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Our Ladybirds and Butterflies had a wonderful visit to @drakes_farm today. They got to feed and hold animals from the farm as well as planting seeds, messy play and lots more. Thank you Kim!

Wishing all our families celebrating Holi a festival filled with joy.

Please see above message from our chair of the PTFA.

Come and join us for our Easter Bingo community event on Thursday 21st March. Adults only, all are welcome. Please pay £5 for your book at the school office to secure your place. 🐣🐰🌷

Wishing all our families who are celebrating a happy Ramadan.

To all the mothers and others - we wish you a wonderful day.

LET GIRLS PLAY - Biggest EVER Football Session Wow! What a fantastic turn out of girls at lunchtime wanting to take part in for the England Football and Barclays biggest EVER football session. Kindly run by Jon Radford from Football Fun Factory, girls from Reception to Year 6 joined in. We DEFINITELY have future Lionesses at Wynstream! It was great to see our boys on the touchline supporting and cheering on their friends. #primary #devon #wynstreamschool #exeter #womensfootball

Our Ladybirds and Butterflies had a great time learning about plants and how things grow at @bernavillenurseries 🌷🪻🌹 We bought some compost, thyme, rosemary, mint and sage for our herb garden and we were very lucky to have a tray of polyanthus flowers gifted which we’ll plant in the EYFS garden. 🪴

Happy Lunar New Year to our families and friends. Our EYFS children met with Exeter University students from Hong Kong this week where they learnt all about the zodiac story.

In the Autumn term, both Year 5 classes took part in a project composing with the English National Opera. Their compositions are now live. Cedar wrote'Beautiful Lavender' and Willow wrote 'Caramel Brown'. You can see them here: https://www.eno.org/discover- opera/learning/finish-this/celebrating-finish-this- 2023-24/ And they can be listened to on Soundcloud link on that page Excitingly, Cedar's was 1 of 15 (out of 200!) to be picked to be animated and it can be watched here on youtube: https://youtu.be/5gkpT5nVnXY?feature=shared Willow's wordcloud was picked to be the cover photo for wordclouds on the main page. Well done to all involved. #primary #devonlife #devon #exeter #wynstreamschool

🚨 Silver & Bronze for Wynstream as well as a potential regional final 🚨 Unfortunately Evens didn’t have enough to beat @montgomeryexeter Monty Magic, losing 8-2, who retained the title for another year but a valiant effort ensured we came runners up 🥈 Odds blew away Abbey School in a convincing victory, racking up a 9-1 victory and securing bronze medals 🥉 Some disappointed children not to take home gold but I couldn’t be prouder of the way they represented our school - not forgetting we secured 2nd & 3rd out of 11 teams 👏 We now wait to see if we join Monty in the regional finals in Bath 🤞 Well done to all the children from both teams and to Mr Rouse!

Our EYFS children took part in the @rspb big garden bird watch this week. They made bird feeders and then put these out to attract the birds. #eyfs #rspbbiggardenbirdwatch #outdoorlearning

Wishing all our families and community a happy Christmas and new year. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

Today we had our wonderful Whoopsy Daisy Angel Nativity. Well done to all the children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2! 🎄👼

Come and join us in September 2024!

Our Ladybirds went to @shillorganics farm school on Monday. ‘We picked big carrots, made apple juice and went on a tractor. It was good fun!’ 🐞🚜🌾🥕 #exeter #devon #primaryschool

On Friday, the whole school observed a 2 minute silence to mark Remembrance and Armistice Day. We remember the service and sacrifice of those who have died in wars around the world. Our F/1 classes made some wonderful poppies in remembrance.

