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Buckfast Abbey
Today prep 5 took part in the Threads of Easter workshop at Buckfast Abbey. They were led through the important parts of Holy Week as they moved through the Abbey added significant beads to their thread. The children then creative stain glass crosses to take home to reflect on their Easter journey.
Fire Education
Today Prep 5 and Prep 2 had sessions with Janice from the Education department of the Fire Service. They were reminded of how to act in an emergency, how to drop and roll and how to prevent fires in the home.
Model and Den Building
What a fantastic time Woodland club have had making models and den building this term! Come and see the models displayed in the main entrance. This is just one of the many after school activities that we have at St Christopher’s.
2 Digit Multiples of 2, 5 & 10
This week Prep 2 have been busy in Maths investigating 2 digit multiples of 2, 5 & 10.
BBC 500 Words Competition
Prep 2 proudly show off their certificates following their excellent entries to the BBC 500 words competition. The children each penned an original story, no more than 500 words in length. Since the stories can be about ANYTHING – space-ships, grannies, insects, time travel, we had some fabulous ideas including using Stonehenge as an excellent…
World Book Day 2020
It’s World Book Day and we are so impressed with the children today who are dressed up as their favourite book characters!
Netball v Trinity
Prep 5 & 6 girls played really well in our fixture against Trinity. With limited training recently due to weather they really impressed me with the skills shown, determination, and communication between teammates.
Electrical Safety
Prep 2 have been learning about electrical safety and used the interactive game from www.switchedonkids.org.uk to consider electrical dangers in the home.
Learning about Judaism
Today we were very lucky to have Elaine from the Totnes Jewish community join us to teach the children about Judaism. During the morning Preps 4, 5 & 6 had sessions with Elaine enacting a Shabbat celebration, learning some Hebrew and asking lots of questions.
Measuring Masses
Today we have been having a go at measuring the masses of different classroom objects using non-standard units and the balances. Lots of concentration!
