8th November 2026
Remembrance
On Sunday the 8th of November two of our children attended the Remembrance service at the church to do a reading and lay a wreath to remember the fallen.
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2nd October 2026
Year 4 Reading Workshop
Our Year 4 Reading Workshop was a wonderful opportunity for families to join their children in the hall and explore what successful reading really looks and sounds like.
29th June 2026
Art Exhibition
29th June to 1st July we had our very own art exhibition - Wonders of the Natural World. Each child created their own piece of art based on an inspirational artist.
8th May 2026
Gressenhall
On Friday 8th May the Reception children visited Gressenhall Farm and Museum to take part in a Once Upon a Time event. The curator invited the children to an exhibition of fairy tale objects.
20th April 2026
Year 5 Art workshop
Year 5 children were excited to welcome their families to our Art Workshop, as we began our new topic: Mixed Media.
24th March 2026
Crucial Crew
On 11th March our Year 6 children and staff attended a fantastic event at The Breckland Crucial Crew safety education event.
18th March 2026
Author Visit - David Bedford
On Wednesday 18th March the children in Reception and Years 1 & 2 were excited to receive a visit from a successful author! David spent time talking to the children about what it was like to be an author and the children had the opportunity to ask questions about his work.
16th March 2026
Science Week 2026
Curiosity: what’s your question? Each class focused on a question and explored and investigated the answers.
10th March 2026
Author Visit - Guy Bass
Years 3-6 were excited to receive a visit from a famous and successful writer! Author of the Scrap, Stitch Head and the Hugh Dunnit series.
6th March 2026
WBD Quiz 2026
On World Book Day we hosted a book quiz for families. Here are the winners who won some book vouchers. Congratulations!
5th March 2026
WBD 2026
On Thursday March 5th we celebrated World Book Day. The children were invited to come into school dressed up as their favourite book character.
10th February 2026
Safer Internet Day 2026
The week commencing 10th February we acknowledged Safer Internet Day. This year's theme was focused on AI.
2nd February 2026
Children's Mental Health Week 2026
On the week commencing Monday 2nd February we acknowledged Children's Mental Health Week. This year's theme is ‘This is my place’.
19th January 2026
Year 4 West Stow visit
On Monday 19th January our Year 4 children went to West Stow where the children got to explore the Anglo-Saxon village and the Anglo-Saxon museum. They had the opportunity to handle some artefacts and learnt about how they were discovered. They also got to dress up as Anglo-Saxons.
16th January 2026
Year 5 National Space Centre
On Friday 16th January our Year 5 children visited the National Space Centre in Leicester. The children spent time looking at the variety of exhibitions on offer. They had a long but great day.
14th January 2026
Fire engine visit
The Reception children had a visit from Dereham Fire Station. The firefighters spent time talking about their job and the equipment they use. The children also had an opportunity to explore a fire engine and use the hose!
10th December 2025
Christmas Nativity
Our Reception, Year 1 and 2 children worked really hard to put on a great performance of 'Shine, Star, Shine'.
8th December 2025
DT day
All classes took part in DT Day, where they create a project from research to evaluation. Their projects were Christmas themed and children worked hard to create a range of items, including tree decorations, snow globes and gingerbread men! These items were then sold as part of our whole school fundraising.
25th November 2025
Bikeabilty 2025
Our annual needs assessment for Life Skills continues to tell us that Road safety is of high importance for our school. The local Public Health profile for our community has it as a high risk and our most recent consultation with our stakeholders also stated how important it is.
10th November 2025
Anti Bullying Week 2025
Our school participated in the annual Anti-Bullying Week this week. The theme this year was A POWER FOR GOOD.
15th October 2025
Year 3 Neolithic Trip
Year 3 had a brilliant trip to Gressenhall, focussing on the Neolithic period of The Stone Age.
13th October 2025
Year 1 and 2 Life in the 1950s
Year 1 and 2 travelled back in time when they visited Gressenhall Museum to take part in a 1950s day.
23rd September 2025
New Intake - Reception 2025
Our new Reception children have settled in really well. They have been exploring the school environment and making new friends.