Sending all our families celebrating Diwali a day filled with light and joy 🎆🪔

Some top tips from our Ladybirds and Butterflies on how to stay safe on Bonfire Night! 🎆 #devonlife #primary #devon #exeter #wynstreamschool #exeterprimaryschool #wynstream #primaryschool

OPERATION EARTH On Monday children in KS2 had a fantastic day with Operation Earth The children were curious, engaged and excited to be part of the assembly and the activities that followed! Hopefully they came home wanting to tell you more and the experience inspired some future scientists in our school. Thanks Mr Ellis for organising a brilliant day! #primary #devonlife #devon #exeter #wynstreamschool #wynstream #primaryschool

Our Ladybirds and Butterflies have been looking for seasonal changes. 🍂🍁🍂We loved the sound of the crunchy leaves and can’t wait to do some art with our findings. 🐞 🦋 #eyfs #year1 #wynstream #devon #locallife #exeter #exeterliving #exetercommunity #primaryschool #exeterprimaryschool

You're invited to Wynstream PTFA AGM Please come along to our first meeting of 2023, free tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided and after school club is available for PTFA members (please comment on class dojo with names of children and classes to book). Thursday, 19 October 2023 3:30pm

Black History Month 2023 is a momentous occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. Today in our assembly with Ms Redman we learnt about this year’s theme of ‘Saluting our Sisters’ highlights the crucial role that black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and building communities.

We have been busy coding this week as part of @nationalcodingweek We’ve used apps like Lightbox, Scratch and @hourofcode to help build our knowledge of coding. #devon #exeterprimaryschool #exeterschools #devonschools

WYNSTREAM’S GOT TALENT! We think all our children are superstars but these guys really shone in Wynstream’s Got Talent. Congratulations to our winners and everyone who took part. Those judges need a golden buzzer next year… #bgt #wynstreamschool #primaryschool

Ladybirds and Butterflies went on a visit to the park on Wednesday. They had a great time and received lots of compliments from members of the public for their lovely manners. 🐞🦋

Year 2 went to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol on Wednesday. They had a great time learning about animals, habitats and life cycles. Thanks @noahsarkzoobristol from Otters and Foxes.

On Tuesday, year 5 visited Escot. They had a great day den building, lighting fires and swamp walking. Well done Willow and Cedar!

Year 3’s trip to Branscombe last week was a huge success! We visited a farm to do some river dipping. We identified different insects and amphibians and tallied them into a chart. We also visited the beach in the afternoon for lunch and to talk about the different types of rocks found on the Jurassic coastline. #primary #devonlife #wynstreamschool #exeter

On Monday 26th June, Year 1 visited the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. We saw lots of sea creatures including nurse sharks, upside down jellyfish, turtle and our favourite… an octopus! Did you know that an octopus can solve a Rubix cube and has a brain the shape of a donut?! In the afternoon we got to look really carefully at bones and shells of lots of different sea creatures and work out who they belonged to. We also did an investigation on the best tool for catching plankton, just like the marine biologists do in Plymouth Sound! We had a brilliant day, thank you to @nationalmarineaquarium #plymouthaquarium #wynstream #exeterschools #schooltrip

CALLING ALL PARENTS AND CARERS, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please use the link to sign up for a 15minute slot helping run a stall at our Summer Fayre. Thank you. ☀️ https://forms.office.com/e/3ypsP8Wpf8

Join our PTFA at their next meeting on Friday 16th July at 3:15pm at reception. Free childcare available, DM us for more info!

Contact wynstreamptfa@wynstreamprimary.org.uk if you are interested in having a stall at our Summer Fayre.

We have an exciting event coming soon for the school community. Michael Caines Collection and Exeter Chiefs Foundation are coming to school on Friday 9th June. This is a free event! Your child will come home with some wristbands on the first week back. 👨‍🍳 #primary #devonlife #devon #exeter #wynstreamschool #exeterprimaryschool #wynstream #primaryschool

Hope you all have a lovely half term break. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 5th June at 8:30. 😊

Don’t forget our Rainbow Raffle starts after half term! Bring an item in your year group colour then on Thursday 8th June your child can dress in any colour they like! #wynstreamptfa #primary #devon

Well done to our choir who performed today at Devon County Show with the Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs

