Congratulations to all the Year 8s, who before half term put themselves forward for a position of responsibility. They showed great maturity standing up in front of their Elements and presenting well prepared and thoughtful speeches. The Elements all voted after the Hustings and the results were announced last week, in time for the school’s…
Today is Water Charity Day and the Charity Reps have been busy planning and organising a fabulous fun-packed day to raise money for Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity including: Stalls – a variety of stalls, including a cake stall and ‘Guess the name of the Bear’. Teacher Soaking Quiz – the main event for our…
It was a pleasure to see the pupils in year 8 lead Element meetings today. Excellent celebrations and togetherness all round: show up totals, progress badges and birthdays, were also packed in! Well done to George H, Luca C and Clara M for organising these.
Dear Pupils and Parents of Phase 3, As we approach the end of the spring term I find myself looking back and reflecting on the vast array of wonderful learning experiences and social opportunities the pupils have been part of. It’s been a term of two halves… but not as we know it! Learning online…
Pre-Prep Golden Awards Reception Proud Clouds Charlotte T Year 1 Eddie L Year 2 Lily H and Joshua C Year 3 Annie B and Will C Years R-3 5Rs Awards Reasoning Raven Aurelia L-D, Mollie A, Darcy T, Blake C Resilient Rhino James K, Maya M, Isabella C, George B Responsible Reindeer Daisy L Reflective…
Today, Friday 26 March 2021 is Land Element Day. It’s been a home clothes day for all pupils in Land and we’ve all come dressed in red to raise money for charity. We are also holding a competition for all pupils in the school to design a shield that represents all three Elements (Air, Land…
This week in Phase time, we had the pleasure of being joined by Mr Jason Alexander, who is the founder of Rubbish Walks, which is based in Ipswich. It has a group of volunteers nicknamed ‘The Wombles’, who go on litter picks and organise beach cleans. Jason showed Phase 3 the importance of always putting litter…
Phase 3 assembly was organised by Elise C and Katie B. They wanted to run a social experiment to see whether there would be a difference between peoples comments if they thought they would be protected by anonymity or they knew they would have to say them to the persons face. They split the Phase…
Water We are all proud of what we achieved on the School’s Birthday, winning the Animal Game, the Tutor Group Challenge, the Element Board, the Junior Mugs Game, and we drew in the Senior Mugs Game. The Year 8s have also been working on our Element Meetings to make the activities as fun as possible….
As part of the application process for Head of Element, several Year 8s were selected to address their respective Elements. It is always a great event where nerves are dealt with and pupils demonstrate courage in a public speaking situation. Each pupil is then allowed to vote for whom they feel should represent their Element….
