Spanish

At Shoreditch Park Primary School we believe that learning a Modern Foreign Language contributes to children’s learning and development by increasing critical thinking skills, creativity and flexibility of mind in young children. Pupils at Shoreditch Park start learning Spanish in EYFS and continue...

Library and Reading for Pleasure

Teaching children to read and write independently, as quickly as possible, is one of the core purposes of a primary school. These key skills not only hold the keys to the rest of the curriculum but also have a huge impact on children’s self-esteem and future life chances. Parental Reading Support...

Free School Meals

Free School Meals Primary school children The Mayor of London has introduced universal free school meals for the 2023/2024 academic year for all primary school children regardless of income. However, we still need you to apply for free meals if you are receiving tax credits or benefits. This will...

Online Safety

At Shoreditch Park Primary School we are dedicated to keeping children safe online and ensuring that children become digitally literate citizens. Our yearly curriculum map supports, develops and nurtures the digital literacy of our children throughout the school and is dedicated to supporting...

Parent Workshops

Shoreditch Park Primary School holds regular coffee mornings and workshops around various aspects of the national curriculum that parents and carers are invited to attend throughout the school year. Inclusion Team key dates for parents - 2025-2026 academic year Parent and Carers of children with...

Computing

Intent Within an ever changing and technological world, Shoreditch Park Primary School understands and values the importance of teaching Computing from a young age. We acknowledge that future generations will rely heavily on their computational confidence and digital skills in order to support...

PE

Curriculum Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary School we aim to provide a PE curriculum that is engaging, enjoyable and appropriately challenging to children which allows them to learn the necessary skills to participate in a wide range of sports. In EYFS and KS1 the focus is to really develop the...

PE and Sports Premium

The government is providing additional PE & Sport funding to sustain and improve the provision for physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. This funding - provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport – must be used for additional funding on...

Policies

All policies at Shoreditch Park have been created with the Right of the Child in mind. All policies reflect the articles and rights set out in the Convention of the Rights of the Child. If, as a parent of a pupil attending this school, you require a paper copy of the information on this website, we...

Promoting British Values

The DfE states that schools should promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and was...

Enquiring Ebony Homework

Each half term classes are given Enquiring Ebony homework linked to their Topic or Science focus. Children are tasked with making creative projects that encourage curiosity and foster inquisitive thinking. Look at some recent examples of finished projects! Enquiring Ebony Homework Challenges -...

ASPIRE Mornings

At Shoreditch Park we believe that in order to expect positive and respectful communication, we need to model and provide opportunities for it within our school day. Our mornings are free flow and children independently come into their classes between 8.45 - 9.00. On their transition up the stairs...

Read Write Inc

Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary, we know that every child deserves success right from the start. We know that the sooner children learn to read, the greater their life successes. This is why we put reading at the heart of what we do. We teach children to read accurately and fluently with good...

Rights Respecting School

We are proud to be a Rights Respecting Gold Award school. This means that the school has fully embedded children’s rights throughout the school in its policies, practice and ethos. Rights Respecting is ingrained within our ASPIRE ethos of Respect and Inclusion. Children learn about their rights...

Seuss Class (ARP)

Timetable Homework in Seuss class Children are provided with homework books to reinforce and recap the learning completed in class each week. They also have access to IXL and Times Tables Rock Stars , which can be used regularly at home to support their learning. Reading homework will be assigned...

Safeguarding

Safeguarding Team The safeguarding team is in charge of keeping children safe at home and at school. They are called Designated Safeguarding Leads. Filtering and Monitoring Team Coffee Morning Contact Numbers For social care support for disabled children Phone: 020 8356 6789 OR 020 8356 4865 Duty...

Art and D&T

Art and Design Curriculum Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary, we offer a creative curriculum which embraces the arts and broadens children’s horizons. Through art and design, we inspire and challenge all children to think innovatively and develop creative understanding. Children are encouraged to...

School Meals and Packed Lunches

School Meals and Menu In partnership with Fuel for Learning At Shoreditch Park Primary, we understand the importance of nutritious food in supporting children’s well-being and learning. In partnership with Fuel for Learning, we provide freshly prepared, healthy meals that are inclusive,...

ASPIRE

Intent ASPIRE is an aspirational curriculum and school vision that empowers children to flourish in their academic, personal and social learning. Within our broad and balanced ASPIRE and PSHE curriculum, we are able to nurture and support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development...

Year 4 - Destination Reader Program

At Shoreditch Park Primary School we follow the Destination Reader Program. This supports children who are at a similar reading ability to focus on reading skills in order to develop proficient comprehension. Children also develop their social learning skills as it emphasises the importance of...

