News About Our School
Anti – Bullying Week 2025
The children took part in Anti-Bullying Week 2025 The week kicked off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 10th, with Miss Jones and Kingfisher Class wearing odd socks to celebrate what makes them unique. In assembly, Miss Jones told the children all about Anti - Bullying...
Publishing
Over the last half term, Woodpeckers have been learning about rocks in science. We have looked at the three types of rocks; igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. We found out how each rock is formed and looked at examples of each rock. In English, we have learnt about...
Remembrance Day art Year 6
We drew eyes and reflected our thanks to all the soldiers who fought in the war.
Wow Starter – Kingfishers Class
The children in Kingfishers Class found out about their new topic - Do all animals behave the same? / Woodland Animals. The children found a letter from Scamper the Squirrel who needed some help. He had hidden his acorns for the winter and forgotten where he had put...
Dissecting Flowers
Today, in Science, the Owls learned about how flowering plants reproduce sexually. We dissected flowers and studied them under magnifying glasses to identify all the different parts.
Cave Art Hand-prints
We completed our final Prehistoric art lesson on the term today in forest school; the children created their own cave art hand-prints using both positive and negative art. Well done Woodpeckers!
Fire Engines
The Reception children were given the challenge to create a fire engine using recycled materials. They discussed what features a fire engine has and then got busy selecting a box and covering it with red paper. The children added wheels, a light, a ladder, windows and...
Baking Bread
The children in Kingfishers Class worked together to make bread. The Year One children shared their instructions they had written for making bread with the Reception children. The children listened to the instructions and got busy making the bread. They thought about...
Swans trip to The Shed
The Swans had lunch at The Shed in Sproughton to celebrate the end of their WW2 topic. They enjoyed being quizzed by Berty about their topic and had an opportunity to sit inside an air raid shelter and look at the WW2 memorabilia. [gallery...
Cycle to School Week
The JRSOs encouraged the children and parents to participate in Cycle to School Week. The children experienced physical activity, increased safety awareness and reduced congestion at the school gate as they travelled to school on their scooters and bikes. The children...
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....