Latest News

Ringshall Pupils talk politics on BBC Radio Suffolk 25.3.24

Ringshall pupils were featured on the BBC radio suffolk show as part of their 'Kids Talk' section. Have a listen and see what you think. 

Violet visit the Ipswich Archive - 26.3.24

Violet Class had a brilliant trip to the Hold in Ipswich. The children found out about migration to Suffolk and explored the archives; learning how people research their family history.

Police visit EYFS and KS1 25.3.24

PC Colin Gedney made a visit to red and orange class to talk about his job and how he helps the community. The children asked lots of questions and got to try on some police gear.

The Ringshall reading advocate collects ideas at a reading conference - 22.3.24

Mrs Steer went to a reading conference yesterday and got lots of fabulous ideas to get us reading. With the help from Orange Class she has been busy writing a short story using only this picture. She can’t wait to share it with everyone !

Ringshall Pupil to be on the radio

Some of our Ringshall pupils will be talking on BBC radio suffolk as part of their 'Kids Talk' section. Our children's part will air on Monday 25th March at around 8.15. Please tune in.

The Spring term parent cafe was a huge success 14.3.24

Thank you to everyone that came to the Maths Cafe. It was lovely to see so many people enjoying Maths.

Maths Excellence workshop - 13.3.24

We are very proud of two Y6 pupils who attended a Maths Excellence workshop at one of our Trust schools. They were great representatives of Ringshall, participated brilliantly and one of them even managed to solve a particularly tricky problem that only one other pupil could do!

Ringshall Celebrates British Science week - March 2024

Eco council organises Ocean Art competition

Well done to the winners of the Ocean Art competition! We had so many wonderful entries and learnt all about protecting the oceans.

Ringshall celebrates Work Book Day - 8.3.24

BBC Suffolk come to Ringshall to interview some of out children - 7.3.24

Today a group of Ringshall children were interviewed by Wayne Bavin from BBC Radio Suffolk. You will be able to hear them on his breakfast show the week after next!

Violet class visit the Longship at Sutton Hoo - 7.3.24

Violet Class enjoyed a fantastic trip to the Longshed in Woodbridge, where a replica of the longship found at Sutton Hoo is being built. They learned about trade; making embossed brooches. They were also archaeologists and moneyers (minting their own coins). A great trip!

Virtual Author visit - 5.3.24

Orange Class shared a Scholastic Live Read by author, Bernard Mensah, as he shared fantastic facts about Ghana and introduced them to his wonderful character, Kwame, who is excited to start his magic kalabash journey! Can't wait to find out what happens next!

Ringshall Celebrates Numbers Day - 2.2.24

The eco-committee held an assembly today to raise awareness of the issue of plastic pollution in the ocean! 31.1.24

Autumn Ukulele concert in which each class in KS2 played on the Ukulele and sung their performance song. 26.1.24

We are going to be in the paper again. It's in print next week (Bury Free Press) and online already. 26.1.24

Bikeability - 15th to the 19th January 2024

Children from years 5 and 6 have been learning all about road safety and how to ride their bike in a safe way. It was also a lot of fun.

OFSTED report released today - 15.1.24

This week we have finally been able to share with you the outcome of the OFSTED visit just before Christmas. The inspectors were full of praise for the school and we are delighted to confirm that we remain a ‘Good’ school. Please see the website for the report.

Children from years 5 and 6 enjoyed taking part in the AIM Higher writing day - 10.1.24

A fun day out to work on developing their writing skills was had by children from year 5 and 6 at the AIM Higher writing day. Lot of fun activities to get the chidlren's creative ideas flowing.

Paramedic visit to Ringshall - 19.12.23

Mrs Bradford came in to tell us all about her special job! She is a paramedic and she showed us all the amazing equipment she has to help us if we are sick or injured.

The Christmas Fair was a huge success - 15.12.23

A huge thank you to the friends of Ringshall for all their work organising and running this years Christmas Fair. We raised lots of money for the school, there was a great turn out and the children loved it.

The Christmas Nativity wow's parents - 14.12.23

Red and Orange were amazing this week when they performed 'The Twinkly Nativity' together for the school on Monday and their parents and families on Thursday! Fun, laughter, great acting and the most wonderful singing! So proud of them all.

The Winter Reading Cafe - 13.12.23

Parents were invited to this terms reading cafe. Lots of fun was had by all and the children got to share books with family and friends.

Christmas Jumper day - 13.12.23

Pupil had lots of fun on Christmas Jumper day. They also enjoyed their Christmas dinner - turkey and all the trimmings.

The Ringshall Panto - 12.12.23

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the Ringshall Panto. Thank you to the Tickled Pink theatre company for providing the good old fashioned panto fun. Oh no they didn't....

Eco committee on litter drive 5.12.23

Members of the eco-committee enjoyed picking up litter around Ringshall Village Hall! 

Community Police visit to Ringshall - 30.11.12

PC Stefan came to talk to KS2 about online safety. The children were surprised that their usernames could identify lots of things about them. PC Stefan also talked about online bullying and making sure you know who you're talking to online.

Book Fair comes to Ringshall - 30.11.23

The Scholastic Book fair arrived at school today. The children were very excited to choose their favourites.

