Here is a downloadable copy of the Powerpoint presentation used by Mrs March during the Early Reading Parent Workshop, which was held at the school on Friday 23rd September 2022. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the content of the slides, do...
This week we have celebrated Roald Dahl Day! We have discussed the life of this spectacular author and his inspiration behind some of our favourite stories. Our Year 3, 4 and 5 children are reading Roald Dahl's books in their reading lessons and Miss Paul's...
Year 1 have been looking at their new text: Between Tick and Tock. We focused on where the story was set and acted out what it would be like to live in a busy, overcrowded city. [gallery ids="9830,9831,9832,9833,9834,9835,9836"]...
This week in Reception we began our topic of MiniBeasts. We made our own wormery and read lots of books about how to make sure we take care of our worms. Did you know what worms can or cannot eat? Ask a Reception child and...
Learning and using new vocabulary is an important part of Reception's learning. This week we enjoyed remembering all the words we've learned this year and choosing our favourites! ...
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...
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...
Our core book is Errol's Garden and this week in Reception we have begun planning for our own garden. We collected ideas about what we would like in our garden and planted some seeds and seedlings for the PTA plant sale. We are so excited...
We have been learning about the 'Life-Cycle' of a Butterfly. Our focus text is 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle which follows the life of a Butterfly from Egg - Caterpillar - Cocoon - Butterfly. We watched a documentary and were amazed at how...
We baked Bread! We read 'The little Red Hen' and learnt about the importance of helping others and sharing. The little red hen made bread in the book so we made some bread too. We followed a recipe and took turns in measuring, pouring, stirring...