News & Events
World Book Day – Prep 5
The children had a wonderful time sharing extracts from their books and describing their characters. We saw the range of characters and authors as we displayed them on our working wall. The children took ideas from one another on what to read next!
Under 11 Netball v St Johns
St.Christopher’s had another win on Wednesday from the U11 girls. A superb team effort and a very high work rate in this challenging game. Some excellent movement into D by Sarah and Sophie and impressive touches from defence. 10-11 result, well done girls!
World Book Day 2019
Today we have been celebrating World Book Day. The children (and staff!) have made a brilliant effort by coming to School dressed as their favourite book characters.
Quiz Club – 2019
This morning St Christopher’s hosted the Area Heat for Quiz Club, hosting 2 teams from Blundells Prep School and Stover. We are pleased to announce that St Christopher’s came 1st and 3rd which is a great result, well done to the winning team.
Buckfast Abbey – Preps 1 & 2
On Tuesday afternoon Preps 1 & 2 visited Buckfast abbey. They have been learning about materials in Science. They went to the Educational Centre and got to experiment with all different materials. They also learnt about the Monks, their jobs and how they lived. After the Education Centre they went inside the Abbey, they had…
Pancake Day
The whole school got the chance to take part in the annual Pancake Day races. The Children all had a fantastic time and it was lovely to see the older Children helping the younger ones in their race!
Invitational Cross Country – Stover School
We took a team to the Stover invitational cross country competing against some of the bigger Independent schools in the area. Our top performers were Sacha (5th), Joseph (13th) and Indie-Rose (17th). A special mention to George from Prep 2 who finished 25th against boys two years older.
School Lunches
Today saw the launch of our new School meals in partnership with the Live & Let Live Pub from Landscove. The children all loved the first meal which was Reserve Cheddar Mac ‘n’ Cheese served with Garlic Bread and Salad, followed by a Warm Muffin with Seasonal Fruit Compote. They can’t wait for tomorrows lunch of Slow…
Grimspound – Prep 2
Prep 2 battled through the cold weather to take a history trip to Grimspound on Dartmoor. We walked up Hookney Tor and saw the stones. Florence I saw the doorway to the roundhouse. Freddie I was interested in the big round wall around the houses. Eliza I saw curved stones in the doorway. Marni I…
Paignton Zoo – Nursery
Nursery had a fabulous day out at Paignton zoo yesterday. We learnt about the animals, the sounds they make and the makaton signs in the education centre with Kathryn and then after a lovely picnic we really enjoyed walking around the zoo spotting all sorts of animals we have been learning about.
