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Year 4

Year 4

Home > Children  > Year Groups > Year 4

On this page, you will find lots of information relating to our Year 4 class…

Year 4 Curriculum Map

To see what we will be learning about in Year 4, please click on the link below where you will be able to see our focuses in each area of learning during each of the half terms this year.

Y4 Curriculum Map

Year 4 Maths Fundamentals

To view a copy of the Year 4 Maths Fundamentals document, please click here.

Class Newsletter

To view our half termly newsletter, please click on the links below:

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Class Timetable

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Staff

  • Ezra Jean-Paul

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  • Latest News
    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 5
    This week, Year 4 visited the Hackney Library for a storytelling event with Mama G. We heard all about Bonny the Bunny and the Something-saurus. We really enjoyed singing along and listening to the wo...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 4
    This half term, Year 4 have been working on Hour of Code to develop their coding skills. This week, we have been focusing on debugging and adding repeat steps to our algorithm. We are using fun games ...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 3
    This week, Year 4 visited the Saatchi Gallery. We got a tour of the gallery, where we saw some wonderful pictures, then participated in a workshop where we made collages using masking tape, magazine c...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 2
    This week, Year 4 used place value charts and counters to multiply by 10 and 100. We learnt that we needed to move our counters to the left to multiply. We worked with our partners to see what we noti...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 1
    Year 4 created timelines of time periods in Britain and of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon era to introduce our new History topic. We researched and presented key events from these eras. ...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 7
    This week in computing, Year 4 reviewed the SMART rules and answered questions about how to stay safe online. We discussed why these rules are important and how we can protect ourselves by doing this....
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 6
    Year 4 have been working really hard to create an electronic game for the Year 3s. Our theme is Italy and volcanoes, so we have found out what the Year 3s would like to learn about our topic and creat...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 5
    This week, Year 4 started studying our role model for Diverse Britain, Steve McQueen. We re-enacted parts of his life in groups. Steve McQueen created the Year 3 project, which we looked at and recrea...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 4
    Last Friday, Year 4 visited the Science Museum as part of our electricity unit. We saw some wonderful experiments in the WonderLab and visited two galleries. ...
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    FAB First Aid
    Year 4, 5 and 6 have all had excellent training this week with FAB First Aid. The wonderful Rhona came into school to teach our children how to use DRABC when they see someone who appears very unwell....
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 3
    This week, Year 4 started recording their voices using Audacity. We also learnt how to edit, re-record and delete our recordings, in preparation for our podcast. ...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 2
    Year 4 have been trying to create complete circuits in science using a lightbulb, wires and a cell pack.
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 1
    This week, Year 4 have been learning about area. We learnt how to count squares to find area, and how to make our own area. We used geoboards and elastic bands to compare area with our partners. &n...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 8
    This week, Year 4 studied Faith Ringgold’s painted quilts to make our own relief prints. We made mind maps about Ringgold before making our own Black History Month art. ...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 7
    For National Poetry Day, Year 4 welcomed Adisa. He spoke to us about his poems and encouraged us to write our own. Using the sentence stem ‘if I were a building...’ we decided what fabrics, floors and...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 6
    Year 4 visited the Hackney Museum for the workshop ‘Movers, Shakers and Community Makers’. Alicia-Pearl Cato shared her artwork with us and we were even able to make our own symbols to represent ourse...
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    Young Hackney Tag Rugby
    On Wednesday, 10 children from years 3 and year 4 attended the Young Hackney tag rugby festival. During the day, they took part in  activities that taught them about scoring, tagging and running wi...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 5
    This week, Year 4 have been exploring the digestive system and teeth in science. We started an experiment where we used hard boiled eggs as teeth to show how they would react in different liquids over...
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    October Half Term Camp @ SJSJ
    Level 10 are back again for Half Term Camp during the October Half term. Click on this link to download a copy of the October camp flyer. Alternatively you can visit the Holiday Camp page on our...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 4
    This week, in Year 4, we have been studying teeth and their function. Each table studied different teeth and presented their findings to the class.   ...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 3
