Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone, everywhere, a very 'Merry Christmas' from all at Earl Soham Community Primary School.

Ipswich Town v Derby County

This afternoon saw the final event of this year's school calendar... a trip to the football. There were a total of 20 in the Earl Soham party, in amongst an official attendance of 17,256.
Whilst it wasn't the most stimulating of matches, a 1 - 0 victory for the home side saw most fans go home happy. The goal, which came courtesy of Keith Andrews early in the second half, in many ways summed up the whole match...rather confused and unsure.
This is the 3rd match of the season that we have attended so far, witnessing 2 wins and a defeat very much in the style of one of the best westerns ever - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

Last Day of Term - SNOW!

Just how much more can happen this week!?
At the end of this morning's 'karaoke' Christmas, much excitement was in the air as the first few flakes of snow descended. By lunchtime, the earlier 'wet' snow had turned into rather large flakes. It seemed too good an opportunity to miss, so those that wanted to had five minutes fresh air. Rosy cheeks and broad smiles in abundance.

Christmas Parties

The annual Christmas party, funded and organised by our wonderful PTFA, was soon in full swing this afternoon. The children (and staff) enjoyed dancing and singing along to a great set of tunes at the disco, and enjoyed an array of crisps, cakes and drinks.

Mr Pearce "got his groove on", setting the standard for the dancing...

...& the children adored the snow machine.

Everyone had a fantastic afternoon. A very big thank you to the PTFA for organising and paying for the disco and food.

Rock 'n' Roll Panto Trip

This afternoon, children in Year 2 - 6 went to see a fantastic performance of 'Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood' at the Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. This traditional annual trip to see the Rock 'n' Roll Pantomime was yet again tremendous fun.It was a truly great afternoon with plenty of singing, dancing, innuendo, double entendres, slapstick and laughter.How we cheered brave Robin Hood and booed the nasty (or maybe just misunderstood) Sheriff of Nottingham.
However, the highlight for all connected with Earl Soham was how the pantomime 'dame' (Nelly) took a shine to our very own Mr Mansell - and didn't he just love it!Yet again, the children were a joy to take out and it was great to see them enjoying themselves so much.
Thank you to the PTFA for funding the transport.

Talent Show

On Tuesday afternoon, the children took their seats for the big event of the year: the Talent Show. On offer this year were a range of talents - singing and dancing, playing instruments, comedy, impressions and even a Zumba Fitness workout routine.

Below are some of the highlights of the afternoon.

Piano Recitals

"We Three Kings"

The Pink Panther Theme Tune

Theme from The Piano

Instrumental Pieces

"I Predict a Riot" by The Kaiser Chiefs

"Talking About a Revolution"

"Granite"

Dance

Smooth Criminal

Zumba Fever

Singing

"Jingle Bells" in Latvian!

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"

And finally, with the winning entry...

"The Ash Grove"

Christmas Dinner

Yesterday lunchtime we enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner prepared by our fantastic school cook, Caroline. There was a great atmosphere as the children sat down in the hall and were joined by staff and governors. Blue class had been busy preparing crackers, hats and favour boxes for the tables, which lent a particularly festive feel to the occasion. The year six children, ably accompanied by our midday supervisors and Mr Pearce (who looked rather fetching in his Turkey hat!), served and waited tables. We all had plenty to eat, with enough food for seconds. Thank you to Caroline for the hard work cooking it all, Tracey for peeling the mountain of potatoes and James, Katie and Charlotte for setting up and clearing away all the chairs, tables, crockery and cutlery.

We hope you enjoy the photos, which I think show just how much everyone enjoyed their meal.