News About Our School
Sporting Successes
Over the last half term, we have been involved in many sporting tournaments. These have included U11 netball - where the team came second; U7 dodgeball; skiing competition and a virtual gymnastics tournament where our u11 team came first; our U9 A came first and our...
Red, White and Blue
The children came to school dressed to red, white and blue clothes ready to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation. The children took part in activities focusing on the King’s Coronation. Miss Jones read the children the Little People Big Ideas - King Charles III...
Camp Fire and S’mores
The children enjoyed another ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark and Mrs Martin. The children got changed into their outside clothes and headed out to the Forest Fun area. The children were told that they were going to have a fire today. They talked about the rules...
Rocket to the Moon
The Year One children have been exploring the topic rocket to the moon in Computing. The children were told they were going to learn how to be rocket scientists. They were told they were going to build a rocket using junk modelling materials which they will test out...
Walk to School Week
During the week of the 8th of May the children were encouraged to walk to school. Parents parked their cars at the end of Strickmere and walked to school. In the classroom, the teachers displayed a wall chart which showed the class’ participation in Walk to School...
Money Sense Workshop
The Swans have been learning about identity fraud. They took part in a workshop run by 'Natwest' Bank and learnt about the ways in which criminals try and claim your identity so that they can then apply for bank loans or mortgages. Hopefully they are all now more...
Global Citizenship
On Friday afternoon the children found out about Global Citizenship. The children were told the term was used to describe the social, environmental, and economic actions taken by individuals and communities who recognise that every person is a citizen of the world....
Self Portraits
The children became ‘artists’ and continued with the unit of work - Drawing: Marvellous Marks. The children thought about the question - Can we mark make using pencils to create a simple observational drawing? The children drew their self portraits using a mirror to...
‘Baked Scallops’ for the Birds in Forest Fun
The children enjoyed another ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark and Mrs Martin. The children got changed into their outside clothes and headed out to the Forest Fun area. The children were able to have a go at pond dipping and baking scallops for the birds. They...
Learning Some First Aid
The children have been learning how to place a casualty into the recovery position and how to perform CPR and use defibrillators - using resuscitation dummies. They were also shown what to do in the event of a choking incident as part of their PSHE unit on managing...
Yoga
The children enjoyed their yoga session with Mrs Martin and Miss Bailey. The children listened and followed instructions and performed breathing techniques and different poses. Great work Kingfishers.
The Day the Chairs Quit!
This half term the children in Woodpeckers have been learning about the story of 'The Day The Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt. The children had a shock when they came into school on Monday 15th May to find that the chairs had gone on strike! The chairs had written the...
Debate about the Benin Bronzes
In History, we have been learning about why the British invaded Benin. We had to create a fortune graph and place the different events on a graph according to whether they were good or bad for the kingdom,. We then had to consider 3 key turning points in Benin's...
Wonderful Weavers
The children became ‘artists’ and continued with the unit of work - Craft and Design: Woven Wonders. The children thought about the question - Can we learn how to weave? The children recalled the skills they practised last lesson and what they did to practise the...
Understanding the Solar System
Owls' Science topic this half term is Earth and Space. We have been doing lots of activities to help us understand the structure of the solar system. Using a range of balls, trundle wheels and the school field, we tried to map out the solar system, showing the...
Forest Fun
The children enjoyed another ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark and Mrs Martin. The children got changed into their outside clothes and headed out to the Forest Fun area. They sat in a circle and talked about the rules, they talked about birds, listening to them and...
Felixstowe Beach
The children were very excited about their trip to Felixstowe beach. They enjoyed the coach journey to Felixstowe and the view over the Orwell Bridge. The children arrived at Felixstowe and had a snack before going on a scavenger hunt for different features at the...
Christianity Celebrations
The children in Year One began learning about Christianity - Celebrations. The children thought about the question - How does celebrating Pentecost remind Christians that God is with them always? The children welcomed Reverend Manette into the classroom. Reverend...
The King’s Coronation
The children in Kingfishers Class held their own coronation of the King. Miss Jones told the children what happens during the coronation. The children were given different roles - King Charles III, Camila Queen Consort, Archbishop of Canterbury, people to hold the...
Forest Fun
The Reception children had their first ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark and Mrs Martin. The children were introduced to the Forest Fun rules and the talking stick. They were then introduced to the activities on offer - mud kitchen, sand, den building,...
Craft and Design: Woven Wonders
The Year One children started a new unit of work called Craft and Design: Woven Wonders. The children thought about the question - Can art be made in different ways? The children were asked to look at some pictures of people doing different activities. They were asked...
Suffolk Highways Road Safety Heroes
In assembly time, the children had a visit from Kier. Peter told the children all about what the company Kier do - grit roads, mend roads and bridges, clear drains, cut trees etc. The JRSOs dressed up in the clothes the Suffolk Highways Road Safety Heroes wear. Peter...
Owls’ Money Sense Workshop
On Monday 17th April, the Owls took part in a Money Sense workshop, organised by Natwest bank. Sarah, from the bank, came to help us and to talk about her work. The children had to plan a party for a given person. They had to make decisions about things like number of...
Coronation Cards for the King
Miss Jones spoke to the children about the King. They found out that the King is going to be celebrating his coronation next month. Miss Jones told the children she thought it would be a lovely idea if the children could design and create a special card for the King....