We have been looking at all things 'Spiders'! Our focus text is called 'Aaaarrgghh Spider!' by Lydia Monks. We used our knowledge of spiders and what they look like and the special things they do. We drew a spider and talked about what we have...
In writing this week, Year 6 have been creating their own polar kingdoms and working on conjuring up contrasting moods in their writing, through their language choices. Through analysing the writing of Abi Elphinstone, the author of our key text "Sky Song," they have seen the...
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...
To start our geography topic learning about the Amazon rainforest, our lessons this week have focussed on using maps. First, we looked at the locations of rainforests around the world and learned about why they're all around the equator. We also learned why it rains...
Year 2 have been using their historian detective skills to analyse sources about Queen Elizabeth I. They used their skills to find out about the life of Queen Elizabeth I, how Britain looked during her reign and her family history. They used their roach skills...
This week, in science we went out into the playground to observe that changes that have occurred as we have moved into the Spring season. We thought about the weather, animals and plants around us and how these have changed in the past few months. We had a great...
In Reception this week we have been learning all about Jack and the Beanstalk and connecting this with what we know about what plants need to grow. We continue to tend our gardens and plant seeds every week. This week it was cress! We look...
Zi Ting and Iyi in Year 5 absolutely love reading and as a result, have been chosen to be our school Reading Ambassadors. They had their first reading ambassador meeting with the other chosen pupils from across Hackney schools. They were asked what books they would...
Year 6 have started their new writing cycle based on the wonderful text, Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone. This text links to our new geography topic which is centered around the polar regions. The children are creating their own polar kingdom and describing it using...