A weekly round up of events...
Sport's Day this year was very hot! Mr Blackmore organised a great variety of events, which the classes took part in on rotation. There was an obstacle race in the Sport's Hall which involved hurdles, climbing, leaping over the gym horse and swinging on ropes to see who could get the best time. Then there was shot put,...
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It's the busiest time of year for the Department of Adventure! Throughout the last two weeks Mr Jenner has been busy taking the different key stage groups out wild swimming and pond dipping. The swimming trips were at a mix of coastal and river locations (at Brampford Speke) and lots of interesting wildlife was found d...
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Last weekend Mr Jenner and his daughter Alice took a group of ten pupils to Skern for a PGL style weekend in Appledore. The children had a fantastic action packed schedule and the weather which had been due to rain all weekend held off for the most part and even had some great sunny spells. On Friday evening everybody ...
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On Wednesday Mr Jenner and Mr Ford took a group of children to the Devon Guild of Craftsmen in Bovey Tracy where they had the opportunity to see their own beautifully made jewellery on display.The group were excited to see much loved silversmith Jamie Inglis, who spent time last term teaching them the skills and helpin...
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Mr Blackmore, Head of P.E. entered us into the Premier League Primary Stars Equipment Competition and we’re delighted to report that Magdalen Court School was announced as one of the very lucky winners! So, a big thank you to Mr B because the children were completely thrilled with the kit worth over £1000 which arrived...
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Oak and Willow (KS1 and 2) explored 'How does it work?' as their term's topic, which has focused on looking at inventions, how they work and what impact they have had on our lifestyles over the years.To celebrate their end of topic we took the children to Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre. The pupils were greeted by o...
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This week, with good weather on most days, all the key stage groups have been practising fire lighting skills in Bushcraft. The aim was to create and maintain a fire and cook some smores! The children were shown how to use different tools to start a fire including; a bow drill, a fire stick and flints.They all enjoyed ...
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This term in art and crafts the children have been very lucky to have Kate, a ceramicist from The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, supporting them in lessons to create different pottery designs.In their most recent session, the children were shown how to create “pinch pots”. They had to use wire to cut some clay and make a ba...
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Over the past five months, pupils have been fortunate enough to have Jamie Inglis, a professional silversmith, supporting children in creating individual pieces of specialist jewellery teaching them skills and techniques, including sawing, soldering, polishing, stamping and filing.For the children who struggle academic...
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Welcome back! We hope you all had a relaxing break and enjoyed getting outside in the great weather we had.This half-term we have hit the deck running or should we say driving?in Design and Technology Key Stage 3 pupils have been researching and learning all about modern day vehicles with Mr Ford, from how they are bui...
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