It was lovely to see so many parents attend our first Reading Cafe this academic year! We had a range of books as well as activities for children to complete, such as story props for role-play, exploring artefacts and playing sentence building games. It was great to see children using their phonics knowledge to support …
We have had a very busy start in Reception. Children have now settled into their classes and have explored a range of different activities. We have been very busy practising reading and writing our names and numbers as well as creating beautiful artwork as part of our whole school project.
All children and young people under the age of 25 (including those from vulnerable groups) can participate in a range of activities across Newham this summer holiday. Local leisure centres, libraries, youth zones, parks and activity centres will be offering a wide range of activities: go-karting, mini yoga, pony and horse riding, arts and craft; …
In Term 6 our Topic is Traditional Tales. This is a new topic for this year to help develop the children’s understanding of stories and to develop their role play and imaginative ideas ready for the work and storytelling they will do in Reception. We began with ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ as the children grew …
Our Summer Fair was a big success last week, we raised more than £2,500. As well as the brilliant efforts of our staff and volunteers that helped to make the morning such a success, we want to say a big thank you to all of the parents who were able to join us on the …
This term children in Year have been taking part in a DT Textile project. They have been thinking about types of fabrics and other materials designers use to make bags. Children improved their skills by practising cutting in a straight, curved and zigzag line. Then they explored different joining techniques including sewing. Linking this to …
On Thursday 6th July Year 1 took part in their Sports Day in the playground. The children really enjoyed participating in the different events that were set up for them and showing off their skills. A big well done to all children – you were all amazing during Sports Day!
On Tuesday 4th July 2023, Year 2 children went on an educational visit to Chalkwell Beach. They travelled on the C2C train from Barking and spotted some farm animals on the way which was very exciting. When we got to the beach, children had lots of fun playing in the sand and splashing in the …
In reception we have been conducting scientific experiments this term. This week we conducted a ‘walking rainbow experiment’ using the primary colours red, yellow and blue. We watched as these colours were absorbed into the paper towels and mixed together to create the secondary colours green, purple and orange. It was great fun!
Congratulations to our Year 2 Sports teams who came 1st and 2nd in their Newham Handball tournament this week. We are all very proud of you and your amazing achievements.
