You can keep up to date with all of our latest school news on this page..

• London 2016

  Tue 31 May 2016

  As you can see our final day in London wasn't actually spent in London !
  Having braved the Underground with our cases to get back to our minibuses we spent all day at Thorpe Park.

   Now that we're all safely back in Devon I'd like to say what an absolute pleaseure it was to be away with this group.
  I know I'm speaking for all of the adults who were on the trip when I say what a credit all of the children were to themsleves and their school, and of course to you as their parents.
  Their attitude and enthusiasm, even when tired, was quite exceptional and the way that everyone coped with the demands of the city, and the demands of our itinerary, was something that I wish you all could have seen.
  We are all feeling very proud of all of the children.

    I'm sure that this trip will have given the children many wonderful memories which they will take with them; and I also know that the experiences that they have had will play a big part in their developemnt as the fully rounded, independent and confident people that they are so clearly already becoming.

  I'd like to thank Caroline, Teena, David and Meg for their endless hard work and support on the trip. It really wouldn't have been possible without them.

  Trips like this are obviously a great deal of hard work, however I can honestly say that when you get to share your time with exceptional individuals like these children it is worth every second.

   

  It's just gone mid-night and we're safely back at the hostel and heading for sleep. This is probably only a few minutes away for most !
  Everyone is keen to be fresh for tomorrow's big event - which is obviously getting home and nothing to do with Thorpe Park !!

  Believe it or not there wasn't a single sleeper at the IMAX !!

  I don't think there will be any chances for any more updates so see you all tomorrow at mid-night.

  

• London 2016

  Mon 30 May 2016

  Day Four

  Loads of photos to look at but unfortunately only enough time for a short report.
  The internet has been coming and going and the laptop battery is about to go flat !

  We've had another brilliant day and
  have just finished tea ahead of an evening at the IMAX.

  Everyone is safe and well and full of energy; although I would imagine that one or two will sleep through most of the film !!

  

• London 2016

  Sun 29 May 2016

  We're safely back in the hostel and everyone is asleep.

  Wicked was amazing and after a brilliant evening in the theatre we took a "break away" group to see Buckingham Palace.
  As you can see the lighting wasn't exactly spectacular however we can tick it off as another site.

  The thunder storm was spectacular though, although we obviously got soaking wet on the way back to the hostel - who said that we wouldn't need coats ?

   

  Day Three

  As you can see from the photos we've certainly relaxed into the demands of the city and are taking things like the underground very much "in our stride".
  The children have been amazing again today as we've travelled across the city to visit the Natural History Museum and The Tower of London.
  Lots of brilliant experiences that will stay with us for along time.

  We're currently having a bit of a break in the hostel (which is very well deserved) before heading to our second theatre of the week to watch Wicked; which will be a real contrast to Macbeth - and just as entertaining.

  It's got to be said we're abit on the tired side (God help you this weekend when the chidren are back) but everyone is very happy and we're having a great trip.
  There is even a picture of Jack smiling !!

  Thanks for all the messsages - believe it or not we have been finding the odd few seconds to read them.

  Check back later to see some more photos from today.

  

• London 2016

  Sat 28 May 2016

  We've had a great night out at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre where we saw a powerful performance of Macbeth.
  The number of compliments that we got from members of the public, who were impressed with how incredibly focussed the children were on the play, was amazing.

  As if this wasn't enough for one evening we then went into town to see the lights.

  We're safely back at the hostel again and everyone is asleep; which is good becasue our itinerary isn't going to "let up". 

   

  Day Two.

  We're back in the hostel after an historic time at Westminster Abbey, a terrifying time at The London Dungeon (although a break away group followed Shrek on an Adventure instead - equally spectacular but much less dark !) and a scientific time at the Planetarium.

  We've been on the Underground, The Docklands Light Railway, and on the River Thames; and we've also walked miles !!

  It's incredible how relaxed everyone is in "the big city".

  We've having tea at the minute before heading to The Globe Theatre to watch Macbeth. Hopefully there'll be photos of this later.

  Thanks for all the messages - keep leaving them !

  

• London 2016

  Fri 27 May 2016

  Good morning everyone.

  We've had a very quiet night (whuch isn't a surprise !!) and we're just about to have breakfast.
  Everyone is full of energy and smiling, and we're looking forward to a busy day out-and-about.
  The sun is shining - which means it will be far too hot later !!!

  We should have a bit of time in the hostel before the theatre tonight so leave lots of messages for us to read later on.

   

  Here are a couple of photos to be going on with.
  We've had a great evening ice skating - although as you can see from the photo there are a couple of tired faces.

  It's gone midnight and everyone is safely back in the hostel and asleep - which is just as well considering everything we'll be up to tomorrow.

  We're having internet problems (which is hard to believe in the middle of London but true) so you'll have to wait until tomorrow for some more photos.
  Sorry.

   

  Hello everyone !

  As you can see we've arrived safely in the big city and if you look carefully you'll see some blue sky - it's stopped raining !!!

