Litter heroes in action around Framlingham

As part of this year's Civic Engagement, Class MBu pupils took part in a community litter pick around the Pageant Place and the front field at Framlingham Castle.  The children, who were very excited to be doing the litter pick, showed fantastic teamwork and a real commitment to caring for their local environment. As well as helping to make Framlingham cleaner and safer, the activity encouraged pupils to think about the importance of protecting wildlife and taking responsibility for the places we share. 

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to 1st Framlingham Cubs for kindly loaning the litter pickers; to David and Alex from Greener Fram for their support, guidance and stewardship throughout the event and to Framlingham Town Council for their support with bags - real community effort. Their help made this valuable community project possible and ensured that all the children had a safe and rewarding experience. Thank you to the parents who also volunteered to make this possible. We were amazed to discover just how much rubbish had been discarded and worked hard to collect an impressive 20kg of litter.

 

Wow - who has footprints like this?

To launch our next book, "The Journey Home", Class DR, JT and KHLH were amazed to find some unusual footprints in the Hitcham's hideout area at school.  We were trying to find out what kind of animals might have crept through this area over the weekend and using the clues from the footprints, we worked out what might have walked through and created some noun phrases to describe them.  There was an orangutan, an elephant, a polar bear and a panda but...we had one set (the last photo) which we are still investigating and using clues from the prints, have created posters using different sentence types to hunt for the mystery animal... Is it a chicken?  Is it a dinosaur?  Or is it something else? Watch this space.....

CYM Year 6 Camp – Day 3 Update

Year 6 are enjoying another full and lively day at camp. After a decent night’s sleep (they certainly looked refreshed this morning), the children continued their carousel of activities and really pushed themselves.

This afternoon’s challenge was a favourite: working together to complete a large puzzle… in silence.

They had to find new ways to communicate — gestures, signals, and plenty of expressive looks — all linking to today’s theme of creativity. The children explored how creative thinking can support people who are unable to communicate verbally, and they approached it with maturity and enthusiasm.

Last night’s activities were nightline and laser tag, both of which were met with great excitement. The children tackled the nightline course with impressive teamwork, and laser tag brought out plenty of energy and laughter.

Overall, camp continues to go very well. The grown‑ups have been particularly impressed by the children’s appetites — they are certainly enjoying their meals and making the most of the fresh air.

"Learning, Caring and Inspiring" assembly

Rev Chris Davey joined Mrs Cann in our assembly to share the "School Vision " and to talk about spirituality and how this affects us all.  The children gave some great examples including how they have been inspired and have a sense of awe and wonder of events in their lives including previous inspirational speakers we have had to visit us. 

The Key Stage 2 children, who are doing Robin Wood as their enrichment at the moment,  presented a beautiful, huge collage that they all helped make to celebrate Sir David Attenborourgh 's 100th birthday.  This really was an inspirational piece of work and will adorn the walls in the hall shortly.  Thank you to Mrs Skeggs and Miss Eliot who have created this with the children.  

Farm Fair Trip Year 3 and 4

Class RJ, KHLH and KN had the most wonderful day yesterday at the Farm Fair at Trinity Park in Ipswich. With an incredible variety of activities ranging from watching sheep, bloodhound and ferret shows to learning all about the journey from potato seeds to delicious crisps, the children had such a brilliant time. The sun shone most of the day and we are so proud of the pupils for being so well behaved and respectful to other schools all day. Other highlights include craft activities, trying delicious sausages and an exciting tractor ride.  We also picked up three beautiful trees which were donated to the school.  Thanks so much to Suffolk Council and all of the wonderful farmers for enabling us to learn so much.

Tractor visit to school

Ben and Ed from Hall Farm brought their tractor to school today to visit the year 3 and year 4 children.  This is part of the 'Field to Fork' campaign which the year 3 and year 4 children will be involved with over the next half term.  They brought buckets of rapeseed, barley and wheat and also a huge sugar beet to show the children what products were made from these grains which were rapeseed oil, flour, ale and sugar.  The children were surprised at how big the tyres on the tractor were and enjoyed guessing and listening to the facts that Ben and Ed shared with the children.  

DR - Worm Experiment

This week, Class DR transformed into brilliant scientists. We gathered the materials to create 6 different habitats. Then we searched long and hard to find 30 wiggly worms. We put the worms into the middle of the tray and made predictions about which habitat the worms would prefer. We left the worms over night. The next morning we discovered the worms had all chosen their favourite habitat. Ask your child about what we discovered...

🗺️ Coordinates and Scale: Putting Ourselves on the Map.

This week in Geography, Class JA have been learning how to read coordinates and understand scale on maps.

We started by looking at an Ordnance Survey map of our local area. We practised using the key to find landmarks. Then we compared it with a map of our school and the local area, which shows buildings, playgrounds, and landmarks in more detail.

    

Camp Day 3

Camp Day 3

The children are having a fantastic time as they continue with their activities. This morning began with a beautiful, misty view around the cabins, adding a touch of magic to the day.

BRILLIANT BIKEABILITY

Bikeability has started this term for UKS 2

The children and instructors prepared for their first group outing around Framlingham in the morning sunshine. 

Well done everybody and safe cycling.

 

Road Safety

 

On Wednesday, Class DR were visited by Mrs Hill, our School Crossing Patrol Office. Mrs Hill taught the children how to cross the road safely and turned us all into Crossing Patrol Officers. Thank you for continuing to keep us safe Mrs Hill. THINK, STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and LOOK again.

Reception Class KM

A huge well done to all of Class KM for making such a fabulous start to their Reception Year. Here is a little glimpse of some of the activities we have been involved in during our first week in class. At the beginning of the day, when we come into school we are enjoying gathering on the playground for parachute games, ball and traditional playground games.

Each morning, when we go into school, we hang up our bags, unpack snacks and water bottles and place our book bags into our drawers. Then we get very busy in our indoor and outdoor environments.

This week in PE we enjoyed showing off hopping, skipping, jumping, throwing and catching skills. We also played Grandmother’s Footsteps and the Stop & Go game. 

In phonics we have already learnt the sounds for the letters s, a, t & p.

Class KM have settled in beautifully. They are a fabulous class!

Enrichment Afternoons start tomorrow!

We're excited to start our Enrichment afternoons tomorrow!

Every Friday afternoon our Key Stage 2 children will embark on a six-week block covering a variety of enriching subjects. 

Each half term they will experience a new project - throughout the year they will engage in Philosophy, Robin Wood, British Sign Language, Drama, First Aid and Eco-Awareness. 

These activities aim to broaden their horizons, extend their learning beyond the curriculum, spark creativity, and encourage critical thinking. 

Children within Key Stage 2 will be organised in cross-age groups, allowing for peer learning and collaboration, with a rotation system implemented throughout the academic year.

Arts Festival 2025

What a truly splendid afternoon we had last Friday showcasing our talented children to a delighted audience on the back playground.

From singing and dancing, to poetry and Shakespeare, our classes displayed some wonderful work.  With music played by our cellist, guitarists and recorder players, as well as some fabulous Maypole dancing, it really was a special afternoon, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all the parents.