This week in year 3’s PSHE lessons, they have been discussing different feelings we may experience and how we show these feelings to other people. In pairs, the children mimed different feelings to the rest of the class. Following this, they discussed the importance of...
Year 4 has had another busy week. To activate their prior learning and develop background knowledge about their new history topic, year 4 engaged in an online workshop delivered by the British Museum about the Indus Valley. They are now able to locate the Indus...
Year 5 has been inspired by the art of Andy Warhol to create pop art self portraits. The class researched Andy Warhol and learnt he liked to use bright colours and silk screening techniques. The children chose bright colours to paint their portraits in a...
Year 6 have been using Cuisenaire rods to represent additive and multiplicative problems. Firstly they looked at different calculations represented by the Cuisenaire rods and identified relationships they could spot. Then they represented different valuations using different coloured rods. Finally they wrote their own word problems...
Year 6 have been incredibly busy writing speeches for pupil leadership roles. The children had to choose between wanting to be a school councillor, sustainability squad leader or digital leader. The children were given job descriptions so they knew what the leadership role would detail...
In maths, Year 5 has been exploring tenths. They used multilink cubes to investigate the value of different tenths as part of a whole. In science, they have been investigating how toothpaste affects our teeth? They also compared the effects of different liquids on teeth. They...
Year 4 has started the year off debating, ‘Is litter the biggest problem facing Hackney?’ In teams they structured arguments for or against and gave excellent reasons to support their argument. After teams presented their arguments, the rest of the class gave them feedback about...
Year 3 have enjoyed reading our whole school text, ‘In Our Hands’. This book is about a group of determined children wanting to grow a seed of hope to inspire everyone to come together and build a better future in their lives without colour. The...
In maths, year 2 has been exploring making 10 in different ways. They used multilink cubes to support their mathematical thinking. [gallery ids="6384,6385"]...
Year 1 has been enjoying their mindfulness each day. They have been learning about the zones of regulation and different emotions we may feel at different times. They have been learning different mindfulness techniques to help regulate their emotions. [gallery ids="6381"]...