17th July 2025Call of the WildY1 children enjoyed an end of term visit to Call of the Wild Zoo. 16th July 2025Thank youOur Springfield Ambassadors and House Captains have done a great job this year. 15th July 2025Rock BandParents were treated to another great Rock Band concert. 11th July 2025ReadingReading club have been really enjoying their book and discussing the text. 10th July 2025ChocolateYear 4 are reading a book called 'The Great Chocoplot', studying the Ancient Maya . Their two worlds... 10th July 2025LettersYear 4 have been learning about letter writing. They chose a celebrity to write to and are very eage... 6th July 2025PreschoolOur sports leaders ran a fun and active sports day for Springfield Stars nursery. 3rd July 2025JamaicaThis week EYFS children are learning about Jamaica. They have been investigating tropical fruit and ... 3rd July 2025Tanka PoemsThe Y4 children have create their very own Tanka poems. Once completed, they were able to hang them ... 19th June 2025Some children from our school choir performed as part of the Junior Music Festival at Chelmsford The... 11th June 2025BasketballThe year 5 basketball team took part in the first city tournament. 10th June 2025Fire StationY2 children enjoyed their visit to the fire station. 5th June 2025Dream CatchersSome of the year 6 children have been making dream catchers. 5th June 2025SunflowersYear 2 have planted sunflower seeds. They have been busy digging, planting and watering. 4th June 2025FootballThe boys football team played their final league game on Monday. Well done to them all for represent... 4th June 2025Cave PaintingsThe year 1 children looked at prehistoric cave paintings and discussed what they noticed about the i... 4th June 2025FootballThe girls football team played their final league game on Monday. Well done to them all for represen... 22nd May 2025BalancabilityEYFS children took part in balancability sessions. 21st May 2025ShoppingAs part of year 3 maths work on money, they set up their own shops to buy and give change 20th May 2025CapacityYear 2 have been finding out about capacity and how to measure the amount of liquid in a container. 15th May 2025DucklingsThere was a lot of excitement in year 5 this week with their new arrivals. 13th May 2025VE DayThe children enjoyed a VE Day picnic and learnt about why we commemorate the day. 13th May 2025RoundersThe rounders team went to The Boswells School for the city finals. 8th May 2025VE DayOur choir enjoyed their visit to two care homes to entertain the residents with war time songs. 8th May 2025SconesY5 children baked scones to enjoy at their VE Day picnic. 23rd April 2025Bake OffThe 'Great Springfield Bake Off' live final was won by overall Stanley in year. 2nd April 2025Bake OffOur Great Springfield Bake Off finals are in full swing. 1st April 2025Football MatchSpringfield Boys travelled to Perryfields Primary for a football match. They played very well and p... 27th March 2025Spirit of the WildWe had a visit from Spirit of the Wild. they will be back on1 May as part of the activity day run by... 27th March 2025FrittataYear 4 have been making frittatas. They prepared and chopped all the vegetables and enjoyed tasting ... 27th March 2025Bake OffThe house captains very much enjoyed judging the Great Springfield Bake Off entries. 27th March 2025Church VisitYear 1 visited our local church. They learnt about the story of Easter, looked at different types of... 20th March 2025Local Area walkYear 3 went on a Local Area Walk to look at the different uses of land in Springfield and Beaulieu. ... 20th March 2025DentistEYFS had a visit from a dentist. They showed the children how to look after their teeth. 20th March 2025DTYear 5 children have continued their bridge building DT project. Some groups have tested for weight ... 20th March 2025HockeyOur hockey teams placed better than ever before in the city tournament. They finished 7th and 9th, p... 20th March 2025FootballOur girls football team played Tyrells Primary School in the league seeking our first win. They play... 18th March 2025Rock BandParents were treated to a concert by our Rock Bands. 11th March 2025Care HomeThe children enjoyed their visit to Lawns Care Home to share stories. 11th March 2025First AidThe children learnt about how to check whether someone is breathing, the number to call in an emerge... 11th March 2025Cross CountrySome of the children in KS1 were chosen to represent Springfield at the cross country races at Melbo... 7th March 2025ChessOur chess team attended a tournament at Moulsham Junior School. 5th March 2025FootballOur year 3 football team played in the Chelmsford City tournament on . They played with skill and en... 14th February 2025Girls Football TeamOur girls football teams played at Bishops Primary School with enthusiasm and smiles despite getting... 14th February 2025Boys Football TeamOur boys football played their first league match at Bishops Primary School with enthusiasm and smil... 5th February 2025SuperstarsYear 4 children enjoyed their Superstars event taking part in lots of different activities. 5th February 2025Lunar New YearAs part of our Chinese New Year celebrations, Y6 were invited to EYFS to share some Chinese food pre... 5th February 2025Y1 DanceY1 listened to a West African folktale and then created a dance in groups. The children enjoyed u... 30th January 2025Colchester CastleYear 3 children had a great day at Colchester Castle finding out about Boudica and the Romans. 27th January 2025Challah BreadThis term Y1 are learning about Judaism and the celebration of Shabbat in RE. They made Challah brea... 21st January 2025Young VoicesOur junior choir enjoyed their experience at the O2 taking part in Young Voices 19th December 2024Sports LeadersThis week, we found out that our Sports Leaders have achieved the city standard of 'Bronze Ambassado... 19th December 2024Spelling BeeFarah were the overall winners in our House Spelling Bee - well done to them and to the year group w... 12th December 2024Ho Ho HoA visit from Santa during Christmas dinner was very exciting. 12th December 2024FootballSpringfield boys played a football match against Tyrrells on a blustery Monday night. Despite the po... 12th December 2024BasketballOur year 6 basketball squad went to The Boswells School for their Primary basketball tournament. The... 12th December 2024Christmas DinnerAn amazing Christmas dinner with a personalised cake for each class. 