Christingle Service 2017

On Monday, the children prepared their Christingles ready for the service today, discussing the symbolism behind the different elements.  Today, Miss Coppens-Browne led the service, which was so stunning and peaceful as the children sat quietly in candle light. 

Also in the mix, some photos of the heron we saw strutting around the school field this morning.  A tough subject for the photos Mrs Gill, but you caught it!

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Classes 5 and 6- Christmas Party

Just a few pictures from our party this afternoon.  The limbo contest was amazing.  They are so bendy!!!!!

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Christmas Carol Service

A beautiful service with Rev. Andy in the school hall.  The children both spoke and sang beautifully, with  Mr Moss on the piano.   The choir then took a turn with a stunning Christmas medley.

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Book Fayre in aid of Charlie Nicholls

Fantastic work by the school council and staff for setting up the hall in time for the school book fayre.  We were thrilled to raise £200 to add to money raised at the school plays.

Thank you all once again. x

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Christmas Lunch 2017

Another fabulous Christmas lunch today with the lovely food enjoyed by all.  A huge thank you to Lucy and Natasha for all their hard work and the beautiful children who helped prepare the hall,  serve and tidy up afterwards.

Well done all.

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Christmas Lunch Preparation.

Classes 3 and 5 were very busy this morning helping Lucy and Natasha prepare for Christmas lunch tomorrow.  Class 5 were in charge of peeling brussel sprouts,which were kindly donated by Archie.  Class 3 were in charge of icing the Christmas biscuits.  We all had great fun in the process.

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Baubles

Classes 1 and 2 are in the middle of their wonderful Christmas play 'Baubles'. 
I'm trying to take photos of as many children as possible in costume.  I'll try and take some more tomorrow.  Enjoy!
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Class 5 Christmas Art and DT

Meanwhile, class 5 have taken the opportunity to try their hand at some cross stitching and beautiful art work.

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Class 3 snow science

Class 3 took advantage of the weather today to conduct some science experiments out on the field.

Great fun x
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Class 6 French Cafe with Saxmundham Free School.

Thank you Miss Holgate for the following blog post.

Madame Wooliams and Madame Morton came to visit Class 6 to deliver a French Cafe. They learnt a vast range of food and drink vocabulary which was put to the test when they carried out the role play of being a 'server' and 'client' in ordering and delivering French food. Even better, they got to eat what they ordered!

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Mr Aderonmu's Music lesson in Class 5

Class 5 were lucky enough to receive a music lesson from Mr Aderonmu from Alde Valley High school today.  The children's singing was amazing and could be heard throughout the building.  They had an amazing time and we thank him very much for taking the time to visit us. 

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Christmas Decoration Day in Class 2

A selection of photos showing what a fun time was had in class 2 on Monday!

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Christmas Decoration Day 2017

A huge thank you to all the parents/friends and relatives who came into school today to help.  We were thrilled with the turn out.  Th children looked amazing in their Christmas outfits this morning and were excited to get on with the craft activities. 

As a result, the school looks amazing tonight.  The tree is dressed, the corridor sparkling and we are ready for the Christmas Fayre on Saturday.  Thank you all so much xx

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Piper's Vale Gymnastics Trip- Group 3

I really do apologise for the number of photos, but the children just looked like they were having such an amazing time, I couldn't stop.  It was a fabulous opportunity for the children to try a range of different gymnastics equipment.  Even Miss Holgate joined in.  Please enjoy.

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Interfaith Day at Kelsale

Today we celebrated Interfaith Day, learning a little more about some of the World's religions.  We welcomed Sikh, Bhupinda Sually and Muslim, Mohammad Alam into school.  They spent time in all classes discussing their beliefs, looking at similarities between the world's religions and answering our questions. 
During the rest of the day, we experimented with a range of art work looking at symbols, use of colour, shape and calligraphy. 

A huge thank you to our guests and to Miss Coppens-Browne for organising. 