Year 4 - Mexican Dancing

We have been celebrating the launch of Shoreditch Park Primary School in an exciting way this week! Launch week for year 4 kicked off with an exhilerating Mexican dance workshop where we learnt a traditional Mexican dance! Year 4 showed the beginnings of some excellent dancers! Thank you to Xiomara...

Year 4 - Maths Misconceptions

Year 4 discussing common misconceptions in addition and correcting Ms Foster!

Year 4 - Black History Month

Morpurgo class in Year 4 continued with their celebration of Black History Month with a workshop all about real life heros. They concluded that real life heros don't need to fly or have X-Ray vision to be super but rather have courage, inner strength, be supportive and respectful, just like...

Year 4 - Line Method of Multiplication

This week in Year 4 we're learning an informal multiplication method to prepare for their new formal methods next week! This method was called line method

Year 4 - British Museum

Year 4 went on another trip this week to the British Museum. We went to explore the different artifacts on display there and went on a quest to discover as much information as we could about them. We found stories from Greek myths drawn on the jars just like the picture books we use today, one was...

Year 4 - Launch Week

Year 4 had a creative time this week creating original music with ingenious the instruments of 'The Rig', an assortment of musical instruments made from everything and anything, from tin baths to welly boots! It was great fun and very inspirational We may even try making our own!

Year 4 - Camley Street Nature Reserve

Year 4 went on a wild adventure today! We went to Camley Street Nature Reserve to go on a nature hunt. When we arrived the sun disappeared and the clouds poured down on us! We huddled under a teepee for a cosy lunch, it felt like we were camping. Then when the rain calmed down we explored the...

Year 4 - Exploring Watercolour Painting

This week Year 4 have continued their exploration of watercolour painting by using their newly acquired skills in colour washing and colour pattern to create landscape paintings to illustrate their re-writing of their Power of Reading text, Storm. Keep an eye on this page for completed short...

Year 4 - Exploring Different Types of Paint Brush

For their first painting lesson of the year Year 4 explored different types of brush and paint and discussed the very different effects that could be created by each. They revisited what they knew about primary and secondary colours and added a new word to their vocabulary, tertiary (the colours...

Year 4 - Common Misconceptions in Subtracting

Year 4 correcting common misconceptions in subtracting by taking on role of the teacher!

Year 4 - Paper Challenge

This week Year 4 tried the paper challenge in ASPIRE! Ms Foster gave Almond class 1 minute to create something out of paper. They then had 2 minutes to work with their partner and create something together. Children collaborated well and made some imaginative creations by using each others ideas!...

Year 4 - Solving Fraction Based Problems

This week in problem solving Year 4 were given a range of fraction based problems to investigate!

Year 4 - Roman Britain

On Thursday afternoon year 4 donned wireless headphones and travelled back to Roman Britain for the Big Bang start of their history topic. They watched gladiators fight lions in Colchester amphitheatre, battled the Iceni and Boudica and experienced living in a Roman villa as a Roman child!

Year 4 - Roman Numerals

Year 4 matching Roman Numerals to numbers linked to the Year 4 Maths curriculum and their Topic 'The Romans'

Year 4 - Show and Tell

This week Year 4 began their Friday Show and Tell sessions where pupils brought in objects special to them to share with the class. We had live music, books on the human body and poetry! We are all looking forward to seeing what wonderful objects would be brought in next week

Year 4 - Software Developers

This week Year 4 have continued with their project to become software developers and work towards creating their own educational game. First they unpicked the game 'Addition Race' and worked out the algorithm that must have gone into creating it. You can play this game here and see if the...

Year 3's Science Museum Trip

Year 3 are learning about light this half term so we went to the Science Museum to take part in a special exhibition with lots of interactive exhibits to help us learn more. We really liked learning more about mirrors, shadows and the colours that make up white light. We also had the opportunity to...

Year 4 - Voyage Diary Entries

This week in Topic Year 4 became Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. An explorer who discovered the Iguazu Falls! We went on a voyage together and wrote in our diary throughout our quest. Have a look at some of our diary entries!

Year 4 - What Makes An Effective Team?

This week Year 4 have been focussing on what makes an effective team! We have looked at the ASPIRE team work code and collaboratively created posters for the classroom!

Year 4 Become Teachers

This week Year 4 became the teachers! They collaboratively marked pieces of writing and discussed what really constituted as an effective piece of persuasive writing

Year 4 Britannia Trip

Year 4 had a great time at the UBS sports games at Britannia this week! We took part in lots of new sports we had never experienced before; Thai boxing, fencing, wheelchair basket ball, karate, cricket, rugby, dodgeball and more!