3rd December 2024ConcertOur end of term concert for our rock bands was a great success. 28th November 2024InsulationYear 4 have been investigating which materials make the best sound insulators. They compared pairs o... 28th November 2024Teddy 'lympicsA Y1 team represented Springfield at the annual Teddy 'lympics. The children enjoyed lots of differe... 20th November 2024BuggiesY3 have learnt how to measure and cut wood accurately while each making a buggy. 19th November 2024FootballOur boy's football team opened their league season at home against Broomfield Primary School. They p... 15th November 2024House CompetitionsIn the latest round of house sport competitions, Farah were the overall winners. 15th November 2024PianoY4 children had a look inside a piano to see what the strings and keys did. 22nd October 2024Fire!Y2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London. . They learnt about the materials used to buil... 21st October 2024HarvestSome of our ambassadors helped to pack the harvest donations up ready to be taken to the food bank. 21st October 2024SpeedingThe Safer Essex Road Partnership recently visited our year 5 children. The children went out with po... 18th October 2024Chopping FruitYear 1 have been making fruit salad as part of our DT 'healthy eating' topic. The children had to ch... 17th October 2024Let it Burn!Y2 are learning about the Great Fire of London. They have been exploring the historical facts surrou... 17th October 2024Y2 FootballChildren in year 2 attended an inter-school football tournament at Chelmer Park organised by Chelmsf... 10th October 2024Mental HealthThe children all dressed in yellow as we supported World Mental Health Day and raised money for Mind... 9th October 2024Tag RugbyOur Year 3&4 tag rugby team enjoyed their first tournament of the year. 9th October 2024Baking BreadEYFS children have been baking bread ready for their turnip feast. 26th September 2024Girls footballOur new girls team enjoyed playing in their first tournament of the year. 26th September 2024FootballOur football teams played in the Chelmsford tournament, the first of the year. The boys team came 6t... 26th September 2024Springfield is 21Happy birthday Springfield. We celebrated with cake. 19th September 2024PE MasterclassSone of our children went to The Boswells School for a teamwork and volleyball masterclass led by Gr... 20th July 2024Colour RunThe children enjoyed a fun colour run. 18th July 2024Muddy RunOur staff team raised over £9K for Cancer Research after our 5K Muddy Run. 18th July 2024SambaYear 3 children enjoyed a Samba session at Boswells as part of their work leaning about Brazil and t... 5th July 2024Sports LeadersOur Y6 Sports Leaders did a great job of running events at Springfield Stars Preschool sports day. 5th July 2024Netball FinalsOur netball team succeeded in reaching the Chelmsford netball finals. 1st July 2024ArcheryThe children in EYFS have been finding out about Olympic sports. They tried archery with a bow bigge... 21st June 2024Melting ChocolateYear 4 experimented with different states of chocolate and found out how quickly it changed from sol... 21st June 2024Traffic SurveyYear 2 carried out a traffic survey then created graphs to show their findings. 21st June 2024Sports DayGreat weather for sports day. KS1 winners: Attenborough, KS2 winners: Toone with the overall winners... 13th June 2024Mini GamesYear 2 children took part in the Chelmsford Mini Games. 13th June 2024Healthy EatingYear 2 children have been learning about healthy eating. They tasted lots of new foods. 4th June 2024First AidYear 5 children took part in 1st aid sessions where, among other things, they learnt CPR and how to ... 23rd May 2024Year 2 visited the Essex Fire Museum. They heard about fire safety, the Great Fire of London and tri... 23rd May 2024LettersSome of the year 4 children have received replies to the letters they wrote. They were very excited ... 22nd May 2024ArtEYFS children used their observation skills to create artwork using natural objects. Before the rain... 21st May 2024DanceEYFS children enjoyed dance and music with some African story telling. 21st May 2024RoundersOur rounders team played in the city finals. They started slow but then gained momentum, playing gre... 17th May 2024Using MoneyY4 have been practising using cash as shoppers and as shopkeepers. 9th May 2024BikeabilityYear 5 children had the opportunity to take part in bikeability sessions learning how to ride their ... 9th May 2024Football MatchOour girl's football team played Bishops Primary in a very competitive and skillful match. They won ... 3rd May 2024GamesY4 have learnt about electricity then they designed and made their own games using circuits and swit... 3rd May 2024Wall BarsOur wall bars in the hall have been replaced and updated. The children have enjoyed trying them out. 3rd May 2024LettersYear 4 children have been learning how to write a formal letter. They have each written, edited and ... 29th April 2024FootballOur boys football team played against a strong Perryfields team today in the league. They fought va... 22nd April 2024ScootersThe children enjoyed an ultimate scooters display then took part in scooter workshops. 28th March 2024Zip WireCould you create a contraption to carry a creme egg along a zipwire? 28th March 2024GraffitiY6 created their own graffiti art work. 18th March 2024BalancabilityEYFS, Y1&2 children took part in balancability sessions to help develop their core strength. 18th March 2024Football MatchAnother football victory - our girls team came from behind to win 3-1. 14th March 2024House SportOur latest house sport winners were EYFS Attenborough,Y4 & Y6 TooneY1, Y2 & Y5 Mala... 14th March 2024World Read Aloud DayWe celebrated World Read Aloud Day by practising reading aloud clearly and sharing books. 14th March 2024Great Springfield Bake OffMr Lamb and the house captains enjoyed tasting and judging the Great Springfield Bake Off house comp... 14th March 2024CurlingChildren in year 2 and year 5 took part in curling taster sessions. 14th March 2024Science WeekOur science day as part of British Science Week was good fun. We found out about such things as sund... 14th March 2024HockeyTwo of our teams played in the city hockey tournament coming 5th and 7th out of 32. 14th March 2024World Book DaySome great costumes today to celebrate World Book Day. 14th March 2024Cream TeaY4 Polar Bears enjoyed a Cornish cream tea after reading The Mousehole Cat which is set in Cornwall. 