News About Our School
Pitta Pizzas
The children created their own pitta pizzas in cooking club. They selected the toppings they wanted on their pizzas and got busy cutting, spreading and sprinkling. Great pizzas. [gallery...
Snowy Stratford
The children were very excited to see the snow! The children put on their wellies, coats, gloves, scarves and hats and headed outside. The children used their senses to describe the snow seeing footprints, white snow, sparkles and hearing crunchy snow. The children...
U11 Girls Futsal
Several girls from the Swans class were involved in a Futsal competition at Inspire, Ipswich. The girls competed in 3 matches and whilst we didn't make it to the play-offs, great skill and determination was shown by all. Well done girls!
Computational Thinking @ BT
Our Year 3's recently had the opportunity to visit BT @ Adastral Park to join approximately 150 other children to take part in a series of workshops all based on 'Computational Thinking'. Our children worked individually and in pairs to program Beebots, Lego and...
Elmer Project
Mrs Fisk came into school to prepare Elmer ready for his decoration. She cleaned him and primed him with white paint. The children were given the opportunity to see what Mrs Fisk was doing and ask her lots of questions. The children are very excited to be involved in...
Bird Feeders & Birdwatch
The children looked at a Powerpoint all about British Birds. The children were able to identify the birds and learnt interesting facts about them. The children were told they were going to take part in the RSPB Birdwatch (next week). The children thought about how...
Making Shape Sculptures with Marshmallows
On Thursday, the Woodpeckers learned about the work of Eva Rothschild. They looked at different sculptures she had made and used her ideas of straight lines and shapes to make their own sculptures. The children used marshmallows and cocktail sticks to create shape...
Freudian Portraits
Owls class have been looking at a range of British Artists and this week the children studied Lucien Freud. They looked at a range of pictures produced by the artist and specifically at the painting entitled 'Girl with a Kitten'. The children re-created this portrait...
Cooking Club – Biscuits
The children enjoyed making biscuits this week in cooking club. The children worked together to weigh the ingredients, mix them altogether, roll out the dough and cut the dough into biscuit shapes. Great teamwork and lovely biscuits. [gallery...
Obstacle Course Building in P.E
In PE, the Woodpeckers worked in teams to build their own obstacle courses. The children had to choose objects to put into their obstacle course and think of activities to do with each obstacle to make it challenging for the other teams. They had to work together to...
U9 Futsal
On Thursday 17th January, 7 Owls took part in a Futsal competition at Inspire, Ipswich. The children displayed great skills of attacking, defending and shooting, superb attitude towards their own team and the opposing teams as well as showing a good level of fitness...
Cooking Club
In cooking club the children enjoyed making pizza swirls and rocky road. The children were able to listen to instructions and follow them. They worked as a team, sharing the equipment and taking turns. [gallery...
Thank you!
Thank you to all those that donated to this worthy cause. £81 was raised and greatly received by the hospital.
Rock n Roll Panto – Cinderella!
On Wednesday 17th January, our Owls and Swans enjoyed a trip to the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich to watch the annual Rock n Roll panto. Actors and musicians delighted the packed theatre with their lively songs and dances based on the story of Cinderella; there was...
Elmer
This year, Elmer the Elephant will be celebrating his 30th Birthday. As a school we have decided to be part of ‘Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk’ and help raise money for St Elizabeth Hospice. We have pledged £750 to have our own sculpture of Elmer and be a part of a big...
Snowflakes
During the Forest Fun session the children were given the task of creating a snowflake using natural materials. They discussed what snowflakes looked like, remembering that they have 6 points and that they are translucent. They listened to what they were going to be...
Tricky Sculptures
Recently in DT, the Woodpeckers have been learning about the work of Jill Townsley. They looked at the different sculptures she made using everyday materials and had a go at using the same materials to build their own. They learnt how Jill Townsley used the same...
Cooking Club
Children from Kingfishers and Woodpeckers class joined Miss Jones and Mrs Jones for cooking club after school. The children were very busy decorating biscuits and making cakes. The children created melted snowmen, snowmen faces and snowball cakes. [gallery...
Handmade Christmas Decorations Greatly Received By The Care Home.
At the end of last term the children were asked to make a decoration to send in to the residential home where Miss Kluge's Mum works. The children made some fabulous decorations which were really appreciated by the residents of the care home and by the staff. Thank...
Day Three Early Years Garden
The children enjoyed watching the workmen fix the new equipment together and found out they would have in the garden. The children are very excited to try out the new equipment. Thank you to all involved. We look forward to updating you with how we are using our new...
Day Two Early Years Garden
The children have been very interested to see how the garden has been developing on day two. The artificial grass has been laid and the equipment has arrived. The children enjoyed watching the men at work again and have asked lots of questions. [gallery...
Day One Early Years Garden
Work has began on the Early Years garden. We were very lucky to receive a grant for the work to take place. Pentagon Play are installing the new play surface and equipment. The Reception children are enjoying watching the men at work and have been asking them lots of...
Woodpecker Class Assembly
Last week, it was the turn of The Woodpeckers to share their learning from the term. They shared facts about L.S Lowry from their learning in Art and showed off their Lowry cityscapes. The children read parts from their Rainforest Fact Files and sang a rainforest...
Perfect Poetry Pair Work
This week, the Owls have been writing free verse poetry based on Kit Wright's 'The Magic Box'. Today, the children worked in pairs to edit and improve their poems. They had to work together to make changes to both poems to make them more effective. The children worked...