    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 b...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 2
    Year 4 have started this first week back by using dienes and and place value charts to review their prior knowledge and make numbers to 1000. We are continuing over the next few weeks by going up to n...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 6
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 5
    On Wednesday, Year 4 spent the day exploring natural habitats at Hyde Park. They began by working in pairs and used nets to capture insects and bugs that live among the tall grass in the meadows. They...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 4
    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...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 3
    Earlier today, Year 4 took part in a sound workshop, where they combined their scientific understanding of the sense of hearing, with some of their artistic skills to create beautiful pieces of art. T...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 2
    This week the children took part in an online coding workshop, led by Barclays. A group of coding experts came together to deliver a session for the children, which allowed them to build on and apply ...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 6
    This week the children worked in groups in science to conduct an mini enquiry, where they observed the effect of different materials on absorbing sound. They were set the task of trying to find an app...
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    What's been happening in Year 4 - Week 5
    Last Friday, Year 4 visited the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Dalston to find out a little more about their RE topic ‘Hinduism’. The children had the opportunity to ask lots of questions about the faith a...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 4
    In science, Year 4 have been learning all about sound and this week they made string telephones to test how the distance between things impacts the sounds that are created. The children worked in pair...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 3
    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. Th...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 2
    For homework last week, the children were all set a challenge to carry out some research and find out about key scientist this half term. In Year 4, Chloe and Maggie produced some fantastic model tele...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 1
    This half term we will be learning all about ‘Sound’. To kick start our learning, we took part in a range of activities that allowed us to apply some of our previous knowledge, whilst also exploring s...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 6
    As part of our food unit for this half terms STEAM project, Year 4 made roti. Roti is a type of bread that is often served and enjoyed at traditional Hindu celebrations. To start the project off, the ...
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    Football competition
    This week our year 1 & 2 boys took part in their first futsal competition. Over the past term in after school club they have learned about control , positioning and communication. We played extre...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 5
    This week in Year 4, the children have been learning all about the diverse world that we live in. Our focus was exploring the impact of immigration on Britain. To begin, we explored the movement of i...
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    Red nose day
    Thank you to everyone that donated towards Red Nose Day 2022. We have been able to raise an amazing £187.00! The money we raised will be going to the Disaster Emergency Committee to help the people...
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    What's happening in Spanish - Week 4
    This week’s phrase of the week is: Tengo hambre / I am hungry. Over the last few weeks, Year 4 have been recapping their prior learning and using it to create games of their own. They chose to focu...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 4
    To celebrate Science Week, year 4 investigated an enquiry linked to their current unit of work, States of Matter. Their key question was: How does the number of pieces of chocolate affect the melti...
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    Check out what's been happening in Spanish...
    Recently, Miss Bienias and Miss Lawrence chatted about all things Espanol! Miss Bienias explained how lovely it was to see how the pupils' Spanish progresses throughout the school, thanks to Miss Law...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 3
    Year 4 have had a busy week, filled with all things music! On Monday, the children were lucky enough to take part in a Conductive Music workshop, where they learnt about how to combine aspects of s...
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    Music
    Years 3 and 4 have been AMAZING in their music lessons this week. They worked brilliantly together to help their partners to play the tricky musical pieces on our instruments. This included reading mu...
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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 2
    In Humanities this week, Year 4 explored artefacts from a Viking Burial Ground called Sutton Hoo, which is located in Suffolk. The children worked in groups and used their prior learning to develop an...
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    What's been happening in Year 4 - Week 1
    This week, year 4 were lucky enough to take part in another workshop, lead by Apollo Music. The musicians brought some instruments from the brass and woodwind sections of an orchestra, and they produc...
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    What's been happening in Year 4 - Week 6
