News About Our School
Investigating the Transportation of Water
This half term, the Woodpeckers have been learning about the names and functions of the different parts of a plant (and what they need to grow well). In one of the lessons, they focused on the stem and learnt that its job is to transport water to the leaves. We wanted...
Egyptian Death Mask Making in DT
The Woodpeckers have been creating death masks in DT. The children took inspiration from Tutankhamun's death mask when designing their own. They created their masks by covering a balloon with paper mache, cutting it in half and attaching a cardboard head dress. The...
Tractor Visit
On Thursday 6th February, as part as the Tractors Into Schools project, we had a visit from local farmer, James Harris, and his tractor. Each class got a chance to look at the tractor, sit inside it and also ask questions. James explained a lot about the sort of work...
100 Days of School
On Friday 14th February, Kingfishers Class celebrated 100 days of school. We started our morning with some fun facts about the number 100. We then remembered that it was also Valentine’s Day and we learnt about St Valentine and read the book ‘That’s Love’. Combining...
Owl Experts
On Thursday 6th February the children in Kingfishers Class took part in their shared learning session. The children welcomed their family members into school. The children shared their owl posters and questions. They also shared their owl rhyme and looked at owl...
Cooking Club
The children were ready for their next cooking club session. The children listened carefully to instructions, washed their hands and put an apron on. This week the children made potato salad and jam swirls. They practised their cutting, mixing and spreading skills....
Brilliant Bronze
During the Kingfishers forest fun sessions, the children have been completing different activities working hard to complete the first part of the RSPB Wild Challenge. Kingfishers Class have received their bronze certificates! They were very excited and proud of their...
Owl’s Trip To Colchester Castle
On Friday 7th February, to tie in with our class work on the Romans, the Owls class took part in a 'Romans In Colchester' day at Colchester Castle. We began our day with a Story Tour down in the castle vaults. Our guide, John, explained the early history of Colchester...
Science in Swans
This half term, Swans have been investigating properties and changes in materials as our Science topic. This week, they were given the question 'Does the type of liquid used in a solution affect the solubility of materials?' The children designed an experiment to test...
A Trip To Ipswich Museum
On Wednesday 5th February, the Woodpeckers went to Ipswich Museum to take part in an activity day based around the Ancient Egyptians. They got to handle ancient artifacts, try on Egyptian clothing and masks as well as taking part in lots of fun activities. The...
Special Delivery
The children were very pleased to receive their books they had ordered from James Campbell, the visiting author. The children were very excited and are looking forward to reading them. Happy Reading!
Mummification Experiment Results!
Two weeks ago the children took part in an experiment. They wanted to find out if the mummification process actually worked and so they worked in pairs to mummify a tomato. They followed the same mummification steps as the Egyptians would have done with their...
Computational Thinking
On Friday 31st January, 16 Year 3's spent the day at BT. They took part in some computational thinking activities which included being a 'Human Photocopier, using Beebots, being a Human Crane and taking part in some lego (we-do) activities . The children had to think...
All About Owls
The year one children have been learning all about owls. They have created their own information posters about owls with lots of facts. The children were very pleased with their posters. Great work Kingfishers. [gallery...
Making Papyrus!
This half term, in science, the Woodpeckers have been learning about materials. We identified different materials and their uses and compared them with the materials they had in Ancient Egypt and what they would have been used for. We decided to focus on paper. Did...
Big Schools Birdwatch
The children sat with Miss Jones, engaged and ready to learn about, and discuss the Big Schools Birdwatch. They talked about the different birds we see and the important role they play in our society. The children then followed instructions given to them and put on...
Pizza and Fruit Salad
In cooking club this week the children created their own pitta bread pizzas. They selected the toppings they wanted on their pizzas and got busy cutting, spreading and sprinkling. They also made a colourful fruit salad. The pizzas and fruit salad looked delicious!...
Secret Hieroglyphic Message Decoding At Woodpeckers Sharing Session
Thursday 30th January was the turn of the Woodpeckers to have their parents come in to school to share their learning with them. The children have enjoyed learning how to write in hieroglyphics so much, that they made a secret hieroglyphic message for their parents to...
Choir Sing @ The O2
On Friday 24th January, 28 children from years 3-6 took part in the Young Voices choir. We travelled down to the O2, London by coach and joined about 7500 other children to rehearse before we were joined by (approximately) a 20,000 strong audience. The children were...
The Year of the Rat – Chinese New Year
The children were very lucky as Mrs Clark came into school and spoke to them about Chinese New Year. The children took part in different activities which included making a lucky red envelope and a Chinese dragon. Mrs Clark showed the children how to do Chinese writing...
Cooking Club
The children were ready for their next cooking club session. The children listened carefully to instructions, washed their hands and put an apron on. The children made pasta salad and rock buns. We hope you enjoyed eating them! [gallery...
‘Miley’ our Read2Dog
On Friday mornings, we welcome Miley our Read2Dog (and her human) into school. After she has taken off her coat and had her paws wiped, she makes herself look smart by wearing her bandana; she then makes her way down to the library where she sits on her mat and...
Dodgeball Festivals
Recently, six children from the Owls class travelled to Inspire Suffolk in Ipswich to participate in the U9 Dodgeball Festival. We competed against six matches against five other schools, remaining unbeaten by winning 4 and drawing twice. The children were also picked...
Embalming Tomatoes!
On Monday 20th January, the Woodpeckers investigated the scientific process of mummification by becoming Egyptian Embalmers! As there weren't any dead Pharaohs lying around, the children used tomatoes instead- to symbolise the Pharaoh's body. The children followed...