14th July 2025
Year 3 Roman Day
On Tuesday 8th July the Year 3 class had a Roman Day linked to their history unit ‘Emperors and Empires’. They came dressed as Romans and made mosaics, shields and clay pots. They also learnt a song about the Romans and had a brilliant day!
9th July 2025
Year 2's Beach trip
On Thursday 3rd July the children in Year 2 went on a family beach trip to Well-Next-The-Sea. This was to support their Geography project on 'Coastlines' and their Design and Technology project 'Beach Hut'.
24th June 2025
Year 2's Funky 5k.
Each class raises money, annually to buy new books for class libraries in school. Year 2 decided to have a Funky 5k. We are super proud of Year2 as not only did they all run/walk 25 laps of the side field they showed many personal qualities.
17th June 2025
Solar for Schools
Andy from Solar for Schools came in to school today to do his annual inspection of our solar panels. He spent some time with our Eco Ambassador Leaders Milly and Everly looking at our online data and then they got to explore a model solar panel and power a fan and an alarm. We're hoping that Milly and Everly will be able to give regular reports in assembly on how well we are doing.
6th June 2025
Compass for Life Foundation
We were very fortunate to have an inspirational visitor on Thursday: Floyd Woodrow from the Compass for Life Foundation joined Years 5 and 6 for an all-day workshop which aimed to provide them with the tools to articulate their dreams.
3rd June 2025
Roman Conquest: Iceni Revolt trip
In Year 3 our history unit is ‘Emperors and Empires’, focussing on the Romans. As part of our history learning, we went on a Roman Conquest: Iceni Revolt trip to The Time and Tide Museum. During the day, we experienced what is was like to be a Roman soldier.
23rd May 2025
Sports Day 2025
On Friday 23rd May we had our annual sports day. The children had the opportunity to participate in sprint, long distance and obstacle races.
16th May 2025
Year 1 Homes Long Ago
On 16th May the Year 1s went back in time and found out what it was like to live in Victorian times. This was part of a 'Homes Long Ago' event at Gressenhall Museum. They made drop scones, helped clean the house, played with toys and spent time in the classroom. The children looked great in their outfits.
15th May 2025
Asian Fusion Workshop
The Year 2 children invited family members to join them at an Asian Fusion Workshop. This was facilitated by our school catering company, Aspens. The children and adults learnt how to create and roll sushi. One child won a prize for the best rolled sushi. The children and adults also had the opportunity to try some stir fry.
8th May 2025
Bug Handling
The Year 2 and Reception children were really lucky to have a FREE 'Bug Handling' workshop. The children had opportunities to handle a variety of 'bugs' and observe others.
1st May 2025
Year 2 make Eton Mess
In the Design and Technolgy project 'Remarkable Recipes' the Year 2 children had to follow a recipe to make Eton Mess. The children really enjoyed making this dessert and even more so eating it. There were lots of empty bowls after the tasting session!
20th March 2025
Amazing Safari
During March the Reception children had some human and animal visitors come into the classroom to support their project Animal Safari.
14th March 2025
Gressenhall Reception Visit
The Reception children went to Gressenhall to participate in a 'Once Upon a Time' event.
7th March 2025
World Book Day 2025
On Thursday 6th March we celebrated World Book Day. The children were invited to come dressed as their favourite book character. The children spent the day sharing their favourite books and their favourite book characters.
12th February 2025
The Breckland Crucial Crew Safety Education Event
Year 6 attended a fantastic event at The Breckland Crucial Crew safety education event. Organisations and services represented included: Norfolk Constabulary, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, St John’s Ambulance, HM Coastguard and The RNLI.
11th February 2025
Olly Day Road Safety
Year 3 and Year 4 had a visit from Olly Day’s Road Safety Magic Show. The children learnt lots of useful information about road safety, whilst having fun and watching magic tricks.
30th January 2025
Bikeability
Our Year 4 and 5 children participated in some Bikeability cycle training with Pedal Power. The children learnt some essential road safety skills as well as learning how to give their bikes a health check.
24th January 2025
Long Ago
The children in Reception class have been exploring the topic ‘Long Ago’. The children were invited to explore some antiques brought in by staff.
20th January 2025
Space Centre
Year 5 went to the National Space Centre in Leicester on Friday 10th January.