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Performance, Results and Reporting
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Language Day at UEL
A selected group of children enjoyed an inspiring visit to the University of East London, where they explored the campus, discovered the medical facilities, and took part in engaging language sessions. Pupils particularly enjoyed learning new languages including Russian, Romanian, Ewe, and Latin,...
Year 5 Wow Day - Turkey
Year 5 had an exciting WOW Day learning all about Turkey as part of their Geography topic! The children experimented with vibrant patterns and colours to design their own ceramic‐style plates, inspired by both the physical and human geography of Turkey—from its stunning mountain ranges and...
Year 3 - Volcanoes Wow Day
Year 3 had an exciting WOW Day all about volcanoes! The children loved experimenting with watercolours to create vibrant volcano artwork, using straws to blow the paint and make dramatic lava‑splash effects. They also had great fun building their own mini volcano models and watching them erupt with...
Nurture Group - Our Busy and Baking Adventures
Here are some of the highlights of what we’ve been up to- We worked together, waited our turn, supported one another, and celebrated each small success
Year 4 Wow Day 2026
The children enjoyed their Wow Day demonstrating all their knowledge about our topic - Rivers. They completed their assessment and created an information poster all about rivers using their facts and knowledge. They drew rivers and created different types of settlements around the river
Year 4 - RE Day 2026
The children in Year 4 enjoyed their RE Day today - 25-03-2026 - learning all about the significance of Easter. They learnt about the events that occurred and how Christians around the world celebrate Easter
Year 3 - Ministry of Stories
Year 3 had the exciting opportunity to work on a 12 week project. Working alongside a professional author, the children first took part in fun drama and oracy activities to spark their imagination, inspired by their history topic on the Stone Age. These creative sessions helped them develop...
Spanish - Tenerife
We loved spending time in our partner school in sunny Tenerife, Spain! Pupils enjoyed a friendly, inspiring environment where they built confidence in numeracy, tried out French, got active in PE and through some traditional Canarian games and had fun exploring new ideas in Robotics - all while...
Year 4 - Improper Fractions and Mix numbers
The children in Year 4 had a fun lesson making their own Improper fraction and Mix number dominoes in maths today. They had to convert the improper and mix numbers, then find the equivalent fractions
Rainbow Class - Planting Beans and Cress
As part of our science learning, the pupils took part in a hands‐on activity where they planted beans and cress. The pupils were highly engaged throughout the session, exploring the steps involved in planting and beginning to learn about the plant life cycle. They had opportunities to touch and...
Tenerife - Day 4
We had yet another fantastic day in sunny Tenerife! We visited an ecological banana plantation where we had the opportunity to have a tour and learn a range of different things about how they grow bananas! After this, we had a beautiful walk to a park which had fantastic views of the sea and the...
Tenerife - Day 3
We have had another fabulous day in Tenerife! We started our day at the local school taking part in French, Maths, English and Art lessons. At the end of the school day, we painted a Cesar Manrique fish with our new Spanish friends! After school, we visited the town centre and treated ourselves to...
Tenerife - Day 2
We have had a fantastic day in Tenerife! This morning, we visited the local schools to see their day to day, and to see how it differed from ours. After lunch, we headed to the pools! We have had so much fun and looking forward to tomorrow!
TTRS AWARD for Year 4 Pupil
The whole year 4 group were so excited when a star pupil received the GONE GREEN TTRS award. This means that all their answers on TTRS were completed in under 4 seconds. Well done to our young superstar. We are so proud of your achievements
Tenerife - Day 1
We have had a wonderful first, full day in Tenerife! We hiked Teide and we saw many famous Tenerife Lizards. After we had our lunch, we had so much fun at the pool! After dinner, we had chill time to reflect on our first day and enjoy some card games, as well as ball games. We are very excited for...
Spanish - Teide’s National Park
Bringing classroom learning to life as we spent an unforgettable day at Teide’s National Park
Year 4 Nightingales visit Urswick
Today, the Nightingales visited Urswick Secondary School to take part in a fantastic art session led by one of the school’s art teachers. The students explored their creativity by creating artwork inspired by William Morris and had a wonderful time experimenting with patterns and designs,...
Year 3 Language Day
Year 3 Kingfishers speak 13 languages! We celebrated Language Day by talking about all the different languages we speak at home and at school. We shared our languages with pride and learned how to say hello in each one. Everyone enjoyed practising new greetings and discovering how languages help us...
Year 4 - Science
The children in Year 4 are enjoying their Science learning this term which is all about the states of matter. They discussed the different states of matter and how they change. They also used their Chromebook to research facts and information about the topic
Oracy Parent Talk with Hannah Thompson
Events manager and globe trotter extraordinaire
Rainbow Room - Builders
The pupils had great fun and showed high levels of enjoyment while creating towers of different sizes. They explored measurement vocabulary such as small, big, short, and tall while working collaboratively in small groups to build their own colorful towers
Year 3 - Friction Test
We explored what friction is and how it can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. We investigated the effects of friction by setting up a ramp with different materials on it. We rolled a toy car down each surface, measured the distance it travelled, and recorded our results. We then discussed...
Year 4 Hornbills - Jigsaw - Summer 1 2026
The children in Hornbills had a fantastic time making their memory boxes. Inside the boxes they wrote words that were special to the memory of a person, or object even a pet that they have of had in the past
Year 4 Hornbills - History
The children enjoyed their research session today where they collected and recorded interesting facts about the Vikings and the Anglo Saxons
Year 3 - Friction Detectives
Year 3 became friction detectives! We learned what friction is and discovered that it can be both helpful and tricky. To test it out, we built a ramp and covered it with different materials. Then we sent a toy car zooming down each surface, measured how far it travelled, and carefully recorded our...
Year 2 - Trip to the Science Museum - Spring 2026
We went to the science museum to learn about space and what life was like for the astronauts in space
Year 2 - History - Explorers WOW Day
To finish up our explorers topic, we spent the day doing fun activities to do with explorers, like astronauts
Rainbow Class - Transports
As part of our history and literacy learning, pupils learned about different types of transport that people use to travel. We talked about the names of different transports and how people use them. Pupils also explored transport from the past and the present, looking at how some transports have...
Oracy Parent Talk with John Linklater
Quantity Surveyor and Construction Manager
Year 5: Science - Stages of Human Development
We began by reflecting on our prior knowledge of life stages and life cycles in both animals and humans, considering the changes that occur as they grow. The children then created a timeline of the human life stages, identifying typical ages and exploring the physical, emotional and mental changes,...
Year 5: History - Windrush
In today’s lesson, Year 5 explored the experiences of the Windrush generation, learning about their journey to the United Kingdom and how they settled into new communities. The session encouraged pupils to develop empathy and a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by those who arrived...
Rainbow Class - Using Coins
As part of mathematics learning, pupils took part in practical activities to explore the use and value of coins, helping to develop their understanding of money. Pupils used concrete resources, including coins and numericons, to support counting skills and reinforce number recognition from 1 to 20....
Rainbow Class - Literacy Focus
In literacy, pupils enjoyed listening to the story “We Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus”, where they learned about different types of transport and their uses. Pupils listened carefully to the story and were able to recall key events by identifying the characters (animals) and...
Year 3 Trip to the London Mithraeum
Year 3 enjoyed an exciting trip to the London Mithraeum, where they brought their learning about the Romans to life. The children explored Roman artefacts and learned what they were used for in everyday life nearly 2,000 years ago. They were especially fascinated by the remains of a real Roman...
