Class One have been growing cress in Science. Today we thought our cress was ready to eat, most of the children tried the cress. They decided that it tasted ‘tangy’ and some thought it was ‘spicy’. Continue Reading
On Wednesday 13th June, Reception class visited Shepreth Wildlife Park to support their learning about minibeasts. We had a hands on session where we learned about habitats. We were allowed to hold or touch a number of insects which was great fun. Then we enjoyed walking around... Continue Reading
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER ISSUE 17: 15.6.18 Induction Morning for new Reception parents On Thursday 7th June we welcomed the parents of our new Reception children due to start in September. They were introduced to members... Continue Reading
Reception Class Newsletter – second half of the term. Dear Parents / Carers, We hope you had an enjoyable half-term. We have another exciting half-term ahead of us. The children worked very hard on their Jack and the Beanstalk topic resulting in some planted out beans and... Continue Reading
Year 6 Kwik Cricket Boys Cricket On Wednesday 23rd May the boys took part in a cricket tournament which was held at Saffron Walden Cricket Club, with 7 different schools involved. In our first match we played Newport and lost 282 – 255 and in this match a superb catch was taken... Continue Reading
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER ISSUE 16: 25.5.18 We would like to welcome a new family to the school. Toby started in Year One this week. Congratulations to Alice Sabin and Simon Camp on your engagement last week! We are all... Continue Reading
We have been watching our bird box closely. We have listened to the hungry chirping of the baby in the box and watched the adults darting in and out of the box with food. Today, the baby fledged – what a treat! This happened before school and Mrs Course was able to get some... Continue Reading
Year 6 and their Reception buddies enjoyed a fabulous trip to Clavering Park. They walked there and back in the beautiful spring sunshine and enjoyed the playground. We ran out of time for our ice lollies so enjoyed them at school the next day! Continue Reading
This term, Reception class have been reading and responding to the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk. We have immersed ourselves in the many different versions of the story and have loved comparing the similarities and differences. Our favourite found Jack catapulting the... Continue Reading
The children in Reception have become very interested in eggs since reading about the golden eggs in Jack and the Beanstalk. We have also found some eggs at forest school AND there are baby chicks in our bird box at school. So, Mrs Berrett challenged the children to make a nest... Continue Reading