School Road, Erpingham, Norwich, Norfolk NR11 7QY  01263 761365

Erpingham Church of England Primary School.

 

'

A small school with a BIG outlook!' 

 

 STOP PRESS: Ofsted Inspection at school on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May. Please could all parents and carers ensure that they complete their Parent Questionnaire. Many thanks.

 

 Messy Church. May 2012. Children and members of our community working to create designs for a new quiet garden next to Calthorpe church.

On May 1st 2012 we celebrated our 150th anniversary!

At Erpingham Church of England Primary School we educate children between the ages of four to eleven years in a friendly, family atmosphere. We have two small classes, up to date technology and a very beautiful environment in which to learn and play. 

Our children are happy individuals who benefit from personalised learning and quality teaching. We work closely with other schools to widen our children's learning and social experiences.

 

We have connections with Hollinsclough Primary School in Staffordshire [Flexi-schooling].

 

Stay and Play and Forest Friends

Forest Friends Stay and Play session for little Forest Schoolers and a parent lead by Nicola Poole and Elaine Witham. Wednesday mornings please call Serena in the school office on 01263 761365 to book places.

Stay and Play. Lead by Elaine Witham, Lin Hickling and Emily Norton

Tuesday and Friday afternoons between 1.30 and 2.30pm.

There is no charge for Stay and Play sessions. However; we do ask for a £1 contribution per family for each Forest Friends session.

 

Families working within the school.

February 2012. Our latest Family day focussed on 'music'. We enjoyed three wonderful workshops. These were lead by Steve Gebbett, stories through music with a Peter and the Wolf theme, Creating notes and sounds and recorded notation with Ron Sayer. Rhythm with drums and spontaneous beats with Penny Taylor.

Dave Morrison and Ron Sayer demonstrated their amazing ability as guitarists with an improvised jam. What a day!

Thank you to everyone that helped to make it happen. As you can see, the children enjoyed every minute and we were all inspired. 

 

Please enjoy a short film about our November 2011 family learning, lantern making workshop.Many thanks to Caitlin for leading the workshop. If you would like to know more about Caitlins workshops in educational settings please do not hesitate to contact the school.

 

 

We place great emphasis on learning through first hand experiences. Our children take part in many outdoor, practical activities through which much of the curriculum is taught. We maintain the discrete teaching of Literacy, Numeracy and Science. Children learn to apply their skills to practical situations – for example, through their enjoyment of Forest Schools or through developing their Company GREENS!
Our grounds are uniquely beautiful We have a stunning Forest Schools area, field, gardens and amphitheatre. Our forest School and lake area has been extended to include outdoor learning seating, bird hide and safe fire circle. We have improved our school premises by building a large Scandinivian style log cabin which extends our learning, staff and community facilities.

 

ently Home Schooling your child? If you would like to more about our 'flexible provision offer' then please take a look at our Flexi-schooling page. Do not hesitate to contact us directly through the school office office@erpingham.norfolk.sch.uk 01263 761365

 

Everyone in our school community works exceptionally hard. We all share the aim of ensuring our children achieve their very best whilst also enjoying a positive and memorable experience of their learning with us.


Events/Activities

  • Forest schools – learning together about the local environment and nature, from the local environment,
  • Running their own company – GREENS!!! (a commercial garden)
  • Sporting tournaments - football, cross country, netball, rugby, inter school events.
  • Residential trips which involve adventurous activities – zip wires, problem solving.
  • Trips - to Scrapbox, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norfolk Record Office, West Runton beach, Norwich Football Club, The Castle Museum, The Straw Museum, Aylsham Heritage Centre
  • Drama activities – as part of our learning through the production of shows – we enjoyed staging Cinderlla last December and the THREE little PIGS this.
  • Theatre visits – Norwich Playhouse and Theatre Royal
  • Termly thematic learning.
  • Stay and Play sessions
  • Forest schools
  • Safety schemes – cycling proficiency, Heartstart, Healthy Schools and Walk to School 
  • Cross Country training 


Upcoming Events or information:
                                                   FOREST SCHOOLS.
Outdoor Fun at Erpingham Forest School. Erpingham Primary School and Aylsham and Reepham Childrens Centre and are offering a unique opportunity for parents and children of pre-school age to stay and play in our fantastic Forest School area. An opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors while learning something about our natural surroundings.
Venue: Erpingham Primary School
Time: 10.30-12, term time Wednesdays
Cost: Free
Drinks and snacks served picnic style. Sessions are lead by Nicola, our forest school leader with the support of Elaine our forest school teaching assistant.

An opportunity for your child to discover nature and the outdoors. Come and meet all our forest friends. We have a great pond and pond dipping platform, bird hide and nest boxes, bug hotel, natural sculpture area, plants and animals.You can build dens, make mud pies, discover mini beasts and create art with natural objects. There will be Woodland story telling whilst sat on wooden logs, (or in our outdoor classroom if its raining!). An opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors while learning something about our natural surroundings.
Sessions must be booked in advance through the office at Erpingham Primary School
Places limited to 15 children
Contact Serena in the office on 01263 761365

Something surprising happened on the school playground...

Reel Histories Project.....2011. Please see the separate page dedicated to the history of our school.  

 

Forest Schools - lake clearance and improvement project. Spring 2011.

Click on the photograph to see a film clip of the work   

 

 

Easter Pilgrimage 8th April 2011
The school and members of our community visited three local Parish churches as part of our Easter celebrations. The event was hugely successful and very enjoyable. Annabel said "I liked lighting the candles in Ingworth Church".