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About our Curriculum

At The Blossom Federation of Daubeney, Sebright and Lauriston Schools, we shape our curriculum to ensure all pupils have access to a rich, exciting, experiential curriculum, which celebrates the rich diversity of our schools. Drawing on the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and...

Science and Sustainability

Science We recognise the importance of Science in every aspect of daily life. As one of the core subjects taught in Primary Schools, we give the teaching and learning of Science the prominence it requires. Our vision for science is, “to ensure that children are given a science curriculum, which...

Year 1 Peacocks - Science: Seedbombs

In science this term, we have been learning about plants. In this lesson, we learnt all about wildflowers and how they grow. We made our own seed bombs using compost, flour, seeds and water

Year 2 - Geography WOW Day: Climate

For the end of our Geography topic, we had lots of fun making a climate scene. We chose either a polar or a tropical climate and thought carefully about which animals and plants you would find there. We worked collaboratively to make beautiful dioramas and could explain where our climate could be...

Year 2 WOW Day - Autumn 2022

For WOW day, Year 2 explored cold polar climates and hot tropical climates. We chose one and then worked as a group to make a diorama, thinking carefully about the plants and animals that you would find there. They look awesome!

Year 2 - Science Plant Hunt

As part of our Science topic we went on a plant hunt in the hop garden this week! We had fun exploring and identifying a range of plants that grow right here in school!

Year 3 Science and ICT

The children in Year 3 used their Chromebooks today 13-09-2023 to research information about plants which is part of their Science unit. Next week we will be learning more about plants and what they need in order to grow

Gardening Afterschool Club

The gardening club began by introducing the important rules to children when it comes to using the school garden, for instance listening to each other, working in teams, being safe when using tools, taking respectful care of plants, fruits and vegetables etc so this was well followed by all the...

The Nest - This week in Nurture - Autumn Week 6 2023

This week we have been using our fine motor skills,learning number bond, plants,hot seating Rapunzel and the witch, art and much more

Year 2 - WOW Day Autumn 1 2023

Year 2 had so much fun on WOW day for Autumn 1! We recapped all of our learning about the world, and worked as a team to create our own climate scenes. We chose from either a tropical or polar climate, and thought about the plants you'd find there as well as the animals. We used lots of recycled...

Year 3 - Science

Today 17.01.2024 the children learnt all about how plants and animals obtain food

Year 2 Science week 2 - Plants

This week we planted some beans as part of our Science topic. We planted in 4 pots in total and have given each pot different growing conditions to investigate what plants need in order to grow well. Ask us about our bean plants!

Year 2 - plant careers

Last week we explored a range of jobs that involved plants. We discussed farmers, florists, gardeners and botanists. We then had a turn being a botanist by using a microscope to look at our bean plants that have been growing in the classroom!

Year 2 science Trip - March 2024

...Hackney Marshes to finish our Plants topic. We went on a plant hunt to see what is growing in our local environment and spent some time sketching the Plants we could see....

Duckling Class - Planting sunflower seeds

This week in Duckling Class, we have been learning about how plants grow. We have been talking about what plants need to grow and the life cycle of a plant. We used this knowledge to plant our own sunflower seeds. We are hoping with the right amount of water, sunlight, food and space they will grow...

Year 2 - Science in the Hop Garden

We have been learning about habitats all around the world recently, so we decided to take a look in our own garden to see what lives and grows there. We were able to identify a range of plants in our garden habitat, such as clover, ivy, lily pads, carrots and much more! We also saw some common...

Year 2 - Science Hop Garden

We went to visit our very own garden this week for Science to take part in a survey. We made a tally chart to record how many trees, plants and animals we could see and then discussed how this is useful to know. We also discussed what we can do to look after our environment

The Nest - Hop Garden

This term in Science, we have been learning about identifying plants and recognising their basic parts. We created a checklist of things we might find and went on a nature hunt in the Hop Garden. The children really enjoyed exploring the outdoor environment and were very excited to discover some...

Year 5 - Science: Reproduction Revision

To remind ourselves of all our amazing learning this year, we spent some time revising words like sexual and asexual reproduction. Now that we are just looking back at our work, we found that we had a lot more questions to ask and some of us have even noticed plants in our home growing sexually or...

