Understanding Your Child in a Changing World
Children are growing up with pressures many of us didn’t face in the same way. Social media, AI, gaming, friendships, climate change, growing independence, these can all feel like big conversations with no clear answers. Togetherness is a hand to hold throughout your parenting journey. Using ideas from psychology their new pathway ‘Understanding your child in […]
Summer Reading Challenge
This summer, The Reading Agency invites children to discover the joy of reading through Read to the Beat! — the music-themed Summer Reading Challenge 2026. With a fantastic collection of books inspired by music from around the world, children can explore stories, poetry, graphic novels, and non-fiction for all reading levels. Best of all, books […]
Wheels and Axels Investigation
After learning about wheels and axels and in particular the best and worst shapes for these pieces of equipment Sam quietly and independently built a square wheeled bicycle complete with a pedal and handlebars. We were so impressed we thought we’d share it with you…
Keeping Cool at KC!
Despite the excessive heat we are managing to keep cool in innovative ways at Kings Caple. Our windows are open when they are in the shade, our fans are on to create a breeze, we are playing in the shade, drinking lots to keep hydrated, sucking on ice cubes and paddling in cool water…
So Much Sport…
Over the last few weeks our children have taken part is several sporting events. Our Year 5/6 children spent a day taking part in HMFA’s football tournament. The children had an absolutely great time, displaying great team effort and positive attitudes throughout. At the end of May our Year 3/4 children competed in their football […]
Our Visit to Growing Local
On Wednesday the whole school visited Growing Local in Belmont. Growing Local is a community interest company that inspires and educates communities to grow, cook and eat local food. The team at Growing Local provided practical and creative activities for our children, teaching them how to sow seeds, plant, tend to and harvest vegetables. The […]
Class 1 Create Cave Art…
Class 1 have created some realistic cave art after learning about Maria de Sautuola, who explored caves with her father many years ago. The class have also considered where in the world people have chosen to explore and why. As part of computing the children have looked at representing data in different ways and […]
Housekeeping Reminder for Parents Regarding Absence and Lateness.
Please could we remind parents that if their child is unable to attend to school that a call is made to school or an email sent to explain the circumstances. This communication should be sent in advance of the school day starting at 8.45am so that an appropriate attendance code can be entered into the […]
Class 2 Become Entrepreneurs and Explore Life During WWII…
Class 2 have been fully immersed in their World War II topic this term. In History, the children have explored what life was like during the war, while in Writing they have used the model text Letters from the Lighthouse to inspire their own letter writing. The children have thoroughly enjoyed the story, and this enthusiasm has […]
A Busy Few Weeks…
Here are our key diary dates for the final weeks of this term and academic year: We will return to school for the start of the Autumn 2026 term on THURSDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER.