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Holbeton Primary School

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February 2020

  • 28/02/20

    World Book Day 2020

    Next week is World Book Day. Since we love reading so much, we are celebrating by having a whole World Book WEEK! Here are some of the exciting activities planned:
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  • 24/02/20

    Outdoor Learning to launch our topic!

    On Monday Wonwell class got to grips with our new topic 'Enchanted Woodland'. First we read the story 'Stanley's Stick' by John Hegley. We talked about all the things the boy imagined his stick to be and then went outside to look for our own sticks. We worked in partners and used...
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  • 13/02/20

    Barn Owl Trust Visit

    This half term the topic for our preschool and Foundation children has been 'What happens when I fall asleep?' As part of this they have been learning about nocturnal animals.  On Wednesday we were delighted to welcome The Barn Owl Trust to School. Wonwell class joined the younger ch...
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  • 11/02/20

    Hands on Science!

    Each half term we give the children the opportunity to take part in a child led investigation in Science. This gives them the opportunity to take ownership of their learning and explore as aspect of the topic that they would like to find out about. Wonwell class chose chocolate as their focus. Th...
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  • 11/02/20

    Animation and Literacy

    This week Wonwell class linked our Literacy learning to animation. We looked at clips from 'Creature Comforts', by aardman animations. This is the company responsible for Wallace and Gromit. We looked carefully at how they bring the characters to life and their differe...
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  • 08/02/20

    Learning with food!

    This week Wonwell class used food to support their learning. We looked at the properties of bread dough in Science and used language such as stretchy, squishy, bend, pull, squash and roll to describe what they could do with it. We had a competition to see who could make their dough the longest. I...
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  • 08/02/20

    Forest School this week

    This week in Forest School Wonwell class linked their learning to Literacy. They had to work in teams to read clues and then find the next clue hidden in a different location. They worked on skills of reading, co-operation, team work, turn taking and listening to each other. Mothecombe class work...
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  • 05/02/20

    Reading Buddies

    On Friday, the children were introduced to their first ever Reading Buddy session. Read on to find out how this went!
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  • 02/02/20

    6th place for our Year 2 Athletics Team!

    Congratulations to our team for such a brilliant effort at the local Athletics competition held at Ivybridge Community College on Wednesday. 
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