Plymouth Argyle came and taught Kestrels class all about their new initiative, Joy of Moving, where the importance of balance in diet and exercise was explained through a range of activities. Local MP, Luke Pollard, also attended to witness our fantastic partnership with Argyle in action. 

Video of Luke Pollard's Visit

Today, Magpies were visited by the local police community support officers to talk about good behaviour and anti-social behaviour, as well as the impact these choices have on the local community. 

The buzz of reading and the joy of books filled our school today with all the staff and children donning their fancy dress to celebrate World Book Day 2026. Across school, there was a Book Face competition, a book swap event and KS1 were fortunate to have a guest reader to share the latest adventure of Scout in her quest to save bees. 

SD Solution kindly donated a bundle of STEM books to school this morning, which were gratefully received by the pupil librarians, Mrs. Allchurch and Mr.Booth. These will go into our ever-growing library stock for all the children to enjoy.

Today, the children were treated to guest readers from other classes, who read them a poem or story. This is part of our reading for pleasure focus across the school as we dive deeper into the National Year of Reading. It was lovely to see the enthusiastic listening from all the children. 

Yesterday, the talented local author, Bethany Finnimore, visited Robins, Woodpeckers and Puffins to read her new book, Tank the Toothfairy.  The classes were enthusiastic listeners and loved the story. 

Today, Kestrels visited Devonport Park as part of the 'Widening Horizons' project. They met with different members of the park team, learning about gardening, indigenous species and the history of the park. As a treat, they also had hot chocolate or a soft drink of their choice. 

To launch their new fairytale topic, Robins had clawed foot prints left across their classroom and a princess dress left with 'scorch' marks in their role play area.  The class believe that a fierce dragon must have visited over the weekend. 

The festive period began with a gold-covered bang as our children performed the brilliant 'Five Gold Rings' to a full house of parents across two afternoons. Every child gave their all and made us all extremely proud.