As part of our topic work we were able to experience fossil hunting just like the fossil hunter we have been learning about - Mary Anning. We looked very carefully for the fossils and made sure we dusted them carefully with the brush. We then made rubbings from the fossils using crayons and paper.

John Bunyan Primary and Nursery School were represented at the service and laid a wreath in remembrance of all the fallen soldiers.

In science this week, Year 2 have been learning about teeth and how to keep our teeth healthy. They have found out that we should not have too much sugar and we need to make sure we brush our teeth regularly and correctly. We brushed our teeth and then used disclosing tablets to find out how well we cleaned our teeth. A lot of mouths turned blue and red and then purple!

Cedars have really settled well into year 2 and are having great fun learning lots of new skills and knowledge.

The staff had their own sports day after school on Monday. It was great fun and sometimes very wet!

Thank you to Mr Taylor and Mr Stoneham for organising.

Spruces had great fun cooking the spring rolls that they designed today. Each class in the school has been assigned an Olympic team (ours is China). We have been finding out about the country and in D & T we designed a dish from China we would like to make. We all voted and spring rolls came out the top. We used lots of different vegetables and sauces and cooked them in an air fryer - they were delicious! 

The wholes school took part in The Big Sing on Friday 21st June 2024 - we sang "Lean on me" together with other schools at 2.30pm. Here are some photos. Mr Huxter kindly took some videos.

Years five and six joined two PSCO's today to take part in a Positive Action Roadshow which has been organised by Essex Police.

The children joined many other schools to find out about the Police role and different aspects of the law.

On Wednesday 5th June, we held a celebration of Maths and Times tables on Times tables Rock Stars day across the whole school! All the children and staff dressed up as rock stars; sporting wigs, sunglasses, tattoos and make up! 

Foundation Stage and Year 1 children and staff came to school dressed as number blocks and participated in a range fun and practical maths-based activities. They made mega mazes, played number games and dominoes, completed a number hunt, practised their half and quarter fractions and listened to counting songs.

Year 2 played on TTRS for the first time, practising their tables and playing against their friends.

Year 3-6 completed different maths activities in their classes.

All the children in KS2 took part in a TTRS arena battle in their class to find the fastest person. These children then battled against the other winners from their year group in front of all of KS2 and year 2 in the afternoon. Children in years 2 - 6 also took part in a Battle of the Bands to see which class could collect the most TTRS points in the day.

Year 3 winner: Alex M.

Year 4 winner: Jimmy W.

Year 5 winner: Olivia K.

Year 6 winner: Jack A.

 The day was a huge success and the joy on the children’s faces was a joy to behold.

 Congratulations to all competition winners and to those children voted 'Best Dressed' in their class. 

We all had a wonderful time on Thursday during science day. The children were able to experience lots of different experiments and had great fun. Year five looked at how skittles react with warm water, tried to make slime but it was not very successful - better luck next time. We also completed the Mentos & cola/lemonade experiment - we found that the diet cola and lemonade were the most successful. 

Year 5 had a fantastic day on Friday at the Science Museum. We were very busy and visited most of the exhibitions at the Museum. We especially enjoyed the Wonder Lab. The children were extremely well behaved especially on the bus back when we got stuck in traffic! 

On World Book Day each class decorated their classroom door - they look fantastic!

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As promised - Where's Wally!

We all had great fun celebrating World Book Day today. There was some fantastic costumes and Where's Wally was everywhere! Photos to follow.

We all had a visit from Engineering for Kids in assembly yesterday. Some of the children were able to take part in a building session - they had great fun. 

Great fun was experienced in KS1 at the recent Reindeer Run in KS1. They raised an incredible amount of money!

The children in Year 1 recently enjoyed a visit to Hedingham Castle to support their learning about Castle life. 

They explored the buildings and grounds, made sketches, followed maps and had a fantastic day.

 Spruces really enjoyed sharing their books and reading with Elders on Friday. We hope to make it a weekly event!