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!!

Year 5 Enrichment Day @ TMHS

On Wednesday, Year 5 walked up to Thomas Mills High School to take part in their 'Enrichment Day'. We were one of several local primary schools to visit.

During the day we moved round as two separate groups (ES and JA) and took part in a range of activities across the school and completing/recording tasks in an activity booklet. 

The theme of the day was 'A Time Machine' and the subjects involved were: Drama, PE, History, Science, and MFL. Each session was led by a class teacher at Thomas Mills and supported by Year 10 students. At lunch time they ate their packed lunches in the canteen before playing outside. They were also able to purchase an ice cream and/or cold drink from the canteen which they thoroughly enjoyed on such a warm day!

In the PE session pupils did a series of long jumps in an attempt to beat various world / Olympic records over time; by adding some distances together they were able to beat the current world record. 

In Science they experimented with different methods of removing microplastics from sand and discovered that sieves were the most effective whilst static electricity was the least effective! 

During the history session pupils were able to visit the existing WW2 bunkers on the Thomas Mills field and learnt about Framlingham’s involvement as a designated safe town for evacuees during the war. 

In Drama they participated in a warm up game using stage directions and then created Melodramatic scenes in small groups using mime and freeze-frame techniques to tell a short story. 

For MFL the pupils learnt a few German phrases and then identified different seasons and weather types - writing these down as well as having a short conversation about the weather on the day. 

At each session, including the introduction, they were given a letter which they had to unscramble to reveal a hidden word. At the end of the day the word was revealed to be FUTURE.

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed the day and were a credit to the school with their enthusiasm for the activities and their brilliant behaviour.

Thank you to all the team at Thomas Mills for this create enrichment day.

Mr Castell's last competition - Athletics

On Tuesday, Sir Robert Hitcham's Framlingham took part in an Athletics competition at Thomas Mills High school. 

A total of 85 children from Year 1 up to Year 6 took part.  All of the children made the school very proud and many of them won medals for coming 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Well done to everyone who took part.

Sadly, this is my last competition at the school as Sports Coach, as I am starting Teacher Training in September.  Every competition has been a joy with the children from our school, and I have lots of good memories to look back at, thank you! 

Mr Castell

Nursery and Reception's trip to Foxburrow Farm

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 - Ready for Travel

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.

Year 5 ‘cellists at Suffolk’s WCET Festival

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. 

Bear Hugs

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.

Walkabout School Displays

For those parents unable to get to our Walkabout in school yesterday, here's a snap-shot of some of the displays around school.

KS1 Trip to Jimmy's Farm

 

On 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!

                                       

Walkabout - THIS Weds after school

 

Moana Jr – Celebrating Our Talented Performers!

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.

We are extremely proud of their hard work, dedication, and creativity in preparing for this show. Taking part in a public performance is a fantastic achievement, and it’s wonderful to see our pupils growing in confidence and shining.

We wish Viviana, Chloe and Adriana the very best of luck for the performance and hope they thoroughly enjoy their time on stage.