12th February 2024Lunar New YearWe celebrated the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon with a Chinese feast. 31st January 2024Young VoicesOur junior choir had a fantastic evening performing with Young Voices at the O2 Arena. 23rd January 2024Challah BreadY1 are learning about Judaism and the celebration of Shabbat in RE. The children had a go at making ... 18th January 2024DancingY1, 3, 4 & 5 children enjoyed some more great dance sessions with Lorraine: Romans, Fairy Tales ... 18th January 2024AthleticsIt was an action-packed afternoon for some of our Y6 children at the Sports Hall Athletics Competiti... 18th January 2024Creative WritingSome of our Y5&6 children at their Creative Writing Day. They met the author Seth Burkett who gu... 9th January 2024Year 2 finished their ferris wheel DT project today by attaching passenger pods. 19th December 2023Spelling BeeThe House Spelling Bee results are in and here are our KS1 and KS2 champions. Malala were the overal... 6th December 2023VolleyballSome of our year 4 children attended The Boswells School for a fitness and volleyball masterclass le... 24th November 2023Police WorkshopsThe children have taken part in Police Workshops where they found out what police officers do and ho... 20th November 2023Children in NeedA surprise visit by Pudsey and BBC Essex caused a lot of excitement. 16th November 2023InsulationThis afternoon Year 4 were investigating a range of materials, trying to decide which was the best (... 16th November 2023Vicar VisitY2 had a visit from Reverend Caroline. She explained how Christians prepare for Christmas and the ch... 16th November 2023Roots to FoodY3 and Y4 children took part in Roots to Food cooking sessions. They created and tasted a Rogan Josh... 10th November 2023House SportAll the year groups fought fiercely in their first house sport competitions of the year. Wins were s... 10th November 2023RemembranceRemembrance work going on this week in EYFS. The children all marked the minute silence impeccably i... 1st November 2023House PointsOur new container for collecting house point tokens has arrived. 20th October 2023Rock StarsOur annual dress as a rock star day was a great success. 19th October 2023Phonics BreakfastThere was a good turn out for our Y1 Phonics Breakfast for parents. 16th October 2023My Happy MindChildren have been learning how to do happy breathing as part of our My Happy Mind project.Paren... 16th October 2023Great Fire of LondonYear 2 children have been learning about the Great Fire of London. They learnt how fast the fire spr... 16th October 2023Tag-RugbyOur Y4 and Y6 tag-rugby teams were in action this week for the first time. 9th June 2023Poe-TreeY4 have been writing tanka poems this week in English. In Japan, it is tradition to hang poems and w... 8th June 2023Activity DayYear 6 children enjoyed archery and pitching tents. 8th June 2023Mini GamesYear 2 represented Romania in the mini games this week. They took part in various sporting activitie... 7th June 2023Wilderness FoundationThe Year 1 children enjoyed their trip to the Wilderness Foundation,. 7th June 2023First AidYear 5 have been learning basic first aid - using bandages and how to resuscitate. 25th May 2023Litter PickingY2 have been litter picking in the local community. They were amazed by the amount of litter they fo... 23rd May 2023African DanceEYFS children enjoyed creating their own African dances. 23rd May 2023Netball TournamentOur netball team played in the local tournament. 22nd May 2023Indian DanceY6 enjoyed a day of dance. They created their own mini dances on an Indian theme. 18th May 2023SmoothiesAs part of their science work on healthy eating, year 3 children chopped all the fruit to make smoot... 16th May 2023RoundersOur first city rounders tournament and the team played with teamwork and resilience, getting better ... 11th May 2023VictoryA solid victory for our boys football team, they followed all tactics and beat Tyrells Primary Schoo... 7th May 2023Royal Tea PartyEYFS children baked cakes and decorated their classrooms then enjoyed a Royal Tea Party. 7th May 2023Coronation CrownsEYFS children created their own coronation crowns then acted out the coronation. 5th May 2023Letter WritingY4 have written formal letters to famous people who have inspired them and posted them. Fingers cros... 4th May 2023Coronation QuicheY1 children used our new food tech room to make and bake Coronation Quiche. 28th April 2023Reading BreakfastIt was great to have so many parents and grandparents join us for our EYFS & Y1 reading breakfas... 24th April 2023Celebration MealThe children enjoyed a celebration meal for Eid. 21st April 2023ScooteringThe children were all treated to an extreme scootering display.Y4&5 got the chance to try some o... 21st April 2023Graffiti ArtY6 have studied graffiti art and artists and created their own piece to represent themselves. 21st April 2023Dentist VisitY3 had a visit from a dentist then tried disclosing tablets to see how well they brushed their teeth... 19th April 2023NetballAnother win for our netball team. They beat Perryfields Juniors 7-0 30th March 2023Money SenseThe children have taken part in money sense sessions led by HSBC Bank. 29th March 2023Skreens ParkYear 2 enjoyed exploring and pond dipping at Skreens Park Activity Centre. 17th March 2023BridgesEYFS have been investigating bridges. They constructed bridges, built them taller, made them longer,... 14th March 2023Baking cakesOur food tech room is being well used. Some of our children learnt how to bake cakes. 14th March 2023Cross CountyBoth our KS1 and KS2 cross country teams were in action this week. Our KS2 team came a very respecta... 10th March 2023FrittatasYear 3 finished their Spanish food vocabulary topic by writing ingredients for and making Spanish fr... 27th February 2023EYFS in SpaceThe EYFS children loved finding out about space. They have built, made rockets & thrown rockets ... 23rd February 2023ChampionsOur Tag-Rugby team traveled to Boswells for a Chelmsford Schools tournament. Our children were amaz... 10th February 2023Girls FootballWell done yet again to our girls football team for further success. They travelled to Colchester Uni... 9th February 2023Author VisitYear 4 had a visit from author Guy Jones who wrote one of their class texts 'The Ice Garden'. He tal... 8th February 2023SuperstarsY4 had a great time competing against other schools in the Superstars Event. Out of 250 children, Mi... 2nd February 2023BalancabilityOur EYFS and year 1 children took part in balancability sessions to help develop their core strength... 