Classes

Fun in the Forest

by | 9 Sep 2023 | Environment, Kingfishers

The children enjoyed another ‘Forest Schools’ session with Mrs Martin and Miss Jones. The children got changed into their outside clothes and headed out to the Forest Fun area and sat on a log in the log circle. Mrs Martin welcomed the children into the Forest Area and went over the Forest School rules. The […]

Stone Age Day at Stratford St Mary

by | 9 Sep 2023 | History, Visitors, Woodpeckers

On Wednesday 20th September 2023, a Stone Age man called Sealbit travelled through time to visit the children in Woodpeckers class!  The children spent the day exploring The Stone Age through hands on, immersive experiences. The children learnt how man made fire, how life changed for Stone Age people when they began farming, how they […]

Specular and Diffuse Reflection

by | 9 Sep 2023 | Science, Swans

In Science The Swans have been learning about specular and diffuse reflection. They were able to draw scientific diagrams to show how light is absorbed more by some materials than others.   They then had some fun trying to reflect light beams to hit a target and using multiple mirrors to guide cars around a road with […]

Forest Schools

by | 9 Sep 2023 | Environment, Facilities, Kingfishers

The children enjoyed their ‘Forest Schools’ session with Mrs Martin and Miss Jones. The children got changed into their outside clothes and headed out to the Forest Fun area and sat on a log in the log circle. Mrs Martin welcomed the children into the Forest Area and went over the Forest School rules. Mrs […]

Games Club

by | 9 Sep 2023 | Extracurricular, Kingfishers

Children from Year One and Two joined Miss Jones for games club. The children played a variety games, following the rules and taking turns. Lots of fun!

The Great Fire of London

by | 9 Sep 2023 | History, Kingfishers

The children began exploring their new topic for this half term. They were asked to work together to complete two puzzles. The children completed the puzzles and made a picture of ‘The Great Fire of London’ and ‘Samuel Pepys’. The children gave their ideas of what they thought they were. The children watched a clip […]

Henry Moore’s Shelters

by | 9 Sep 2023 | Art & Design, History, Swans

In art we have begun looking at the artist Henry Moore. We explored mixing colours and different drawing media to create the different colours and effects he uses in his ‘Shelter paintings’.

Testing Solubility

by | 9 Sep 2023 | Owls, Science

Owls’ Science topic this half term is Properties and Changes in Materials. This week we looked at solubility. The children had to work as scientists to plan and carry out their own tests to investigate the solubility of different materials. Lots of great learning and discussions.  

Ancient Egyptian Immersion Day

by | 9 Sep 2023 | History, Owls

To launch our new History topic, the Owls class started the term with an Ancient Egyptian immersion day. The children first had to ‘excavate’ some artefacts from an archaeological dig, examine them and make predictions about them. In Maths, we investigated how many cubes we’d need to make different sizes of pyramids. We then tried […]

Residential Trip 2023

by | 7 Jul 2023 | News, Owls, Swans, Trips, Visits

In July 2023, Yer 5 & 6 visited Plas y Brenin in Snowdonia for their residential trip. They were involved in many, many activities which included gorge scrambling, canoeing and mountain walking.  The scenery was stunning and very different from Suffolk.  The instructors were amazing and the children’s behaviour, confidence and willingness to try new […]

Annie the Musical

by | 7 Jul 2023 | Music, Owls, Parents, School Events, Swans

On Wednesday 19th July, the Owls and Swans performed the musical ‘Annie’ to family, friends and staff and children in the school. The children acted and sung beautifully and confidently and wowed the audiences with their various talents, including those who helped with props and music. Of course, this performance would not have happened without […]

Computing Programming Bee Bots

by | 7 Jul 2023 | Computing, Kingfishers

This week the children have been exploring the unit Programming Bee Bots in Computing. The children were given three challenges – build a bridge out of bricks for Bee Bot to drive through, make the Bee Bot turn all the way round in a circle without moving off the starting spot and to get Bee […]