Interactive Concert with Kip - Year 1 and 2

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What a great morning we had singing with Kip! The Y1 children taught the Y2 children one of the songs and actions they had learnt and vice versa.  They were all super teachers!  The children then listened carefully to some pieces of music performed by Kip.  We really enjoyed singing with…

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Open the Book: The Lost Sheep

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To our surprise the parable of the lost sheep was about much more than a wandering animal. Through the magical story telling of ‘Open the Book’ we learnt about perseverance and that the powerful message in this parable is that God seeks out his lost children! God cares greatly for each and every…

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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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Children in need

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The children in Dandelion looked fab in their 'ME' outfits for this year's Children In Need Day. There were lots of Pudsey themed activities today and in cooking we made cheesy Pudsey puffs! 

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