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10 Jun EYFS Hedgehogs

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have been warming up their samba moves using our 5 a day programme. Children can access it at home via a link on the website or at 5-a-day.tv...

07 Jun Badminton

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The children in Y1-6 have taken part in badminton taster sessions today...

07 Jun Y4 studying pond life

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24 May Y1 parachute fun

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Sharks developing their teamwork skills using the parachute...

21 May Y5 Kwik Cricket

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Our Y5 teams enjoyed the kwik cricket event this afternoon...

18 May Royal Wedding Celebration

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The children look fab today in the red, white and blue or wedding outfits. The enjoyed a wonderful picnic lunch on the field with a sneaky visit from Harry and Meghan....

18 May Y2 Bees at Danbury Park

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

18 May Y3 Cake Sale

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The year 3 cake sale raised £154 tonight. Thank you to everyone who donated and bought cakes....

17 May Y2 at Danbury Park

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17 May Y3 creating PowerPoints on pondlife

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Buggies

Y3 have learnt how to measure and cut wood accurately while each making a buggy.
Football

Our boy's football team opened their league season at home against Broomfield Primary School. They p...
House Competitions

In the latest round of house sport competitions, Farah were the overall winners.
Piano

Y4 children had a look inside a piano to see what the strings and keys did.
Fire!

Y2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London. . They learnt about the materials used to buil...
Harvest

Some of our ambassadors helped to pack the harvest donations up ready to be taken to the food bank.
Speeding

The Safer Essex Road Partnership recently visited our year 5 children. The children went out with po...
Chopping Fruit

Year 1 have been making fruit salad as part of our DT 'healthy eating' topic. The children had to ch...
Let it Burn!

Y2 are learning about the Great Fire of London. They have been exploring the historical facts surrou...
Y2 Football

Children in year 2 attended an inter-school football tournament at Chelmer Park organised by Chelmsf...
Mental Health

The children all dressed in yellow as we supported World Mental Health Day and raised money for Mind...
Tag Rugby

Our Year 3&4 tag rugby team enjoyed their first tournament of the year.
Baking Bread

EYFS children have been baking bread ready for their turnip feast.
Girls football

Our new girls team enjoyed playing in their first tournament of the year.
Football

Our football teams played in the Chelmsford tournament, the first of the year. The boys team came 6t...
Springfield is 21

Happy birthday Springfield. We celebrated with cake.
PE Masterclass

Sone of our children went to The Boswells School for a teamwork and volleyball masterclass led by Gr...
Colour Run

The children enjoyed a fun colour run.
Muddy Run

Our staff team raised over £9K for Cancer Research after our 5K Muddy Run.
Samba

Year 3 children enjoyed a Samba session at Boswells as part of their work leaning about Brazil and t...
Sports Leaders

Our Y6 Sports Leaders did a great job of running events at Springfield Stars Preschool sports day.
Netball Finals

Our netball team succeeded in reaching the Chelmsford netball finals.
Archery

The children in EYFS have been finding out about Olympic sports. They tried archery with a bow bigge...
Melting Chocolate

Year 4 experimented with different states of chocolate and found out how quickly it changed from sol...
Traffic Survey

Year 2 carried out a traffic survey then created graphs to show their findings.
Sports Day

Great weather for sports day. KS1 winners: Attenborough, KS2 winners: Toone with the overall winners...
Mini Games

Year 2 children took part in the Chelmsford Mini Games.
Healthy Eating

Year 2 children have been learning about healthy eating. They tasted lots of new foods.
First Aid

Year 5 children took part in 1st aid sessions where, among other things, they learnt CPR and how to ...
Year 2 visited the Essex Fire Museum. They heard about fire safety, the Great Fire of London and tri...
Letters

Some of the year 4 children have received replies to the letters they wrote. They were very excited ...
Art

EYFS children used their observation skills to create artwork using natural objects. Before the rain...
Dance

EYFS children enjoyed dance and music with some African story telling.
Rounders

Our rounders team played in the city finals. They started slow but then gained momentum, playing gre...
Using Money

Y4 have been practising using cash as shoppers and as shopkeepers.
Bikeability

Year 5 children had the opportunity to take part in bikeability sessions learning how to ride their ...
Football Match

Oour girl's football team played Bishops Primary in a very competitive and skillful match. They won ...
Games

