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Class 3 at Malborough Primary School are really enjoying their French lessons at the moment, learning how to order ice creams in French! 🍦

Last week, they explored different ice cream flavours and created their own colourful ice cream shop posters to display their menu.

By the end of the unit, they hope to be able to confidently order their ice cream in French — and enjoy the real thing as a well-earned treat! 🍨

Year 2 at Modbury Primary School have been busy learning all about money, exploring different coins and notes and discussing how we use them in everyday life. To help bring their learning to life, we set up a classroom shop where the children could buy items using their own money. 💰

This hands-on activity was a fantastic way for the children to practise recognising coins, understanding their value and using money in real-life situations. They had great fun shopping while developing their maths skills at the same time!

📢 We're Hiring!

Loddiswell Primary School is seeking a Teaching Assistant / Meal Time Assistant to join our team from September 2026.

📍 Position: Teaching Assistant (Grade B/C) / Meal Time Assistant (Grade A)
🕘 Hours: 30 hours per week, Term Time Only
📅 Working Pattern: Monday–Friday, 9.00am–3.30pm
📄 Contract: Fixed Term
🚀 Start Date: September 2026

Closing Date for Applications: 17th June 2026
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

If you're passionate about supporting children's learning and wellbeing, we'd love to hear from you!

Please email [email protected] to request an application pack.

Year 5 at Stokenham Primary School have thoroughly enjoyed their recent art lessons, where they have been exploring set design and model making. Inspired by the work of War Horse set designer Rae Smith, the children used techniques such as perspective and positioning to create their own impressive 3D sets.

Their designs were inspired by our class reader, Crookhaven, particularly the spooky train station scenes! The creativity, attention to detail and imagination shown in their work has been fantastic.

Reception class at Stokenham Primary School had a fantastic farming adventure on Thursday last week at Coleridge Dairy Farm.

The children explored the fields, learned about crops and wildlife, met the dairy cows and found out how milk is produced. They also enjoyed a tour of the farmyard, a picnic on the hay bales, and a well-earned milkshake!

A big thank you to our parent volunteers and the Darke family for hosting such a wonderful visit. 🐄🌾🥛

This week in Maths, Reception children at Loddiswell Primary have been exploring and comparing length! 📏

In our outdoor maths area, we compared the lengths of different fruits and vegetables. Later, at Forest School, we collected sticks and worked collaboratively to put them in order from the smallest to the largest. 🌿🪵

The children showed fantastic teamwork and mathematical thinking while learning through play and exploration outdoors! 😊

This term in Art, Year 2 at Stokenham Area Primary will be exploring sculptures and creating their own stick transformations! 🎨🪵

The children have been inspired by the work of Chris Kenny and have loved designing and making their own ‘Roots and Shoots’ sculptures using a variety of materials and joining techniques.

As part of the process, the children carefully collected pebbles of different sizes to include in their creations, resulting in some wonderfully imaginative pieces of artwork! 🌿🪨

✨️ Save the date✨️
On Wednesday 1st of July, we are throwing the doors of MGR open and welcoming you all to our annual open afternoon 💖
Everyone is invited to join us for a relaxing afternoon, with tasty treats, meet our dedicated team and find out for yourselves what makes our wonderful little pre school so magical 🥰

Last week, Year 2 at Modbury Primary School had a fantastic time developing their cricket skills! 🏏

The children practised batting, bowling and catching, while also learning the importance of teamwork and communication. Everyone showed great enthusiasm and determination, and it was wonderful to see their confidence grow throughout the session.

Well done, Year 2! 🌟

We are incredibly proud of all of our Year 6 children across our four schools for the hard work, resilience and determination they showed during SATs week last week. They approached every test with such maturity and positivity, and gave it their absolute best — we couldn’t ask for more!

Across the federation, the children enjoyed pancakes, toast and waffles for breakfast each morning to help set them up for the day ahead, and there were lots of celebrations afterwards in all the schools. Some of our brave Year 6s even marked the end of SATs with a dip in the sea! 🌊

Well done, Year 6 — you should all be extremely proud of yourselves!