Press releases
6th March 2009
We have been very bust at school this week and have got another hectic week ahead of us. On Monday, class 1 visited Rosemoor Garden’s where they learnt about growing vegetables. Each child came back to school with three pots which they have tilled with vegetable seeds. We are looking forward to seeing the vegetables grow and watching the children putting their learning into practice in our gardening plots over the next months! On Tuesday we were proud to receive in the post the 2009 Activemark Award. We have been awarded the award as recognition for the fact that every child at school receives two hours of high quality PE each week. We are now the proud owners of the healthy schools award, activemark award, artsmark award and are now hoping to achieve the eco-school award in the near future. On Wednesday we celebrated world maths day by taking part in some online mental maths competitions with children across the globe which was great fun. On Thursday, for World Book Day, the children (and staff!) came to school dressed as a book character. At the end of the day the children were given book tokens which they can now use to buy special world book day titles. On Friday, we ate banana splits to support Fair Trade Fortnight. Schools joined up to attempt a world record for the most bananas eaten in a 24-hour period.
Next week is National Science and Engineering Week. We will be taking part in an action packed series of events across the federation. The focus for the week will be renewable energy and raising awareness of local projects that are using such energy. During the course of the week the children will visit the Cliff Railway and the Glyn Lynn Gorge to learn about the use of alternative energy sources. Year 6 will also be given a talk in school by the Cliff Railway and will use the information gleaned to prepare a presentation for the younger members of the school. There will also be a Darwin in Space Competition; a family Ice Container Competition; Thinking Science Activities taking place in classrooms (toys floating on ocean currents for KS1 and drought in Malawi for KS2); and a Red Nose Race finale. Also for Red Nose Day the children will come to school dressed in red for a £1 donation and will be encouraging to do ‘something funny for money’ by telling jokes and showcasing any talents they would like to share with the school. On the Thursday of Science Week four children from Kentisbury are joining up with other children in the West Exmoor Federation (Parracombe and Lynton) for a gifted and talented art day. The children will be working with the art co-ordinator from Ilfracombe Junior School on the theme of the global world and what it means to us. By the end of the day they will produce a wall hanging for each of the Federated schools.
At the weekend, the PTFA are holding a gardening day (Saturday 14th March) from 10:00-3:00 where parents and the local community are invited in to dig, plant and sow grass, flowers and shrubs and help make some animal shelters, bird tables and feeders for the newly renovated pond/wildlife area.