@Morningside_ps We’ve had a fabulous end to the first half term of the year. The curriculum focus has been on #BlackHistory. Next half term is very busy. #Year6 will be going on a residential visit & at school we have our nativities, spelling bees & pyjama day for #ChildreninNeed. 0 3 @Morningside_ps The special #BlackHistoryMonth edition of the Morningside Messenger is now available on the school website. Please visit the website to view the full newsletter, link is on the bio. #Newsletter #SchoolBulletin #SchoolMag #SchoolMagazine #News #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth 0 4 @Morningside_ps Check out these Fred talk fingers! #Reception #EYFS #Reading 0 5 @Morningside_ps We have been doing some wonderful reading in #Reception. #Reading #EYFS 0 6 @Morningside_ps We have been writing some of the graphemes of the sounds we have been learning in #Reception. #writing #EYFS 0 6 @Morningside_ps In #year3 we are celebrating #HackneyBlackHistory. First we went to see Veronica Ryan’s Windrush sculptures of fruit on Narrow Way. For #ArtandDT back at school, we made still life drawings of the fruit we saw. #soursop #breadfruit #custardapple 0 8 @Morningside_ps Today we compared numbers to 20 and 50. #Year1 enjoyed their #maths so much they wrote and solved their own maths questions 1 11 @Morningside_ps More autumn fun in #Year1 🍁🍂🌻🍁 fantastic observational drawings and paintings from everyone #ArtandDT #science 0 10 @Morningside_ps Huge thanks to our @TurnITonSupport consultant Alex - #Year6 were amazed to take apart and see the components inside a PC and a laptop as part of our #computing learning 0 4 @Morningside_ps Lots of pumpkin fun in #Year1 1 6 @Morningside_ps #Year5 visited the new Veronica Ryan art installation on Mare Street that shows the influence of the Caribbean and the people of the Windrush Generation on Hackney. We learnt all about the art and its purpose, then sketched the fruits #art #history 1 4 @Morningside_ps #Year5 gave some stunning performances of the poems that they have created in #Writing this morning. 1 5 @Morningside_ps In #nursery we have been making a Caribbean fruit salad to help us celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth @hackneysuccess #hackneyblackhistoryweek #eyfs 1 8 @Morningside_ps In #History #Year4 have been learning about John Blanke. Today we designed royal standards, like the one on John Blanke’s trumpet. 🏁⚜️🎺 These display aspects of our personality and heritage that we are proud of. 😁🌍 @hackneysuccess #BlackHistory #HackneyBlackHistory 1 7 @Morningside_ps #Year5 had an incredible time @HackneyMuseum this morning, experiencing and learning all about how so many African countries have influenced our lives here in Hackney. #HackneyBlackHistory 3 15 @Morningside_ps #Year4 loved their visit to @HackneyMuseum this morning to see the ‘Being African in Hackney’ exhibition. With the help of poet @theresa_lola they wrote some fantastic poems addressed to people who had moved to live and work in Hackney @hackneysuccess #HackneyBlackHistory 2 11 @Morningside_ps In #Science today, #Year4 explored their local environment and identified the living things they found.🐞🕷🐿🌳 Then they discussed how these habitats provide the animals in them with food and shelter. 🧑🏫🧑🔬 0 10 @Morningside_ps Thanks @DanceDaysLondon for a brilliant workshop. The children in #year5 absolutely loved it. @hackneysuccess #HackneyBlackHistory 0 13 @Morningside_ps Year 2 are re-telling the amazing story of Henry “Box” Brown. Henry mailed himself from South America to North America to find freedom! We are working hard to use capital letters and full stops in the correct places. #writing #year2 #BlackHistoryMonth 0 6 @Morningside_ps To celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth today #nursery are reading ‘Every Little Thing’ and creating beautiful threaded and collages necklaces. @hackneysuccess 0 5 @Morningside_ps Today #year2 visited the Monument that celebrates the Windrush Generation. We spoke about what the fruit sculptures symbolised and why they were there. #BlackHistoryMonth #year2 0 7 @Morningside_ps In #Year3 #writing, we’ve been working on editing our own work. We’ve really improved our independent critique skills and focused on improving our handwriting. 0 7 @Morningside_ps #Year6 have been working on our collages for our #ArtandDT learning this half term. Stay tuned for the finished pieces! 