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Mar 12, 2026

Eagles and Hawks have really got into the swing of British Science Week this year. We've investigated Murphy's Law by seeing if toast really does always land butter side down, we've mapped the blind spots in our optic nerves, we've asked curiosity questions such as 'Why do we have fingernails?' and Year 6 got to spend time with Colyton Grammer, building different electrical circuits. Using the soldering iron seems to have been the highlight!

Mar 12, 2026

Last week we celebrated World Book Day, and the children all looked amazing! We started our week with a little science experiment, trying to create rain from clouds. We talked to the children about how rain is made — how water evaporates, condenses into clouds, and eventually falls back to the ground as rain. The children were so fascinated! We then created a rainbow by adding more colours into our experiment. We have also started our Mother’s Day crafts. The children are very excited to share their cards with their special person.

Mar 12, 2026

💻🌟 Coding Creators in Action! 🌟💻 This half-term in Computing, our fantastic Foxes 🦊, Badgers 🦡 and Otters 🦦 classes have been exploring the world of HTML coding! They’ve been learning how websites are built and discovering the language behind the internet. This week, the children have taken their learning even further by starting to design their very own websites using HTML. From adding text and headings to thinking about layout and design, they’ve shown brilliant creativity and problem-solving skills. We’ve been incredibly impressed with their effort, teamwork and determination as they support each other and experiment with their ideas. Well done everyone – we can’t wait to see how your websites develop! 👏✨ #ComputingInSchool #FutureCoders #Teamwork #PrimaryComputing

Mar 11, 2026

We’ve had a fantastic start to the week in Hedgehogs and Squirrels as we celebrate Science Week! 🔬✨ The children have been busy asking lots of curious questions and exploring the world around them. One of our favourite activities so far has been looking at zoomed-in images of everyday objects and trying to guess what they might be. The children loved sharing their ideas and thinking like real scientists! Today we explored the question: “How do you make the best paper aeroplane?” ✈️ Everyone worked incredibly hard to design and make their own paper plane. We then tested them to see how far they could fly, carefully measuring the distance each one travelled. We were amazed by the results, and our winning aeroplane flew an impressive 108 mm!

Mar 11, 2026

A moon-mad bear with yellow space boots and a love for picnics is helping Robins and Starlings explore the universe and beyond! With daily space-themed curious questions, moonstone counting, and our Whatever Next! drawing club story tuff tray, we’ve definitely gone a little bit space crazy. 🚀🌙

Mar 6, 2026

World Book Day 2026 in Robins and Starlings was full of fantastic costumes and imaginative story writing, inspired by ancient maps, feathers, glitter, a photo and a mysterious key. We enjoyed watching the Masked Reader before the big reveal in assembly and were read to by our buddies. A great day all round! 📚

Mar 6, 2026

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Mar 6, 2026

We have some more amazing achievements to share with you. Year 1 have made wonderful progress with their phonics and Year 4 have made incredible progress with the multiplication tables check - we have now reached an average of 21.9 out of a possible 25. We are also thrilled to announce that we are 2nd in the local 15 schools (within 10 miles) for TTRS and 7th in the local 81 primary schools within 20 miles. To celebrate, we will be holding a non-school uniform day next Friday (13th March) Well done for all your hard work - we are so proud!

Mar 6, 2026

Thank you for everyone's amazing participation in World Book Day - please look out for a full round up in the newsletter today. Book tokens have come home with your children for their books - Archway have lots of World Book day books to choose from. The staff thoroughly enjoyed themselves yesterday - can you spot the books?

Mar 5, 2026

Year 1/2 have had an amazing World Book Day. We have... - completed World Book Day themed Maths questions - co written a class story based on 5 items left in our classroom (a key, some magical glitter, a feather, a map and a picture of a mystery woman) - spent time with Y 5/6 friends and shared stories - really enjoyed trying to guess who was 'behind the mask' in our teacher masked reader - and of course we loved dressing up! Including the adults!! We will share our story writing with you next week when we have purple polished it!

Mar 5, 2026

What an incredible day we have had for World Book Day - thank you to all the children and family members who helped to create wonderful costumes, shoe box scenes and sent us pictures of 'extreme reading'. It was so hard to pick 'winners' but we really hope that all the children who took part enjoyed themselves. Here are some of the entries we received - I am sure you will understand how difficult we found the judging!

Mar 5, 2026

A fantabulous day today celebrating World Book Day. An array of creative and imaginative costumes (thanks to all grown-ups involved) were adorned. The year 5/6 children had fun creating their stories based on 5 items - a key, a feather, a map, an old photograph and a bottle of potion. We hope that the year 6 opening of their story is not based on an Axminster teacher?!

