Fairtrade Pit Stop 15th Jul 2024
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Well done to the Fairtrade Crew and Mrs Hancock who ran a Fairtrade Pit Stop! They made and sold muffins and banana loaves as well as hot drinks. Thank you also to the parents and children who came to support. We really appreciate it.

U9 Quad kids 10th Jul 2024
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10 athletes from year 4 took part in the U9 Quad Kids. They competed in 50m sprint, vortex howler throw, standing long jump and 1400m run. It was a fantastic event involving over 40 schools. Well done to all involved in showing tremendous teamwork and demonstrating some fantastic sporting talent.

Year 2 trip to Minsmere 9th Jul 2024
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They went on a land minibeast hunt, made mega minibeasts our of natural materials, explored habitats on the walk to the beach, discussed erosion and did some beachcombing. Everyone had a great time!

Year 3 trip to Felixstowe 2nd Jul 2024
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Year 3 enjoyed visiting Felixstowe to apply their learning about coasts. Led by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, the children looked at the human and physical landscape. They tested windspeed, air and water temperatures and studied cloud formation.

Sports Day 2024 28th Jun 2024
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A fantastic afternoon was had by all. Great thowing, jumping, running and skipping from all of the children. Best of all, great sportsmanship, teamwork and comradery! So lovely to see.

Jimmy's Farm Trip - Year 1 24th Jun 2024
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Year 1 went to Jimmy's Farm. They saw polar bears, a brown bear, capybara and got to touch a snake called Zena!

County Tennis Champions 21st Jun 2024
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A massive well done to Harrison, Joshua, Louisa and Will who played in a tennis tournament at Framlingham College. They played outstandingly in both singles and doubles and are now COUNTY CHAMPIONS!

Year R trip to Easton Fram Park 21st Jun 2024
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The sun shone for Reception as they headed over to Easton Farm Park on their first school trip. The children were able to get up close and personal with Bob the goat and Buddy the sheep. They also fed the goats and met the alpacas.

Young East Anglian Artist 21st Jun 2024
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We took part in the Young East Anglian Artist competition which is run by Woodbridge School. There were in excess of over 1000 entries from 20 different schools. Grundisburgh Primary had 12 pieces of artwork exhibited in The Longshed, Woodbridge. We also had two first places!

Sizewell - Year 4 trip 9th Jun 2024
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Year 4 went on a fabulous trip to Sizewell. They learnt about how electricity is made, about DC and AC electricity, circuits, all about the work at Sizewell and completed a fun fair test experiment. Lots of fun was had by all!

Tennis at Finborough School 22nd May 2024
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A team of 4 year 3 players travelled to Finborough to compete in a tennis fixture. The children played a range of singles and doubles fixtures. Overall the children were successful in winning the fixture 5-1. Well done to all involved!

Year 5 Maths Challenge 17th May 2024
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Five children from year 5 attended a maths enrichment event at Woodbridge School. They participated in a series of challenging maths activities, competing against 9 other schools. They all worked very hard, both individually and as a team, and came in an impressive 4th position!

French Café 8th May 2024
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Year 5 ran a French Cafe. They sold cakes, croissants and baguettes to Year 5 and 6 parents. Year 5 were the waiters / waitresses who had great fun serving from the café. It was brilliant to see the children engaged in practicing their speaking to the adults and children attending, taking orders in French.

Knex challenge 16th Apr 2024
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The children in year 5 and 6 were visited by a STEM ambassador who led them in an exciting K’Nex challenge. The children were tasked with building a bulldozer which had a moving shovel, wheels and a driver’s cab. They showed great teamwork and problem-solving skills and came up with a variety of designs.

Cross Country at RHS 20th Mar 2024
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Well done to our 24 runners from year 4, 5 and 6 who represented us in cross country on Wednesday 20th March. A big congratulations to Jamie who finished 6th, Lucy who finished 17th, Anna who finished 17th and Ellie who finished 3rd. Thank you to our running coach Sandy who very kindly supported the team!

Easter activities at St. Mary's Church 18th Mar 2024
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We visited St Mary's Church for Easter activities. The activities involved writing / drawing what we are hopeful for, colouring their emotions on a stone, helping decorate the cross and discussions about The Last Supper.

British Science Week 15th Mar 2024
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This week has been British Science Week. The whole school was set a challenge to make a tree using 4 pieces of scrap A4 paper. The challenge was, the children were not allowed to use glue, paper clips, Sellotape or staples.

Comic Relief 15th Mar 2024
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Last Friday was Comic Relief. The children looked fantastic dressed up in all their red clothes. School Council came up with a wonderful idea of collecting money by filling up the snake in the playground. Thank you to all the donations of pennies - our penny snake = £142.17!

World Book Day 8th Mar 2024
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We had a special assembly, dropped everything and read every time the bell rang, wrote stories and shared our reading. We loved sharing our love of reading.

Year 4 Colchester Castle trip 13th Feb 2024
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Year 4 went on a school trip to Colchester Castle where they furthered their understanding of the Ancient Romans. A great time was had by all!

Fairtrade banana stall 12th Feb 2024
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The Fairtrade Crew held a banana stall. They did a brilliant job running and setting up the stall and raised £14.55 for the Fairtrade Foundation. Thank you to all the children that supported, some that commented 'they were the best bananas ever!'

