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Our bursary, offering up to 100% off school fees, is open for applications
This bursary is a fantastic opportunity for local children who embody the ethos and values of the school, but who, for financial reasons, would not normally be able to attend St Christopher’s. The bursary is in memory of Gregory Kenyon who established St Christopher’s as a Nursery School in 1991 with his wife Jane. We…
A win for our under 11s boys football team
On Friday, (January 13, 2023) St Christopher’s under 11s boys football team travelled up to Dartmoor to play Christow School in the Teignbridge Small Schools League. It was a tight match with both goalkeepers being named player of the match. A breakaway goal midway through the second half from Casper gave us a 1-0 win….
Early Years Foundation Stage at St Christopher’s
Our St Christopher’s Early Years Foundation Stage (known as EYFS) Nursery and Reception classes are in a fabulous position within the school with dedicated indoor and outdoor spaces, where children enjoy a happy, calm and safe environment which is also stimulating and fun. Happy children learn well We believe that ‘happy children learn well,’…
Our Christmas Nativity Performance
After weeks of planning, practising, making and preparing, the day of our school Nativity play finally arrived. This year’s performance did not disappoint. It took place at Pennywell and it was a wonderful performance. We’re so proud of all the children and grateful too to all the helpers. Everyone put in so much time to…
Father Christmas Visit
Its been a few years since Father Christmas has managed to get back into the Grotto…but today he did and the kids loved it!
World Cup Fever
World cup fever has hit St Christopher’s this week with the start of the actual competition. Each class randomly drew a country participating in the world cup and their task was to decorate their classrooms and find out some facts for their respective country. Various subjects are using their time to assist such as ICT,…
House Tag Rugby
Last week we hosted our annual Inter House tag rugby tournament with all pupils from Preps 3-6 involved. The house captains selected their teams, led the warm up and made sure everyone had an opportunity to play. The matches were tight affairs with only one game being won by more than two tries. Eventually the…
Walk from Totnes
What a lovely morning we had for our walk from Totnes to Staverton in aid of the Kanyike Project. Each class was given a bucket of water to carry so they understood a little of what it might be like to have to go and fetch water for the village of Magajo. At the time…
Devon Schools Table Tennis
Last week our boys and girls table tennis teams were successful in winning the Devon schools team championships and now go forward to represent Devon in the South West finals on the 15th January. We took 16 pupils to Plymouth to make up two teams in both categories, a great achievement for a school our…
The Leaf Man’s got to go where the wind blows
We have been reading the Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. After we read the story, with great excitement, the children explored the school grounds for fallen leaves and sticks to create their own Leaf Man. As the wind blew their leaf men away, we sent a postcard to their leaf family to tell of their…
