Inclusion Day

A meeting with the Ethos Group (pupils from Year 5/6)with Rev Tim Collins discussed their ideas and then the whole school were involved in the Inclusion Day with the different activities.

The Parable of the Sower-September 2024

Two workshops by Daisi for all classes based on art work for "The Parable of the Sower".

The finished tapestry/mural ready for display in the school.

KS2 Visit to Exeter Museum.

The Odyssey Experience.

Planting at Ashclyst Forest with National Trust-Yr4/5.

The children spent two days at Ashclyst Forest working with The National Trust.

Day one was seed collecting.

Day two was violet planting.

Harvest Festival in Stoke Canon Church

Each class either sang a song or read their own prayers or poems based on Harvest. Many thanks to the parents who generously gave donations to The Exeter Food and St Petrocs and to the parents who attended the service.

Celebrating Sukkot

This is a Jewish festival in October when families celebrate for seven days and eat their food in a Sukkah. The Sukkah was built in Yew Class (Yr 1/2) and the children were able to take it in turns to eat their school dinner or packed lunch in the Sukkah.

Armistice Service at Rewe Memorial attended by Yr 5/6.

The children attended the Armistice Service at Rewe with people from the local community.

A poppy wreath was laid on behalf of the staff and pupils of Stoke Canon Primary School.

Walkability Training-KS2.

Devon County Council attended the school giving Theory and then Practical training to the children to keep safe when walking.

Remembrance / Peace Flower Beds

The local CARE group kindly donated the plants for the children to be able to plant a Remembrance /Peace garden in the flower beds at the front of the school. Each class was involved in the planting and will be enjoyed by everyone.

Children in Need

The theme this year was to wear clashing of clothes. A donation was asked of the parents for the children to wear clashing of clothes to school for the day and this donation was passed on to help raise funds for the appeal each year for "Children In Need".

Christmas Prayer Space

The children were able to partake in activities in Christmas Prayer Spaces in the Church/Bridge  which was based on retelling The Nativity Story .

See pictures under The Ethos Group. Children in the Ethos Group helped at the different parts of the Nativity Story activities with the younger children.

Dance Showdown at The Barnfield Theatre with Yr 5/6.

The children had been taught several dances by Premier Sport during the term and then were able to perform with other schools two shows at The Barnfield Theatre with an audience of parents. A lot of hard work but enjoyed by the children as well as the audience.

Wear your scarf to school day.

All the school wore a scarf to school on Friday February 7th. This was during Children's Mental Health Week.It is to represent  as a  symbol of SCARF which values are Safety, Caring, Achievement,Resilience and Friendship. Later in the term each class will have a workshop on these values.

Killerton

Yew Class (Yr 1/2) visited Killerton Gardens and House. They explored the grounds. They were able to enjoy all the Xmas decorations around the grounds and house.

Xmas Wrapping Presents- Friends of Stoke Canon School

The Friends of Stoke Canon school arranged for the children to choose two presents for  Christmas  for their parents. The gifts were kindly donated by parents. The wrapping was helped by Year 5 & 6 and they helped the younger children to write the labels for each present.

Xmas Biscuit Making and Decorating.

The children in KS2 were able to make Christmas Biscuits for the whole school. Each child was then able to decorate a biscuit which hopefully arrived home safely.

Xmas Dinner.

Xmas Dinner and of course the visit by a man in a red coat and beard arrived to join in the festive food.

Christmas Production- The Nativity Story.

The whole school took part in the Christmas Production which was performed in Church.There were two performances with a very large audience in attendance who enjoyed seeing KS2 singing and narrating  the Nativity Story and KS1 and Foundation performing the story. The younger children learnt their lines and sang some of the songs. After the evening performance  The Friends of Stoke Canon School sold refreshments in the school hall.

Christingle Making and Christingle Service.

The children were able to make their own Christingle before our Christingle Service.

The Christingle is made up of the orange representing "The World", a red ribbon wound  around the centre of the orange representing "The Blood of Christ", four cocktail sticks for "The four seasons" and finally raisins onto the cocktail sticks for "The fruits or food of the world". During the service a glow stick is placed into the middle of the orange to represent "The Light of Christ".

Each children was given a Christingle candle money box and asked to fill with some small change which was given to "The Children's Society".

KS2  Trip to Dartmoor

On Friday 17th January all Key Stage 2 pupils are off to Dartmoor. This is a Geography trip where the children are looking at the features of Dartmoor but the pupils will also have the opportunity to look at the beautiful landscape of Devon. 

Creating a Mosaic.

On the 21st and 22nd of January we have David Bowers coming in to work with us. He is working with the pupils to design a mosaic which will go alongside our Peace Garden. We will also be designing a new welcome sign which will have symbols that represent our school. We look forward to working with David and showing off our work.

Bikeability Training for Year 5/6.

The children were taught the skills of how to look after their bikes and wear the appropriate clothing. They were then taken out on their bikes by qualified instructors around the village to learn the correct skills of riding safely on the road. At the end of three  days training they were awarded with Level 1 & 2 certificates.

Trip to Escot by Yr 3/4.

Yr 3/4 had  a trip to Escot to learn about Anglo-Saxon life.

Pancake Day

Pancakes were served at lunchtime with the school dinner. During the morning the tradition pancake races were run in the playground.

World Book Day

The children came dressed in their favourite book character. The morning started at 8.30am with the children and parents invited into the school hall to have a breakfast of croissants, butter and jam. They were encouraged to share reading a book together. During the course of the day there is a parade in the playground. The older children went into Foundation Unit to share reading stories to the younger children.

Climate Change Workshops- KS2

The children in KS2 had a workshop teaching them about Climate Change and the damage of Fossil Fuels. They were given ideas of recycling materials not just i school but also at home. Hopefully the children were able to educate their parents to help towards reducing Climate Change now nad in the future.

Red Nose Day

In support of Comic Relief the children were able to dress up,face paint or dye hair red for the day. A donation was given which will be passed on to Comic Relief to help with all their good work.

Easter Prayer Space

Easter Service

Easter Challenge