Competition time has landed in the library! - 29.11.23 

Can you design a festive nutcracker soldier to be in with the chance of winning a signed copy of Alex T Smith's latest retelling of The Nutcracker.

Micro:Bits Arrive at Ringshall - 23.11.23

We excited to announce our free Micro:Bit computers from the BBC have arrive in school. Violet class couldn't wait to get their hands on them. 

Ringshall Children perform at Snape for the conclusion of the Unsung Hero project

Four children from Ringshall took part in the Asset Education Choir to perform 4 songs in front of a paying audience at Snape concert venue this Saturday - 18.11.23. They performed magnificently and were a credit to the school.

Virtual meeting with Anglia Water for Violet class - 9.11.23

Violet had a very interesting online session with Anglian Water - learning about saving energy and how we can use water wisely.

Kidslingo visit Ringshall to talk about learning French 9.11.23

The children in Key Stage 2 have enjoyed learning all about France with Emily, our visitor from Kidslingo this morning! Bonjour, ca va? 9.11.23

Ringshall Eco-committee launch health lunchbox competition 8.11.23

The children of the eco-committee did a fantastic job of introducing the Warburtons Eatwell Lunchbox competition to the children in KS2 this morning. Can you design a healthy lunch box?

Mr Gough appears on ITV Anglia News

Mr Gough made an appearance on ITV Anglia news today 6.11.23 to talk about the importance of parental involvement in their children's education.

Staying safe online leaflet being sent out today - 18.10.23

Staying safe online leaflet being set your all parents today - please check your inbox. It is full of valuable advice to keep your children safe online.

Ringshall children are having their say in the Big Ambition survey - 16.10.23

Ringshall is taking part in the Big Ambition survey from the Children's Commissioner. Our children's chance to tell the politician's what is important to them.

Play Leaders - October 2023

This years crop of 'Play Leaders' are now fully trained and working hard to make playtime as fun and inclusive as possible. 

Ringshall celebrates World Mental Health day by wearing yellow, focusing on wellbeing and setting a homework like not other - 16.10.23

Ringshall Children looked wonderful in yellow for 'World mental health awareness day.' We set them the 'Young Minds' and ITV special homework task and discussed lots of ways to support mental health.

A visit from our community engagement officer to talk to the children about his work - 11.10.23

Thank you PC Stefan for coming in and visiting our school to talk about your role as community engagement officer. We look forward to you upcoming visits to talk about internet safety with KS2 and the role of the police with KS1.

The eco-committee complete eco review and present it to the school - 4.10.23

The eco-committee has worked hard over the last few weeks to complete our eco review. The children shared their findings in class assemblies. This year, the eco topics we will work on as a school are biodiversity, healthy living and saving the ocean.

Ringshall school library prepares to celebrate Black History Monday 1.10.23

September has seen us getting back into the swing of all things library based. This October we will be celebrating all things Black History. Ask your child to come explore and check out some books by amazing authors and illustrators and find out their inspiring life stories. Also ask them about the inspiring black historical figures they have been learning about in class.

Ringshall welcomes a new visitor to the school for an RE assembly - 29.9.23

Pastor Ismael and Catherine from Wattisham Baptist Church visited us today to tell the children about how Pastor Ismael discovered his faith while growing up in Pakistan. We also learned some interesting facts about the Pakistan flag.

Reading progress scores for Ringshall in the top 5% of the country - September 2023

Not only was attainment in the KS2 SATs well above national average in all subject areas, recently released progress data shows that our children's progress from starting points was also significantly above the national average too. Year 6 progress results show Ringshall in the top 5% of all schools in the country for reading progress. We were also in the top 25% for Maths progress and the top 40% for Writing progress. Well above the national average in all areas. Well done to all the teachers at Ringshall for the amazing job you do.

Ringshall celebrates European Language Day - 26.9.23

For European Language Day on the 26th Sept, the children did a range of fun language activities, including singing call and response songs in French: 'Alouette' and the Days of the week song in German. Children also listened to a Dutch and Welsh songs. No strictly European but as these countries are very close to our hearts here at Ringshall, some children listened to songs in Nepalese and Fijian!🎶🎵🙂

Ringshall's Eco-Council again achieve Green Flag status - 21.9.23

Well done to the eco-committee and the children of Ringshall School for another eco-friendly year. We have once again achieved Green Flag status as a school!

Unsung Heroes project sees top class Choral Director, Tom Appleton, giving  year 6 a masterclass in singing 18.9.23.

This week Choral Director,Tom Appleton, visited our school to work with the year 6 children to learn our new Unsung Hero Song. Our song, entitled 'Heroes,' was co-written with the year 6 children and professional songwriter Francis Goodhand. What an amazing opportunity to learn from a top class Chorister.

Green Class singing lesson from visiting Trust music lead 

Asset Education music lead visited the school this week to give Green Class an impromptu singing lesson. Mr Gregory was impressed by their singing voices and enthusiasm. Well done Green Class.

Can you spot Mr Gough providing the musical accomiment on his Ukulele?

MyHappyMind launches at Ringshall 4.9.23

This week every child from reception to year 6 started weekly MyHappyMind sessions. MyHappymind is all based around helping children to understand how their brain works and to

support them in developing positive skills and habits to be their very best selves! Check out our website for more information.

