Katherine Semar Schools News Feed - Memories of 2020-2021

Year 1 Pirate Day

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:51:45 GMT

Year 1 landed their topic with a Pirate Day.

Year 1 Farm Trip

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:38:46 GMT

Year 1 had a wonderful trip to SWCHS to see all the animals.

Year 6 Leavers' Production

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:17:10 GMT

Year 6 have had great fun creating and rehearsing their Leavers’ Production over the last few weeks and it is so good!

Year 2 Visit Wicken Fen

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:07:33 GMT

Year 2 had a fantastic day at Wicken Fen nature reserve to land their topic this week.

Polar Bears at Forest School

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:04:56 GMT

Polar Bear class had great fun in the forest this week.

British Antarctica Scientist Visit

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:03:30 GMT

On Friday the 9^th July, we were visited by Randolph Sliester, who works for the British Antarctica Survey on the ship The Sir David Attenborough and is one of our Year 3 parents.

Year 4 Visit Hindu Temple

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:46:32 GMT

On Thursday 8^th July, Year 4 visited Bhaktivedanta Manor to finish their work on Hinduism.

Year 6 Sky Ropes Visit

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:38:27 GMT

To mark the end of their time at Katherine Semar, Year 6 had a fun day out to Great Notley Country Park to experience the dizzying heights of the Sky Ropes.

Musicians Visit Junior School

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:46:14 GMT

The school was alive with the sound of music last Friday, when we hosted our first live event for visiting musicians for over a year.

EY Aquarium Trip

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:19:31 GMT

We had a magical time at the Aquarium, we saw lots of different underwater animals; a firm favourite were the sharks.

Polar Bears at Forest School

Fri, 9 Jul 2021 09:33:54 GMT

Polar Bears have had a fantastic 2 weeks at Forest School. Enjoy the photos!

Junior School Sports Day

Fri, 9 Jul 2021 09:14:55 GMT

Great fun was had at the Junior School Sports Day!

Infant School Sports Day

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 07:44:42 GMT

Sports Day was great fun last week!

Leopard Class at Forest School

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:47:34 GMT

Last week, Leopard Class had a fantastic fun time at Forest School!

Year 3 Visit Colchester Castle

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:37:48 GMT

On Friday, Year 3 travelled to Colchester Castle. The children explored the museum's exhibits to find out more about the Roman invasion of Britain and how important Colchester was.

Year 5

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:23:13 GMT

Year Five have been writing poems in response to a poem called There is No Planet B by Sue Hardy-Dawson, as well as speeches from Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg.

Year 3 Topic Launch

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:54:19 GMT

Year 3 launched our new topic Coasts, rocks and fossils by working collaboratively to create a new holiday company and advertising everything that is on offer at an imaginary coastal retreat.

Year 3 West Stow Visit

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 11:17:50 GMT

Year 3 had a fantastic time at West Stow Anglo Saxon Village.

Year 2 Royal Ball

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 11:13:40 GMT

Our topic was twisted tales and the children had a ball to celebrate their learning.

EY Topic Launch - Under the Sea

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:07:39 GMT

To launch our topic 'Under the Sea' we looked at the life of Mary Anning and her curiosities.

Arctic Wolf Class at Forest School

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:10:53 GMT

It was their first session in a very long time so the children had it as an exploration session.

Year 1 "Bring Your Bike To School Day"

Mon, 7 Jun 2021 08:52:38 GMT

Year 1 landed their topic of vehicles by having a ‘Bring Your Bike to School Day’.

Uttlesford Sports Partnership

Mon, 7 Jun 2021 08:36:22 GMT

This year, the Uttlesford Sports Partnership have run several virtual competitions which Katherine Semar have taken part in.

Turtle Class go to Forest School

Fri, 14 May 2021 11:07:33 GMT

Turtles had a fabulous Forest School session this week.