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Mr Aderonmu's Music lesson with Class 6

Yesterday, Class 6 were extremely fortunate in that they were visited by the Music Teacher from Alde Valley Academy, Mr K Aderonmu. Much to the children's delight, Mr Aderonmu guided them through an excellent singing session, where they learnt Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' and 'Thinking out Loud'. Within the space of 1 hour, Year 6 were singing beautiful, as well as creating superb harmonies between them. At the end of the session, some children even performed their own handwritten songs to Mr Aderonmu, who then accompanied them with melodies. What a fantastic opportunity for these very musically talented children!

A huge thank you for a fab afternoon.

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KS2 School Disco 2017

Moving onto the older children, who were equally well behaved.  An amazing time had by all.

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KS1 School Disco 2017

A fantastic evening of excellent music, behaviour and company.  Who knew that we had some serious Strictly contenders in our mix. 

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Class 3 Karate Taster sessions

Morning all,

Some lovely photos of class 3 enjoying karate taster sessions provided by Macmillan Martial Arts.  The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

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Years 4 and 5 Football tournament

The children always look so smart in their Kelsale Football kit, and once again we were not disappointed.  They had an amazing, exhausting afternoon playing matched against other local schools.  Their behaviour was impeccable, as was their sportsmanship.  We feel so proud of them for all these reasons and more.

Fab photos Miss Holgate!

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Foundation Fireworks

On my walk through school yesterday, I came across Mrs Drew's class in full fireworks dance and movement.  I couldn't resist taking some photos, as they were absolutely consumed by the music.

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Macmillan Martial Arts Karate Taster Sessions

A huge thank you to Macmillan Martial Art Club for coming into school yesterday afternoon to work with classes 5 and 6.  They had an amazing afternoon with two fabulous coaches.  Children were given a leaflet to bring home with them in case they are interested in going along to the club. Classes 3 and 4 will have the opportunity to take part in a taster session next week.

Looking at the photographs, the focus and determination is clear to see.  Tread carefully!

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Piper's Vale Gymnastics- Group 2

The second group clearly had an amazing time at Piper's Vale today.  They experienced a range of new activities and thoroughly exhausted themselves.  Some amazing photographs taken by Mr Moss for you to enjoy. 

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Piper's Vale Gymnastics- Group 1

You can tell how fast the children were moving on Friday by the blurs, but you can also see what an amazing opportunity it was for all the children to experience the vast range of equipment and expertise. 

I hope Group 2 and Group 3 are looking forward to their sessions (Friday 3rd November and Friday 24th November).

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East of England Ambulance Service- 'Restart The Heart'

What a fab day! A huge thank you to Alistair, Josh and Michael (East Of England Ambulance service) who spent most of the day with us as part of the 'Restart The Heart' campaign.

The children were enthralled by the ambulance itself as they played with the siren and flashing blue light, tried on the uniform and splints.

Inside the school, the children were put through their paces as they strove to keep Annie alive with intensive CPR and put each other in the recovery position.


A huge thank you to all the guys.  The photos only just begin to show what an amazing time we had.

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Classes 1, 2 and 3 Harvest assembly

A beautiful afternoon with classes 1, 2 and 3.  Fabulous art, prayers and songs from some very confident and brave young people.  The children obviously had a lovely afternoon, judging by the smiling faces.
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Essex and Suffolk Water- Super Splash Heroes

A huge thank you to the Super Splash Team for a hilarious yet very informative morning. 

It was very much enjoyed by staff and children.

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Owl Time

On Thursday morning, both children and adults enjoyed the company of Owl Time.  Sara and the other ladies brought with them their rescued owls and we were treated to both their expect knowledge about owls and how to protect them in the wild, plus a fabulous flying display.

Thank you Owl Time xxx

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Class 5's Morning with Class 1.

With the new foundation children in for the morning, class 5 took the opportunity to spend time with the children from class 1.  They planned a series of craft and sporting activities to teach the children, with huge success.  Some beautiful crafts were made and we all had a fantastic morning.

