Curriculum

Woodpeckers Share Their Work.

by | 5 May 2016 | Classes, Curriculum, Woodpeckers

This week was the Woodpeckers’ class assembly. The children showed off their knowledge of the Rainforest by sharing information from their fact files and Geography work based around continents and oceans. Children could talk about which continents had Rainforests and give lots of fun facts about the animals that live there. They demonstrated and talked about the […]

Tropical Wings

by | 5 May 2016 | Curriculum, Kingfishers, Trips, Woodpeckers

The Kingfisher and Woodpecker Classes went to Tropical Wings Zoo. The children and adults enjoyed looking at different animals like lemurs, wallabies, meerkats, monkeys and birds. The children were able to walk around the tropical butterfly house and had butterflies landing on them, it was very, very hot in there. The Kingfisher Class listened to a talk […]

Owls Assembly

by | 4 Apr 2016 | Curriculum, Owls, Parents

Owls Class shared photographs and explained about their recent visit to Trinity Park for the Schools Farm and Country Show. They also showed their research of where Rainforests are in the world and one member of the class played his violin. Well done Owls, a great assembly.  

Fun at the Farm Show

by | 4 Apr 2016 | Curriculum, Owls, School Events, Trips

On Thursday 21st April, Owls class joined approximately 4000 other Suffolk School children at Trinity Park for the annual Schools Farm and Country Show.  They were able to take part in many different activities.  They made their own fruit smoothies using ‘pedal power’, ate fruit kebabs, tried ‘mushy peas’, learnt about wheat, malt, sugar beet, beans […]

Multi Sports After School Club

by | 4 Apr 2016 | Community, Curriculum, Extracurricular, Facilities, Kingfishers, Owls

This term children from the Kingfisher and Woodpecker Class have had the opportunity to attend the Multi sports after school club which is being run by Premier Sports. The children are trying different sports, working together and learning new skills. The children are really enjoying the sessions.

Spring Assembly

by | 3 Mar 2016 | Achievements, Curriculum, Kingfishers, Parents, School Events, Visitors

The children in Kingfisher Class hosted the assembly this week and told the parents and the rest of the school what they had learnt about Spring. The children shared their work, which included checklists of items found in spring, sentences about what they see in spring, ‘what am I’ poems of spring items, measuring daffodils with rulers, paintings […]

Church Visit

by | 3 Mar 2016 | Community, Curriculum, Kingfishers, Trips

Kingfisher Class took a walk to Stratford St Mary church and were greeted by Reverend Rosalind. The trip to the church linked to this terms topic of cultural celebrations and the children are learning about the church and what it is used for. Reverend Rosalind provided the children with a quiz, they had to look at the […]

Bikeability Success

by | 3 Mar 2016 | Achievements, Curriculum, Swans

7 children from the Swans class were recently involved in a 2-day Bikeability course. They learnt some basic manoeuvres and also how to ride their bike safely on the road, showed an awareness of potential hazards and also demonstrated a basic understanding of the Highway Code. All children passed their Level 2 award. Well done children!

Forest School Fire

by | 3 Mar 2016 | Community, Curriculum, Facilities, Kingfishers, Trips

The children enjoyed another Forest School session. They recapped over the rules and learnt some extra rules as they were going to have a fire. The children got actively involved collecting sticks for the fire. Leanne told the children how to make a fire and the children listened and watched carefully. During the session the […]

Woodpecker’s Class Assembly

by | 3 Mar 2016 | Curriculum, Parents, Woodpeckers

Last week the Woodpeckers shared their learning in front of the school and parents. The children retold the story of Noah’s Ark using actions and shared their own versions of the 10 commandments. The children also shared some of their wonderful recounts based on World Book Day and celebrated their achievements. Well done!  

Signs Of Spring At Hall Farm

by | 3 Mar 2016 | Community, Curriculum, Facilities, Kingfishers, Parents, Trips

The Kingfisher Class visited Hall Farm today looking for signs of Spring. The children followed the farm trail and they saw daffodils, buds on trees, lambs and calves. The children were allowed to feed the baby lambs using a bottle of milk; they really enjoyed doing this and the lambs were very hungry. The children also visited the café […]

Rats Make an Appearance at Assembly!

by | 3 Mar 2016 | Classes, Curriculum, Owls, Parents

It was the turn of Owls class to host the assembly on Friday.  The children shared some poetry work, including Kennings and list poems and they also performed ‘A Dinosaur Rap’. The newest additions namely Fudge & Dusty (the class rats)  made an appearance and the children explained how to care for them.  They also […]