Classes

Speed Check

by | 10 Oct 2016 | Community, JRSO, Swans

The new JRSO’s first job was to join the Community Speed Watch Team on their speed check. The JRSO’s were very excited and ready with their clipboards and pencils to take down information. The Community Speed Watch Team explained to the JRSO’s what they had to do and why they carried out the speed checks. They […]

Denim Delight

by | 10 Oct 2016 | Classes, Fundraising, Parents

On Friday 30th September, the children had the opportunity of wearing denim to school. We raised £76.00 as a result which will be sent off to the charity.  Thank you for your support.

Massive Thanks!

by | 10 Oct 2016 | Classes, Fundraising

Thank you for your support at the Macmillan coffee morning and cake sale. We raised an amazing £106.00.

Swans Become Junior Pizzaiolos!

by | 10 Oct 2016 | Curriculum, Swans, Trips

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 Pizza Express, we all had a great time!       […]

Marvellous Mud

by | 10 Oct 2016 | Facilities, Kingfishers

The mud kitchen was open for business today, for Kingfishers Class! They were all very excited and listened carefully to the mud kitchen rules. When they were outside and were playing with the kitchen they independently changed their shoes for welly boots and with adult support put on an apron. They dug the mud using […]

Blackberry Picking

by | 10 Oct 2016 | Owls

On Wednesday 28th September, the Owls class went blackberry picking around the village. As well as picking lots of delicious blackberries, Mr Wheals taught the children how to recognise some other sorts of autumn berries and plants. The fruit that we collected is going to be frozen and the children will be cooking with it […]

Owls Class Assembly

by | 9 Sep 2016 | Owls

On Friday 23rd September, it was the Owls Class’s turn to show their work from the term so far. The children read their stories, showed their artwork, performed dialogues in French and demonstrated Science experiments. But the highlight of the assembly was the children performing what they have been doing in their weekly violin lessons. […]

Walk Around The Village

by | 9 Sep 2016 | Community, Kingfishers

The Kingfishers Class went for a walk around the village to look at the different types of buildings there are in the village. They listened to the adults and followed instructions carefully. While the children walked around the village they ticked off the different buildings they saw on their picture checklist. The children were very […]

Planting Bulbs

by | 9 Sep 2016 | Curriculum, Kingfishers

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 trowel to dig a hole and plant their bulb […]

Monet Masterpiece

by | 9 Sep 2016 | Extracurricular, Owls, Swans

Children from Key Stage Two have been enjoying Art Club with Miss Jones and Mrs Kite. The children have been recreating their own version of Monet’s painting of the water lily pond and bridge. The children used their fingertips to mix and paint their masterpiece.

Swans & Space

by | 9 Sep 2016 | Classes

The Swans class were first to share their work in class assembly. They had been learning about Earth & Space and explained the differences between heliocentric and geocentric and also how ideas about the solar system had changed over time.  They could also tell us the differences between rotating and orbiting and a useful rhyme which helps […]

House Building in Construction Club!

by | 9 Sep 2016 | Classes

On Wednesday some of Key Stage One enjoyed their team work challenge at Construction club after school . They had to make a building out of construction play equipment and work as a team. They had to show good speaking and listening skills and work together on their buildings.  They built some very interesting designs and even […]