We had a fun packed Science Week, where the whole school took part in a week-long programme of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths events which were designed to spark curiosity and ignite wonder in STEM and our pupils really excelled themselves. The week had a sparkling start with a murder mystery mayhem in assembly. Poor…
Year 5 were set the challenge to use on Lego WeDo set to make the ‘strongest’ robot with the biggest pulling power! We made an arena in the library where the robots would have to be coded with the most effective algorithm. Pupils had to think about air resistance, friction on the tyres, mass the…
The spring Term topic for Year 2 is “Towers, Tunnels and Turrets” and the children follow this theme in their French lessons too. The children have looked at some of the beautiful castles, the Eurotunnel and the iconic “Tour Eiffel”. Sparking their curiosity, they discovered that La Tour Eiffel is lit up by 20,000 lightbulbs…
Fantastic Finale to Paws, Claws and Whiskers Year 1 had a fantastic finale to their Paws, Claws and Whiskers theme and concluded their learning with a trip to Colchester Zoo. The visit was a fun and engaging way to conclude this term’s theme and included a fascinating session where they learnt about how colour and…
Reception brought Mother’s Day into school last Friday, as they invited their mothers in to have a glimpse into school life and take part in lots of fun activities with them. They had made some cupcakes which they then decorated together. They decorated some pretty plant pots and planted some herbs. They had their photos…
We made the most of the wonderful weather and spent lots of time exploring and playing outside, including of course on the big red tractor! We have done plenty of spring themed arts and crafts and the Poppies are very curious to see how tall their seeds will grow. Babies With the wonderful weather we…
Dear Parents, This week’s assembly focused on two things: ‘Holi’ and ‘Time’. The Indian festival of Holi takes place today, but is celebrated this weekend. There are numerous open events including in Colchester, Ipswich and Chelmsford. It is when people get together to unite, forgetting all resentments and bad feelings – with colours bringing great…
Years 4 and 5 put on a sparkling performance of Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits this week. They invited us to slip on our sandals for some sandy silliness and take a thrilling carpet ride with Ali Baba and his crazy camel on an amazing Arabian adventure! A huge amount of dedication and work…
We had lots of fun on Red Nose Day today. We wore our red noses (sadly nobody had a rare one) and our Comic Relief t-shirts and to raise some more money we’ve been telling jokes (of mixed quality!) Here is a selection, some of which were read out in assembly today: How does the…
This term in Global Studies, Year 4 have been studying Ancient Egypt. They have been looking at how the Egyptians lived, the importance of the River Nile, the Egyptian social pyramid, their religious beliefs, pastimes, tomb raiding, impressive structures and mummification! To stretch their understanding, they have undertaken a number of practical projects such as…
