Whole School Trip to the National Marine Aquarium
Our fantastic school trip to the National Marine Aquarium to explore evolution and habitats first hand!
Chestnut Careers Day
Chestnut Class were lucky to have some visitors come into school for their Careers Day! They had a range of people in different careers come in and talk about their job and what type of qualifications you need to get into that line of work. We had a doctor, mental health social worker, midwife and…
Year 6 Helen Foundation Art Workshop
Our Year 6 students took part in an art project with the Helen Foundation. They created 4 pieces inspired by our school values using water colours. All of our Year 6’s worked really hard and created some beautiful pieces that will be displayed in school. Well done and a huge thank you to the Helen…
Chicago Bears
What an incredible opportunity our Year 5 children had this morning. We headed over to Dawlish Football Club to participate in the Chicago Bears Mini Monsters event and had such an amazing time. The children took part in 6 different activities that the Chicago Bears would also do when training for their NFL games. We…
SATS!
Well done Year 6! With SATS finished, the year 6 children received their 2023 Leavers Hoodies and they all look amazing. You’ve all worked so hard so a huge well done from all the staff.
The King’s Coronation.
On Friday we celebrated the end of year 6 SATS and King Charles lll coronation. All the children in year 6 worked extremely hard with their SATS and made Kenton School very proud! The children have worked together to learn a short dance and performed the song ‘To the sound of the trumpets’ by Out…
Houses of Parliament Assembly
KS2 welcomed a visitor into school who taught them about Parliament. They learnt about the House of Commons and the House of Lords as well as how you become an MP. Both Oak and Chestnut were able to answer the questions about Parliament and also ask some really amazing questions. They enjoyed the assembly and…
Children work with Local Artist
Children from Year 5/6 have started work with a local Kenton Artist to create a picture of Paddington to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The children have taken inspiration from the picture below. Our design which will be made with different loose parts to give it a 3d effect.
Gravity Investigation
Chestnut class have been exploring forces in science this half term. The children have learnt about Newton’s Law and gravity and have been measuring the force of gravity using newton metres.
Solar Farm Visit
Children from years 4/5 have been to visit a local solar farm in Dawlish. The visit helped children familiarise themselves with the technology and understand the impacts of climate change. The programmes aim to inspire a future generation of children that are passionate about renewables and careers in engineering. https://belltownpower.com/uk/sawmills-solar-farm-belltown-farms-renewable-energy/