    This week in Year 4, the children began to work on a brand new art project - observation drawing, inspired by the works of French artist, Paul Cezanne. To begin, the children carried out some indep...
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    What's been happening in Year 4 - week 5
    This week Year 4 used their scientific knowledge of the human muscular system to develop short fitness routines that focused on strengthening key muscles, such as the abdominal muscles, biceps, tricep...
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    Sports Day 2021
    We were all very excited to finally be allowed to partake in our annual Sports Day at London fields in July 2021 when the COVID restrictions were lifted. Take a look at some of the events that took pl...
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    Gymnastics at SJSJ
    This half term, we are focusing on our gymnastics skills during our PE lessons. Take a look at some of the skills that the children have been learning...
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    Year 4, Spring 1, Week 4
    This week Year 4 began to explore the concept of division in maths. The children started on Monday by using place value counters to create amounts, partition numbers and share into equal groups. Th...
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    What's been happening in Year 4...
    This week, Miss Bienias was very lucky to go and look at the learning taking place in Year 4. The classroom is a hub of inspiration and the learning in books shows what excellent progress the childre...
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    Year 4, Spring 1, Week 3
    This week in Year 4, the children began writing diary entries to retell the story of ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’ by Jo Todd-Stanton. They used images and key vocabulary to create a story board, which...
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    Recycling Workshops
    This week, each class had the wonderful Kelly Sullivan from Hackney council into their classrooms to learn about the importance of recycling both in school, at home and in public spaces. They reall...
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    February Half Term Camp
    Dates: Monday 14th- Friday 18th February 2022 Times: 9.00am to 3.00pm (extended days available upon request) Age range: 5-12 years Cost: £100 per week (early bird bookings) or £25 per day ...
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    Year 4, Spring 1, Week 2
    This week in Year 4, the children began to explore the time periods of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.  The class worked together to find out some key facts and events that  occurred between 410AD and 1...
  • Latest News
    Gymnastics @ SJSJ
    Here are some photos from the first week of gymnastics lessons at SJSJ! By the end of the term children will know how to compose and perform their own routines. Lessons will focus on travelling,...
  • Latest News
    iPad Generation 2 Sale
    Due to the constantly changing nature of technology, SJSJ have a number of Generation 2 iPads for sale. The devices are perfect for home use and still have life left in them. The devices are being so...
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    Pre-loved Uniform Sale
    Each half term, we will be holding a sale for pre-loved uniform items. For one week each half term, a table will be set up in to main office where parents are welcome to come and see what items we ...
  • Latest News
    Magic Breakfast
    We have teamed up with Magic Breakfast to ensure that no child starts the day hungry. Our 'bagel bar' will be open each morning in the hall from 8.50-8.55am. If  you would like to grab a bagel b...
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    Window Wanderland
    It seems to me it ain’t the world that’s so bad, but what we’re doing to it, and all I’m saying is see what a wonderful world it would be if only we’d give it a chance. Love, baby, love. That’s the se...
  • Latest News
    Year 4, Spring 1, Week 1
    To launch their new science unit, ‘Animals including Humans’ Year 4 took part in a carousel of activities that gave them an opportunity to draw upon and build on any prior knowledge. In the past, Year...
  • Latest News
    Christmas Lunch
    We hosted our annual Christmas lunch on Wednesday; as usual it was a huge success! The children had a lovely time and enjoyed listening to  festive songs whilst dining with their peers.
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    Year 4, A2, W7
    In Year 4 the children used their scientific knowledge of circuits and electricity to create some interactive knowledge maps as part of this half terms STEAM project. They started the project by explo...
  • Latest News
    Panto 2021
    The children were lucky enough to have the panto come to SJSJ this year. They watched the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by the Hobgoblin production company. “It was really good, I liked that Mr S...
  • Latest News
    Christmas Celebrations at SJSJ
    Tuesday 1.45 – 2.30       Year 3 and year 4 disco 2.40 – 3.30       Year 5 and year 6 disco Children to come to school in normal school uniform and bring along their disco clothes in a bag. T...
  • Latest News
    Winter Reading Challenge 2021
    The Reading agency is running an online Winter Mini Challenge to motivate children to read at home which is a smaller version of the Summer Reading Challenge. Hackney libraries are supporting this by ...
  • Latest News
    Year 4, A2, Week 6
    In science this week, Year 4 continued to develop their knowledge of circuits and electricity by exploring a range of complete and incomplete circuits.  They were able to given very clear explanations...
  • Latest News
    Christmas Jumper Day 2021
    Check out some of the jazziest jumpers the children have worn to Save the Children and raised an amazing  £181.56 to help protect the magic for children around the world. All money raised is going...
