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Pupils in Classes 15 and 16 visited The Norfolk Showground in March for a Careers Fayre. They saw lots of exhibitors including the NHS, Fire Service, different construction companies, the farming sector and a range of colleges that may be of interest to pupils beyond time at Warren School. Pupils were able to ask questions, find out information, and come away with a few freebies. It was a very informative and fun day.

Silver DofE Practice Expedition Fun! Our students had an amazing time on their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Practice Expedition, and what a day it was! The sun was shining, spirits were high, and everyone was fully engaged from start to finish. Limits were definitely pushed on the walk through the forest, with students showing real teamwork, determination, and resilience along the way. A special highlight was seeing our wheelchair students enjoying rides on the mobility bikes, big smiles all round and plenty of joy to share! The adventure didn't stop there. Students got hands-on with tent pitching, working together to master this essential expedition skill, before cooking their own dinner on the BBQ. Great food, great company, and a great sense of achievement! Everyone had a fantastic time and showed exactly what the DofE is all about – challenge, confidence, and unforgettable experiences. We're so proud of them and can't wait for the next step on their Silver journey! We are looking forward to doing our Bronze Expedition next month and our Silver Qualifying in June... It's certainly all go, go, go here!

Thank you everyone for your kind donations to our Number Day, that was back in February. The total amount raised for the NSPCC was £225.70.

Yesterday, three of our children attended the Trust final of the Ogden Trust Science Competition at Southwold Primary School with Mrs Waters, and we are incredibly proud to share that Charlie was the overall winner out of all 14 school settings – an amazing achievement! The competition was launched at Winterton a few months ago, challenging children to create a model demonstrating their understanding of gears, levers and pulleys. We were blown away by both the number and quality of entries – the creativity, craftsmanship and scientific knowledge on display were fantastic! Last month, we held a parent assembly where all entrants had the opportunity to showcase their models, and finalists from Seals and Sharks classes were selected as our Winterton winners. Brothers Jack and Charlie were chosen from Shark Class for their incredible LEGO model train station, complete with moving trains powered by a pulley system. Charlie was also selected from Seal Class for his brilliant cardboard car garage, featuring a pulley lift, ramps and a geared turntable. At the final, all the boys were a real credit to our school. They spoke with pride and confidence about their models and showed great interest in the work of others. Jack and Charlie placed fourth with their LEGO model, and Charlie was crowned overall winner for his car garage – a fantastic result! All participants received a book, and Charlie also won the grand prize of a K'NEX set. Well done to all involved – we are so proud of you!

Pupils from across the Consortium Trust met at Southwold Primary school yesterday, led by Sam Norfolk (Science Lead), to celebrate the final of the 'Gears. levers and pulleys' physics competition. It showcased some of the most talented and enthusiastic physics students from across the trust, and their shared passion for scientific discovery. The finalists were chosen from each school with Devon's entry being picked for Mendham. Mrs Thomas (Director of Primary Education) judged the final which was a difficult decision! Congratulations to the winner of the competition, Charlie from Winterton Primary school. Everyone who entered should be extremely proud of their efforts and contribution

We have places available across our wonderful school - please contact us on 01502 476230 for more information

Warren café has been buzzing! Our students are loving the experience of running the café, and our staff are loving the chance to pick up some tasty treats. A win-win all round!

KS1 are currently swimming at Harleston pool this half term so this may be of interest to parents particularly those in EYFS/KS1

A short while ago we welcomed mixed reality headsets into school, Class 6 had great fun exploring a virtual world. They were all very fascinated by what they could see.

Make a Splash This Half Term! Booking now open! Tag your swim buddy and dive in!

There is still time to sign up your child to join our IRock bands!

Oak Class have been using natural ingredients (spinach and black beans) to make dye, ready to make a collaborative piece of art.