Rainbow Class - Seasons Arts & Crafts
As part of a combined Arts & Crafts and Science activity, our pupils explored the topic of seasons. Pupils created colourful paintings to represent the different seasons, using vibrant paint colours to express seasonal changes. Also, they took part in a sticking and gluing activity to explore...
Rainbow Class - Reading Fun
Pupils demonstrated strong engagement during reading by independently choosing books from the reading corner and they were looking at the illustrations from it to develop their comprehension skills. Some pupils were able to verbally describe the images to adults with limited support
Rainbow Class - Learning about Seasons
Pupils explored learning about the different seasons by watching a short, engaging video and listening to a song related to seasonal changes. Following this, pupils took part in a hands‐on matching activity, where they matched pictures associated with each season, as well they were able to sequence...
Rainbow Class - Interventions Focus
As part of our Colourful Semantics intervention, pupils listened attentively as adults modelled and recalled simple sentences using the sentence structure such as " Who"/ 'What doing"/ etc. Pupils were supported to identify and understand each part of the sentence through visual...
Science - Measuring sound in decibels
Hearing is like a sound journey that travels through your ear all the way to your brain. Everything that makes a sound — like a drum, a bell, or someone talking — causes the air around it to vibrate (shake). These vibrations travel through the air like invisible waves. Sound waves enter your ear....
Rainbow Room - Teddy Bear Maths
1, 2, 3 — let’s count! Our pupils enjoyed a maths learning experience where they explored numbers through hands-on activities. Using concrete objects such as teddy bears, the pupils developed their counting skills and deepened their understanding of number representation. They practised adding...
Year 4 Hornbills - Wow Day - Spring 2026
The children had an amazing day making their own board games. Their first lesson they used their science learning to add lights to their designs then completed their board games. After, they played their games and evaluated them against a specific criteria
Year 4 Hornbills - Religious Education Day
The children enjoyed their RE day learning about what makes a person special and unique. We discussed many different religious figures and used them as role-models. We identified who influences us and how we can become a positive influence for others. We made a describing tree listing all the great...
Little Linguists to BFI
The Little Linguists Team had a fantastic time attending the BFI’s ¡Hola Niños! Spanish learning event. A wonderfully inspiring day filled with language, culture, and cinema
Year 2 - Tagalog taster session
Our Year 2 pupils enjoyed an exciting Tagalog taster session last week! They learned greetings in Tagalog and explored a little about Filipino culture. A wonderful way to celebrate languages and broaden global awareness!
Rainbow Class: Iggy Peck, Architect (Design & Technology)
This week, our pupils enjoyed a story that opened a window into the world of architecture. The pupils explored different types of buildings from around the world and learned about the important work that architects do when designing the places we live, learn, and play in
Year 3 - DT
Year 3 demonstrated creativity and engineering skills as they constructed their own catapults using lolly sticks. They used their Design and Technology learning on linkages and levers to explain how the mechanical element created movement. A fun combination of problem‑solving, teamwork, and...
Year 5 - Why was Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Qur'an important to Muslims?
On RE Day, we learned about why Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Qur’an are important to Muslims. We looked at who the Prophet was, some key facts about his life, and why he is a special role model. We also learned about how the Qur’an was revealed and why Muslims use it to guide their...
Rainbow Class - Spring 1 Term 2026
WOW! We have been so busy during Spring 1 Term with lots of fantastic learning and our work is now presented on the display boards
Rainbow Class- Jungle Animals
As part of our Science topic "Animals Including Humans" , pupils took part in a hands‐on exploration of animals and their habitats. They listened to the story “Monkey Puzzle”, which helped introduce different jungle animals and their characteristics. Afterwards, pupils created...
Creative Hub - Spring Displays 2026
Take a look at our wonderful displays that showcase our learning from Reception all the way up to Year 6. We love using displays as a way to show off our learning and to help us whilst learning. We enjoy being creative so display boards are a great way to get creative with our learning!
Rainbow Class - Science & DT Learning
This week, our pupils became investigators as they explored different materials and their properties. They practised writing simple sentences about a variety of materials and matched these sentences to the correct picture descriptions. This helped them develop early writing skills, including...
Year 5 - Preparing for Tenerife
Children from across the Federation came together at Lauriston Primary for a special meeting ahead of their upcoming visit to Tenerife. It was a wonderful opportunity for pupils to meet each other, build new friendships, and collaborate on designing the logo that will represent this unforgettable...
Year 1 Peacocks - Chair for a bear
We used our design ideas to make our final chairs! We had so much recycling to use, we made a lot of chairs! Have a look through!
Year 5 - Wow Day - Spring 2026
It was truly a Wow Day to remember! Year 5 spent the day exploring mechanisms—recapping what they are, how they work, and why they’re used. To finish, they designed and built their own mechanical systems. Using their knowledge, they created pulley systems with the goal of cleaning the...
Rainbow Room - Planting
We have been learning about the life cycle of plants, focusing on beans and cress. As part of our sensory learning, the children planted their own seeds using soil, pots and water, exploring the different textures and steps involved when it comes to planting. Over the next few days, we will be...
Cross Country & Dodgeball
The Year 5/6 groups took part in two competition this week. Showcased they impressive stamina and celebrating each other achievements. It was a fantastic week of sports as they was showing teamwork and school spirit
Year 4 - Hornbill: Science
The children in Hornbill were super excited when they made their own string telephones. They learnt all about sound and how sound travels. They discussed the science behind how we hear and decided to make their own string telephones
Rainbow Class - Our Learning
This term, we have been very busy with lots of exciting activities. Check out our learning gallery to see what we’ve been doing
Year 3 - Geography - Earth's Layers
Kingfisher class explored the structure of the Earth and learned about the different layers that make it up. We focused in detail on the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core, discussing what each layer is made of and how they differ from one another. Using coloured card, labels, and a split...
Year 5 - Science - Spherical Bodies
Year 5 had a fantastic time in Science as they designed and created their own imaginary planets. To inspire their ideas, they drew on real scientific knowledge, using key facts about the planets in our solar system. They thought carefully about features such as size, temperature, atmosphere,...
Year 5 - Mapping Day 2026
Today was Mapping Day, and our learning focused on developing our knowledge of maps and how to use them confidently. We explored different types of maps, including thematic maps of Turkey, which link directly to our current geography topic. The children examined themes such as population, climate,...
Year 4 Hornbills - Literacy - Writing Notes
The children had fun in their literacy lesson and as part of immersion week they wrote informal notes to their friends. They then designed their own envelopes and gave their notes to their friends
Year 1 Peacocks - World Book Day 2026
We loved celebrating World Book Day 2026! Can you recognise any of the characters?
Junior Road Safety Committee (JRSO)
They presented to Peacock Class, Year 1 on 12.2.26 about Being Bright, Staying in Sight
Year 4 Hornbills at The Urswick Secondary school
Firstly, a huge thank you to The Urswick School for inviting our year 4 hornbill class for a wonderful art lesson. The children learnt about a specific artist and discussed his work and drew ideas and inspiration from his works. Then, the children used a range of different resources to create their...
Rainbow Room - Monkey Puzzle Story
Children enjoyed listening to the story “Puzzle Monkey” and learning about the different jungle animals and their habitats. With adult support, they matched each animal to its name and recognised the story characters, using sounds like e for elephant and m for monkey. The activity was...
Rainbow Room - Maths (Measure)
Using Numicon Cubes, pupils measured a range of objects by placing the cubes next to them and comparing their sizes. This hands‐on approach helped pupils see which items were taller, shorter, longer, or smaller. They pupils recorded their measurements on their worksheets by using Numicon Cubes to...
