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Science investigations Year 6

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

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

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...

Fire Fighter Visit

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

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

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 !

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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...

Colour Mixing Detectives

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

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

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...

People Who Help Us – Police Visit

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...

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