Year 6 have done brilliantly this week in their writing lessons. Their writing assessment consisted of re-telling the start of Macbeth from two different viewpoints: Macbeth's and The Witches' perspectives. They showcased all of their extensive vocabulary, as well as their ability to use figurative...
Winkworth signboard sponsorship Can you help raise money for the SJSJ Summer School Trips appeal? Winkworth Estate Agent has offered to sponsor SJSJ by donating £25 for every signboard that they can display. Each signboard (which is like an estate agent’s ‘for sale’ sign) will have the...
Social Media Apps - What age should my child be to use these apps? What risks are there of my child using these apps? Whilst there are benefits to being online, there are risks too regardless of your child’s age. Risks include your child viewing inappropriate content,...
We have had a fantastic half term in music! The children have made fantastic progress in singing and playing their instruments in unison, finding the tempo of the music, and appraising different musicians. We celebrated this with a performance in each class, where the children were able...
This week's phrase of the week is: ¡Es hora de casa! /It’s home time! This half term in Spanish lessons, Year 6 have been developing their knowledge of typical Spanish dishes by exploring and creating their own delicious menus for a role-play scenario in their very own Spanish...
For children’s mental health week, we took part in a ‘Thrive in Five’ programme, where we completed a mindful activities each day. This was a rainbow breathing exercise, where we raised and lowered our hands in time with our breathing as part of some guided...
This week in Year 4, the children began to work on a brand new art project - observation drawing, inspired by the works of French artist, Paul Cezanne. To begin, the children carried out some independent research and explored the life of Cezanne and some of his...
This week, Year 3 has been drawing a daffodil. Have a look for some of our art on display in the amphitheatre next half term. Here are some photos of us using magnifying glasses so that we can really observe the flowers closely. [gallery ids="7502,7503"]...
For his homework Thiago created this amazing poster about the North Pole. ...
For art week this week we have been looking at the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. We have learnt all about the modernism movement and how this influenced her art. We then experimented with colour mixing, drawing our own flowers and then painting these. Have a look at some...