As part of their history topic about the Tudors, years 5 and 6 went on a school trip to Layer Marney Tower. They took part in an archery competition, Tudor dancing, and had a talk on daily life in the Tudor times. We also did some weaving and brought these activities back to school to complete. We had a fantastic time and were complimented on our amazing behaviour.

As part of their history topic, the children in years 3 and 4 had a Stone Age visitor at school. They spent time in his 'cave', learning lots of interesting facts, helping him to light a fire and exploring all of the interesting artefacts he had. What a great day!

As part of their DT topic about cooking and nutrition, the children in years 1 and 2 took part in a cooking showdown! There were two teams, the Red Chillies and the Green Peas. Both teams made a meal and then the other children got to taste the final result and voted for the winner. A huge well done to both teams and for all of the children for trying something new!

We held a sponsored mini marathon today to raise much-needed funds for sports and lunchtime equipment. All of the children ran 2.6km and seemed to enjoy it! A big well done to everybody who took part and thank you for all of the generous sponsors - we are going to be able to get lots of equipment to keep the children busy!

We had a fantastic time at our summer fete, Grange Fest today! A big thank you everybody for coming along and supporting and also to our fantastic PTA for organising it.

The children in year 2 took part in the William De Ferrers Mini Olympics at Bartlett Park. They had a fab time taking part in all of the different events!

The children in year 1 and 2 had a fantastic day with the Queen today! They learned all about castles, life as Kings and Queens and even took part in a jousting tournament! What a fantastic day!

Our Young Carers had a fantastic day at the Wilderness Foundation today!

While year 6 were having fun at Mersea, year 5 had a great time! Their favourite part was the bushcraft day, where they worked in teams to build shelters and got to cook over an open fire!

The children in EYFS had a fantastic time at Barleylands Farm as part of their growing topic. They met lots of different animals, fed some of them, went on a tractor ride and made pizzas. What a fantastic day!

The children in years 3 and 4 have had a fantastic day learning all about the ancient kingdom of Benin. A visitor came into school and they took part in lots of drama activities to learn all about their leaders, Gods and every day life. We also painted our Benin masks and pottery and looked at the Benin creation story. What a lovely day!

We had a great day today, diving into our new topics!

We had a great day celebrating Red Nose Day today! It was fab to see all of the different noses the children had designed and all of the different red and silly outfits! A big thank you as ever for supporting us and helping us to raise money for such a fantastic charity.

The children in year 3 and 4 had a great day at the Museum of Power in Maldon. They learned all about electricity, explored the museum, rode on a train and even met a real-life magician!

The children in Oak and Ash had a fantastic day learning how to be archaeologists. They worked very carefully to uncover lots of different fossils and bones and then got to meet a very special visitor - a baby dinosaur!

The children in years 5 and 6 had fantastic time at the theatre watching 'Who Let the Gods out?', which is the book they read in class last half term.

As part of their learning all about how life is different now from the Victorian era, the children in year 1 and 2 went on a trip to Braintree Victorian Museum. They explored Victorian artifacts, looked around the Victorian parts of the museum and experienced a Victorian lesson in a traditional classroom!

We had a great day for World Book Day this year. It was amazing to see so many wonderful costumes - the subject ambassadors had a hard job choosing the winners!

A big thanks to the PTA for organising such a fun disco!

We all had a fantastic time at the PTA Valentine disco!

We had a great day today, launching into our new topics. Year 1/2 - The Victorians Year 3/4 - Settlements Year 5/6 - Pollution and oceans

We had a fantastic day today to celebrate Number Day. Everybody spent the day doing different number-related activities and we had a costume competition. A big well done to all of our winners!

The children in year 3 and 4 had a visitor in school today to teach them more about life as an ancient Egyptian. What a fantastic day we all had!