25th May 2023 Cycle Races And Free Bike Checks On Sunday 11th June Join Cycling Club Hackney on Sunday 11th June at Well Street Common Festival for fun cycle races as ... 24th May 2023 Our New Pen License Holders Well done to our new pen license holders who have shown great care and pride in their ... 24th May 2023 End Of Summer 1 Staff Breakfast A lovely staff breakfast to say thank you and well done for all their hard work put in throughout th... 19th May 2023 EYFS Take Care Of Chicks EYFS had special visitors in class, tiny, newborn chicks. They watched the eggs hatch and held and s... 19th May 2023 Clean Air Poster Competition From Mayor Of London We are encouraging all children to participate in a competition to create a poster based on the them... 15th May 2023 Mark Making with EYFS In our outdoor area #EYFS, children have been prac... 10th May 2023 Save Water With Eco-Team Did you know that it takes 20,000 litres of water to make just 2 pairs of jeans. This is equivalent ... 28th April 2023 Crown Competition - Friday 5th May On Friday 5th May, we are inviting children to make a crown and wear it to school to celebrate the c... 28th April 2023 Bring a Significant Female to School Day A massive thank you to the adults who joined us on ‘Bring a Significant Female to School’... 28th April 2023 Earth Day 2023 Southwold took part in Earth Day his year where children dressed in the colours blue and green. They... 25th April 2023 Kings Coronation Day Menu – 5th May 2022 Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Friday 5th May for the Kings Corona... 30th March 2023 Create Easter Baskets With EYFS As part of DT Day, EYFS got stuck in making Easter Egg baskets. They worked collaboratively with the... 30th March 2023 EYFS Audition To Be Big Bad Wolf EYFS enjoyed their performance of Little Red Riding Hood with a modern twist. They then had the chan... 29th March 2023 Easter Bonnet Competition Winners The School Council had a difficult job in deciding the winners of the Easter Bonnet Competition this... 24th March 2023 Jack And The Beanstalk Creativity With EYFS EYFS have been reading Jack in the Beanstalk in Literacy. They got stuck in by planting their own be... 22nd March 2023 St Patrick’s Day Fun With EYFS EYFS enjoyed learning about St Patrick’s Day. Using their artistic and creative skills, they m... 22nd March 2023 Reception Make Mothers Day Cards Reception made lovely and creative cards for Mothers Day! They explored different ways of printing a... 15th March 2023 EYFS Create Music EYFS have been exploring musical instruments on their creative table. They worked together to make t... 8th March 2023 Cake Sale For Charity Thank you for all of the kind and generous donations to our cake sale on Friday. We raised £286 to s... 2nd March 2023 Artwork Competition A fun art competition has arisen! Please see the details below on how to submit any fantastic pieces... 1st March 2023 World Book Day Southwold did an amazing job of dressing up in their favourite characters for World Book Day! You al... 1st March 2023 Art Competition Winners Well done to our Art Competition winners for their amazing paintings inspired by Keith Pipper. ... 1st March 2023 Reception Role-Play Three Little Pigs Reception have been enjoying their new role play area. To support their new topic, Traditional Tales... 1st March 2023 Reading Books In Extreme Places Children at Southwold have been caught reading in ‘extreme’ places over the last week. T... 24th February 2023 Holiday Homework Celebration In Southwold’s Headteacher Golden Award Assembly today, teachers celebrated children who have ... 23rd February 2023 Sport Ambassadors Hard At Work Sports Ambassadors have been busy teaching the importance of staying fit and healthy throughout this... 22nd February 2023 EYFS Design Valentines Day Hearts EYFS enjoyed making Valentines Day hearts! They made wonderful creative pieces, with their hearts re... 10th February 2023 Valentines Themed Breakfast Staff enjoyed their Valentines themed breakfast yesterday to celebrate their continued hard work thi... 1st February 2023 Reception Become Firefighters Reception loved their visit to the Fire Station. They imagined how it would be like being a firefigh... 27th January 2023 EYFS Shop At Co-op EYFS enjoyed their visit to Co-op, browsing through the aisles to buy, create and sell playdough for... 27th January 2023 Enterprise Fayre Thank you for all parents and carers who attended the Enterprise Fayre yesterday! Children loved sho... 27th January 2023 Reception Meet Nurse For Work and Enterprise Week, Reception had the chance to meet with a Nurse over Zoom to discuss her... 27th January 2023 Reception Plant Peas Reception enjoyed their gardening workshop this week where they learnt what a plant needs to survive... 18th January 2023 Produce Shadows With Reception Reception have enjoyed learning all about shadows. They explored what happens when they use torches... 