A huge thank you to Adam and the team at Progressive Sports for their generous donation of four balance bikes to support our OPAL Play provision.
The bikes have been donated in memory of Mrs Taylor and will help us continue her vision of providing exciting, inclusive and active play opportunities for all children.
Thank you for helping us create a lasting legacy that will be enjoyed by children for years to come. 💙
Our Opal Play Dig Pit has been absolutely buzzing with activity! 🏰 The children are having a wonderful time building magnificent mud castles, hunting for treasures like rocks and stones, and discovering all sorts of wildlife. It’s amazing to watch their curiosity come alive as they explore and create together. 🦗🪨
Beyond the dig pit and mud cafe, scooter and football skills are really taking off too — we’re seeing such impressive progress and confidence growing every single day! ⚽🛴 There’s something special about outdoor play that brings out the best in our learners.
A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to Mrs Taylor’s Memorial Fund. Thanks to your generosity, we have purchased 31 new scooters for our children.
These exciting additions to our OPAL play provision will promote physical activity, balance, coordination and imaginative play, helping children to stay active and have fun at playtime.
We are incredibly grateful for this lasting gift, which will be enjoyed by our pupils for years to come. 💙
Our Southwold football team impressed at this week’s tournament, showing brilliant teamwork, determination and sportsmanship throughout the day. The team achieved two wins, two draws and just one narrow defeat, including a fantastic 4–0 win against another school! 🏆
A special well done to our Year 3 Player of the Day and thank you to Mr White and Mr Williams for their continued commitment to developing grassroots sport at Southwold.
We are very proud of you all! ⭐
Class 3 and 4 learnt how hard it was to be a Roman soldier. We listened to the centurion who gave us instructions – in Latin- and we had to do as we were told! We practised our wedge formation (cuneum formate means ‘form the wedge’). The Roman army were so successful because they were disciplined, trained extremely hard and were very well organised – just like us!
Our House Captains attended Primary Parliament, exploring how to make our city more child-friendly. They visited the Green Heart at the former Broadmarsh site and shared ideas such as a Helping Hands Centre, more green spaces, and improved transport.
They delivered a fantastic presentation and were a real credit to the school—our city is in safe hands!
Class 3 had a visit from some student nurses from the University of Nottingham. We practised using equipment such as stethoscopes and a probe to check our temperature. The children were thoroughly engaged and very hands on with all the activities. We definitely have some future doctor and nurses amongst us!
A huge congratulations to all our children for their amazing effort in today’s Southwold Marathon! It was a fantastic whole school achievement and we are so proud of you all.
👉 140 laps = a full marathon!
Thank you to all families for your generous sponsorship—your support means so much as we raise funds in memory of Mrs Taylor. 💙
If you are able to, please consider making a donation via our JustGiving page—every contribution is greatly appreciated.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mrssalmeron?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
Such a brilliant team effort—well done, Southwold! 🌟
As part of this programme, officers will visit weekly to develop pupils’ understanding of citizenship and to introduce them to the judicial system in England. This is a valuable opportunity for pupils to engage directly with the police and to learn about responsibility, particularly as children in England become increasingly accountable for their actions during Year 5.
In their first session, pupils had the exciting opportunity to explore a police van and learn about the range of equipment used by officers in their daily work.
🚲 Our Year 2 children have been flying on balance bikes at after-school club! 🎉
It’s been fantastic to see their confidence grow as they master new skills, support one another, and enjoy every moment.
Lots of smiles, teamwork, and brilliant progress—well done, Year 2! 🌟
Our children are enjoying strumming guitars, grilling BBQ, wearing superhero capes, and dressing up for special occasions. There’s something magical about watching children embrace creativity, friendship, and joy together. We love OPAL Play! 🎸
As part of our geography curriculum, class 3, 4 and The Willows took part in a fieldwork study at our local river. The children investigated both physical features such as the riverbank and human features such as bridges and land use around the river Leen. This hands-on experience helped pupils deepen their understanding of how rivers shape the landscape and how people interact with them.
Our Spring Achievement Assembly celebrated the amazing progress our children have made in behaviour, achievement and kindness. It was wonderful to see their pride as they were recognised. 💫
Our pupils truly reflect our values—perseverance, collaboration, resilience, respect, creativity and a love of learning. We are incredibly proud of them all. 🎉
During OPAL Play, something magical happened ✨ A humble box became a car, a chair, a transformer, a drum! They even played musical boxes!
Children used their scientific knowledge to build a bug hospital. Others enjoyed examining daisis.
What started as simple materials transformed into pure creative genius.
These moments of unstructured, purposeful play? They’re how young learners make sense of the world. And honestly, watching it happen is pretty amazing to witness. 🌟
This week our amazing dance club children took part in Southwold’s very first dance competition at the Albert Hall — and they absolutely shone on stage! 💃🕺
Out of 22 schools, our team finished an incredible 10th place! We are so incredibly proud of them.
Their manners, behaviour and performance were admired by everyone, and they truly performed like the stars they are. The children showed fantastic collaboration, perseverance, resilience and creativity throughout the competition.
Our children are full of excitement and already talking about future dance opportunities.
Well done to our Southwold Superstars! ⭐
We were excited to be taking part in the Eat Them to Defeat Them 2026 campaign, organised by Veg Power. This national initiative encourages children to eat more vegetables by making it fun, engaging, and a little bit competitive!
Throughout the campaign, children tasted a range of vegetables in school and learn about the benefits of healthy eating. By trying different vegetables together, we hope to build confidence, curiosity, and positive attitudes towards healthy food.
We encouraged families to join in at home too by exploring new vegetables and celebrating every “veg victory” with their child! 🥕🥦🥒
This term, we launched our first new weekly attendance recognition reward.
A huge congratulations to our 100% attendance winners—you’re absolute superstars! 🌟
And a special shout-out to everyone who’s been levelling up their attendance game and showing up with stellar punctuality and routines. 👏
You’re all making a real difference, and we’re so proud of you! Keep that momentum going!
We had a fantastic World Book Day in school celebrating the theme “Express Yourself Through Art.” Children explored books linked to different artists and expressed their learning through creative artwork.
EYFS were inspired by Hervé Tullet, KS1 explored the bold geometric patterns of the Ndebele Tribe, LKS2 discovered the vibrant style of Keith Haring, and UKS2 examined the powerful street art of Banksy.
Children designed creative t-shirts and collaborated to produce impressive large murals inspired by the artists they studied.
It was wonderful to welcome so many parents to our reading morning and again at the end of the day to view the finished murals. The children were incredibly proud of their work.
Thank you to everyone who helped make it such a creative and memorable celebration.
Children brought their favourite teddies to school and took part in fun, hands‑on activities all about healthy eating, keeping clean, and looking after ourselves. The session was full of smiles, learning, and lots of very happy teddy bears.
Our children have been enjoying the spring sunshine with all sorts of adventures! From building train tracks and chariots 🚂 to making music 🎵, they’ve been learning, laughing, and working together. Hide and seek kept everyone giggling 😄, and team games brought out their competitive spirit! Outdoor play like this truly shows the fun of learning with friends.