We had a wonderful day at Buckfast Abbey, learning about Easter and seeing the sights in the amazing Abbey. The children had time to play and explore the beautiful grounds, a workshop which included hearing the Easter story and being given a toy donkey, and time in the Abbey itself, following a trail to discover…
A handful of Kenton and Kenn Year 5’s and 6’s pit their wits against competitors from several other local schools in the Dawlish Rotary Quiz. They had their general knowledge tested over 3 rounds of questions and competed against much larger gatherings of children but did themselves proud, working hard as a team to work…
On Friday 17th March, Chestnut class visited to Paignton Zoo as part of our ‘Animals and their lifecycles’ topic. We listened to a talk (at the education centre) about animal habitats and classification and then we walked around the zoo in small groups. The crocodile centre seemed to be very popular & everyone had a…
At Kenton Primary, we have implemented Chris Quigley’s approach to learning. One element of this is the ‘Secrets of Success’. Chris Quigley believes that there are many elements needed for children to become successful and independent learners. Below is the ethos behind ‘Secrets of Success’: What is success? Success isn’t just about money. It is…
Wow! What an impressive array of costumes were seen on World Book Day at Kenton! We had Horrid Henry, Little Red Riding Hood, The Worst Witch, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Anna and Elsa, Charlie Chaplin…the list goes on! We were all keen to show who we were and started the day with a catwalk, where everyone…
Back in the autumn term, the school applied to the Woodland Trust for a pack of trees. Time rolled on and last week 420 tiny trees arrived at school! Dea, from the Woodland Trust, had already arranged to come into school and help us plant them. She had marked out an area on the school field…
Last Summer, ninety children took part in our annual Federation Music and Dance show and as a result of their hard work, £250 was raised by the audience to be donated to the Bramble Ward in the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital. Four children were chosen from both Kenn and Kenton schools to present the…
On Thursday 9th March teams from across the Dawlish Learning Partnership met at the astro courts in Dawlish to take part in the 2017 DLP High 5 Netball Tournament. Teams from Kenton & Cockwood Primary Schools along with Westcliff Primary Academy and Gatehouse ACE Academy all demonstrated excellent netball skills, teamwork and sportsmanship as they played…
Olympic Athlete, Dan James came to school today to do a sponsored fitness circuit with the children. The children all competed enthusiastically with lots of energy and thoroughly enjoyed Dan’s assembly where he talked about his career as goalkeeper for the blind football team.
Linked to our rainforest topic, Oak Class have been doing some amazing artwork. Every child was given a long strip of paper and asked to draw the four different layers that are found in the rainforest: emergent trees, canopy, under canopy and the shrub/forest floor. After being coloured in with a water colour background and oil…