Spruce class is enjoying visiting Yoxford and taking part in shared Scout sessions. The children all worked well together to discuss how to keep our school grounds tidy and then demonstrated great teamwork when picking up litter. In Art, we have started a unit on drawing, and we enjoyed exploring different sketching pencils to find out how they can be used to create a range of effects.

Come along and see what the Smurfs are up to in this funny movie in this weeks film club

This week all of Waveney Valley Partnership enjoyed a visit from James Campbell. Each class took part in a workshop with the author and there was non-stop laughter throughout the day. James shared with the children his experience of being a writer and some behind the scenes knowledge of how he created his fabulous books. None of this would have been possible without the support of our wonderful FOMSA and HPTA who contributed towards the cost of the visit. Thank you, you have inspired a future generation of authors.

Do you have a child who is turning 3 year old soon? or know someone who has. Come along and join us for a Teddy Bear Picnic and afternoon of Dramatots at Mendham Primary School on 11th June 2026. 11.30 am until 2.30 pm Please contact the office to reserve your space.

Mercury Class have loved writing a recount about their day at school, where they enjoyed playing with bubbles and eating biscuits. They have also really enjoyed their Maths learning on measurement and have been busy measuring lots of different objects around the playground using metre sticks.

We have had a lovely week in the owl room. Our children have been making " long wavy grass" pictures from our bear hunt story. We have been practicing our phonics, focusing on the letter "S" sound. We played " silly soup", and got a giant piece of paper where the children played a drawing game where they had to copy the letter S and point to things that Zoey had drawn beginning with an S. The weather has been lovely so we have had lots of fun playing Hopscotch, incorporating our number recognition and counting skills, and hopping and jumping skills.

Guess who is inside our robot. Hedgehogs told me that he is a counting robot! The children used their creativity to build the robot and leave room inside to make him walk about, counting his steps as he goes!

Horstead final day: Children are having a busy morning crate stacking and some Archery skills

Class 14 made some lovely memories last term and had lots of fun!

Great finish for the day, raft building and jumping in the river! Great fun had by all.

Here are some of our favourite Snap and Shares from this past week. Thank you for your uploads.

Juniper class are having a wonderful time, under a beautiful blue sky, facing challenges on the zip wire and climbing wall plus a spot of canoeing on the river

Happy St George's Day! A big thank you to our kitchen team, who have been busy decorating to celebrate St George's Day. We're so grateful for all the extra care and effort they put into making lunchtime a welcoming and enjoyable experience for our pupils.

We are doing nightline this morning at Horstead Residential in blind folds! Lots of collaboration from Juniper class.

Still time to book for film club today...

The children all had a good night and having breakfast ready for another exciting day.

All fed and settled, watching a film before bed. Next update tomorrow.

Year 3 and 4 have arrived safely at Horstead and are having a fantastic time. Currently enjoying some free playtime before tea and settling down for the evening. On arrival children took part in some archery and crate stacking - which is far more fun than it sounds using ropes and safety harnesses to stack and climb up crate towers, building them as high as they can!

At the last online Trust Pupil Parliament meeting everybody was asked to design a logo that the Trust could use for Pupil Parliament emails and correspondence. Here are our entries which have been submitted. What a great effort they have made! There is also a prize for the winning logo! Mrs Sharman

We're Hiring! An exciting new opportunity has just opened up at our incredible school, and we're on the lookout for someone truly special to join our team! Do you have a passion for inspiring young minds, a positive outlook, and a drive to make a real difference every single day? Then this could be the perfect role for you! If you, or someone you know would like to be part of something amazing, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today, and take the next step in your journey with us.

We have had a really busy first week back after our Easter holidays. The children in the Owl room have started our new book "we're going on a bear hunt" the children have been retelling the story with our tough tray. During our phonic session this week we introduced the children to the sound "s" the children have taken part in "silly soup" sessions when each child takes out an item from the bag which begins with an s they then have to say what it is with emphasis on the "sssss"sound. We were very fortunate to have been donated an amazing woodwork bench and tools for our role play area, the children have loved exploring this resource pretending to go around fixing things. The children have been practicing their fine motor skills with the pegs and peg boards, making some beautiful patterns with the pegs. We also reopened our grass area and the children were able to use our new slide and climbing apparatus which they were very excited about.