Y4 have learnt about electricity then they designed and made their own games using circuits and swit...
Wall Bars

Our wall bars in the hall have been replaced and updated. The children have enjoyed trying them out.
Letters

Year 4 children have been learning how to write a formal letter. They have each written, edited and ...
Football

Our boys football team played against a strong Perryfields team today in the league. They fought va...
Scooters

The children enjoyed an ultimate scooters display then took part in scooter workshops.
Zip Wire

Could you create a contraption to carry a creme egg along a zipwire?
Graffiti

Y6 created their own graffiti art work.
Tag Rugby

Year 2 played in our first KS1 Tag-Rugby tournament and finished 2nd in the city.
Balancability

EYFS, Y1&2 children took part in balancability sessions to help develop their core strength.
Football Match

Another football victory - our girls team came from behind to win 3-1.
House Sport

Our latest house sport winners were EYFS Attenborough, Y4 & Y6 Toone Y1, Y2 & Y5 Mala...
World Read Aloud Day

We celebrated World Read Aloud Day by practising reading aloud clearly and sharing books.
Great Springfield Bake Off

Mr Lamb and the house captains enjoyed tasting and judging the Great Springfield Bake Off house comp...
Curling

Children in year 2 and year 5 took part in curling taster sessions.
Science Week

Our science day as part of British Science Week was good fun. We found out about such things as sund...
Hockey

Two of our teams played in the city hockey tournament coming 5th and 7th out of 32.
World Book Day

Some great costumes today to celebrate World Book Day.
Cream Tea

Y4 Polar Bears enjoyed a Cornish cream tea after reading The Mousehole Cat which is set in Cornwall.
Lunar New Year

We celebrated the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon with a Chinese feast.
Young Voices

Our junior choir had a fantastic evening performing with Young Voices at the O2 Arena.
Challah Bread

Y1 are learning about Judaism and the celebration of Shabbat in RE. The children had a go at making ...
Dancing

Y1, 3, 4 & 5 children enjoyed some more great dance sessions with Lorraine: Romans, Fairy Tales ...
Athletics

It was an action-packed afternoon for some of our Y6 children at the Sports Hall Athletics Competiti...
Creative Writing

Some of our Y5&6 children at their Creative Writing Day. They met the author Seth Burkett who gu...
Year 2 finished their ferris wheel DT project today by attaching passenger pods.
Spelling Bee

The House Spelling Bee results are in and here are our KS1 and KS2 champions. Malala were the overal...
Volleyball

Some of our year 4 children attended The Boswells School for a fitness and volleyball masterclass le...
Police Workshops

The children have taken part in Police Workshops where they found out what police officers do and ho...
Children in Need

A surprise visit by Pudsey and BBC Essex caused a lot of excitement.
Insulation

This afternoon Year 4 were investigating a range of materials, trying to decide which was the best (...
Vicar Visit

Y2 had a visit from Reverend Caroline. She explained how Christians prepare for Christmas and the ch...
Roots to Food

Y3 and Y4 children took part in Roots to Food cooking sessions. They created and tasted a Rogan Josh...
House Sport

All the year groups fought fiercely in their first house sport competitions of the year. Wins were s...
Remembrance

Remembrance work going on this week in EYFS. The children all marked the minute silence impeccably i...
House Points

Our new container for collecting house point tokens has arrived.
Rock Stars

Our annual dress as a rock star day was a great success.
Phonics Breakfast

There was a good turn out for our Y1 Phonics Breakfast for parents.
My Happy Mind

Children have been learning how to do happy breathing as part of our My Happy Mind project. Paren...
Great Fire of London

Year 2 children have been learning about the Great Fire of London. They learnt how fast the fire spr...
Tag-Rugby

Our Y4 and Y6 tag-rugby teams were in action this week for the first time.
Poe-Tree

Y4 have been writing tanka poems this week in English. In Japan, it is tradition to hang poems and w...
Y6 Residential

The year 6 children had a great time on their residential trip.
Activity Day

Year 6 children enjoyed archery and pitching tents.
Mini Games

Year 2 represented Romania in the mini games this week. They took part in various sporting activitie...
Wilderness Foundation

The Year 1 children enjoyed their trip to the Wilderness Foundation,.
First Aid

Year 5 have been learning basic first aid - using bandages and how to resuscitate.
Litter Picking

