06 Dec Year 5
In our PSHE lesson this week in Year 5, we looked at what brings real happiness. We sorted the various things that make us happy from the least to the most. After this, we read about the life of children in a developing part of...
06 Dec Year 4
This week in English, we have been learning how to effectively re-tell a story. We listened to the tale of George and the Dragon, before working in small groups to create a storyboard, orally rehearse, sequence the main events and then re-tell to the rest...
06 Dec Year 3
This term we have been learning about the significance of light in different religions. We have discussed the differences and similarities in Diwali celebrations by Sikhs and Hindus and explored the symbol of light in Christianity. We enjoyed making our own Diwali lamps. [gallery ids="18468,18469,18470,18471,18472,18473"]...
06 Dec Year 2
This week, Year 2 travelled to the Tower of London to consolidate their learning of the Gunpowder Plot. The children learned more about the Tower's role as a prison. They also understood the events leading up to and following Guy Fawkes' imprisonment. The children were...
06 Dec Year 1
This week year 1 started an instruction unit called - 'How to Catch a Fairy'. This week we took part in the Creative Hook. The children took turns helping to follow instructions in order to create a 'fairy mix [gallery ids="18424,18425,18426,18427,18428,18429,18430,18431,18432,18433,18434,18435"]...
06 Dec Reception
Our big question this week is 'What happened during the first Christmas?' We learnt about the nativity story. We spoke about how we may celebrate different special holidays. We then spoke about some of the ways that people prepare for Christmas. We started to prepare...
06 Dec The Meadow
It has been a busy week in The Meadow! Our Talk for Writing lessons have explored through sensory, the smells and feel of the farm. We have created the main character in clay and used our maths learning to count the legs. We have also...
06 Dec The ARP
Last week in the ARP, we joined forces with the pupils from Meadow Room and completed maths challenges for the Maths Rocks, House challenge. The pupils had to find numeral cards and then use their given number to complete a task. Examples included, throw two...
29 Nov Girls’ Football Match
On Monday, the Girls' football team travelled to GOALS Dagenham to play against Roding Cannington. After conceding an early goal, the girls managed to go on and win with a convincing 3-1 victory! The girls will hope to continue their winning form next week, against...
29 Nov Year 6
This week in Year 6, we have been drawing characters and settings for our character descriptions that we are going to write in our English lessons. Our descriptions are modelled on the members of Fagin's pickpocket gang from Oliver Twist. We also spent some time...