Community

The JRSOs joined the Community Speed Check Team to carry out their weekly speed checks in the village. The Community Speed Check Team carry out the checks in different locations around the village encouraging drivers to drive carefully and to keep to the speed limits.

The children were very excited to see the tractor arriving at school. They went outside to see the tractor and met Farmer James. Farmer James spoke to the children about his tractor and about what he does on his farm. The children were able to answer questions that Farmer James asked. The children were very […]

Miss Jones made a display of all the Christmas Baubles the children had decorated. Miss Jones will take the display to Black Brook House care home for the residents, to brighten up their Christmas. Great teamwork Kingfishers! The children also made cards for the residents in the village to say Happy Christmas. Mrs Cousins has […]

The JRSOs are very happy with their Hi Vis Vests. The JRSOs wrote to the PTA asking if they could buy the vests so they could be recognised when doing their road safety duties. The PTA kindly supported the JRSOs with their request. A ‘Thank You’ to the PTA.

The children in Kingfishers and Woodpeckers Class took part in their nativity performance of ‘Hey Ewe!’ to their family members in Stratford St Mary Church. They sang their songs beautifully, said their words clearly and were very well behaved whilst the other children performed. Great performance Kingfishers and Woodpeckers.

On Friday 5th December, we were very pleased to welcome the ‘Sweeting Swing Band’ into the school. They played a variety of instruments such as the saxophone, clarinet, trombone, electric piano, drums, bass guitar  and ‘wowed’ the children and playing songs from the 1940’s, from films and some modern pop tunes too.  The children were […]

The winners of the road safety poster competition recently welcomed in Peter and Sarah from Kingsley Estate Agents (Dedham) to show them their winning designs. Kingsley Estate Agents are kindly sponsoring these winning designs to be made into signs to be displayed in the village.  Pater and Sarah were very pleased with the designs and […]

We have been working with Craft Nurseries in Ardleigh and they have kindly donated seeds for the Forest Fun area and sunflower seeds, pots and compost for the children. So we thought we would hold a ‘Tallest Sunflower Competition’ for all the children to enter. Each child has planted a sunflower seed at school and […]

Miss Jones made an Easter display for the residents at BlackBrook Residential Home with the Easter Eggs the children had coloured. Mrs Cousins will deliver the Easter cards the children have made to the older residents in the village. Well done Kingfishers.

Gill, a councillor,  from the parish council came and spoke to the children about a very exciting competition. Stratford St Mary Parish Council wanted the children of Stratford St Mary Primary School to design slow down posters so they could be displayed in Stratford St Mary to encourage drivers to slow down. The Parish Council […]

Miss Jones made a display of all the Christmas Baubles the children had decorated. Miss Jones will take the display to Black Brook House care home for the residents, to brighten up their Christmas. Great teamwork Kingfishers! The children also made cards for the residents in the village to say Happy Christmas. Mrs Cousins has […]

Thank you for your generosity towards this year’s poppy appeal – £214.12 was raised by the school.