2018 sees an exciting start for pupils at Church Eaton Primary School. The children have had an extra special and action packed week learning about Space.
The opportunity to have an actual Planetarium experience inside the school was a real highlight for the pupils. The school PTA funded this exciting, special visit from the Space Dome and enabled the subject to be really bought to life.
Pupils entered the large dome which had touched down in the school hall. Inside the dome, they were able to get a real feel for what Space looks like. From a journey through the planet Saturn, walking on the moon with Neil Armstrong and experiencing life on the Space Station - the school is now teeming with wannabe astronauts!
We also took the opportunity to ensure this fascinating subject was integrated into many of the usual subjects including Art, Science, Drama and English throughout the week. Class 1 pupils had fun making rockets and alien masks. Class 2 became newspaper journalists and investigated the moon landings- focussing particularly on the Apollo 11 mission. They watched documentaries and produced their own newspaper articles.
Class 3 had a go at being historical detectives: finding out about the origins of the Space Race: the countries involved and its consequences on world politics.
The children thought learning about Space was out of this world!
They also researched about the qualities required to be an astronaut and wrote a job application for an astronaut position.
Church Eaton Primary School is classed as ‘GOOD’ by OFSTED. Pre-reception and Reception places are available at this nurturing, rural school where pupils thrive in a caring environment with strong family values. The school offers the option of wrap-around care for Pre-Reception pupils. There is also a before and after school club on-site which is invaluable for working parents.
Church Eaton Primary School enjoys excellent facilities including an expansive, well maintained playing field and a beautiful dipping pond. With an adventure playground to keep the older children busy recreationally, for the younger children, there is a modern multi-surface playground.
