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Art Week W/b Monday 17th June

We were in awe of the high standards of art & design work showcased at our Open Gallery on Friday 21st June; this was the culmination of an exciting week where all children learnt about local, national and worldwide architecture. We thank those parents who 

Folk Festival – SPJS poetry celebration on Saturday 15th June

On Saturday 15th June, we took 18 fantastic poets to perform in the library as part of the South Petherton Folk Festival. Every single poet did us proud, performing with clarity and confidence. The library was absolutely full of people who gave us very positive 

Choir Celebration of 80th Anniversary of D-Day

We were presented with a medley of war time songs from our choir on Wednesday afternoon; unfortunately there wasn’t a dry eye in the room! A huge thank you to every member of the choir and a special mention to our soloists Olivia, Year 6, 

STEM Science Fair – Friday 24th May

What a week it was! From shadow experiments, to making electricity games, everyone was busy across the school, working as scientists, mathematicians, engineers and technicians. We hosted the StarLab for the week; an inflatable dome, that helped the children understand about constellations. STEM STARS: To 

Somerscience Festival Monday 3rd May

Congratulations to the Somerscience Team of Olivia, Layla and Harriet, who represented the school at the Somerscience Sustainable Transport Competition. The girls had to present their idea about using trams across Somerset, explaining how the project would have green credentials. They then fielded questions from 

Lamb visit to school on Friday 19th April

A huge thank you to Mr & Mrs Blake who organised a lamb visit to the Top Playground on Friday Morning– thank you also to Edward for being our expert on the day!

Year 3 & 4 Production of ‘Fee Fie Fo Fum’

Well what an exciting, jam packed term it has been for year 3 and 4. Not only have they had lots of fantastic learning opportunities but they have also been able to entertain us all with their marvellous production of Fee Fie Fo Fum. To 

World Book Day

This day was another incredible example of the creativity and imagination within our parents and children – it was so inspirational to meet as a whole school on Thursday Morning and celebrate the majority in costume (staff included!) Thank you, as always, for making lifetime 

February’s ‘Book of the Month’

Thank you to everyone who took part in February’s ‘Book of the Month’ creative challenges. We were overwhelmed by the response and so very impressed with the level of artistic talent within our school! A special thank you also to those who attended our Open 

Ilminster Art Gallery Exhibition

It was so wonderful to visit Ilminster Art Gallery to look at the Artworks exhibited from not just SPJS, but other local schools too. I must say, our children’s work was stunning and we are so proud of all of them for their continued efforts