Rainbow Raffle Non Uniform Day - Thursday 8th June 2023 - please bring an item in your child’s year group colour. They may dress in any colour. #wynstreamptfa #primary #devonlife #devon #exeter #wynstreamschool #exeterprimaryschool #wynstream #primaryschool

🌞🪩 Summer Disco! 🪩🌞 We have our Summer Disco on 19.05.23, this will also be our non uniform day for a £1 voluntary donation. Please keep an eye out on Class Dojo and newsletter for our online form for collection arrangements. #primary #primaryschool #exeter #exeterprimaryschool #wynstream #wynstreamschool #wynstreamptfa

🇬🇧 👑 🇬🇧 Join us on Friday 5th May 2023 after school to celebrate the Royal Coronation. Bring your own picnic (no nuts please) and optional non-school uniform (red, white and blue theme… you could even wear a crown). 🇬🇧 👑 🇬🇧 #primary #devonlife #devon #exeter #wynstreamschool #exeterprimaryschool #wynstream

EXETER PRIMARY FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! 😍🏆 Congratulations to Wynstream Blues who have won the EPFL, becoming the second Wynstream team to win the league after our success in 2015/16! #wynstream #wynstreamschool #primaryschool #exeter #exeterprimaryschool #primarysport

Did you know... an exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system? Year one do! On Friday 31st March year one had an exciting visit from some Astrophysicists. A huge thank you to Nathan, Simon and Josh for visiting us. @exeteruni #exeter #primaryschool #wynstream #devon #exeterprimaryschool

At Wynstream we have a large adventure playground. We love climbing up it, doing the monkey bars and sliding down the slide. We also have a smaller trim trail for younger children (we’ll show you a sneak peak another day!) #teachersofinstagram #primaryschool #exeterprimaryschool #exeterschools #devonschools #wynstream #wynstreamschool #exeter #exeterlife #devon #devonlife #playground #adventure #adventureplayground

Easter Break is here. We look forward to seeing you all back in school on Monday 17th April.

Wishing everyone who is celebrating, a very happy Ramadan. #wynstream #ramadan #ramadankareem

At Wynstream we have a double football pitch sized field. We love having our sports day, play times, PE lessons and summer fair on here. #wynstream #primaryschool #exeter #exeterprimaryschool

At Wynstream we are incredibly lucky and proud to have such a fantastic library. We love to come here and share stories with our class and take books home to read with our families. 📚📖📚 #wynstream

We are delighted to share with you our new school football kit following the competition we held during the World Cup ⚽️ The kit will get its first outing this Tuesday in the U11 Girls Football Competition at Exwick Sports Hub. Thank you @_pinnaclegroup for sponsoring us and @vx3apparel #exeterprimaryschool #wynstream

Come and join us for the PTFA’s Easter Trail on 24th March - Maps on sale from your class teacher for £1. #eastereggs #wynstreamschool #wynstreamptfa

On Thursday we had an amazing 110 girls attend our ‘Biggest ever girls football event’. Each year group played against their opposite class and we all had lots of fun. #letgirlsplay #girlsfootball #thisgirlcan

We’ve been extreme reading as part of our @worldbookdaysocial celebration! One of the winners was Perri who was spotted reading @exetercathedral under Gaia by @lukejerramartist #extremereading #worldbookday #exetercathedral

Year 1 had a fantastic day at @paigntonzoo Clay said ‘My favourite animal we saw was the tigers. We learnt that meerkats eat scorpions and ostrich eggs!’

History Makers 😍 For the first time in recent history, Wynstream have qualified for the County Finals in Netball! 🏐 The year 6 team entered the school games qualifier at St Luke’s and we’re drawn in a group with Ladysmith, Stoke Hill, Montgomery B & Westclyst. Four victories from four matches saw the team qualify for the semi finals against Broadclyst. A comprehensive 3-0 victory saw us face Montgomery A in the final. Montgomery having won their games 12-0, 9-0, 9-0, 8-0 & 7-0 were always going to be tough opponents. They ran out 5-1 winners but Wynstream take huge credit for being the only team to score against them. The team took home silver medals and qualified for the county finals! 🥈

Year 1 and 2 enjoyed a fantastic printing workshop with @doubleelephantprintworkshop thank you to Simon who came in to teach us all about printing.

