Curriculum News
Safe Cyclists
Some of our Swans class enjoyed a 2 day 'bikeabiity' course. They started by learning some skills in the safety of the school playground before taking their bikes onto the local roads. They are now proficient at riding their bikes safely! Well done children!
Golf Course Glory
On Thursday afternoon, 5 children took part in a Golf Tournament at Play Golf, Colchester. The children were given the opportunity to learn and practise their golf skills with some professional golfers before competing in a tournament against other schools. The...
Dental Nurse Visit
The Kingfishers Class welcomed a visitor to their class. The visitor introduced herself as Mrs Fisher a dental nurse. Mrs Fisher asked the children what they knew about teeth. She showed the children a set of milk and adult teeth. She also asked the children if they...
Fruit Kebabs
This week the children in Kingfishers Class have been thinking about how to keep healthy. The children created their own snack by making fruit kebabs. They practised their safety and hygiene skills by holding a knife correctly, cutting carefully and making sure their...
Music For Youth Primary Prom
On Monday 10th October, the Owls class went to the Music For Youth Primary Prom at Snape Maltings Concert Hall. The programme kicked off with Springwood High School Big Band. This was followed by Uke 'n Toot 'n Tap, a primary school music group who played ukeleles ,...
Crumble Bot Success
On Wednesday 12th October, some of the Swans class took part in a Crumble Bot competition at BT. The children took part in a series of challenges which saw them compete against 31 other primary schools. At the end of the afternoon, the Year 5 team came 2nd out of 31...
Kingfishers’ First Assembly
It was the turn of the Kingfishers to take part in their first ever assembly. The children told the audience about the work they had done this half term on the topic of 'All About Me'. They also talked about Autumn, they showed their pictures of Autumn trees and sang...
Paralympic Enrichment Day
On Friday, all the classes were involved in an Enrichment Day. Mr Ross from Premier Sport taught the children some games which included 'blindfolded' ball games, boccia as well as 'floor volleyball' involving balloons. The children all enjoyed the activities and...
Table Tennis Success
Four children took part in a recent Table Tennis competition. They all played really well and managed a secure a place in the county final!! Well done boys !
Swans Become Junior Pizzaiolos!
Swans class had the opportunity to visit Pizza Express in Colchester. They learnt about the history of Pizza Express restaurants, what different ingredients are used to make a pizza as well as having the opportunity of making (and eating) their own pizzas. Thank you...
Planting Bulbs
Kingfisher Class have been very busy planting tulip bulbs with Mrs Clark. They discussed together what the bulbs needed to grow and in which season they will grow. The children each chose a spot in the earth to plant their bulb and following instructions, used a...
Healthy Living Week
Last week our timetable was dedicated to Healthy Living Week; the children were involved in many different activities. These included our sports day, some Paralympic games, a visit from PC Di and PCSO Denise who talked to the different classes about a variety of...
Sports Day Success
Thursday saw Stratford St Mary host sports day. All the children took part in various events; throwing, jumping, sprinting and a fun run. Children gained points for their house group for how far they threw and jumped and then competed against each other in the...
Stratford St Mary Gains Gold
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a GOLD mark from The School Games. This is a fantastic recognition for the amount of sport within curriculum and extra-curricular time that we have dedicated to the subject over the last school year. In addition...
Owls Debate
For the past 3 weeks, Owls class have been working on persuasive writing. They have been looking at the 'fors' and 'againsts' of zoos. The class split into 2 groups; one group trying to persuade Mr Bassett why zoos were are good thing and the other group trying to...
Fencing Fun
Our Swans have been learning some new 'fencing' skills. Mr Banner taught them 'en garde', about footwork, advance, defence and lunge. After having the time to practise these skills, they had the opportunity to 'teach' our reception children how to 'fence'. It was...
Quadkids Athletics
10 children from the Owls and Swans class joined approximately 650 other Suffolk school children for an afternoon of Athletic events at Northgate High School. Our chosen country for the day was New Zealand; there was a samba band, opening ceremony (where the children...
Suffolk Show Success
On a very wet day at Trinity Park, some of our students, staff and parents (& grandparents) braved the weather to see our 3m x 3m garden at the Suffolk Show. We met and talked to the judges and awaited the results; we were delighted to receive a 'gold award'...
Suffolk Show Garden
Swans have been busy designing a garden for the Suffolk Show based around the theme 'A slice of Suffolk history'. The chosen design featured Boudicca's trip through Suffolk en route to Colchester. Two children from Swans class and a parent helper joined Mr Wheals to...
Dodgeball Fun
On Thursday afternoon, our school hosted a Dodgeball Tournament. Shotley and Capel St Mary schools brought 2 teams each of Year 3 & 4 children to join 2 teams from our school. The children enjoyed three different types of dodgeball games and played really well...
Fruit Art!
This week in DT the Woodpeckers have been designing their own rainforest animal made out of fruit. They have thought about healthy eating and chosen a rainforest animal each to recreate using just fruit. The children looked at lots of different types of fresh fruit...
Mini-Tennis Tournament
Four children from the Owls class represented our school at the recent mini-tennis competition held at East Bergholt High School. Each child had 3 singles matches and some doubles matches too. The children played well and came away with the Bronze certificate.
Rainforest Safari Cars!
This week the Woodpeckers have been constructing junk model safari cars to travel through the rainforest! They have measured and created their own wheel axles using kebab skewers and fixed on their wheels using plastercine. They made sure sharp ends were covered and...
Woodpeckers Share Their Work.
This week was the Woodpeckers' class assembly. The children showed off their knowledge of the Rainforest by sharing information from their fact files and Geography work based around continents and oceans. Children could talk about which continents had Rainforests...