Rainbow Room - 2D Monkey Model
As part of our literacy focus, pupils enjoyed listening to an adult read the story “Monkey Puzzle .” This helped them explore the different characters in the story, especially the jungle animals. They then created their own 2D monkey model, based on the main character. Pupils followed...
Year 4 Hornbill - Geography
The children in Hornbills had an exciting lesson using their ICT skills to locate and retrieve facts about the River Thames. They used the information to complete their learning
Rainbow Room - WOW DAY
It was a fantastic WOW Day! Pupils showed great creativity as they used light food‐dye colours mixed with water to paint their own geometric shapes, by carefully creating bright and colorful patterns on each piece. They experimented with how the colours blended and enjoyed making their artwork...
Rainbow Room - Outdoor PE
Pupils were actively engaged in physical activity on the football court, where they practiced throwing and catching the ball, as well as building their confidence in kicking and passing during simple team games
Rainbow Room - Exploring Spring
We had a fabulous time exploring our school garden today. Around the pond, we discovered clusters of frogspawn and spotted several frogs swimming across the water. Some pupils enthusiastically tried to count them as they darted through the pond. Pupils also explored the pond’s ecosystem by...
Year 4 Hornbills - Biographies
The children in Hornbill class were focussed today as they completed publishing their biographies. The children used their notes, facts and information and published their biography based on Beowulf
Year 4 Hornbills - Viking Longships
The children in Hornbills used their literacy skills and factual information from the lesson to create a non- chronological report all about Viking Longships
Year 1 - Georges Seurat
In Art this term, we have been looking at Georges Seurat and pointillism. We used key ideas from Seurat such as pointillism, perspective and colour mixing
Rainbow Room - Maths: Adding & Subtracting Coins
Our pupils were fully engaged in exploring different ways of using 1p coins as part of their learning about money. Through a range of practical, hands-on activities, they were encouraged to recognise, count, and manipulate coins in meaningful and purposeful contexts. They demonstrated growing...
Rainbow Class: RE - Learning about Islam
As part of our RE learning, pupils have been exploring Islam. They were actively engaged in matching key vocabulary words with corresponding images, such as mosque, hijab, prayer mat, Ramadan etc . This supported their understanding of important religious concepts and symbols. Pupils explored the...
Rainbow Class: Coreboard Intervention (Pop The Pirate/ Colour Match)
As part of the targeted intervention session, pupils engaged in a small-group activity using the " Pop the Pirate" game, by developing communication, social, and early literacy skills. Pupils took turns inserting coloured swords into the barrel, showing good engagement and anticipation....
Year 3 - Sports Festival
The Year 3s took part in a Sports Festival this week. The children participated in Dodgeball, Cricket, Dance, wheelchair Basketball and Netball. They were really impressive and was able to win a trophy at the end!
Rainbow Room: Human Anatomy (Our Body)
We have been learning names of the body parts and identifying them on the human's body drawing
Rainbow Room - Mehdi Hanna Design ( RE )
As part of the RE learning, our pupils began exploring Islam through a creative and engaging art and crafts activity. They designed their own Mehndi (henna) patterns, using chalk dipped in a mixture of powder and water to create vibrant designs on their hands. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed...
Year 1 Peacocks - History
We have enjoyed taking part in Now Press Play. We had to listen to instructions and information about transport, and then act them out. We also made Lego transport!
Year 1 Peacock - Science: Lego
This week in Science, we have been learning about Lego. We spent time researching Ole Kirk Khristiansen (creator of Lego) and we also spent time experimenting with Lego, making our own Lego Masterpieces
Year 1 Peacocks - BIG DRAW and Art
This week, we have had fun making Coral Reef pictures for our BIG DRAW. These will be displayed at the school exhibition later on this month
Rainbow Class - Human Life Cycle & Needs / Human Body
As part of Science and PSHE, pupils learned to identify and name parts of the human body. They were able to find, match, and write body part names on worksheets using a labelled human body diagram. Pupils demonstrated understanding by pointing to and naming most body parts independently. In...
Year 5: Wow Day - Windrush
Year 5 had an exciting WOW Day learning all about the Windrush generation as part of their History topic! During one of the activities, the children explored the work of a famous artist linked to Caribbean culture and created their own vibrant artwork, using bold colours and patterns to reflect the...
Rainbow Class: Colorful Hands
We had so much fun creating colourful hands! Pupils explored making their own handprints on a range of different textures, using both primary and secondary colours. They enjoyed experimenting with colour mixing, discovering how new colours can be created by mixing colours together. The activity...
Rainbow Class: Big Draw Day
Our pupils enjoyed a fun and engaging Big Draw Day! Pupils were able to express their artistic skills using crayons and felt tips by creating expressive mark-making drawings. Even, pupils explored different patterns, lines, and shapes by showing creativity and confidence in their artwork
Rainbow Room: Human Body Learning
As part of our Science and PSHE learning, pupils explored the human body, beginning with singing their favourite song “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” with actions to support identifying the names of different body parts. Then, pupils were using an interactive board to match facial and...
Rainbow Class: Fun Learning
Our pupils were well engaged in the fun learning environment. Some pupils explored the safari animals and enjoyed the soft texture of the sand in the sandpit, supporting their sensory development. Other pupils were engaged in intensive interaction, demonstrating strong eye coordination and focus as...
Year 1 - Raising ducklings
Over the last two weeks, we have watched these ducklings hatch from eggs and watched them grow, and grow and grow! We gave them names of Little Joe, Big Tom, Milo, Rosie and Lily
Lego Club - Farm & Countryside
In the Lego Club, children were engaged working in small groups by making their farms and countryside using lego
Rainbow Room - Art: WOW Day
WOW! As part of ART WOW DAY, our pupils immersed themselves in a vibrant dot painting activity, exploring creativity through colour, pattern, and design. With great enthusiasm, they carefully used colourful dots to create beautiful artworks, developing their concentration, fine motor skills, and...
Year 4 - Hornbills at Intouniversity
The children in Hornbill class had a fun session learning all about different and exciting careers with the Intouniversity team. Next year, they will continue to have workshops exploring more career options in the future
Year 5 & 6 Residential Trip - July 2026 - Day 3
Well good news, everyone slept much better last night! Which meant that at least we were better prepared for another hot day. Everyone did super well today again, pushing those limits and achieving things they might not be sure they could. We're very proud of everyone and how well they are...
Year 5 & 6 Residential Trip - July 2026 - Day 2
In the Mix '26 - Day 2 Today started off sunny and bright despite the bleary eyes due to lack of sleep. Are they usually up at 4am?! 😩 It turned into a very hot one but everyone coped very well, I think 'where are your water bottles?' might turn into the slogan of the trip. Lots of brave children...
Year 5 and 6 - Spanish-language adaptation of Romeo and Julieta
Earlier this week, Year 5 and Year 6 pupils enjoyed watching an engaging Spanish-language adaptation of Romeo and Julieta , bringing language learning to life through theatre
Year 2 - Maths: Clocks
To get us ready for our time topic, we looked at clocks and learnt about the different parts of the clock. Then we designed our own clocks - the hands even spin!
Year 2 - Literacy: Taking Flight Drama
To help us remember the story of taking flight, we sequenced the story and then retold the story to our partners. The challenge was the second partner had half the time to retell the story, then we halved it again! This helps us focus on the most important parts of the story so we can add our own...
Year 2 - Literacy: Performing poetry
What is your favourite poem? We have been learning about poems and we tried out performing fun and hilarious poems. We thought about our tone, volume, body language and much more! Have a watch of our performances!
