Meet the Governors

Our board of Governors is made up of the following people:

Meet the Governors

Our board of Governors is made up of the following people:

Cllr Mike Mackrory	LA (Chair)
Mr Alan Phillips	Co-opted
Mrs Janette Fish	Co-opted
Mr Ian Fuller	Co-opted
Mrs Jacquelyn Pick	Staff (Headteacher)
Mr Dan Whysall	Co-opted
Mrs Catriona Stevenson	Co-opted
Mrs Nikk Esser	Staff
Mrs Karen Phillips	Co-opted
Mr Roy Williams	Parent
Mrs Elaine Unsworth	Parent
Mrs Louise Cockerton	Clerk to Governors

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Governor Newsletters 2018/19:

Roald Dahl Day

The children (and staff) across the school look great in their character costumes as we celebrate Ro...
Y1 Fruit & Veg

Year 1 children have been picking the fruit and vegetables they planted last year in the EYFS garden...
Egyptian Sausage Rolls

Y3 have been making sausage rolls that look suspiciously like Egyptian mummies with Mrs Fish one of ...
Y6 Residential

Year 6 children are on their residential at Stubbington Activity Centre on the south coast. Their fa...
Springfield UP

Some of our year 3 children regularly visit Lyons Court Care home as part of our Springfield UP Proj...
Winners

Pocock were our house points champions this year. Y2 Badgers won the Attendance Award.
Bake Off

The 2019 Bake Off Finals are in full swing with Paul Hollywood (looking a bit like Mr Lamb) in charg...
Sunflowers

EYFS have tended to and grown some very tall sunflowers. The children were intrigued to see two bees...
Mayan Temple

Jessica in Y4 has made a fantastic model of a Mayan temple using small tiles. Well done Jessica (and...
400m Winners

Our 400m winners from the finals on Sports Day were presented with their medals this morning.
Out for Lunch

Mrs Pick and Miss Denyer took the Ambassadors and House Captains out for lunch to thank them for the...
Sports Day

Mr Saward's drone was out again this week capturing all the activity from Sports Day.
Pond

Y1 children have been out again investigating what they can find in living in our pond.
Sports Day
Butterflies

Y2 Butterflies class have been growing their own butterflies. They watched the butterflies emerge fr...
Bake Off Winners

Fergus, Jessica, Freddie, Kyla, Charlotte , Lyla and Olivia are our first Bake Off winners as judged...
Strawberries

Rocco and Lydia-Jean from EYFS with their second harvest of strawberries they have grown.
EYFS Garden

Our new EYFS outside area is taking shape. The children have been enjoying their new mud kitchen and...
River Model

Dilmi in year 6 made this fantastic model of a river using some resources she gathered on the school...
Y2 Fruits Kebabs

As part of their work on healthy eating the year 2 children made fruit kebabs. They tried lots of ne...
Y6 Clay

Year 6 were using clay this afternoon. They learnt different techniques to build their models and cr...
Young Persons’ Conference

Some representatives from School Council joined local schools at the Young Persons’ Conference at Hy...
Y6 Day at Colchester United FC

Our year 6 children spent the day at Colchester United FC on a collapsed curriculum day. They took p...
Y2 Mini Games

Year 2 children took part in the Chelmsford Mini Games along with children from many other local sch...
Y3 Church Visit

Year 3 children recently visited the local library and local church. They found out what items are c...
Y4 Dyson Boxes

Children in Y4 to 6 have been using Dyson Design Process boxes to inspire them to design and investi...
Y6 Crucial Crew

Y6 children visited Chelmsford fire station for Crucial Crew workshops where they learnt about safet...
Bake Off

Children in Y1-6 are invited to enter our first ever House Bake Off.
Y5 Cheesecake

Year 5 children have been baking again with Mrs Fish, one of our governors and grandparents. This we...
Bikeathon

Springfield Medical Centre held a bikeathon to raise money for our defibrillator. Some of our year 5...
Defibrillator Collection

Year 5 children were out in the playground after school collecting money towards our new defibrillat...
Y5 Coding

Y5 have been learning to code, creating simple programs and also to debug code.
EYFS

Every day is exciting in EYFS. The children have been learning Makaton, about dinosaurs and what cre...
Y1 Capacity

Y1 made the most of the good weather to learn about capacity using water outside. They had a lot of ...
Y2 Performance Poetry

Year 2 children have been writing and performing poems. They created actions and different voices to...
Y6 Challenge

Y6 were challenged to be creative, use teamwork and be resilient to build a tower from spaghetti and...
Y3 Town Planner

Y3 had a visit from a local Town Planner as part of their local area work. They learnt how towns are...
House Winners