Friday 10th February is Dress to Express! This is a Wynstream PTFA fundraising non uniform day supporting Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. Donations of £1 to support school projects and local children's mental health charities.

Let’s connect! Friendship bracelets for you or for your friends. For sale from Class Teachers for 50p. Please bring change. Money raised is split between Wynstream PTFA and Children’s Mental Health Charities.

School re-opens after the Christmas break for pupils on Wednesday 4th January. See you soon.

Please join us for carols, minced pies and hot squash on Friday 9th December.

Our KS1 children have been busy creating art for Remembrance Day. #naturalclassroom #neutralclassroom #classroomdecor #classroomsetup #primaryschool #teacher #teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #ks1 #remembrance #displays

Don’t forget the PTFA disco is tomorrow. It is also non-uniform day tomorrow, the PTFA ask for a voluntary donation of £1 which will be put towards a new sound system for school.

Around The World - India Special menu on Thursday 20th October. Our school kitchen is doing a fab lunch time special menu this coming Thursday. Pupils booking a hot meal or vegetarian meal can enjoy Chicken Korma or Tarka Dhal with Lemon Rice and Kachumber Salad.

Year 1 enjoyed their visit to the fantastic @westtownfarm last week. They learnt all about apple pressing and seasonal changes. Thank you @organicarts

Year 5 School Trip to Backswood Farm. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the year 5 classes went on a trip to Backswood Farm near Bickleigh. With only a few occasional showers, the children had a brilliant time exploring the farm. They walked around the nature gardens, learning about: bees, vegetables which we can grow, bug hotels, how the lifecycle of plants works, looking in the ponds, finding out about the crops grown on UK farms. They also explored the woodland areas and someone even found a lizard! The children loved getting close to the sheep and cows too! In the words of Jessie, Year 5, "I loved looking at the sheep because we managed to get really close to them. I also liked sitting on hay bales and looking at the difference between hay and straw.” #schoolvisit #education #primaryschool #exeterlife #devonlife

Please help the PTFA with running a raffle at our summer fair. Donations with be gratefully received at classrooms or at the office. Thank you for all your support!

Calling all local small businesses! Do you want to run a stall at our summer fair? Get in touch!

On Wednesday 22nd June, the whole of Year 2 went on a Science and Art trip to Haldon Forest. Trips and visits are a crucial part of learning, and we are so glad that our classes were able to go. They had a brilliant day, and our children found the natural environment very inspiring. The art was inspired by an artist called Andy Goldsworthy. He uses natural resources in the environment to produce art. The children impressed all the adults who went with them. Thanks to Miss Humphreys and Mrs Howell. Kyzer told us "I had a great time on the minibus. We made a picture of a kite with sticks, leaves, pine cones and rocks. It was a good day!" Issac told us “I have never been on a school trip before and I felt very excited. I had an amazing day. We went for a walk, ate lunch together on the grass and made art in the woods. It was the best day ever!“ Well done everyone.

Can you help run a stall at our Summer Fair? Please contact our Wynstream PTFA for more information: WynstreamPTFA@ecfschools.org.uk or drop us a DM

A new IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) safety campaign aims to help parents have conversations with their children about keeping their 'door' closed to child sexual abusers. The campaign includes a booklet for parents, explaining the risks, explaining why children are vulnerable, and suggests practice steps that parents can take. The mnemonic used in the campaign is TALK: 🔸 TALK to your child about online sexual abuse. Start the conversation – and listen to their concerns. 🔸 AGREE ground rules about the way you use technology as a family. 🔸 LEARN about the platforms and apps your child loves. Take an interest in their online life. 🔸 KNOW how to use tools, apps and settings that can help to keep your child safe online. https://talk.iwf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/A-guide-for-parents-and-carers-v7.pdf

Thank you to everyone who shared their favourite joke with us for Red Nose Day, here are some for your to enjoy.