Year 2 - Literacy: All About Me Posters
This year, we have had the amazing opportunity to publish our own book. To inspire us to write, we started the process by creating posters all about us to show people the best parts of ourselves
Year 2 - End of Year Beach Trip
We went to Margate to celebrate the end of the year! We made plenty of time to splash around in the sea, as well as build sandcastles!
Year 2 - Art: Exploring Pop Art
We are learning about Pop Art! Last lesson, we learnt a bit about the famous pop artist Andy Warhol. This week, we learn about some pop art features and created art inspired by Andy Warhol’s pop art pieces. We also saw how pop art is very different to just drawing a picture!
Year 2 - Big Draw 2026
For the Big Draw, we created art pieces that featured bright colourful painted backgrounds. Then we created silhouettes of animals to stick on top of our backgrounds!
Rainbow Class: Body X-Ray Art Fun
As part of our Science and PSHE learning, pupils explored the human body using simple, visual books showing body parts and organs. This was supported by looking at X-ray images of hands, arms and feet, helping pupils understand what is inside the body. Adults used clear language, repetition and...
Year 2 - History: WOW Day
To end our Great Fire of London topic, we made our own Tudor houses and burned them! It was a little sad because we put in a lot of hard work but this helped us learn a bit about how the people of 1666 felt when they lost their homes!
Rainbow Class - Transports: History
As part of our history learning, our pupils had a great opportunity to learn about different types of transport across land, water, and air. They were able to sort and match transports by gluing and sticking them into the correct categories, for example, a helicopter in the air group, a ship in...
Year 2 - Geography: Spring WOW Day 2026
Have you been to Australia? Do you know why YOU should go to Australia? Here are some fantastic reasons you should go to Australia!
Year 2 - Literacy: Vlad and the Great Fire of London role-play
We start the summer term by reading and exploring a new book, Vlad and the Great Fire of London. We spent the lesson talking about the book then did some freeze frames of different parts o the story
Year 2 - Literacy: Vlad and the Great Fire of London hot seating
To discover more about the important characters of the story Vlad and the Great Fire of London, we spent the lesson considering each character. Then we ended the lesson with some hot seating
Year 2 - Literacy: Vlad and the Great Fire of London character puppets
Who are the characters of the story “Vlad and the Great Fire of London”? We created character puppets to help us retell the story
Year 2 - Literacy: Research the rainforest
To help us with our writing, we spent the lesson researching about the Daintree Rainforest in Australia. This will give us plenty of ideas when we write an informal letter to our friends
Year 2 - Literacy: How to Live Forever Characters
To help us discover the different characters of the book “How to Live Forever”, we took part in some role play activities. Have a look at how we acted as each of the characters!
Year 2 - Literacy: Climate March
Inspired by Greta from Greta and the Giants, we created our own posters and had our own climate march
Year 2 - History: How did the fire start?
Do you know how the Great Fire of London started? We learnt about this and imagined we were there. How do you think we felt? What do you think we were thinking?
Year 2 - History: Great Fire of London Now Press Play
We followed the Great Fire of London through a story told to us through our amazing Now Press Play headphones!
Year 2 - Great Fire of London Trip
We were lucky enough to do a workshop with some amazing story tellers from Temple Bar. We got to handle objects, draw using a quill, dress up and even go on a walk to see the locations of the great fire
Year 2 - Geography: Spring Mapping Skills Day
In this Mapping Skills Day, we learnt how to read and interpret maps. We also learnt about compasses and to end the day, we drew and built a map of our school!
Year 2 - Math: 3D nets
We explored 3D shapes and used nets to create a variety of objects!
Year 2 - DT: Spring WOW Day 2026
We finished our DT topic off by building our vehicles that promote being environmentally friendly
Year 2 - DT: Comparing vehicles
We looked at a variety of vehicles in this lesson and discussed the similarities and differences of each
Year 2 - DT: Axles, wheels and chassis
Do you know what an axle is? What about wheels and chassis? We learnt about where we would find each of these on a vehicle
Hackney Council Dog Fouling Campaign
Sustainability Carousel with the heading Hackney Council Dog Fouling Campaign
Year 4 - Science Experiment
The children in Year 4 had an exciting science lesson where they carried out a fair test to investigate factors that affect evaporation. They soaked three cloths in different amounts of water making them different in weight. Then hung them out to dry and recorded the weight every hour. The children...
Year 2 - Literacy: Vlad and the Great Fire of London setting
We explored the setting of London in 1666 by using masking tape to create the world. We described the setting and even used our senses to imagine what it would have been like
Year 2 - Maths: Division sharing
To help us understand how to divide by sharing, we worked with our partners share out numbers equally on our whiteboards
Year 2 - Science: Plant Hunt 2026
We went on a plant hunt in Hackney Marshes! Spring time is the perfect time to see what is growing in our local environment
Year 4 Hornbill - Class Assembly
Hornbills had a fantastic assembly sharing all their amazing learning this half term
Year 4 - WOW Day
The children in Year 4 had a fun Wow Day making Viking shields, Viking Tunics, longships and did an activity using Old Norse Language
Year 4 - Maths with Money
The children today had the opportunity to buy a selection of items and find the correct change. They used their problem solving skills and found the change showing the amount using the money resources
Year 2 - World Book Day 2026
Have a look at our amazing World Book Day outfits!
Year 2 - Story telling workshop
We were lucky enough to take part in a fun workshop where we listened to a story. We even got to take part in telling the story through role-play
Year 2 - Science: Reusing
What does it mean to reuse? We learnt about this and did a fun activity where we reused scrap paper to making origami jumping frogs!
Year 2 - Science: Recycling items
Do you know what items can be recycled? We explored this by sorting items into different categories
Year 2 - Science: Plants 2026
During our plants topic, we planted beans and seeds so that we could observe how a plant grows and learn more about what a plant needs to grow into a strong healthy plant
Year 2 - Science: Environment survey
Do you know what our school environment has? Does it have trees? What about animals? What kinds of sounds can you hear? Is there litter? We went around the school playground and hop garden to carry out a survey
Year 2 - Maths: Finding thirds
Now that we know what a third looks like in shapes, we learnt how to find a third of a number using counters
Year 2 - Science: Changing shapes experiment
We carried out an experiment about how we can change the shapes of different objects by stretching, squashing, bending and twisting
Year 2 - RE Day: Spring 2 2026
In this RE day, we learnt about how Christians celebrate Easter. We learnt about the story of Easter and what some important symbols of Easter are
Year 2 - PSHE: Being relaxed
What does it mean to be relaxed? What does it mean to be stressed? We talked about this in our lesson and shared ideas of how to relax when we are feeling stressed
Year 2 - Numbers Day 2026
Have a look at our amazing Numbers Day outfits!
Year 2 - Maths: Recognise quarters
What is a quarter? We spent the lesson familiarising ourselves with what this looks like in shapes
Year 2 - Maths: Partitioning 2026
As we start our fractions topic, we remind ourselves of how to partition but this time we do it using a bar model
Year 2 - Maths: Multiplication arrays
We have been learning about multiplying! To help us understand what this means, we built arrays using counters to solve multiplication questions
Year 2 - Maths: Money
We explored money touching realistic play money as well as labelling the notes and coins that we have in the UK
Year 2 - Maths: Measuring in CM
We use rulers all the time to underline the date but do you know how to measure in centimetres? We went around the classroom to measure a variety of objects (and people) using our rulers
Year 4 Hornbills at Cardinal Pole Secondary School
The children in Hornbill class had an exciting lesson in Cardinal Pole Secondary School. They were invited to a History lesson all about Medieval Doctors and medical practices during this period. The children enjoyed the lesson and were fascinated by the facts and stories they heard
Year 5 - DT: Understanding mechanisms
We learnt more about mechanical systems and how the process of input and output makes things move. We tested our knowledge of levers, pulleys and gears so far and then made moving puppets
Rainbow Room - Autumn Maths Learning
Wow! We Have Fantastic Mathematicians. Our pupils had a fantastic time exploring autumn-themed maths activities! They practised number formation on the interactive board and enjoyed tracing numbers on pumpkins and acorns in their worksheets. This supported their number recognition and helped...