25th January 2023Lunar New YearWe celebrated the Lunar New Year with a great Chinese lunch. The year 6 children were lucky enough t... 25th January 2023Y3 FootballOur year 3 mixed football team played in the Chelmsford Schools football tournament this week. They ... 18th January 2023DanceChildren in years 1,3,4&5 have had some great creative dance session this week on themes of Roma... 18th January 2023FlapjacksEYFS children used our new food tech room to make honey flapjacks. They were learning about bears an... 10th January 2023Colchester CastleYear 3 had great fun learning about The Romans in the playground and also at Colchester Castle. 2nd December 2022Maths ChallengeSome of our year 5 & year children sat the National Primary Maths Challenge with questions desig... 24th November 2022EYFSOur PTA presented a cheque to EYFS to help with the resurfacing of the outside learning area and new... 17th November 2022Football FinalsOur girl’s football team qualified for the Essex County finals by becoming Chelmsford City champions... 17th November 2022Bake OffOur Great Springfield Bake off finals were a great success. Well done to Catherine our overall winne... 7th November 2022CrimeY4 had a visit from the police today to launch their work on Crime and Punishment. 3rd November 2022Rock Stars DayThe children dressed as Rock Stars and spent the day completing times tables activities. 3rd November 2022House SportHouse Sport competitions were enjoyed across the school. Pocock and Grylls had great success winning... 29th September 2022Grand OpeningOur brand new Food Tech room was officially opened this morning by distinguished guest Mrs Fish who ... 29th September 2022ChampionsInspired by the Lionesses, our girls football team are City Champions and on to the next challenge .... 28th September 2022Food TechSome of our Y6 Ambassadors exploring the brand new Food Tech room for the first time ahead of the of... 7th July 2022ResidentialYear 6 children had great fun on the residential at Mersea Outdoor Centre. 6th July 2022Sport LeadersOur Sports Leaders were assessed for the city wide 'Bronze Ambassador' award with massive success ... 6th July 2022Y2 ArtFlick joined Year 2 at the pond as they sketched and focused on water reflection as part of our Clau... 6th July 2022Pizza ExpressAs a thank you for being such fabulous Ambassadors and House Captains this year, y6 had fun morning ... 6th July 2022Y6 Activity DayYear 6 children enjoyed an activity day in school of archery, pitching tents, tug of war and water b... 6th July 2022Y5 ScienceAs part of a science investigation, the year 5 children worked together gathering accurate measureme... 24th June 2022Art GalleryThere was some great art work on display in our Y4&5 art gallery. Everyone enjoyed looking at th... 20th May 2022CreaturesY5 are learning about habitats and life cycles. They were surprised by some unusual visitors. 16th May 2022BalancabilityEYFS and Y1 children have been practising on strider bikes to build up their core strength,. 9th May 2022Lunchtime EquipmentA massive thank you to our PTA for the lovely new playtime equipment. As Ella-Rose said, "We are all... 26th April 2022WildernessY1 children visited the Wilderness Foundation to do some pond dipping and search for life in the pon... 21st April 2022Pond DippingY1 children had great fun pond dipping and searching for creatures which live in our pond. 24th March 2022Forensic ScienceWho broke into the safe? Y5 used forensic science skills such as fingerprints, footprints and DNA to... 22nd March 2022Lego WorkshopsY1 children enjoyed building Lego structures today at their Lego Workshops. 11th March 2022We Stand With UkraineWe have taken some time today to think about the people suffering in Ukraine. We Stand With Ukraine. 8th March 2022Dino VisitEYFS had a visit from a T-Rex and her baby dino. They also took part in excavation activities. 8th March 2022Y1 RecordersYear 1 children have started to learn to play the recorder. Mrs Esser took them outside for their fi... 3rd March 2022World Book DayIt was great to see so many children (and staff) dressed as their favourite book characters today. T... 23rd February 2022Thinking DayIt was great to see some of our children (and staff) looking smart in their brownies, beavers and sc... 21st February 2022Spanish frittatasYear 3 Seals made Spanish frittatas today as part of learning about Spanish culture. 17th January 2022Colchester CastleY3 thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Colchester Castle to learn about the Romans as part of their top... 8th December 2021This is a GOOD school!Some of our Springfield Ambassadors have been celebrating our GOOD Ofsted outcome. 7th December 2021My HeritageThis term's home learning project of 'My Heritage' has been great. Some fantastic work is being brou... 3rd November 2021Millie's Million StepsMillie in Y6 took part in The Million Step Challenge and raised over £130 to support Diabetes UK. Sh... 2nd November 2021Autumn DaysY1 children were looking at seasonal changes this afternoon and used art to record their findings in... 2nd November 2021Under the SeaOur art project in Y4-6 is underway with creativity, team work and papier maché all over the school... 21st October 2021HarvestSome of our Ambassadors packed up all the donations to be taken to Chelmsford Food Bank. Thank you t... 18th October 2021The Enormous TurnipOur EYFS children harvested turnips and other vegetables and made a stew inspired by the Enormous Tu... 14th October 2021Winners!Our girls football team are the champions! They finished the local schools tournament with a 100% re... 11th October 2021Play LeadersSome of the Y5 children have applied to be play leaders. They have a clear idea on the role, how the... 8th October 2021AthleticsOn a rainy afternoon Y6 competed in a range of track and field events and finished the day in 2nd pl... 7th October 2021Springfield's BurningYear 2 have been finding out about the Great Fire of London. They built Tudor style houses then watc... 7th October 2021Learning OutdoorsEYFS children have been busy outside, gardening and learning in their outdoor classroom. 1st October 2021FootballThe year 5 and 6 boys and girls football teams went to Great Baddow High School for the Chelmsford S... 28th September 2021EngineeringDeacon has been making robots which move and light up - an engineer in the making. 