Summer Fete Tomorrow!

The Friends Summer Fete takes place on the school field tomorrow after school.

Please take a look at the attached posted for more information.

We are looking forward to welcoming all our school families for an evening of fun, food and entertainment.

Please be mindful of our school neighbours, and avoid parking in Coucy Close tomorrow, thank you.

Brushing up on good dentistry!

Sarah from the Dentaid Charity and Brightbites visited the school today to deliver workshops about keeping your teeth healthy.  She visited Nursery, Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 to talk to the children about cleaning teeth; naming teeth, advice on toothbrushing, exploring sugar awareness and the importance of visiting a dentist regularly.   They learnt songs too to help sing when looking after the teeth and they were all given a toothbrush and toothpaste.   The children all listened really well and had some great questions that Sarah was able to answer.

Pottery Throwdown!

Year 5 have had an exciting morning today as artists learning how to use a potter’s wheel and make clay tiles.  

Katie and Mary-Anne kindly offered their expertise and equipment to teach Class JA and ES some fantastic new skills. 

Using a potter’s wheel was an experience that everyone was excited about, and each child got the chance to throw their own pot and add a spiral glaze. 

Stencils were used to create patterns on the tiles with coloured glazes. The tiles now need to be fired; we can’t wait to see the results. 

Once the tiles are completed, we hope to create a year group masterpiece for everyone to see.

Thank you very much to Katie (from Katie's Pottery Studio, Leiston) who supplied all the materials and equipment, and will now spend many hours glazing and firing all the wonderful creations for the children. Thank you to both ladies for their time and expertise today, we are so grateful!

It was an experience thoroughly enjoyed by the whole year group.

Class DR - Weaving and Wet Feet

Look at our fabulous artwork, created by weaving the materials we found around Robin Wood. 

It was very warm, so we kept ourselves cool by dipping our feet into the cold water. Just what we needed!

Year 5 and 6 Trip to Colchester Castle

Today, Year 5 and 6 visited Colchester Castle to learn more about the Romans and Celts, linking closely with our current history topic. The children had a fantastic time discovering how Roman Emperor Claudius invaded Britain in AD 43 and made Colchester — known then as Camulodunum — the first Roman capital of Britain.

We explored the story of Boudicca, the Celtic queen of the Iceni tribe, who led a famous rebellion against the Romans in AD 60/61. The children were fascinated to learn that Boudicca’s forces attacked and burned Colchester to the ground. In the museum, we even saw artefacts that had been scorched in the fire — including a charred piece of Roman bread!

The children also learned that Roman soldiers were required to serve for 25 years — unless they were killed in battle — and were rewarded with land or Roman citizenship upon retirement. We talked about how the Celts, although brave and determined, were at a disadvantage because their weapons were not as advanced as the Roman army’s, which helped the Romans win many battles.

We particularly enjoyed the museum’s interactive exhibits and the atmospheric underground vaults beneath the castle. It was a brilliant and memorable day out. A huge thank you to the parents who helped make the trip possible!

Sports Day Galleries

Following our wonderful Sports Day last week, we've uploaded a gallery of photos for the morning & afternoon sessions, so do head on over to our website to take a look.

See the direct links below the photos...

Key Stage 1, Nursery & Reception Gallery can be found here  

https://www.hitchamsframlingham.org.uk/News/Galleries/?SSID=13675&password=#GalleryListHolder

Key Stage 2 Gallery can be found here 

https://www.hitchamsframlingham.org.uk/News/Galleries/?SSID=13676&password=#GalleryListHolder

Summer Fete - Friday 4 July

 

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Arts Festival

Please pop this date in your diary...

Parents are invited along at 1.30pm to our school field on Coucy Close, please bring something to sit on and a bottle of water, to enjoy an afternoon of music, drama, poetry and dance from all the classes.

Please do not park in Coucy Close.

Fete Raffle Tickets On Sale Now!

