Year 6 have had an exciting week this week! On Monday and Tuesday, we were lucky to be visited by Bethany from the Anne Frank Trust. During the workshop, we learnt about different social groups and how they could be discriminated against. We took part...
This week, as part of our Black History Month learning, year 5 have been looking at the life and work of painter Chris Ofili. Chris Ofili was born in Manchester and is well known for his references to his Nigerian heritage in his art. We explored...
This week in Year 4, linking to our Black History Month topic, we had the exciting opportunity to visit a workshop at the Hackney Museum, linking to the history of carnival. We had the opportunity to look about the exhibition informing us about the carnival history...
This week in art we made our own prints using polystyrene. We had to cut the pieces out and create a repeating pattern. We are producing repeated prints in the style of Esther Mahlangu, who is the artist we are learning about this half term. [gallery...
The children thoroughly enjoyed a trip to the Hackney Museum. They learnt all about the carnival and what goes into making this such an exciting event. In particular they loved playing the steel drums and dancing to the rhythm of the Soca beat. [gallery ids="19515,19516,19517,19518,19519,19520,19521,19522"] ...
This week in Year 1 our highlight was reflecting on our History unit over the half term. We have been exploring the history of our local area, Hackney and learning about the changes our city has undergone over time. We have also been learning about our own...
This week, Reception introduced a new key text: Tree by Patricia Hegarty. The book introduces children to the four seasons that run throughout the year and encourages them to talk about the features of each season. The changing cycle of a tree helps the children to visualise...
In Nursery this week, we have loved exploring our new playground! We now have a new slide and climbing wall, which is going to support the children in developing their gross motor skills. Gross motor skills are the movements we make with large muscles, which...