Nene and Ramnoth School
Little Owls NurseryRecent Events
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November 2025
Our second inter-school football league fixture was hosted at our Money Bank field against Fleet School FC. Our team played well together and came away with a hard-fought 2-1 victory. Man of the Match was Aironas for his great strength and composure when on the ball!
October 2025
Well done to the winners of the first homework challenge of the new academic year! There were some excellent examples of Art and many children chose to use their writing skills to write reports about the year group History or Geography theme. All the children were so proud of their efforts and as always it was lovely to welcome parents into school, to view the Challenges in the Hall.
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Our first half-termly ‘Ethic of Excellence’ certificates were awarded are to children who demonstrate our school values. Last half term the focus was
on ‘curiosity’ as a learning behaviour. All children are encouraged to be curious in their learning, ask questions and find out more based on the learning happening in school. Well done to our first recipients!
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The children and staff had an amazing time at Hilltop Outdoor Centre in Sheringham! They took part in many outdoor activities which made them feel challenged. They learnt about verbal and physical support and showed great team work when solving problems together. They also enjoyed socialising with each other by playing chess and board games as well as having table tennis matches and learning how to play pool. It was the first time we have stayed at Hilltop and the staff complimented the children on their behaviour and enthusiasm for every challenge. We are very proud!
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Y5 welcomed the Jaya Dance experience to school as part of their RE topic. They have been looking at Diwali which is celebrated by over 800 million people across different faiths. Music and dance are an integral part of Diwali, with the Garba ( a traditional folk dance) being performed, accompanied by live music.
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Year 1 had an exciting visit from Peterborough Museum who brought lots of toys from the past to show the children as part of their themed learning for this half term. They got to meet Fred - a 90 year old teddy bear who had glass eyes and straw stuffing. They also got to see a very old toy from 190 years ago - a monkey who performed flips on a wooden stick. They also discussed how the toys from the past used no technology and were made from different materials.
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September 2025
Year 6 spent the day practising their survival skills. They are reading a range of real-life stories showing how people respond to extreme situations and what they must do to pull through and show resilience. The children found out that in order to survive, bodies must be hydrated and kept warm in extreme temperatures. To better understand this, they worked in small teams to build shelters and learned how to filter dirty water using stones, twigs and cloth. They used natural resources to create sparks to make their own fire, took part in an assault course and weaved together paracord keyrings which could even be used as a rescue line in emergencies!
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Year 4 had a visit from Fens Falconry, who bought along two beautiful owls.
The children had the opportunity to learn all about their habits and even had the wonderful opportunity to live sketch them in their art books, which enabled them to produce a beautiful display in school.
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Year 3 took part in an exciting visit to Wicken Fen as part of their geography, art and science learning for this half term. They took part in four different activities to explore the nature reserve in all its glory:
The Wind Pump and it's role in draining the Fens
Connecting to the Wild
Exploring a traditional Fen Cottage
Pond Dipping and discovering the water wildlife
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Year 3 spent a morning learning about different fruit and vegetables as part their project with The Country Trust initiative. They learnt how to weight and measure out different ingredients as part of the cookery session. Anning class took part in their first gardening session where they gathered some seeds from plants in the schools raised beds. They then planted these seeds along with other seeds to take home to grow.
Year 5 travelled to Banham Zoo to discover more about life cycles. As they ventured around they learned about the life cycles of meerkats, Amur tigers and many others, including different gestation periods. During a workshop, children examined different eggs, a snake skin and met ‘Stacey’ the stick insect! On their return to school they created a Life Cycle about a creature they had seen to inform their themed learning for this half term.
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Year 2 have been learning about towns and cities as part of their geography curriculum. To support this, the children visited Wisbech town centre and Peterborough Cathedral, exploring key features of the human geography around them. They identified important landmarks and discussed the differences between urban and rural areas - two great opportunities to see real-life examples of what they have been learning in class.
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Nene & Ramnoth FC travelled to Alderman Payne for their first fixture in a new inter-school local league. Their confidence took a hit when the score went to 2-1 to Alderman Payne but they persevered and showed incredible resilience to score three goals in the last 10 minutes! What an amazing comeback - and one of our players also received man of the match.
July 2025
The finale of our Year 3 County Trust food discovery programme was a harvest feast. The children picked salad leaves and herbs they had grown to use in their cooking and used the chopping, peeling and grating skills they had previously been taught to prepare the ingredients.
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In a blast from the past, Year 4 had an exciting trip to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, where they stepped back in time to explore what life was like over a thousand years ago. The children explored reconstructed huts, examined real and replica artefacts and discovered how the Anglo-Saxons lived. This trip helped deepen the children’s knowledge and
understanding of this remarkable historic period and is the focus of their themed learning for this half term!