27th September 2021Y3 DanceY3 enjoyed being creative in their dance sessions linked to their work on the Ancient Egyptians. 27th September 2021Viking DanceY5 children enjoyed creating Viking themed dances with our visiting dance teacher. 27th September 2021Flick'We have a dog called Flick who makes everybody smile. Flick is very important, she love... 27th September 2021Y1 Life SkillsYear 1 have been learning about emotions in life skills. Today we all tried something new - jugglin... 24th September 2021Reading AreaIt was lovely to see our EYFS children out in the sun listening to a story in our new outdoor readin... 22nd September 2021Cookery ClubIt was fruit pizzas on the menu at cooking club this evening. 20th September 2021Y3 SpanishY3 have just started learning Spanish and really enjoying it. They have learnt how to say hello, goo... 3rd September 2021Trojan HorseA new term and Y6 were straight into action having fun in drama re-enacting the legend of the Trojan... 15th July 2021Japanese BakingYear 5 loved baking Japanese Mushi-Pan. They used their teamwork skills to measure out the ingredie... 10th July 2021It's Coming HomeWe were all supporting England today dressed in red and white with football tournaments and lots of ... 10th July 2021Y6 Camp DayY6 adventure day on the field with tent pitching, archery and a water fight. 26th June 2021Sports DayWell done to our Sports Leaders and House Captains who supported our sports days with enthusiasm. 11th June 2021Horses!We have had great fun riding horses, elephants, a giraffe and even a unicorn this week. 10th June 2021Art and NatureYear 5 children have been creating clay work inspired by the nature in our school grounds. 10th June 2021Y5 SportsYear 5 children took part in a virtual sports competition against children inform other schools. 28th May 2021Y4 Art ExhibitionSome fantastic year 4 art work on show today in our art exhibition. 21st May 2021TadpolesYear 1 children have been exploring our pond and discovering how frogspawn becomes tadpoles and how ... 29th April 2021Chick UpdateWith more chicks hatching, there is a lot of excitement in year 5. 28th April 2021Chicks!We have our first chicks! There was great excitement in year 5 this morning as three chicks have hat... 26th April 2021Which came first?We have 11 chicken eggs inside an incubator in Y5 which are set to hatch at some point this week. We... 24th April 2021Say YesGood luck to year 5 parents - the children planned, wrote, edited and published letters to persuade ... 13th April 2021Learning OutsideThe pond area is looking particularly great at the moment. Y1 children had a great time listing whic... 25th March 2021New BooksThe year 1 children who have been doing lots of reading at home this term were all given a book of t... 23rd March 2021SpringY4 enjoyed pond dipping in the sun and used charts to identify what they found. 19th March 2021Red Nose DayThe staff and children are dressed up as super heroes and raising money today for Red Nose Day.#... 18th March 2021GardeningY4 children have been busy planting trees to surround our pond area. 5th March 2021Cave ArtSome fantastic cave art creations in the year 5 bubble as part of their work on the Stone Age 4th March 2021World Book DayCreativity at its finest - some fantastic books scenecs created for this year's World Book Day 22nd February 2021Blue Peter BadgesA very well done to Scarlett in Y6 and Stanley in Y2. They have been awarded their Blue Peter badg... 12th February 2021Just a boxIt is surprising how much fun you can have with a cardboard box and a little imagination. 10th February 2021Fun in the SnowFun in the snow at school. 17th December 2020Lyon's CourtSome of our children in Y4,5 & 6 visited Lyon's Court Care Home in their bubbles to sing to the ... 14th December 2020Santa VisitSanta took time from his busy schedule to do a distanced visit at school today.Thank you to Mr B... 27th November 2020KS2 House CompetitionsKey Stage 2 have also been busy, in Year 3, Rounders was won by Grylls, Year 4 Netball by Dyson, Yea... 27th November 2020KS1 House CompetitionsWe are proud to announce this terms House Sport winners.In EYFS Tails was won by Dyson, Year 1 B... 15th November 2020FlickMeet Flick our new school puppy. You will see her around school and when she is bigger she will be w... 15th November 2020Y1 RemembranceYear 1 children in Dolphins created this picture after they learnt about poppies and Remembrance Day... 7th October 2020Y2 HousesYear 2 have been busy building Tudor Houses linked to their work about the Great Fire of London. The... 25th September 2020National Fitness DayNational Fitness Day at Springfield Primary and the children enjoyed 'Skip Hop Challenge'. They all ... 20th September 2020Lockdown Legacy GardenThe children have been enjoying our new Lockdown Legacy garden. Thank you to our PTA for all their h... 20th September 2020Our PondOur pond area is looking great and the children are once again able to use it it spot wildlife. 8th September 2020Reading PathwayMiss Denyer, Mrs Anderson, Mr Mayes and Mrs Esser were very busy in school over the summer and durin... 4th September 2020EYFS Outside AreaThe EYFS staff have been busy during the summer transforming the outside area. 23rd March 2020Thank youNo words needed 14th March 2020Sport ReliefThe children and staff supported Sport Relief by wearing sports kit and running the 'Sport Relief Mi... 11th March 2020Champions!Winners of the Chelmsford Schools Year 3 Mixed Football competition. Springfield returned to Baddow ... 5th March 2020World Book DayThe children have come out in force today dressed as their favourite book characters for World Book ... 2nd March 2020Bookworm WinnersEach half term we use a random name generator in assembly to select four names from all those who ha... 2nd March 2020Yasmin's HomeworkY4 are learning about the Ancient Maya and Yasmin researched and found facts about Mexico for homewo... 2nd March 2020Y3 Money SenseOur year 3 children took part in a Money Sense workshop with Nat West Bank to help them learn about ... 25th February 2020House SportsFrom our most recent house sports events the winners were EYFS Pocock, Y1 Hawking, Y2 Grylls, Y3... 16th February 2020Tea PartyY5 Rhinos came into school on a Sunday to lay on a tea party for some elderly guests. The children p... 14th February 2020Hair CutAfter school tonight, Miss Brickley had some of her long hair chopped off which will now be sent awa... 11th February 2020Y1 ArtY1 children have created and built houses linked to the Three Little Pigs. Today they painted their ... 