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On Friday afternoon, the Woodpeckers had their parents and relatives into school to share their learning. They showed their parents their research into The Great Fire Of London and chose three pieces of work they were most proud of to sit and share with their parents. The children read their relative their Best Book work and […]
On Thursday, it was the girls’ turn to compete at the U11 Football Tournament at Whitton Sports Centre. They had a great time, gaining confidence after every match and playing some excellent counter-attacking football. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to score, but we did brilliantly in keeping 4 clean sheets due to a combination of solid […]
In History, Woodpeckers Class have been learning about The Great Fire Of London. They have travelled back in time their time machines to 1666 and learnt all about what life was like. Then they took ownership of their own learning by being challenged to use research methods to see if they could find out what happened […]
On Wednesday 10th October, children, parents and staff took part in Walk to School. The staff provided a walking bus from both ends of Strickmere so children could be dropped off and then walked safely into school. It was lovely to see so many walking to school and to see a smaller amount of vehicles […]
On Friday, the PTA hosted a coffee morning and cake sale in aid of the McMillan Cancer Charity. Thank you to all those who attended, donated and bought cakes and coffee. The first count is that we made at least £100.00. Thank you very much for your generosity!
This week in maths, Swans class were shocked to learn of a ‘murder’ that had taken place in our class. The children had 45 minutes to solve the mystery using their rounding and problem solving skills. They did a brilliant job and solved the case within the time limit! Fantastic work Detectives!
Following the success of the spring campaign in the Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times, Sports Equipment For Schools, the newspapers are now planning an equally exciting Autumn campaign which will see them give away over £20,000 worth of new books to primary and junior schools across the region. We have now registered for the ‘Books For […]
The children used the Numicon and the scales to work out which Numicon shape was ‘more’ and which was ‘less’. They then correctly put the greater number shape in the more column and the lower number Numicon in the less column. Great Maths work Kingfishers.
In Science, the Owls have been learning about Forces and Magnets. The children had to work in pairs to design a game that would work using magnetic force. They really enjoyed the task, working well in their pairs and enjoying the chance to demonstrate their scientific knowledge, with some very impressive results.
Kingfishers Class performed their last assembly of the school year. The children were confident to stand up and talk to the audience. The children proudly talked about what they had been doing during the week which included their visit to Eyke Primary School to see their Pen Pals and their tiger tea party. They also talked about what […]
Please see the Flyer below giving details of the Family Fun Day being held at the Institute on 21st July from 1pm onwards.