Year 2 - Plants: June 2025

Year 2 planted our own bean plants and took care of them in the classroom under different conditions to investigate what plants need to grow and be healthy

Year 2 - Trip to Hackney Marshes

Year 2 visited Hackney Marshes to explore what plants grow in our local environment

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

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 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

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...

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...

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

Rainbow Class - Exploring Plants & Tress (Science)

This week, the children in Rainbow Class explored the life cycle of plants and trees through a range of practical, sensory, and engaging learning activities. Using pictures and matching activities, children explored the different parts of plants and trees by matching, labelling, or writing the...

Rainbow Class - Flower Painting (Arts & Science)

This week, the children in Rainbow Class combined their science and creative skills while learning about flowers and the different parts of plants. Children had an opportunity to to explore the features of flowers and used paint to create their own beautiful flower artwork. The children carefully...

Rainbow Class - Planting Fun & Plants Life Cycle (Science)

As part of the science and sustainability learning, our pupils did enjoyed learning about about how plants grow. We explored the life cycle of a plant and learned the correct order: seed → root → shoot → plant → flower → new seeds. Using visual pictures and sequencing...

Planting Sunflower!

We enjoyed learning about how plants grow and what they need. After this, we planted our own sunflowers to take home and look after

Year 1A - Book Fortnight - The Extraordinary Gardener

We really enjoyed reading the book 'The Extraordinary Gardener' By Sam Boughton as part of our book fortnight. We have been planting cress, writing instruction on how to plant a seed, acting out the story and doing observational drawings of plants. Take a look at what fun we had!

Nursery - Growth and Transformation

This term our topic is 'Growth and Transformation'. We will be looking closely at plants and lifecycles. So far, Nursery have been busy planting seeds, doing observational paintings of flowers and finding minibeasts in our garden. We have also been reading the story 'Jaspers...

Year 5 - Planting Bean Plants

The children in Year 5 enjoyed planting their own bean plant and will be looking after the plant throughout the weeks to come. We hope to grow the plant till it is ready for us to plant in our Hop garden

Reception - Red Class Planting Cress and Sunflower Seeds

Red class have been planting cress and sunflower seeds. We have been writing instructions, labeling plants and talking about what plants need in order to survive. We can't wait to see our sunflowers grow. Take a look to see what fun we've had!

Reception - Thames21

Reception had a special visit from Thames 21. The children learnt how to be environmentally friendly. They learnt interesting facts about the different fish and plant that live in canals and rivers. They took part in a sorting activity. they took out all the rubbish and left the plants and fish....

Science in 2G

In Year 2 we have been learning about plants in our science lessons. We have conducted an experiment where we planted some beans and cared for them in a variety of ways. Over the past 2 weeks we have observed how they have grown. We planted the beans in the same way but then changed the conditions...

Year 1 - Plants

In Science we have planted our own Sunflower seeds and will be carrying out an experiment to investigate ideal conditions for a healthy plant to grow

Year 1 - The Hop Garden

1P had a great time in the Hop Garden this afternoon. We went on a plant hunt, looking for different varieties that grow. We found garlic, raspberries, pansies, courgettes and tomato plants!

Year 2 - Planting Onions

In Science, we are learning about plants! Last week we learnt about what a plant needs to grow and live. This week, we refreshed our memories and put this to the test. In class, we planted some beans where we made some predictions of how they might turn out in different conditions. After that, we...

Year 2 - Science Trip to Victoria Park

Year 2 went to visit Victoria Park as part of our Science topic on plants. We enjoyed looking at different types of trees and plants

Year 2 - Science: Plants

We had a great start to our Science lesson by learning about plants. We discussed what we already know about plants and to our surprise we realised that we actually know quite a lot! We worked as a group to complete a KWL chart about what we KNOW, what we WANT to learn and later would fill in what...

Year 2 Super Science

...ng About Plants...

Year 2's Trip to Kew Gardens

... our learning – Growing Plants. We travelled by London Overground from Homerton to Kew Gardens. It was a long journey! When we got there, we split up into groups and went to see various things in the gardens. Some of us were lucky enough to pick some pine cones! Some of us went to an int...