Chinese New Year 12th Feb 2024
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Thank you to Angela and Susannah for cooking such delicious food and for the hand made fortune cookies! The children loved the decorations in the hall too. This year is the year of the dragon and you can also see some dragons and lanterns on display in classroom windows.

Children's Mental Health Week 9th Feb 2024
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The theme has been 'Your Voice Matters.' Children have shared what they like / do not like about school and what they would like to see more / less of.

STEM glider challenge 2nd Feb 2024
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Year 5&6 joined a STEM engineering session, organised by Smallpeice. They explored different shapes and styles of gliders, identifying the fuselage, empennage and wing shape before designing their own.

Festive activities 19th Dec 2023
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School has been a busy hive activity in the run up to the festive period. We have had visits to the church, the disco organised by FOGS, a delicious Christmas Lunch prepared by Angela and Susannah, as well as carols in the church, performed by Years 5 and 6.

Penguin Pete 7th Dec 2023
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Year 1 and 2 performed Penguin Pete to delighted audiences filling them with festive cheer!

One Special Christmas 6th Dec 2023
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Year R presented 'One Special Christmas.' They were all absolutely brilliant and brought a smile to all our faces!

Decoration Day 1st Dec 2023
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Decoration Day has been SNOW much fun! A fantastic end to the week!

Tag Rugby at Melton Primary School 24th Nov 2023
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Year 5s played a collaborative game in mixed teams from a selection of local primary schools. All of our players showed great sportsmanship and engaged well.

Anti-Bullying Week 17th Nov 2023
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We took part in Anti-Bullying Week. All the classes took part in activities to promote anti-bullying. Each class made a box, displaying messages they wanted to share. All of the boxes from each class were put together to make a tower symbolising 'together we are stronger.

Year 5 - West Stow Anglo-Saxon village trip 16th Nov 2023
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Year 5 explored the site and the exhibition to further their learning about Anglo-Saxons and had a fantastic trip!

U9 Dodgeball 16th Nov 2023
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Well done to the U9 Dodgeball team who played brilliantly at Inspire Suffolk and had a great time! Thank you for representing the school so well.

Football - Girls U8s 7th Nov 2023
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Well done to these girls who went to an U8 Football tournament at ITFC. They won all of their games bar one which they drew. Amazing performances!

Pumpkin competition 1st Nov 2023
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It was lovely to see so many pumpkins in school! Thank you to all the wonderful, creative entries. The children (and adults!) loved seeing them all!

Harvest Festival 9th Oct 2023
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Harvest Festival took place in St Mary's Church in Grundisburgh with KS2 children. The children were all amazing and showcased their work brilliantly, performing songs such as 'It's harvest time' and a samba rap!

Afternoon Tea with Mr Wilson 6th Oct 2023
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Afternoon Tea with Mr Wilson for children in the Golden Book showing our values of Growth, Respect, Ownership, being Welcoming, showing Teamwork and Honesty.

European Day of Langauges 26th Sep 2023
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We celebrated European Day of Languages with different activities undertaken in each class and a special assembly held by Mrs Davey!

Archery with Kicks and Tricks 7th Sep 2023
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All classes will receive a taster session over the term and they are also running an After School Archery Club on Thursdays.

U11 and U9 Quad Kids 6th Jul 2023
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Well done to our U11 and U9 Quad Kids teams who competed brilliantly last week at Northgate Sports Centre. They competed in a 75m sprint, 600m run, standing long jump and vortex howler throw.

Trips - Year R, 1 and 2 5th Jul 2023
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Year R went to Easton Farm Park, Year 1 went to Jimmy's farm and Year 2 went to Bawdsey beach.

Young East Anglian Artist competition 25th Jun 2023
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The Young East Anglian Artists exhibition saw thirteen of our children's work proudly exhibited out of thousands of entries. Theme: Broadening Horizons.

French Shop 8th Jun 2023
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The French Shop is run by Year 5. Classes each have a turn to practice their French and buy stationary items.

Lacrosse 26th May 2023
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Years 1-5 had a special Lacrosse lesson. It was so much fun!

Walk to School Week 2023 19th May 2023
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So many children walked to school for Walk to School Week with the theme of walking with wildlife. The daily themes have been walk for inclusion, sustainability, health, mindfulness and friendship.

The School Farm and Country Fair 20th Apr 2023
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Year 3 and 4 had an amazing school trip to The School Farm and Country Fair. An absolutely brilliant day was had by all exploring the many activities that were on offer.

Cross Country at RHS 28th Mar 2023
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On Wednesday 29th March teams of years 4, 5 and 6 children took part in the annual cross country event at Royal Hospital School. It was fantastic to take 24 runners to the event, all of whom were a credit to the school.

World Book Day 2023 2nd Mar 2023
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We held a special whole school assembly, came to school dressed as our favourite book characters and engaged in several different activities to celebrate all things books!

Children's Mental Health Week 2023 10th Feb 2023
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The theme for Children's Mental Health Week this year has been Let's Connect. Our children have been enjoying making chains, friendship bracelets and mindfulness activities.

Realise Futures visit 16th Jan 2023
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It was great to welcome parents on Monday afternoon to work alongside their children. The children had great fun exploring the theme of ‘inspiring curiosity’ using the theme of Suffolk.