A week that has included so much learning about our environment topic this half term for all of our classes that includes plastic in our oceans, the importance of bees and everything you need to know about recycling. Please read on to find out more of what has been happening around here this week…

For me the highlights of this week have been two days on Dartmoor with Year 6 and joining a class for their P4C (Philosophy for Children) lesson, debating the question they raised after hearing a short story Is it ever OK to kill an animal?

Please read on to find out more of what has been happening in and around the classes and parents’ evenings that start next week… 

This week has included for the children gig rowing, a beach clean (an astonishing 79kg of waste collected!), a trip to Quince Honey Farm to learn all about bees and classes participating in World Fitness Day. Add to this our weekly visit to Donnigton House care home and our weekly visit from Northam care Trust to work with our children in the art studio and a class from St Margaret’s School using our art space and art expertise. So not much then!

Another busy week draws to a close. Please read on to find out what hs been happening this week…

And the sun greets us with its return as the end of a busy and successful week. The children have settled well to their new classess, teachers and routines and the school is buzzing with their energy.

Welcome back everybody after an extraordinary summer for so many reasons! This week has been great. The children have returned full of energy, enthusiasm and ideas and the staff have really enjoyed their time getting to know new faces and catching up with the ‘old’ ones.

Please read on to find out what has been happening in and around the classes…

Members of Appledore Band will be doing a demonstration in assembly on Monday 9th September and are keen for children who are interested in learning to play an instrument to get in touch with them. Parents are invited into the hall after school on Monday to find out more about the opportunities available and to meet some of the band members. The music lessons offered through the band are fantastic and there are many opportunities for children to be involved. If you are interested, please go to the hall after school to find out more or email admin@appledore-primary.devon.sch.uk

It is with great sadness that after a courageous battle with illness that Vicki Stephenson died in the morning of Saturday 31st August.  

Vicki began her teaching career at Appledore School and worked here for twenty seven years up until her retirement. Vicki was a much loved colleague and friend who will long be remembered for her great humour, compassion and commitment.  

Vicki’s funeral is at 1.30pm on Monday 16th September at St. Mary’s Church, Appledore.

Cry me a river…and some!  Today has been a very emotional day with our Year 6 children leaving and it is captured so well in the words written by Isabella for the Year 6 newsletter entry below.

We would all like to wish them all the very best of luck and thank them for everything they have contributed to school life. 

Have a great summer everybody and please do read on to find out what has been happening in and around school this week… 

Devon MPs urge the Chancellor to increase education funding and make it fairer. Please read on to find out about them joining a new national campaign for fairer funding for schools.

The end of a truely magnificent week. Last week ended with our summer fayre that was so well attended (thank you) and one of the many highlights of this week had to be Sports Day on Tuesday (also very well attended and thank you again. Many thanks to all involved with organising these events, particularly the PTA and our Year 6 pupils, and everything else that has been happening this week.

Please read on to find out what else has been happening in and around school, including pupils sailing off Instow, a visit to the Wake Park, Ancient Egypt workshops at Exeter Museum and mucm, much more…

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Please read on to find out what has been happening in and around the school…

Our Year 2 children completed some wonderful art work and please read on to fin out more about it…

The opening of the ACCT schools exhibition of art work at RHS Rosemoor opened on 28th June and was a great success. Many parents have already bought their child’s art work at either £20 for A4 size, or £25 for A3 size.

The unsold art work is now open to the general public to buy so if you would like to purchase your child’s work you can still pop down to Rosemoor, tell the desk you are only there to see the exhibition, and then pay your own school directly later. We ask that you pay by cash or cheque, made payable to ACCT, at your school office. We will then email staff at RHS Rosemoor and they will indicate a sold sticker on the artwork for the rest of the exhibition. It closes on Sunday 14th July. You do not have to pay to visit the Exhibition and cafe, but you will if you would like to visit the gardens- unless you are RHS members.

School Fayre is Friday 5th July.

At 3.15pm the school choir will perform on the playground and at 3.30pm the fayre fully opens. At 4.45pm thee will be a Streetz Street Dancers display and the fayre will end at 5.30pm.

We look forward to seeing you there for games, BBQ, raffle, Hockings and much more.

Children are invited to wear their own clothes on the day  and we will confirm soon if this is for a £1 donation or a tombola prize.