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• Halloween Disco 2014

  Fri 31 Oct 2014

  Thank you to our PTA for organising such a scary Halloween Disco .....
  ..... and to Alex for running it !

  Everyone had a terrifying time !!!

  

• Torrington Cross Country 2014

  Fri 31 Oct 2014

  Having run so well in our local area competition recently it was great to get the opportunity to step up a level when we went over to Torrington Rugby Ground to compete.
  The competition involved schools from across North and West Devon and the standard was a lot higher, however we had a great time and we're very proud of our results.
  Over forty children took part from our school and these are the ones who achieved top ten finishes:
  
  Year Four Races:
  George - 5th Place
  Imogen - 9th Place

  Year Five Races:
  Amelia - 2nd Place
  Maddie - 3rd Place
  Joe - 5th Place

  Year Six Races:
  Blythe - 10th Place

  

• Harvest 2014

  Thu 30 Oct 2014

  In the harvest festival we sang five songs and Year Five read and “signed” a poem, the brass band performed two tunes and in between the songs Sir said a few words.

  Harvest is a very important time of year, because it’s when farmers collect the food they’ve grown. Without this time of year we would all starve.

  At the start the brass band played Pop Rock and Mini March to warm up. Then they played Plough to the End of the Row with the whole school singing behind them.

  Before we started Sir said some things. The next song we sang was Cauliflowers Fluffy; KS1 sang the first verse and chorus on there own then the whole school joined in.

  Next we sang Oats and Beans and Barley Grow; Year Three and Four sang it once through then the whole school did.

  Then year five did a poem, called The Harvest Moon by Ted Hughes, they did it again in sign language which everyone thought was very impressive.

  After sir read out a quote by Robert Louis Stevenson. The quote was “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant” and the whole school sang Jolly Plough Boys which is a fast high song.

  The last song we sang was Country Boy which is a very fast song, only Year Five and Six sang it. The ukuleles played the tune.

  Before we finished Sir said a very long quote by a man called Kent Nurburn, who said that giving was like loving and withholding like withering, and everyone got a round of applause.

  I think harvest went very well.

  By Evie

  

• Clawton Cross Country

  Fri 24 Oct 2014

  Just before half term we went down to Clawton School for this year's Holsworthy Area Cross Country Running event.
  We had a brilliant, and very successful, time:

  Year Three / Four Girls' Race:
  Imogen (Yr 4) - 1st Place
  Abbi (Yr 4) - 6th Place

  Year Three / Four Boys' Race:
  George (Yr 4) - 1st Place
  Steven (Yr 4) - 5th Place

  Year Five / Six Girls' Race:
  Amelia (Yr 5) - 1st Place
  Maddie (Yr 5) - 2nd Place
  Maya (Yr 5) - 3rd Place
  Alicia (Yr 5) - 7th Place
  Libbie (Yr 5) - 10th Place

  Year Five / Six Boys' Race:
  Noah (Yr 6) - 1st Place
  Joe (Yr 5) - 2nd Place
  Adam (Yr 5) - 9th Place
  Dylan (Yr 5) - 10th Place

  

• Julian's River Trip

  Fri 24 Oct 2014

  This October Class 6 went on a school trip to Julian's farm to learn about the river Torridge and culm grass-land.

  We left about 9.45am and when we got there Jenni took us into her classroom. She talked to us about the health and safety rules for the farm. We were all given boards with information sheets attached. On them were photos which showed the autumn leaves and twigs, fungi, otters, fruits and hills that we might see when we were walking around.

  Then we went on a walk to a spring and a waterfall. It was amazing. We started talking about erosion and how the weather eroded the land. We took pictures and asked questions and thought about the water-table. From seeing the waterfall we learned quite a lot.
  The stream was a tributary of the Torridge.

  After we got back we ate half our lunch, then we were off again. This time we went down to the river bank and the culm-land. We went exploring and started spotting the things on our sheets. When we got there we did some experiments to see how fast the river was flowing in different places.

  We also did experiments with oranges. One group’s orange took 6 seconds to travel ten meters, the others took 22seconds, 42seconds and 20seconds. Then we put another orange in to see how long it would take it to travel to the other side of the meander. It took 2minuets and 15seconds. We tried to work out why the speeds were so different.
  We also thought about erosion, transportation and deposition.

  Finally we headed back to the classroom where we had the rest of our lunch.
  After lunch we had to leave, we got back in the minibus and headed back to school.

  We all had a fantastic day and I would love to go again.

  

• Museum Trips

  Mon 20 Oct 2014

  At the beginning of October, two thousand and fourteen, Class 6 went on a school trip to the Castle Museum in Bude, the Appledore Maritime Museum and the Burton Art Gallery and Museum in Bideford.