Year 4 Hornbills - ICT
The children in Hornbill class discussed their responsibilities when using online activities. As part of their lesson they discussed SMART targets which identifies how to be safe online. Next term they will explore Logo using PurpleMash
Year 4 - Spanish: Weather
Children in Year 4 have been practising phonics and learning to describe the weather in Spanish - building confidence in both reading and speaking!
Year 4 - Hornbills: Reading
The children in Hornbills are always excited every Tuesday morning when they visit our library. The children are allowed to take books from the library to read in class as part of their independent reading session
Year 4 - Brain Buddies - Autumn 2025
The children in Year 4 enjoyed their weekly session ‘Brain Buddies’ where they focussed this week on their emotions and feelings. They also identified how their bodies react to different feelings
Year 4 - Amazing Home Learning
This week we celebrated amazing home learning by some of our Year 4 Superstars. They completed their weekly home learning and a Science home learning project
Rainbow Room - Shapes Tracing and Colouring
Pupils explored 2D shapes like circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles on the interactive board, showing focus and independence while colouring, tracing, and drawing. In an adult-led activity, they traced and coloured shapes on large paper to create drawings. Then, pupils used the activity...
Rainbow Room - Outdoor Learning & Play
Pupils enjoyed learning outside during autumn. They noticed the leaves changing colour and felt how crispy the leaves were when they touched them. Even our pupils had fun doing physical activities like crawling through tunnels, sliding down slides, and walking on ropes on the climbing frame
Year 4 Boys - PurpleMash
The boys in Year 4 today had a fun maths session using PurpleMash to consolidate their learning around rounding. They can log on at anytime from home to practice their math skills
Rainbow - Spontaneous Learning
The children were fully engaged in spontaneous learning as they explored a variety of interests: Musical Instruments: They listened to and played with different instruments, experimenting with sound and rhythm. Sensory Toys: The children used sensory toys to help with emotional regulation, offering...
Rainbow - Fun Attention Activity
Our pupils had a magical learning experience that captured their attention and fostered teamwork. Sitting eagerly on their chairs, they worked together to guess sensory toys that were shown to them from the attention bucket. Each toy sparked curiosity and excitement while helping the children...
Year 2 - Maths: Greater than, less than or equal to
Today we learnt about the symbols for greater than, less than and equals to and found out what they mean. Then, we came up with lots of different numbers with our partners and decided which one was greater or if they were the same
Year 2 - Literacy: The Magic Bojabi Tree Puppets
To help us with our conversations about the characters of the story, we made puppets of the characters. We considered what the character is like and decided what the expression they would have
Year 4 - Brain Buddies
The children in year 4 had a fun session today learning about their feelings and emotions. They played many games and discussed strategies to play as a team. They will continue Brain Buddies for the next 7 weeks
Year 1 - Peacocks: Our local walk
In our Geography lessons, we have been looking at the UK and our local area. We had a walk around the local area, checking off different features of Homerton. This included the shops in the square, flats, post offices and parks
Year 2 - Geography: North Pole, South Pole and Equator
Today, we learnt about the North Pole, South Pole and Equator. We also talked about what the climate would be in these places. Where would you like to live: at the South Pole or on the Equator?
Year 4 - Outdoor Maths - Autumn 2 2025
The children had a fun math session today consolidating addition and subtraction. They measured different parts of the playground and used their addition and subtraction skills to find the answers
Year 3 - RE Day - The Turtle Who Could Not Stop Talking
For RE Day, we acted out the story "The Turtle Who Could Not Stop Talking." We learned about the teachings of Jesus and Buddha, and explored what helps us pause, reflect, and think more deeply
Year 1 Parrot Class - Rapunzel
Parrot class have been reading the story Rapunzel by Bethan Woolvin. We have been acting out the story using lots of story props. We also created a wanted poster for the wicked witch to try and find her. We've also been busy thinking of adjectives to describe Rapunzel. What words can you think...
Year 3 - Outdoor Learning 2025
Year 3 learnt what plants need to grown and discussed the steps to follow plant a seed in our science lessons. We then went out to the Hop Garden to plant our seeds and start our plant-growing journey. It was exciting to use what we learned and see how plants begin to grow
Year 3 - Black History Workshop 2025
Year 3 had fun learning about Black History with Immediate Theatre Company. We used drama to celebrate diversity in our class and learn about different aspects of Black culture such as food
Year 2 - Maths: Add by making 10
In today's practical lesson, we practised adding single digit numbers by using tens frames to make a 10 so it would be easier for us to find the answer
Year 4 Hornbills - Outdoor Learning - Autumn 2 2025
The children enjoyed their weekly whole class reading session in our Hop garden where they read our story and discussed the events
Year 2 - RE Day: Autumn 1 2025
Why did Jesus tell stories? This was the question we focused on this half term as part of the larger question: What can we learn from special stories? We spent the day learning about Christian stories and discussed the meaning of them. We then did a range of activities that help us consolidate our...
Year 4 Research - Literacy and ICT
The children in Year 4 had a session today where they researched facts about Japan for their leaflets they will be making next week. They used their ICT skills and their note taking skills to locate and record their information
Year 2 - Science: Hackney City Farm
We visited Hackney City Farm to learn about the animals that live there and their habitats! We enjoyed seeing all the different animals and even saw some new born piglets!
Year 4 - Collabarative Learning
The year 4 classes Nightingales and Hornbills enjoyed a research session together exploring Japan as part of their topic with Mr Finkle ( student teacher) who showed the children a slideshow of his trip to Japan. The children were able to use facts and information for their travel leaflet which...
Year 1 Peacocks - Evergreen or Deciduous?
In Science, we have been learning about plants and trees. We have been thinking about what they need to grow and how we can look after them.We have also been talking about different types of trees and their features
Rainbow Room - Autumn Art
As part of our seasonal learning journey, pupils have been engaging in fantastic activities to explore the beauty of Autumn through art. Pumpkins Art: Pupils painted their own representations of pumpkins using water colours and cotton buds, adding texture and vibrancy with orange tissue paper....
Nursery - Welcome Back
We welcomed back all our friends after the summer holidays. We are excited to meet new friends too
Nursery - Size
Nursery have been learning about size, have been sorting items by size
Nursery - Making New Friends
This week we welcomed new friends. We are learning about each other. we are learning to share and take turns
Nursery - Learning new skills
We are learning about our classroom and all the skills we can practice. We enjoyed counting. We liked talking about our family
Nursery - Homes
We are learning about different homes. We made our 3D models, by recycling junk materials. We made individual models and a class model of a huge residential flats
Nursery - Family
We are learning about who is special to us and who is in our family
Year 1 - Peacocks: Autumn learning so far!
Have a look at what Peacock Class have been learning about so far. We have been reading Rapunzel. We looked at characters and setting. We have also done some acting and using adjectives. In Math's, we have been practicing our counting!