Our second house sports competitions have taken place in each year group. Here are our house captain...
Y5 Healthy Eating

Y5 have been using the 'eatwell' plate to plan for a balanced and healthy diet. They then planned th...
Library

Our new library is open! Each class is having an induction session then are free to borrow books. Th...
Y6 Afternoon

Y6 finished off their SATs week with an afternoon of fun (and cakes) on the field in the sun.
Top Table

Our first KS2 Top Table diners had lunch with Mr Corder. Children who always follow our lunchtime...
Bug-ingham Palace

We have a great new addition to our pond area - the amazing Bug-ingham Palace. The new bug hotel was...
Shark Day

This week Y1 Sharks celebrated Shark Day by making made shark fin book marks, they sang some shark s...
Library Letters

We have had some great entries for our creative library letters. There is still more time to get you...
It's no yolk!

We have had almost 60 entries for our new 'Decorate an Egg' House Competition. Thank you to all the ...
Y5 Stargazing

Year 5 children came back to school when it was dark and enjoyed looking at the night sky through te...
Freddy's Rocket

Freddy in year 1 was so inspired by his reading book that he followed the instructions to make his v...
K'nex

Our second K'nex workshop was enjoyed by children and parents alike. They had the opportunity to ...
Y5 Science

Year 5 children visited Boswells as part of our Science Week. They had a great time experimenting in...
Keira’s Solar System

Keira in year 5 was so inspired by her work on space that she has made a solar system cake with bisc...
World Book Day

The children (and staff) dressed up as their favourite book character today to celebrate World Book ...
Our house captains led their first house assemblies this week and did a great job. Pictured are Dys...
Dads' Afternoon

Almost 200 children spent the afternoon sharing their work and taking part in activities with their ...
Brownies

The smell of chocolate brownies wafted round the school today as some of the year 5 children were pr...
Chelmsford City FC Match

Some of our children (and staff) made use of the free tickets to attend the Chelmsford City match ag...
Ice Eggs

Year 4 have been learning about insulation and temperature. Linked to the Ice Palace book, they w...
Y4 Superstars

Our year 4 children took part in Superstars at Melbourne Sports and Athletic Centre with children fr...
A Chair for Baby Bear

As part of their science work on properties of materials, year 1 children worked together to design ...
Y6 Problem Solving

Y6 worked through challenging maths problems using reasoning skills. They also used team work and...
EYFS Chinese Tasting

EYFS children learnt about the Chinese New Year and created dragon pictures. They tried some differe...
Chelmsford City FC

Some players and the mascot from Chelmsford City FC visited to talk to the children about how they c...
Chinese New Year

Y1 &2 children really enjoyed Chinese New Year dance sessions today. They learnt how the dragon ...
Goldilocks in EYFS

EYFS have been reading Goldilocks. They made and tasted some porridge to help out Goldilocks out but...
Y1 Superheroes

As part of their work on Superheroes and linked to the Supertato book, year 2 have made 'super fruit...
Clay Birds

After reading the Ice Palace book, year 4 children created clay ice birds. They will be painting the...
Y5 Maths

Year 5 working together in maths to solve problems and use reasoning skills all about prime, square ...
Three Little Pigs

Y1 learning how to use a thermometer linked to the Three Little Pigs story.
Bird's Eye View

A bird's eye view of carols on the playground.
Christmas Cards

Y5 getting arty creating Christmas cards
Ancient Egyt

Year 3 children have been busy setting up their own Ancient Egypt exhibition.
Christmas Dinner

The children enjoyed a great Christmas dinner today with carols and crackers and lots of noise!
Christmas Jumpers

Christmas jumper day today in aid of Save the Children
Music Concert

The children were treated to a mini concert performed by some of our musicians.
Playleaders

Our playleaders are from years 5 and 6 and they support their peers and our midday staff to help...
EYFS Elves

Christmas has come to our EYFS classrooms and the elves are busy beavering away.
Shadow Puppets

Y4 have been creating shadow puppets as part of their work on light and sound.
Y5 Road Safety

Our year 5 children took part in road safety workshops to help them keep themselves safe when out an...
Y1 Art

Dolphins have been creating self portraits as part of their work on friendship..
Ancient Egypt

Y3 took part in an Ancient Egypt day. Their outfits looked great and they learnt a lot about how the...
Y3 Otters

Y3 Otters enjoyed the colours and sounds of their Ancient Egypt related dance session.
Y2 Drama

Y2 Bees have been acting out part of their book to help understand the plot during reading lessons.
EYFS Dance

The children in EYFS thoroughly enjoyed their Diwali related dance and story telling sessions.
Royal Letter

