Enrichment
During each of our whole school topics, we try to provide our children with a special enriching experience. We also try to provide as many other opportunities as we can throughout the year to build our children's 'cultural capital'.
Visit from Mary Anning to Saplings Class - April 2021
Saplings Class started their dinosaur topic with a visit from Mary Anning, who told them about her life as an English fossil collector.
Laying poppy stones at the war memorial - November 2020
Planetarium visit - March 2020
As part of our whole school science topic 'Earth and Beyond', each class visited the mobile Planetarium.
Willow Weaving - February 2020
Groups of children have been working with Bernard Bailey over a number of weeks to redo the willow weaving around the base of the chestnut tree.
Whole School Puppet Show - January 2020
The puppet show 'kick started' our whole school story telling topic. Children heard different stories depending on their age group. The children also took part in a puppet workshop as part of their experience.
Whole School Trip to the Ark - January 2020
The children were amazed by this half-sized replica! The children enjoyed looking at the different exhibitions of bible stories as they explored the boat.
Whole School Trip to the Zoo - October 2019
History Day - July 2019
Science Fair
Children in Years 3 and 4 went to the science fair at Thomas Gainsborough School to work with the older students and teachers.
Den Building
Music Festival
Modern Foreign Languages Day
Poetry
Our year 5 and 6 pupils took part in a poetry competition as part of the 'Arts and Literature Festival' in Stoke by Nayland. The standard of entries was very high! There were two categories: 'The Fabulous Far Away' and 'The Incredible in Front of Our Eyes', with 3 prizes for each. The winning poems are below. Well done to everyone who entered and especially congratulations to the winners. Please click on the links below to read the poems:
The Fabulous Paradise - Zara Bambury
What Will Tomorrow Bring - Katy Wainwright
The Magic Tree - Evie Rose Potter