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Year 6 leavers Church blessings

This morning, the school crocodiled down to church for the Year 6 and leavers blessing service, led by Rev. Andy.  A lovely morning.

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2016/2017 Round up.

Sitting at home feeling very nostalgic about the fantastic school year we are about to finish.  I always head straight to the photos to reminisce.  I was truly shocked at all the different things we've got up to during the year:

Church services, days out, new pool,
guy making, apple peeling, celebrity meeting,
dancing, singing, sporting(!),
making new friends, working together, eating together,
being silly, being sad,
celebrating, money raising
OFSTEDing, SATs busting

But most of all, just being Kelsale, in all its glory.  We are truly privileged to be part of such a wonderful school.  Thank you xxx

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New Foundation 2017

A big welcome to all the new foundation children and their parents who joined us for the morning. We hope they had a fantastic time and are looking forward to the picnic next week. Thank you to the year 1 children also in their class who made them very welcome.

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Class 5 and 6 production of 'Mystery at Magpie Manor'

What a fabulous performance by all the children.  A huge thank you to Miss, Coppens-Browne, Mrs Tricker and Miss Dempsey for all their hard work putting the play together.
Please enjoy the fabulous photos.

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Easton Farm park

Just a couple of photos from the trip to Easton Farm Park last week xx

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Teachers at Play!

Enough said!

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Medium rare or well done!

Oh dear.  Thank goodness we had Saxmundham Fire crew in attendance!  Well done all xxx

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Sport's Fortnight Day 10- Sports Day and School Fete

Some amazing photos Mrs Gill!

A huge thank you to The Friends for all their hard work:
The volunteers behind the scene wrapping, labelling, badgering and planning
The support on the day; running stalls and games, tidying.
The Fire Crew for entertaining and putting out fires (see next post!)
and anyone else I'd failed to mention,  but especially Fiona Wilson for her dedication, hard work, planning and weeks/months of organisation.   Thank you so much xxx

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Sport's Fortnight Day 9- Paralympic activities

Years 4,  5 and 6 trying a range of Paralympic activities.

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Sport's Fortnight Day 8- Orienteering with Class 3

A little catch up on the sporting activities.

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Sport's Fortnight Day 7- Class 4 fencing

An opportunity to try some fencing today.

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Year 5 at Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham

Year 5 were treated to a fun filled day at Thomas Mills High School today.
The day was a combination of science, business and Media and Athletics events, all linked to staying healthy.
The day was incredibly well planned and we were very well looked after by all the staff and children.
Although very quiet (and some even asleep) on the journey back to school, the children all agreed that it was a fantastic day and a real taste of what Thomas Mills has to offer.  
Thank you so much for the experience.

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Sport's Fortnight Day 6- Archery

A few snaps from the archery experience today.

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Sport's Fortnight Day 5- Class 5 swimming

Class 5 were out enjoying the new pool this morning.  When not swimming, children took the opportunity to do some maths poolside!  That is devotion for you!

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Sport's Fortnight Day 5- Sponsored Wake 'n' Shake

Wow, what an afternoon.  Beautiful sunshine, fantastic music and by far most importantly, a fabulous group of enthusiastic, joyful children, dancing the afternoon away.  It is one of those days when I feel so privileged to work with such an adorable group of children and such devoted, fun-loving colleagues.

Thank you to all the family and friends who came out to support and join in with the dancing.  It created a lovely atmosphere.

Now time to collect that sponsor money, and lets see how well we do.

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Sport's Fortnight Day 4- Wacky Races

The whole school got together on the field this afternoon for a series of Wacky Races.  We combined fancy dress, sacks, benches and bean bags, to name a few, in a series of highly competitive, but amusing races, enjoyed by all.

A huge thank you to the 10 year 6 children who ran around setting up the track all afternoon. xx

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Sport's Fortnight Day 3- Country Dancing Festival

A huge thank you to Annie Clark, Sizewell Gap and the many children who joined us yesterday morning.

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