Year 4 Debate

Here is year 4 debating whether circuses should be banned using connectives. This was in preparation for their discursive writing

Year 4 Drumming

Year 4 have been learning to play the drums. First we practiced using our bodies and then we used real drum sticks. We pretended the chair was different parts of a drum kit; the snare drum, hi-hat and bass drum. We were able to keep the pulse in a group!

Year 4 Guitar Prints

This week Morpurgo had a fantastic time creating guitar prints for our art project. First we began by studying the acoustic guitar and sketching it you a range of materials; pencil, charcoal and pen. The following day we looked at texture and then experimented with different effects. We then carved...

Year 4 Maths Challenge

Here are Year 4 working hard to solve challenge of the week!

Year 4 Meet Elizabeth Rossiter

This week year 4 were extremely lucky to have a visit from Elizabeth Rossiter. Pianist Elizabeth Rossiter enjoys a busy career, primarily as a song accompanist, and has given concerts in all the major recital venues in this country. She has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, BBC2, Channel 4 and...

Year 4 Spanish Week 2016

Year 4 had a fantastic time during Spanish week! We learnt how to do Flamenco and Salsa dancing! Professional dancers came in and taught us their moves. We can't wait to show them off at the next school disco!

Year 4 - Almond Class Poetry Assembly

Well done Almond class for a SUPERB class assembly on poetry!

Year 3 Topic for Writing - Ancient Egypt

For our topic curriculum we have been learning about Ancient Egypt. We have learnt about the similarities and differences between two periods of time - Iron Age Britain and Ancient Egypt. We compared life, agriculture and settlements. For this lesson, the children wrote a letter back home to Iron...

Year 3's Assembly Rocks

We're not boasting! Our assembly was all about rocks, based on our work on the properties of rocks in Science and the non-fiction book The Pebble in My Pocket, in Power of Reading. Achieving Aisha made a special guest appearance and we sang some of our favourite songs too - take a look!

Year 2 Meet Connor The Fireman

Year 2 have continued to learn about inspiring individuals with a visit from Connor the fireman. He told us about his job and we couldn't believe how brave he was. He also taught us about fire safety in the home and ways we can ensure there are no fire hazards in our homes. We were so inspired...

Year 2 Trip to Clissold Park

This week Year 2 went to Clissold Park to learn all about Habitats! We started off by getting the 141 bus to the park and walked through to the education building. We played a game to guess the different habitats of animals and then went on a hunt to look in micro-habitats! We found centipedes,...

Year 2 students introducing themselves in Spanish

Parents please practice the following song with your kids, ask then to teach you the tune, they know it: ¿ Cómo te llamas? ¿ Cómo te llamas? ¿ Cómo te llamas? ¿ Cómo te llamas? Me me llamo (and their name) Example: Me me llamo señorita...

Year 2 Sports Day 2016

This week was sports day and Year 2 were amazing at working in a team and cheering each other on! We completed many different activities such as egg and spoon, running, fancy dress race and balancing a bean bag! Well done Year 2 for an excellent afternoon!

Year 2 Spanish Assembly

Year 2 Science - Staying Healthy

Year 2 have been focusing on staying healthy in our science lessons! We looked at eating a balanced diet, the food pyramid and staying clean. In this lesson we investigated the effect exercise has on our body. We found that our hearts beat faster, we became sweaty, we panted and became tired! We...

Year 2 Science - "Growing Up"

Year 2 have had a great third week back. We have been learning all about growing up in Science. We stared off by thinking about what babies need and what they want. We followed on by discussing how we have changed since we were babies. When we were babies we could not walk, but now we can. When we...

Year 2 Meet Trumpet Player Darren

Year 2 were so lucky this week because a fantastic trumpet player called Darren came into to play his instrument to us! He was very talented and not only that, he left some of us have a go on his own home-made trumpet. He showed us how he has to blow down the tube to get different noises and we...

Year 2 Maths - Rounding Numbers

We have started the new year in Year 2 by rounding numbers in our maths lessons! We have followed the rule '1,2,3,4 round down to the ten before. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 round up on the numberline!' We used numberlines to help us and worked with our partners to check if we have rounded correctly....

Year 3 - Plants Printmaking Project

This term Year 3 have been focusing print making using leaves as inspiration. In order to make detailed prints we first made rubbings of leaves and made observational sketches of leaves to look closely at the lines and shapes. We looked at paintings and drawings of leaves by other artists including...

Year 2 Learning About Poetry

This week Year 2 started to learn about poetry. We listened to a poem called 'Voice of Water' and felt water to think of adjectives to describe it. We thought of words such as drip drop, whoosh, cold, icy, splash! These are onomatopoeic words and we will use them to write our own water...

Year 2 Learn to Tell the Time

This week Year 2 have been learning how to tell the time! We have been learning how to do this in 5 minute intervals. We know we can count around the clock in 5s to help us. We have also been solving time problems; like how many hours later or earlier, and how long it took people to get places....

