Tavistock Primary & Nursery School

Year 2 made the most of the sunshine ☀️ on Garden day and went for a walk on the canal. Whilst there they collected some things to create a collaborative piece of artwork back on the playground. They then created junk art making some summer plants 🌿 and animals.

Last week we had some very unexpected visitors in the school playground! 🐣🦆🌼🥰

Our very own Evelyn is having her hair cut for charity to raise money for the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis fund and will also be donating her hair to the Little Princess Trust. justgiving.com/fundraising/je…

This week it was Year 2's turn for Garden day, and although the forecast said rain, they managed to stay dry (mostly)! The children enjoyed making fruit kebabs, free play in the garden, creating rain images and a Spring scavenger hunt.

In Art year 2 have been looking at the work of William Morris. Last week they tried their hand at printing; all children enjoyed seeing their print come to life and could really get the feel of the artist's style. 👩‍🎨🎨

Year 4 are currently off on their Residential Trip to Dartmoor. They have been weaselling today and have gone on an exciting night walk ⭐️. The children have just finished lunch with a spectacular moorland view. A fantastic time is being had by all!

Don't forget the HSA Duck Race is this Thursday after school at the Meadows. You still have time to buy a duck, find Keri in the playground with her clipboard to join in...It's only £1, go on! 🦆🦆 Prizes will be handed out the following day. You would be quackers to miss it! 🤪

Tap! Tap! Step! WHOMP!! Year 2 certainly whomped the ball far this week in their Cricket session with YCC. They practiced fielding, catching and hitting the ball. 🏏

Year 6 have been busy! For Garden Day, a theme of weaving ran through and in science we have been learning about atoms, electrons and electrical charge.

Our children spent Tuesday morning in the beautiful sunshine at Mount Kelly Astro Turf for a Quicksticks hockey tournament. The team played with great team spirit and enjoyed the chance to try out a new sport. 🏑

Do you have an old remote controlled toy, camera or smart assistant that you no longer use? This is to help our nursery and reception children with their computing experiences. If you do, please bring them into the school office! Thank you 🙂

Red Nose Day 2022 🔴 That time of year is nearly upon us once again and this year our theme is ‘My Hero’. On Friday 18th March 2022 we are asking all children to come to school dressed as their hero. Please bring £1 to school on this day.

This week our toddlers and babies explored 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?' The children got crafty, did some counting and finished with a group songs! We have a few spaces left, if you would like to secure your child's space, please call us on 01822 616044.

This week we welcomed back our toddlers and babies for our weekly group. It shouldn't be too difficult to guess this weeks theme! 🐻🌾🌨

Balls or stinky cheese? 🧀 Year 1 children had a lot of fun with Chris developing their balls skills.🏀 They played cat and mouse using the balls as pieces of cheese and developed throwing skills and accuracy. We are looking forward to next week when we have a 2nd session.

Today is the start of March. Spring is around the corner 🌸, the days are (slowly) getting warmer ☀️ AND we have a new Musician of the Month! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was an Austrian composer, born in 1756.

The Nursery children have been lucky enough to have a visit from Cherry who works at Tavistock Library. 📚 Cherry read 3 stories to the children, told us about how we can visit the library in Tavistock as well as how we can sign up to get a library card and borrow some books.

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It's that time of year again! World Book Day is fast approaching! This year, on Friday 4th March we invite all staff and children to dress up and the theme is 'The Books of Roald Dahl' with a message of 'You are a reader'. 📕

Every KS2 child took part in mixed relays on Tuesday this week. All children tried their best and the winning teams all got a medal. Well done to everyone for your effort and enthusiasm 👍🏃