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Our KS2 Choir took part in 'The Big Sing' at Thomas Clarkson Academy with 11 other local schools. In total there were 260 children and some truly spectacular singing! The children had a brilliant time and it was definitely a day to remember!
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Year 1 had a fantastic day in Hunstanton as part of their theme this term - ‘What would you see at the Coast?’ They spent the first part of the day on the beach where they built sandcastles, collected shells and saw the Wash Monster boat coming in! They visited the Sealife Centre during the afternoon where they got to look around and see a wide variety of sea creatures such as starfish, crabs, stingrays, seals, otters and sharks! They also had the opportunity to touch a jellyfish!
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Pete (The Skipping Ninja) visited our school again to share his skipping achievements with us and spoke about the importance of physical activity in our daily lives. The children then took part in skipping workshops and some won special Skipping Ninja prizes, including branded hats and bags, for showing off their super skipping talent!
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As part of the County Trust initiative, Year 3 enjoyed a day at Hill Farm. They explored the farm discovering what crops were grown. They learnt the difference between wheat and barley and ate some fresh peas straight from the field.
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Year 5 had a fantastic day at the 20:Twenty Literacy festival. They met author Matty Long
who taught them how to illustrate and create fun characters. At the Museum, they worked as a team to crack a secret code and unlock a magical element. For the last activity in the Library, they chose books to read, drew a bug hotel and enjoyed a story time session.
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The Y6 Penpal Project came to a wonderful conclusion with a trip to London, when
children visited their penpals at Benthal Primary School. The children enjoyed spending time with their penpals - playing together, sharing lunch and spending quality time face-to-face following their successful letters and Google Meet. They also took a lovely walk around Stoke Newington and enjoyed some fun and fresh air in the local park.
It was a brilliant opportunity to build lasting friendships, experience life in another school community and connect their learning to the wider world.
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June 2025
Year 2 enjoyed a visit from Fenmarc and learnt the names of different vegetables and lots of facts about them! They also learnt about what Fenmarc does and the vegetables they produce. The children all received a pack of vegetables to take home and a sticker chart for when they ate them!
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Year 5 & Year 6 children have been busy learning key life skills for riding bikes safely with the 'Bikeability' team. They learnt how to check their bikes, ensuring good maintenance as well as safely riding on the roads. Everyone who took part received a certificate and badge in recognition of their hard work during the course.
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Year 5 took part in sustainability workshops with 20:Twenty, creating wind turbines using LEGO and programming them with code so they would move. They investigated how wind turbines work, explored different design ideas and collaborated to develop strong and sturdy models.
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Year 4 visited a mosque in Peterborough as part of their RE theme of ‘How do Muslims worship?’ and ‘Why are places of worship different?’ The children were able to explore the different parts of the mosque, such as the minbar and mihrab. The Imam explain how Muslims share many stories from the Old Testament with Christianity. It was a great opportunity for the children to share their own knowledge and deepen their understanding of the religions of the world we live in.
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'Mini Monsters' visited our Reception children as part of their 'Minibeasts' themed learning!
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On the 80th anniversary of VE Day we started our day by reflecting on the sacrifice that our brave soldiers made for peace and took part in the two minutes silence that occurred at 12 o’clock. In the afternoon, we enjoyed a lovely picnic, where we wrote a letter of gratitude to the heroic soldiers and enjoyed cupcakes and biscuits.
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The children in Year 3 learnt some valuable skills in their cooking session with The Country Trust. They learnt how left over vegetables can be used to make a delicious soup; practising their peeling and chopping skills which they had developed in their last cooking session.
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Year 3 stepped back in time and experienced life in the Roman town of Durobrivae (Roman Peterborough) when they visited Peterborough Museum for a 'Really Roman Day'. They met a Roman surgeon and discovered how common illnesses were treated. They also learnt the skills of a Roman potter and made clay faces inspired by the Museum’s collection of flagons.
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Some children in Years 3 and 4 had a great day learning bike safety with the
'Bikeability' team. They developed their riding and braking skills, using activities set up on the playground. Everyone passed the course and received a badge and certificate in recognition of this!
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The Reception children really enjoyed an afternoon with the staff from Fenmarc. They learned all about vegetables and healthy eating and took part in activities which included sorting and matching vegetables.
April 2025
26 families joined Mrs O’Shea in some Easter fun activities to celebrate the end of term and how well the children have done this term! The children enjoyed building Easter baskets with their adults and decorating eggs to go in them - such creative designs!
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Year 6 made careful observations of Darwin's sketches, following their learning about Charles Darwin. They sketched chimpanzees and then transferred these into paintings.