10th February 2020Y3 Football WinnersOur team of mixed Y3 boys and girls took part in a football tournament; they came top of their group... 4th February 2020Y4 SuperstarsOur Y4 children took part in the annual Superstars event at Chelmsford Sport and Athletic Centre, Me... 31st January 2020Chinese New YearOur EYFS children celebrated the Chinese New Year by tasting different foods, creating dragons and l... 30th January 2020Cricket DayY6 children took part in a ROAR for Diversity Day with Essex Cricket and Colchester FC. Our visitor... 30th January 2020Lyons CourtA group of year 3 children visit Lyons Court Care Home each week to read to and share their work wit... 30th January 2020Benchball ChampionsThis week we entered a team in the Boswells Benchball competition for the first time. Our team gave ... 24th January 2020Y4 AnimationY4 children are learning to create stop go animations. 24th January 2020HokusaiY6 have created art work inspired by Hokusai linked to their class reading book 'Kensuke's Kingdom'. 24th January 2020Chinese New YearA very creative salad for lunch today along with sweet and sour chicken, rice and prawn crackers for... 21st January 2020Play LeaderOliver in Y5 is our first Play Leader to have reached the grand total of 50 play leader duties. Well... 21st January 2020Litter PickSome of our ambassadors have been in action again this week, this time they gave up their break time... 10th January 2020Story TellingEYFS and Y1 children were treated to a special story teller as part of their work on Fairy Tales. 9th January 2020CurlingOur Y3,4&5 children tried out curling today. 6th January 2020Y6 Martial ArtsY5&6 had a martial arts taster day which they thoroughly enjoyed. 19th December 2019Oh yes it was!The children enjoyed a fantastic pantomime this morning - Beauty and the Beast. Thank you to our PTA... 18th December 2019EYFS ChristmasThe EYFS children looked great in their Christmas jumpers. 13th December 2019Christmas LunchThe fun that is Christmas lunch has just started with turkey, crackers and some very excited childre... 13th December 2019EYFSEYFS children have been using their brand new interactive white board to support learning. 11th December 2019HanukkahYear 6 learnt about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah by tasting different foods. 25th November 2019BalancabilityEYFS and Y1 children have taken part in balancabilty sessions to help develop their core strength. 22nd November 2019ArcheryWe always like to try something new. Some of our children tried their hand at lacrosse and archery ... 20th November 2019Theatre WorkshopsY3 and Y5 children took part in musical theatre workshops this week based on The Lion King. 15th November 2019EYFS ShoppingEYFS have been learning about money and using their very own shop which accepts both cash and card p... 6th November 2019Learning OutsideLots of our learning will take place outside this term. Year 3 took part in a treasure hunt around t... 25th October 2019Y4 PuppetsY4 told the story of Rama and Sita using their own shadow puppets and scripts they had written thems... 25th October 2019Dare to be DifferentThe children look fabulous today in green and crazy hair. We are supporting REMAP. 24th October 2019Y3 Ancient EgyptiansY3 arrived at school dressed as Ancient Egyptians ready to take part in Egyptian related activities. 22nd October 2019Y6 Ancient GreeksThere are Ancient Greek warriors around the school today with year 6 taking part in the Ancient Gree... 19th October 2019Y4 Mighty OakSome of our year 4 children took part in an activity with The Mighty Oak Company in preparation for ... 18th October 2019HarvestSome of our ambassadors bagged and boxed up all the harvest donations ready to be taken to the food ... 11th October 2019Viking DayYear 5 Vikings are preparing for battle during their day of Viking related activities. 10th October 2019EYFS GardeningEYFS children have been busy tending to their vegetable garden and also planting crocus bulbs 9th October 2019Y6 CreativityOlivia and Evie are pictured with their homework creations. Olivia has made an edible character from... 7th October 2019Fire Fire!The Great Fire of London happened on the school field today. The children had built houses to repres... 4th October 2019Y1 Wilderness FoundationY1 had an excellent day at the Wilderness Foundation. They made dens, hunted for bugs, did some pond... 4th October 2019Football TournamentOur girls and boys football teams took part in a local football tournament this week. A special ment... 4th October 2019Y2 HousesY2 children have made models houses that would have been in London around 1666. Let's hope they do n... 25th September 2019Y2 DramaYear 2 children took part in a drama workshop to tell the story of the Great Fire of London. 20th September 2019School SongSome of our year 5 and 6 children have written a school song which they performed to the rest of the... 13th September 2019Roald Dahl DayThe children (and staff) across the school look great in their character costumes as we celebrate Ro... 13th September 2019Y1 Fruit & VegYear 1 children have been picking the fruit and vegetables they planted last year in the EYFS garden... 11th September 2019Egyptian Sausage RollsY3 have been making sausage rolls that look suspiciously like Egyptian mummies with Mrs Fish one of ... 6th September 2019Y6 ResidentialYear 6 children are on their residential at Stubbington Activity Centre on the south coast. Their fa... 12th August 2019Springfield UPSome of our year 3 children regularly visit Lyons Court Care home as part of our Springfield UP Proj... 22nd July 2019Bake OffThe 2019 Bake Off Finals are in full swing with Paul Hollywood (looking a bit like Mr Lamb) in charg... 17th July 2019SunflowersEYFS have tended to and grown some very tall sunflowers. The children were intrigued to see two bees... 16th July 2019Mayan TempleJessica in Y4 has made a fantastic model of a Mayan temple using small tiles. Well done Jessica (and... 12th July 2019400m WinnersOur 400m winners from the finals on Sports Day were presented with their medals this morning. 