This week, we enjoyed a history walk around Barnstaple. During our walk, we learnt about the different bridges in Barnstaple, including how and why the new bridge was built. We also discovered why the old railway bridge was demolished and discussed how people used to travel around the town in the pa...

This week, we were delighted to welcome children’s author Rob Holmes to our school. Rob shared his wonderful book about Mindful Master Owl and introduced our pupils to the basics of mindfulness in a fun and engaging way. During the session, the children learnt how mindfulness can help with...

During English this week, we have been practising our tricky words using whiteboards. The children have been working hard to read and write these words confidently, remembering the parts that can be harder to sound out. Writing on whiteboards has allowed them to practise, edit and improve their...

Over the past half-term, the Year 2 children have been exploring the theme of landscapes in Art. They have looked closely at the work of famous artists including John Constable, L. S. Lowry and Paul Cézanne. The children explored how these artists used colour to create perspective in their...

This week in Maths, Year 1 have been recapping addition. We have been exploring “First, Then, Now” number stories to help us understand how numbers grow when we add more. For example: First, there were 3 children at the park. Then 4 more joined them. Now there are 7 children at the p...