British Values Assembly 7.9.23

Mrs Gooch led an inspiring assembly this week on British Values. She spoke about how Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect, Tolerance and Individual Liberty and why these values are so important. This links in closely with the work we are doing in PSHE, on Mindful Mondays and with MyHappyMind.

Ringshall has signed up to 'Britain Get Talking!'  6.9.23

A homework project designed to help children talk about the hardest subjects on their minds with their parents and carers, helping ease their stress and alleviate their worries. More information to follow.

Year 6 leavers assembly - full of fun and moving moments - 20.7.23

A tear jerker of a year 6 leaving assembly. The highlight for me was the playing and singing of 'Stand by me' on the ukulele's.

Ringshall's performance of Peter Pan wows parents - 18th & 19th July

This year's  school performance of Peter Pan was a huge success! Just under 2 hours of acting and singing - all memorised and leaving not a dry eye in the house. 

Apache Attack Helicopter landing on the school field headlines an incredible careers day at Ringshall School - 18.7.23

The children were treated to the wondrous sight of an Apache Attack helicopter landing on the school field to mark the start of Ringshall School's careers day. Whilst the Apache was the highlight of the day, a fire engine with crew, an ambulance with crew, a tractor with farmer, a flight attendant, local business people, the church, alternative therapists, the police and a horse with riding instructor and others also delighted the children and answered their numerous questions. The children spent the morning asking questions, learning about these jobs and careers, finding out what qualifications they needed to do these jobs and having fun with the firehose. 

Careers Day makes the paper -19.7.23

School disco fun for all at Ringshall

Friday nights school disco raised lots of money for the school and was a lot of fun too. Lots of dancing, singing and snacks. A great way to end the week.

Year 6 braved the wall at clip and climb to celebrate a memorable year at Ringshall School - 14.7.23

Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their end of term trip to Clip and Climb! Their resilience, self-belief and growing confidence were obvious!

Ringshall working with Stem4 to support mental health and resilience - July 2023

During July our violet class has been taking part in a software trial for Stem4's new resilience programme titled 'bounce not break.'

Stem4 is a charity that supports positive mental health in children and young adults. IT provides mental health information, apps and education. They are also the founders of Youth Mental Health Day. We have been working with them to trial a brand new programme designed to support resilience in children in year 5 and 6. Ringshall were delighted to support this vital work, once again supporting innovative ways to improve young peoples lives.

Sports day 2023 a fun filled success - 12.7.23

When the gates opened for the parents who wished to attend sports day the queue was around the block. The parental support was amazing and this set the tone for a fun filled afternoon of sport and competition. We started off with a round robin set of activities before we moved onto running races around the school running track. Toddles then raced before the Mum's race and Dad's race. The teacher, not to be outdone, raced last of all, which capped a wonderful afternoon of sunshine and sport.

The Eco council have written an new code for the upcoming year 

It's been a busy year for our Eco council. With rewilding, planting trees, monitoring energy use and winning a green flag award. So what better way to finish the year than by creating an inspiring new Eco Code to ensure next year is as green as this year has been. 

SAT success for our Year 6's - 11.7.23

Achieving results in the all test subjects that were well above national averages has capped a wonderful year for our amazing year 6 cohort. We are so proud of our awesome year 6's. They have achieved outcomes that are way above the national average in every test. Aiming for, and achieving, AWESOME! 

Reading - 94% achieved the standard or higher (73% national average).

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling - 88% achieved the standard or higher (72% national average).

Mathematics - 88% achieved the standard or higher (73% national average).

Year 5 and 6 Trip to Great Blakenham Energy and Waste site - 10.7.23

Our Year 5 and 6 children had a great time on a trip to the Energy from Waste site at Great Blakenham. Some of them made a pledge, some tested their leg power and some were even allowed to work the grabbers!

Kooth Webinar on transitions to High School today for Violet chlass - 11.7.23

Violet class took part in a Webinar today about transitions to secondary school from the mental health and wellbeing charity Kooth. Kooth supports young people with their mental health and wellbeing, covering many topics including relationships, exam stress, anxiety and bullying.

A lorry from the Waste and Recycling center visited Ringshall - 7.7.23

Yellow Class enjoyed their visit from the waste and recycling centre! They found out about what can be recycled at home and how the bin lorry works.

Transition Day at Ringshall 4.7.23

Ringshall welcomed the new children who will be joining us in Early Years this September for a visit day today. The children met their classroom team - Miss Margetson and Mrs Steer and had a wonderful time getting to know the school and their new classmates. The rest of the school also moved up to next year's class and next year's teacher today. Even year 6 were getting a preview of life after the summer holidays as many of them were off to secondary school for the day as Stowmarket High and Stowupland High both had their transition days today too.

Ringshall Glory at KS2 Sport Festival 30.6.23

The children from both Blue and Green class have attended a sports festival at Stowmarket High school today. They were a real credit to the school with both their attitude and their behaviour. The year 4 team were amazing and came second out of the 9 schools. Go Ringshall.

Ringshall Pupils attend 'AIM Higher' writing workshop - 30.6.23

AIM Higher workshop was an opportunity for 2 of our year 4 pupils and 2 of our year 5 pupils to work with author Anne Stairmand on their writing skills. They had a wonderful time and were a credit to the school with their excellent learning mindset. 

