Mrs Bilner

Cross Country Success!

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Wednesday morning, 16 children took part in a cross-country run at the Royal Hospital School. There were several hundred children from schools all over Suffolk taking part in a variety of races.  Five of our children came in the top 25 for each of their age groups (out of approximately 100-140 runners), but all […]

Mother’s Day Meal

by | 3 Mar 2017 | Uncategorised

Thank you to all our visitors who joined us for our Mother’s Day meal on Thursday; there were just under 50 guests and the reason why we had 2 sittings! There was an amazing atmosphere in the school, we enjoyed hearing the children explain the rules and routines of  dinner time and seeing you enjoy some […]

Red Nose – Thank You!

by | 3 Mar 2017 | Uncategorised

Many thanks for your support for Red Nose day; the children looked great wearing red and £79.40 has been sent off to the charity!  

Ice Hockey in Spring

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Friday 17th March the children were involved in a PE ‘Enrichment Day’. Mr Ross taught the children skills, rules and tactics associated with the game of Ice Hockey. Even though the sun was shining, the children still used a ‘puck’ which slid well on the playground and in the school hall. Great work children […]

Tag Festival

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Wednesday 15th March 2017, some of our Owls class were involved in a Tag Rugby festival at Inspire Suffolk. They played against several other teams and all had great fun!

Re-use and Up-Cycle

by | 3 Mar 2017 | Uncategorised

Eco-School themed week is ‘Waste Week’ with a focus on ‘up-cycling’. The whole school up-cycled a different item which may have just been thrown away. Woodpeckers up-cycled ceramic pots into bumble bees (which will be used for the Suffolk Show garden), Swans class designed and up-cycled old wellington boots into footwear of the future, under the […]

Quicksticks Competition

by | 3 Mar 2017 | PE

On Monday 6th March, 6 children from the Swans class represented our school in a Quicksticks Hockey competition.  The children competed against other schools from Ipswich and the surrounding areas. They won some games, lost some and drew some.  Although it was quite cold and threatening with rain all afternoon, the heavy downpour happened just as […]

Ancient Artwork

by | 2 Feb 2017 | Uncategorised

Swans class have been learning all about the Ancient Egyptians. In literacy, they have been learning the features of newspaper reports and wrote an article based on the finding of King Tut’s tomb as well as writing a diary entry.  In addition to this, in their art lessons, they have been using charcoal and clay […]

Tractor Visit

by | 2 Feb 2017 | Uncategorised

We were very pleased to welcome James Harris into our school on Wednesday afternoon as part of the ‘Tractors in School’ project. He talked to the children about the tractor and the work which is done on his farm in East Bergholt.  Even though it was raining, we all managed to have our photos taken!

Safer Internet Day

by | 2 Feb 2017 | Uncategorised

Tuesday 7th February was Safer Internet Day. The children learnt about many things and were involved in a variety of activities; these included how to stay safe online and what to do if they see things they don’t like or are inappropriate. Further details can be found at https://www.saferinternetday.org/    

Cookery Fun!

by | 2 Feb 2017 | Uncategorised

Owls and Swans have been involved in some cookery club activities. They have made pizzas, canapes and this week they used fresh ingredients to spell out Eco-School and Food for Life.  The children have learnt about food hygiene, some cutting skills as well as the importance of cleaning up afterwards.  Thank you to Mr Wheals […]

History, Stories and Electricity

by | 1 Jan 2017 | Owls, Science

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 electricity.