Class LH fledge all over Robin Wood

Sadly, this was our last week at Robin Wood and the weather was sunny but cold to start off with although it did get quite warm by the end of the morning, unlike last week where we had snow and hail!!

We finished off our focus of birds by understanding the parts of the life cycle of birds.  ‘Hatchlings’ are when the birds are born and have no feathers.  Then the feathers appear and they are called ‘nestlings’.  After this, when they start to look for food, they are called 'fledglings'.  We played a game where we had to be in our nests of 5 fledglings and find as many worms as possible.  Some of the worms were not good for the birds and may have been poisonous (yellow and red wool).  In our groups, we started to hunt for healthy worms (green, brown and beige wool) all over Robin Wood to take them back to our nests.

When we got busy this week, we made jewellery and key rings from Elder wood; there was a puppet show; a huge slide was built for the balls; some of us had a go at lighting the fairy blankets with the Dragon sneezers and also the amazing den making. 

We lit a fire to cook a lovely treat of hot cross buns on the open fire.  After this we had a quiet time for reflection before writing on a leaf something that we have either enjoyed or learnt during this term at Forest Schools.

We, of course, finished with our favourite game of Eagle Eyes. 

We have learnt so much and experienced so many different activities during this term.   It has been wonderful and a HUGE thank you to Mrs Waddell for making it so much fun and for giving us such lovely experiences where we have learnt so much and challenged ourselves. 

Year 2 step back in time

 

Class LH and Class LC visited a Victorian museum to try and work out and recognize some of the artefacts that were used in and around Victorian houses. 

There were some great ideas but some of the more obscure objects included these suggestions:-  

·         The butter paddles could have been graters,  scrapers , chopping things or a musical item. 

·         The carpet beater was suggested as a bug catcher, a rowing paddle or a bubble blower. 

·         Some thought that the mangle could have been used for printing or a pasta maker.

·         The chamber pot could have been used as a fish bowl or for drinking soup from. 

·         The ceramic hot water bottle could have been used as a flower vase, a bird house or an ink well.

·         The wash board was a musical instrument … and we know of course that some skiffle bands do use them for that!!

It was a really interesting visit using the artefacts and a great way to finish off the topic of ‘School Days’ learning about what life was like at home for the children after they had finished their day at school.

Virtuosic Violinists!

 We are hugely proud of all of our musicians at Sir Robert Hitcham's but yesterday it was our wonderful violinists who wowed us with their performances in their afternoon concert with their brilliant teacher - Cal Fell. They all played beautifully demonstrating fantastic confidence, skill, tone and musicality! Thank you for sharing your musical talents with us all. Here are some photos which hopefully give an idea of the gorgeous atmosphere in this concert. Thank you Cal for organising this magical event.

School Transport - Reminder to Opt-in for September

Bassistry Arts - Drumming workshops

Last Thursday & Friday the children thoroughly enjoyed the excellent music workshops delivered, once again, by Marcel and Philippe of Bassistry Arts

A huge amount of noise echoed from the hall over the two days with the drums, percussion and bass pounding out some fantastic rhythms. The individual class workshops culminated in a wonderful whole school assembly on the Friday afternoon.

We are very grateful to the Friends for supporting this opportunity for our children.

More photos are on the Facebook page & we hope to add some video links too.

Snowy Day!

A bit unexpected after the spell of hot weather last week!

Swimming Gala

Today, Year 5 and 6 took part in our annual House  Swimming Gala at Framlingham College. 

Under the watchful eyes of Audrey, Elaine, Dave, the lifeguards and staff, the children showed outstanding team spirit, resilience and perseverance. 

Many children had to complete extra races at the last minute to cover the children who were absent, demonstrating a flexible attitude. 

The Year 6 house captains supported the Year 5 children first, helping them get to their races on time and offering valuable peer support. 

Year 6 also completed their races with confidence and determination. 

After adding up the score sheets of both year groups in combination, Bulstrode were declared the overall winners and secured the cup for the year. 

A huge well done to the children and a big thanks to Mr. Jewell for organising the event. As always, we are tremendously grateful that we have the opportunity to use the facilities at  Framlingham College and the expert tuition they provide the children with. 

Class LH go back in time

During our ‘School Days’ topic, Class LH have been finding out about what it was like in Victorian classrooms compared to our current classroom.  We have been finding out about the differences and the similarities.  On Friday morning, we actually went back in time to a Victorian classroom.  We wrote diary entries about our experience and this week’s new learning.  The following is a diary entry with one sentence from each child but will hopefully capture an essence of the morning…

Dear Diary,

You won’t believe what happened today! (Esther).

This morning I was scared (Evie). My teacher was different because we were in the Victorian times (Ana-Sohpia).  

The class turned into a Victorian class and I was a bit nervous (Lucas).  When we walked into the classroom, I was surprised because Mrs Hall was being very strict (Ivy).  Mrs Hall was doing the register in the teacher’s logbook (Oliver J).  The desk was big (Oliver T). The dip pen had a feather on the end of it and it was put into an ink bottle to write (Tabitha).   The feather was beautiful (Junior).  We had to stand up when you had a question (Seb). 

Mrs Hall had a dunce’s cap on her desk and a cane - no one got the cane (Zara).  When someone walked in the classroom, we had to stand up (Maddie).

The boys and girls sat on different sides of the class room (Willlow).  We sat in rows and I did not like the Victorian school as we had to be quiet (William).  I was sitting on the boy’s side of the class (Oliver R).

