Finchingfield St John the Baptist C of E Academy

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🌟 Today we were delighted to welcome our new Reception children for September 2026 for their transition session. Our current Reception children were fantastic role models, helping everyone feel welcome and settled throughout the session.
#ReceptionTransition

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Our Year 6 pupils had a wonderful time attending the Diocese Leavers’ Service this week, joining children from schools across the county to reflect on their primary school journey and look ahead to the exciting opportunities that await them.

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We are excited to invite all children and their families to our Nursery Stay & Play session on 12th June from 9am to 10am!
This month’s theme is seaside! The session is free, and to book a place, please email [email protected]

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This afternoon, Class 1 had a lovely session at the Finchingfield library with Jane and Catherine. The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring a range of books, listening to stories, and taking part in engaging activities. Thank you to Jane and Catherine.📚✨

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🌟 First Day Back of Summer Term 2! 🌟

What a busy day it has been across the school! It has been wonderful to welcome everyone back after half term.

Here's to a brilliant half term ahead!

☀️📚✨ #SummerTerm2 #BackToSchool #LoveLearning

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A huge well done to Class 2!Our Year 2 and Year 3 children have now completed their swimming sessions at the Stambourne pool, kindly funded by the Finche Community Group. We are incredibly lucky to have such a supportive community that helps provide these wonderful opportunities.

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Sports Day 2026! 🏃☀️ We are so proud of all of our children for taking part, showing determination, teamwork and great sportsmanship.A huge thank you to all the families who joined us to support the children, and a special thank you to Mrs Warren for all of her hard work.👏💙

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As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we were delighted to welcome the Laughter Specialist into school today! 😊

A huge thank you to the Creamer Fund for kindly funding this experience for our children.

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Day 3 of Year 6 SATs complete! 🌟Today the children tackled their Arithmetic and Reasoning papers with fantastic determination & resilience. A huge thank you to Mrs Russell for another brilliant SATs breakfast, pancakes were on the menu today & the children absolutely loved them!

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Day 2 of Year 6 SATs! 📚✨Today was the Reading paper and we could not be more proud of the positive attitude the children have shown. A huge thank you to Mrs Russell for another fantastic breakfast this morning, the continental spread was a wonderful start to the day! 🥐🍓

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Day 1 of Year 6 SATs – completed! 🌟

The children did brilliantly today and we are so proud of the calm, positive attitude they showed throughout.

A huge thank you to Mrs Russell for cooking the children a fantastic breakfast this morning!

Well done, everyone!

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Thank you to all the children and families who came to support the Finchingfield Maypole Dancing 2026!

The children danced beautifully and made us all incredibly proud!

A special thank you to Mrs Warren for all her hard work in teaching the children the maypole dancing!

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Annual May Day event on Monday!

Mrs Warren has worked incredibly hard with some of our children on their maypole dancing, and their efforts have been fantastic to see!

Join us at our Annual May Day event this Monday to see them perform at 1:00pm and 2:30pm.

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Lunchtime fun at school today was full of energy, laughter and friendship! The children made the most of their break, enjoying parachute games, time at the pool table, and creative play with kinetic sand.

What a fantastic way to recharge and enjoy time with friends!

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Today, Class 1 had a fantastic trip to Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park. @marsh_farm

The children enjoyed an exciting Dinosaur Adventure Tour, coming face-to-face with awe-inspiring prehistoric creatures and exploring hands-on dinosaur experiences.

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We are delighted to have Sensei Harry leading our Tuesday morning Karate sessions here at Finchingfield before school!

Having been selected once again to represent England, he continues to compete at both national and international level while inspiring our pupils.

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We are absolutely delighted to share that Archie has passed his Grade 2 Theory of Music exam!

Mrs Pocock, his family, and everyone at school are incredibly proud of him for this fantastic achievement.

What a wonderful milestone, well done, Archie!

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A huge thank you to Thaxted Rangers Youth FC for their generous donation of pop-up goals to our school ⚽️

They were put to great use straight away during our after-school football sessions, which we are delighted to offer free of charge thanks to the support of Finche Charity.

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We are delighted to welcome our new Reception families who have been offered places at Finchingfield School this September!

Welcome to our family, a small school with a big heart. ❤️

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Class 2 had a fantastic day exploring Colchester Castle! 🏰

The children enjoyed visiting the foundations, building their own Roman villas, and exploring the fascinating exhibitions. They even enjoyed their morning snack al fresco in the sunshine.