14th December 2022 EYFS Perform Snowy Chums EYFS enjoyed rehearsing every day in preparation for their Christmas show today. They performed Sno... 14th December 2022 Christmas Lunch Fun Children enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing, with... 14th December 2022 Christmas Coffee Morning We had many family members who joined us for our Christmas crafts coffee morning! A big thank you to... 8th December 2022 Value Award Winners Congratulations too all our Value Award winners for demonstrating the core values of friendship, kin... 30th November 2022 Reception Explore Through The Park Reception enjoyed their first trip out of school to Milfields Park. They walked around the park and ... 16th November 2022 EYFS Meet Green Peace Representatives EYFS loved their workshop today by Green Peace. They learned about the effects of climate change in ... 11th November 2022 Reception Make Poppies To mark Remembrance Day, Reception attended a special assembly to learn about the significance of th... 9th November 2022 EYFS Diwali Celebration EYFS enjoyed learning about Diwali this week. They completed many activities such as reading the sto... 14th October 2022 Harvest Festival Celebration To celebrate Harvest festival, each class sang harvest themed melodies and then researched and learn... 12th October 2022 Reception Create Playdough Creatures Reception have been reading ‘Stanley’s Stick’ and have taken part in many activiti... 28th September 2022 Bring A Significant Male To School Day We had many Dads, Uncles, Grandads and Mums come in today for Bring a Significant Male to School Day... 22nd September 2022 Southwold Awarded With Best School Garden Southwold Garden has been awarded runner up prize for the Best School Garden. The ceremony will be h... 22nd September 2022 First Week Start With Reception Reception enjoyed settling in to their first week of school! They have explored the different areas ... 22nd September 2022 Reading Session With EYFS Nursery and Reception loved having their parents come in and read with them where they developed the... 14th September 2022 Summer Holiday Homework Masterpieces During the summer break, each class was given a holiday project to research, construct and present f... 13th July 2022 DT Day With EYFS And KS1 EYFS and Nursery enjoyed DT Day with parents where fun tasks were completed. EYFS created superhero ... 6th July 2022 Hispanic Day - 11th July 2022 Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day! 6th July 2022 Sports Day 2022 Here are some photos capturing all the events which took part in Sports Day including: a relay compe... 5th July 2022 Learn Life Around The World With Reception Reception learned about life around the world in today’s workshop. They travelled with Baxter ... 30th May 2022 EYFS and KS1 Learn About Friction and Gravity EYFS and KS1 had an enjoyable Science Assembly where they learned about friction and gravity. They c... 30th May 2022 Primary Science Quality Mark 2022 - 2025 Award We are extremely delighted to announce that we have been awarded our Primary Science Quality M... 10th May 2022 Building Noah's Ark with Reception Reception learned about Noah’s Ark by listening to the story. They used construction materials... 21st April 2022 Reception Meet Green Peace Representative Reception met with the Greenpeace Representative where they learned about how to keep the planet saf... 30th March 2022 Reception Make Easter Baskets Reception enjoyed their DT lesson where parents joined with their child to design and craft Easter b... 26th May 2022 Sunflower Growing Class Competition Each class is taking part in a sunflower growing competition, where the children are responsible for... 24th May 2022 Reception Class Visit Brooks Farm Reception class enjoyed their trip to Brooks Farm where they learnt about different types of animals... 23rd May 2022 Eid Celebration Day 2022 Some lovely photos from our recent Eid celebration day held at school! It was lovely having everyone... 20th May 2022 Green Team Gift Every Class With Snake Plants Thanks to our Green Team, each class is now the proud owner of a Snake Plant which is known for its ... 20th May 2022 Reception Class Learn Orienteering Skills Reception children have been learning about their local area by looking at the school from aerial vi... 31st March 2022 Free Lunches Over Easter Provided by Hackney Food Bank Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution... 11th February 2022 Healthy Non-bake Oat Cookies With EYFS The children in EYFS spent an afternoon making healthy ‘non-bake oat cookies’ to sell du... 9th February 2022 Governor Visit Morning It was great seeing collaborative engagement from governors, staff and pupils at our recent Governor... 1st February 2022 Recycling Across Southwold At Southwold we are trying to recycle more because we understand that plastic can be harmful for the... 1st February 2022 EYFS Meet an Anaesthesiologist and Radiographer In Reception, we met an anaesthesiologist and a radiographer. We found out that an anaesthesiologist... 25th January 2022 EYFS Go On A Learning Walk The children in EYFS are learning about people who help us. This week, they focused on different veh... 19th January 2022 EYFS Gardeners Children in Reception had a great opportunity to work with our gardener, Alex this week. During the ... 11th January 2022 EYFS Role Play In Their New Veterinary Clinic The children in EYFS have been busy role playing in their new veterinary clinic. They have explored ... 