  • Latest News
    Young Hackney Netball Competition - 3rd Place
    Congratulations to our netball team who placed 3rd in the Young Hackney netball finals that took place this week.  All members of the team showed great sportsmanship and resilience throughout the comp...
  • Latest News
    Save the Children - Christmas Jumper Day 10.12.21
    On Friday the 10th December it is Christmas jumper day. Children can come to school in their Christmas jumpers. School uniform and school shoes must be worn. It's super fun, and it's easy to take p...
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    Christmas Performance 15.12.21
    After much thought we have decided to proceed with our plans to organise our Christmas Performance at St John’s at Hackney Church. This will take place on Wednesday 15th December at 9.15am. This de...
  • Latest News
    Year 4, A2, Week 5
    This week in  Year 4, the children have been learning all about influential role models as part of their    Diverse Britain project. The children have been researching the life of British director and...
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    Introducing the Year 4 elves!
    1st December - Two little friends arrived from the North Pole and brought with them a very generous gift of books for our new reading area! Year 4 were very happy to meet their new buddies and took...
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    Year 4, A2, Week 4
    In Year 4’s humanities lesson, the children worked in partners to conduct some independent research on Italy and the United Kingdom. They first began by sorting topics into human and physical geograph...
  • Latest News
    PTA Christmas Raffle 2021
    The PTA have been overwhelmed by support for the this years raffle. Local businesses and families within our school community have been incredibly generous which means that we have our best raffle pri...
  • Latest News
    Year 4, A2, Week 3
    As an introduction to their new science unit 'Electricity', Year 4 have been looking at electrical circuits and their components.  The class worked in groups to sort and classify objects around the ro...
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    Children in Need 2021
    We would like to say a huge well done, and thank you, to everyone who made a donation towards our Children in Need fundraising today; you all looked fantastic! So far we have collected a whooping £...
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    Chatsworth Youth Club
    Running Monday and Wednesday's from 5.00-8.00pm at Clapton Park Methodist Church
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    Reception Admission - September 2022
    Was your child born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018? If so, they are due to start in Reception class in September 2022. Have you applied? You must apply for your child’s Recep...
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    Nursery & Reception School Tour
    Is your child due to start Nursery or Reception in September 2022? We are offering weekly tours of our Early Years classrooms for prospective new parents. Tours take place weekly on Friday mor...
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    Hackney Education's Parent Guide to School Attendance
    As we all know, pupils attendance at school is incredibly important. Hackney Education have produced a very helpful guide for parents. You can download the leaflet by clicking here. 
  • Latest News
    Year 4, A2, Week 2
    This week in maths, Year 4 have been building on their prior learning of measure by using resources such as rulers, measuring tapes and metre sticks to measure and calculate the perimeter of shapes. E...
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    Year 4, A2, Week 1
    As part of an introduction to their new geography unit, 'Italy and Volcanoes' Year 4 took part in an interactive Geobus workshop this week. The children were led through a series of activities based o...
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    Next PTA Meeting
    The next SJSJ PTA meeting will be on Friday 12th November  at 9.15am in the School Library. You can also join via Zoom; a link will be circulated beforehand. On the agenda - Christmas fundraising ...
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    PTA Christmas Bake Sale
    The Christmas bake sale will be on Friday 10th December at 3.30pm. We will need lots of festive bakes to sell and help with the stalls, so please put it in your diary!
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    PTA Class Representatives
    Want to find out more about the SJSJ PTA?   Speak to your PTA Class Rep: Nursery: Karen Widdowson Reception: Vacant Year 1: Geraldine Vessier and Louise Lawrence Year 2: Karen Wi...
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    PTA Fundraising: Christmas Raffle Prizes
    We need your help! The hunt is now on for some amazing raffle prizes for the PTA Christmas Raffle. Tickets will go on sale in early December and we need some fabulous prizes to give away! How c...
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    PTA Bag 2 School Collection
    The PTA has arranged for a Bag2School collection on Tuesday 30th November. How does it work? Bag2School are a fundraising scheme which collects and sells your unwanted textiles to importers and ...
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    New Menu for Autumn 2
    Chef Patrick has been working closely with school council to build the new menu based on the feedback that has been given by children across the school. Take a look at what's on offer this half ter...
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    Year 4, Week 7
    To celebrate Black History Month, Year 4 have been learning about how The British Empire affected people overseas. The children wrote blog posts to inform an audience about what the Empire was and the...
