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On Tuesday 14th March, it was the turn of the Woodpeckers to share their learning with the rest of the school and parents, The children sang about the basic needs of animals including humans (water, air, shelter and food) to show off their Science learning. Next, they showcased their newspaper reports which were based on […]
The Year One children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we create a pattern from clay? The children watched a presentation about insects, spiders and snails. The children discussed how many legs each creature had. They discussed the snail had one large flat foot and discussed that the snail had a shell. […]
This half term, the children in Kingfishers Class will be focusing on Plants in Science – Do all plants look the same? The children thought about the question – Can we find out what a plant is? The children thought about how they could answer their enquiry question. The children were asked to plant a […]
As part of their Scientist study on George Stevenson, the children in Woodpeckers class have been learning about steam power. We learned about how steam is different to smoke because smoke is from something burning, and steam is from liquid boiling. The children were able to demonstrate knowledge of the difference between steam and smoke […]
On Friday 20th January, we took a coach load of children and parents to London. Miss Rivers, Mrs Marshall and Mrs Bilner accompanied 22 children (sadly 2 couldn’t come because of illness) into the O2 arena – so they could rehearse their practised songs with 8000 other school children before performing to a packed audience […]
Thank you for your generosity towards the recent poppy appeal collection. This collection raised over £186.00
On a very warm day, we held our sports day. Kingfishers and Woodpeckers in the morning and Swans and Owls in the afternoon. A great day was had by all – with the Green Otters being the winners! Well done to all the children and thank you to everyone who helped on the day.
On Wednesday 22nd June, the Eco-Council took a trip to Felixstowe beach and the Felixstowe recycling centre. The children spent the day litter picking and finding out about single use plastic and the effects of these on our waters. This was part of the ‘marine’ topic for the Eco award. The children also took part […]
Kingfishers Class were very excited as they had received a very important letter. Miss Jones opened the envelope and read the letter from Richenda Elton (Lady in Waiting) who was writing on behalf of the Queen. The letter was thanking the children for sending congratulations cards for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
On Tuesday 14th June, our year 6 children had the opportunity of sailing at Neptune Sailing School, based at Woolverstone Marina. The children worked in groups of 3, accompanied by an instructor, and spent 2 hours on the water learning how to sail. It was a beautiful day and everyone said they enjoyed it ! […]
The children were very excited about digging up the potatoes and seeing how many they got. The children dug through the soil with their hands collecting the potatoes. The children had to look carefully to make sure they hadn’t left any. With support, the children were able to weigh their potatoes and understand that they […]
On Tuesday 17th May, the children in Woodpeckers class loaded the double decker bus and set off excitedly for Colchester Castle (although I think they were more excited to spot Macdonalds on the way!) The children went underground into the old Roman vaults and learnt all about Boudicca, The Celts and their revolt. The children […]