Last year Y5 wrote to Harry and Meghan and sent their newspaper reports about the royal wedding. Th...
WW1 Exhibition

Some of our children attended the opening of the exhibition this morning.
WW1 Exhibition

Our art and written work from KS2 children is now on display in Chelmsford Museum. Please go along a...
Community Centre Opening

Some of our Y5 children were invited to the official opening of the Beaulieu Community Centre today ...
Macmillan Coffee Morning

Our Macmillan Coffee Morning is open until 10am, please come and join us.
Y1 Funny Bones

Y1 children had great fun creating 3D funny bones art linked to their class story.
Rhino Day

Y5 Rhinos celebrated World Rhino Day by finding out about rhinos. Freddie said, "World Rhino Day ...
Golden Oldies

A group of Golden Oldies joined us in school today to sing songs from WW1 and they also talked to th...
More fantastic trenches

More fantastic trenches from Zack, Harley and Olly in year 3.
Life in the trenches

Another great model of a WW1 trench by Bobby
In the trenches

Ruby in Y4 has made a fantastic trench model as part of her homework.
Poppy Workshops

Y4,5&6 children took part in Poppy & Poetry workshops which finished with a performance of t...
Y6 WW1 Research

Some of the Y6 children have been finding out about a soldier from the Essex Regiment. This is the a...
Badger watching

It’s nearly 10pm and we’re all still wide awake. The badger hide was great fun. We had to be very qu...
Y6 at Stubbington

When Mrs Pick arrived at Stubbington this afternoon, everyone was asleep.
Pizzas

Y6 children in school made pizzas and brownies and thoroughly enjoyed their lunch.
Y6 Residential

Y6 children enjoyed their time on the beach this afternoon and are looking forward to a wildlife sho...
Grylls Winners

of our football tournament and overall house point winners for the year. Well done Grylls!
House Captain & Ambassadors

are enjoying an afternoon cream tea to say thank you for their hard work this year.
Brazilian Afternoon
RAF Centenary

Our KS2 children celebrated the RAF flypast today in a unique way.
RAF Fly Past

It's not every day the RAF hold a fly past to celebrate their centenary over your school field.
A drone's eye view
Harry the Heron

is now in place to protect our wildlife from invaders!
Infant Sports Day

Infant Sports day winners were Dyson.
Infant Sports Day

Infant Sports Day is currently in action on the field
Sports Day Winners

Pocock are our KS2 Sports day winners. Well done to them all!
Sports Day

KS2 sports day is in full swing this morning.
Y3 Hanningfield Reservoir

Y3 had a great day pond dipping today.
Y1 Growing

The children in year 1 have been busy growing vegetables.
Y5 Brazilian dance

Y5&6 children have taken part in Brazilian dance sessions today.
Brazilian Dance

Samba music can be heard all over the school as the KS2 children take part in dance sessions. Photos...
Y4 Symphony Orchestra visit
Y2 Samba

Year 2 children have been busy practising their samba moves.
Inflatable run

Joshua and Hayden in year 4 took part in a 5k inflatable run to raise raising money for Max’s ongoin...
Y1 Flotsam

Finley, Leon, and Lola who are working together on a presentation to share with the class on Flotsam...
Y4 Capacity
EYFS Hedgehogs

have been warming up their samba moves using our 5 a day programme. Children can access it at home v...
Badminton

The children in Y1-6 have taken part in badminton taster sessions today
Y4 studying pond life
Y3 posting their royal letters of congratulations
Y1 parachute fun

Sharks developing their teamwork skills using the parachute
Y5 Kwik Cricket

Our Y5 teams enjoyed the kwik cricket event this afternoon
Royal Wedding Celebration

The children look fab today in the red, white and blue or wedding outfits. The enjoyed a wonderful p...
Y2 Bees at Danbury Park

Another great day at Danbury Park today, this time for Bees.
Y3 Cake Sale

The year 3 cake sale raised £154 tonight. Thank you to everyone who donated and bought cakes.
Y2 at Danbury Park
Y3 creating PowerPoints on pondlife
Y4 cricket with the sports coach
Y6 enjoying post SATs fun
Lyla & Madison releasing tadpoles into our new pond
Y6 Boats

Y6 science exploring boat design
Taking a pc apart

Some of the year 6 children have been exploring what you can find inside a computer
Y5 at Danbury Park

Year 5 children had a great day working in the sun at Danbury Park.
Y3 Homework

Luke & Vaishnavi with their creative homework.
Hayden and Holly in Y3 cycled 15 miles for J’s Hospice

They both had a great time and didn’t walk once. Well done to them both!