July - 2017

A PARISIAN’S GUIDE TO PARIS

It’s quite unique to have the opportunity of a overseas school trip to your French teacher’s home town in France, but when the home town is Paris, it turns into something very special indeed. Dartmouth Academy’s modern foreign languages expert, Virginia Ford-Attia, treated 35 pupils to the trip of a lifetime by organising a Challenge Week excursion that took in all the sights, sounds and tastes of the French capital. In a heat wave where the city centre signs were declaring 3

Executive Principal (Director of Learning) for Education South West chosen for key school support ro

For further information contact: Matthew Shanks Executive Principal on 01626201800. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is an executive agency of the Department for Education. For more information about the national leader of education programme visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/system-leaders-who-they-are-and-what-they-do https://nctl.blog.gov.uk/category/school-led-system/nle/ #news #PrimaryNews

Sea themed display

Well done to Year 3/4 who have created sea themed display during Challenge week. Thank you to Miss Simpson and Mrs Rowden for leading on this!

Zoo visit

Pupils from Year 2/3 had a great day out at Paignton Zoo on Friday 14th July! #PrimaryNews #news

Sea themed display

Children in the Primary Phase have been busy this week creating a sea themed display which will run through the primary corridor. #news #PrimaryNews

Sports Day

Despite the change of day due to the uncertainty of the British weather, the atmosphere at Dartmouth Academy's Sports Day was electric on Thursday 13th July. Pupils from Nursery all through to year 10 prepared for the day by donning face paint and sweatbands in their house colours and participating in an opening ceremony procession around the school field led by Primary pupils faultlessly playing the samba drums. The inaugural event involved all of the pupils from the Academy

Ofsted monitoring visit

I am delighted to share with you the attached report from our third Ofsted monitoring visit on the 27th June. Kind regards Tina Graham #news #PrimaryNews

Principal's newsletter

#news #PrimaryNews

Woodlands Trip

As a brilliant Exit Point to our Fairgrounds topic, Year Five and Year Six went to Woodlands Leisure Park. They all had a great day and have thoroughly enjoyed their fascinating topic this term. What a well-deserved treat to celebrate a great, hard-working year from everyone! Thanks to Mr Pemberton, Miss Mears, Mrs Melrose and Mrs Hutchings for organising (and enjoying) the trip! #PrimaryNews

News from the quails

These Quails have just hatched in 2/3C #PrimaryNews

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FEATURED NEWS

Our Stone Carvings: By Louise Daw-Smith

Year 3/4 Young Spirit Residential

Year 7 Art Attack!

Chocolate and Paddy pay us a visit!

Dartmouth Academy students hold their very own EU Referendum following visit from MP Dr Sarah Wollas

Swimming to success!

Flower bed fit for a Queen!

A visit from Jack's Zoo

Watch this space!

Art Exhibitions maintains very high standards

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