This week in science, year 4 have been classifying living things using Venn diagrams. The children discussed different ways they could group the animals. Next they sorted living things onto the Carroll Diagram. What could you add to each section? [gallery ids="7382,7383,7384,7385"]...
This week in writing, year 5 have been trying to understand the thoughts and feelings of those who travelled here on the Empire Windrush. They used the drama strategy of hot seating to put themselves in another’s perspective and understand why people made the 22...
This week, year 6 visited Homerton hospital and sang some Christmas songs, bringing cheer to all those who were visiting. They sang beautifully and received lots of lovely comments about their singing. Well done, year 6. [gallery ids="7374"]...
This week 5 thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the Stratford canal despite the freezing weather. They learnt about the features of rivers and canals, understanding how they can evolve with time and how this can affect the community the river serves. [gallery ids="7354,7355,7356,7357"] ...
Nursery have loved reading their new text ‘Everywhere Bear’. They’ve been looking for bears all around the classroom. The Everywhere Bear knows that each day holds a new adventure! The Everywhere Bear has a home on a shelf but he doesn't spend very much time...
This week, Reception has continued reading their core text ‘Astro Girl’ and have been learning all about space. They mixed colours and used balloons to paint different planet pictures and made our very own mini Earth. [gallery ids="7343,7344"]...
Year 1 have started their new writing journey based on the text ‘The Bog Baby’. They read the story as a class, and created a story map of the key plot points. They then had the opportunity to apply the writing skills using a picture...
In science, year 2 have been learning about animals, including humans. This week they learnt about the basic needs for animal survival and represented this on labelled drawings of an island which included all of these things. They also continued developing their photography skills and have...
In maths this week, year 3 have been measuring the mass and volume of different items. They are able to choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure mass (kg/g and capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit. They really enjoyed using scales...
Year 4 had the best day at Leaside learning all about habitats and how we can protect them . They took part in two workshops based on the theme “Wild Cities.” They explored different habitats, wildlife and local species. They then got to go on...