Violet Class's PSHE visit to Crucial Crew at The Mix - 21.6.27

Violet Class had a great time at Crucial Crew. They learned about fire safety, internet safety, healthy relationships, how to 'save the bees' and a whole lot more during this highly engaging and interactive visit to The Mix in Stowmarket.

The songwriting phase of the 'Unsung Hero project' starts with help from a professional musician

This week (20.6.23) Frances Goodhand, an award winning songwriter, came to our school to work with our year 5's to write a song about Ringshall School. This is part of our Unsung Heroes project. Can’t wait to hear it.

Work starts on replacing all school lights using our environmental grant 21.6.23

We are very excited to announce that work starts today on replacing all our lights to environmentally friendly soft tone, anti-glare lighting that uses motion sensors and light meters to ensure children have optimal lighting conditions to support learning, whilst reducing our electrical power usage. The days of lights being too bright, too harsh or too dim are behind us. Special 'state of the art' anti-glare, warmer lighting is being installed, creating a calm, anxiety reducing environment that benefits all children but especially those children with anxiety or other special education need.

Green class invade Colchester Castle to find out more about their history topic

Green class had a wonderful time on their trip this week (21.6.23) learning all about British History and in particular Roman Britain. 

Year 6 return from the residential trip tired but delighted with their adventure 16.6.23 

Year returned to school a bit tired but full of stories of adventure and friendship. What a great experience for them to have before they leave us for high school. We are so proud of this cohort and know they will thrive in their new schools. 

Ringshall Open day - 15.6.23

It was wonderful to see so many parents at our open day today. We had parents looking around the school and spending time in our EYFS classroom for both September 2023 and 2034 start. We look forward to welcoming many of you to our school soon.

Blue class travel to 'It's Rocket Science' for their school trip - 14.6.23

A wonderful trip to 'It's Rocket Science' took place this week for Blue class. It turns out that rocket science is just a walk in the park for these budding scientists. Lots of learning and fun was had by all.

The Rosetta Stone unlocks the mystery of Hieroglyphics to Ringshall pupils - 14.6.23

Well, indirectly the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secrets of the hieroglyphics for our pupils. More directly it was thanks to Mrs Thorpe. Thank you Mrs Thorpe, our friendly, local Egyptologist, for visiting our school and teaching Blue class about ancient Egypt and showing them how to write with Hieroglyphics.

Virtual Author visit for Red and Orange classes 13.6.23

Red and Orange enjoyed another Author talk thanks to Scholastic.  We were able to listen to the authors of The Inflatables series - Jess Hitch and Beth Garrod taking about their books.

 The renovation of our Wellbeing courtyard gets underway - 12.6.23

We are very excited to have started our project to turn our courtyard into a sensory and wellbeing garden. Helped with a £1,000 grant from Councillor Pratt and Rachel Cattermole from Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils, we intend to make this wonderful space a place of calm and sensory wonder for all the children at the school who need it. It is early days but we already have started painting the walls, adding special flooring, gathering lots of potted plants and we have even installed a waterfall (see image).

Forrest School returns for Summer and the rest of the year too!

Break the rules day raising money for the school library - 9.6.23

The children had a wonderful day of breaking the rules to raise money to buy new books for the school library. Hair was coloured, nails were painted and there was not a school uniform insight.  Back for following the rule tomorrow though!

Red and Orange visit Jimmy's Farm - 7.6.23

A wonderful time was had by Early Years and Year 1 on their trip to Jimmy's farm to learn all about animals and linking this to their work in Science.

Netball superstar Maria Lutua Rusivakula visited Ringshall on Monday 5th June 2023

Netballing superstar and member of the Fijian Netball squad that travels to South Africa in a few weeks time to challenge for the 'World Cup,' visited Ringshall to talk to the children in our assembly. She spoke about playing for Fiji on the international stage and why having a growth mindset and putting in hard work is required to be successful in any endeavour. She then answered lots of questions from the children. It was a really inspiring assembly. Thank you for taking the time out of training to come and see us.

Summer Switch off organised by the Ringshall Eco-committee

This Friday (26.5.23), the Eco-Committee has organised a Summer Switch Off at Ringshall School. During the day, the lights, computers and tablets will be switched off in order to save energy and promote outdoor learning!

Green Class dive deep into Roman History 25.5.23

History came to life today in Green class as the classroom was filled with legendaries, centurions, senators, Emperors and Empresses. The idea was to bring their topic work to life and it worked. Lots of fun was had and nobody was thrown to the lions. Phew!

Parents were invited in the afternoon for a History Parent Cafe in the hall. The children enjoyed working with their parents on a range of exciting history activities. 

One of our parents has been selected to play for Fiji in the netball world cup in South Africa

We are excited to let you know that one of our parents has been selected to play for Fiji in the upcoming netball world cup taking place in South Africa in July and August 2023. Ringshall will be cheering on Fiji and Maria Lutua Rusivakula in particular, as they prepare their world cup challenge. The children will be learning what it mean to represent your country on the world stage and we will be encouraging them to support Fiji (and England) during the tournament which takes place over the summer holidays! Come on Fiji! Come on you pearls!!!

Year 5 trip to 'The Hold' for the first part of the Unsung Heroes Project

All year 5 children are going on an exciting trip on Friday the 19th May to ‘The Hold’ in Ipswich. This is part of the ‘Unsung Hero’ project that we, as a school, have signed up to. This is a lottery funded project that involves two exciting phases - archive research and song writing. This visit is a morning of archive research with the project leaders and will then lead to two song writing days in June with a professional composer.

