Tractor visit - EYFS and KS1 12th Feb 2026
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On Wednesday we welcomed Antony from White House Farm, Grundisburgh to speak to our children in EYFS and KS1 about the work he does on his Orchard. As part of the visit a Tractor visited school and the children were able to look in detail at how the tractor is used in harvesting.

Tractor Visit 11th Feb 2026
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On Wednesday we welcomed Antony from White House Farm, Grundisburgh to speak to our children in EYFS and KS1 about the work he does on his Orchard. As part of the visit a Tractor visited school and the children were able to look in detail at how the tractor is used in harvesting.

KNEX Challenge 6th Feb 2026
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Year 4 visited Woodbridge School to take part in the KNEX Earthquake Challenge. Previously, the children had learnt about earthquakes as part of their Geography lessons. They were tasked to work in teams to construct a building, using KNEX, that would survive an earthquake. A simulator was used to see!

Vicar visit 27th Jan 2026
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We welcomed vicar, Mark, to our school assembly. Mark talked to us about his job and also shared some information about the meaning behind clothing he wears at different times.

Year 5 and 6 Carol Concert 19th Dec 2025
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Year 5 and 6 held a beautiful carol concert in St. Mary's church last night. All the children sang beautifully and there were some amazing solos. The handbells were wonderful to hear too. We finished the term with Carols around the Christmas Tree.

Christmas Lunch 2025 17th Dec 2025
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School was very merry and bright because we had our Christmas lunch and we wore our Christmas jumpers. We enjoyed a delicious lunch, courtesy of our wonderful cooks. Year 3 and 4 also went down to St Mary's Church where they made Christingles.

Christmas at St Mary's Church 15th Dec 2025
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All children walked down to St Mary's Church in Grundisburgh. They completed different activities such as decorating a star and making a flag for one of the shepherds. It was wonderful to be able to visit the church and we thank Sandra, Ben, Will, Kate, Ann, Chris and Christine for giving up their time.

Christmas Performances 12th Dec 2025
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We were treated to two wonderful Christmas performances. The first was from Year R and was called One Snowy Night. The second was performed by Year 1 and 2 and called Mend the Manger. The children were all absolute stars and brought much joy to us and their parents / carers. Well done Year R, 1 and 2!

Christmas Decoration Day 28th Nov 2025
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Each class had great fun making Christmas decorations for their class Christmas tree to start the festive period!

West Stow Trip - Year 5 19th Nov 2025
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Year 5 enjoyed a trip to West Stow Anglo Saxon Village. They explored the museum and looked at artefacts found at the site. They even tried on some Anglo Saxon style clothing! They then explored the village built using the same materials and techniques that they believe the Anglo Saxons did.

Anti-Bullying Week 2025 19th Nov 2025
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During National Anti- Bullying Week we started the week with a bright and cheerful Odd Socks Day which celebrated that we are all different. Throughout the week children took part in activities in class and during assemblies. The theme this year was 'Power for Good' and we all met on the playground together to share this message.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service visit 4th Nov 2025
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We are very grateful to the Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service who came in to visit Year 2 who have been learning about the Great Fire of London. They were learning how the fire spread and how the fire service differs today compared to 1666.

Crucial Crew - Year 6 24th Oct 2025
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Year 6 took part in “Crucial Crew”, which teaches them a range of safety skills, including:  fire safety, CPR, water safety, electrical safety and online safety. The children were all engaged and learnt lots of important information. They are well prepared to tackle a range of emergencies!

Pumpkin Competition 23rd Oct 2025
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There were AMAZING pumpkin entries. The children were all very proud of their entries. It was incredible to see the creativity! There were so many fantastic design ideas and the children enjoyed perusing them all day!

Autumn Showcase 2025 23rd Oct 2025
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Our Year 6 performed an amazing dance which they had learnt alongside our dance teacher Sam Moss. The children performed with such professionalism and teamwork. Every child in the school also had work displayed in the atrium showcasing some of their learning from the term in a gallery of work.

Ipswich Buddhist Centre visit 20th Oct 2025
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We welcomed into school two members of the Ipswich Buddhist Centre. They shared some information with the children on meditation and Buddha. The year 6 children then continued their work with a small group session.