  We've been on the London Eye and this photo shows us outside the National Gallery which we've also visited this afternoon.
  We're currently having tea before heading out ice skating this evening

  Make sure you check back later on (probably much later on !) when there'll be loads of photos of us enyoying our day.

  Please leave lots of messages.

  

• Devon County Show 2016

  Thu 19 May 2016

  Click on the You Tube link to have a look at some of the songs we performed at this year's Devon County Show.  Altogether our rock group, brass band and choir performed six pieces in a twenty five minute slot. Performing on Devon Music's big stage to such a big audience was a wonderful experience, however, as you can see, we also had plenty of time to explore the show too. Don't forget to look at the videos on our You Tube Page.

  

• Shebbear Football 2016

  Sat 14 May 2016

  On Friday 13th of May we took two teams to Shebbear College to play a football tournament. Both teams worked really hard and we had a great afternoon out. Unfortunately our B-Team lost their game against Shebbear College and didn't reach the semi-finals.  Our A-Team played five games altogether. In our first game we played Halwill and won 1-0. George scored the goal but it was close throughout the whole game and it was a good match to win. In our second game we played Appledoore and we won 2-0. Jack and George scored, although we could have scored more because Jack hit the crossbar. A couple of minutes after he went and scored the second goal. In the last game of group stages we played Beaford and we won 7-0 which was our best win of the day. Tom and George both scored hat-tricks and Bradley scored the other goal goal. We got through to the semi final and played Langtree and it was a tough game but we went 1-0 up. It was right at the end when our goalkeeper, Dan, had to make an important save to take us through to the final. In the final we played Shebbear and it was 0-0 at full time after a close game. We went to penalties - Dan saved there first penalty and Tom scored. They missed another and it ended up 4-2 to us. We ended up winning the whole tournament, for the second year running, and we got a trophy and a medal. By Dan and Bradley

  

• Bristol 2016

  Mon 09 May 2016
  Hello again!  It's the end of Day Three and everyone is safely home.  We have had an awesome day at Crealy, and made the most of all of the fun to be had! As you can see from the photos below, even the wet weather didn't stop us from having lots of fun!  
  Throughout the trip the children have been absolutely amazing, and we received many many compliments from everyone we met regarding their behaviour, their impeccable manners and their continual enthusiasm.  I speak for all of the staff when I say that we are incredibly proud of each and every one of them! 
  As always, the trip is only a success as a result of lots of hard work from our fabulous staff.   A huge thank you to Nick Lapham, Helen Carey, Caroline Stevens and Alex Rushton - for making the trip so much fun and such an amazing experience for all involved! 
  Finally though, an enormous thank you to all of the children.  You have made the trip an absolute pleasure, and I am still amazed at how wonderful you have been!  I am sure you will all sleep well - and we will see you all bright and early in the morning! 
  Mrs T x 

  

• Bristol 2016

  Sun 08 May 2016

  Hello again.  Its 11pm on Day Two and everyone is soundly asleep and snoring!  We have had an amazing, but very busy day, and the children looked very glad to be getting to bed! 

  We started our day at @Bristol, where we explored the science museum and had lots of fun with the hands on exhibits.   After this we headed into a planetarium show all about the summer night's sky.  We learnt the names and sizes of lots of stars adn planets all around us.

   

  When we finished in the planetarium we headed into our lesson which involved training for space missions, and a special message from Tim Peake.  We had to complete experiments with robotics, testing materials, and building rockets which we launched across the room at the end of our workshop.  We all had lots of fun and feel ready to launch up to the International Space Station whenever they need us!! 

   

  After we left @Bristol we headed to the zoo and took part in a Mad for Madagascar session.  We were able to touch and hold different animals from Madagascar, and we learnt about how the animals ended up on the island! 

   

  After our session we all enjoyed exploring the zoo, and looking at the wildlife - I think the wildlife also enjoyed looking at us!! 

   

  Following our zoo visit we headed back to the hostel for dinner.  Then we headed out onto our Pirate Walk.  We had a great time exploring the harbourside and caves, and hearing all about Bristol's pirate heritage.  

  

• Bristol 2016

  Sat 07 May 2016

  Hello everyone!  It's a little after midnight and everyone is fast asleep! We have had a fabulous, and action packed day with lots of fun!   The details below show a little of what we have been up to today - we will do our best to get more pictures and details online for you all tomorrow.  Thank you for all of yoor comments - we will read them out to the children over breakfast tomorrow.  

  We started the day at the SS Great Britain.  We were shown around by Martin, and we explored lots of different parts of the ship.  As you can see below we had lots of fun exploring and finding out all of the ship's secrets!

   

  We had fun exploring the musuem alongside the ship -  we even re-created a famous scene from Titanic!

   

  After we left the SS Great Britain we headed to the youth hostel to find our rooms, and our dinner! 

   

  Everyone ate very well, and following dinner we headed out into Bristol for our laser quest challenge. We played in our house teams (with teachers) and had lots of fun in a mini tounrnament.  

   

  We played our first matches, and then went on to play another in a mini tournament. Our overall results were.... 4th - Puffins, 3rd - Robins, 2nd - Magpies and in 1st place, the Herons!