Please click the link below to view the newsletter: July Newsletter 2024

The whole Starcross Primary School Team and parents wished our fantastic Year 6 Leavers well in their last assembly today. They are more than ready for the excitement and challenge that secondary school will bring. We will miss them, but know that they will continue to make us proud as they go off on the…

Last week Oystercatchers went on a trip to Lyme Regis and Charmouth. We visited Mary Anning’s birthplace and grace, the dinosaurland museum and then went fossil hunting on Charmouth beach. The children all had a fantastic time and were an absolute credit to the school!

This week, the Year 4 children of Starcross went to Pixies Holt for their residential. They took part in multiple activities including a night walk, caving, archery and team building skills. For some of the children, this was their first night away from home which is a huge achievement in itself. We are so proud…

School Sports Day – 17/7/2024 Please note start time of 1.30pm and not 1pm.

Please click the link below to view the newsletter: June 2024 Newsletter

Please note: dates for the last week of term have changed since May (and previous) newsletters.  Please see the revised dates as follows which will be updated in the June newsletter. We will also be writing to parents and carers regarding arrangements for these events shortly. Wednesday 10th July – Preschool Sports Day 2-3pm Tuesday 16th –…

Children at Starcross Primary School have had a very busy week, taking part in an art project in collaboration with local charities The Helen Foundation and DAISI. The project aim was to make three, large, colourful, fence panels to brighten up the small playground but to also make the space a little more private. Caroline…

Please click the link below to view the newsletter: May 2024 Newsletter

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A group of our Year 3 and Year 4 children played some football matches against teams from Cockwood Primary School, on the Starcross field. We were very proud of all of the children and they represented the school very well. They played brilliantly and showed excellent teamwork and sportspersonship too! We had some children from…

Children at Starcross took part in a ‘Reading Roundabout’ provided by the School Library Service. Pupils across Key Stage 2 got to choose over 200 new books for the school library! Reading is a big part of life at Starcross Primary School and the children are very excited to get their hands on the new…

Invitation To Dawlish College Year 6 Welcome Evening We welcome you to join us for this informative evening on Wednesday 1st May – 5pm start Change for anybody can be difficult; this is something we understand as a pastoral team. With that in mind, the transition process begins now to ensure positive relationships are developed and…

Please click the link below to view the newsletter March 2024 Newsletter

After a collaborative effort with our students and staff, we are proud to unveil our new logo. It is a symbol that encapsulates our school’s values, community spirit, and maritime heritage. All classes and children were invited to share their thoughts on what makes their school special to them. Their ideas were carefully considered and…

Starcross Primary School took part in the long-awaited revival of our annual Pancake Festival on Thursday 21st March. This tradition, which had been stopped in its tracks by Covid, saw members of the twinning association from Starcross’ twinned village of Henvic come over on the ferry. Three enthusiastic members of the association were warmly welcomed…

Braving the cold wind, a group of our Year 4 children travelled by train to TCS recently for a football festival. The children took part in a carousel of activities and small games focussing on a range of skills. The event was supervised by some Year 10 sports leaders.   All the Starcross children joined…

Oystercatchers have been measuring using the Newton meters (force meters), measuring the push and pull forces all around us in the classroom!  

Oystercatchers have started enjoying Ultimate Frisbee! When the rain finally stops, we are getting out and throwing the discs to each other and having a great time. ?

On Saturday, Oystercatchers had a magnificent trip to watch Exeter Chiefs Ladies play at Sandy Park! We had a tour of the stadium, including the team room and gym, a training session with some of the Chiefs players and trainers, and then watched the match in the afternoon. We even got to spend some time…

We have loved seeing all our pupils getting involved in World Book Day, with many activities happening across the school. Razorbills were lucky enough to take part in with a World Book Day writing masterclass run by Pobble and the Vocabulary Ninja himself – Andrew Jennings! We joined schools from across the world to create…

To view the February newsletter, please click the link below. February 2024 Newsletter

Last week, Pre-school were visited by Marie from Animals 2 U South West. Marie brought with her hissing cockroaches, a crested gecko, bearded dragon and two very friendly tortoises. The children enjoyed learning lots of new facts about these amazing animals and some were even brave enough to touch them!

The children enjoyed a special PE day of cricket last week with visiting coach Niall Leahy. Learning the skills of batting and fielding, each class had a session with Niall and can now build on this great introduction in PE lessons later in the term.

World Book Day this year is Thursday 7th March. We will be celebrating in school with special activities in classes, and the children will be given their World Book Day book token that can be spent in most bookshops, or at the Scholastic Book Fair that will be in school the following week. The book…

Our Razorbills had a great time working with Alistair creating some amazing artwork of the estuary birds our classes are named after. They took their work from 2D collage to 3D dioramas using some complex techniques and learning how to really make their work stand out! We would like to say a big thank you…

A team of Year 5 and 6 girls from Starcross took part in a football tournament at TCS last week. The girls represented our school brilliantly and came third in their pool – a fantastic result! With each team playing in at least five challenging games in a round robin style tournament, the girls showcased…

To view the January Newsletter, please click the link below: January Newsletter 2024

A fantastic SEND festival took place for the Teignmouth Learning Community. Hazeldown, Exminster, Starcross and Ellen Tinkham showed fantastic resilience, teamwork and enthusiasm to venture into each station. There were six stations: archery, boccia, target throwing, beach ball volleyball, springboard jumping and striking darts. All pupils had a go on each station developing a variety…