Arts Festival - Friday 3 July

 

Chrissie Sains - author visit

As part of our new literacy curriculum with "Literacy Tree", we have been lucky to enjoy a range of books this year and also welcome some great authors and today, was no exception, where we have had a very inspirational and uplifting day with Chrissie Sains, the author of such books as ‘Alien in the Jam factory’,  ‘Slugs in Jam’ and others.  The children heard about Chrissie's first attempt at writing, which she shared and was proud of as it went on the classroom wall!!  She spoke honestly and openly about her struggles with writing as a child.  She also shared that “Alien in the jam factory” was inspired by her god-daughter who had Downs Syndrome and so she helped Chrissie write this first novel.

After this introduction, year 3 and year 4  were invited to create their own ‘creature’ using a variety of ideas from her “Treasure chest of ideas”.  See the picture below which the children helped to draw and was designed by voting for each part from a choice of features.  Reception and nursery enjoyed singing a song all about strawberry, banana, orange and apple jam with actions.  Year 1 and year 2 designed their own jam:- “Strawberry jam with chocolate sprinkles, pink icing and flying dust” all voted for by the children from certain features. They then each designed their own jam.   Year 5 and year 6 – see separate blog post.

Some of the comments from the children:- “she was so good – I’m going to go home and write my own story”; “I loved listening to her and loved the magic that came out of treasure box”; "I loved designing my own beast” and “It was so good – I can’t wait to start drawing”.  Some of the teachers were also in awe of her inspirational box of ideas!  It was such a lovely day.  

Thank you to “The Friends” who kindly supported this event and thank you to Chrissie for being so inspiring to us all!

What if…? Year 5 & 6 Meet Author Chrissie Sains

Year 5 and 6 were absolutely thrilled to welcome the wonderfully creative author Chrissie Sains into school for an inspiring visit! Known for her jam-tastic Alien in the Jam Factory series and her exciting new adventure series, Beastopia, Chrissie shared what it’s really like to be an author and how stories begin with just a tiny spark of imagination. During her engaging workshop, the children explored the powerful idea of asking “What if…?” and used it to invent their own imaginative problems before thinking carefully about how they might be solved in a story. Chrissie encouraged everyone to notice the extraordinary in the everyday, reminding us, “I look at weird and wonderful things in the world and be inspired.” What a fantastic experience that has truly sparked our young writers’ imaginations!

 

Year 3 and 4 football World Cup

Year 3 and 4 children have enjoyed playing in their own football world cup at lunchtime. The teams have been going through the group stages ending with Spain v Argentina in the final, with Argentina winning! Well done for all the children who played, you all showed great skill, sportsmanship and team work. 

Baking Bread

Yesterday, Class RJ, Class KN and Class KHLH enjoyed baking rolls and making delicious sandwiches. Inspired by our book "Baker By The Sea", we designed and baked beautiful bread rolls. We thoroughly enjoyed learning to mix, knead, prove and bake, with the finished product being a wonderful feast! 

We finished the afternoon sharing them together, having a picnic in the pagoda. 

Thanks so much to all who helped. It really was an amazing experience for the children.

TOMORROW - don't forget to bring in your donations

Drop your donations off at the entrance into school (don't go on the playground on Friday).

Remember you can wear Crazy Hair with your normal Friday uniform.

Year 5 Enrichment Visit to Thomas Mills High School.

 As part of their Year 5 enrichment programme, pupils enjoyed a visit to Thomas Mills High School on Wednesday, where they took part in a variety of engaging activities. In science, they investigated microplastics and learnt how to sort them, while in design and technology they worked collaboratively to build the tallest possible structure using just ten sheets of A4 paper and one metre of sticky tape. They also expanded their language skills in French by learning prepositions and animal vocabulary, explored rhythm and beat in music, and developed their coding skills in computing by programming micro:bits. It was a fantastic day filled with creativity, teamwork and discovery. Thank you to all the staff at Thomas Mills High School for making the experience so memorable for everyone involved.

                     

Year 3 and Year 5 celebrate music

Our Whole Class Instrumental Teaching (WCIT) Festival at Trinity Park gave our Year 3 and Year 5 children an amazing opportunity to celebrate this year’s learning at a "Celebration of music"  The Year 3 have learnt clarinets and Year 5 have been learning violins since September.  The festival gave them all a chance to showcase their musical skills with a whole day of collaboration with 5 other Suffolk schools. 

Rehearsals were under way in the morning finishing with learning a new shanty song in a round.  After lunch, we excitedly all performed to the parents in a great rendition of the songs on our instruments which we accompanied with some singing too.   It was great fun and our staff were so impressed by the enthusiasm shown by the children.  We hope that many will continue to learn their instrument in the future. Our school recognises the immense benefits of learning an instrument and we are thankful for the grant that allows us to do this.  If you are interested in your child carrying on learning their instrument, please do contact the office.