Competition Time has “sailed” into Ringshall library! 

Taking inspiration from the  fantastic Story : “Saving Neverland” by Abi Elphinstone, inspired by Peter Pan, your child is challenged to design a treasure chest or map - First Prize is a Signed Copy of Saving Neverland.

Stowupland head of year 7 visit - 16.5.23

Today the Head of year 7, Mrs Cooke, has visited Ringshall school to meet with our year 6 pupils who are going to Stowupland High School as part of the transition process. It was a great opportunity for her to get to know our pupils and for them to ask any questions they might have.

Year 6 SATs week

This week (May 9th to 12th) has been SATs week for our incredible year 6’s. We are so proud of them and the work they have put into preparing for these tests. We now have to wait for the results but one thing is for sure, each and every one of them has done themself and the school proud. Well done year 6.

Ukulele Club again provides the music in singing assembly - 12th May 2023

To celebrate the end of SATs week the Ukulele club again wowed the rest of the school by playing the music for two songs in the Singing assembly. Well done to all the children in the Ringshall Ukulele club as they did an awesome job of providing the music to 'Rockin all over the world' and 'The Wellerman' in today's singing assembly. What a performance!

Mental Health Week at Ringshall School - 17.5.23

We kicked off 'Mental Health Awareness Week' this morning with an assembly by Mr Gough. This years theme is Anxiety so we learnt what Anxiety feels like, how to describe it and strategies to manage it. Using our Zones of Regulation we are going to focus on our continuing efforts to develop our emotional vocabulary this week. Being able to describe how you feel is the first step to being able to regulate your emotions.

Ringshall wears Red, White and Blue to celebrate the King's Coronation

Ringshall celebrated the King's Coronation with a range of fun activities today (4.5.23). Including a special coronation meal, a non uniform day and a host of activities such as reading events, craft activities and the singing of the coronation song and the national anthem. 

A fun afternoon for parents and children at yellow classes Maths Cafe - 2.5.23

Another successful maths cafe. This time for our yellow class parents and children. Parents came to school and worked with their children on a range of mathematical problems and the children loved showing them their maths skills. Thank you parents for coming, it was great to see so many of you.

Ringshall welcomes operatic stars to assembly 27.4.23

What a wonderful Thursday we had, when Maciej (Pianist) and Lusine (Soprano) performed some amazing operatic arias and musical theatre songs for us. We played the beat and rhythms and joined Lusine to sing one of the songs! Magical!🎶🎵

Ringshall makes the newspaper again

Mr Gough was quoted numerous times in an article for the East Anglia Daily Times which talked about rural schools and why they were such exciting places to learn. Click on the image and have a read yourself.

Parish Council visit Ringshall Eco-Council

The Eco-Council enjoyed learning all about the Oaks Meadows, an inspiring local project which aims to provide a community space to celebrate nature. Thank you to Terry Betchley of Combs parish council and Desiree Shelly, chair of trustees, for coming to visit us this afternoon.

Ringshall school to take part in the 'Unsung Heroes' Music Project  

Ringshall is excited to announce that we will be taking part in the unsung heroes music project. The aim of the project is to engage children with their local heritage by developing skills in archive research, songwriting and performance. How exciting!

Best of all the children who take part will be working with a composer to write music in a 'songwriting workshop.' There are also opportunities to take part in a multi-school choir and perform a concert at Snape as part of the 10 year anniversary of Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Afternoons project.

Mindful Monday launches at Ringshall School 17.4.23

Today Ringshall launches 'Mindful Monday!' Our new wellbeing day that replaces Wellbeing Wednesday. 'Mindful Monday' includes the mindful minute, yoga club, the daily mile, a Lyfta Empathy assembly and Zones of Regulation work.

Virtual author visit to celebrate Autism Awareness week - 29.3.23

As part of Autism Awareness week, Red & Orange Class listened to Neurodiversity Ambassador, Christine McGuiness, read her new story 'Amazing me, Amazing you!' Orange Class also enjoyed being illustrators drawing a scene from the story!

Blue Class enjoyed a visit from 'Retune Wellbeing' - 24.3.23

A musical afternoon was had by Blue class with a focus on wellbeing and developing resilience. The children discussed ways to keep their wellbeing in tune. Thank you for filling our classroom with song, positivity and joy!

The book fair arrives at Ringshall for a full week of book bargains - 22.3.23

We are excited to announce that for a week we have the book fair in school. Parents are invited to join their children after school to see whats on offer and maybe purchase a book or two.

Yellow and Green class went on their school trip to Felixstow - 22.3.23

Both classes had an amazing time exploring the local area on their Geography themed school trip. They clearly enjoyed being besides the seaside. 

Violet parent attend their children's Maths Cafe - 21.3.23

Violet Class held a 'maths cafe' where the children could show off their amazing maths skills to parents! We have some very competitive parents who were very keen to share their maths skills in return!

Ringshall celebrates world poetry day

World Poetry Day (March 21st). We will be encouraging all our children to get lost in a “world of pure imagination and some truly revolting rhymes” with all the fantastic poetry we have on offer in the school library. The children also had a go at their own poems.

