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Today, we observed materials that can change their states of matter. We had a competition to see who could melt an ice cube from a solid to liquid the fastest, using only our body. We then explored different materials and changed their state of matter - we melted chocolate, thinking about whether…

Today, we explored materials that are more difficult to sort into solids, liquids and gases. We learnt that some materials, like ooblek and toothpaste, are a combination of solid and liquid. We also looked at materials that flow slower than water but are still liquids like…

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…

This term our focus book has been 'Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain'. To support Understanding of the World development, we have been comparing African animals to animals found in England. Before our trip to Paignton Zoo, we came up with question to ask giraffe zoo Keeper, John. We had questions…

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…

On Wednesday, Cranesbill class spent the day at Kent’s Cavern in Torquay. The children enjoyed a variety of activities in the morning, including completing the ‘Palaeo trail’ in the forest, and having the opportunity to handle some Stone Age artefacts. The children then spent the afternoon in…

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…

Year 4 went to Kingsteignton Church to learn all about Harvest. They took part in 5 different activities which related to harvest. We even got to bring home our own boats and clay pots! 

As part of our design and technology work, we have prepared and cooked a roast dinner! We discussed which vegetables we like and which we wanted to include in our roast dinner. We then researched the cost of each ingredient needed for a roast dinner using a supermarket website.

On the last day…

We had an amazing time at the zoo today! 

We felt very grateful that Paignton Zoo offered schools the opportunity to visit the zoo for free to celebrate their 100 year anniversary! 

We had a brilliant time learning about endangered species, stomping over the wobbly bridge, learning about the…

Year 5 had a fantastic trip to Paignton zoo today to celebrate then end of our first topic together this year, Rainforests.

We fare very grateful that Paignton Zoo offered schools the opportunity to visit the zoo for free to celebrate their 100 year anniversary! 

The children explored some…

This afternoon we continued learning about Black History Month when sharing the story of Marcus Rashford. We learnt his families often relied on food banks as he grew up and how that influenced his later life. Rashford worked to ensure all children had enough food to eat when schools were closed…