EYFS had a lovely trip to Foxburrow Farm yesterday. The children were surrounded by nature and had such fun making sweet smelling potions, using their senses to explore the gardens and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. It was wonderful to see the children engaging in these outdoor activities with such enthusiasm and excitement.
Ted, our Bear for Gaza, has had a little makeover!
Mrs Reeve, who worked at our school for many years, has so kindly knitted a school jumper for Ted, and we've added a House Captains badge for him to wear when he is shipped to Gaza.
Rev'd Chris and the Church are busy finding a route to get him to an orphan in Gaza. Ted is sent with the love and hugs of everyone at school and at the Church.
Bright and early on Monday morning, 41 ‘cellists, 41 ‘ cellos plus staff and our music governor, Mrs Lavery, set off by coach to Trinity Park at Ipswich for the annual WCET Festival.
Our year 5 ‘cellists were able to showcase the pieces that they have been learning in their weekly lessons with Mr Slatter as part of an orchestra of 303 primary children from 11 primary schools from all over Suffolk.
They played, Waltz through Paris, I’m a Believer, WCET Fiesta and Ode to Joy.
We were the only school who have been learning the ‘cello and the other schools were playing a variety of brass, woodwind and tuned percussion instruments.
They had learnt the parts for these pieces on their instruments. When all the schools played and sang together, it sounded fantastic. The orchestra rehearsed all morning, led by the County Music teachers, had a picnic at lunchtime and then put on a concert in the afternoon for parents and carers.
The children also learnt a new folk song which the whole orchestra sang in two parts.
Our SRH musicians were amazing and their behaviour and attitude was fantastic.
Thank you Year 5 and thank you to Mrs Lavery for volunteering to support with the day.
Ted is a bear that will carry the hugs and love of our church and our school to Gaza, the route is not clear yet but we will find a way to get him there!
The children gave Ted lots of hugs to pass on, in todays worship with Revd Chris.
For those parents unable to get to our Walkabout in school yesterday, here's a snap-shot of some of the displays around school.
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Friday KS1 enjoyed a visit to Jimmy’s Farm. On a wet arrival, we were met by
our Rangers, who talked to us about various habitats and animals throughout the
farm. As it brightened up, we were able to explore the farm and all it had to
offer. We had a lovely picnic in the sunshine before discovering the rest of the
surroundings. We looked closely at the plants in each habitat which provided
links to our current topic ‘Scented Garden’. The children particularly enjoyed
seeing the brown bears and polar bears, as well as walking through the butterfly
house. Thank you to all the helpers that made this day possible!
This Sunday, three of our present and past talented pupils will be taking to the stage in a performance of Moana Jr at the Seckford Theatre. Current pupils Viviana and Chloe, along with former pupil Adriana, will be showcasing their incredible acting, singing, and dancing skills in this exciting production.
Today, KS2 welcomed Major Squirrel from The Salvation Army, who led an inspiring assembly about life in Malawi.
Yesterday, Years 5 and 6 had a visit from Kelly, who works with the Parliament Outreach Programme. The children learned a lot, including that there are 650 MPs and the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. We discovered that the role of Parliament is to monitor what the government does.
Kylie Grimes, who has competed in three Paralympic Games for Wheelchair Rugby and was the first woman in the world to achieve a gold medal in the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, visited the school this week. She started with a truly inspirational assembly telling us what makes a good athlete, the lifestyle, healthy eating and well-being followed by information about her journey. She has been such an incredible role model to children and staff alike; her positivity and inspirational values that she shared have certainly had a great impact on the whole school. All the children completed a set of circuits from nursery up to year 6 whilst being cheered on by other classes.