U11 Girls Football 9th Oct 2025
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Well done to a group of year 5 and 6 girls who represented the school in a football tournament at Whitton Sports Centre. The girls played 5 fixtures, winning 1, losing 1 and drawing 3 games!

Harvest Festival 6th Oct 2025
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On Monday some of our KS2 children went to St Mary's Church to celebrate. They sang songs such as Lord of the Harvest and The Little Seed. Year 6 also gave a presentation on the history of Harvest. Thank you to Mrs Cresswell who also came in to do an assembly with Key Stage One the previous week.

Year 6 PlayLeader training 3rd Oct 2025
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Our Year 6 PlayLeaders were trained by the School Games team. They will be on the playground soon with organised games for the younger children to play at lunchtimes. Well done to our PlayLeaders who were a credit to the school whilst being trained and thank you to Year 4 for trying out the games and activities!

Brew It Fair Tea Party 30th Sep 2025
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We held a Brew It Fair Tea Party today to raise awareness of Fairtrade during Fairtrade Fortnight. Thank you to all who came to support the Tea Party and especially to our Fairtrade Reps who were amazing helpers selling the banana bread, cakes, marshmallows and hot chocolate!

Ipswich Mosque Visit 23rd Sep 2025
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This week we welcomed a member of the Ipswich Mosque into a whole school assembly. This was a great opportunity for the children to hear first hand about the five pillars of Islam and ask questions about the Islamic religion.

Classical music 19th Sep 2025
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We were lucky enough to be visited by three string players who are members of the Academy of St Martin Fields Orchestera. They performed a variety of classical pieces from different times and countries. The talked about the violin, viola and cello that they played!

Foxburrow Farm Trip - Year 1 16th Jul 2025
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Year 1 had a great trip to Foxburrow Farm where they learnt about invertebrates, did some pond dipping and played games to look at pollination. A great day was had by all!

UV Dodgeball 14th Jul 2025
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PE Crew wanted some Dodgeball so we organised UV Dodgeball. SO MUCH FUN!

Village Show 13th Jul 2025
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Well done to all our children who had artwork displayed at the Village Show today. It looked very impressive. Our Year 4 and 5 also received special judges comments. Thank you to the school choir who performed brilliantly!

Year 6 Residential - Mersea Island 11th Jul 2025
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Year 6 enjoyed a fabulous trip to Essex Outdoors in Mersea. They camped out with friends whilst enjoying a range of exciting activities including zip wires, climbing and swimming. They demonstrated great perseverance, resilience and team work.

Year R trip to Easton Fram Park 11th Jul 2025
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Year R went on a fabulous trip to Easton Farm Park. They had a fabulous time exploring the park and meeting all the animals. They even had a tractor and trailer ride!

Quad Kids 9th Jul 2025
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We sent U11 and U9 teams to an athletics event called Quad Kids. The children represented team Canada and had great fun competing in a distance run (U9s - 400m U11s - 600m), a sprint (U9s - 50m U11s - 75m), standing long jump and vortex howler throw!

'Let Loose' Performance 4th Jul 2025
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Year 6 put on an impressive and comical performance called Let Loose. They brought smiles to the faces of the school who watched and their parents. They had amazing stage presence what a treat it was to watch!

Young East Anglian Artist 23rd Jun 2025
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We had 29 pieces of work on display in the John Gibbins Gallery. This was work that was chosen to be displayed as part of the Young East Anglian Artist competition. One piece was highly commended and two children from our school won 3rd prize in their age bracket!

Macbeth workshop - Year 5 20th Jun 2025
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Year 5 went to Woodbridge school for a Macbeth drama workshop run by their head of drama. They learnt about using different drama techniques to express emotions as well as delving deep into the story of Macbeth and finding out about William Shakespeare.

Just 42 visit 18th Jun 2025
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Year 6 enjoyed a fun-filled day with “Just 42” today. They had great discussions about high school and feel much more prepared for what is to come! They also played some team games, some of which resulted in very soggy children (and staff!) Thank you to the Just 42 team.