Three of Ringshalls best writers attend the AIM higher writing course - 21.3.23

Three of our pupils attended an A.I.M Higher writing course at Chilton Hall Primary School, led by author Matt Beighton. The children had a wonderful day and brought back lots of lovely ideas which they shared at a reading assembly.

Another visit from local artist Nicholette - 17.3.23

Sowing the seeds of love with Yellow Class: Friend of the class Nicholette braved the rain to visit us today.  She talked to the children about her work with rare and endangered plants.  The children then went out into the wet to plant wildflower seeds - just the right weather!

Ringshall turns red to celebrate Red Nose day - 17.3.23

The whole school wore red to help raise money for all the charities that benefit from Red Nose Day. What an amazing day. However, we didn't forget why we were doing this and there was lots of discussion around the work of the amazing charities that are supported by Comic Relief. 

Science Week celebrations across Ringshall School - 10th to 19th March 2023

A week of investigations and experiments across the school as Ringshall celebrates Science week. The children also investigated different types of careers working in science.

Ringshall made the newspaper for world book day celebrations 13.3.23

This week's East Anglia Daily Times features pictures of our amazing world book day celebrations. Grap a copy or see it on our twitter feed.

School visit from Mrs. Oldfield who works for Mid-Suffolk District Council - 13.3.23

Talking Rubbish in Yellow Class!  On Friday, we had a visit from Mrs. Oldfield who works for Mid-Suffolk District Council.  She taught us all about the 3-rs: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.  In the afternoon, we re-used our cardboard recycling to make fantastic pictures.

Exciting 'Design a dragon' competition running in school  9.3.23

Don't forget we have our design a dragon competition running to win a signed book by Cressida Cowell ! We have had some great entries in so far, keep them coming in you still have 2 weeks!

Parents evening - you can now book through Arbor

This Springs 'parents evening' time slots can be booked over Arbor. You have been sent some instructions on how to do this but please don't hesitate to contact the office if you need any help. Parents evening will take place on Wednesday 29th and Thursday the 30th March.

Blue Class invites parents in for their Maths Cafe - 6.3.23

An afternoon of maths problems and reasoning tasks ensured both children and parents used their maths skills and developed their maths vocabulary during Green Classes Maths cafe. It is always fun getting parents into school to work with the children. We hope the parents enjoyed it as much as the children. Violets Maths Cafe next!

World Book day celebrations at Ringshall 2.3.23

A day full of dressing up and exploring books, stories and characters took place on World Book day. A fun day that was all about developing a love of reading. The theme this year was fairy tales and this sparked a lot of debate about what actually is a fairy tale.

A week full of virtual author visits as part of the World Book Day celebrations -27.2.23

Classes across Ringshall enjoyed a number of virtual author visits this week, brought to us by Scholastic. This was great fun and the children learned a lot about how authors and illustrators work. The highlight was possibly the illustrator, Axel Scheffler, reading from his version of the traditional fairytale "The Three Little Pigs" and Julia Donaldson reading "The Baddies"- a modern fairytale.

Victory in our long running fight to ensure our service families get the bus pass they are entitled to 17.2.23

We is delighted to announce that the council have finally agreed to our demands to re-assess the route from Wattisham Airbase to Ringshall School. They did this during half term and, as we told them the would, they found sections of the route dangerous. This means that pupils living on or around the base can now apply for a bus pass on safety grounds.  

Quotes from the article in the East Anglian Daily Times which reported our victory;

Rachel Hood, Cabinet Member for Education, SEND and Skills, said: “It is good news that a positive outcome has been found and eligible children will now receive free bus travel to school.  

Maria Rusivakula’s four-year-old son was among the children from Wattisham Airfield who were turned away from the bus last week. “We’re going to be here for a couple of years, and this is really going to help my son’s independence.” 

“This is wonderful news,” said Mr Gough. “Families will now be able to apply for a bus pass on safety grounds.” 

Front page news - Our fight for a bus pass for our families living on or near the base has made the newspaper. 11.2.23

It's been a week of hard campaigning at Ringshall School. We have been in contact with many high profile figures in the community, the council and the army to support our campaign to get the route from the Flying Station to Ringshall school declared unsafe. If this happens then our children will get the bus pass they need and are entitled to. 

Our local MP, the head of the local authority and the defence minister are among the many influential figures we have contacted to support our cause. And now we have made the paper with a front page headline and a wonderfully supportive double page spread. If this doesn't help the council to see reason, I don't know what will.

Ellie Stones - Wildlife photographer and filmmaker - visits Ringshall school to inspire pupils 9.2.23

Today we had a visit from ex-pupil turned wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Ellie. She told us all about her love of pangolins and her trips to Uganda to film the wonderful conservation work going on there to protect this amazing, endangered creature. Children asked lots of questions and learned lots about a career in conservation. 

Eco council create pop up shop to sell second hand clothes and highlight the issue of clothing waste - 8.2.23

The Eco-Committee joined in with the 'Cut Your Carbon' campaign to raise awareness of climate issues. They spread their vital message in class assemblies and chose to hold a pop-up-shop to promote reusing clothing in order to reduce waste. 

Ringshall Children take part in the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch 

Orange Class did the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch on Monday 6th Feb  with Red class. We had made fat balls with seeds and mealworms last week to encourage more birds to the school.  We certainly heard quite a few and eventually saw them too!

