Newsletters

Friday 1st May 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

What a fantastic turnout we had at our football final this week! It was wonderful to see the largest crowd I've ever witnessed at a Sprowston Junior match. Your support means the world to the children. I hope they enjoyed the experience even though the result wasn't quite what we wanted. 

As we look ahead, we have VE Day celebrations next week. We're inviting all pupils to come to school dressed in red, white, and blue to mark this important historical event. We'll also be doing some activities in year groups during the day and eating outside at lunchtime. Please see below.  

As the temperatures begin to rise, please ensure your child brings a water bottle to school daily. Staying hydrated is important, especially during the warmer days. Please also put sun cream on before school and sun hats are recommended too. 

To help you plan ahead, we've included a list of all the key dates for the summer term in this newsletter. We have many lovely events to look forward to as the term progresses. 

Have a lovely long weekend. 

Kind regards

Matt Walton Headteacher

May

Thur 8th May - VE Day 80th celebrations - Come to school in red, white & blue 

w/c 12th - Year 6 SATs

Thu 15th - Year 5 STEM Discovery Day (Norwich High School for Girls)

Tue 20th - Year 5 & 6 visited by Norfolk Police Cybersecurity - staying safe online

Tue 20th May - Cricket competition Yr 5/6

Wed 21st - Year 6 trip to Wicked (Apollo Theatre, London)

Fri 23rd - Half term begins @ 3:15pm

June

Mon 2 & Tue 3rd  June - Sculthorpe Moor - Year 3/4

Tue 10 June - Year 3/4 tennis competition 

Wed 18th June - Fri 20th June - Year 6 at Hilltop

Mon 23rd June - City Sports Field events

Tue 24th June - City Sports Track heats 

Wed 25th June - City Sports Track finals 

Thur 26th June - Year 6 to Norfolk Show

July

Wed 2nd July - Year 3/4 Sports Day - 9:15am - 12:30pm

Thur 3rd July - Year 5/6 Sports Day - 9:15am - 12:30pm

Fri 4th July - Friends' BBQ - 4:30pm

Tue 8th July - RSC Playmakers festival performance 

Thur 10th July - Sprowston Academy transition day (Yr 6 pupils)

Fri 11th July - Sprowston Academy transition day (Yr 6 pupils)

Thur 17th July - Leavers' BBQ & School disco 

Fri 18th July - Leavers' Assembly @ 9am

Tur 22nd July - End of term

VE Day Celebrations 

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we are asking the children to come dressed in red, white and blue next Thursday if they would like to. If it is a PE day, the children will not need a change of clothes. During the day, we will mark the event in year groups. At lunch time, we will be giving the children a chance to eat their packed lunches outside (pic-nic style). If a child normally has a school hot dinner - we will be allowing them to eat outside too if they would like to. Let's hope we have nice weather!

Cubitt Cup Final 

The Nest provided a perfect venue for the Cubitt Cup final. Sprowston Junior were the first ever winners of the trophy in the 1960s, and we were hoping to add our name to the trophy once again. 

We knew the game was going to be a close affair and that is how it turned out. In the first half, we pushed forward and tried to create chances without having too much success against a strong Falcon team. Ethan, in goal, was commanding his area well and dealt comfortably with Falcon's efforts. Sonny, Jack and Toby defended superbly to keep the score at 0-0 at half-time. 

In the second half, the game continued in the same pattern. We were able to make some in-roads into the Falcon penalty area but a clear-cut chance just wouldn't come. Ethan was having a great game in goal and kept us in it, until a break down our left led to Falcon slotting the ball away to lead 1-0. After that, we rode our luck, but we were still hanging on at 1-0 with the clock ticking down. With a minute to go, Wanye managed to win the ball back and attacked down our right. He put a dangerous ball over to the far post and Julian was inches away from a spectacular equaliser. The game finished 1-0 to Falcon who were worthy winners on the day. 

Well done to the team - a fantastic achievement to reach the final and hopefully an afternoon to remember. 

Music outside in the sun!

Year 5 made the best of the sunny weather this week by working on their musical skills outside. The children were composing their own  'carnival of the animals' pieces. Each child picked an animal to compose about and everyone had to guess their animal. This was in preparation for their school trip. 

Biking 

The temporary bike shed is working well, and it has been lovely to see it quite full this week. Please can we remind all parents and pupils to walk their bikes in the playground. Thank you.  

Events | Norwich Games Festival

Norwich Games Festival has a range of interesting events at half-term. Please take a look.