Events 2021 2022

Year 2 Leavers Assembly

Year 2 had such a wonderful day at Wicken Fen. 

Year 3 had a wonderful trip to Walton-on-the-Naze to complement their learning in geography and science. They ascended the Naze Tower to spot human and physical features, searched the beach for fossils (we found lots), found out about some of the natural history of the area (we even found a dead sea...

Last week the whole school took part in creative arts week. The theme was "The Environment" and pupils took part in art, dance and music activities based around this theme.

Thank you to everyone who attended our fete last week.  It raised an incredible £4800 towards our 3G pitch.  The highlight was definitely the teachers obstacle race and we would like to thank Just Gym for setting this up for us!

On Friday 24th June, four fantastic Year five children attended the general knowledge quiz at RAB. It was against seven local schools.  The team showed great confidence and positivity in all the rounds which included subjects like geography, history, flags and chocolate bars! 

On Thursday 26th May, Year 3 visited West Stow Anglo Saxon Village to complete this half term’s topic learning. We visited the museum filled with artefacts unearthed by archaeologists at West Stow. We agreed the best part was the reconstructed village and actually going inside the houses. A...

This week we have been welcoming dads and grandads into their child's class to celebrate Father's Day.    The children all had a fantastic time showing their visitors their classrooms and sharing some exciting activities with them too!

This half term Year 5 are learning about the rainforest and for their launch they were very lucky to be taken to Kew Gardens this Tuesday. The sun was shining and it was a fabulous day. Over the course of the day the children ventured around the grounds of Kew Garden, were taken on a rainforest expe...

Year 2 had a Royal Ball to land their Twisted Tales topic. They played lots of games (including a princess and the pea game to see who really was a real prince or princess) and did lots of dancing! It was a lovely way to end the topic and they had such a fantastic time.

We had a fantastic afternoon in the forest, the children had time to explore the area. We also made minibeasts out of clay, made soups in the mud kitchen and enjoyed swinging on the rope swing. 

Turtle class have been enjoying the freedom, joy and challenges of Forest School. They have loved sliding down muddy slopes, making dens, swinging on the rope swing, climbing trees and even using the forest imaginatively to make 'salad!'

On the first day of the term, the Orangutans had a great time getting back to their natural habitat – forest school! The children enjoyed exploring, building dens, roasting marshmallows, and whittling sticks. As you can see from the photos, it was lots of fun!

Year One had a fantastic launch of their topic by visiting The Shuttleworth Collection. The children were given the opportunity to see many different types of transport all in working order. The children even got the chance to travel in a Vintage Bus and see an old plane take off and land. The...

Early Years launched their topic this week by going on a minibeast hunt. We thought about different habitats and decided to go into the school's wildlife garden. The children found slugs and woodlice under logs, ladybirds and butterflies on leaves, and spiders hiding in the shed. 

The children in early years have been so excited to play with all the lovely new outdoor equipment. They have enjoyed building dens, riding bikes on the new roadway, balancing and travelling across the climbing frame and exploring the waterwall.

This morning we held our Infant Easter Hat Parade – we were so impressed by all your creations and the children had a great time showing their wonderful hats to the Junior School children!  

Year two recently visited Saffron Walden market, Saffron Walden Museum and Bridge End Gardens as part of their Geography topic on local studies.

Katherine Semar Infant School was delighted to host their Mother's Day event again this year.

Twelve students from Year 5 participated in the annual Big Bang Science Fair at Herts & Essex school, Bishops Stortford. The children showed great creativity and perseverance in the weeks leading up to the event as they designed and carried out their own investigation. The children were so amazi...

Year 5 spent a fabulous day with the staff at the Stibbington Centre for the land of our Victorian topic. Each child assumed the identity of a child who had attended the school during Victorian times. 

Year 4 were lucky enough to have a visit from the Young Shakespeare Company who performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The children were asked to play the parts of the main characters while learning about the text which will inspire their own writing this half term.

Year 4 were lucky enough to visit Bhaktivedanta Manor to support the learning they had done on Hinduism. The children were able to go on cart rides pulled by oxen, eat delicious curry, dress up as Hindu gods, wear traditional clothing and feed the rescue cows.