Y2 have been litter picking in the local community. They were amazed by the amount of litter they fo...
African Dance

EYFS children enjoyed creating their own African dances.
Netball Tournament

Our netball team played in the local tournament.
Indian Dance

Y6 enjoyed a day of dance. They created their own mini dances on an Indian theme.
Smoothies

As part of their science work on healthy eating, year 3 children chopped all the fruit to make smoot...
Rounders

Our first city rounders tournament and the team played with teamwork and resilience, getting better ...
Victory

A solid victory for our boys football team, they followed all tactics and beat Tyrells Primary Schoo...
Royal Tea Party

EYFS children baked cakes and decorated their classrooms then enjoyed a Royal Tea Party.
Coronation Crowns

EYFS children created their own coronation crowns then acted out the coronation.
Letter Writing

Y4 have written formal letters to famous people who have inspired them and posted them. Fingers cros...
Coronation Quiche

Y1 children used our new food tech room to make and bake Coronation Quiche.
Reading Breakfast

It was great to have so many parents and grandparents join us for our EYFS & Y1 reading breakfas...
Celebration Meal

The children enjoyed a celebration meal for Eid.
Scootering

The children were all treated to an extreme scootering display.Y4&5 got the chance to try some o...
Graffiti Art

Y6 have studied graffiti art and artists and created their own piece to represent themselves.
Dentist Visit

Y3 had a visit from a dentist then tried disclosing tablets to see how well they brushed their teeth...
Netball

Another win for our netball team. They beat Perryfields Juniors 7-0
Money Sense

The children have taken part in money sense sessions led by HSBC Bank.
Skreens Park

Year 2 enjoyed exploring and pond dipping at Skreens Park Activity Centre.
Bridges

EYFS have been investigating bridges. They constructed bridges, built them taller, made them longer,...
Baking cakes

Our food tech room is being well used. Some of our children learnt how to bake cakes.
Cross County

Both our KS1 and KS2 cross country teams were in action this week. Our KS2 team came a very respecta...
Frittatas

Year 3 finished their Spanish food vocabulary topic by writing ingredients for and making Spanish fr...
EYFS in Space

The EYFS children loved finding out about space. They have built, made rockets & thrown rockets ...
Champions

Our Tag-Rugby team traveled to Boswells for a Chelmsford Schools tournament. Our children were amaz...
Girls Football

Well done yet again to our girls football team for further success. They travelled to Colchester Uni...
Author Visit

Year 4 had a visit from author Guy Jones who wrote one of their class texts 'The Ice Garden'. He tal...
Superstars

Y4 had a great time competing against other schools in the Superstars Event. Out of 250 children, Mi...
Balancability

Our EYFS and year 1 children took part in balancability sessions to help develop their core strength...
Lunar New Year

We celebrated the Lunar New Year with a great Chinese lunch. The year 6 children were lucky enough t...
Y3 Football

Our year 3 mixed football team played in the Chelmsford Schools football tournament this week. They ...
Dance

Children in years 1,3,4&5 have had some great creative dance session this week on themes of Roma...
Flapjacks

EYFS children used our new food tech room to make honey flapjacks. They were learning about bears an...
Colchester Castle

Year 3 had great fun learning about The Romans in the playground and also at Colchester Castle.
Maths Challenge

Some of our year 5 & year children sat the National Primary Maths Challenge with questions desig...
EYFS

Our PTA presented a cheque to EYFS to help with the resurfacing of the outside learning area and new...
Football Finals

Our girl’s football team qualified for the Essex County finals by becoming Chelmsford City champions...
Bake Off

Our Great Springfield Bake off finals were a great success. Well done to Catherine our overall winne...
Crime

Y4 had a visit from the police today to launch their work on Crime and Punishment.
Rock Stars Day

The children dressed as Rock Stars and spent the day completing times tables activities.
House Sport

House Sport competitions were enjoyed across the school. Pocock and Grylls had great success winning...
Grand Opening

Our brand new Food Tech room was officially opened this morning by distinguished guest Mrs Fish who ...
Champions

Inspired by the Lionesses, our girls football team are City Champions and on to the next challenge ....
Food Tech

Some of our Y6 Ambassadors exploring the brand new Food Tech room for the first time ahead of the of...
Residential

Year 6 children had great fun on the residential at Mersea Outdoor Centre.
Sport Leaders

