On Thursday, Year 4 visited Hackney Town Hall and the Vaults. We discovered more about Hackney’s history and the Town Hall building. We also found out some things that the Town Hall is doing for the borough. [gallery ids="9965,9966"]...
Year 2 have created some amazing posters and sculptures following their research about The Great Fire of London. Have a look at their master pieces. ...
This week in humanities, Year 6 began to explore their new history unit - World War II. The children had some prior knowledge about the concept of war, however they have never learned specifically of the details and events that form the most recent World War....
This week Year 3 started their History topic 'Scavengers and Settlers'. They began by looking at what BC and AD mean and deciding which events happened in what time period. They then looked at key events in The Stone Age and plotted them on a timeline. [gallery...
This week Year 4 dived into Hackney’s past by taking part in a workshop, led by Hackney Museum. The children explored a selection of suitcases at the museum and worked together to unpick the clues and props, that revealed a story about who the case...
In RE, the children have been learning about Parables. This week they have been acting out the Sower of the seeds. In this Parable the seeds symbolise the word of God. The seeds fall on different areas e.g. path, rocks, thorns and finally good soil...
Year 5 had a wonderful trip to Hackney Museum and St Augustine's clock tower. We learnt a lot about our local history in Hackney and had an exciting experience climbing up the clock tower! [gallery ids="9108,9109,9110,9111,9112,9113"]...
In the Year 6 humanities lessons this week, we carried out research on Inuit culture, as part of our geography topic on The Arctic. We found out ways in which these communities survive the harsh conditions of the Arctic tundra. We then worked in groups of...
Year 5 thoroughly loved going on their geography field trip! They used clipboards and a tally chart to record how many sustainable initiatives they observed around the local area. We found that within a thirty minute radius of our school, there are eighteen litter bins...
This term in humanities Year 4 are learning all about The Americas! The children will be developing their geographical knowledge of the world by exploring the continents of North and South America. They will then use all prior and new learning to make comparisons between the...