News About Our School
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....
Speed Watch
The JRSOs joined the Community Speed Check Team. The JRSOs were given the opportunity to hold the speed camera and were able to see how fast the vehicles were travelling. The JRSOs learnt that the aim of the speed checks were to encourage drivers to do the correct...
Money Sense Workshop
The children in Kingfishers class took part in a money sense workshop provided by NatWest. The workshop was called Super Smoothie Shop. The children were introduced to Sarah the volunteer from NatWest. She explained her role and what she does at the bank. The children...
Easter Greetings
The children have been very busy colouring in Easter pictures to go on an Easter Card for the older residents in the village and colouring in bunting for BlackBrook residential home. The cards will be delivered to the residents in the village and the bunting and card...
African Art
The Swans have been learning how Picasso was influenced by African art
Modeshift Stars Bronze Award
In September 2022 we were presented with our Modeshift Stars Education, Bronze Award, Good Travel Plan 2022. The scheme recognises schools, businesses and other organisations that have shown excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable and...
Digital Imagery
The children in Year one have been learning about Digital Imagery in Computing. The children were asked to create their own photo story. The children planned their story and set up their scenes referring to their planning sheet. When they were happy with the scene...
Inherited Characteristics
The Swans have been learning about inherited characteristics. They thought about what the children of different Mr Men and Little Miss characters would look like if they were to produce offspring. They had so much fun! [gallery...
Disco Fun
On Friday 25th March the PTA kindly arranged a disco for the school children. Lots of fun was had by all and there were some great dance moves performed! Thank you to all those who helped organise and supervise the event and made it such a success. [gallery...
Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel 2023
The children were asked to take part in the Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel 2023 the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting challenge. The challenge ran from 20-31 March. The children were encouraged to walk, use a wheelchair, scoot or cycle to...
Cloud Forest Terrariums
The children in Kingfishers Class became Geographers. The children continued focusing on What is life like in the Jungle? Today the children thought about the question - Can we identify the locations and features of cloud forests? Today the children found out about a...
Seed Packets – Instructions
In English this half term, the children have been focusing on instructions, thinking about how to plant a seed. The children were introduced to imperative (or bossy) verbs and that instructions should be short, clear and in the correct order. The children composed...
Planting Potatoes
The children enjoyed planting the seed potatoes. The children helped to fill the planters. They planted two different varieties of potatoes - Casablanca and Shannon. They talked about how the potatoes grow underground in the dark and if we see a shoot we have to cover...
RE – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?
The children in Reception have been learning about Christianity. The children thought about the question - Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? Mrs Clark read the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the children discussed the need for the goats to...
Kingfishers Assembly – Plants
The children in Kingfishers Class performed their second assembly of the school year. The children were confident to stand up and perform to the audience. The children told the audience about plants and sang ‘Growing Plants’ and ‘I’m a Little Bean’. A great assembly...
Woodpecker Class Assembly
On Tuesday 14th March, it was the turn of the Woodpeckers to share their learning with the rest of the school and parents, The children sang about the basic needs of animals including humans (water, air, shelter and food) to show off their Science learning. Next, they...
The Class Spider Sculpture
The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question - Can we plan and create a sculpture as a class? The children were introduced to the artist Louise Bourgeois and the Maman sculpture made from bronze. The children were asked to give adjectives to describe...
Prayer and Worship
The children have been learning about Christianity - Prayer and Worship. The children thought about the question - Why do Christians pray to God and worship him? They listened to the story of Jesus teaching his disciples to pray and learned the Lords Prayer,...
Stop Motion Animation
The Swans have been using the 'Stop Motion Animation' app to create their first short animation. They learnt about onion skinning; the importance of keeping the camera still and the need for very small changes in their model. It was such fun! [gallery...