Early Years Foundation Stages

Congratulations to our values award winners this week!

Why not enter our Easter competition? Get your Creative Colin thinking caps on and see what you can create for our Cockington PTA Easter competition! Entries can be brought into school on the week of the 30th March for judging on the 2nd April.

🌟 We’re incredibly proud to celebrate a fantastic achievement! 🌟 Angela was a finalist in the BBC 500 Words competition with her brilliant short story, Scruffy Savior. 📚 Her story showed fantastic imagination and creativity, perfectly reflecting our school values through Creative Colin and Aspirational Annie. As part of this amazing achievement, Angela was invited to a special celebration at Windsor Castle — an unforgettable experience and a very well-deserved honour. You can read Angela’s wonderful story here: 🔗 https://shorturl.at/IKm39 👏 Congratulations, Angela — we are all so proud of you!

Our Year 6 children went on a visit to Plymouth National Marine Aquarium earlier in the week. The children's behaviour was great, the children asked brilliant questions and they all had a fantastic day! The teachers are now looking forward to reflecting on all that they learned during their geography and science lessons this half term.

World Book Day! We have been enjoying immersing ourselves into the book 'Shh! We have a plan'. The school staff have dressed up from the characters of the book. We have also enjoyed reading and sharing books. We will be continuing to share and write stories over the next couple of days.

World Book Day! Thank you so much to our Cockington PTA for donating 150 books and labelling them so we can use them straight away! Our reading ambassadors received the books and will put them away in our library for everyone to enjoy. Thank you so much Cockington PTA!

Red Deer Year 3 Dartmoor Adventure! Last week, Red Deer have enjoyed the unusually dry weather to enjoy a one night residential on Dartmoor. They travelled to Cadover bridge and made their way along the River Plym to the cottage at Dewerstone. Once they had settled into their bedrooms and made their beds, they enjoyed preparing their potatoes for their evening meal. We went to have some fun and make the most of the sun by playing some games outside. After dinner, they went on a night walk where they turned off their torches to see how much they could see in the dark. They enjoyed rock scrambling the next day, competing challenges along the way. All in all they had a fantastic time! Thank you to all the grown ups who went with them and made the visit possible. We hope they weren't too muddy when they got home!

🏆🤩Congratulations to our values award winners this week!

Year 6s have been raising money through their fabulous artwork for The British Red Cross. We have raised £121 for the charity which has surpassed our aim of £90. Thank you to those parents who have donated to this very worthy charity.

🏃‍♂️🏅 Year 6 Launch Their Athletics Unit 🏅🏃‍♀️ Year 6 have made an excellent start to their athletics unit this week, focusing on developing jumping technique and understanding the importance of personal improvement. Pupils worked on their standing long jump, learning how to generate power through strong arm drive and controlled take-off and landing. It was particularly pleasing to see the teamwork on display, with children measuring accurately, supporting their peers and offering thoughtful feedback to help each other improve. Throughout the lesson, pupils were reminded that being an athlete is about resilience, determination and striving for personal bests — values that were clearly demonstrated by all. Well done, Year 6 — we look forward to seeing their progress over the coming weeks!

Please remember to have a look at the book fair at Cockington Primary School which will be taking place on Parents' Evenings next Wednesday and Thursday!

Year 3 Dartmoor Adventure! This week, most of Year 3 have enjoyed the unusually dry weather to enjoy a one night residential on Dartmoor. They travelled to Cadover bridge and made their way along the River Plym to the cottage at Dewerstone. Once they had settled into their bedrooms and made their beds, they enjoyed preparing their potatoes for their evening meal. We went to have some fun and make the most of the sun by playing some games outside. After dinner, they went on a night walk where they turned off their torches to see how much they could see in the dark. They enjoyed rock scrambling the next day, competing challenges along the way. All in all they had a fantastic time! Thank you to all the grown ups who went with them and made the visit possible. We hope they weren't too muddy when they got home!

We were delighted to welcome Sharon, a member of our local Muslim community, into year 5 today. She shared beautiful insights into the core elements of her faith and what daily life is like as a Muslim in Britain today. Our students asked some fantastic, thoughtful questions. Thank you Sharon for inspiring such an open and respectful conversation!

Congratulations to our values award winners this week!

Did you know, Torquay exists on an ancient fault line? The Sticklepath Fault (or Sticklepath-Lustleigh fault) is a major geological fault line that runs through Devon and emerges in Torquay, particularly visible at the Rock Walk cliffs. Caused by earth movements around 300 million years ago, this strike-slip fault extends from North Devon across Dartmoor, and has caused occasional mild earthquakes in the area, with tremors felt as recently as the 1990s. Our Year 6 pupils recently enjoyed an exciting and informative geography fieldwork trip to Torquay, where they explored the fascinating Sticklepath Fault Line. This hands-on experience brought their classroom learning to life, giving them the opportunity to observe real geological features, ask thoughtful questions, and deepen their understanding of how the Earth’s surface has changed over time. The weather held out for this fieldwork visit and they all had a great time!

Bikeability Over the last couple of weeks, Years 3&4, and Years 5&6 have been learning how to keep safe on their bikes on and off the road. Despite the rain, they really enjoyed the experience and feel a lot more confident riding their bikes!

Y4 Super Smoothies! In Year 4 this half term, they have been looking at how they can make healthy smoothies. They investigated different types and flavours of smoothies. They made their own for Y3 to try. They were delicious!