Woodpeckers

Kinetic Adventure

by | 5 May 2025 | News, Science, Woodpeckers

On Monday we went to Kinetic Adventure in Claydon (near Ipswich). We learnt all about the sizes of planets, the International Space Station and even had a go at a few science experiments. We had a lovely day and would recommend everyone to look out for the offers they have over half terms and on […]

Astronaut Bags!

by | 5 May 2025 | Computing, Woodpeckers

In a recent Woodpeckers computing lesson, we looked at Sketchpad on the Chromebooks. This is a free website that allows you to draw, write and colour. We thought about what astronauts might take onto the International Space Station and then drew our pictures of items in their bag using Sketchpad.

Schools’ Farm and Country Show 2025

by | 4 Apr 2025 | Owls, Trips, Woodpeckers

On Thursday 24th April, Years 3 and 4 attended the Schools’ Farm and Country Show at Trinity Park. The children moved round different zones throughout the day: Conservation, Livestock, STEM and Food. In each zone there were lots of activities to get involved with. A ride on a trailer around the field was definitely a […]

Forest Fun

by | 4 Apr 2025 | Art & Design, Forest Schools, Woodpeckers

This week in the forest,  we were very busy planting sunflower seeds, recapping our clay skills from Autumn term, building ships and checking the progress of the frogspawn!    

Hockey Fun

by | 4 Apr 2025 | News, Owls, PE, Woodpeckers

On Friday 28th March, several children from the Owls and Woodpeckers classes took part in a hockey skills session. The children spent some time at various stations learning some skills useful for playing hockey. Thank you to the adults for taking them and all who came and supported the team.

Gymnastics Fun

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Kingfishers, News, Owls, PE, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Wednesday 26th March, several children from across the school took part in a gymnastics competition at Hadleigh Stars. We are delighted to announce that our Under 7s team came first; our Under 9s came first and our U11s teams came second and third. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to […]

Textiles – Forest Fun

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Design Technology, Forest Schools, Woodpeckers

This term in Design and Technology we have been working with textiles and creating our own pouches, we finished these last week and thought it would be fun to explore a variety of textiles further in the forest area. The children enjoyed weaving fabric on the large grid and wrapping wool/string around logs, sticks and […]

Flatford Visit

by | 2 Feb 2025 | Art & Design, Geography, History, Trips, Woodpeckers

On our trip to Flatford, we had a wonderful tour guide who spoke about John Constable and the history of Flatford. We created our own drawings, discussed the use of the river in the past and learnt about John Constable’s life. Here are some of the pictures from that day.

Art – Body Form

by | 2 Feb 2025 | Art & Design, Woodpeckers

This term in Art we have been exploring the human body form! Across two lessons the children traced an image of a skull and photocopied it before creating their own day of the dead skulls! They are all so fabulous and now on display for all to see! Well done Woodpeckers!

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

by | 2 Feb 2025 | Science, Woodpeckers

In Science we are looking at Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He was an engineer who created tunnels, bridges, ships and docks. One of Brunel’s many creations was building the biggest ship of his time. We decided to plan and carry out an investigation into creating a tin foil boat that can hold as many pennies as […]

PSHE Speaking and Listening

by | 1 Jan 2025 | Owls, PE, PSHE, Woodpeckers

In PSHE, Year 3 and 4 worked on being good listeners. We looked at how difficult it was to have a conversation when we could not see the person or use our hands. We learnt to ask open questions to encourage the person to talk more and practised showing good listening behaviour.

Multiplying

by | 1 Jan 2025 | Maths, Woodpeckers

This week in Woodpeckers, we have started looking at multiplying numbers together. Learning our times tables through TT Rockstars, or playing Hit the Button (which is a website you can find by googling!) is so important to all areas of mathematics. We will use our times table knowledge to solve longer word problems at the […]