Year 2 publish their own book - 'Outlines and Islands.' 6.2.23

Yellow class have written a book based on their visit from a local artist - Nicolette. It's over 50 pages long, although there are lots of pictures.

Not yet available in all good book shops!

Local artist visits Ringshall to inspire the children's imagination - 27.1.23

Outlines & Islands was the theme of the day, the children thought about what makes them who they are.  They drew round themselves to create a silhouette and turned this into their very own island!

We were very lucky to have a visit from local artist Nicholette who worked with the year 2 children in connection with this term's theme of coasts.

Ringshall to celebrate Numbers Day again this year - 3.2.23

On Friday 3rd February 2023, Ringshall School will be celebrating the NSPCC Number Day. We would like each child to come to school dressed to represent their favourite number. This number can be decorated and can be a number that we use in England (Hindi and Arabic originally) or a number from a different culture, such as a Persian number, an Indian number or even a Roman numeral! Our collective numbers will form part of the learning during the day.

Ringshall celebrates diversity in science - W/C 23.1.23

This week all ringshall pupils will be watching videos and discussing diversity in science related jobs. A Scientist Just Like Me is an educational programme designed to raise awareness of diversity in science-related jobs and to provide illustrated examples of a wide range of science-based careers. It consists of a series of short videos and slides, each one ‘telling the story’ of a particular scientist or person working in a science-related job.

Lyfta assemblies to support Wellbeing Wednesday

We are moving our weekly Lyfta assemblies to a Wednesday from September 2022 to further boost our Wellbeing Wednesday offering. Wellbeing Wednesday already focuses on a range of activities to promote pupil wellbeing, such as the daily mile, mindful minute, wellbeing time, wellbeing conversations and wellbeing tips. Now Lyfta assembles will take place each Wednesday helping to develop the children's Empathy and understanding of other cultures and experiences. This is in line with our core value of being kind and our curriculum driver - celebrating diversity.

National Relationship and Sex Education Day 30.6.22

For national RSE day the children took part in a virtual live assemble about healthy relationships and worked on a number of activities and tasks about what makes a good relationship. RSE Day is a day to celebrate great Relationships in schools and other settings. 

Egyptology school visit - 27.6.22

Thank you to Mrs Thorpe for coming in to teach Blue Class all about mummification, hieroglyphics and the rulers of ancient Egypt. A mobile museum was created in the hall and the children were able to instigate and play with the artifacts. A wonderful afternoon that brought history to life.

Eco Council lead Big Battery Hunt - June 2022

Well done to all of the children who have helped us collect 359 batteries to be recycled. And thank you to our wonderful eco-council members for counting them all!

Virtual author visit with Anthony Horowitz

Upper KS2 has had an amazing opportunity today (9.6.22). They took part in a webinar with Anthony Horowitz (organised by the Get Suffolk Reading campaign) about his book 'Where Seagulls Dare.' Not only was it a great opportunity to listen to one of the world great authors, there were also opportunities for the children to vote on different things throughout the session and a Q and A at the end on the chat.

School trip to Jimmy's Farm for EYFS and Year 1 - 9.6.22

Red and Orange class had a wonderful time today on their first trip since lockdown. They went to Jimmy's farm to see the animals and explore the grounds. They also got stuck into other exciting activities such as den building. As usual they were a credit to the school and behaved beautifully all day.

Year 6 swimming starts on the 17th June 2022

Swimming lessons for our year 6 children will start on the 17th of June and run until the end of term. Coaches have been booked to take the children to Wattisham Airbase swimming pool. The children are really looking forward to it.

The Ninja Warrior course is open to the children

We are delighted to announce that Ringshall school has its very own Ninja Warrior assault style course and the children love it. It opened on Tuesday the 7th June with every child having a go throughout the day. It will be used for PE, nurture support and play time fun and fitness. 

Ringshall have signed the power of youth charter!  8.6.22

By signing the Power of Youth charter we can further develop pupil voice within school as well as encourage awareness and participation in youth social action.

Ringshall school counselor carries the Jubilee touch 

Ringshall pupils were out in force to support our year 6 school counselor to carry the Jubilee touch through the streets of Ringshall. Well done Dumi for representing Ringshall school and the community so well.

Work has started on the Ringshall Ninja Warrior assault course!

It's nearly hear!!! We just need the rubber flooring and then Ninja Warrior training can begin! 

Olympian Montell Douglas visits Ringshall and puts the children through their paces.

Today (24.5.22) we were visited by the Olympian Montell Douglas. She talked about herself and her training and then got the children involved by taking them through a fitness circuit. Perfect preparation for the opening of the Ninja Warrior Course in a few days time. 

Ringshall has signed the Education Transition Charter 

Ringshall is proud to be one of the very first schools to sign the Education Transition Charter. The aim of this Charter is to unify and empower education providers around a consistent, collaborative framework that delivers successful supported transitions for all children and young people through their education and beyond. The Charter and associated tools are designed to cover all key transition points for children and young people, from Early Years to Post 16 and beyond. 

Suffolk Recycling and Waste Management visit Ringshall School for an afternoon of activities and learning

Thank you to @SuffolkEfW and @Suffolkrc for visiting Green Class and Blue Class today (6.5.22). We had a fantastic time learning all about waste management and the things we can do to help the environment!

