News About Our School
Science investigations Year 6
The Swans have been learning about refraction in their topic on 'light'. The learned that refraction is when light travels from one transparent medium (air) to another transparent medium (water) and that the speed the light travels at, slows down when it hits water...
Tesco Stronger Starts Project
We’re excited to share that we are in the customer vote for a Tesco Stronger Starts Project. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like ours grants of up to £1,500! We will use the money towards our EYFS Outside Classroom to promote the physical development and...
Kristal the Doctor
The children in Kingfishers Class had a visit from Kristal the Doctor. She told them all about her job. She brought in models of the heart and the brain and explained about the different parts and how we can keep them healthy. She also showed them the equipment she...
Rugby Fun in Woodpeckers
Today in Woodpeckers, the children had a fantastic workshop with Hadleigh Rugby Club!
Fire Fighter Visit
The children in Kingfishers Class had a visit from Katie the Fire Fighter. She told them all about her job. She told them fire fighters go to floods, traffic accidents, fires and animal rescues. She told them about her uniform and what fire fighters have to have to...
Modeshift Stars
In September 2025 we were presented with our Modeshift Stars Education, Very Good Travel Plan Accreditation 2025. The scheme recognises schools, businesses and other organisations that have shown excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable...
Owls Rugby Session
Today, two coaches from Hadleigh Rugby Club came to lead us in the first of three rugby sessions. The girls and boys were taught separately. They practised passing and tactics. They were all amazing! [gallery...
Thank you !
The PTA fundraising which has taken place over the last 12 months has enabled us to buy a selection of recommended reads for each class and it has also funded the history visitor who conducted workshops in Kingfishers, Owls and Swans class and the Swans WW2 trip to...
Harvest Festival
On Friday 3rd October, we held our annual harvest assembly in the school. The children read prayers; retold a Greek Harvest story; explained to others about harvest around the world and sang songs. Thank you to all who joined us and for the generous food donations...
Paragraphs!
In English this week, we looked at headings, subheadings and paragraphs. We learnt that headings are like a title; they are usually in a bigger size or bolder font and underlined. The heading tells us about what the page/leaflet etc. is going to be about. Subheadings...
Cycling Club
The children in Year One have had an opportunity to participate in the after school cycling club this half term. The children have been playing games to help them develop cycling handling and awareness skills off - ride.
Mummification
In our History topic on Ancient Egypt, Owls have been learning about mummification. We tried making some of our classmates into mummies!
Henry Moore inspired Art Year 6
The Swans have been experimenting with adding contour lines to their work to create a sense of form , focusing on how they can create a sense of weightiness and gravity. They used a potato to draw contour lines on, placed it on a piece of white paper, observed the...
People Who Help Us – Dentist
The reception children have been finding out about dentists and how they help us look after our teeth. They found out how important it is to clean their teeth regularly for two minutes each time. They found out what food they should eat to keep their teeth healthy....
Henry Moore study – Year 6
The children have been learning about the artist Henry Moore. We are focusing our art work this term on his WW2 Shelter Drawings. This week, the children practised some of the techniques he used in preparation for their final piece. [gallery...
Ballads
So far this half term, in Woodpeckers class, we have looked at ballads in music. We know that ballads are songs that tell a story and that they have lyrics, a chorus and an instrumental part. So far, our favourite song is Christina Perri's A Thousand Years! [gallery...
Rocks!
In Science, we are looking at the three different types of rocks and how they are formed. We learnt that igneous rocks are formed when magma cools into rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed under water and under lots of pressure. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that were...
Published writing – The Swans
The Swans have worked hard to write, edit and publish their story chapter about WW2. They enjoyed adding the illustrations and 'creative bits' to their work!
Colour Mixing Detectives
The Year One children became ‘artists’ and started a new unit of work - Painting and Mixed Media. The children thought about the question - Can we investigate how to mix secondary colours. The children listened to the Sesame Street Lego Three Primary Colours. Miss...
Science: Separating mixtures
In Science, the Owls were learning about mixtures and how to separate them. Each group was given a bowl of different substances mixed together and had to race to separate them all out using sieving, filtering, evaporating and magnets. There was lots of great...
Forest Fun – Hammers
In forest fun this week the children had the opportunity to do den building, potion making, colouring, mud kitchen and gardening. The children also learned how to use a hammer correctly to hammer a nail in a piece of wood. Well done Kingfishers. [gallery...
History (Swans)- Learning about Evacuation in WW2
The Swans have been learning about life as an evacuee. They went into role as a child who had been evacuated from the city to the countryside and shared their experience in an interview. We found out that not all evacuees had a good time! [gallery...
Make the Classroom Disappear – The Great fire of London
The children in Kingfishers Class took part in ‘The Great Fire of London’ workshop. The children met Christopher and and listened to the story of ‘The Great Fire of London’. They helped to retell the story by putting out the scenery and being different characters. The...
People Who Help Us – Police Visit
The children in Kingfishers class had a visit from PC Johnson (CPT officer). He came to talk to them about being a police officer. He told the children all about his uniform and the equipment he carries. He spoke to the children about what the police does and how they...