Earl Soham Remembers

This morning, the whole school gathered on the top playground to participate in an act of remembrance.
The wet and windy weather didn't dampen the spirit of the whole school who had been developing their understanding of what, how and why, we remember during the week.
As the St. Mary's Church bells stopped ringing, an impeccable two minutes silence was observed by all.
Two Year six children summed up the feelings of everyone with the following quotes:
"Peace lives on in spirit" and
"Those who go through war should always have peace".

A group of Year 6 children them walked to the war memorial in the village to pay their respects and to lay crosses of remembrance.

Unihoc Tournament

This afternoon, after a series of good displays, Earl Soham secured fourth place in the Small Schools' Unihoc Tournament at Debenham Leisure Centre.

Results in the leagues stage were:

Occold 0 Earl Soham 2, Stoke Ash 1 Earl Soham 0, Worlingworth 0 Earl Soham 1 and Helmingham 2 Earl Soham 2.

This saw Earl Soham progress into the semi-finals as group winners, where they met Wetheringsett. In a well-matched game, Wetheringsett scored a super goal which saw them progress into the final.

Earl Soham then faced Stoke Ash, for 3rd place overall, but unfortunately were on the end of

a 1 -0 defeat. However, the spirit by all involved made it an afternoon where all children from all schools ended up as 'winners'.

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Bomb Blasts Blue Class!

During this morning's assembly Blue Class received a direct hit in an air raid. So unexpected was the raid that the sirens failed to sound and Mr Mansell was caught by the blast and knocked unconscious.

Much of the outside of the building was damaged.

"A scene of devastation met the children's eyes..."

A scene of devastation met the children's eyes as they returned to the classroom, expecting to start their literacy lesson. Much of the outside of the building was damaged, with bricks strewn across the ground, making entry to the classroom difficult. Inside the room, tables and chairs had been thrown around by the blast. 

Thankfully the teaching assistants quickly took charge of the situation and kept everyone calm. When Mr Mansell finally came round, and the gash on his head was cleaned up, the job of tidying up the mess began. 

"We were very lucky really," remarked Mr Pearce (headteacher). "The damage was all superficial and nobody was seriously injured. The children were very sensible and remained relatively calm in the circumstances."

Mrs Lander, a qualified first-aider, who was amongst the first on the scene, told us, "Mr Mansell bravely soldiered on in the true British spirit, despite receiving a nasty head wound." 

In spite of the damage and mess that the blast caused, everyone involved was determined not to let their spirits flag.

"If Hitler thinks sending his bombers over here will make us surrender he's another thing coming," said Mr Mansell. "He'll have to do better than that!"

Black History Month

During the past few weeks, assemblies have focused on celebrating Black History Month. We have looked at the stories of individuals including: Martin Luther King, Mary Seacole, Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela.

The main purpose has been to develop an understanding as to how individuals and groups have striven to overcome inequality and create fairness for all. It's important not to forget the determination shown by so many people, not just those listed, in making this world a fairer place for everyone.

Blue Class, as part of their World War II topic, also looked at the role of the Tuskegee Airmen and their bid to be treated equally as pilots rather than just undertaking routine labouring jobs in the USAAF.

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