History

We've enjoyed playing with the sand today as part of our OPAL play! If you have any small world items, old teddies, toys or toys please donate them to us for our play! Thank you! We are hosting a parent session on the afternoon of the 21st May so you can see what your child does at lunchtimes. More details to come!

A huge well done to our amazing tag rugby team, who took part in the School Games Tag Rugby Festival hosted by Paignton Rugby Club! The children represented Cockington brilliantly throughout the event, showing fantastic teamwork, determination and sportsmanship. We are incredibly proud to say that the team won all of their games and played exceptionally well from start to finish! It was wonderful to see the children demonstrating the skills they have been developing in tag rugby club and growing in confidence throughout the competition. Well done, everyone — you were fantastic ambassadors for our school!

This morning, Year 2 had a fantastic time building their strong and stable Tudor-style houses as part of their DT learning. Linked to our Great Fire of London topic, the children explored how to make structures strong, stable and able to stand independently. They carefully constructed their houses using a range of materials and worked hard to include features inspired by traditional Tudor homes. We were so impressed with the children’s creativity, teamwork and perseverance throughout the morning. They loved seeing their designs come to life! A huge thank you to all of the parents and carers who joined us to support the children with their building — we really appreciate your help in making the experience so memorable.

Last week, all classes at Cockington Primary School enjoyed fantastic cricket sessions as part of the Chance to Shine programme! The children had a brilliant time developing their batting, bowling and fielding skills with our external coach, Hollie, across Monday and Tuesday. It was wonderful to see so much enthusiasm, teamwork and sporting spirit on display throughout the school. If your child enjoyed the sessions and would like to continue playing cricket outside of school, there are some fantastic local junior clubs available: Barton Cricket Club Contact: Jim Parker [torquayjim@gmail.com] 🏏 Torquay and Kingskerswell Cricket Club Contact: Matt Rossin [juniors@tkcc.uk] Please see the attached flyers for information about both clubs’ junior cricket opportunities. A huge thank you to Hollie and Chance to Shine for inspiring our children and helping to promote cricket across the school!

Reading millionaires! We have recently had some Year 2 and Year 3 children read a million words on Accelerated Reader. Well done on this milestone which is usually achieved by our older children! Mr Swainson presented them with their £10 book token in assembly.

Thank you SwisCo for supplying the prizes for the winners of our 'Design our Parks' competition. The school council decided on the winners. They chose the designs because they were thoughtful and clearly labelled with all of the activities they would want in their local park.

Congratulations to our award winners this week.

Mr Steve Darling, our local MP, and his lovely dog Jenny joined our KS2 assembly today. He shared fascinating insights into his role and answered a wide range of thoughtful questions from the children. Year 6 also had the opportunity to present the letters they wrote last term about ocean conservation, and he spoke to them about the steps Torbay Council is taking to reduce pollution in our local seas.

Today it was Squirrels class’s turn to visit Exeter on the train! We had a fantastic time exploring St Nicholas Priory and learning all about life in Tudor times as part of our history work on the Great Fire of London. The children were incredibly engaged and asked some brilliant questions throughout the day. They especially enjoyed exploring the rooms and trying on Tudor costumes! We were so proud of their behaviour – they were a real credit to the school. Well done, Squirrels!

Today, Moles class went to Exeter on the train! We visited St Nicholas Priory, which was amazing! We learnt all about life in the Tudor times as part of our history work on the Great Fire of London. The ladies were so knowledgeable and lovely. The children were brilliantly behaved and were a credit to the school. Tomorrow is the turn of Squirrels class...

Swisco launched a 'Design your local Park' competition last week in school. Over the last week , children have been handing in their designs for Rocket Park and Victoria Park.

Yesterday, Year 5 brought their history lessons to life at Torre Abbey. We explored 800 years of history, wandered the ruins, and braved the undercroft - all while soaking up some glorious sunshine. Such a treat to have this incredible local history right on our doorstep!

Congratulations to our award winners this week! Well done!

OPAL NEWS We are enjoying getting out in the sunshine and exploring new areas on the playground. We are always on the look out for new items. If you having a clear out at home, before throwing anything away please see if you might be able to donate it to us! We are looking for any pre loved items such as small word play, dolls, teddies, play mats. We constantly need to update our stocks, so please keep them coming! Thank you so much if you have already donated to us! Keep a look out for a 'stay and play' date coming soon, which will be an exciting opportunity for you to see how OPAL play works and play alongside your child.

Year 4 had a fantastic day to hook them into their new Learning Enquiry about the Anglo Saxons. They took part on a carousel of activities including: making bread on an open fire, printing using leaves and flowers, and practicing their archery skills to see if they could save the chickens from the foxes!

Yesterday afternoon, we were delighted to host the Connect Games netball tournament here at Cockington, welcoming teams from Preston and Eden Park for a fantastic afternoon of sport. The matches were played with great energy, teamwork and determination from all schools involved. A special thank you goes to the girls from Torquay Academy’s netball team, who supported the event by officiating the games with confidence and professionalism – they did an amazing job! We are incredibly proud to share that Cockington were the overall winners 🥇👏 – a brilliant achievement and a reflection of the team’s hard work and sportsmanship. Well done to all players involved for representing their schools so positively – it was a lovely afternoon of netball!

We have had such a lovely couple of days being supported by the Cockington PTA in a variety of activities. We had the amazing Spring disco where we took over £500 for school funds. We have had the Easter egg hunt where every child received an Easter treat. They also judged the Easter competition. The standard was very high and you could tell a lot of effort was put into all the entries. Thank you so much for supporting your child at home with this. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy! Happy Easter!

During this half term in Year 1 as part of our jigsaw lessons Rabbits and Foxes have been learning about what it means to be healthy and the different ways we can maintain a healthy lifestyle, including eating a balanced diet, staying active and getting enough sleep. The children have thoroughly enjoyed these lessons with Miss Owens and have shared many ideas about how to stay healthy. As the end of term is here, on Wednesday the children made their own fruit salad, showing how to be collaborative, and persevering. They all had a turn making the salad and stiring it all up! It all looked delicious! Well done everyone, and enjoy your Easter break! 😋 🍓🍊🍌🍍