0 8 @Morningside_ps Big thanks to @DanceDaysLondon for our #BlackHistoryMonth workshop. #Year6 had an amazing time. 0 8 @Morningside_ps Congratulations to the children for receiving the following awards: 🌟Stars of the week🌟 ➕➖Star #Mathematicians➗✖️ ✏️Star #Writers📖 📚Star #Readers📚 🎸#TimeTables Rockstars✖️ 🎼Star #Musicians🎶 Presented on 08 & 15/10/21 #Awards #Celebration #Commendation #Star 0 6 @Morningside_ps We also had a visitor in #Reception this afternoon who enjoyed dressing up and travelling with us on our journey. #EYFS #Reading #Drama 1 7 @Morningside_ps We are #Reading the story Coming to England by Floella Benjamin for Black History Week in #Reception. We got dressed up, packed our suitcase and imagined we were travelling to a far away land. #EYFS #HackneyBlackHackney @hackneysuccess 1 9 @Morningside_ps We immersed our selves in our story by getting all dressed up before doing some wonderful #Writing in #Reception. #EYFS #BlackHistoryMonthUK @hackneysuccess #HackneyBlackHistory 0 7 @Morningside_ps #Year1 are learning about Rosa Parks this week. We can’t wait to start writing about Rosa tomorrow #writing #BlackHistoryMonth @hackneysuccess 1 9 @Morningside_ps #Year1 made their own timelines today in #history 1 7 @Morningside_ps #Year1 programmed the Bee Bots to find a point on the map #computing 0 6 @Morningside_ps #Year1 loved the @DanceDaysLondon workshop #BlackHistoryMonth @hackneysuccess 0 12 @Morningside_ps Today #Year4 took part in a @DanceDaysLondon African dance workshop as part of #BlackHistoryMonth We learnt a brilliant routine and had loads of fun taking part!🕺💃 @hackneysuccess #HackneyBlackHistory 4 19 @Morningside_ps #year2 are learning about Henry Box Brown. We imagined what Henry would have seen, felt, thought and heard whilst he was being mailed to freedom! #BlackHistoryMonth #year2 #HackneyBlackHistory 0 7 @Morningside_ps #Year5 really enjoyed their African dance workshop from @DanceDaysLondon this morning. #HackneyBlackHistory 0 9 @Morningside_ps #year6 have been busy this morning making their own Nigerian inspired pasties. We explored the similarities between pastries from the Caribbean and Britain and food as a way of recording movement and trade in history #HackneyBlackHistory #dt 1 7 @Morningside_ps As part of our #HackneyBlackHistory celebrations we are learning about the Life of #SarahForbesBonetta in #year6 we have been thinking about the events of her life and ordering them chronologically. 1 4 @Morningside_ps Year 2 are loving our @DanceDaysLondon workshop for #BlackHistoryMonth @hackneysuccess #year2 2 13 @Morningside_ps Wow, what a fab #blackhistoryweek dance lesson in #Year3! 0 6 @Morningside_ps In #ArtandDT Year 3 are looking at M.C Escher and Makoto Nakamura to learn about #tessellation. Today we used #collage to tessellate our tiles and created a repeating pattern. 0 6 @Morningside_ps #year5 have been using Kodu to create worlds. We increased the size and shape of the map using the tools. #computing 0 5 @Morningside_ps In #Year3 this morning we’ve been really thinking about expression in our partner #reading. We’ve been using some great actions to bring George’s Marvellous Medicine to life! 0 4 @Morningside_ps #Reception are having lots of fun playing and learning in our pumpkin patch. #EYFS #autumn 0 4 @Morningside_ps #nursery have been having lots of fun getting our squiggle on for #squigglewhileyouwiggle #markmaking #eyfs 0 3 @Morningside_ps Fantastic #writing in #Year1 this morning. We have been working on our independence in writing and having a go before asking for help 0 5 @Morningside_ps The children in #Reception are having so much fun exploring the natural autumnal objects that they made a song up about conkers. #EYFS #autumn #Science #Music 1 7 @Morningside_ps #Year1 and #Year2 ending their #reading lesson with their favourite stories and some #readingforpleasure 0 6 @Morningside_ps We are learning all about autumn in #Reception. We are using lots of wonderful language as we explore our autumnal objects. #EYFS #Autumn #Science 0 3 @Morningside_ps Today #year5 have performing poetry during #read 0 4 @Morningside_ps To kick off our morning in #Reception today we talked about the difference between #minibeasts and #insects. Thanks to @ZooLabUK, we met an African land snail, saw a beautiful curly haired tarantula, counted the legs of a millipede and stroked a corn snake! 🐞#science #EYFS 1 9
