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Buzzy Bees – Reception class news – 11th May 2012

We are learning about life cycles in class. If possible, please send in a picture of your child as a baby for our display, thank you. We will be hatching eggs after half term. If you would like to give … Continue reading

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Year 4 – stories

During the last week of April I was lucky enough to spend a little extra time with Year 4. I enjoyed the chance to read the class quite a bit of a favourite Lynne Reid Banks  book I, Houdini: The Autobiography of … Continue reading

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Small Schools Football rally 28/03/2012

The u11 boys football team continued their success on Wednesday. The team didn’t lose a game or concede a goal in any of their games. They finished joint winners with Bocking school, who on goal difference had one goal more … Continue reading

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Forest Schools update (12/3/12)

This week we rushed down to the wood clutching the detailed plans we had previously made for our dens. The children split into groups and started phase one of the den construction process: finding a base, gathering materials and (in … Continue reading

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FKS U11 B football team vs. Holmwood House

On Wednesday 14th March the U11 B team played Holmwood House. We got off to a good start with a 4 – 1 lead at half time with two goals from Archie and two from me. In the second half … Continue reading

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World Book Day / Tell me a story!

Reading, writing and telling stories have inspired many of us recently. It was good to celebrate literacy and World Book Day and to be excited about words! Seeing everyone dress up as a book character was fantastic and there were … Continue reading

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Reception Class hold a Music Concert

We are extremely proud of the children in Reception that performed in our first music concert at Andrews House 8th March 2012. The children performed a range of songs accompanied by percussion instruments that they have learnt in music, french … Continue reading

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U10 boys football team in the Brentwood school tournament – 09/03/12

The u10 boys football team played on Friday at the Brentwood school football tournament. The competition was very tough with 18 other schools entering. The boys played very well throughout the day not conceeding a single goal. Unfortunately we found … Continue reading

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U10 Netball ‘A’ team in the New Hall netball rally – 09/03/12

After a busy week of fixtures, the U10 Netball ‘A’ team took part in the New Hall Netball Rally on Friday 9 March.  The girls steadily improved their performance during the first round and went through as 2nd in their … Continue reading

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U11 football – Braintree district league

The u11 team have reached the semi finals of the Braintree district league competition. After winning all 4 of their group stage games we are now awaiting to see who we draw from one of the other three groups. Mr … Continue reading

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U9 Hockey – Felsted school tournament – 08/03/12

U9 winners!  Congratulations to the U9 girls who played in the Felsted hockey tournament on Thursday 8 March.  Despite a nervous start for some of the team as they were playing in their first games, the girls won their first … Continue reading

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U11 and U10 Netball vs. Whitecourt Primary School (home, 07/03/12)

Despite the rain, the U11 Netball ‘A’ team played their fourth league game on Wednesday 7 March against Whitecourt Primary School at home.  The team played well but despite some good efforts by Eloise, Zach and Grace, Whitecourt’s attack proved … Continue reading

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The life of Joseph

In RE this week the children created their own Dreamcoats based on the story of Jacob giving his son Joseph a colourful robe to show his affection and love towards his son. The children used card and tissue paper to … Continue reading

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U11 Redbridge Hockey Tournament

The u11 boys played at the Essex hockey tournament on Wednesday. After getting through the early league stage they were beaten by Chigwell school in the semi final. Thank you to the support of all the parents on the day. … Continue reading

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Esau & Jacob and the Very Expensive Bowl of Soup

In RE the Year 5s were making their own “very expensive” bowl while listening to the story of how Jacob tricked his brother Esau into giving him his birthright for a bowl of soup.  Not a wise thing to do … Continue reading

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Netball match reports (22/02/12 to the 02/03/12)

The U11 netball ‘A’ team played two of their BDPSSA league fixtures in February and got off to a great start with a 27-3 win playing away against Rayne Primary school on Wednesday 22nd and a 17-0 win against Lyons … Continue reading

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U11 Football league game vs. St Peters (29/02/12, home)

The u11 displayed a strong defensive performance against St Peters who were also unbeaten in the group. FKS took the lead through Zach in the first half with a good team passing move. FKS had lots of good possession but … Continue reading

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U11 A team football v Shalford (28/02/12, home)

The boys u11 team played their second league game in what will be a long week for them. The team played well in the first half securing a 6-0 lead at half time. The second half performance saw the team … Continue reading

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Felsted hockey tournament

The girls and boys u11 teams both gave excellent accounts of themselves at the recent (23/2/12) Felsted hockey tournament. On a glorious bright day the girls team finished 4th out of 10 narrowly missing out on the medal places. The … Continue reading

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In the last twenty-four hours we have learnt…

Yesterday I asked a few year six pupils if they could tell me something they had learnt in the last twenty-four hours… Toluwani told me that a mathematician called Goldbach discovered that every even number after four can be made up … Continue reading

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Year 5 Literacy

At the beginning of the lesson Grace came up with the idea of writing a quick poem to celebrate our love of Pancake Day!  (Wikipedia entry on Shrove Tuesday) This took us just 5 minutes to write as a class: … Continue reading

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Hide and Seek

Last night our 17 Forest School children enjoyed a fantastic game of hide and seek in the woods behind FKS.  Alex and Eloise managed to make it ‘home’ without discovery, but the prizes for best hiding-places have to go to … Continue reading

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U11 Hockey vs. New Hall

Both the girls and boys under 11 hockey teams had good wins on Friday 3rd February. The girls played very well and beat New Hall girls by 4-1. The boys team were convincing winners which lifted their spirits after loosing … Continue reading

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ice melting

The children in Reception made predictions, observed, recorded results and reached conclusions by investigating ‘How to make a marsh mellow melt’. We discovered that dipping it in hot chocolate made it melt quickly and also taste nicer! Have you observed … Continue reading

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Space shuttles ‘Go for launch’

The children in Reception have created their own space shuttles using cardboard, plastic bottles and lots of Mod Roc! Can you design a planet at home for the shuttle to fly to? Report Post As Inappropriate

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Our snowy day at FKS!

