Children in need sale

School council and Eco council did an amazing job with the toy and book sale in aid of Children in Need.  We were grateful for the toys, books, jigsaws, boxed games, dressing up toys and soft toys which we received. 

Thank you to everyone for your donations and for those of you bought toys and made donations to a very well worth cause. We raised £259.72.  

BOW, PLUCK AND PLAY - YEAR 5 VIOLIN VOICES

Bow, Pluck, and Play: Year 5 Violin Voices

 

🎻 In Year 5 violin, we practised smooth down-bow ( 𝆪   ) and gentle up-bows ( 𝆫   ) , perfected our pizzicato plucking, and began reading notes like crotchet notes (♩) and minim notes (𝅗𝅥). Step by step, we’re turning symbols into music and playing with confidence!

 

Enrichment Afternoons - Robin Wood

The weather didn’t stop us, we just brought the Robin Wood (Forest School's) outdoor activities indoors. 

Using natural materials the Key Stage 2 children on this half term's rota for Robin Wood made a collage of Pudsey for Children in Need. 

Drawing Pudsey in Lower Key Stage 2

Classes RJ, KN and KHLH all enjoyed having a go at drawing and colouring Pudsey this morning. We hope you enjoy finding your child's picture here. We've loved learning about Children In Need and hope that you all enjoy watching it tonight.

 

KS1 Seasonal Activities

 

KS1 have been keen scientists learning about the seasons and displaying their knowledge through art. As artists, they have used printing, painting, drawing and collage skills to create images to depict spring, summer, autumn and winter. Some of the Year 2 children used seasonal vegetables to make pumpkin soup which all of the children enjoyed tasting.

Snapshot in VW

This week, the children in VW have been busy!

Linked to our class text Lizzie and Belle, they explored descriptive language to capture the tense moment a chandelier fell and injured Lizzie’s father, Ignatius, focusing on the calm before and the drama after the fall.

In maths, they’ve been adding and subtracting fractions and progressing to mixed numbers. For History, they researched influential figures including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Windrush generation, organising their findings in chronological order. We used the library for this. 

In RE, the class learned about the Qur’an and how Muslims recite it in Arabic. They looked at the opening section of the Qur'an,  Al-Fatiha, and tried memorising short sections for 10 seconds at a time- quite an interesting challenge! They reflected on what it might feel like to share Allah’s message with the world.

We will remember them....

As artists and historians, Class KHLH studied the details on a range of poppies and then each drew and made a quarter of a poppy which were put together to create collaborative poppies.  We discussed the importance of the poppy and remembrance day.  

We will remember them. 

Recital at St Michael's Church

On Wednesday afternoon the Woolf Quartet treated Year 6 to music by Haydn, Beethoven and Florence Price. The four amazingly talented musicians met at the Royal Academy of Music.

We met the musicians afterwards to thank them for the wonderful concert. 

Our Year 6 cellists and violinists had their photo taken with their cellist and violinists respectively. We explained we don’t have any viola players yet as bigger hands are needed to play this larger instrument!

Remembrance

Our school held our Remembrance service on the front playground today, with the House captains bearing the House flags.

Mrs Cann spoke to the children about the meaning of Remembrance, and why it is important to think about those brave people who keep us safe in times of war, and remember their courage and sacrifices.

We were pleased to welcome to our service, the School Governors who were here for a meeting.  Thanks must go to our wonderful trumpet player, who timed his delivery of the 'First Post' perfectly, we thank the High School for allowing him to come down to support our service.

Dear God

Today we remember those who gave their lives so that we could live in peace.

Thank you for theor courage and sacrifice.

Help us to be peacemakers in our school, our homes and our world.

May we always choose kindness and care for one another.

We pray for peace in every country and for all who still suffer because of war.

In Jesus' name,

Amen

 

Open Morning

VISIT US ON OUR OPEN MORNING THIS THURSDAY

TO SEE WHAT OUR SCHOOL CAN OFFER YOUR CHILD.

TOURS AT 9.15am, 10.15am, 11.15am.

Please call us to book your slot 01728 723354

Head of Kitchen Award

We are delighted that Mrs Aldred, our Head of Kitchen, won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vertas annual 'Make the Difference' Awards ceremony on Friday night. 

Such a well deserved accolade for her 32 years of hard work and dedication to Vertas and her time at our school. 

Well done Mrs Aldred!

Reception Applications for September 2026

Reception Applications for Sept 2026 should be made through the Admissions team at Suffolk County Council. This will be for children born between 1 Sept 2021 and 31 August 2022.

DO COME & VISIT US ON OUR OPEN MORNING THIS THURSDAY - TOURS AT 9.15am, 10.15am, 11.15am. Please call us to book your slot 01728 723354 opt 4.

Parents should visit the Admissions section of the Suffolk County Council website for more information.  https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/schools/school-places

In preparation for your child starting in Reception, do take a look at this easy to read parent guide.

Toy & Book Sale Friday

 

Wow...what a performance!

We were given a wonderful treat by our musicians from all year groups in our music assembly.  The children from across the school performed solos and in groups and it was so lovely to see some of the older children playing their instruments so eloquently and seeing how much progress  they have made whilst they have been learning their instruments.  Many children have continued with music lessons following the class music lessons and are playing their instruments fluently. 

We listened to recorders, clarinet, piano, guitar, boom-wackers and violins. We also heard some lovely singing from the year 5 and 6 choir under the direction of Mrs Johnson; the year 4 who are off to Snape to sing soon, and some duets and solos from other KS2 children. 

It truly was so wonderful to see the confidence shown and shared by all the performers.  

 

DR - Worm Experiment

This week, Class DR transformed into brilliant scientists. We gathered the materials to create 6 different habitats. Then we searched long and hard to find 30 wiggly worms. We put the worms into the middle of the tray and made predictions about which habitat the worms would prefer. We left the worms over night. The next morning we discovered the worms had all chosen their favourite habitat. Ask your child about what we discovered...

Words at play in Class JA

Words at Play in Class JA

Class JA have been using word puzzles and board games to boost their French vocabulary and fluency. It’s lovely to see their confidence grow as they play, learn, and share new words together.

BIEN TOUT LE MONDE (WELL DONE EVERYBODY)

   

Spreading Light Together, One Story at a Time.

Year 5 R.E. unit: Why is the Gospel such good news for Christians?                                   

Before half term, Class JA explored the Gospels and talked about spreading God’s good news. The children used Bibles to look up stories and shared ways they can show kindness and love, just like Jesus taught.

   

 

Cross Country

 Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children took part in cross country at Brandeston Prep School. The distance varied for each year group and 92 children represented our school. We are very proud of all the children who took part for their achievements. We also had many children who came in the top five and will be running at the County finals. Well done to all of our SRH children! It was lots of fun!