**** You can buy your Summer Fete Raffle Tickets online NOW! ****

**** The Raffle draw will take place at the School Fete on Friday 4th July **** 

You will find the raffle tickets as a 'Payment item' in the 'Shop' section of Payments in ParentMail.  

They are priced at £1 each, and you can select whatever quantity you like. 

Online tickets can be purchased until Thursday 3rd July @ midday, after this you can buy them in person at the Summer Fete from 3.30pm.

We have lots of amazing prizes to be won including:

• Jimmy’s Farm family day pass 
• Orbital sander from Jewsons
• 2 x Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall event tickets, plus a round of drinks for 2
• Rose Uniacke fluted candle 
• 2 x crazy golf for a family of 4 at Stonham Barns
• The Retreat voucher 
• 1 hour private hire Swim on the Hill
• Norfolk & Suffolk Life magazine subscription
• Antonio Morais Landscaping (2hrs) 
• £50 Fram DIY voucher 
• Free MOT at Riverside Motors 
• £40 The Crown voucher 
• £30 Curry India voucher  
• £25 Uniform Research voucher 
• Dance class with L.K.'s School of Dance 
• East Coast Adventure voucher 
• £25 Leo’s Deli voucher
• Retro3 - football shirt voucher
• SK Poacher sports voucher 
• Verity Watkins William Morris printing course voucher 
• £20 Honey & Harvey Woodbridge voucher 
• £20 Hutton’s of Earl Soham voucher  
• £20 Ottie & Bea voucher 
• Hall Farm Butchers voucher 
• £16 Gentlemen’s Corner voucher 
• 2 x Cream teas at Garnett’s Garden Centre
• £10 The Goat voucher 

.... and more!

Don't forget that all the money raised from the raffle goes back into the school for the hall refurbishment project and much needed equipment, resources, books and trips for the children! So it's win-win for everyone!

Many thanks and we can't wait to see you all at the Fete!  We will be sending a programme out soon with more information!

Many thanks, The Friends of Sir Robert Hitcham's

Music for Schools

Tony from the 'Music for Schools Foundation' introduced and shared with us several instruments from the woodwind and brass sections of a band.  He played the flute, clarinet, trumpet and saxophone.  Children will be coming home with letters today about how to enrol and enjoy learning an instrument whilst at school. 

See Music for Schools – Music for Schools Foundation  for further information. 

Battle of the Bookworms

Today, four Year 5 students (two from ES and two from JA) visited Thomas Mills High School to participate in their Battle of the Bookworms Competition alongside another primary school and a team of Year 7 students.

Before the competition started they were able to help decorate a ‘We Love Libraries’ banner which will be displayed in the Thomas Mills library once finished. The first part of the competition consisted of several rounds with five questions each round. Each team had to agree on an answer collectively before writing it down. The rounds covered a variety of themes and included childhood classics as well as more recent titles. Mrs Vale the school librarian was very impressed with how focused and quick the pupils were at answering each question!

The primary teams were also able to come up with their own questions to test the Year 7’s with – they came up with some quite tricky ones and really showed their knowledge and enjoyment of reading. They also had the chance to play a game called ‘Literary Slam Dunk’ which involved reading / listening to a short extract from a text and then answering questions – the quickest person to raise their hand was given the chance to answer. This game was really enjoyed by the students and is one they will be able to play in their library lessons in Year 7 at Thomas Mills.

It was a very fun morning out and it was lovely to see the enthusiasm for books from our students. The competition was very close and in the end the SRH team came in Second Place with 31 points (the winning team had 32!) They received a certificate and were able to choose a selection of books to take home.

Well done to the four competitors, and thankyou to Mrs Vale and the Year 7’s and Year 10’s at Thomas Mills for such an enjoyable morning!

Crazy Hair Day

Thank you to all the children who brought in donations for the Summer Fete tombola stalls today, in exchange for having 'Crazy Hair'.

If you forgot your donation, please drop it into the office on Monday, thank you!

There were some amazing hairy creations!! Many of the children must have had to get up extra early this morning!!