News About Our School
Books For Schools
Following the success of the spring campaign in the Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times, Sports Equipment For Schools, the newspapers are now planning an equally exciting Autumn campaign which will see them give away over £20,000 worth of new books to primary...
Comparing Numbers
The children used the Numicon and the scales to work out which Numicon shape was ‘more’ and which was ‘less’. They then correctly put the greater number shape in the more column and the lower number Numicon in the less column. Great Maths work Kingfishers. [gallery...
Kandinsky and Banksy Inspire Stratford Artists
In Art club, the children have been learning about different artists and their style of work. The first week we looked at Bansky and created some graffiti art using stencils (Banksy's preferred methods) and the second week we looked at Kandinsky and his abstract art...
Magnet Games
In Science, the Owls have been learning about Forces and Magnets. The children had to work in pairs to design a game that would work using magnetic force. They really enjoyed the task, working well in their pairs and enjoying the chance to demonstrate their scientific...
Retelling A Story Using Actions.
This half term in literacy, the Woodpeckers have been looking at Traditional Tales. The children have learnt the story of The Three Little Pigs and worked in groups to retell part of the story using actions. They worked as a team in unison to retell their part of the...
Owls Dance
This half term, the Owls class are working on some dance activities on the theme Extreme Earth. We started by looking at Volcanoes. The children worked in pairs to show the four stages of a volcanic eruption (still volcano, gentle rumbling, explosion, lava trickling)....
Book Club
Children from Year One and Two joined Miss Jones for their first Book Club session on Thursday after school. The children listened to a story called 'Jake's First Day'. The story was about a boy called Jake and it was his first day at school. Jake's teacher had...
Forest Fun
Kingfishers Class enjoyed their first Forest Fun session of the school year. The children looked for signs of Autumn as they walked to the outside classroom. Miss Jones set the children a challenge to work with a partner and to find as many creatures as they could....
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...