Stourview CofE Primary Academy, Mistley

31/08/2026

📚 Back to School Reminder 📚

We are looking forward to welcoming our children back to school!

🍎 Children in Reception to Year 6 return on Wednesday 2nd September.

🌱 Nursery children return on Monday 7th September.

We hope you have all had a wonderful summer, and we cannot wait to see you! 💙

28/08/2026

We have been working hard to transform another special area for our Nursery and Reception children! 🌿📚

Communication and Language is one of the prime areas of learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage. This calm haven provides children with opportunities to share and listen to stories, retell familiar tales and bring them to life through role play using their own words and ideas.

Through these experiences, our children will develop their vocabulary, confidence, imagination and curiosity, all while nurturing a lifelong love of stories and learning.

A huge thank you to The Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley and Jim Lee for your incredible support in helping us create this wonderful space for our children. 💙

27/08/2026

🌿 Looking for the perfect nursery for your little one? 🌿

🔔Next week, come along to our Nursery Stay and Play Session and discover everything that makes our Early Years provision so special! Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September.

At Stourview CofE Primary Academy Nursery, we believe every child deserves a nurturing environment where they can explore, create, imagine and be curious. Our carefully planned curriculum supports children across all areas of the EYFS, helping them grow in confidence while developing a lifelong love of learning.

🌳 Children enjoy:
🍃 Our wonderful outdoor Forest School area
🎨 Creative and sensory activities
📚 Story-rich learning experiences
🔍 Exploration, investigation and discovery
🤝 Caring relationships that help every child feel safe, valued and ready to thrive

Come and meet our friendly team and explore our beautiful, established learning spaces.

📅 Stay and Play Session
Thursday 3rd September at 1.15pm
Friday 4th September at 9am
📍 Stourview CofE Primary Academy
📞 Contact the school office to book your place or to find out more.
01206 484227. [email protected]

20/08/2026

👕 Pre-Loved School Uniform Sale

When we return to school in September, all children will be expected to wear full school uniform.

We understand that purchasing uniform can be costly, particularly as children grow so quickly. To support our families, we have plenty of good-quality pre-loved uniform available for just £1 per item.

Parents and carers are warmly invited to visit the school on Friday 28th August, between 10am and 2pm, to browse and purchase any items your child may need.

We hope this helps make preparing for the new school year a little easier for everyone. 💙

05/08/2026

👀 Sneak Peek… Exciting things are happening at Stourview this summer! 🌿📚

Behind the scenes, we’re busy creating The Reading Cove – a cosy new reading shed for our Early Years children – alongside a fantastic new outdoor shelter in our Forest School, giving children an inspiring space to learn in nature all year round.

We can’t wait to share the finished results with you in September… watch this space! 💚

Nurturing hearts and minds. Building futures.

01/08/2026

Looking for a fun day out? Sunday 9th August Summer Festival The Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley

Just over a week remaining, and everything is on track for an enjoyable day of food, drinks, entertainment, and activities on Sunday, 9th August, at The Lawford Summer Fun Festival. Rock2pop and Graham Long will be performing live from 1pm onwards.
From 4pm, there will be performances by The Gymnastic & Dance Academy and Storm Elite Cheerleaders. Additionally, there will be inflatables and children's rides to keep the young attendees entertained.
Our Dog Show registration will open at 12 noon. We invite you to bring along your well-groomed canine companion to take part in the parade around the arena and compete for one of the nine prize rosettes.
If you feel you can volunteer to help on the day do please message us as we can always do with more volunteers.
For more information on Manningtree Rotary head over to our website: www.manningtreerotary.org.uk

30/07/2026

Stourview are in local Tesco stores from next week. Please collect and pop your tokens in our box! Details in the post. Thank-you

🌱🎉 Exciting News for Stourview! 🎉🌱

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Stourview CofE Primary Academy has been successfully selected for the Tesco Fruit & Veg Grants Programme! 🍎🥕🌽

Our project, "Early Years Vegetable Garden," will now go forward to a customer vote in selected Tesco stores from Monday 3rd August until the end of November 2026.

Our vision is to create a wonderful vegetable garden where our youngest children can explore, plant, grow and harvest their own food, while learning about nature, healthy eating and caring for the environment. 🌼🥬🌻

Every blue token really does make a difference! The project with the most votes will receive £1,500, second place £1,000, and third place £500. These funds would help us create an inspiring outdoor learning space for our children to enjoy for years to come.

💙 Please support us by placing your blue Tesco token in our voting box if you shop at any of these stores:

📍 Tesco Extra, Ipswich (IP8 3TS)
📍 Tesco Express, Norwich Road, Ipswich (IP1 4BP)
📍 Tesco Express, Foxhall, Ipswich (IP3 8LH)
📍 Tesco Express, Manningtree (CO11 1AJ)
📍 Tesco Express, Duke Street, Ipswich (IP3 0BF)
📍 Tesco Express, St Matthew's Street, Ipswich (IP1 3EW)
📍 Tesco Express, Nacton Road, Ipswich (IP3 9NA)

Please share this post with your family, friends and local community. Together, we can help our children grow something truly special! 🌱💚

Thank you for your continued support.

29/07/2026

Members of the club spent two mornings clearing away weeds and brambles from around the shed area and also in the Forest School site at The Stour View Academy to make it more accesable for the children and enhance their outdoor spaces.
The clear up team had an enjoyable couple of mornings led by members of our Youth Team with refreshemnts supplied by head mistress Jane

29/07/2026

We are so lucky to have such a beautiful Forest School area within our school grounds, but we simply couldn’t maintain it without the incredible support of our wonderful team of volunteers.

A huge thank you to the amazing The Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley, who have spent two days working tirelessly to cut back and prepare our outdoor learning environment ready for the children to return in September. Your hard work, dedication and community spirit make such a difference, and we are so grateful for the time and care you have given to our school.

Thanks to your support, our children will once again be able to explore, discover and learn in a safe, welcoming and inspiring outdoor space.

From everyone at Stourview, thank you for helping us continue Nurturing Hearts and Minds, Building Futures. 💚🌿

28/07/2026

🌿 Looking for the perfect nursery for your little one? 🌿

Come along to our Nursery Stay and Play Session and discover everything that makes our Early Years provision so special!

At Stourview CofE Primary Academy Nursery, we believe every child deserves a nurturing environment where they can explore, create, imagine and be curious. Our carefully planned curriculum supports children across all areas of the EYFS, helping them grow in confidence while developing a lifelong love of learning.

🌳 Children enjoy:
🍃 Our wonderful outdoor Forest School area
🎨 Creative and sensory activities
📚 Story-rich learning experiences
🔍 Exploration, investigation and discovery
🤝 Caring relationships that help every child feel safe, valued and ready to thrive

Come and meet our friendly team, explore our beautiful learning spaces and see how we are Nurturing hearts and minds. Building futures.

📅 Stay and Play Session
Thursday 3rd September at 1.15pm
Friday 4th September at 9am
📍 Stourview CofE Primary Academy
📞 Contact the school office to book your place or to find out more.
01206 484227. [email protected]