Whole School
Bigbury Beach Trip
What an incredible day we had! We paddled, built sandcastles, ate ice creams, visited Burgh island, had to fend off seagulls from eating our lunches and even had a ride on the Sea Tractor which was an exciting first even for some of the adults. The children's behaviour was exemplary and we all had a marvellous time. The adults certainly went home buzzing with how fabulous it was, I hope the children were the same!
Bunny Hop and Egg Rolling
A huge thank you to Shaugh Prior parents who managed to raise £249.00 plus another £70 from online banking for FoSPS to go towards the new Trim Trail.
Compost Workshops with Alex Mack from Devon County Council
Thursday 23rd March 2023
Mr Young was given some new parts to fixed the compost bin for the school to use. Ali, from the kitchen, is ready to make the most of it for her vegetable peelings.
We learnt what can be composted and what animals live in the compost bin and how they create a habitat within the compost.
We discussed things we can reduce, reuse and recycle and even learnt the sign language for this!
World Book Day - Thursday 2nd March 2023
The highlight of the week was clearly World Book Day and the children had an impressive range of outfits on show.
We had some special activities to complete on the day.
Class 2 had a Zoom call with author Stephen Pass who entertained us with songs and stories from his book ‘Madge the Mermaid’.
Week Ending Friday 7th February 2023
Thanks to Pamela Golding from The Shaugh Prior Community Change Emergency Group who delivered a range of trees for us last week – we have now managed with the help of the Eco Council and Mr Young, our wonderful caretaker, to get planting!
Please share your photos of tree planting with us. We look forward to seeing how they have established in the future.
Week Ending Friday 3rd February 2023
Eco Council
Yesterday, Pamela Golding from The Shaugh Prior Community Change Emergency Group delivered a range of trees for us. We have a number of different species of trees; Oak, Field Maple, Crab Apple, Birch and Alder. We will be planting some in the school grounds, but there is also enough for each child to take one home and plant in their own garden. Please come and choose one at the end of the day along with the planting instructions, keep us updated with photos of where you decide to plant it at home.
Father Christmas Visits - Shaugh Prior Primary
Shaugh Prior Primary were very lucky to have Father Christmas visit us and give all the children a present.
The children were super excited to see him arrive and demonstrated excellent manners as they received their books. As soon as they had torn open the paper they were engrossed in looking and talking about their new books.
Bag2School – Thank you to everyone who took part in filling up bags with unwanted clothes, bedding, curtains etc – we raised £80 which goes to FoSPS.
Santa Run – 2nd December 2022
A huge thank you from FoSPS – you raised an amazing £519.
Logan would like to thank his mum’s work, Devon Express Travel, for sponsoring him £50.
Secret Present Room
Thanks to FoSPS the children had a fabulous time choosing and wrapping little gifts for their chosen friends or family.
Christmas Dinner - Wednesday 7th December 2022
Thanks to Ali our wonderful cook we all had a fantastic Christmas Dinner.
Children in Need
Great Shaugh Prior Bake Off Friday 18th November 2022
Our School Council completed intense and vigorous judging taste test of all the fantastic cakes from pupils and adults.
Thank you to everyone for taking part – the School Council took this very seriously and worked very hard in deciding on the winners.
They awarded first prize in the children’s category to Leo (Class 2) and first prize in the adult category to Shelia Jenns (Cole and Clay’s grandmother).
Afterwards we all bought and ate cake to raise funds for Children In Need. Any cake left is to be sold at the end of the school day to parents.
A Bugs Life Visit to Shaugh Prior Primary - Wednesday 16th November 2022
This morning we were visited by David from Bug's Life. Class 1 and 2 joined together to enjoy the experience of meeting a wide variety of amazing animals that we wouldn't normally get to see, let alone hold!
We met spiders, snakes, lizards, a chicken, a hedgehog, even a skinny pig! The children loved this and many overcame an initial fear to hold and stroke some of these incredible creatures. 3 of our Year 6s even took part in their own 'Bushtucker Trial' by eating a live locust
Our Library
We have started to revamp our library space and make more use of it in the period immediately after lunch. The children are loving sharing books with each other or just finding some time to sit somewhere quiet and get lost in their own books for a short while. Reading for pleasure is something we are very actively encouraging and trying to foster in all of our children and we have some more exciting plans for how to keep building this moving forward.
Harvest Festival - Tuesday 11th October 2022
It's been an exciting week in Class 2 and it began with our Year 6s attending a Junior Life Skills event in Ivybridge. There were several different agencies who taught them lots of relevant skills for them to use as they grow older and gain in independence.
The children did a great job delivering the Harvest Festival on Tuesday and they loved sharing Forest School with Class 1.
We have started new units of work in both English and Maths this week and we had Mrs Goldsmith come to see how we are getting on with our art.
In reading we have learned about Rosa Parks, an important figure for Black History Month. Our spelling is coming on and our results in the weekly dictation are improving every week.