Reception had a wonderful time playing in the snow, they made their very own snowman.  We then each took a piece of ice inside and everyone made a prediction at how long it would take to melt.  It was great fun, … Continue reading

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Our Mission to the Moon

The Children in Reception had a fantastic afternoon making a ‘space backpack’ with their parents on Friday 27th January 2012. Thank you to Mrs Roycroft for the original design and for contributing many of her own art resourses. This was … Continue reading

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U11 Football team vs. John Ray (home) 26/01/12

The u11 football team started their league campaign with a fine team display resulting in a good home win. The team played some excellent football which lead to numerous chances in front of goal. A good team performance sees the … Continue reading

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U9 Rugby vs. Holmewood House (away) 25/01/12

The U9 continued their progress against Holmewood House B team this week. A solid team display saw the boys to a convincing win. In a short time all the boys have worked very hard in their first year of rugby … Continue reading

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U11 a-team vs. Elm Green (18/01/12)

A great team performance saw the U11a team to victory in their match over Elm Green. Both teams played some very good rugby in what was a thrilling game. All the boys deserve to feel proud of their achievements so … Continue reading

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Felsted Hockey Tournament – a report from Leticia

On 7th December, the U11 girls hockey team walked down to Felsted to take part in the Felsted hockey tournament. Our first match was against Widford Lodge but unfortunately  we lost 0/2. Then we played Felsted’s U11 B team and we drew … Continue reading

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Final Forest School of the term

We celebrated our final forest school by gathering firewood, successfully making fire, whittling sticks and roasting marshmallows.  Delicious! Miss Carman Report Post As Inappropriate

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U10 and U11 cross-country competition at Elm Green

On Friday 2nd December the U11 and U10 teams took part in the Elm Green cross-country competition held at Chelmer Park. Both teams performed well on what was a shorter, faster, course. All team members gave good individual performances, especially … Continue reading

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FKS U11 in the Gosfield Cut Hedge Trophy

The U11 cross-country team competed in the Gosfield Cut Hedge trophy competition yesterday. Both the girls and the boys teams ran extremely  well with some good individual performances. Mr Davidson was very proud of all the runners who took part. … Continue reading

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PA Christmas Fayre 2011

The Christmas Fayre held on Friday 25th November was a great success with something of interest for children and adults of all ages. The Fayre was hosted by the Parents’ Association who were supported by many stall holders selling a … Continue reading

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U11 Netball team in the 2011 New Hall netball rally

On 25th November the Under 11 Netball team went to the New Hall netball rally. First we played Ursaline they were a very strong team and unfortunately we lost 11- 1. We were then supposed to play Danbury Park but … Continue reading

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BDPSSA X-country results 23rd November 2011

FKS held the biggest B.D.P.S.S.A cross-country event so far with 10 schools and 240 year 3,4,5,6 pupils participating. It was a very successful and enjoyable event. FKS pupils ran superbly with some outstanding individual performances. Well done to everyone that … Continue reading

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New school and EYFS newsletters out today

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U10 and U11 netball matches vs. Widford Lodge (home)

We were delighted to welcome Widford Lodge to play our U11 and U10 teams on Wednesday 16th November, and both games were played with great spirit.  Well done to the U10s who won 8-2 and also to the U11s who, … Continue reading

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U10 and U11 rugby matches vs. Widford Lodge (home)

Both teams gave excellent performances in their first games. The U11 team lost to a strong Widford side while the U10 narrowly lost in the game. Mr Jones and Mr Davidson were very pleased with how the boys have progressed … Continue reading

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Year 1 visit Chelsmford Museum

On the 13th October Year 1 classes visited the museum in Chelmsford. Their history topic was all about toys. They made pictures in an ICT lesson about the toys they were shown in the museum. Some of the pictures are here … Continue reading

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EYFS / Reception newsletter 9

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FKS vs. St Cedds Football and Netball results (9/11/11)

Football: FKS 4 – 1 St Cedds Well done to the boys on their victory. A good effort all round. Netball: FKS 0 – 7 St Cedds A tough match, great effort by Grace and Jessica especially. Without their work … Continue reading

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Aid to help child victims from the Chernobyl disaster

On the 18th October children loaded into the Felsted Aid minibus bags of items such as disposable nappies, washing powder, toiletries, toilet rolls and bedding. The minibus goes on a round trip of 3500 miles in order to deliver this … Continue reading

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Inter-House Football and Netball Tournaments

On 19th October 2011 children in years 2 – 6 competed in inter-house netball and football competitions. Great effort, enthusiasm and team spirit was abundant. The junior competition was for years 2, 3 and 4, the senior competition was for … Continue reading

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October netball reports

The Year 4 netball team played a great game against New Hallon Wednesday 12 October winning 5-0.  Well done to Saffron in Year 3 for scoring 3 of the goals in her first match. Well done to the Year 6 team for … Continue reading

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PA October Newsletter

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October half term newsletter

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Gingerbread man hunt!

In reception our grandparents came to visit us at school. We took them outside to look for the gingerbread man. They helped us to draw maps to find him. It was lots of fun. See if you can find him … Continue reading

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Jeans for Genes Day 2011 at FKS

Lots of denim on display on Friday 7th October at FKS. Black, blue, faded, trendy, baggy, tight. Lots of cool looking children, the staff…. tried hard “Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.”  Diana Vreeland  (American editor, … Continue reading

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