Music Soirée
Published 16/07/25
Once again, we were blown away by our talented children during the music recital today. The confidence of the pupils, from year 1 upwards is wonderful to see.
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Published 14/07/25Thank you to all of our North America parents that attended our class lunch.
The atmosphere was wonderful, and Year 6 parents even had the pleasure of staying for a game of rounders… obviously the children won!
Read MoreEYFS & KS1 Trip to the Wilderness Foundation
Published 14/07/25KS1 and Reception had a very enjoyable trip to the Wilderness Foundation, and we received some wonderful feedback which made us all feel very proud.
The organisers shared: 'just to say thank you to all the staff that came with the children and a big thank you to the children, honestly think you might be our favourite school of the year! The children were an absolute credit, and the staff so engaged which makes our life an absolute dream'.
This feedback speaks volumes about the character of our pupils and the dedication of our staff.
Read MoreKS2 Production of 'The Jungle Book'
Published 09/07/25What a truly wonderful show our pupils delivered!
We are very proud of the singing, dancing and acting that we witnessed throughout the production. Most importantly, it was clear that the children really enjoyed themselves. Well done to all involved.
Read MoreKS2 Trip to Danbury Outdoors
Published 30/06/25Our Key Stage 2 pupils demonstrated remarkable resilience and determination during their trip to Danbury Outdoors. Despite the challenging heat, they embraced the activities with enthusiasm. We were particularly impressed with the strength and courage they displayed during the climbing wall activity.
I had an amazing day, packed full of fun and time with my friends! All in all, one of the best days of my life!
The day was fantastic! It will definitely be one of the highlights of being at Great Waltham.
My favourite part of the day was when we had hot chocolate and snores over home made fires
Read MoreSummer Fete
Published 28/06/25Thank you so much to everyone that supported our summer fete. It was wonderful to see so many families enjoying this special community event together. The FOGWS outdid themselves once again, creating a fantastic atmosphere with games and stalls for the children, a delicious BBQ, and wonderful music that brought everyone together. We would like to thank the entire FOGWS team, with special recognition to Mrs Mitson, our chair, whose tireless efforts made this event such a success.
Read MoreSchools Gotta Dance
Published 24/06/25We were exceptionally proud of our Year 5 pupils who participated in this year's 'Schools Gotta Dance' festival at the Chelmsford Theatre. Under the expert guidance of Mrs Squier, who choreographed their performance and worked with the children for several weeks, they looked so professional on stage. Their dedication and hard work truly shone through – well done to all the children involved, and our thanks to Mrs Squier for her commitment.
Read MoreDistrict Sports
Published 16/06/25We have had a fantastic time at district sports this year. Everyone that took part behaved impeccably and tried their absolute best! They were the epitome of our ASPIRE values.
The field events took place on Monday 9th June. Our team of year 6 children were brilliant! The throwing, long jump and high jump events were all a pleasure to watch.
The track events took place on Monday 16th June. This involved children from across Key Stage Two. We finished in the top three in most events. Our year 6 girls team need a particular mention - they won every event. Our relay team absolutely smashed their opponents. Our overall placing in the whole competition was 3rd in the Small Schools group. This is a fantastic achievement.
Read MoreDisco
Published 22/05/25Thank you so much to the FOGWS committee and all of the extra volunteers for organising the school discos. We hope everyone enjoyed it!
Read MoreiRock Concert
Published 02/05/25Well done to all of our iRockers for a fantastic concert! All of our bands put on fantastic performances.
Read MoreLunch Time Sports
Published 28/04/25During Monday lunchtime we welcomed back Damon from Spec Training who will be teaching different sports to some of our Key Stage 2 classes over the next few weeks. This week’s football training was definitely a hit!
Read MoreNetball Tournament
Published 28/04/25Well done to our netball team for their determined performance at the netball tournament. They played 4 games against other local schools and finished 3rd overall in their pool.
The results were:
Perryfields A 4 - 3 Great Waltham
Great Waltham 8 - 0 Cathedral B
Moulsham B 3 -1 Great Waltham
Great Waltham 3 - 0 Baddow Hall
Thank you to Wendy Wilkinson & Miss Schofiled for accompanying the team to the event.