Learning in VW

Last week VW had a busy week! They were preparing for their production, writing diary entries from the perspectives of either Beowulf or Grendel, and making origami lotus flowers to recognise how they symbolise enlightenment for Buddhists.

As part of Eco Science Week, they also took part in a very smelly science investigation using natural dyes — including turmeric, red cabbage, blueberries, tea and more — to dye natural materials such as wool. The results were mixed, but turmeric was the clear winner for releasing the most pigment. We explored how anthocyanins and tannins affect colour, and we experimented by adding bicarbonate of soda and apple cider vinegar to the red cabbage dye to observe the colour changes and learn about pH scales.

The class also enjoyed two workshops delivered by CAP (Christians Against Poverty), focusing on money management, budgeting for the future, and prioritising expenditure — all incredibly valuable life skills. Thank you to them for delivering such informative sessions. 

Admissions Spaces - do get in touch!

Are you moving to the area or considering moving schools for your child?

If so, we have spaces in some year groups, and we’d love you to get in touch to arrange a visit to give you a sense of what life is like here at our wonderful school.

At Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham’s we recognise that each child is unique, with their own set of gifts and talents. As educators, it is our duty to nurture and develop them all.

Our school is described by parents and visitors as having a ‘happy, friendly and family feel.’  As experienced staff we pride ourselves on knowing the children well, in order to be able to plan, support, inspire and challenge them to be their very best selves.

We are privileged to have a wonderfully committed and experienced team of teaching and support staff, strengthened by our parents, our dedicated Governors and the local community. This means that all of our children should be able to go out into the world secure in the values that are at the heart of our Christian school. 

The website, Blog, Facebook and Instagram page, will give you an insight into our school, the range of opportunities for the children and our curriculum.

Do call us to book a personal tour on 01728 723354

A little bit of Courage.....

This week the Worship team and the year 6 house captains led our whole school assemblies around the value for this half term - courage.  The year 6 house captains told the school about personal experiences where they had to show courage.  The worship team shared three bible stories and explained how courage was shown in them.  The story of Jonah; David and Goliath and Daniel and the Lions.   We continue life around school showing courage and also following our vision of Learning, Caring and Inspiring in the Light of Jesus. 

Our amazing author visit!

 

Year 3 and 4 had the most inspirational visit yesterday from Paula White, the author of our current book "Baker By The Sea." Paula brought to life the story as she showed us her original illustrations and as we heard about the many years of hard work that went into writing and illustrating the book. We heard all about the history of the fishing village by Lowestoft and about her grandfather, who, having worked as a baker in Lowestoft for half a century, was the inspiration for the story. Thank you so much, Paula, for your inspiration. We love your book and look forward to hearing about your next publication soon!

Cracking Cobbler from Our Year 5 Chefs!

Year 5 have been enjoying cooking at school in small groups. They created a tasty beef cobbler, which they can take home to share with their families. It smelled delicious while it was baking! They also learned about the dish’s nutritional value and how the ingredients help towards a healthy diet.

 

Frozen Friday this week

 

Waste Watchers

On Thursday, Big Bubble Theatre transformed our KS1 children into 'Waste Watchers'. To support the introduction of our new text 'Stella and the Seagull', we were taught about plastic pollution and taking care of the Earth. Remember to REDUCE, RECYCLE and REUSE!

Friday was World Environment Day, this year the focus was on lowering the impact on our environment, so KS1 children took to the playground to limbo, encouraging them to think about how they can reduce their environmental impact. 

Discovering the Meaning of the Eucharist in Class AL

This week in Class AL, we explored the Christian understanding of the Eucharist in our Christian Living lesson. We learned how Christians remember Jesus’ Last Supper and why bread and wine are important symbols of His love and sacrifice. We looked at passages from the Bible and talked about what they mean for believers today. To show our learning, we designed our own postcards with messages and drawings about the Eucharist.

  

Dance Workshop Tomorrow! Wear PE Kit!

Whole School Photo

Luckily the weather held yesterday morning for the mammoth task of getting the whole school together for a photograph.

This event only happens once every 4 years, and gives families the opportunity to have a super memento if they wish to.  We'll be sending out links to orders when the photographers have the final product to share.

Playground Fun

The children are thoroughly enjoying the new markings on both playgrounds that were laid down over half term. They are super bright & lots of fun!

We are pleased to have been able to use some of this year's Sports Premium funding to cover the costs of this, which will help encourage the children to do extra physical activity at playtimes.