13th December 2021 Christmas Jumper Day And Lunch With EYFS The children in early years were in full festive spirit during Christmas jumper day, where they enjo... 29th November 2021 Movement Through Animal Shapes With Reception In PE, reception class have been exploring how to imitate the movement of animals in order to travel... 18th November 2021 EYFS Enjoy DT Day With Parents EYFS created their own houses for DT day using a variety of items including lollipop sticks, paper, ... 10th November 2021 Reception Enjoy Their New Igloo Play Area Children in reception are enjoying the new role play area – igloo! They are learning about Arc... 20th October 2021 International Day with EYFS In EYFS, they have been looking at how diverse our world is. They learned about different countries ... 11th October 2021 Being Fit and Healthy in EYFS In EYFS we want to be fit and healthy! During our PE lessons we develop overall body-strength, balan... 11th October 2021 EYFS Coffee Morning - Developing Langauge Parents/Carers really enjoyed the EYFS Developing Language session, where they made sock puppets wit... 1st October 2021 EYFS Enjoy Bring a Dad/Significant Male to School Day We were very happy and excited to welcome our Dads/Significant Males in EYFS this year! It was great... 30th September 2021 Parents as Partners - Hackney Education Online Event Parents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say! 13th May 2021 Garden Centre Role-play in EYFS! The children in Reception came back to a fabulous garden centre role play area. The children have be... 11th May 2021 EYFS Art and Craft! As the children in EYFS were learning about transport, they had a go at designing hot air balloons. ... 29th January 2021 Reading in Early Years Although we have not been able to invite parents in to read on Friday mornings, we still use the tim... 29th January 2021 Reception Phonics The children in Reception have now learnt all of the initial sounds. They have now started to use s... 29th January 2021 Early Years' Gardening Workshop The children in Nursery and Reception have been learning about seeds and bulbs and how plants grow. ... 25th March 2020 Tending to the Southwold Garden The children attending school this week have been busy helping Ms Ivita to water the garden and plan... 13th March 2020 Reception Trip to Discovery Reception classes visited Discovery in Stratford. They learned about story telling and made their ow... 28th November 2019 Southwold is Ofsted Outstanding! Between 16th – 17th October Southwold received a full Section 5 Ofsted Inspection. The inspect... 31st October 2019 International Evening Just before half term we had ‘World Week’ which culminated in International Evening. We had an amaz... 31st October 2019 Reception Caring for our Planet! As part of ‘World Week’ the children in Nursery and Reception were learning about how to look after ... 16th September 2019 Outdoor Learning in EYFS At Southwold we seek to cover the... 16th September 2019 Parents into Reading! We welcome parents/carers of children in Nursery, Reception, Years 1 & 2 to stay and read with t... 16th September 2019 Welcome to our new Early Years pupils! This week we have been welcoming our children new to Nursery and Reception. For some of these childr... 10th May 2019 Grandparent Afternoon Tea As part of Families’ Week we invited in Grandparents/Significant Older People in to have after... 10th May 2019 Bring a Significant Female to School As part of Families’ Week we welcomed significant females in to school to join in with the lea... 10th May 2019 Chicks in EYFS! Southwold Early Year’s have got some new friends – chicks! The children have been making... 1st April 2019 Science Fayre Flubber Fun! The theme for our Science Fayre this year was Flubber! The children had the opportunity to experimen... 8th March 2019 World Book Day Fun! On Thursday 7th March we celebrat... 22nd January 2019 Parents into Reading Friday was a busy day in Receptio... 18th January 2019 Early Years cooking up a mud stew! The children in EYFS have loved u... 11th January 2019 Holiday Homework Champions Here are the pictures of our Spring 1 homework cha... 7th January 2019 Happy New Year and Welcome Back! Welcome back to the Spring term! We hope that all our children, families and staff had a happy and ... 18th December 2018 Reception Jay Class do some Christmas baking! On Friday 14th Reception Jay Clas... 18th December 2018 Christmas Jumpers and Christmas Lunch! On Friday 14th December we... 14th December 2018 Key Stage 1 Christmas Pantomime This week key Stage 1 were visite... 12th November 2018 Ofsted Success! On 25th September Southwold Primary School received a short one day insp... 7th November 2018 Inclusion Quality Mark Flagship! We are delighted to share with you that Southwold Primary School has been awarded ‘Flagship... 6th November 2018 Reception class get digging! The children in Reception Jay enjoyed their workshop with Cassie and Fran. They helped to tend to th... 6th November 2018 Getting crafty in Reception Reception linked their Design and Technology day to their Traditional Tales topic. They invited pare... 6th November 2018 Baking in Reception The children in Reception are learning about traditional tales this half term. Jay Class set about m... 3rd October 2018 Bring A Significant Male to School Last Wednesday we were joined by significant males (dads, granddads, uncles, brothers, cousins…...