This week we had our Squirrels return after their Easter Break. All of our children have settled back into the nursery routine with ease and we have had a lot of smiles and laughter On Monday we started our new core text ' Oh Dear' and have been exploring activities surrounding the farm and animals who live on the farm. This week the outside environment was extra exciting. The grass has been opened and our new climbing apparatus has been built. The children loved learning how to climb with care and had fun coming down the slide! We have been enjoying the lovely sunshine! Very positive first week of the Summer Term

Welcome back Hedgehogs! We have had a lovely first week after the Easter holidays all together and have started to look at our new core text, 'Oh Dear!' The Hedgehogs have been very creative this week, painting pictures of the animals from the story, completing puzzles, feeding the animals a variety of cereals as well as all of them all being keen to read the book! It has been lovely to see how even after only reading the story for a week, how many of the Hedgehogs have already progressed with their language development and recognising the patterns seen in the story. We are proud of them all everyday!

Our very busy and successful spring term ended with an amazing morning at The Royal Hospital School taking part in the IPSSA Cross Country event. Our year 4 runners took part in a 1500m race and for our year 5/6 runners, it was 2200m. This event is an amazing opportunity for the children to test their resilience, try something new and prove to themselves what they are capable of. It is made all the lot better getting to see all of the 46 children who attended; support, cheer and celebrate their own as well as each other's achievements. While we had several children beat their personal best from last year, we also had our fair share finish around the top 20 out of 150+children in each race. The achievements don't stop there. Our year 4 girls really set the tone when Primrose (1st), Aggie(3rd) and Violet(5th) blew us all away as they came storming down the final straight towards the finish line. Having had the results back this week we have now learnt that their team (Primrose, Aggie, Violet and Gracie) came in 1st place out of 36 teams in the year 4 girl's race! This is the first time at Rendlesham Primary School we have had a team win their event at cross country. The whole school is so proud, well done girls - your trophy will be on its way soon! We also had some more superb individual results from three children who have had an incredible cross country journey at Rendlesham Primary School. In their final cross country event of year 6: Joshua finished in 6th place out of 180 running in one of the toughest races of the day. Layla-Rose came emerging from the fields in the distance and kept up her incredible pace to earn herself 2nd place and a silver medal. Elodie then followed shortly after and put on a finishing masterclass to secure herself 10th place in the same race which again, had 180 runners in. Our superstar year 6 runners, supported by the rest of their team, also had some brilliant team results. Josh, Daniel, Robin and Oliver combined to come in 4th place out of 46 teams and Layla-Rose, Elodie, Ellie and Lalia also combined to finish in 3rd place out of 42 teams. This was by far our most successful event from a team results perspective, and we are very proud of everyone who took part. Cross country runners, you are AMAZING!

In the second half of the spring term, a group of Year 6 children took a visit to Crown Pools in Ipswich to take part in a swimming gala against schools from all over Suffolk. Our team were outstanding and came 5th, narrowly missing out on a top 3 finish, out of 13 schools. A special mention for: Joshua and Layla-Rose for coming 1st in their 25m freestyle races, Elodie for coming 2nd in the 25m backstroke, Grace for coming 3rd in the 25m breaststroke and Olivia for coming 3rd in the 25m freestyle. The girls also did incredibly well, earning two second place finishes in both the 4x 25m freestyle and medley relay. To start off the final week of the spring term, a team of year 5 and 6 girls took part in the U11s Futsal event. The girls took part in 4 games across the afternoon and showed incredible teamwork. They lead from the back with Elsie and Avelia while Lalia and Aubrey showed great desire to put the other team under pressure. Goals then came from Elodie, Matilda and Ellie (who scored 5)! This teamwork meant the girls bounced back after losing the first two games but won their third and drew their last. Great work girls!

