News About Our School
Aladdin Trouble
Wednesday 18th July saw the Key Stage 2 performance of Aladdin Trouble. Amazing acting, singing, dancing and narrating was thoroughly enjoyed by the audiences. We certainly have talented children at Stratford St Mary! A big thank you to all those that helped put on...
Gleaming Gold
Kingfishers Class received their Gold Wild Challenge Award. The children were very proud of their award and have worked very hard to achieve it. Kingfishers Class have made a considerable contribution to the welfare of the environment and wildlife in their local year....
Kingfishers Assembly
Kingfishers Class performed their last assembly of the school year. The children were confident to stand up and talk to the audience. The children proudly talked about what they had been doing during the week which included their visit to Eyke Primary School to see...
Family Fun Day
Please see the Flyer below giving details of the Family Fun Day being held at the Institute on 21st July from 1pm onwards.
Pen Pal Visit
The children were very excited as they were going on a trip to visit their pen pals at Eyke Primary School. The children really enjoyed the fact that they were able to see over the Orwell bridge! When they arrived at Eyke School, Ash class greeted them with banners....
Tiger Tea Party
Kingfisher Class enjoyed a day full of activities based on the story of ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’. The children worked in groups to retell the story using puppets and masks. The children worked in pairs to work out how much Sophie’s mum had spent on the shopping...
Our Day Out in London
What an amazing day Years 2-6 had in London. Sightseeing on the coach, a trip to the Imperial War Museum for some, a visit to the Cabinet War Rooms for others (and a look at Horse Guards Parade - as well as watching them change the guards) before meeting up at St...
Education Setting of the Year
Tuesday 10th July saw the Raising the Bar awards at Trinity Park. Our school had been shortlisted in the 'Education Setting of the Year' category. Whilst we didn't win the category, we are all immensely proud of being shortlisted and are extremely proud of the...
Woodpecker Class Assembly
Thursday 5th July was the turn of The Woodpeckers to share their learning from the past term. They showed off their Maths skills using division and remainders as well as reading some parts of their book reviews that they have been working on. They shared their...
RAF 100 Years Fly Past
On Tuesday 10th July, the children gathered on the field to watch the RAF100 fly past. The children waved flags as the planes passed overhead. The Red Arrows left a trail of red, white and blue and another planes tilted its wings and flashed its light! It certainly...
Sports Day – What a scorcher!
Friday 6th July, saw our annual Sports Day event. In glorious sunshine, the children competed in a variety of activities - standing long jump, chest throw, sprint, relay and fun run - gaining valuable points for their house groups. There was a fantastic atmosphere,...
Superheroes Day
The children took part in a Superhero Training Day! They completed activities in teams such as throwing balls through the holes, a water game, balancing on the balance beam, vaporising villains with water and a superpower hunt. They worked together , cheering each...
A Royal Reply
Kingfishers Class were very excited as they had received a very important letter. Miss Jones opened the envelope and showed the children the photograph. The children were able to identify Harry and Meghan on their wedding day. Miss Jones reminded the children she...
Silver Success
The JRSOs attended the annual Junior Road Safety Awards Event at Endeavour House in Ipswich. The JRSOs met the Councillor, the cabinet member for Highways and Transport, listened to presentations from other JRSOs and participated in a question and answer session. The...
Wildlife Detectives
During Forest Fun the children were given the task of being wildlife detectives, exploring the wild area and looking for signs of animals and nature. They also used the bug finders and magnifying glasses to look for bugs. With support they found a woodlouse, a...
Network Rail
This week, the children welcomed two visitors from Network Rail. Our visitors spoke to the children about the dangers of railway tracks. They were told that many people take shortcuts or trespass on Britain’s railways. The visitors told them about different incidents...
Going For Gold
Today Kingfishers Class received their Silver award for the RSPB Wild Challenge. The children received a banner and were very excited to see it displayed on the fence of the outside area. We hope you have seen it! The children received a letter thanking them for...
Kate Greenaway Book Event
Three of the Swans class recently visited East Bergholt High School to take part in a book event. Before the event, our school and other local primary schools received a book (a different one for each school). Each school had to present their book to the others...
Bike Week
This week the children came to school on their bike, scooter and even roller skates as it was 'Bike Week'. The JRSO's reminded the children to wear a helmet, keep close to an adult and not to go too far ahead, slow down near other people using the footpath, to always...
Father’s Day Lunch
Thursday 14th June, saw over 40 dads, grandads and male representatives join us for Father's Day lunch. Rachel and Georgina cooked a delicious roast beef meal, followed by apple crumble and custard. It was lovely to see so many of you join us; the children certainly...
Supertato
This week, Kingfishers Class have been learning about 'Superheroes' based on the story of 'Supertato'. The children arrived at school to find vegetables tied up in the classroom. The children were asked to be Police detectives. They were told a crime had been...
Woodpeckers Learn About Greenhouse Gases.
This term, Woodpeckers class have been learning about the environment. We have learnt about climate change and the effects of greenhouse gases on global warming. We conducted an experiment to see how the greenhouse effect works. We built two Lego houses and put a...
Quadkids
On Wednesday 13th June, 8 Swans represented our school at the Quadkids tournament, held at Northgate High School. The children competed in 4 events; 75m sprint, 600m run, standing long jump and vortex throw. Over 50 schools attended the event; which included an...
Ground Force Weekend
The weekend of June 9th & 10th saw a massive transformation of our grounds. With an army of helpers on Saturday and Sunday, many, many jobs were completed; ivy and shrubs were cut back, fences were cleaned and painted, new lining and bark laid, new plants planted...