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news 17.03.2023

17 Mar

What’s happening in Year 6 – Week 4

This half term, Year 6 have been taking inspiration from Macbeth; A Shakespeare Story by Andrew Matthews and Tony Ross. Last week, the children wrote descriptions to convey the character of Lady Macbeth at different point throughout the storyline. Here is a snippet of some...

12:07 / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / Science / Uncategorised / Writing / Year 6 / nbegum
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17 Mar

What’s happening in Year 5 – Week 4

Year 5 published their recount writing through performance. In groups, they each read a paragraph of their own writing, while the other children accompanied them with actions to further convey meaning and emotion. These fantastic performances were uploaded to the Seesaw app so that parents...

12:06 / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / Uncategorised / Writing / Year 5 / nbegum
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17 Mar

What’s happening in Year 4 – Week 4

This week, Year 4 went on a very exciting trip to Hackney School of Food. We made some bread and Italian soup using lots of vegetables. We also learnt how to use some essential kitchen equipment safely. We have been inspired to start cooking more...

12:05 / Art and DT / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / School Trips / Uncategorised / Year 4 / nbegum
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17 Mar

What’s happening in Year 3 – Week 4

In history this week, Year 3 have been looking at the importance of the River Nile in Ancient Egypt. They used atlases to locate the River Nile and conducted research to find out why it was important for trade, farming and transport. [gallery ids="12446,12447,12448,12449,12450"]...

12:04 / Humanities / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / Uncategorised / Year 3 / nbegum
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17 Mar

What’s happening in Year 2 – Week 4

This week, Year 2 visited St Paul’s Cathedral. They explored the religious symbolism of the Cathedral’s artefacts and art. [gallery ids="12522,12523,12524"]...

12:03 / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / Religious Education / School Trips / Uncategorised / Year 2 / nbegum
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17 Mar

What’s happening in Year 1 – Week 4

Year 1 visited Hackney School of Food this week and learnt how to make their own scones and salad. They looked at where food comes from and the different skills needed to prepare and cook a meal safely. [gallery ids="12457,12458,12459,12460,12461,12462,12463,12464,12465,12466"]...

12:02 / Art and DT / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / School Trips / Uncategorised / Year 1 / nbegum
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17 Mar

What’s happening in Reception – Week 4

Reception's highlight this week was going on a Nature Walk in our local area. We challenged ourselves to find as many different wild creatures as we could in the park and church gardens near our schools. We were surprised by how much there was to...

12:01 / EYFS / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / Reception / School Trips / Uncategorised / nbegum
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17 Mar

What’s happening in Nursery – Week 4

This week in Nursery, children created a painting of a ‘hog’  by using handprints and paintbrushes. We chose to create a ‘hog’ as it is one of the characters from our core text ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. We explored...

12:00 / Art and DT / EYFS / news 17.03.2023 / Newsletter / Nursery / Parents / Uncategorised / nbegum
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