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Chelmondiston, Ipswich, IP9 1DT
Chelmondiston
Church of England Primary School
In a whirlwind of bright colours and creativity, our Easter Bonnet competition took centre stage at school today. With the theme options - not only birds hatch from eggs, an egg-cellent adventure and a recycling challenge - children from all year groups embraced the challenge and amazed us all.
Some children teamed up with classmates, siblings and/or other family members to bring the competition to life. Mrs Deacon, our Chair of Governors, was extremely impressed by the creative flair and ingenuity shown by all as she judged the competition for each year group. Well done to all entrants!
This afternoon, parents, pupils and staff were treated to a musical delight, as performers from across the school demonstrated their talents at piano, violin, acoustic guitar and electric guitar in duets and group performances. There was also a much admired cameo staff performer to add to the musical mix.
This morning, we held our traditional Easter Service, led by Rev. Leisbeth, at St Andrew's Church. Year 6 pupils spoke confidently to the congregation - made up of pupils, staff, parents, grandparents and members of the parish - narrating the Easter Story and reading prayers they had written.
After the service, the School Council helped plant two fruit trees and a birch tree in the site of the old school, as part of our joint biodiversity project. We blessed the trees and prayed together.
Well done to our Y4, Y5 and Y6 competitors who showed resilience and courage on Wednesday.
Today children learnt about what it means to be part of a culture and how lives for people can be different. Children considered what events they celebrate with their family and community and how this might be different for other people. Older pupils discussed whether stereotypes exist and if so, if they are correct.
For this year's World Book Day, the children were invited to dress up as adjectives (describing words) in what we hoped would be a celebration not just of stories but of language itself. We were delighted and thoroughly impressed by the children's costume efforts. With adjectives such as, bedraggled, whimsical, compassionate and experimental, the children showed their creativity and ingenuity. Well done, everyone.
To celebrate this year's World Book Day, we hosted a special 'Twilight Tales' event, in which we invited the children to return to school in the pyjamas for hot chocolate and a bed time story. The Year 6 children, who read these stories, brought them to life with props, dressing up clothes and puppets. A wonderful evening was enjoyed by all. A special shout out for our excellent Year 6 readers.
Chelmondiston, Ipswich, IP9 1DT