News About Our School
History, Stories and Electricity
It was the turn of the Owls, on Friday 27th January, to share their work to parents and other children in the school. They read stories about Rama and Sita, talked about the dodgeball competition, received certificates and also shared their science work based on...
Dynamic Dodgeballers!
Monday 23rd January saw 5 Owls compete in a dodgeball competition at Inspire Suffolk. They played several games against other schools and won some, drew some and lost some. All the children displayed great skill and determination as well as good team spirit - they...
Ten Pin Fun
On Friday 27th January 2017, 6 Owls took part in a Ten Pin Bowling Festival. They joined other schools at the event which was held at Martlesham. They played 2 games; their scores were added up to make a 'team total'; our children came 5th out of 11 schools. Thank...
Swans Assembly
Friday 20th January saw the first class assembly of 2017. Swans class shared some of their work and this included their Vex models, newspaper articles on Howard Carter and Ancient Egypt, homework which was based on the Rock n Roll pantomime, their thoughts and...
Young Voices at the 02
On Thursday, Mrs Marshall and Mrs Bilner (and several parents) accompanied 17 children to the O2 in London. Since September, these children had been learning several songs; the finale of which was joining 7,500 other school children in a massive choir concert. The...
Parking Patrol
On Wednesday 18th January the JRSO's and Denise the Community Police Officer observed the parking outside the school gates at the end of the school day. The JRSO's were making sure drivers had parked safely and correctly. With support from Denise, the JRSO's looked...
Vex Club
On Wednesday evening a group of Swans started a Vex club. Over the next few weeks, they will build a Vex 'model' which can then be programmed to perform different tasks. We hope in the future to compete with other schools in a Vex robot competition. We will keep you...
Book Club
Children from the Woodpeckers Class joined Miss Jones and Mrs Kite for Book Club. The children enjoyed listening to the story Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson before doing activities based on the book. The children made their own potions, collecting items from...
American Football comes to Stratford!
On Friday, we had a PE Enrichment day. Mr Ross came in and taught the children different skills, games, tactics and rules of American Football. Due to the snowy weather, this had to take place in the school hall, however, lots of learning happened and a lot of fun...
Sinbad and Stratford St Mary
Thursday afternoon saw the school visit the New Wolsey theatre to watch Sinbad the Sailor Rock n Roll Panto. The children and accompanying adults, listened to the songs and talented musicians and laughed at the jokes. Everyone was very well behaved and we all had a...
Forest Schools
The children in Kingfishers Class participated in their first Forest Schools session. They followed instructions and walked with their partners to the forests, watching where they were going and crossing the road carefully. When they arrived in the forest they sat in...
The Magical Christmas Jigsaw
On Wednesday afternoon and evening, the school hall was packed to the rafters and we felt we were getting a feel of how Mary & Joseph felt in Bethlehem! The only difference was, there was room at our inn (or school hall) and the children performed their nativity -...
Germs!
The Kingfishers welcomed Hannah the school Nurse to their classroom. She had come to talk to them about germs and washing their hands. They found out what germs were, where they are found and that they can make them ill. The children were then informed how they can...
Kingfishers Assembly
The children in Kingfishers class proudly showed their work from this half term. They told the audience they had been learning about fireworks, birthdays, friendship and penguins. The children confidently stood and spoke to the audience and were very enthusiastic...
Crafts For West Suffolk Hospital!
Over the past couple of weeks, all the children have been set homework to create a Christmas decoration/ picture/ card to give to the patients at West Suffolk Hospital to cheer them up during their stay over the Christmas period. Miss Kluge's Mum is a Ward Sister at...
Woodpeckers Test their Junk Model Lunchboxes!
Over the past couple of weeks the Woodpeckers have been learning the story of 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunchbox' as part of their DT. In the story, Mr Grinling receives his lunch every day via a zip line that runs from his house, across the sea to the top window of...
Fencing Fun
Stratford St Mary recently hosted a Fencing Festival which saw 4 children from our school work with children from 2 other primary schools. Over the last few weeks, they have learnt new techniques, vocabulary and skills. Thank you Mr Banner for organising the...
Festival of Rugby
On Wednesday 30th November, a group of Year 4 & 5 children took part in a Rugby Festival at East Bergholt High School. The children went into different groups to learn some rugby skills and then played in some matches. Thank you East Bergholt High School for...
Tag Rugby Festival
On Thursday 24th November a team from Swans class took part in a Tag Rugby Festival at Ipswich Rugby club. They did very well on what was a very cold afternoon; winning 3 games out of 5.
Hobbling, Gobbling and Wobbling in Woodpeckers’ Class Assembly!
This week was the turn of the Woodpeckers to showcase their work from this half term. They performed the nonsense poem: 'Hobble, Gobble Wobble' By Michael Rosen with actions as well as a poem they had learnt about the months and seasons. The children shared their...
Christmas Penguin Experience
Today the children in Kingfishers and Woodpeckers Class took part in a wonderful Christmas educational experience at Colchester Zoo! The children were greeted by a festive elf who helped the children learn all about penguins. They got the chance to observe real...
An Exciting Day for the Owls!
On Friday 18th November, two exciting events happened in the Owls class. In the morning, as part of our Geography work, we took a walk around the village. We drew sketch maps as we went and used a trundle wheel to measure the distances between places. In the...
Penguin Challenge Afternoon
The children in Kingfishers Class worked with a family member and created a penguin. They planned what they were going to do and what they were going to use. They constructed their model using recycled materials, cutting, sticking and painting. The children also wrote...
Road Safety Week
This week the JRSOs have been busy promoting Road Safety Week to the children and staff. The JRSOs organised a Walk to School day, encouraging children and parents to walk instead of driving to school. The JRSOs were very pleased with the amount of children who walked...