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...
This week in Reception we continue to be immersed in our Key Text - Bog Baby. The children used their knowledge of the character and different objects to create their own Bog Babies. They improved their ICT skills by using the iPad cameras to capture...
Continuing our love of books from World Book Day, we had "Matilda" workshops based around Roald Dahl's exciting text. Have a look at the photos below from our day [gallery ids="8029,8030,8031"] ...
This week, St John St James have celebrated World Book Day and the pleasure that comes with escaping into the world of our favourite books and authors! We had a brilliant day here at school, starting with admiring the array of different costumes that the children...