Citizens Advice is currently working with Devon County Council to distribute food and fuel vouchers to those who have been put at risk of food/fuel poverty as a result of covid-19, see the attached Flyer. Those who may be eligible are families of pupils with pupil premiums, those with prepayment meters or those who may otherwise be struggling financially this winter. Contact @CitizensAdviceexeter before the end of March.

If you have a 3 or 4-year-old, you can get up to 30 hours per week of FREE childcare! Contact Chestnut Nursery School @chestnutexeter for more information 01392 690418

If you have a 2-year-old, you could get 15 hours per week of FREE childcare! Contact Chestnut Nursery School @chestnutexeter for more information 01392 690418

Red Nose Day Friday 19th March 2021 We will not be collecting any money this Friday for Red Nose Day this year, as we do not want to add any financial pressure to our families at this time. We would encourage the children to wear something they already have which is red and we will be asking pupils to enter a Share a Smile activity where they write a joke and share it with their class. The best joke in the class will be voted for by the pupils and posted on to social media.

ECF Challenge Series Challenge 5- FOOTWORK LADDER It’s the end of the week and it’s raining outside 💦 let’s finish strong with a home HIIT workout! On the HomeCourt app go to- Workouts>Agility>Stamina Drills>Footwork Ladder (Advanced) If you don’t have access to the app, follow Mr Holding’s adaptation to take part. Mr Holding’s first attempt drill score is 57 Good luck ⭐️

ECF Challenge Series Challenge 4- LATERAL QUICKNESS Warning- space needed! On the HomeCourt app go to- Workouts>Agility>Reaction Drills>Lateral Quickness (Beginner) If you don’t have access to the app, follow Mr Holding’s adaptation to take part. Mr Holding’s first attempt score is 37 cones Good luck ⭐️

ECF Challenge Series Challenge 3- CROSS TRAINING And it’s a tough one!!! On the HomeCourt app go to- Workouts>Agility>Stamina Drills>Cross Training (Intermediate) If you don’t have access to the app, follow Mr Holding’s adaptation to take part. Mr Holding’s first attempt drill score is 99 Good luck ⭐️

ECF Challenge Series Challenge 2- LATERAL HOP On the HomeCourt app go to- Workouts>Agility>Stamina Drills>Lateral Hop (Beginner) If you don’t have access to the app, follow Mr Holding’s adaptation to take part. Mr Holding’s first attempt score is 27 hops Good luck ⭐️

ECF Challenge Series Challenge 1- REACTION On the HomeCourt app go to- Workouts>Agility>Reaction Drills>Reaction (Beginner) If you don’t have access to the app, follow Mr Holding’s adaptation to take part. Mr Holding’s first attempt score is 70 Good luck ⭐️

PE Half-Term Challenge Series We are launching a new PE challenge series today with daily HIIT fitness sessions for a burst of exercise. Check out the video below where Mr Holding explains in more detail... The exercises use an app called HomeCourt if you have an Apple device, which has been made completely free now since the first lockdown and is a really engaging, virtual way of keeping fit. If you don’t have access to this app, then we will also be providing an adapted version of the challenge so you can still take part. Today’s challenge will be posted shortly, so keep your eyes peeled for the first daily challenge to try. Any children who evidence they have taken part and improved their ‘Personal Best’ score in the activity will receive a maximum of 1 Dojo per challenge. Post your photos or videos in the comments or via email at pe@ecfschools.org.uk Good luck and have a great half term 🎖

