Bishopsteignton Primary School

News Stories

• Dawn's Visit!
  Dawn, who manages the allotments, talked to us about what plants need to grow. We had the opportunity to handle some vegetables (lettuce and beans) that Dawn had grown from seed. We also smelt some basil!
• Scarecrow!
  Both classes are making scarecrows for our 'allotment'. Next task is to name the scarecrows!
• Fossils
  We have been learning about how fossils are formed.
• Doubling
  In maths this week we have been doubling using ladybird spots, butterfly wings and socks!
• Collaboration
  We discussed what plants need to grow and survive and wondered what would happen if a plant didn't have everything they needed. Plants need room to grow so we decided to put one plant in a very small plant pot to to see what happens!
• More Collaboration!
  The children have loved the story 'Hansel and Gretel'. We have made props to help us act out the story. We used the trees outside to pretend we were walking through the woods! Fabien found some small stones for 'Hansel' to leave along the pathway!
• FOBS Bounce Off Wed 22 May
  FOBS Bounce Off Wed 22 May
• RNLI visit
  The RNLI came to visit us today!
• Off we go!
  We used our outdoor resources to make a physical map of the story.
• Year 4's arrive!
  The Year 4's have safely arrived at Beesands and have been busy getting to know the site and set up camp.