Our Sports Leaders were assessed for the city wide 'Bronze Ambassador' award with massive success ...
Y2 Art

Flick joined Year 2 at the pond as they sketched and focused on water reflection as part of our Clau...
Pizza Express

As a thank you for being such fabulous Ambassadors and House Captains this year, y6 had fun morning ...
Y6 Activity Day

Year 6 children enjoyed an activity day in school of archery, pitching tents, tug of war and water b...
Y5 Science

As part of a science investigation, the year 5 children worked together gathering accurate measureme...
Art Gallery

There was some great art work on display in our Y4&5 art gallery. Everyone enjoyed looking at th...
Creatures

Y5 are learning about habitats and life cycles. They were surprised by some unusual visitors.
Balancability

EYFS and Y1 children have been practising on strider bikes to build up their core strength,.
Lunchtime Equipment

A massive thank you to our PTA for the lovely new playtime equipment. As Ella-Rose said, "We are all...
Wilderness

Y1 children visited the Wilderness Foundation to do some pond dipping and search for life in the pon...
Pond Dipping

Y1 children had great fun pond dipping and searching for creatures which live in our pond.
Forensic Science

Who broke into the safe? Y5 used forensic science skills such as fingerprints, footprints and DNA to...
Lego Workshops

Y1 children enjoyed building Lego structures today at their Lego Workshops.
We Stand With Ukraine

We have taken some time today to think about the people suffering in Ukraine. We Stand With Ukraine.
Dino Visit

EYFS had a visit from a T-Rex and her baby dino. They also took part in excavation activities.
Y1 Recorders

Year 1 children have started to learn to play the recorder. Mrs Esser took them outside for their fi...
World Book Day

It was great to see so many children (and staff) dressed as their favourite book characters today. T...
Thinking Day

It was great to see some of our children (and staff) looking smart in their brownies, beavers and sc...
Spanish frittatas

Year 3 Seals made Spanish frittatas today as part of learning about Spanish culture.
Football team

Our football team played their first match in their brand new kit, thanks to our PTA. The score was ...
Colchester Castle

Y3 thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Colchester Castle to learn about the Romans as part of their top...
This is a GOOD school!

Some of our Springfield Ambassadors have been celebrating our GOOD Ofsted outcome.
My Heritage

This term's home learning project of 'My Heritage' has been great. Some fantastic work is being brou...
Millie's Million Steps

Millie in Y6 took part in The Million Step Challenge and raised over £130 to support Diabetes UK. Sh...
Autumn Days

Y1 children were looking at seasonal changes this afternoon and used art to record their findings in...
Under the Sea

Our art project in Y4-6 is underway with creativity, team work and papier maché all over the school...
Harvest

Some of our Ambassadors packed up all the donations to be taken to Chelmsford Food Bank. Thank you t...
The Enormous Turnip

Our EYFS children harvested turnips and other vegetables and made a stew inspired by the Enormous Tu...
Winners!

Our girls football team are the champions! They finished the local schools tournament with a 100% re...
Play Leaders

Some of the Y5 children have applied to be play leaders. They have a clear idea on the role, how the...
Athletics

On a rainy afternoon Y6 competed in a range of track and field events and finished the day in 2nd pl...
Springfield's Burning

Year 2 have been finding out about the Great Fire of London. They built Tudor style houses then watc...
Learning Outdoors

EYFS children have been busy outside, gardening and learning in their outdoor classroom.
Football

The year 5 and 6 boys and girls football teams went to Great Baddow High School for the Chelmsford S...
Engineering

Deacon has been making robots which move and light up - an engineer in the making.
Y3 Dance

Y3 enjoyed being creative in their dance sessions linked to their work on the Ancient Egyptians.
Viking Dance

Y5 children enjoyed creating Viking themed dances with our visiting dance teacher.
Flick

'We have a dog called Flick who makes everybody smile. Flick is very important, she love...
Y1 Life Skills

Year 1 have been learning about emotions in life skills. Today we all tried something new - jugglin...
Reading Area

It was lovely to see our EYFS children out in the sun listening to a story in our new outdoor readin...
Cookery Club

It was fruit pizzas on the menu at cooking club this evening.
Y3 Spanish

Y3 have just started learning Spanish and really enjoying it. They have learnt how to say hello, goo...
Trojan Horse

A new term and Y6 were straight into action having fun in drama re-enacting the legend of the Trojan...
Japanese Baking

Year 5 loved baking Japanese Mushi-Pan. They used their teamwork skills to measure out the ingredie...
It's Coming Home

We were all supporting England today dressed in red and white with football tournaments and lots of ...
Y6 Camp Day

Y6 adventure day on the field with tent pitching, archery and a water fight.
Sports Day

Well done to our Sports Leaders and House Captains who supported our sports days with enthusiasm.
Horses!