Ringshall to celebrate mental health week - 9th to 13th May

Next week is mental health week. Supporting good mental health for all is something that is very close to our hearts here at Ringshall. This year we have expanded our nurture provision, continued to develop our Wellbeing Wednesday focus days, surveyed the children's wellbeing with our ImpactED surveys, prioritised pupil voice and backed initiatives that support wellbeing, such as reintroducing singing assemblies, the building of the ninja warrior course, expansion of our lunch time clubs etc… I believe we all have mental health and we need to look after it and nurture it, just like we need to look after our physical health.

4 years of weekly Ukulele lessons for all at Ringshall

From June 2022 we are extending our music tuition from 3 year of learning a musical instrument to 4 years. Now every child in Keystage 2 will have weekly Ukulele lessons. We believe that this is the best way for children to learn about music, enjoy music and hopefully develop a lifelong musical mindset. 

Singing assemblies relaunch - backed by a live piano

Ringshall School would like to announce that singing assemblies are back! This Friday, backed by a live piano, the children of Ringshall will raise their voices again in song. Singing has such fantastic wellbeing, therapeutic and community benefits that we need it back in our schools. Singing can also boost self esteem and self confidence and lets not forget - it's fun!

Olympian Visit

You have now all received the sponsor forms and more information about the Olympian Visit on Tuesday 24th May. We have a fundraising page for the event which is now live. The link provided will take you to the page https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/ringshall

Please help us raise as much money as we can. 

We are all very excited about the visit and can’t wait to hear Montell Doudlas tell us about her sport and achievements.

Year 6 hoodies ordered 

Our fantastic year 6 children will be getting their special Ringshall Hoodies straight after SATs week - 16th May. They have worked so hard to prepare for the SATs so it's great that they will have their hoodies as soon as they have finished. Keep working hard year 6 you are nearly there.

Road Worker Heroes visit - 3.5.22

We are really excited to announce that we will be visited by the company Keir to talk to the children about road safety and the heroes that work to keep us safe on the roads. The children will take part in a special assembly and have an opportunity to ask questions.

Pupil Voice Survey - lunchtimes 26.4.22

Key Findings - New lunch time club offering popular with pupils

94% of children access the activities/clubs provided at lunch time

71% of children feel happy or excited at break times 

They enjoy getting to play with friends/family 

They love having a big space to run around- playground and field

Summer Clubs with Premier Sport

Summer term clubs are now online and ready to book. As always, we only have limited spaces per club, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

• Tuesday before school Multi-sports club - Year 1-6 - 7.45-8.45 

• Tuesday after school Football club - Year 1-6 - 3.15-4.15 

• Wednesday after school Hockey club - Year 1-6 - 3.15-4.15 

For details of the courses, and to book, visit premier-education.com or call 01953 499040.

A day for Ukraine at Ringshall School - 16.3.22

Staff and pupils at Ringshall School will be showing their support for the plight of the people of Ukraine by taking part in 'A Day For Ukraine' on Wednesday 16th March. Whilst we won't be dressing up (our blue and yellow school uniform already matches the Ukraine flag), we will be learning more about how aid agencies are supporting the people of Ukraine. The day has been organised by 'First News' and the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). Any parents wishing to donate to support the relief effort can do so at Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. 

Ringshall visit from Stowmarket Library 6.4.22

We are very pleased that Stowmarket LIbrary will be visiting the school on 6th April. They will be talking to each class about what the library offers, including different activities and events.  Library cards will be given out on the day so please complete the attached form if you would like your child to have one:

Joining the library | Suffolk Libraries

Ringshall is working with the Literacy Trust to promote reading

We are excited to be involved in 'The Little Big Book Club', part of the National Literacy Trust's national programme in the summer term. 5 pupils from year 3 have been selected and have just chosen their books for their 'mini library'

Therapy Dog visits Ringshall School - 10.3.22

Buster the 'Therapy Dog' came to visit us at Ringshall School and tell us about is fantastic work helping people in hospital or in care homes. 

Support pack sent to parents about how to talk to your child about the events happening in Ukraine

We know that stressful events such as those happening in Ukraine can make emotions run high, and that can lead us all to say or do hurtful things or to become anxious. To help this we have spoken to our children about the situation, promoted and discussed our school values among the children and we have reset these expectations with the children. We have also sent out a pack with some guidance around how to talk to your children about this situation to all our parents.

Weekly Lyfta assemblies start at Ringshall School 7.3.22

Every Monday, from now on, the children at Ringshall school with have a Lyfta assembly. Lyfta invites children to experience different cultures and perspectives. It gives them the opportunity to see and connect with positive human stories from around the world - modelling resilience, problem-solving, teamwork, and many other critical skills, values and competencies.

The idea is that through Lyfta we can help develop the global citizens of tomorrow.

Children at Ringshall learn about the life of the Buddha and how to meditate 17.2.22

A huge thank you to Harshaprabha from the Ipswich Buddhist Centre for visiting the school this afternoon to talk to all our children about Buddhism and teaching us how to meditate. 

Ninja Warrior Fitness Course coming to Ringshall

 We are delighted to announce that funding has now been secured for our very own 'Ninja Warrior' assault course. 

Coming Spring 2022