  First we went to the Burton in Bideford where we learned about mixed things such as, how and when the Bideford bridge was built, Edward Capern the postman poet, John Strane and local North Devon pottery. I was interested in a big pottery plate that H Phillips Potter made, it had two fighting roman soldiers on it.

  Next we went to the museum in Appledore where we found out lots about local shipwrecks. We were very lucky that the lady gave us a tour of parts of the museum that you couldn't normally see. I found out about a ship called the Black Prince, which was a smuggling ship in the eighteenth century. We were also very lucky as we got to see a ship called the Picaroona Cleverly - we learnt lots of very interesting facts about it!

  Lastly we went to the Bude castle museum where I found lots of really interesting facts about Sir Richard Greenville and where Mr Sentance told us all about the wreck of the ship, the Bencoolen.

  I really enjoyed the whole day out and I now know a lot more facts about local history.

  By Becky

  

• The Wizard of Oz

  Sun 19 Oct 2014
  Every year we are visited by M&M Theater Productions.
  This years show took place in our new school hall for the first time and was a brilliant performance of the Wizard of Oz - even if the witch was a bit too scary for some of us !

  

• Year 4 Bikeability

  Fri 17 Oct 2014

  Bikeability is all about learning to use our bikes properly so that we are safe on the roads when we're out and about !

  Our instructor Ian has been coming in to school for many years to run a Level Two Course for our Year Six children.

  For the first time ever we've also been able to run a Level One Course for our Year Four children this Autumn Term. This is a great step forward and something that we hope will be repeated every year from now on.

  

• Hartland Quay Autumn 2014

  Wed 15 Oct 2014

  Hartland Quay

  In early October Class 6 went on a day trip with Sir, Mr Sentance and Teena. We traveled by mini bus and it took about 25 minuets to get to Hartland Quay. We went there to study rocks, the coast and history – like ship wrecks.

  When we arrived we went strait onto the beach to focus on the rocks and cliffs. As we walked onto the beach we told every one what we could see and took pictures, we also looked at the slip way. We sat on the beach and had a talk. We talked about how sandstone is made.

  Sandstone is a sedimentary rock. Loose particles get pressed together under the Earth and over millions of years change into rock.

  The rock gets worn away by weathering and erosion. It breaks off the cliffs and gets washed into smooth pebbles on the beach. These turn back to sand.

  This is a part of the rock cycle.

  After this we walked up the slip way again, we went into the museum. It wasn't a big museum ,but it was very interesting. On display there was a light bulb from Hartland point lighthouse, an old spanner from a old wreaked ship and more. Some of us took pictures and filmed documentaries.

  After lunch we walked along a valley by the sea and looked at how the sea had changed it.

  We all had a great day out and we were ready to leave at the end of the day because we were all exhausted.

  By Natasha

  

• Poundstock 2014

  Fri 10 Oct 2014

  Class 5’s Amazing Trip to Poundstock Gildhouse.

  On Thursday the ninth of October, class 5 went to Poundstock to experience what life was like in the Tudor times.

  First we entered the banqueting hall where we met our guides, and put our bags on the chairs. After that she talked to us about what we were going to do there such as: making bread plates, ginger beer and Master Tim will talk to us about the building itself. Well that’s what we were doing before lunch. Mrs Turner split us into three groups: Penfound, Trebarfoot and Calmandy, who owned the building. Anybody from the poorest person to the richest could come to the feast in the banqueting hall if they brought two shillings to pay for the food which was made by the poor people, maids, and the servants.

  Next we went down stairs to get into poor Tudor outfits to do the bread making and ginger beer and talk about the building. The outfits helped us get into the mood of Tudors. The girls were wearing a blouses, long skirts, shawls and bonnets. The boys were wearing: belts, socks, hats and a tunic. Then we made the delicious bread by using flour, butter, yeast , milk and water. The ginger beer was made from yeast, water, lemon and ginger. And the building was made of cob, stone, wood, glass, but only the rich had glass, in the Tudor times they would have cows horns and wooden shutter’s.

  After such a busy morning it was time for lunch.

  After that, we had to get into the rich Tudors costumes before learning a Tudor dance. As a couple, spring to the left, spring to the right. Take 3 little runs forwards and pause. Repeat it again. Face your partner, the man’s hands on the lady’s waist, her hands on his shoulders. Both bend knees, and she jumps high as he lifts her. Join hands with partner and circle on the spot for a count. Repeat the dance from the start, making sure you keep well spaced out.

  Finally we learned about the musical instruments used in the Tudor times, and played children’s Tudor games and tried writing with feathers and ink.   We had a fantastic time at Poundstock and really enjoyed such an AMAZING SCHOOL TRIP.

  BY Maya Schiffer and Dylan Crothall