Year 4 - PE Games - Autumn 1 2025
Today the boys in Year 4 had a fun filled session with Mr Simeon playing dodgeball. Next week will be the Year 4 girls turn to show off their skills
Year 3 - WOW Day - Autumn 1 2025
Year 3 had a fantastic Wow Day to wrap our learning about the Amazon Rainforest. We created vibrant dioramas of the rainforest using paints, leaves, twigs and lots of different recycled materials to bring our vision to life! Watch the videos to see what geographical features we included
Year 4 - Hornbills Library Session
Hornbills had a lovely start to their day today Tuesday 16th September 2025 enjoying reading in our library
Year 4 - Concrete Maths
The children in Year 4 enjoyed exploring Place Value through games and activities
Year 2 - Sustainability lesson - Autumn 1 2025
We're in a new classroom! This means we have to spend time making it ours! And to start, we learnt what sustainability is and we spent time creating posters to remind ourselves of how to be more sustainable while at school
Year 2 - Maths: Partitioning tens and ones
In this lesson, we recapped what tens and ones looked like in different ways. Then, we used dienes to practise partitioning my two digit numbers into tens and ones
Year 2 - Maths - Week 1 2025
To get us back into the swing of things with our amazing maths, we spent the first week reminding ourselves of what numbers up to 20 look like and what tens and ones look like
Rainbow - Self-Portraits Drawings
As part of our learning about ourselves and our peers, we have been exploring self-portraits. This activity has helped us reflect on our individual identities, emotions, and physical features. We looked closely at our faces in mirrors and discussed what makes each of us unique — from the...
Year 1 Peacocks - Welcome back!
Have a look at what Year 1 have been up to since coming back to school! We have had mapping skills day, practicing our counting, reading groups, phonics groups, writing stories and much more!
Year 1 Parrots - Our First Week in Year 1
Parrot class have been very busy doing maths, literacy, phonics and geography. Take a look at our amazing work!
Year 2 - Maths: Partitioning in different ways
We started the lesson by practising partitioning our tens and ones. Then we moved onto think about how we can partition a number in different ways! So we know that 45 is made of 40+5 but we also know that 20+25 is 45
SEND PE - Autumn 2025
"The SEN pupil's completed their first PE lesson. They actively participated in all activities and were always willing to take on challenges during the session. Keep up the excellent work!"
Year 4 Hornbills - ICT lesson
The children in Hornbills had their first ICT/ Computing lesson today where they discussed Online Safety. They had a few task to complete using Purplemash which taught them how to stay safe when using the internet
Year 2 - Geography: Autumn Mapping Skills Day
Today, we spent time learning about language used for direction (such as north, east, south, west) and we looked at some maps. We went on a treasure hunt, drew our own maps and even made art inspired by maps!
Year 4 - Mapping Skills Day
The children in Year 4 enjoyed Mapping Skills Day learning all about maps, co-ordinates, grid references, symbols and also had the opportunity to draw their own maps of our local area
Year 2 - Literacy: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
To help us understand the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, we spent the lesson talking about the lesson and even acting out certain parts. Have a look at our photos from our freezeframes of the different characters reactions to the events of the story
Year 4 - Cross Curricular Learning
The children in Year 4 started learning about earthquakes as part of the Geography topic. They discussed what they knew and used their ICT skills to further research facts about earthquakes
Year 2 - Computing: Exploring Purple Mash
For our first computing lesson in Year 2, we spent the lesson learning how to log in to Purple Mash and exploring the website. We will be using Purple Mash for almost all of our computing learning from now all the way up to Year 6!
Year 2 - Science: Living, Dead, Never Alive
In this lesson, we learnt about how how everything can be thought of as living, dead or never alive. We talked about what makes something a living thing (MRS GREN)
Year 4 - Maths - Roman Numeral Clock
The Year 4 children had fun in their maths lesson today making a Roman Numeral Clock
Year 4 - Geography
The children in Year 4 researched the physical geography of Japan focussing on the main islands, mountains, rivers and the Japanese Alps. They used the information to create information posters all about the physical geography of Japan
Year 3 'The Great Kapok Tree' Immersion
As part of our immersion into the text, Year 3 recreated the rainforest setting from the story. We collected leaves and twigs from the Hop Garden and use a variety of materials to create a rainforest collage
Year 2 - Literacy: The Magic Bojabi Tree Watercolours
To end our immersion week, we made beautiful paintings inspired by the Magic Bojabi Tree! We talked about what we could see and added adjectives to our observations then we drew it out on paper. Finally, we added water colour to make it really shine!
Year 1 - Parrot class went on a local area walk
As part of geography, Parrot Class went on a local area walk. We discussed what was in our local area. We saw lots of houses, flats and shops. We even saw a post office and a pharmacy. We also enjoyed a walk through Daubeney fields spotting squirrels along the way!
Year 5 - Arsenal Community Outreach - Week 1 2025
Year 5 completed they first lesson with an Arsenal community coach . They actively participating of having ideals to improve they community
Year 2 - Literacy: The Magic Bojabi Tree Roleplay
We are reading The Magic Bojabi Tree! We will write a narrative about it in the next few weeks. Today we read the Magic Bojabi Tree and to help us remember the story, we did some acting and roleplay!
Year 2 - Literacy: The Magic Bojabi Tree Role on the Wall
What are the characters like in the story? We thought about this by thinking about how they seem to everyone else and then what they're really like on the inside!
Drawing Club - Autumn Art
Children from Drawing Club ( KS1) were engaged in creative drawings of autumn represention as they created colourful drawings with felt tips
Year 4 - Literacy
The children discussed the features of a good narrative today and created their very own information posters to display around the classroom. their posters included what features would help to make their narrative stories even better
Rainbow - SEND Music & PE
Wow! This week, our pupils were fully engaged in exciting activities as part of SEND PE and Music. In SEND PE, they enjoyed jumping on the trampoline, walking along the bench, and throwing bean bags. During SEND Music, the children were captivated by the sounds of various musical instruments,...
Year 5 - Mapping Day
Year 5 recently took part in a fantastic full-day workshop focused on developing their mapping skills. The children explored a wide range of maps and learned how to read them using keys, symbols, and directional language. They were fascinated to discover how maps can tell stories and help us...
Rainbow Room - Letters Learning
Pupils had a fantastic time exploring letters through engaging fine motor skill activities! They practiced forming letters on the interactive board and completed letter formation worksheets with enthusiasm. Some children were actively involved in matching letters in alphabetical order, while others...
Year 5 and 6 - Boys first federation match
Everyone enjoyed themselves and were able to work together as a team
Rainbow Room - Exploring Autumn in Hop Garden
As the weather turned warm and sunny, pupils enjoyed exploring autumn in the school garden—collecting colourful leaves and even spotting a snail! This outdoor learning has inspired staff to plan exciting new activities for next week. Can our pupils guess what the next topic will be?
Year 4 Hornbills - Geography - Exploring the continent of Asia
The children in Hornbills explored the continent of Asia today learning various facts about countries and cities, rivers, mountains and other interesting facts. They created their own information posters and fact files about the continent
Year 4 - Role Play
The children in Year 4 had a fun session role-playing the main character in our story. This helped the children to understand the character and explore his feelings
Year 4 - Girls PE
The Girls enjoyed their PE session today playing various fun games focussing on different skills
Year 4 - Boys Guided Maths Session
The boys had a guided maths session today focussing on numbers up to 10 000. They also had an opportunity to play each other on TTRS
Year 2 - Black History Month Drumming
To celebrate Black History Month, we had an incredible visitor who came in to lead a drumming assembly and he even did a workshop for us where we each had our own drums and we drummed along to his beat
Year 4 Wow Day
The children in Year 4 had an amazing Wow Day. They first completed their end of term assessment and then began creating their earthquake cities. Some of our pupils had the opportunity to make a pop-up earthquake building
Year 4 Hornbills - Hornbill and Nursery
The children in Hornbill class had a lovely time supporting and playing with the children in our nursery
Year 1 Peacocks - Naming our shapes!
