Some children went to take part in Braintree's Eco-Event
The students had to create a planet saving idea as part of the event. They had the idea to create flowers that would hold sugar water as a way to help the bee population around our school. They presented their idea alongside 9 other schools at the event. We were awarded £150 and won a lovely book all about bees.
Reception recently had the pleasure of visiting a charming farm in White Notley - Gemma's Farm. This was a delightful experience, thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Here are some of the children as they boarded one of the minibuses that took us to our destination. We were very excited!
The farm is not only home to the animals you would normally expect to see on a farm, like pigs and chickens but also some more exotic animals in need of a home like meercats and even a porcupine!
On our arrival the children lined up to have their buckets filled with feed for the animals and it was then their job to make sure no animals went hungry. There were also jobs like watering and egg collecting before being able to get up close and personal with the recently born animals like chicks, lambs and rabbits.
The weather was kind to us, and all children behaved respectfully whilst meeting and then taking care of the animals - a truly unforgettable day - Well done Reception team and Thankyou to Gemma's Farm - we hope to return!
On World Book Day each class decorated their classroom door - they look fantastic!
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!
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!
Year 5 had a great time in dance with Leon this half term!
They completed a dance to the song 'Consider yourself' from the musical Oliver and found out about the different jobs children did in Victorian times.
Oaks visited Colchester Castle this week with the rest of Year 4. They had a fanstastic day exploring The Iron Age, The Roman Takeover and The Roman Heyday. The children went into the Roman vault under the castle and they were shown the Roman temple that was originally built before Bouddica and The Celts burnt it down. They were then shown how the castle was built and what would happen if the Celts refused to do their job. We also had a go at building a Roman villa or an Iron Age roundhouse so we could compare the differences. Finally the children walked around the museum to collect information in their packs.
Some children from John Bunyan Primary School took part in Remembrance Sunday by laying a wreath of poppies on the War Memorial in the public gardens.
