In October, Year 4 went on a local river walk.  We followed the East Wilder River from Bicclescombe Park, which is close to its source, to its mouth at Wildersmouth Beach.  As the river left the park, it disappeared under the road and reappeared between houses, buildings and carparks at different stages until it reached the beach.  We observed the source , tributaries , the confluences  where tributaries met the main channel , meanders (man-made) and the river mouth .  And t

As part of our Geography work, learning about the oceans, we went to visit Westward Ho! and the famous 'pebble ridge.' We went for a walk along the sand dunes and identified the different coastal features that we have been learning about in class and noticed that this area has experienced coastal erosion at a faster rate than other areas. We had great fun creating sand models of coastal features and the stages of erosion and enjoyed building a stone bridge to help the public

'Last week, our Year 3 children set off on an exciting walk around Ilfracombe, developing a real sense of place and experiencing plenty of awe and wonder along the way. As budding geographers, they investigated our local area by identifying key human and physical features. Armed with maps, the children located important landmarks they spotted on their journey and used a range of geographical skills, including careful observation and map reading. They also completed a special

For our second visit to Arlington, we watched the House Martins swooping around the house and listened to a story about connecting to the...

In year 3, we have been learning about how fossils are formed so we replicated our own!

Yesterday, year 3 explored their local area. They identified and observed Ilfracombe's main human and physical geographical features....

3KJ In Geography, we have been learning about the continents and oceans. We have been using atlases to find out more about each continent...

5RM Westward Ho! Trip 5RM visited Westward Ho! beach this week. We looked at the different coastal features the beach had and discussed...

Last week, we braved the rough seas and sailed over the Bristol Channel to Lundy Island, on the MS Oldenburg. As we arrived, we were...

As part of our Geography learning about the Oceans, Year 5 visited Woolacombe Beach to work with the National Trust. We started by...

Next week, Year 5 will be taking part in The Big Plastic Count run by Greenpeace. This links in with our geography topic - Oceans and...

We had an amazing time visiting the Stonehenge monument in real life! We were full of awe and wonder imagining how the Neolithic people...

'3KJ have enjoyed exploring the forest school area. They listened to a story before going on an Autumn treasure hunt.'

Year 5's efforts to raise awareness about plastic pollution continues to spread! This week, they made the front cover of the North Devon...

Year 3 have been learning about tourism in our town, Ilfracombe. For our final pieces, we created leaflets all about why people should...

Last week, a group of our year 5 children were asked to attend an opening ceremony for a new recycling bin at Ilfracombe harbour. The...

After creating a sound map in Geography, 3CO wrote poems about Ilfracombe and performed them in our Forest School area. 'How I feel about...

We have had Pete Ward and an ambassador from Natural England to do an art workshop with 5OL. Pete Ward finds natural materials from the...

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