We have had great fun riding horses, elephants, a giraffe and even a unicorn this week.
Art and Nature

Year 5 children have been creating clay work inspired by the nature in our school grounds.
Y5 Sports

Year 5 children took part in a virtual sports competition against children inform other schools.
Y4 Art Exhibition

Some fantastic year 4 art work on show today in our art exhibition.
Tadpoles

Year 1 children have been exploring our pond and discovering how frogspawn becomes tadpoles and how ...
Chick Update

With more chicks hatching, there is a lot of excitement in year 5.
Chicks!

We have our first chicks! There was great excitement in year 5 this morning as three chicks have hat...
Which came first?

We have 11 chicken eggs inside an incubator in Y5 which are set to hatch at some point this week. We...
Say Yes

Good luck to year 5 parents - the children planned, wrote, edited and published letters to persuade ...
Learning Outside

The pond area is looking particularly great at the moment. Y1 children had a great time listing whic...
New Books

The year 1 children who have been doing lots of reading at home this term were all given a book of t...
Spring

Y4 enjoyed pond dipping in the sun and used charts to identify what they found.
Red Nose Day

The staff and children are dressed up as super heroes and raising money today for Red Nose Day. #...
Gardening

Y4 children have been busy planting trees to surround our pond area.
Cave Art

Some fantastic cave art creations in the year 5 bubble as part of their work on the Stone Age
World Book Day

Creativity at its finest - some fantastic books scenecs created for this year's World Book Day
Blue Peter Badges

A very well done to Scarlett in Y6 and Stanley in Y2. They have been awarded their Blue Peter badg...
Just a box

It is surprising how much fun you can have with a cardboard box and a little imagination.
Fun in the Snow

Fun in the snow at school.
Lyon's Court

Some of our children in Y4,5 & 6 visited Lyon's Court Care Home in their bubbles to sing to the ...
Santa Visit

Santa took time from his busy schedule to do a distanced visit at school today. Thank you to Mr B...
KS2 House Competitions

Key Stage 2 have also been busy, in Year 3, Rounders was won by Grylls, Year 4 Netball by Dyson, Yea...
KS1 House Competitions

We are proud to announce this terms House Sport winners. In EYFS Tails was won by Dyson, Year 1 B...
Flick

Meet Flick our new school puppy. You will see her around school and when she is bigger she will be w...
Y1 Remembrance

Year 1 children in Dolphins created this picture after they learnt about poppies and Remembrance Day...
Y2 Houses

Year 2 have been busy building Tudor Houses linked to their work about the Great Fire of London. The...
National Fitness Day

National Fitness Day at Springfield Primary and the children enjoyed 'Skip Hop Challenge'. They all ...
Lockdown Legacy Garden

The children have been enjoying our new Lockdown Legacy garden. Thank you to our PTA for all their h...
Our Pond

Our pond area is looking great and the children are once again able to use it it spot wildlife.
Reading Pathway

Miss Denyer, Mrs Anderson, Mr Mayes and Mrs Esser were very busy in school over the summer and durin...
EYFS Outside Area

The EYFS staff have been busy during the summer transforming the outside area.
Thank you

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Sport Relief

The children and staff supported Sport Relief by wearing sports kit and running the 'Sport Relief Mi...
Champions!