Year 3 - 3T The Good Plant Growing Guide

"Are you tired of getting home to find your plants looking tired and droopy? Do you wish you knew how to grow strong and healthy plants? Then listen to our Good Plant Growing Guides! We did an experiment to find out the best way to grow plants so you don't have to!" - Christopher 3T

Year 3 - Properties of Soil

Year 3 investigated the properties of soil before making mini compost bins. Everyone was surprised that soil is more than just dirt. Amira commented, 'soil has a lot of minerals in it- over 47%!' David added, 'soil is important because it helps plants to grow and we need plants to eat...

Year 3's Visit to Kew Gardens

On their recent visit to Kew Gardens, Year 3 observed the dry, arid space populated by spiky cactus plants & noted the distinct change of temperature & humidity as they walked into the tropical Palm House. Those with glasses couldn't not notice; their glasses steamed up as soon as they...

Newsletter - 26th June 2015

...ay afternoon. We really enjoyed ready- On Wednesday 20th May, Year 2 went on a fantastic trip to Kew Gardens. The trip was linked to our learning Growing Plants. We travelled by London Overground from Homerton to Kew Gardens. It was a long journey! When we got there, we s...

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26th June 2015

Nurture Group - Planting

...row our own plant. "Plants makes us feel peaceful"...

Newsletter - 16th May 2016

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16th May 2016

Reception - Red Class Planting Cress and Mustard Seeds

Just before the half term, Red Class planted some cress and mustard seeds. We were very surprised when we returned back from our holidays. The cress had grown very tall. We took good care of our plants by watering it and making sure that they had plenty of sunshine. Red Class also decided to make...

Year 3 Visit Kew Gardens

To further their knowledge & interest in their class topic of rainforests, Year 3 visited Kew Gardens. They were in awe of the exotic Palm House (built in the Victorian period, they noted), and especially by how hot and humid it was inside, just like the rainforest. Those wearing glasses...

Science and Art in Year 2

Did you know it’s science week? We started our new science topic by doing some art! We are learning about plants this half term. We looked at pictures of different types of plants and talked about similarities and differences of it. Then, we painted them using bright colours! Have a look at our...

Year 2 - 2C's Plants

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing great! Let’s check in with our plants to see how they’re doing! Stay safe and stay happy :) Miss Cheung

Year 1 - Science in the Hop Garden

Last week Year 1 visited the Hop Garden as part of our Science topic 'Nature All Around Us'. We looked for plants that were growing in our school environment and explored the bug hotels too! We then practised our sketching skills by drawing our favourite plant in the garden. We had lots of...

Year 1 - Science in 1S

Last week, 1S ventured into the hop garden to investigate our topic: 'nature around us' We loved being outdoors, looking at (and listening to) all that was around us. We loved the tomato and raspberry plant, carefully observing that different stages of the growth cycle - we especially liked...

1L Science - What does a plant need to grow?

In Science we have been exploring plants! We planted 3 beans in class and are going to give each bean different things over the next few weeks. One bean will get sun and water, one bean will only get sun, and one bean will only get water. Which bean do you think will grow best? We're excited to...

Year 6 Science - Growing Mould

In science we have been learning about animals, plants and microorganisms. We could find plenty of examples of animals and plants and we decided to grow our very own microorganisms in class whilst also carrying out a scientific investigation. We are going to observe the effect water has on mould...

Year 5 - British Science Week 2021: Outdoor Learning

Today, we went outside to play bingo! We had to find certain plants, animals or objects. We discussed this after and talked about anything unusual we found. We also passed around some plants and herbs that were in the hop garden

Year 3 - Science: Plants and Flowers

In Year 3 we are learning about plants this half term in Science. The children have spent time in the Hop garden carefully observing the flowers growing there. This week they have been learning about the functions of different parts of a plant

Year 4 - Science: Living Things and Their Habitats

In science, we are learning about living things and their habitats. We took a trip to Daubeney fields to explore what living things can be found and what classification they fall under. We had fun enjoying the nature of our environment and learning about different plants and insects

Year 5 - Outside Classroom Day

For Outside Classroom Day, Year 5 became factors and multiples for maths. We also planted seeds - just like the main character Joe in 'The Extraordinary Gardener'! We can't wait to see our plants grow and grow and GROW! "It was great, I really enjoyed Outside Classroom Day!" - Utku "I really...

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Year 3 - Science

As part of our science learning, Year 3 have been exploring what plants need to grow and stay healthy. The children planted their own cress seeds and discussed the importance of water, light, warmth, and nutrients for plant growth. They then observed changes in their plants as they grew

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