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We've continued our focus on Outdoor Learning. Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed our Forest Schools activities. All Y5 and Y6 pupils completed Bikeability and we planted winter vegetables and spring bulbs.

• Year 6 Camp Night

  Fri 14 Jul 2023

  Year 6 have enjoyed a fun-filled evening of activities as part of their end-of-primary-school camp night.  A delicious barbeque, a walk to Pin Mill at dusk and a thrilling game of man hunt before bed, kept the children entertained.  They will sleep well tonight! 

  

• Outdoor Learning Day

  Wed 12 Jul 2023 LE

  Every class enjoyed another Outdoor Learning Day today. The focus was to explore the meaning of our values: Respect, Resilience, Caring, Courage and Equality.

  Among the activities, children had to guide each other, one blindfolded, along an obstacle course in our woodlands. In another activity, children collected and identified minibeasts and in another, children worked in teams to stand on an ever diminishing base, without falling off. The final challenge was to Sit Spot; children were encouraged to sit still and absorb the environment using their senses. 

   

  

• Y6 Coffee Morning in aid of Age UK

  Thu 06 Jul 2023 LE

  This morning, Year 6 pupils served refreshments to visitors from our community and raised over £140 for Age UK. Year 6 pupils provided table service, taking orders, pouring teas and coffees, cleared tables and washed up. 

  Guests were also treated to some melodic singing from the rest of the school, most of whom were also able to sign the songs.

  Well done, Year 6 and thank you to staff who organised the event. 

  

• Fascinating Encounter: Visit from a Real Life Archaeologist

  Wed 28 Jun 2023

  KS2 were transported through time this week, when visited by Jezz Meredith, a local Archaeologist.  By handling a variety of artefacts/ecofacts from the collection, the children uncovered hidden stories, gaining insights into the daily lives, traditions and aspirations of the people who discarded these items so many hundreds of years ago.  We extend our heartfelt thanks to Jezz Meredith from Cotswold Archaeology, for providing this exciting and engaging learning experience. 

  

• 50th Anniversary Summer Fair

  Sat 10 Jun 2023 LE
  

• KS1 visit to the cathedral, Bury St Edmunds

  Wed 07 Jun 2023 LE

  KS1 had an interesting and fun day today, visiting the Cathedral and learning all about the story of Saint Edmund.  Children enjoyed enacting the Viking invasion and threat to Saint Edmund, who refused to give up his faith. Children had guided tours of Abbey Gardens and the cathedral. After lunch they made wolf masks. We were grateful for the parent helpers who came with us - a great day was had by all.  

  

• Coronation Celebrations

  Fri 05 May 2023 LE

  We marked tomorrow's coronation of King Charles III with a special assembly today. Each child wore a crown that they had designed and made, parading it for all to see. Our Collective Worship included information about the ceremony that will be held at Westminster Abbey. Children thought about what qualities they would like the king to have and the responsibility King Charles III now has. We sang the national anthem and prayed. 

  Children enjoyed wearing their crowns for a special coronation lunch.

  

• Arthur Ransome inspired activity day at Pin Mill Sailing Club

  Mon 24 Apr 2023 LE

  Our Y4, 5 and 6s were extremely fortunate to have been invited to spend a special activity day at Pin Mill Sailing club run by the Nancy Blackett Trust. 

  Author of 'Swallows and Amazons', Arthur Ransome, based his next two novels at Pin Mill, with the same 4 characters continuing their adventures on board a small yacht on the River Orwell. 

  Our pupils enjoyed an action-packed day, devised by Sue from the Trust and all based on the novel, "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea."

  The day included, map reading, learning about navigation, knot tying, going on board the Nancy Blackett (owned by A. Ransome) making our own little boats, singing sea shanties and a most enjoyable walk along the river. 

  On top of all of this, we were delighted to be presented with the Bursary Award and our very own burgee by Pin Mill Sailing Club's commodore, Sara Hopkinson. 

  

• Bikeability

  Thu 20 Apr 2023

  Year 5 pupils have completed their Bikeability cycle training.  They learned practical skills, such as signalling to turn and how to cycle with confidence on the roads. 

  

• Easter Egg Hunt

  Fri 31 Mar 2023 le

  After our end of term assembly, where we celebrated achievements and sang a favourite song, we ended another successful term with one of Chelmo's traditions - our Easter Egg hunt. Despite the mud and the rain, children - in pairs with older pupils helping younger ones - dashed with determination in search of eggs.