The children had to be police detectives and use the clues to figure out what story character had left the clues behind. The clues were revealed one at a time and in between each one, they had to think about a story that…

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Christmas Lunch and Jumper Day!

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Today we really did get into the festive spirit! With our Christmas jumpers and reindeer hats at the ready, we enjoyed a wonderful Christmas lunch cooked by the school kitchen. There was plenty of cracker pulling, joke telling and Christmas brownie eating! It was so lovely to see all of their…

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Performance Treat!

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After 2 incredible performances of the Bethlehem Bake Off to our adults, the children in Primrose Class definitely deserved a treat! Myself and Miss Bailey had a bake off competition, where we baked some Christmas goodies for the children to taste. The children voted for their favourite bake,…

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Grandparent's Christmas Craft Afternoon!

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On Friday, the children in Primrose welcomed their Grandparent's in for some Christmas crafts. It was so lovely to be able to do this again and everyone appeared to enjoy themselves. A huge thank you to all the Grandparents who joined us!

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Lady of the Lamp!

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As part of our Big Question for our learning challenge curriculum, we created Florence Nightingale inspired lanterns that involved us needing to cut, fold and join materials. The children showed great perseverance and creativity!

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Be Internet Legends Day!

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Today, we joined the team at Google for a live assembly to learn how to be an Internet Legend! Being an internet legend includes learning how to be safer, more confident online explorers. This year, Be Internet Legends Day focussed on wellbeing – helping children think about how being online makes…

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