We're so proud of our Rendlesham School Choir! We're delighted to announce that our choir has been selected to perform at Celebration, a vibrant annual music festival held at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, on Monday 13th July. Celebration brings together over 1,200 young performers from schools and youth community groups across Suffolk, showcasing every kind of music imaginable. Every evening is different, with performers of all ages and abilities it's always a joyful and inspirational event. We would love to see as many families there as possible to support our choir and enjoy a wonderful evening of music. Information and tickets: https://www.brittenpearsarts.org/events/celebration-2026 Well done to our amazing singers we couldn't be prouder!

Congratulations to our children who achieved Learning Characteristic of the Week and Citizen of the Week certificates. In Thursday's Assembly, Mrs Waters presented these certificates to children, who have been chosen by their class teacher, for either excellent progress in a particular subject or for displaying one of our Learning Characteristics. During this assembly, we also celebrated good attendance and sporting achievements. Well done everyone!

Part 2 The 3 and 4 children spent the first half term learning and practising basketball skills in P.E before also attending a basketball event. The U9s Basketball Festival gave the children the opportunity to practise their skills in activities lead by year 12 students. Afterwards, they got to play some mini matches against the other schools. The children showed off their skills excellently and displayed great competitive spirit in their matches, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1. The second half of the Spring term started with Mr Gooding taking some of his girl's football club attendees to an U8s Girl's Football Festival. Some of these children also then attended an U10s version the following week. The girls showed great progression throughout these events. Their hard work scoring goals, blocking shots and tackling the other team was rewarded as not only did they win some games, they were also lucky enough to meet some of the Ipswich Town Women's players!

Last term was another one full of sporting events and achievements, from Sportshall Athletics back in January to Cross Country in the last week of term. Children from year 2 - 6 have taken part in a variety of different events. In February a team of year 5 and 6 children attended a basketball tournament and for most, it was their first time playing basketball in a competitive event. The format allows the boys in the team to play the first half and the girls then play the second with the points accumulating throughout. After showing great teamwork and resilience across the 5 matches, we finally put together two excellent halves topped off by a superb winning shot from Harrison. This shot as well as points from Jemima, Josh and Daniel lead the team to an 8-6 victory.

Welcome back and hope everyone has had a lovely Easter break! Friends of Helmingham and Henley have been working hard to prepare a joint Spring fair which is this Sunday, 19th April from 10am - 2pm at Helmingham Primary School. The landowner of the field opposite has kindly let us use it for parking. The activities and stands will be running throughout the 4 hours so please do pop down at whatever time suits you. There are light refreshments of tea, coffee, squash, cakes and buns, a nature trail, a raffle with some great prizes and some activity stands including crafts and marble jar. The new playground markings have been so a great chance to try out some of the games! There is a cost of £3 per child for the trail and crafts stand (to cover the reward and craft item costs), you can sign up in advance with the bank details on flyer (this would really help to work out refreshments), or you can turn up on the day. There are lots of fabulous raffle prizes - fruit hampers, flowers, cider pack, juices and a lot of great vouchers for entries to children's attractions and a £40 pub meal voucher! Tickets are £2 a strip/5 tickets. The Woodland Throw Stand (under 7 years above 7yrs) have family entry vouchers to the South Suffolk Show and an event of your choice at the Mid Suffolk Showground (Stonham) as the winning prizes. Please bring along cash (ideally change) or you can purchase tokens via our card reader. All very welcome so extended family, friends and neighbours- the more the merrier! The weather forecast is looking good too! Hope to see you there!