12th July 2019Out for LunchMrs Pick and Miss Denyer took the Ambassadors and House Captains out for lunch to thank them for the... 10th July 2019Sports DayMr Saward's drone was out again this week capturing all the activity from Sports Day. 10th July 2019PondY1 children have been out again investigating what they can find in living in our pond. 9th July 2019Sports Day 3rd July 2019ButterfliesY2 Butterflies class have been growing their own butterflies. They watched the butterflies emerge fr... 1st July 2019Bake Off WinnersFergus, Jessica, Freddie, Kyla, Charlotte , Lyla and Olivia are our first Bake Off winners as judged... 1st July 2019StrawberriesRocco and Lydia-Jean from EYFS with their second harvest of strawberries they have grown. 29th June 2019EYFS GardenOur new EYFS outside area is taking shape. The children have been enjoying their new mud kitchen and... 28th June 2019River ModelDilmi in year 6 made this fantastic model of a river using some resources she gathered on the school... 28th June 2019Y2 Fruits KebabsAs part of their work on healthy eating the year 2 children made fruit kebabs. They tried lots of ne... 28th June 2019Y6 ClayYear 6 were using clay this afternoon. They learnt different techniques to build their models and cr... 25th June 2019Young Persons’ ConferenceSome representatives from School Council joined local schools at the Young Persons’ Conference at Hy... 21st June 2019Y6 Day at Colchester United FCOur year 6 children spent the day at Colchester United FC on a collapsed curriculum day. They took p... 21st June 2019Y2 Mini GamesYear 2 children took part in the Chelmsford Mini Games along with children from many other local sch... 21st June 2019Y3 Church VisitYear 3 children recently visited the local library and local church. They found out what items are c... 21st June 2019Y4 Dyson BoxesChildren in Y4 to 6 have been using Dyson Design Process boxes to inspire them to design and investi... 18th June 2019Y6 Crucial CrewY6 children visited Chelmsford fire station for Crucial Crew workshops where they learnt about safet... 15th June 2019Bake OffChildren in Y1-6 are invited to enter our first ever House Bake Off. 8th June 2019Y5 CheesecakeYear 5 children have been baking again with Mrs Fish, one of our governors and grandparents. This we... 7th June 2019BikeathonSpringfield Medical Centre held a bikeathon to raise money for our defibrillator. Some of our year 5... 5th June 2019Defibrillator CollectionYear 5 children were out in the playground after school collecting money towards our new defibrillat... 25th May 2019Y5 CodingY5 have been learning to code, creating simple programs and also to debug code. 25th May 2019EYFSEvery day is exciting in EYFS. The children have been learning Makaton, about dinosaurs and what cre... 25th May 2019Y1 CapacityY1 made the most of the good weather to learn about capacity using water outside. They had a lot of ... 25th May 2019Y2 Performance PoetryYear 2 children have been writing and performing poems. They created actions and different voices to... 25th May 2019Y6 ChallengeY6 were challenged to be creative, use teamwork and be resilient to build a tower from spaghetti and... 25th May 2019Y3 Town PlannerY3 had a visit from a local Town Planner as part of their local area work. They learnt how towns are... 25th May 2019House WinnersOur second house sports competitions have taken place in each year group. Here are our house captain... 20th May 2019Y5 Healthy EatingY5 have been using the 'eatwell' plate to plan for a balanced and healthy diet. They then planned th... 20th May 2019LibraryOur new library is open! Each class is having an induction session then are free to borrow books. Th... 16th May 2019Y6 AfternoonY6 finished off their SATs week with an afternoon of fun (and cakes) on the field in the sun. 7th May 2019Top TableOur first KS2 Top Table diners had lunch with Mr Corder.Children who always follow our lunchtime... 30th April 2019Bug-ingham PalaceWe have a great new addition to our pond area - the amazing Bug-ingham Palace. The new bug hotel was... 27th April 2019Shark DayThis week Y1 Sharks celebrated Shark Day by making made shark fin book marks, they sang some shark s... 26th April 2019Library LettersWe have had some great entries for our creative library letters. There is still more time to get you... 1st April 2019It's no yolk!We have had almost 60 entries for our new 'Decorate an Egg' House Competition. Thank you to all the ... 28th March 2019Y5 StargazingYear 5 children came back to school when it was dark and enjoyed looking at the night sky through te... 23rd March 2019Freddy's RocketFreddy in year 1 was so inspired by his reading book that he followed the instructions to make his v... 23rd March 2019K'nexOur second K'nex workshop was enjoyed by children and parents alike.They had the opportunity to ... 15th March 2019Y5 ScienceYear 5 children visited Boswells as part of our Science Week. They had a great time experimenting in... 13th March 2019Keira’s Solar SystemKeira in year 5 was so inspired by her work on space that she has made a solar system cake with bisc... 7th March 2019World Book DayThe children (and staff) dressed up as their favourite book character today to celebrate World Book ... 1st March 2019Our house captains led their first house assemblies this week and did a great job. Pictured are Dys... 28th February 2019Dads' AfternoonAlmost 200 children spent the afternoon sharing their work and taking part in activities with their ... 27th February 2019BrowniesThe smell of chocolate brownies wafted round the school today as some of the year 5 children were pr... 16th February 2019Chelmsford City FC MatchSome of our children (and staff) made use of the free tickets to attend the Chelmsford City match ag... 13th February 2019Ice EggsYear 4 have been learning about insulation and temperature.Linked to the Ice Palace book, they w... 13th February 2019Y4 SuperstarsOur year 4 children took part in Superstars at Melbourne Sports and Athletic Centre with children fr... 12th February 2019A Chair for Baby BearAs part of their science work on properties of materials, year 1 children worked together to design ... 12th February 2019Y6 Problem SolvingY6 worked through challenging maths problems using reasoning skills.They also used team work and... 12th February 2019EYFS Chinese TastingEYFS children learnt about the Chinese New Year and created dragon pictures. They tried some differe... 8th February 2019Chelmsford City FCSome players and the mascot from Chelmsford City FC visited to talk to the children about how they c... 5th February 2019Chinese New YearY1 &2 children really enjoyed Chinese New Year dance sessions today. They learnt how the dragon ... 