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Reception through to Year 6 enjoyed a day celebrating Maths - EYFS, Year 1 and 2 enjoyed their Number Day where they played number games. Year 1 and 2 enjoyed estimating how many items were in a jar and using deductive skills to eliminate possibilities. Year 3 and 4 enjoyed dressing up as rock stars and taking part in times table activities and competitions throughout the day. Year 5 looked at NRich reasoning problems and Year 5 and 6 looked at fraction PONGOs. Year 6 also looked at the Fibonacci sequence and practiced their estimating skills.
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Year 6 saw their learning about Darwin and the theory of evolution and adaptation brought to life when they had a visit from Zoolab, linked to their themed learning on 'Evolution and Inheritance'. The children learned how each of these creatures they saw had adapted to survive in their environments, for example tarantulas have sharp needles on their legs so they can attack predators and corn snakes have adapted by developing a black and white underside which camouflages them in maize or corn.
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Year 1 went to visit Peckover House and gardens, the National Trust property in Wisbech linked to their theme 'Who was Octavia Hill?' and the links to the National Trust through Beatrix Potter. The children spotted a hedgehog house and beehives and peeked at the oranges growing in the orangery. They also took a tour around the house, including the Library which has over 1000 books and a fantastic dolls house! They looked at some of the collections from the Peckover family who owned the house 100 years ago. They also learned about how the National Trust look after the property and the gardens.
March 2025
Ten of our KS2 girls attended a Tag Rugby Competition at The Hive Leisure Centre. They competed against 8 other Cambridgeshire Primary schools, scoring tries and taking tags! The School Games Organisers commented on the team’s fantastic fair play and perseverance against highly-skilled opponents!
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Our Reception children had a amazing time visiting the ruins at Castle Rising as part of their themed learning about 'Kings, Queens and Castles: Who lives in a castle?' This was followed by a picnic lunch at Sandringham!
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Year 1 had a visit from Fenmarc who arrived at school ready for 'veggie workshops'! During the visit they showed the children some of the vegetables they prepare in their factory and the children took part in activities linked to them. To end their visit they gave each child some veg to take home so they could try them with their families.
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Year 6 had an exciting day at a careers event held at Thomas Clarkson Academy, exploring their future prospects and speaking to representatives from employers such as universities, banks and even the Navy! They took on challenges like building mini structures, tested their skills in sports activities, and even learned about X-rays.
A highlight for many was the chance to try on a real firefighter's suit - it was incredibly heavy! The children showed great enthusiasm and curiosity, making the most of the experience.
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Our purple school jumpers changed into a sea of red as we supported
the 40th anniversary of Comic Relief and Red Nose Day. Each class took it in turns to place coins in the big red nose painted on the trim trail. Duringthe day, children learned that the money they raised will contribute to supporting projects in the UK and across the world that help children to be happier and safer, families stronger, communities prouder and millions of lives fairer.
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Year 5 children went to Thomas Clarkson Academy to watch a live orchestra perform. Their faces lit up with excitement as the musicians played many tunes the children recognised!
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Eight of our Year 3 and 4 children attended another Netball Festival at Littleport Vista Academy. The children practiced their skills - finding space and acting fast to keep possession of the ball. After a couple of matches against other schools at the festival, the team came into their own and could not stop winning!
February 2025
Seven Year 3 and 4 children attended a Netball Festival at Wisbech Grammar School. The children participated in a carousel of activities to develop their throwing, catching and movement skills. The team played matches against numerous other primary schools, they communicated well, demonstrating tremendous teamwork!
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Everyone took part in Safer Internet Day - last year, over 170 different countries celebrated the day and gave the children a chance to think about any worries they might have about using technology and the internet, but it’s also about celebrating all the fantastic things technology can help us with. Last year, over half of the children in the UK heard about or joined in with Safer Internet Day! Our KS2 E-Safety Ambassadors taught the Y2 children about personal information and what information was safe to share online and what information should be kept private.
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Year 1 visited Nene Valley Railway as part of their themed learning on ‘How Do People Travel?’ The children were able to
travel on a train to Peterborough which was very exciting and then had a
guided tour of the station! They explored the signal box and learned how the
the signals are controlled and how to close the gates so the trains can go
through. They also looked in the engine shed where they fix all of the trains and were very excited to see Thomas there!
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January 2025
37 children from the KS2 choir travelled to Birmingham with school staff and parents to ‘Young Voices’ - the largest choir event nationally. The children were joined by over 5,000 children from schools around the country to dance and sing together songs that were learnt throughout the year. It was a fantastic experience and was thoroughly enjoyed by all!