In Maths, we have been recapping our learning from Reception and have been naming shapes. We have been using these shapes to make other things
Year 4 - Literacy and Art 2026
The children had a fun Literacy lesson today drawing a setting from the book they were reading in class
Year 4 - ICT and Reading
The children had an interesting Reading lesson where they read online information about our topic - Design and Technology. They researched facts and looked at how electricity can be added to a board game that they will be making in their lessons
Year 1 Peacocks - Greta and the Giants
We have been reading Greta and the Giants this week! We have been talking about climate change and what we can do to help. We acted out the story and had our own mini protest
Year 4 - Literacy
The children in Year 4 were excited today to start reading our whole school book called, Greta and The Giants. The children were inspired by the character Greta and made their own placards to protest against climate change
Year 4 - Boardgames
The children had a fun lesson today in our Design and Technology lesson. They had an opportunity to play different boardgames and critique the games they played. They discussed function versus appearances and shared their views. next week the children will begin to plan making their own board game
School Council Meeting - January 2026
The School Council recently met with Mr. Warren to share updates on their committees’ work since being elected and to outline their plans for the future. During the meeting, the Council had the opportunity to learn more about Mr. Warren’s experiences growing up, his journey to becoming...
Year 1 Peacocks - Our Body
In Science, we have been learning all about our body. We have been labelling our body parts - inside and out. This includes all of our bones!
Rainbow Class: Magical Music Session
As we know, SEND Music Sessions with Mr O’Flynn are always fun and magical. It was a wonderful experience for our pupils to explore musical instruments such as the triangle, tambourine, and ukulele. Mr O’Flynn was truly amazed by how beautifully the children shared the instruments,...
Rainbow Class - Under the Sea: Sensory Story
This week, pupils explored the sensory story ‘Under the Sea’ through multi-sensory activities. They engaged with tactile resources like textured sea creatures, fabrics, and water play, while adults enhanced the experience with ocean sounds, calming music, and visuals from the story....
Arsenal Social Community Project Year 6
This term, Year 6 have been learning how Arsenal Football Club is helping to protect the environment. We explored how football clubs can be more sustainable by reducing waste, saving energy, and encouraging fans to care for the planet. Well done to Romilly in Toucans for winning the raffle and...
Year 6 - Transition session
This week, Year 6 students welcomed a small group of Year 11 ambassadors from Urswick Secondary School for a transition session focused on developing photo description skills—an essential foundation for future language learning. The visit boosted our students’ confidence and underscored the...
Rainbow Room - Clay Snowman's
As part of our winter theme, pupils explored the texture of both wet and dry clay through a hands-on modeling activity. They used clay rollers and their hands to roll the clay into three spheres of different sizes, forming the body of a snowman. Pupils had make their snowman's to be unique and...
KS1 - Lego Club
Children from Reception to Year 2 had a fantastic time at Lego Club, working together in small groups to design their very own Lego Hotel. Their creativity really shone through as some pupils built unique and stylish features such as hotel buildings, swimming pools, aqua parks, car parks, and...
Rainbow Class: Small World - Transports
Straight after the playtime break, some of our pupils noticed train tracks with trains on the table and a rocket set on the floor. They quickly noticed it and decided to play with them, enjoying the activity with lots of excitement
Nursery - Working together to build
We have been working together and building our own ramps and tracks to create paths
Rainbow Class - Shaped Rockets
🚀Zoom Zoom Rockets! 🚀 This week, our pupils were fully engaged in exploring rockets — wow! It has been an exciting journey of discovery, imagination, and hands‑on learning. In our school library, children enjoyed looking through books about spaceships and rockets. They focused on the...
Year 4 - Science
The children had fun today in their science lesson designing a blue print for a product that uses electricity
Rainbow Room - Fun Art from 1970s Display Board
WOW! Look at our very creative art display board which represents art from 1970s
Rainbow Room - Art from 1970s
As part of our Arts Curriculum, pupils engaged in creating fantastic artwork by exploring and experimenting with a range of art materials. They demonstrated creativity, curiosity, and confidence as they used different techniques and resources to produce imaginative pieces. Pupils have learned about...
Year 4 - Measurement
The children continued their learning in our Measurement topic and measured a variety of object in the class. They first estimated the measurements then measured in cm and converted to mm
Year 4 - Dragons Den
The children had a fun lesson today pitching their ideas to make a board game as part of their Design and Technology studies. They pitched their ideas to two Dragon businessman who asked them questions about their product
Year 4 - Outdoor Maths 2026
The children in Year 4 enjoyed their outdoor math lesson today where they measured and converted using cm and mm
Rainbow Room - Science Display Board (Materials)
WOW! Look at our fantastic display board, showcasing our pupils’ learning about materials as part of their science focus
Rainbow Room - Exploring and Learning about Materials
Our pupils have been diving deeper into their science learning this week as they explored a variety of living materials in our investigation tray. The pupils were encouraged to observe, touch and discuss both familiar and unfamiliar items, allowing their natural curiosity to guide their...
Rainbow Class - Learning Showcase
This week, some of our pupils had so much fun during their engaged learning sessions. They used magnetic letters to place them in alphabetical order, helping them develop letter awareness, understand spacing, and even form new words. Our trains and tracks was a big success too! The children loved...
Rainbow Class: Writing and Phonics
Our Rainbow Class pupils have been very busy and dedicated as they practised their handwriting. They worked on writing simple CVC words in their learning books and explored mark‑making through dot‑to‑dot activities to develop fine motor skills and correct pencil grip for accurate letter formation....
Year 5 and Year 6 - Spanish: Word on Beat
Year 5 and Year 6 use the viral game Word on Beat to improve pronunciation and build new vocabulary. Keeping words in rhythm helps pupils focus, listen carefully, and confidently try out new sounds — all while having fun
Year 4 - Making Circuits
The children in Year 4 -Hornbill Class had a fun session learning and discovering circuits. They watched a video and from there learnt how to make simple and complex circuits while including switches and fans
Year 3 - DT: Linkages and levers
In today's DT lesson, we explored linkages and levers. For our third session, we followed step bystep instructions to build a waving hand mechanism that creates movement
Year 1 Peacocks - Tens and Ones
We have been looking at tens and ones this week in Maths. We have been grouping together 10 and counting how many of those groups are in a bigger number
Year 1 Peacocks - DT Chair for a bear
In DT, we have been looking at how chairs are built. We have been looking at the features of chairs. Did you know chairs have ears? We used Lego to help us design our own chairs, and we used labels to help us know which parts we need. We are so excited to build our own chairs next week!
Year 4 - Spanish: Times Tables
Year 4 have been strengthening their times tables by practising multiplication in Spanish! Through quick-fire games, and chants, pupils are building confidence in both their Spanish vocabulary and their maths fluency. A fun and lively way to reinforce learning across subjects!
Year 4 - Design and Technology
The children were excited today as they began to design their board game that they will be making in their lesson
Reception - Spanish: Numbers 1-10
In Reception, we also learn the numbers 1–10 in Spanish to help strengthen the children’s understanding of number value and number order. Through songs, games, and hands-on activities, the children build confidence recognising and counting numbers in both English and Spanish
Nursery - Sense of Sight
We have been learning about the sense of sight. We made our very own binoculars
Rainbow - Letters, Fingers Writing and CVC Learning
We had so much fun exploring literacy in our learning! The children enjoyed using the colorful sequence mats to create various marks and letters with their fingers, helping to develop early mark-making, letter formation, and fine motor skills. Also, were also fully engaged in practicing how to...
