This week in their Maths sessions Nursery have gone 'Pattern' crazy. They have been looking at Ghanaian 'Kente' cloth designs and the children used their knowledge of patterns to identify different shapes. The class mirrored repeat patterns using the 'tap tap' equipment and this led to...
At SJSJ Primary School we believe that art inspires creativity, imagination and inventiveness. We believe that art gives our pupils the skills, concepts and knowledge necessary for them to engage and express responses to ideas and experiences. It fires their imagination and is a fundamental...
Some Year 6 children have formed a Pride Youth Network. They are working with the fantastic charity Educate and Celebrate to think about how we celebrate diversity in our school and represent and welcome all different types of families in our school community, as well...
Year 6 are in full swing with their performance practice! They have been working recently on the choreography for the songs and have been thinking about their stage presence and techniques to best engage their audience. They are extremely excited to share this wonderful musical...
Year 5 have been on an exciting school trip this week. The children travelled to Stanhill farm to pick their own strawberries! They filled their punnets to the brim with all of the local produce they found. The class brought the strawberries back to school...
Year 3 and Year 4 enjoyed their sustainability workshop this week where they learnt about how to reduce food waste. They made their own recycled pots out of newspaper and planted a sunflower seed to take and grow at home. They also found lots of...
Year 2 had an ECO workshop this week where they thought about what they could do to make the planet greener. They explored different recycled materials and used some of these to make their very own plant pots. They then planted their own seed to...
Year 1 enjoyed learning about sustainability this week. They had a zoom workshop about climate change and the effects it has on the Arctic. The children learnt how a rise in global temperature is contributing to rising sea levels and changing weather and they had the...
Continuing to explore our literacy text ‘Anna Hibiscus song’. The children in Nursery have looked a little closer at the continent of Africa. Focusing in particular on the country of Ghana (the location of Anna’s home). The class have identified similarities and difference between Anna’s...
We are celebrating the NHS’s birthday on the 5th July by hosting a Tea party themed event. The NHS Big Tea will be a national outpouring of love, thanks, and generosi-tea for the people who go above and beyond to care for us – our NHS champions. We...