What is special about our school? “That we
respect and care for each other when we feel sad or need a friend.”
Year 5 pupil
(May 2024)
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Jul 7, 2026
Y4 Oak class win Gold
July 2026 - Huge Congratulations to Oak class for winning Gold at the Summer Sports Festival held at Thurston Community College.
Jul 7, 2026
Y2 Ash class to Felixstowe
July 2026 - Ash class had a great day in Felixstowe doing research for their Geography topic.
Jul 7, 2026
Y6 Maple class to Aylmerton
June 2026 - Maple class weekend residential in Aylmerton.
Jul 7, 2026
Suffolk Show Large Gold Award!
JUNE 2026 - We won!! Congratulations to our fantastic head gardeners who designed and created a beautiful garden for this year’s competition. Well done to all of you and a huge thank you to Mrs Harvey for supporting them. Large Gold Award!
Jul 7, 2026
Y4 Oak class Residential to Thorpe Woodlands
MAY 2026 - Oak class had an action packed and fun filled two days at Thorpe Woodlands
May 12, 2026
Y5 Lime class trip to London
MAY 2026 - Lime class had a great time on their trip to London. Starting with a flight on the London Eye then lunch in the park followed by watching 'Matilda' the musical in the West End and finishing off with dinner at Pizza Hut!
May 6, 2026
Pond Dipping
APRIL 2026 - Oak and Beech Class both had a wonderful time pond dipping with Juliet. We are so lucky to have fantastic habitatis to explore and investigate on our doorstep. A huge THANK YOU to Juliet and Rougham Estate for giving the children an amazing learning...
Mar 25, 2026
Walk for Water
MARCH 2026 - On Monday 23rd March all the children wore blue and walked laps of the school field to raise money for the charity Water Aid. Thanks to the sponsorship money the children collected they have so far raised just over £900.00.
Mar 6, 2026
Inclusive School Award
MARCH 2026 - We are excited to share that we have just achieved the Inclusive School Award! IQM said "The school's vision is rooted in an uncompromising commitment to inclusion. Leaders, staff and pupils share the deeply held belief that every member of the school...
Feb 4, 2026
Lime class Monster Kickabout
FEBRUARY 2026 - Our Year 5 children had an opportunity to attend a Monster Kicks Football event, which was sponsored by Nike and Sports Direct. They had the opportunity to practice many football-based skills through drill activities and teamwork games. They also met...
Jan 19, 2026
Whole School Birdwatching Day
JANUARY 2026 – Our first enrichment day for 2026 was our ever-popular bird day. We started the day with an assembly to refresh our bird spotting skills – I don’t think there are many children in the school that can’t tell the difference between a buzzard and a red...
Jan 6, 2026
Happy New Year!
JANUARY 2026 - It's a snowy start to the term as we welcome the children back to school on Tuesday 5th January.
Dec 15, 2025
It’s Christmas!
DECEMBER 2025 - Christmas is in full swing here at school. The trees are up and decorated. Willow class had a lovely walk across the fields a few weeks ago to choose two trees, one for the hall and one for the main entrance foyer. Thank you to Rougham Estates once...
Nov 24, 2025
Little City visit Willow Class
NOVEMBER 2025 - The topic for Willow class this half term is 'People Who Help Us'. To enhance the children's learning about the different roles in the emergency services Little City came to visit and set up various role play 'stations' for the children to explore. ...
Nov 24, 2025
Ash Class Trip to Hedingham Castle
OCTOBER 2025 - Ash class visited Hedingham Castle for a Hands on the Past day to bring their history topic to life. They met all sorts of people that would have lived in the castle many years ago and found out about what their life would have been like then and the...
Sep 23, 2025
Open Mornings
SEPTEMBER 2025 - It was lovely to see many new faces at our first open morning. If you have a child due to start school next year and would like to visit our school we have another open morning coming soon - Saturday 18th October. Don't worry if you missed the first...
Sep 23, 2025
Maple class at TCC Sports Festival
SEPTEMBER 2025 - Maple class had a great time at Thurston Community College Year 6 Team Building Sports Festival taking part in many different activities including the tug of war!
Jul 22, 2025
Ash class to Felixstowe
JULY 2025 - Ash class had a great trip to Felixstowe as part of their Geography topic. They walked along the sea front and completed field work by looking at the various attractions. The children then surveyed a small number of local people about what it is like to...
Jun 26, 2025
Maple class trip to Aylmerton
JUNE 2025 - Maple class had a great weekend in Aylmerton. The first afternoon was jam-packed with pirate activities including high ropes, zip lining over water and building shelters. The following day wading through the mudflats at Blakeney and finding critters was...
Jun 26, 2025
Gardening club at the Suffolk Show
MAY 2025 - Well done to the Head Gardeners for their Silver Gilt award in the School's Gardening Competition at the Suffolk Show. A wonderful achievement!
Jun 26, 2025
Oak class trip to Thorpe Woodlands
MAY 2025 - Oak class had two fun packed days of adventure at Thorpe Woodlands. Team building activities, caving, archery, boating, high wires/zip line, bedtime games and Smores round the camp fire are just some of the activities they did!
May 23, 2025
Sports Day
MAY 2025 - Sports Day was very well attended and it was lovely to have so many family members here to cheer everyone on. As well as the activities and races watched in the afternoon, the children spent the morning in their house gruops thinking about how they could...
May 23, 2025
Lime class trip to London
MAY 2025 - Despite a VERY long coach journey Lime class had a wonderful day in London at the beginning of May. They all enjoyed a trip on the London Eye followed by lunch in the park. After a short walk to the theatre, it was time to watch The Lion King, followed by...
Mar 18, 2025
British Science Week
March 2025 - The theme for the week this year was 'Change and Adapt'. The children accessed online workshops and completed lots of related activities. Thank you to FORPs for funding the day for the children.
Mar 18, 2025
World Book Day
March 2025 - On Thursday 6th March we celebrated the wonderful world of books for World Book Day. The children (and staff!) came dressed as either their favorite book character or ready for a bedtime story in their PJs and dressing gown. In the afternoon the...
Feb 26, 2025
Safer Internet Day
February 2025 - All of the classes completed activities or lessons linked to Safer Internet Day. Our Year 5 digital leaders did an excellent job presenting a very informative assembly to the whole school. The theme for this year is ‘Too good to be true? Protecting...
Feb 26, 2025
Annual Bird Day
January 2025 - As always, we kicked off the year with our annual Bird Day. It was lovey to see the knowledge about our feathered friends that the children (and teachers!) have retained from the last few years. We had a wonderful whole school birdwatching walk and had...
Jan 22, 2025
SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican & Methodist Schools)
January 2025 - We are thrilled to be able to to share the report from last month's SIAMS (church) inspection. The inspector was blown away by the children (naturally!) and we feel her findings really highlight the aspects of our school that we are most proud of. ...
Dec 10, 2024
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
December 2024 - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The trees are up and rehearsals are in full swing for the KS1 nativity and KS2 carol concert. All the children made a decoration to put on the school trees that were kindly donated by Rougham Estate and...
Nov 13, 2024
Willow Class Christmas Tree Walk
November 2024 - Willow class have been to choose the school Christmas trees from Rougham Estate Blackthorpe Barn. These are generously donated by Rougham Estate and we look forward to them being delivered soon for the children to decorate.
Nov 13, 2024
Eco Council – Upcycling Challenge
November 2024 - The Eco Council set the school a creative upcycling challenge over the half term holidays. They wanted the children to find things that they no longer use or are going to throw away, and turn them into something new and even better! Lots of useful,...
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