🚨PE Team Mega Dance Mashup🚨 Here glows nothing... the time has come to reveal our special surprise video for all our children and families, to spread some light, cheer and keep you all moving! Montgomery & Wynstream’s PE Team have collaborated to create a ‘glowing’ dance for you all. So why not give it a glow yourself? We have two challenges for you to do (glow on, you know you want to)... 1) Join in and dance along with us to learn all the moves to your favourite disco songs 2) Try to figure out who each dancer is 🤔 You could even try to create your own light up dance using just tape and glow sticks. Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoy it and have a well deserved and restful half-term. But remember, exercising is one of the best things to do for both physical and mental health, so make sure you stay active and keep moving during your holiday. #glowcrazy #glowWynners (Please note that we do not own any of the music used in this video- no copyright intended)

💃PE Dance Project🕺 We have a challenge for all our pupils currently at home during the pandemic... We’d love to create some of our own short ‘follow along’ dance videos that can be used throughout the school both now and in the future to keep people active. We know we have lots of amazing pupils who love to dance and move, so who better to create some fun child-friendly exercise videos for everyone at school to use. ☝️Here’s Mr Holding with more information☝️ (Details of where to send your dance creations to follow in the next couple days) Please note- we do not own the rights to the Just Dance clip shown in this video

Happy Friday everyone! We hope you’re all coping during these difficult times and would like to share some positive news with our pupils, families & friends! The school has been awarded 2 School Games Mark awards for the last academic year 2019/20. Even though the SG Mark couldn’t be run as normal last year, 2 special awards were given in recognition of those schools who continued to support PE & Sport opportunities for their pupils through the pandemic. As a result, Wynstream achieved the following awards for ‘Commitment to the School Games’ and ‘Virtual PE & School Games’. A huge thank you from the PE Team to all school staff, pupils, families and friends who got involved and showed their dedication to physical activity 👏🏼🏅

Don’t miss our special Grown Ups challenge as part of our Virtual Sports Day 👀 check it out below and have a go yourselves! Let us know how you get on... #GameOn

🚨Today’s the day...🚨 Wynstream’s Virtual Sports Day 2020 is LIVE!!! All of the challenges have now been posted to our website and are ready for you to watch, have a go at and enjoy. To access the videos, go to the school website- Parents- PE & School Sport- Virtual Sports Day 2020 or alternatively click the link below and it will take you straight there. Good luck everyone! We can’t wait to see and hear all your attempts and results. #GameOn 💪🏼🏅 https://www.wynstreamprimary.org.uk/virtual-sports-day-2020

Tomorrow marks a momentous day in the Wynstream School Sport calendar as we unveil our first ever Virtual Sports Day! Our staff have been working hard to produce a range of physical challenges, so please spend some time checking out the videos when they go live on the school website tomorrow (link to follow tomorrow). We would like as much engagement and participation as possible from pupils, families and friends alike, so please share the message to everyone on and off social media. Finally, here is a sneak preview into some of the elite athletes you will be up against... 👀 Good luck everyone #GameOn

New Reception Starters 2020-21 Class Dojo email invitations have been sent out to parents/carers for the new 2020-21 Reception Class children. If you haven't received your invitation yet please email svickery@ecfschools.org.uk We have really enjoyed being able to say hello and virtually meet some of our new children already. Thank you to the families who have signed up so far.

#8 Tic Tac Toe. The eighth instalment of our weekly #stayhomeskills challenges!

Check out our very own Mr Holding delivering PE activities to the nation’s children as part of #ThisIsPE initiative. There are loads of great ideas on @yorkshiresport social media and YouTube accounts so give them a try with your children and keep their PE skills up to scratch 👍🏼

We have a new ‘Starting School’ page on our website. It has all the information you need in preparation for your child starting at Wynstream. Follow the link https://www.wynstreamprimary.org.uk/starting-school

#7 Stair Throw. The seventh instalment of our weekly #stayhomeskills challenges!

#6 Stack ‘em up! The sixth instalment of our weekly #stayhomeskills challenges!

Bloopers Ft. Ollie the Sprollie 🤦🏼‍♀️🐶 #newPEteacher