Mar 5, 2026

➗✨ Fantastic Fractions in Foxes, Badgers and Otters! 🦊🦡🦦 Our Foxes, Badgers and Otters classes have been diving into the world of fractions in Maths this week! The children have been using a range of practical resources and mathematical strategies to explore fractions in fun and meaningful ways. From fraction walls and counters to drawing models and solving tricky problems, everyone has been working hard to build their confidence. 🧮📊 In Year 3, the focus is on understanding what fractions are. Pupils are learning to recognise and make simple fractions such as ½, ⅓ and ¼, and to understand them as equal parts of a whole. They have been sharing shapes, objects and numbers into equal groups to see how fractions work in real life. 🍕 In Year 4 and 5, the learning moves a step further. Pupils explore equivalent fractions, work with fractions greater than one, finding fractions of an amount and begin adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. They also learn to recognise fractions in different forms and explain their thinking using mathematical vocabulary. 💡 Across all three classes it has been brilliant to see the children using hands-on resources, discussing their ideas and challenging themselves with problem solving. Fractions can be tricky, but our learners have shown fantastic determination and teamwork! 👏📚

Mar 5, 2026

🌞✈️ Starlings & Robins Update! 🐦 Our Starlings and Robins classes have been busy exploring the exciting world of holidays! 🌍 This learning was inspired by the wonderful story What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday, which sparked lots of imaginative conversations about where we might like to travel and the adventures we could have along the way. 🏖️🏔️ The children shared fantastic ideas about destinations, transport and the things they would pack for their trips! With the lovely weather making an appearance, we’ve also been making the most of our outdoor spaces. 🌤️ The sandpit has been reopened and has already been a huge hit! 🏖️ The mud kitchen has been full of creativity as the children mixed, stirred and experimented to create all sorts of magical potions and muddy masterpieces. 🧪🍃 We’ve even taken PE outside, enjoying the fresh air while practising our movement and teamwork. 🏃‍♂️⚽ It’s been wonderful to see so much imagination, collaboration and outdoor fun. We’re looking forward to many more sunny learning adventures! 🌼

Mar 4, 2026

We had a wonderful time painting this afternoon. Inspired by the work of Paul Klee, we drew self portraits and then painted them. Even more impressively, we only used primary colours to mix and make the range of colours you see here!

Mar 4, 2026

The PTFA are organising our annual sponsored run on Monday 23rd March! We will be awarding prizes to the top individual and class fundraisers. Sponsorship forms are coming home this week and need to be back by 2nd April. All money collected will go towards enriching the children's experiences in school - recent fundraisers have enabled us to buy new chromebooks, new outside equipment and exciting new books. Thank you for all your support - it really does make such a difference!

Mar 4, 2026

We are looking forward to World Book Day tomorrow! Don't forget to dress as a character, a word or in your pyjamas and bring in any entries for Extreme Read and your Book Scenes to the atrium in the morning. Happy Reading!

Mar 3, 2026

This week the children have been very busy learning and exploring! We’ve been developing our fine motor skills by practising holding our pencils correctly and carefully following the lines. The children have shown great focus and determination as they work on strengthening those important early writing skills. ✏️ In our tuff tray this week, we’ve been retelling the story of What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. Using puppets and farm animals, the children have been acting out the story, remembering key events, and using their voices to bring the characters to life. It’s been wonderful to see their confidence and imagination grow! 🐞 In maths, the children took on a fun bridge-building challenge! Using blocks and Duplo, they worked together to design and build a bridge over a “river.” They explored problem-solving, balance, stability and teamwork as they tested and improved their creations. There were some fantastic designs and great resilience shown when things didn’t quite go to plan! What a fantastic week of learning Little Acorns!

Mar 1, 2026

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Feb 28, 2026

WORLD BOOK DAY - THURSDAY 5th MARCH We’re excited to be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March! Children are invited to come dressed up as a book character, in pyjamas with their favourite book, or as a word. These don’t need to be bought costumes - home made are excellent too! We’ll also be running an Extreme Reading competition — take a photo of yourself reading somewhere unusual over half term for a chance to win a prize for the most extreme reader! Please send your entries to office@axminster-primary.devon.sch.uk Examples: upside down, on the beach, in the forest or even on a roller coaster! In addition, children are invited to create a shoebox story box. This is a decorated shoebox that represents a favourite story using small objects, characters, or scenes from the book. Children will have the opportunity to bring their story box into school and explain their story to others. Please do not bring these until World Book Day!

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