Desford Community Primary School
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Desford Community Primary School (DCPS or DPS) is a primary school for all students living in Desford
and nearby districts for ages 4 to 11. The number of students attending the school in 2006 was 329. As of 2009, there are 237 students. The school mascot is the reindeer
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). The year rooms are used as tutors would in secondary schools. The students have the same teacher for all lessons, with the exception of P.E.
The school has two car parks. One for staff and students, and the other for buses and taxis. The school owns two fields. The smaller of the two is located inside the main school boundaries. The other (often referred to as the back field) is also for the school's use, but is usually only open during the summer. Next to the inner field, is a playarea consisting of bridges, monkey bars, tyre swings, climbing frames, chain lines and wooden stepping pegs. Behind the playarea, is a set of dens that can be used (when the inner field is in use). The school also has two fairly big playgrounds.
When students are doing swimming, they walk down to Bosworth Community College (with their swimming kit in pairs), to use their indoor, heated swimming pool. After their swimming lesson is over, they walk back to primary school just in-time for next lesson (or break/lunch).
Desford
Desford is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district, west of the centre of Leicester. The parish includes the hamlets of Botcheston and Newtown Unthank and a scattered settlement at Lindridge.-Manors:...
and nearby districts for ages 4 to 11. The number of students attending the school in 2006 was 329. As of 2009, there are 237 students. The school mascot is the reindeer
Reindeer
The reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...
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Lessons and the School Grounds
All lessons take place in your own year room (except P.EPhysical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
). The year rooms are used as tutors would in secondary schools. The students have the same teacher for all lessons, with the exception of P.E.
The school has two car parks. One for staff and students, and the other for buses and taxis. The school owns two fields. The smaller of the two is located inside the main school boundaries. The other (often referred to as the back field) is also for the school's use, but is usually only open during the summer. Next to the inner field, is a playarea consisting of bridges, monkey bars, tyre swings, climbing frames, chain lines and wooden stepping pegs. Behind the playarea, is a set of dens that can be used (when the inner field is in use). The school also has two fairly big playgrounds.
P.E
There are various types of activities students will do in P.E.| P.E Activity | Placement |
|---|---|
| Gymnastics | Big hall, indoors |
| Dance (girls and boys) | Big hall, indoors |
| Acrobatics | Big hall, indoors |
| Football | Playground, outdoors |
| Rugby | Inner field, outdoors |
| Running (track) | Inner field, outdoors |
| Swimming | Bosworth College swimming pool, indoors |
When students are doing swimming, they walk down to Bosworth Community College (with their swimming kit in pairs), to use their indoor, heated swimming pool. After their swimming lesson is over, they walk back to primary school just in-time for next lesson (or break/lunch).