Learning About the Strawberry Supply Chain
On Tuesday afternoon the whole school visited Pennoxstone Court Farm to see the strawberry supply chain for themselves. After understanding how the fruit is grown, the children were shown the whole process of how strawberries are picked taken from the field, through quality control and packaging to distribution to shops and supermarkets. We learned that […]
Sports Day Success!
Although the weather could have been kinder to us, the whole school, supported by friends, family and our fantastic PTFA held sports day at Tresseck campsite this year. We all enjoyed a morning watching the children take part in running, skipping, balance and relay races. The children’s enthusiasm far outweighed the slight discomfort provided by […]
Key Diary Dates
As we approach the end of this academic year, here is a list of our key events: Children return to school for the Autumn Term on Wednesday 4th September
Circus and Parkour Workshop
The children at Kings Caple Primary are excitedly looking forward to welcoming an ex-student on Wednesday 10th July who will demonstrate his passion of parkour and circus skills to the children in a workshop. Parkour ‘is a sport that encourages self-improvement on all levels, revealing one’s physical and mental limits whilst simultaneously offering ways to […]
Mental Health Check – Resources for Parents
Parent-child relationships are among the most important for children’s development, their resilience, confidence and future success. Talking to your child about how they are feeling can make a really big difference to their mental health. You might be interested in learning more about talking to your child and understanding their changing behaviour – take a […]
Class 2 Explore Where Food Comes From…
Class 2 are finding their new topic of ‘Where does our food come from’ fascinating and have spent lots of time looking at trading responsibly. We plan to visit the local farm in the coming weeks to find out lots more. In English, we are focusing on setting descriptions and have work hard to produce […]
Children Mark 80th Anniversary of D-Day
To mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day the two classes each spent time learning age appropriate information concerning D-Day, understanding what happened and how it shaped Europe and the rest of the world thereafter. Class 1 made and displayed a floatilla of boats to recreate the D-Day landings as they occurred on the French beaches. […]
Sports Day Practise
On 26th June the whole school will be travelling to St Weonard’s Academy to use their wonderful outdoor grounds to practise for Sports Day. It will also be a great opportunity for the children to meet and interact with their peers from St Weonard’s. School meals will be unaffected as they will be delivered to […]
Election Week At Kings Caple Academy
During the week commencing 1st July we will be holding an ‘Election Week’ in school. We will be explaining the election process to the children and we will hold our own school Prime Minister election. Those that wish to stand will be able to create a manifesto which they can share and promote before we […]
Key Diary Dates
The Autumn 2024 term will begin on Wednesday 4th September 2024.