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    Year 4, 5 & 6 Tag Rugby Competition
    We had two matches with Morningside Primary school, one match with a mixed Year 5 and 6 which we won 4-1 and another match with a Year 4 and 5 team which we won 4-3. The Morningside teacher comment...
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    Punctuality
    Please ensure children arrive for school promptly at 8.55am for the start of school assembly. Our pastoral manager will be monitoring lateness to ensure children are arriving on time and will be me...
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    Harvest Festival 2021
    Harvest Festival is being celebrated throughout the month of October, where farmers and growers give thanks for a successful harvest season; during this time churches, community groups, schools and in...
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    School Photos - 4th November
    Individual, sibling and class photos will be on Thursday 4th November 2021. Reminders will be sent out closer to the date.  
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    Year 4, Week 6
    This half term in science, Year 4 have been learning about the human digestive system, including the teeth and exploring their individual functions. The class set up an experiment to find out what aff...
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    Year 4, Week 5
    Over the last two weeks, Year 4 have been learning about the rise of the British Empire during the reign of Queen Victoria. As well as exploring world maps and identifying countries that formed part o...
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    Green Team
    The Green team enjoyed harvesting the vegetables from our planter last week. They harvested a range of vegetables including: carrots, turnips, beetroots, tomatoes and some huge cucumbers. They then ha...
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    Year 4, Week 4
    This week, in science, Year 4 were exploring the human mouth and conducted some research in groups to find out what function the different types of teeth have. The class then used mirrors to observe t...
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    Beef Ragu & Pineapple Turnover
    Today Chef Patrick introduced a new meal at lunchtime: it was a huge success! Beef Ragu (contains a staggering 10 different  veg), roast new potatoes, steamed and roasted broccoli, salad 'Tricolore...
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    New Menu Item - Quorn Chilli Wraps
    Check out what we had for lunch on Tuesday, Quorn chilli wrap. The children enjoyed the meal immensely.   “I love the new school menu! Who knew the vegetarian option was tasty and didn't lo...
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    Year 4 - Week 3
    This week, in science, Year 4 have been exploring the human digestive system as part of our topic, ‘Animals including Humans’. Maggie found a very exciting way to share her learning with the class. Ov...
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    Year 4 - Week 2
    This week in writing, Year 4 have been retelling a very well-known fairy tale, but have added some exciting twists along the way. Here is a snippet of Muyiwa's fantastic writing; he worked really hard...
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    Packed Lunch Policy
    We have recently reviewed our school Packed Lunch Policy. Please ensure that your child’s packed lunch is in line with our policy as this is in line with the school nutritional food standards. Plea...
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    Introducing Chef Patrick!
    SJSJ welcomed our new Chef to the team here at the start of the new term. Chef Patrick is incredibly passionate about improving school meals for everybody and is really enjoying getting to know the ch...
  • Latest News
    COVID Reminder
    The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are: a high temperature– this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature) a new, continuous coug...
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    Hackney Hispanic Week 2021
    This week, the children have been celebrating Hackney Hispanic week by taking part in some cooking activities and exploring some of traditions that underpin Spanish culture. Classes were split into...
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    Year 4 (Summer 2, Week 4)
    In R.E, Year 4 looked at the different elements of a Eucharistic liturgy within the Christian church. The class chose a different part each and created their own presentation on that part, presenti...
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    Our Art Curriculum
    At SJSJ Primary School we believe that art inspires creativity, imagination and inventiveness. We believe that art gives our pupils the skills, concepts and knowledge necessary for them to engage and ...
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    Pride Youth Network
    Some Year 6 children have formed a Pride Youth Network. They are working with the fantastic charity  Educate and Celebrate to think about how we celebrate diversity in our school and represent and wel...
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    Year 3 and 4 (Summer 2, Week 3)
    Year 3 and Year 4 enjoyed their sustainability workshop this week where they learnt about how to reduce food waste. They made their own recycled pots out of newspaper and planted a sunflower seed to t...
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    NHS Tea Party
    We are celebrating the NHS’s birthday on the 5th July by hosting a Tea party themed event. The NHS Big Tea will be a national outpouring of love, thanks, and generosi-tea for the people who go above ...
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    20% off School Uniform from 06.07.21-03.08.21
    M&S are offering 20% off of our school uniform products, excluding accessories, from 6th July to 3rd August 2021 Sale Price applicable at checkout. T&C's apply   Visit our sc...