25th January 2019Goldilocks in EYFSEYFS have been reading Goldilocks. They made and tasted some porridge to help out Goldilocks out but... 23rd January 2019Y1 SuperheroesAs part of their work on Superheroes and linked to the Supertato book, year 2 have made 'super fruit... 14th January 2019Clay BirdsAfter reading the Ice Palace book, year 4 children created clay ice birds. They will be painting the... 11th January 2019Y5 MathsYear 5 working together in maths to solve problems and use reasoning skills all about prime, square ... 11th January 2019Three Little PigsY1 learning how to use a thermometer linked to the Three Little Pigs story. 18th December 2018Bird's Eye ViewA bird's eye view of carols on the playground. 18th December 2018Christmas CardsY5 getting arty creating Christmas cards 18th December 2018Ancient EgytYear 3 children have been busy setting up their own Ancient Egypt exhibition. 14th December 2018Christmas DinnerThe children enjoyed a great Christmas dinner today with carols and crackers and lots of noise! 14th December 2018Christmas JumpersChristmas jumper day today in aid of Save the Children 13th December 2018Music ConcertThe children were treated to a mini concert performed by some of our musicians. 11th December 2018PlayleadersOur playleaders are from years 5 and 6 and they support their peers and our midday staff to help... 4th December 2018EYFS ElvesChristmas has come to our EYFS classrooms and the elves are busy beavering away. 3rd December 2018Shadow PuppetsY4 have been creating shadow puppets as part of their work on light and sound. 3rd December 2018Y5 Road SafetyOur year 5 children took part in road safety workshops to help them keep themselves safe when out an... 30th November 2018Y1 ArtDolphins have been creating self portraits as part of their work on friendship.. 29th November 2018Ancient EgyptY3 took part in an Ancient Egypt day. Their outfits looked great and they learnt a lot about how the... 29th November 2018Y3 OttersY3 Otters enjoyed the colours and sounds of their Ancient Egypt related dance session. 27th November 2018Y2 DramaY2 Bees have been acting out part of their book to help understand the plot during reading lessons. 25th November 2018EYFS DanceThe children in EYFS thoroughly enjoyed their Diwali related dance and story telling sessions. 19th November 2018Royal LetterLast year Y5 wrote to Harry and Meghan and sent their newspaper reports about the royal wedding. Th... 1st October 2018WW1 ExhibitionSome of our children attended the opening of the exhibition this morning. 30th September 2018WW1 ExhibitionOur art and written work from KS2 children is now on display in Chelmsford Museum. Please go along a... 28th September 2018Community Centre OpeningSome of our Y5 children were invited to the official opening of the Beaulieu Community Centre today ... 28th September 2018Macmillan Coffee MorningOur Macmillan Coffee Morning is open until 10am, please come and join us. 24th September 2018Y1 Funny BonesY1 children had great fun creating 3D funny bones art linked to their class story. 22nd September 2018Rhino DayY5 Rhinos celebrated World Rhino Day by finding out about rhinos.Freddie said, "World Rhino Day ... 18th September 2018Golden OldiesA group of Golden Oldies joined us in school today to sing songs from WW1 and they also talked to th... 17th September 2018More fantastic trenchesMore fantastic trenches from Zack, Harley and Olly in year 3. 17th September 2018Life in the trenchesAnother great model of a WW1 trench by Bobby 17th September 2018In the trenchesRuby in Y4 has made a fantastic trench model as part of her homework. 12th September 2018Poppy WorkshopsY4,5&6 children took part in Poppy & Poetry workshops which finished with a performance of t... 12th September 2018Y6 WW1 ResearchSome of the Y6 children have been finding out about a soldier from the Essex Regiment. This is the a... 6th September 2018Y6 at StubbingtonWhen Mrs Pick arrived at Stubbington this afternoon, everyone was asleep. 6th September 2018PizzasY6 children in school made pizzas and brownies and thoroughly enjoyed their lunch. 5th September 2018Y6 ResidentialY6 children enjoyed their time on the beach this afternoon and are looking forward to a wildlife sho... 20th July 2018Grylls Winnersof our football tournament and overall house point winners for the year. Well done Grylls! 18th July 2018House Captain & Ambassadorsare enjoying an afternoon cream tea to say thank you for their hard work this year. 11th July 2018Brazilian Afternoon 10th July 2018RAF CentenaryOur KS2 children celebrated the RAF flypast today in a unique way. 10th July 2018RAF Fly PastIt's not every day the RAF hold a fly past to celebrate their centenary over your school field. 7th July 2018A drone's eye view 5th July 2018Harry the Heronis now in place to protect our wildlife from invaders! 3rd July 2018Infant Sports DayInfant Sports day winners were Dyson. 3rd July 2018Infant Sports DayInfant Sports Day is currently in action on the field 3rd July 2018Sports Day WinnersPocock are our KS2 Sports day winners. Well done to them all! 3rd July 2018Sports DayKS2 sports day is in full swing this morning. 2nd July 2018Y3 Hanningfield ReservoirY3 had a great day pond dipping today. 29th June 2018Y1 GrowingThe children in year 1 have been busy growing vegetables. 29th June 2018Y5 Brazilian danceY5&6 children have taken part in Brazilian dance sessions today. 28th June 2018Brazilian DanceSamba music can be heard all over the school as the KS2 children take part in dance sessions. Photos... 25th June 2018Y4 Symphony Orchestra visit 20th June 2018Y2 SambaYear 2 children have been busy practising their samba moves. 16th June 2018Inflatable runJoshua and Hayden in year 4 took part in a 5k inflatable run to raise raising money for Max’s ongoin... 13th June 2018Y1 FlotsamFinley, Leon, and Lola who are working together on a presentation to share with the class on Flotsam... 13th June 2018Y4 Capacity 7th June 2018BadmintonThe children in Y1-6 have taken part in badminton taster sessions today 24th May 2018Y1 parachute funSharks developing their teamwork skills using the parachute 18th May 2018Royal Wedding CelebrationThe children look fab today in the red, white and blue or wedding outfits. The enjoyed a wonderful p... 18th May 2018Y3 Cake SaleThe year 3 cake sale raised £154 tonight. Thank you to everyone who donated and bought cakes. 17th May 2018Lyla & Madison releasing tadpoles into our new pond