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.
We are excited to introduce our new Attendance Celebration Plan to encourage all children to be:
H.E.R.O – Here, Everyday, Ready, On time
Each week, one child per class will be recognised for positive attendance – whether for improvement, punctuality, resilience or consistency. All weekly winners will be entered into a half-termly raffle.
At the end of each term, classes achieving 97% attendance (or the most improved class) will receive a reward. We will also continue celebrating Bronze, Silver and Gold 100% attendance achievements.
Our aim is to recognise effort, celebrate commitment and encourage every child to be a HERO.
Here. Everyday. Ready. On time.
EYFS had a great time at Forest School. They made beds for the animals, made a love heart by weaving flowers and leaves, climbed , swung in the hammock and of course had hot chocolate with a s’more.
Reception pupils enjoyed checking their beans to see if they had opened and were delighted to discover that some roots had begun to grow. The children showed great excitement and curiosity as they observed the changes, and the beans will now be replanted into compost to continue growing.
Class 3 and 4 had a fabulous visit to Nottingham Central library. We listened to the librarian read a book about ancient Egypt. We got creative with masks and hieroglyphics. In the immersive room we impressed the librarian with our knowledge of the Egyptians. We were so excited to be able to take a library book back to school!