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    Summer Reading Challenge
    This summer, we strongly encourage all pupils at St John St James to get involved with the very exciting Summer Reading Challenge with the theme of Sustainability this year. You can get involved at ...
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    Green Team Update
    The Green team sourced some recycled balance bikes for the nursery class. The green team taught the nursery class how to ride a balance bike through a PowerPoint presentation and a demonstration. This...
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    Year 4 (Summer 2, Week 2)
    This week  Year 4 took part in the Guinness Book of World Records attempt for the most people singing on zoom at one time, broadcast live from the O2 arena. The class learnt to sing in harmony , an...
  • Latest News
    Year 6's Pride Youth Network
    Some year 6 children have formed a Pride Youth Network. They are working with the fantastic charity Educate and Celebrate to think about how we celebrate diversity in our school and represent and welc...
  • Latest News
    What's been happening in Year 6?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
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    Year 6 appear on the ITV News!
    On Thursday 20th May, ITV news came into St John & St James' to film year 6, as part of a feature about how schools are effectively teaching children a diverse curriculum, enriched in Black Histor...
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    This week in Year 4...
    On Tuesday, Mr Watson's desk was trashed and Year 4’s raffle tickets were stolen! Year 4 had to work out how they were going to solve the case. The class looked for clues and spoke to witnesses...
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    20% off SJSJ's School Uniform with M&S (29.06-21-03.08.21)
    Good news!  We are pleased to confirm M&S will be offering a fantastic 20% off all uniform on the M&S Your School Uniform website. This will run from 29th June 2021 to 3rd August 2021. ...
  • Latest News
    Music at SJSJ
    Thank you very much for your feedback and lovely comments from the parents evening survey. We always appreciate your feedback about ways we can further improve as a school. I thought I would take this...
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    School Street Reminder
    Don’t forget that our school is a ‘School Street’ which has been reinstated from Monday 8th March. That means that only pedestrians, scooters and cyclists are permitted to enter the street between 8....
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    What's been happening in Year 5?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
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    We need your help - empty jars
    Please help us by saving any empty glass jars and bringing them into school. We are collecting jam jars, chutney jars, unwanted kilnar jars etc. Jars with lids are preferred but we will accept any ...
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    Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 - Summer 1
    Look at Year3’s portraits inspired by the British artist, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. The class chose to use only one strong colour as they noticed that in her portraits. Year 4 they have been loo...
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    Year 1 & Year 2 - Summer 1
    Year 1 have enjoyed PE with Mr Charles this term. They have focused on athletics and have been able to develop their running, sending and receiving skills and jumping. For their art lessons, ...
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    Nursery & Reception - Summer 1
    In summer 1, Nursery have been looking at the British artist Chris Offilil. They have been exploring  his paintings and have been inspired to create their own whole class mixed media piece in response...
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    What's been happening in Year 4?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
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    Check out what our School Council have been up to this week...
    Schools  suffer with parking, congestion, road danger and air quality issues immediately outside their school. School council aims too: Discourage car journeys to school. Improve air quality i...
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    Check out what the Green Team have been up to this week...
    This week, the green team had a workshop where they conducted a waste audit in our school. They took samples of rubbish from different areas of the school and measured the amount of rubbish which was ...
  • Latest News
    What's been happening in Year 3?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
  • Latest News
    Half Term Multi-Sports Camp @ SJSJ
    St John & St James' will be hosting a half term sports camp from Tuesday 1st June to Friday 4th June 2021. 
  • Latest News
    What's been happening in Year 2?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
  • Latest News
    What's been happening in Year 1?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
  • Latest News
    What's been happening in Reception?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
  • Latest News
    What's been happening in Nursery?
    With limited visitors on site at the moment we thought it would be a nice idea to share some of the amazing things that are happening around our school. Each week we will be uploading a brief snapshot...
  • Latest News
    Upcoming Mental Health Support Team Workshops
    Please see below the workshops and groups that are being offered to parents and carers by the East London MHST team over the upcoming months. MHST workshops can be accessed through the CAMHS websit...
  • Latest News