Sewing by Arctic Wolf Class

Fri, 14 May 2021 09:43:07 GMT

Arctic Wolves were so thrilled that the prince and the farmer were getting married in The Pea and the Princess that they decided to make them both a wedding gift

May Day Celebrations 2021

Wed, 5 May 2021 08:28:35 GMT

Katherine Semar Infants celebrated May Day in style again this year.

Dolphin Class go to Forest School 20.4.21

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:05:25 GMT

What a fantastic first session Early Years had at Forest School.

Year 3 French Videos

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:16:05 GMT

Year 3 ended their French unit of work on animals by learning and performing a French version of the song Old McDonald.

Year 5 Launch their Map Topic

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:49:19 GMT

Year 5 launched their map topic with a local walk following a route which they had planned beforehand on a map.

EY "Beastly Beings" Topic Launch

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:56:11 GMT

Early Years launched their topic, 'Beastly Beings.'

Year 2 Mystery Royal Visit

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:45:19 GMT

Year 2 received a letter this week from a very royal person!

Arctic Wolves Plant Sunflower Seeds

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:37:32 GMT

Arctic Wolves have been learning all about how to grow healthy plants in our science lessons.

Infant School Easter Egg Hunt

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:54:32 GMT

What a lovely day for the last day of term, the children had so much fun on the Easter Egg Hunt.

Year 3 Roman Day

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:07:06 GMT

At last, the long awaited Roman Day, postponed from the beginning of January, has finally taken place!

Arctic Wolf Class Make Salads

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:15:35 GMT

After learning all about healthy living in our science lessons, we have designed, created and eaten our own salads!

Welcome Back to School Video

Mon, 1 Mar 2021 08:33:43 GMT

During the holidays, the teachers have worked to create a ‘creative’ video to welcome the children back to school.

Fantastic Home Learning

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:41:10 GMT

Here are some great photographs of children with some of their fantastic home learning.

Margaret Jude Award

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 09:15:21 GMT

During the last week of the Autumn term we held an assembly for the Margaret Jude Award.

Christmas Dinner 2020

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:01:26 GMT

This Wednesday we enjoyed our delicious Christmas dinner!

Christmas Jumper Day in Arctic Wolves

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:51:56 GMT

Today is Christmas jumper day so Arctic Wolves took the opportunity to get some brilliant class photos together.

Arctic Wolves Topic Land

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:46:26 GMT

On Thursday, Arctic Wolves landed their topic ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter’ by creating memorial rocks in tribute to Grace Darling.

Arctic Wolves Times Table Launch Week

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 09:01:46 GMT

This week, Arctic Wolves have started to learn their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

KSS Christmas Grotto

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:08:26 GMT

The children had a fantastic time visiting Father Christmas today.

The Spirit of Christmas Concert

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:19:30 GMT

The Spirit of Christmas concert went online this year, with schools contributing their songs by video. The carol writing competition went ahead as usual, with the organisers of The Spirit of Christmas looking for originality in the tunes and a deep meaning in the words.

Uttlesford Virtual Athletics

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:38:35 GMT

Pupils at Katherine Semar Schools have continued to take part in PE clubs and squads this term whilst staying in their bubbles. Squads have been running for football and netball and the children have also been able to take part in fitness and fun clubs.

Early Years Topic Land

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:03:46 GMT

It is the end of Early Years topic ‘Adventures of the Night’ and they certainly had an adventure today.

Year 1 Topic Land

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:23:12 GMT

What a wonderful way to land our topics. On Friday we received a letter explaining that Saffron Walden Museum wanted us to set up our own toy museum.

Saffron Walden Choral Society Carol Competition

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:44:37 GMT

Every year Saffron Walden Choral Society runs a Carol Competition where they invite young composers from all our local schools to write their own music for a carol in whatever style they choose, which can then be put forward into the competition.

Arctic Wolves Build Lighthouses

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:57:37 GMT

Arctic Wolves have been designing and building their own lighthouses in D.T. this week.

Year 1 Christmas Production

Wed, 9 Dec 2020 08:57:20 GMT

The Year One children performed their Christmas production this week.