Mrs Bilner

Dinosaur Eggs ‘Left’ in School

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Computing, English, History, Kingfishers, Science

The children were very surprised when they found the window open, some dinosaur footprints on the table and a nest full of eggs. They were very excited about this discovery and became ‘explorers’ thinking about, and discussing the evidence they found. They came to the conclusion a dinosaur had been in the classroom!! The children […]

Thank you!

by | 11 Nov 2022 | News

Thank you for your generosity towards the recent poppy appeal collection. This collection raised over £186.00

Sporting Events in the Autumn Term

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Owls, PE, Swans

This term a number of our Key Stage 2 children have taken part in a number of sporting events. These have included : Quadkids; U11 Mixed Football; U11 Girls Football and 3 children attending a Cross Country event following their success earlier in the year.  Altogether,  over 25 children have been involved in, at least […]

Green Flag Eco-School

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Eco School, Environment, Kingfishers, Owls, Swans, Woodpeckers

Over the course of last year, the Eco Council together with Mrs Martin worked extremely hard on a number of Eco projects.  These included one about litter and another about waste.   They submitted a portfolio of evidence and were very pleased to hear they had been awarded Green Flag status with distinction. Well done to […]

Harvest Assembly

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Community, Fundraising, Kingfishers, Owls, Parents, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Friday 30th September, we welcomed parents and friends of the school to our Harvest Assembly. The children shared poems, songs and information about Harvest Around the World. Thank you for all the generous donations which will be forwarded on to a local Food Bank.

Titanic Artwork

by | 9 Sep 2022 | Art & Design, History, Swans

The Swans have been using their shading techniques to create a sense of form in their Titanic sketches. Don’t they look fantastic!

Titanic Writing from Swans

by | 9 Sep 2022 | History, Swans

The Swans have begun to learn about the Titanic disaster in History. We researched some of the passengers on board and created ‘Who am I?’ booklets. In English,  we wrote diary extracts in role as one of the passengers.

Oliver!

by | 7 Jul 2022 | Music, Owls, School Events, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Tuesday 19th July, the Owls and Swans performed ‘Oliver!’ for family and friends.  Whilst it was an incredibly hot day, the air conditioning units certainly kept us cool. The children performed, sang and acted with confidence and said they really enjoyed it! Thank you to EVERYONE who helped put on this show.  It really […]

Sports Day 22 – Owls and Swans

by | 7 Jul 2022 | News, Owls, Parents, PE, School Events, Swans

On a very warm day, we held our sports day.  Kingfishers and Woodpeckers in the morning and Swans and Owls in the afternoon. A great day was had by all – with the Green Otters being the winners! Well done to all the children and thank you to everyone who helped on the day.

Beach Clean

by | 6 Jun 2022 | Eco School, Environment, News, Owls, Swans, Trips, Woodpeckers

On Wednesday 22nd June, the Eco-Council took a trip to Felixstowe beach and the Felixstowe recycling centre. The children spent the day litter picking and finding out about single use plastic and the effects of these on our waters. This was part of the ‘marine’ topic for the Eco award.  The children also took part […]

World Music Day!

by | 6 Jun 2022 | Kingfishers, Music, Owls, Swans, Visitors, Woodpeckers

On Tuesday 21st June, it was World Music Day and we were very excited to welcome the Sweeting Swing Band into school.  They entertained  us with a variety of songs and Karen explained the different instruments that made up the band.  It was a fantastic experience – thank you for organising it for us, Mr Abbott! […]

Sailing on the Orwell

by | 6 Jun 2022 | News

On Tuesday 14th June, our year 6 children had the opportunity of sailing at Neptune Sailing School, based at Woolverstone Marina. The children worked in groups of 3, accompanied by an instructor,  and spent 2 hours on the water learning how to sail.  It was a beautiful day and everyone said they enjoyed it ! […]