Our Year 4 scientists explored electricity by learning about conductors, insulators, and simple circuits. Using their knowledge, they designed festive Christmas cards that really shine! Each card includes a working circuit with a bulb powered by a battery and connected using copper tape. This project combined creativity with scientific understanding, showing how electrical energy can bring ideas to life.

In Religion and World Views, our Year 3 pupils have been learning about Jewish beliefs and practices. The children explored Jewish ideas about God, sin, and forgiveness, and discovered why Yom Kippur is such an important and meaningful time in the Jewish calendar. They learned that Yom Kippur is a day for reflection, saying sorry, and making a fresh start, helping them to understand the importance of forgiveness and personal responsibility. The children were also fascinated t

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

In Religion and World Views, we have been learning about what it is like to be a Muslim living in Britain. The pupils have been so interested in learning about the religion of Islam and understanding the importance of respect and tolerance. As part of our learning, we had a visit from Khadeja, who is a Muslim living in North Devon. She spoke about her experiences from living in war-torn Syria to living in a camp for 5 years before finally moving and settling in the UK. The pu

'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

Last Friday, Year 5 travelled back in time to the age of the Vikings! The children looked incredible — we were absolutely blown away by the creativity and effort that went into their amazing costumes. A huge thank you to all our parents and carers for helping to make the day so special. Throughout the day, the children explored what life was like in Viking times, listened to exciting Norse tales, and even sampled some Viking-inspired food! It was a fantastic day full of fun,

During our immersion day, we found out about the daily lives of the people who lived in Ancient Greece.  We learned about the original Olympic Games and those who took part in it.  We made laurel leaf crowns out of paper like the winners would have worn and took part in our own mini Olympics.  We also made paintings of Greek terracotta pots designed with the patterns and images of the time.  Our favourite part of the day was tasting some food from the place and time including

The Year 5 Spelling Bee Grand Final   Each Year 5 class held heats leading up a ‘Class Final’, with all children in all classes showing great confidence at being able to attempt to spell any and every word that was given.  In the end, in each Year 5 class, a winner was found: Lennox Stone, Oscar Barnes and Sirat Kaur.   So that stage was set for the Year 5 Spelling Bee Grand Final.   All three children were given three words from the Year 5 and 6 Spelling list, and at the end