Curriculum

History, Stories and Electricity

by | 1 Jan 2017 | Owls, Science

It was the turn of the Owls, on Friday 27th January, to share their work to parents and other children in the school. They read stories about Rama and Sita, talked about the dodgeball competition, received certificates and also shared their science work based on electricity.

Dynamic Dodgeballers!

by | 1 Jan 2017 | PE

Monday 23rd January saw 5 Owls compete in a dodgeball competition at Inspire Suffolk.  They played several games against other schools and won some, drew some and lost some.  All the children displayed great skill and determination as well as good team spirit – they even managed some games of table football in between matches!

Ten Pin Fun

by | 1 Jan 2017 | PE

On Friday 27th January 2017, 6 Owls took part in a Ten Pin Bowling Festival.  They joined other schools at the event which was held at Martlesham.  They played 2 games; their scores were added up to make a ‘team total’; our children came 5th out of 11 schools.  Thank you to Mrs Clark and […]

Swans Assembly

by | 1 Jan 2017 | Classes, Curriculum, Parents, School Events, Swans

Friday 20th January saw the first class assembly of 2017.  Swans class shared some of their work and this included their Vex models, newspaper articles on Howard Carter and Ancient Egypt, homework which was based on the Rock n Roll pantomime, their thoughts and experiences from the Young Voices choir event at the O2  and also […]

Vex Club

by | 1 Jan 2017 | Computing, Extracurricular, Swans

On Wednesday evening a group of Swans started a Vex club. Over the next few weeks, they will build a Vex ‘model’ which can then be programmed to perform different tasks. We hope in the future to compete with other schools in a Vex robot competition. We will keep you updated on the progress.  

American Football comes to Stratford!

by | 1 Jan 2017 | Classes, Curriculum, Kingfishers, Owls, PE, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Friday, we had a PE Enrichment day.  Mr Ross came in and taught the children different skills, games, tactics and rules of American Football.  Due to the snowy weather, this had to take place in the school hall, however, lots of learning happened and a lot of fun was had by all!  

The Magical Christmas Jigsaw

by | 12 Dec 2016 | Classes, Religious Education

On Wednesday afternoon and evening, the school hall was packed to the rafters and we felt we were getting a feel of how Mary & Joseph felt in Bethlehem! The only difference was, there was room at our inn (or school hall) and the children performed their nativity – The Magical Christmas Jigsaw – to packed audiences. […]

Woodpeckers Test their Junk Model Lunchboxes!

by | 12 Dec 2016 | Curriculum, Woodpeckers

Over the past couple of weeks the Woodpeckers have been learning the story of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunchbox’ as part of their DT. In the story, Mr Grinling receives his lunch every day via a zip line that runs from his house, across the sea to the top window of the light house where he […]

Fencing Fun

by | 12 Dec 2016 | Achievements, Classes, Extracurricular, Facilities, Kingfishers, PE

Stratford St Mary recently hosted a Fencing Festival which saw 4 children from our school work with children from 2 other primary schools. Over the last few weeks, they have learnt new techniques, vocabulary and skills.  Thank you Mr Banner for organising the tournament and Mr Leroux for teaching the children – they all had a lovely […]

Festival of Rugby

by | 12 Dec 2016 | Achievements, Classes, Community, Curriculum, Owls, PE, Swans

On Wednesday 30th November, a group of Year 4 & 5 children took part in a Rugby Festival at East Bergholt High School. The children went into different groups to learn some rugby skills and then played in some matches. Thank you East Bergholt High School for hosting the tournament and to their young leaders. […]

Tag Rugby Festival

by | 11 Nov 2016 | Achievements, Extracurricular, PE, Swans

On Thursday 24th November a team from Swans class took part in a Tag Rugby Festival at Ipswich Rugby club. They did very well on what was a very cold afternoon; winning 3 games out of 5.  

Hobbling, Gobbling and Wobbling in Woodpeckers’ Class Assembly!

by | 11 Nov 2016 | Achievements, Classes, Curriculum, Parents, Woodpeckers

This week was the turn of the Woodpeckers to showcase their work from this half term. They performed the nonsense poem:  ‘Hobble, Gobble Wobble’ By Michael Rosen with actions as well as a poem they had learnt about the months and seasons. The children shared their story ideas about unlikely animal friends who teach each other […]