We did the good three R’s – reading, writing and arithmetic and we did hard arithmetic.  We had to chant our times tables (Joss).  We had to write with a slate board and chalk and I had to write with my right hand (Ella-Rose).  I had to write the alphabet and my name (Herbie).  In the afternoon, the girls will do needle-work and the boys will do technical drawing (Laycie).

At the end of the lesson, we sang the National Anthem (Mason).

The Victorian school is different to now as we have different bells and we have radiators instead of coal stoves (Viviana).

It was fun and I enjoyed today. (Hollie)

Until next time! (Mrs Hall)

KS1/KS2 Teacher Vacancy - Deadline Extended

MPR Salary, Full Time, Fixed Term 1 Year.

We are a successful and well-resourced CEVAP School of 350 children, in the delightful market town of Framlingham. We offer a dedicated team of both staff and governors, a pleasant working environment and enthusiastic pupils who are confident and motivated. Our teachers support a wide range of extra-curricular activities which enhance the breadth of opportunities available to our children.

 

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated practitioner who is able to meet the following criteria:

• a secure appreciation and understanding of KS1/ KS2 curriculum
• have experience of working with KS1 / KS2 pupils
• expects high standards from themselves and their pupils
• good communicator who is willing to be a key member of the KS1 / KS2 team  

You should be passionate about children’s learning, have high expectations of yourself and your pupils, and be supportive of the Christian ethos of the school.

“This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.” 

 

Visits to the school are welcome, or find out more about us at www.hitchamsframlingham.org.uk  

 

Closing Date for Applications EXTENDED TO: Monday 25 April 2022

Interviews w/c  2 May 2022

For further details please contact the Headteacher on 01728 723354 or email admin@hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk

 

Completed forms can be found on our website and should be returned to the school.

 

Class LH scavenging in Robin Wood

Our main activity this week was to do a very special scavenger hunt.  We first had to wind two or three elastic bands onto a stick – that was tricky for some of us but we all persevered and were successful. We then completed a scavenger hunt around Robin Wood to find 10 things that we could tie onto our stick.  They had to include something that once grew or could be found on a tree and something that crunched. We were amazed with the inventiveness of each others and found some amazing things.

We studied how Robin Wood had changed over the last few weeks and noticed the buds are beginning to form and the leaves are turning a very light green ready to burst out.  Several children noticed butterflies darting about the wood too.  After that we explored Robin Wood for evidence of birds that had visited during the week.  We found some feathers and heard a few birds chirping.   

Finally, we played ‘Eagle Eyes’ which we all love and enjoy playing.  Mrs Morgan was very good at this and managed to find the nimblest of hiders.  

We then finished off the session with our snack and a reflection about our busy week.  We also reflected on the Bassistry workshop; learning about life in a Victorian schools; role playing the Victorian classroom; working hard with our Maths and finally finishing off with a lovely afternoon in the beautiful sunshine today.  Mrs Hall is super proud of you all and it has been a fun-filled and enjoyable week and hopefully one where many memories have been made.  Well done Class LH.

Photos show the elastic bands being tied onto the sticks before the scavenger hunt begins.  Just look at the concentration on their faces whilst tying on their findings!!

 

Queen's Platinum Jubilee Time Capsule Competition

As part of a DT and History project, the Key Stage 2 children have entered a competition to make a time capsule of the school's history from 1952 to the present day. This involved researching the history of the school and creating and designing a time capsule to display the photos on. The entry will be displayed at both the School Farm and Country Fair and at the Suffolk Show. The Winning school will win a class visit to The Hold in Ipswich.

Teacher Vacancy

KS1/KS2 Class Teacher - Closing Date Extended

MPR Salary, Full Time, Fixed Term 1 Year.

We are a successful and well-resourced CEVAP School of 350 children, in the delightful market town of Framlingham. We offer a dedicated team of both staff and governors, a pleasant working environment and enthusiastic pupils who are confident and motivated. Our teachers support a wide range of extra-curricular activities which enhance the breadth of opportunities available to our children.

 

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated practitioner who is able to meet the following criteria:

• a secure appreciation and understanding of KS1/ KS2 curriculum
• have experience of working with KS1 / KS2 pupils
• expects high standards from themselves and their pupils
• good communicator who is willing to be a key member of the KS1 / KS2 team  

You should be passionate about children’s learning, have high expectations of yourself and your pupils, and be supportive of the Christian ethos of the school.

“This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.” 

 

Visits to the school are welcome, or find out more about us at www.hitchamsframlingham.org.uk  

 

Closing Date for Applications EXTENDED TO: Monday 25 April 2022

Interviews w/c  2 May 2022

For further details please contact the Headteacher on 01728 723354 or email admin@hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk

 

Completed forms can be found on our website and should be returned to the school.

 

British Science Week in classes VWh & VWe

Classes VWe and VWH, as part of British Science week, had a session with the microscopes and slides. 

When we opened the cases we found much of the equipment had been donated by past pupils, some even our brothers and sisters. 

We learnt how to place the slides, change the magnification and adjust the focus. It took us a while as you have to go very slowly and carefully and if you rush it’s easy to lose focus and not see anything. 

Once we had worked out how to adjust everything we saw some amazing colours and patterns in different kinds of pollen.

Another favourite set of slides involved looking at insect wings and legs.