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Year 4 also took a visit to St Peter's Church as part of their theme work on ‘Have you been on a merchant’s trail?’. They journeyed back in time to discover the history of Wisbech and St Peter’s Church. Inside the Church, was the stunning brass memorial to Thomas de Braunstone, constable of Wisbech in the 1300’s, which is usually hidden from public view and was uncovered just for their visit!
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Year 5 and Year 2 took part in Chinese dragon dance workshops. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning the dragon dance, using umbrellas and hand fans. The highlight was undoubtedly the enormous dragon, which they carried around the hall, weaving and dancing to the music!
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Year 1 enjoyed a visit to St Peter's Church. They learnt all about the different parts of the Church including the altar, the pulpit and the lectern. They spent time looking at the beautiful stained glass windows and saw the story of the Good Samaritan told in pictures. They especially enjoyed christening the baby at the font!
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Some of our Year 5&6 children represented the school in a Dodgeball Festival at Ely College. Their communication, teamwork and honesty was admirable. The children were flooded with compliments from the PE leaders instructing the event. Well done team NeneRJS!!
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Year 4 took a trip down memory lane and visited Wisbech & Fenland Museum, where they saw a chest which belonged to Thomas Clarkson! They learned fascinating facts about the past and listened to Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem ‘The Rebel of Wisbech’ which was a poem about the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson standing up for the rights of slaves.
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Year 5 had an amazing time at the National space Centre in Leicester as part of their space themed learning for this half term. They got to experience a 360 degree view of the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium, which allowed them to travel through the universe and test their knowledge with a quiz. They also explored the space capsules, looked through telescopes and moved a space buggy with a remote control.
December 2024
There was much excitement in school when we had a special visit from Santa’s reindeer! They were very hungry and munched on special moss from Finland. The children had many questions and learnt lots about them.
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The children in Reception and Year 1 had a fantastic time watching our Christmas pantomime ‘Cinderella’ performed by the Purple Dreams theatre company. They particularly enjoyed joining in with the boos for the wicked stepmother and cheers for Cinderella and Buttons!
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Our school community came together at St Peter’s Church to celebrate our annual Christingle. It was a wonderful occasion, shared with parents and family. Year 6, Drama Club and Choir all contributed - it was a memorable event for everyone involved and we are so proud of everyone that took part!
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Christmas Jumper Day this year was combined with the School Fair and Christmas Dinner Day - a great day full of festive fun!
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Our first School Fair organised by the School Council was a huge success! The Councillors planned, organised and ran the stalls which included ‘Pin the Nose on Rudolph’, ‘Hook a Duck’ and ‘Beat the Goalie’. Everyone from Y1 to Y6 took part and really enjoyed all the activities on offer. The School Council will decide in the new year where the money they raised will be used.
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It was wonderful to see so many parents of SEND children at our termly
activities event, with many Christmas crafts being made together.
November 2024
Year 3 visited Flag Fen as part of their History learning for this half term. Flag Fen is famous for its ancient Bronze Age archaeology. The children got to follow in the footsteps of their ancestors by exploring the reconstructed prehistoric landscape and discovered treasures from over 3000 years ago!
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Year 2 visited Kings Lynn Museums as part of their Guy Fawkes theme. During the day they went on a local history walk, wrote with quills, made their own Stuart drink, learnt about Stuart artefacts, visited the jails and talked about life when Guy Fawkes was alive.
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Year 1 walked to Wisbech Library via some of the landmarks in town - Wisbech Castle, St Peter’s Church and gardens and Wisbech Museum, as part of their Geography learning this term ‘Where is my school and home’. They took photos of the landmarks and drew them on their own maps with a key to show where they are in a follow-up Geography lesson.
They also talked about their work on authors and illustrators at the Library and shared their knowledge on Julia Donaldson. Many children joined up to the library and were able to bring a book home.
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Everyone enjoyed wearing spotty clothes for Children in Need this year and took part in Children in Need related activities in classes. Any loose change that was collected was placed on the giant Pudsey head outside and £430 was raised for this worthy cause!
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Year 6 and Year 4 enjoyed a visit to our local cinema as part of the 'Into Film Festival' initiative running during November. It is the largest film festival for children in the world and gives them the experience of visiting the cinema to inspire future careers within that industry!
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Year 6 enjoyed an inspiring trip to Duxford Imperial War Museum. They were able to see up close tanks and planes used during the different wars and enjoyed learning about the Battle of Britain and the role that people at Duxford played in the success of this. They were immersed in the history of what happened all those years ago by trying on clothes, sitting in an Anderson shelter, imagining being pilots in the planes and asked thoughtful questions to extend their knowledge.
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Reception children enjoyed a visit from Fens Falconry linked to their theme for this half term 'Who is awake at night?' They were introduced to different nocturnal birds to help embed their learning.