Year 3 - Felixstowe Trip 17th Jun 2025
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Year 3 had a marvellous time at the beach enriching their geography learning about coastal landscape. They spotted natural and manmade features and noticed signs of economic activities, including tourism. Fun was had testing water movement and wind speed, both elements involved in erosion.

150 year celebration 14th Jun 2025
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Our 150-year celebration was nothing short of spectacular. We're thrilled to share that we raised over £1,500 during our celebration at the weekend - a fantastic sum that will directly benefit our pupils and their learning experiences. Thank you to everybody that made the event possible.

Foxburrow Farm Trip 9th Jun 2025
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Year 2 went to Foxburrow Farm where they had great fun exploring the life cycle of plants, pond dipping and hunting invertebrates!

Year 6 Careers Event 22nd May 2025
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Year 6 really enjoyed Grundisburgh?s first careers event! We had a range of parents in who shared exciting details about their jobs with us! It was exciting to learn about careers that we might not have thought about before. HUGE thank you to the parent volunteers - year 6 all agreed it was very beneficial!

U11 Netabll 22nd May 2025
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Well done to these children who played superbly at a netball tournament. They won one match, lost one and drew all others. They played a form of netball called High 5 which meant that they rotated around all positions. Thank you to parents for supporting the team and helping with travel. Well done children!

French Cafe 8th May 2025
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We held a French Cafe which allowed our Year 5 children the opportunity to practice their French by taking orders in the cafe. Well done to Year 5 - you were amazing!

Tennis at Orwell Park School 29th Apr 2025
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Our tennis team played singles and doubles matches at Orwell Park. They played against Ipswich, narrowly missing out on a win by a couple of games. They then went on to win against Orwell and come third. Impressive individual performances, fabulous rallies and great sportsmanship. Well done to our players for representing the school so fabulously.

School Farm and Country Fair 2025 24th Apr 2025
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Year 3 and 4 were very lucky because they got to go to the School Farm and Country Fair. What a brilliant day they had with so much to see!

RHS Cross Country 2nd Apr 2025
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Well done to our cross country runners who took part in the event at RHS. There were some great individual performances with over 150 competitors in each race! Well done to all our runners there were some impressive top 20 finshes!

Easter at St Mary's Church 1st Apr 2025
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All of the children in the school went down to St Mary's Church for Easter themed activities. The activities were great and included making a donkey and a cross. A big thank you to Sandra, kate, Ann, Mark M, Ben and Chris for hosting us and running the activities.

Multiskills Festival - Year 1 28th Mar 2025
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Year 1 had a fantastic afternoon taking part in multiskills at Woodbridge School! They took part in a range of different activities and were mixed with children from other schools which helped develop their confidence. Well done to all who represented the school in such a positive manner!

Futsal - Boys U11 25th Mar 2025
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Well done to a selection of boys who represented the school at a Futsal tournament. Futsal is 5 a side football using a harder, smaller football. They boys played 4 games and won all 4! An amazing achievement.

Year 3 Science Fiction Show 14th Mar 2025
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Year 3 went to a spectacular Science Fiction show at Woodbridge School today! They explored lots of different areas including Space. The children came back to school excited to share all that they had learnt and seen.

Year 5 and 6 K'NEX Challenge 12th Mar 2025
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Year 5 and 6 took part in an exciting K'Nex challenge! A local STEM ambassador visited and set the challenge of designing a fairground ride which could spin AND keep the passengers safe! There were lots of very creative designs (some safer than others!) Well done to all who took part, and congratulations to our winners, Lyle, Ted, Albie and Jamie!

U11s Dodgeball 11th Mar 2025
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A team of year 6's attended a Dodgeball competition at Inspire Ipswich. We had great fun winning two of our matches and enjoying the fast-paced, energetic competition! 

U10 Girls Football 10th Mar 2025
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A group of girls went to an U10s football festival. They played brilliantly, with great teamwork and enjoyment of the game. They also looked great in the new kit which was kindly provided to us by Kicks and Tricks! We won two matches, lost one and drew one. Well played girls!