Bishopsteignton Primary School

Bishopsteignton Primary School

Cockhaven Close, Bishopsteignton, Devon TQ14 9RJ

01626 775 873

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Adventurers/Investigators

Adventurers/Investigators

  • KS1 visited Paignton Zoo
  • Bouncing to raise funds
  • The first Forest School of the new year for our Year 1s.
  • Today we went on a 'Season Walk' looking for signs that would help us find out what season we are in.
  • Year 2 are really enjoying their Place Value unit in Maths and have been using base ten to partition numbers to 100.
  • The Investigators worked in teams to find out which shape wand would make the biggest bubble.
  • The children in Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed a workshop today, from cultural champion Sandhya Dave, all about Hinduism!
  • The children in KS1 were delighted to welcome Reverend Carol and Peter from St. John's Church as they learnt more about religion in their community.
  • KS1 children were treated to a visit from the author, illustrator and poet Kev Payne.
  • This week the KS1 made seed paper out of scrap paper and bee friendly wildflower seeds to share with our community
  • We have been getting messy in KS1 making our own seed paper!
  • A great time was had by all as we pushed ourselves to be the best we can be!
  • KS1 started the day with a fun and energetic Sports Day!
  • KS1 have created their own hydroponics station to observe some freshly planted beans.
  • We have been having so much fun at the Village Festival!
  • As part of "Our Community" topic this half term KS1 have been planting a pollinator friendly garden to make sure they have enough food and water. This week's focus is "Our Community; Our Environment"
  • This half term, we will be using a computer to create music on Chrome Music Labs!
  • In literacy this week, the children have been revisiting instructions and recapping the key features we need to include, including imperative verbs, time conjunctions and adverbs.
  • KS1 finished their Materials Art unit with a final piece showing off their weaving, drawing and dyeing skills.
  • The Investigators enjoyed flying their finished kites that they have been designing and making in DT this half term.
  • The children in KS1 showed off all of their design and technology skills to create their final diamond kites this week!
  • KS1 took up the challenge of constructing a bridge strong enough to support the weight of a toy car - there were a few conditions involved though...
  • Year 1 children have been using their knowledge of sharing to solve problems involving sharing equally into groups.
  • The Year 1s showed off their grouping knowledge today in our Maths lesson as they made groups.
  • Finishing touches were applied to our weaved mats from last week to make underwater scenes.
  • We enjoyed learning all about the upcoming Coronation of King Charles III.
  • The children in KS1 were very lucky to have a visit from a real-life scientist!
  • With Children's Day in Japan coming up on May 5th, we had a go at making our own Japanese ''koinobori'' (carp kites)!
  • We enjoyed investigating how some materials can change shape!
  • KS1 children started their Textiles Art unit for this half term by weaving their own placemats.
  • We investigated which materials would be the best to use to make a kite!
  • The children in KS1 enjoyed putting their skills to the test to try and beat their personal best!
  • To start our new topic all about kites, we explored the history of different kites and what they look like.
  • Investigators brought all their knowledge that they had learnt in the past half term about childhood through the decades to perform one final task.
  • Year 2 were treated to a performance from Year 1 today in their final music lesson with Lisa Price!
  • The children in Year 2 have been learning our new challenge words for this week by playing Connect 4!
  • The children in KS1 have enjoyed programming their floor robots to follow their own routes.
  • The children in Year 2 have been competing in Battle of the Bands!
  • The children have come to the end of their plant investigations, they have been looking at their results and forming some final conclusions.
  • The children in KS1 had great fun dressing up and taking part in activities for Red Nose Day!
  • The Investigators kicked off their week by planning and carrying out an investigation into the conditions that affect germination.
  • KS1 had great fun completing different PE challenges in their house teams!
  • Today in Science, the Investigators were making predictions about how many seeds different fruits had.
  • The Investigators have been asking the question 'Can I explain why the cross is an important symbol for Christians?'
  • In RHE today, the children in Adventurers learned about all the different ways to make our homes safe.
  • We had our first computing lesson where we learned how to move a robot!
  • Today, Year 2 welcomed the Fire Brigade to Bishop!
  • We really enjoyed having our adults and siblings come and read with us today!
  • Children in KS1 had a fantastic day celebrating their love of books.
  • This week in Science the Investigators have started their plant investigation.
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