Year 2 - Literacy: Man on the Moon Drama
To start our topic, we read the story then we had lots of discussions about the story. We even acted out some parts of the story to help us remember it!
Year 1 Peacocks - Subtraction
We have been learning different ways to work out subtraction. We have used cubes, our fingers, pictures and drawings. Next week, we will be using number lines to help us!
Year 1 Peacocks - Past and Present
This term in History, we are looking at the History of Hackney. We have been looking at new and old photos, and comparing them. We have found it very interesting looking at old photos
Reception Classes - Spanish: Colours and Fruits
Learning colours through stories and play! Our children in Ducklings and Cygnet Classes explored words for colours and fruits in Spanish by using paints and real fruits — a fun way to connect language and creativity!
Year 2 - PSHE: Celebrating differences (Stereotypes)
We learnt about stereotypes in this PSHE lesson and we considered and discussed common stereotypes that people have of girls and boys. We even linked our learning to Oracy by using our hand signals to show how we felt about each statement
Year 2 - Literacy: Rainforest Artwork 2025
We spent the last week of our first half term completing writing that relates to our geography topic: Hot and Cold countries. We created artwork inspired by the rainforest!
Year 2 - Geography: Autumn WOW Day 2025
To end our geography topic on hot and cold countries, we created shoebox habitats of what we might find in a country with a hot or cold climate. We even considered the animals and plants we might see there
Year 4 - Brain Buddies workshop
The children today continued their Brain Buddies workshops where they explored choices and how their brain reacts to different choices and actions
Year 2 Computing - Creating pictures: Impressionism
Do you know what impressionism is? We learnt about the art style of impressionism today and created our own impressionist inspired art on Purple Mash!
Year 4 Hornbills - Oracy - 5th November 2025
The children had a fun discussion session this morning 5-11-2025 as part of their study start. They used conversation prompts to explore speaking and listening as part of our oracy skills
Rainbow - Reading Stories
Pupils were well engaged during reading activities, particularly when listening to an adult read aloud the story "The Cat Who Had Different Coloured Shoes." The narrative captured their interest and provided a meaningful context for learning colours names. Pupils demonstrated recognition of colours...
Rainbow - Maths Learning
Wow! Our pupils are awesome mathematician because they were exploring mathematics in many and fun ways. Children were able to use numbers puzzles by placing them in the correct order from 1- 10 by following the number sequences and they counted animals that was representing each of the numbers....
Rainbow - Constructive Activity
Adults have introduced a new learning opportunity called Constructive Play, where children use stickle bricks to create their own arrangements. This open-ended activity encourages creativity, problem-solving, and spatial awareness. Children explored different ways of connecting and placing the...
Rainbow - Autumn Vocabulary Learning
Pupils were exploring fantastic learning about autumn vocabulary and oracy by being introduced to new words related to this season. Some pupils were able to look at the autumn-related illustrations on the worksheets and talk to each other about who they saw, what they saw, etc. Then, with the...
Rainbow - Attention Bucket Intervention
As part of the Attention Bucket Intervention, pupils were able to develop their attention by being engaged at exploring familiar objects that they like such as bubbles, sensory balls etc. Pupils were learning social skills by sharing popping bubbles or sharing the sensory balls. The fun part of the...
Arsenal Community Outreach
The children had an amazing time creating they own project about different topics which were Food waste , Anti-racism with inclusion and Promoting technology in education . The social project lasted for six weeks, working with a Arsenal community coach
Year 5 - Wow Day - Tanzania and Mountains
Year 5 had an exciting WOW Day as part of their geography topic exploring Tanzania and mountain environments. The day was packed with fun and learning, helping pupils immerse themselves in the landscapes, culture, and challenges of mountainous regions. One of the highlights of the day was a...
Year 4 - Brain Buddies - Autumn 2 2025
The children in Year 4 had another lovely session in their weekly Brain Buddies Lesson. They explored the zones of regulations and their feelings in each zone. This helped them to understand how they can use techniques to move from one zone to the next
Year 2 - Maths: Column Method Addition
To introduce ourselves to the idea of column method addition, we spent the lesson representing this using our dienes and working in pairs. We are beginning to look at what column method means
Nurture Trip to Pizza Express
we had a fantastic dough-spinning time at pizza express
Nursery - Sense of Hearing
We have been learning about the sense of hearing. we made listening ears
Year 5/6 Boy's & Girl's - Hackney Football Competition
The Year 5/6 enthusiastically took part in local Hackney football tournament. Showcasing great teamwork and sportsmanship, Unfortunately both team got knocked out of the semi-finals but was extremely proud of the children accomplishment
Nursery - One-handed Tools
We are learning to use one-handed tools. We can decorate our trees, and then count how many baubles our tree has
Nursery - Learning and Playing!
We love learning and playing inside and out!
Cross Country League Match 3
Daubeney Pupils from year 5/6 groups showcased impressive stamina as they raced across the challenging course, cheering one another on and celebrating each achievement. It was a fantastic day of sport, teamwork and school spirit. We are incredibly proud of all the children who took part
Year 4 - Group Maths 2025
The children enjoyed working in groups today completing their maths and solving reasoning problems
KS1 - Lego Club
Today, KS1 children in the Lego Club worked together to build their very own Santa’s Grotto out of Lego
Year 4 - Brain Buddies 2025
The children enjoyed their last Brain Buddies session today focussing on Problem Solving Choices
Year 3 - Stone Age
Year 3 have been exploring life from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, learning about where people lived, what they ate, and the tools they used. In one of our lessons, we created our own spears using clay and sticks to recreate a Stone Age hunting tool
Year 5 & 6 Cross Country League
Well done to all our fantastic Year 5 and 6 pupils who took part in the recent cross-country competition! Every runner showed incredible determination, teamwork, and resilience as they tackled the challenging course
Rainbow Room - Clock Numbers
Today, our pupils stepped into the role of math detectives as they explored missing numbers on clocks. Armed with curiosity and sharp observation skills, they carefully checked the clocks and filled in the missing numbers. This engaging activity was able to help pupils to get familiar with numbers...
Year 5 - Spanish - Online Games
Year 5 children having fun while developing their Spanish vocabulary through competitive online games
Year 4 Science - The Digestive System
The children discussed and identified the main parts of the digestive system. then they looked at the functions of each part. with this knowledge they created their information posters all about the digestive system and how it works
Year 3 Science - Rocks
Year 3 had fun exploring the 3 main types of rocks - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. We examined different rocks and used key vocabulary to describe their properties
Year 4 Hornbills - ICT Logo
The children in Hornbills had a fun but challenging lesson today using Logo. They had to programme their Logo to navigate through a maze avoiding the mighty Minotaur
Rainbow - Autumn Tree (Apple Painting)
Pupils were engaged in creating their own unique and colourful autumn trees as the weather shifting between sunny and rainy, days. They explored painting autumn trees with apples—what an exciting new idea! Pupils enjoyed making apple stamps on their trees using red, yellow, and green paint,...
Year 4 PSHE - Anti Bullying Week
The children in Year 4 had a special PSHE lesson today as a whole year group. They were told a story of a beautiful soul who was bullied and the effects it had on him. The children understood the big message today and completed a task to make them aware of the negative effects of bullying
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