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  • 18/01/24

    Doubletrees Forest School

    Forest School has resumed in Cherry class this term for a number of learners.  Their ambition is to re-energise the outdoor play area for both Cherry and Elm classes to enjoy, which will include the planting of a variety of flora and fauna in raised beds for learners to nurture and admire...
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  • 24/11/23

    Student Council/Pupil Voice

     At Doubletrees we have a student council that sit on a regular basis with learner representatives from all of our classes.  Last week, our learners discussed safety, well-being and internet safety and used 'Big Mac' communication buttons and their voices to register thei...
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  • 15/11/23

    BikeAbility Lessons

    Little Orchard and Maple have been enjoying BikeAbility lessons at Par running track.  We tried all different types of bikes, including electric, 2, 3 and 4 wheeled versions.  We had a lot of fun, and we definitely learnt a few more skills.  Well done Orchard and Maple...
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  • 13/11/23

    Armistice Day at Doubletrees

    In our RE classes and our Collective Workshops, we participated in honouring the fallen in our Armistice celebration.  We painted our own poppies and laid them all out on the Atrium floor to replicate the poppies of Flanders Fields.  We walked through the poppies and ma...
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  • 09/10/23

    Fire Service Careers Visit

    Cherry Class had the opportunity of chatting with Ade, the Watch Manager at St Austell Fire Services, today. The fire brigade had come to complete all of their annual fire checks at the school.  Everyone had a chance to ask questions about the life of a fire man, and Ade gave them lots of good...
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  • 06/10/23

    Harvest at Doubletrees!

    Our learners have been sowing seeds, planting them and caring for lots of plants across our school site this year!  We picked the ripe grapes from the front of the school, collected the best apples from our orchard and picked the corn, beetroot and pumpkins from our poly tunnel.  We r...
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  • 06/10/23

    M&M Productions & The Jungle Book

    Our learners enjoyed a lovely performance from M&M productions this week, who delivered a fantastic, fun and sensory adaption of the 'Jungle Book'.  Our learners really interacted with the team. We enjoyed it so much we are going to book another production next term. Look out f...
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  • 05/10/23

    The Clever Food Hub

    Our catering supplier Clever Chefs have now given us access to their fantastic Food Hub. The food hub is designed to share recipes, healthy choices, fun food facts and resources.  Please click on the link below to find out more! https://cleverfoodhub.com The Cleverchefs Food Education Hub...
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  • 03/10/23

    Moonbeam Theatre Visit

    Moonbeam Theatre came in to deliver a multi-sensory musical performance under the sea. It was specifically designed with PMLD learners in mind, and had a wealth of great resources for our learners to explore and enjoy.  Thank you Moonbeam for joining us!
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  • 27/09/23

    Careers & Aspirations Visit

    On Friday 22nd September Cherry and Maple classes welcomed Francis and Aran from 'Dufort Associates' to class. Francis runs a local business that designs and produces toys and other innovations, selling them on the international market. This includes kinder egg toy commissions and boomerangs...
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  • 26/09/23

    David Walliams's Letter

    During our last Student Council meeting before the summer holidays,  a member of our Pupil Voice team shared that she would really like an author to come and visit our school to read some stories. She independently wrote a letter to her favourite author David Walliams. Although unable to come t...
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  • 26/09/23

    Lego League!

    This week George visited Cherry and Maple class to tell everyone about Lego League. A group of our older learners are entering Lego League for the first time this year. George came to give us our robot and to demonstrate the kinds of skills our young people will be developing. Many of our learners a...
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