Winners of the Chelmsford Schools Year 3 Mixed Football competition. Springfield returned to Baddow ...
World Book Day

The children have come out in force today dressed as their favourite book characters for World Book ...
Bookworm Winners

Each half term we use a random name generator in assembly to select four names from all those who ha...
Yasmin's Homework

Y4 are learning about the Ancient Maya and Yasmin researched and found facts about Mexico for homewo...
Y3 Money Sense

Our year 3 children took part in a Money Sense workshop with Nat West Bank to help them learn about ...
House Sports

From our most recent house sports events the winners were EYFS Pocock, Y1 Hawking, Y2 Grylls, Y3...
Tea Party

Y5 Rhinos came into school on a Sunday to lay on a tea party for some elderly guests. The children p...
Hair Cut

After school tonight, Miss Brickley had some of her long hair chopped off which will now be sent awa...
Y1 Art

Y1 children have created and built houses linked to the Three Little Pigs. Today they painted their ...
Y3 Football Winners

Our team of mixed Y3 boys and girls took part in a football tournament; they came top of their group...
Y4 Superstars

Our Y4 children took part in the annual Superstars event at Chelmsford Sport and Athletic Centre, Me...
Chinese New Year

Our EYFS children celebrated the Chinese New Year by tasting different foods, creating dragons and l...
Cricket Day

Y6 children took part in a ROAR for Diversity Day with Essex Cricket and Colchester FC. Our visitor...
Lyons Court

A group of year 3 children visit Lyons Court Care Home each week to read to and share their work wit...
Benchball Champions

This week we entered a team in the Boswells Benchball competition for the first time. Our team gave ...
Y4 Animation

Y4 children are learning to create stop go animations.
Hokusai

Y6 have created art work inspired by Hokusai linked to their class reading book 'Kensuke's Kingdom'.
Chinese New Year

A very creative salad for lunch today along with sweet and sour chicken, rice and prawn crackers for...
Play Leader

Oliver in Y5 is our first Play Leader to have reached the grand total of 50 play leader duties. Well...
Litter Pick

Some of our ambassadors have been in action again this week, this time they gave up their break time...
Story Telling

EYFS and Y1 children were treated to a special story teller as part of their work on Fairy Tales.
Curling

Our Y3,4&5 children tried out curling today.
Y6 Martial Arts

Y5&6 had a martial arts taster day which they thoroughly enjoyed.
Oh yes it was!

The children enjoyed a fantastic pantomime this morning - Beauty and the Beast. Thank you to our PTA...
EYFS Christmas

The EYFS children looked great in their Christmas jumpers.
Christmas Lunch

The fun that is Christmas lunch has just started with turkey, crackers and some very excited childre...
EYFS

EYFS children have been using their brand new interactive white board to support learning.
Hanukkah

Year 6 learnt about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah by tasting different foods.
Balancability

EYFS and Y1 children have taken part in balancabilty sessions to help develop their core strength.
Archery

We always like to try something new. Some of our children tried their hand at lacrosse and archery ...
Theatre Workshops

Y3 and Y5 children took part in musical theatre workshops this week based on The Lion King.
EYFS Shopping

EYFS have been learning about money and using their very own shop which accepts both cash and card p...
Learning Outside

Lots of our learning will take place outside this term. Year 3 took part in a treasure hunt around t...
Y4 Puppets

Y4 told the story of Rama and Sita using their own shadow puppets and scripts they had written thems...
Dare to be Different

The children look fabulous today in green and crazy hair. We are supporting REMAP.
Y3 Ancient Egyptians

Y3 arrived at school dressed as Ancient Egyptians ready to take part in Egyptian related activities.
Y6 Ancient Greeks

There are Ancient Greek warriors around the school today with year 6 taking part in the Ancient Gree...
Y4 Mighty Oak

Some of our year 4 children took part in an activity with The Mighty Oak Company in preparation for ...
Harvest

Some of our ambassadors bagged and boxed up all the harvest donations ready to be taken to the food ...
Viking Day

Year 5 Vikings are preparing for battle during their day of Viking related activities.
EYFS Gardening

EYFS children have been busy tending to their vegetable garden and also planting crocus bulbs
Y6 Creativity

Olivia and Evie are pictured with their homework creations. Olivia has made an edible character from...
Fire Fire!

The Great Fire of London happened on the school field today. The children had built houses to repres...
Y1 Wilderness Foundation

Y1 had an excellent day at the Wilderness Foundation. They made dens, hunted for bugs, did some pond...
Football Tournament

Our girls and boys football teams took part in a local football tournament this week. A special ment...
Y2 Houses

Y2 children have made models houses that would have been in London around 1666. Let's hope they do n...
Y2 Drama

Year 2 children took part in a drama workshop to tell the story of the Great Fire of London.
School Song

Some of our year 5 and 6 children have written a school song which they performed to the rest of the...
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!