    New school meals menu for summer!
    Over the past year, we have been working closely with the super talented team at the school meals charity Chefs in Schools in order to improve our school meals. Chefs in Schools, whose patrons include...
  • Latest News
    Join the 6 week support group for Managing Child Anxiety
    Worry, uncertainty, and fears may be especially present during the current climate, given the changes in our lives, and the health concerns that people are experiencing. Following on from the workshop...
  • Latest News
    Time to welcome you all back to school...
    We look forward to welcoming you all back to school on Monday 8th March. Key reminders for Monday 8th March School starts at 8.55am. You will continue to use the allocated gates that you have p...
  • Latest News
    World Book Day 2021
    On Thursday 4th March, the children took part in celebrating World Book Day 2021. We would like to say a huge well done to each and every one of you that dressed up as your favourite characters; your ...
  • Latest News
    Take a Moment - Self Care Tips Workshop
    Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/93278514394?pwd=V1pZQ1N1YWtWeDVhR2tnZFphTjFtUT09 Meeting ID: 932 7851 4394 Passcode: DsLj2G
  • Latest News
    CAMHS Coffee Afternoon – Sibling Rivalry
    Join the schools CAMHS Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Lara Charlesworth, for a coffee afternoon based around the topic of Sibling Rivalry.
  • Latest News
    Parent/carer - 6 week support group – Managing behaviours that challenge
    Join our 6 week parent support group which looks at managing behaviours that challenge...
  • Latest News
    Signs of COVID in children
    The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have created this very useful poster for parents. It details the steps that you should take at different stages of the illness and the signs that y...
  • Latest News
    Parent/carer Workshop: Managing Child Anxiety
    Thursday 4th February, 4-5pm with Mahak & Temi:
  • Latest News
    Parent/Carer Workshop: Managing behaviours that challenge
    Monday 25th January, 4-5pm with Sadia & Anne Marie
  • Latest News
    Children in Need
    On Friday 13th November 2020, St John & St James' helped to raise money for Children in Need. Everybody was asked to wear their pyjamas to school on the day and to bring a donation of £1.00. Throu...
  • Latest News
    World Kindness Day
    Friday 13th November is World Kindness Day . To find out more about this event, click here to visit the Random Acts of Kindness website.    
  • Latest News
    Playground Murals
    We have been working really hard over the past few weeks to finish the playground murals in the Key Stage 2 playground. We are really pleased with the end result; we hope you like them too! ...
  • Latest News
    Coronavirus Explained in Children's Terms
    Coronavirus is causing many people across the globe lots of anxiety and concern at the moment and our pupils are no different. The NHS have released a child friendly leaflet which is aimed at helpi...
  • Latest News
    SJSJ does World Book Day 2020!
    This year to celebrate World Book Day, the children focused on looking at different stories that highlighted the rights of all children. In Key Stage 1 the children focused on the story Giraffes can’t...
  • Latest News
    WE Day!
    On Wednesday the Rights Respecting Ambassadors were joined by some of their peers for a very exciting visit to Wembley Arena for the annual WE day concert! The children had an amazing time and got ...
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PTA Cake Sale
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Feb 3 @ 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
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Parents In Class
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Feb 10 @ 9:15 pm – 9:45 pm
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February Half Term – School Closed
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Feb 11 – Feb 19 all-day
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All Pupils Return to School
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Feb 20 all-day
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Mar 24 @ 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
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12.00pm Finish – All children to be collected promptly
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Mar 31 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Easter Holidays – School Closed
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All Pupils Return to School
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Bank Holiday – School closed to everyone
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May 1 all-day
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PTA Cake Sale
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May 19 @ 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
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INSET Day: School closed to all pupils
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May 26 all-day
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May Half Term – School Closed
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May 27 – Jun 4 all-day
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Jun 5 all-day
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PTA Cake Sale
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Jul 14 @ 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
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Jul 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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St John and St James C of E Primary School,
Isabella Road,
Hackney
E9 6DX

Tel: 020 8985 2045
Fax: 020 8985 5768
Email: office@johnjames.hackney.sch.uk

Executive Principal: Sian Davies
Headteacher: Joanne Smith

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