Swans
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 teams and the Year 6 team came 4th. […]
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 learnt how to use different skills and tactics.
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 !
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 […]
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! […]
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.
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 things including drug and alcohol awareness & theft, Mr Andrews from Suffolk […]
On Friday the children were very excited as it was finally the day for the classes to present their products for the ‘Mini Enterprise’ which was launched during Money Week. The children with their teacher set up their stalls with their products and posters ready for the end of school sale. The children were fantastic at encouraging […]
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 clearly evident they passed on the skills in a clear and informative way. […]
The JRSOs encouraged the children to take part in Bike to School Week which was held from 13th – 17th June 2016. Despite the weather lots of children took the challenge and came to school on their bike or scooter. The JRSO’s also held a competition to design the bike for the future. Lots of […]
Four children from the Swans class travelled with Mrs Smith to East Bergholt High School to take part in the Kate Greenaway book awards event . The idea of the morning was to choose a favourite book out of a possible seven . The children mixed with other primary school aged children and took part in […]
The School Council met on Thursday to talk to Mrs Ellingham. Mrs Ellingham has been working on improving the play area in the village. All the children in the school completed a questionnaire giving their ideas and thoughts on what they liked and disliked about the existing play area and what they would like to see […]