At Helmingham, we are really excited as we have just received (from the Institution of Engineering and Technology) the explore level sets for the First Lego League Unearthed programme. A STEM project for 7-10yrs olds. We are looking forward to starting the archaeological journey during after school Lego club this term. Mrs Powley was very excited to see the Indianna Jones style mini figures as part of the set! Thank you to Cathy Bradshaw for arranging this donation for us!

We are so pleased to be able to share with you, some pictures of some of our new playground markings. The school and FOHS have worked to collaboratively to produce the funds for this project. This is only phase 1... there will be more to follow. The children were really excited to see them being installed yesterday, watching intently to how they were laid out and fixed. Pupils are excited to be able to start using them now that they have set. Thanks to Thermmark for their designs and installation.

Learn More with Mr Lea Mr Lea is hosting his next Learn More session - please note the change of day - Friday 8th May - then stay for our Celebration Sharing Assembly

It's hard to believe it's already been a full year since we opened our doors! To celebrate our 1st Anniversary, The Burrow has had a little "glow-up" to make our space even better for our amazing students. We are so excited to show off our brand-new look: Inside: Fresh, clean, and modern flooring throughout our indoor space. Outside: High-quality, brand-new soft flooring to keep outdoor play safe and fun! A huge thank you to our staff, students, and families for making this first year so special. Here's to many more years of learning, growing, and hopping around at The Burrow!

This weeks news report is now out!

Breakfast Club Launch We're delighted to share that the launch of our Breakfast Club was a great success! It was wonderful to see so many pupils enjoying a healthy breakfast together in a welcoming, relaxed environment. The morning ran smoothly, the food went down a treat, and most importantly, everyone had a great time. A big thank you to all the staff and families who helped make the launch possible, we're looking forward to many more happy mornings at Breakfast Club!

We have a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant in our school - if you are interested in visiting us before applying then please call us on 01502 476230 or email office.bnc@consortiumtrust.org.uk Please see the job advertisement below: Job Description Barnby and North Cove Primary School Address: Beccles, Suffolk NR34 7QB Salary: Pay point 2 – 3, £12.81 - £13.00 per hour (dependant on experience) Hours: 31.75 hours per week, Monday – Friday Contract: Permanent, required to start 1 June 2026 Reference: 8656 Barnby and North Cove Primary School require an experienced, dedicated, friendly, and professional Teaching Assistant who can work effectively across the school, with some 1 to 1 responsibility each week. Experience of supporting children with special educational needs, challenging behaviours, and disabilities would be preferred. As a popular choice, this village primary school is situated in a beautiful rural setting, with plenty of outdoor learning space. Please get in touch if you would like to join a supportive staff team and help pupils thrive and receive the best educational experience possible. We are looking for Teaching Assistant who: has some knowledge about and can support pupils with SEND can work both with a small group and on a 1:1 basis with pupils can be a good role model for students and fellow colleagues, establishing strong working relationships is prepared to use a range of strategies to support a diverse range of complex needs when planning and leading activities can nurture the personal care needs of the children whilst encouraging their independence can be flexible and willing to help in other areas of the setting can support each pupil to access a broad, balanced, and relevant curriculum differentiated to meet individual needs has strong interpersonal skills and is willing to be a key person for children. passionate about supporting learning characteristics in pupils able to adhere to policies and procedures and follow GDPR guidelines able to maintain confidentiality has an awareness of Safeguarding possesses basic administrative skills. Qualifications: SEND Experience (preferable) Grade C/4+ Maths and English Good level of computer literacy What we offer: Comprehensive staff induction program Full support and training from a wider team Wide range of staff benefits Extensive Wellbeing support package Opportunity for career progression within the trust Personalised performance management A bespoke package of CPD as required Closing date: 1pm, 24 April 2026. Interview date: 29 April 2026. The Consortium Trust demonstrates and implements safeguarding protocols in all aspects of their working practices and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, and this will include social media checks.

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We are currently having problems with our phone and internet. If you need to contact us, please use the school mobile phones. Apologies for the inconvenience. The provider is working to get this fixed quickly.