Year 2 Habitat Boxes

Year 2 have been making habitat boxes! Our topic is all about habitats and we used our new learning to create different habitats. We made deserts, under the sea, rainforests and forests! First we painted our boxes and printed different patterns on to them. After this we built them up to make them...

Year 2 Gymnastics Skills

Year 2 are practising their gymnastics skills in PE at the moment! We have been working on balancing and turning. In our lesson we had to use vocabulary such as balance, steady, turn, half-turn and jump. We used our bodies to balance in many different ways. We always warm up and cool down in PE as...

Year 2 Dance Lesson

Year 2 Breakfast Reading Cafe

This week Year 2 have been so lucky to start their Reading Breakfast Cafe! Lots of parents came along to read with their children and everyone really appreciated it! Please come along next week to read with your child, it is lovely to have you in class with us!

Year 2 Artists and Poetry

Year 2 have had an exciting week this week! 2 artists, Amanda and Billy, came in to see us. We have been making an aspiration tree with them. To do this we did portraits using pencils and charcoal of our partners, then collaged leaves to make the tree. It will all be up in the KS1 corridor soon,...

Year 2 - World Book Day

Year 2 have had a busy week! We celebrated World Book Day with the rest of the school and dressed up in some amazing costumes. Jeffers Class had their assembly and did an amazing job of projecting their voices and singing 'You've got a friend in me'. Thank you to parents for coming...

Year 2's Trip to Shoreditch Adventure Playground

Last Friday, Year 2 enjoyed an exciting trip to the Shoreditch Adventure Playground. The children were really brave and climbed on some very high climbing frames! Some of the children preferred to play football while others spent most of their time on the swings. It was a great opportunity for us...

Year 3 - 'Let Your Spirit Fly'

This term Year 3 have been learning to sing the song Let Your Spirit Fly. Here is Briggs Class performing it for you. We hope you enjoy it

Year 3's Ancient Egyptian Scrolls

Year 3 have been busy working with visiting artist Sandy to make Ancient Egyptian scrolls. They researched areas of Ancient Egyptian life including, food, clothes and the afterlife using non-fiction books then used this research to help them design their scroll. After chalking out their design they...

Year 3 Enquiring Ebony Half Term Project - Pyramids

Year 3 were asked to create their very own pyramids using their initiative over the half term break. Here are some of their amazing creations!

Year 3's 'Now I'm Older' Poems

This half-term, year 3 have been reading poems from Please Mrs Butler by Alan Ahlberg. We liked one poem called 'When I was Young' so much that we decided to write our own versions based on the idea of getting older and all the things we can do now. In this video, each child is reading one...

Year 3 Trip - Olympic Park

This week Year 3 went on a trip to the Olympic Park. It was a beautiful sunny day and we got to sketch in the British garden, have a picnic, take a photo by the Olympic rings and play on an amazing adventure park. It was a lot of fun and we all enjoyed our last trip together

Year 4 Topic - Argentina

Today Year 4 became documentary makers! We reported on the sights of Argentina, describing facts and trying to persuade as many tourists to come as possible! Check out our travel documentaries!

Year 3 Plants Assembly

...assembly this Thursday (19/05/2016) which was all about plants. Here are some videos of the songs they performed as well as some videos if you didn't manage to catch it....

Year 3 Maths - Perimeter

Year 3 have been learning about perimeter in maths class. To culminate their learning, year 3's designed their very own zoo using pencils, rulers and the perimeter!

Year 3 Learn Where Our Food Comes From

Briggs class went to Hackney City Farm on Wednesday for a science workshop that supported our learning about plants. We learnt how different kinds of farms work and where our food comes from. We were able to match different crops to the products we see on the shelves and discuss the life cycles of...

Year 3 Go Into the Forest

In Power of Reading Year 3 are looking at Into the Forest by Anthony Browne. In this lesson, we met some mysterious fairy tale characters in the woods and had conversations with them. This supported us as we learnt to write conversations using direct speech later in the week

Year 3 - Tower of London

Year 3 had a fantastic trip to the Tower of London. We really enjoyed learning more about the oldest parts of the building, including the old moat, Traitor's Gate and the White Tower, and the people who have lived and stayed in the buildings over the years. We saw the Crown Jewels, which were...

Year 3 - Briggs Class Poetry Assembly

In their assembly for spring, Briggs class performed some of their favourite poems from the book 'Please Mrs Butler' by Alan Ahlberg as well as some poems they have written themselves

Year 3 - The Pebble in My Pocket

Year 3's new book is The Pebble in My Pocket, a non-fiction book about the journey of a pebble from 480 million years ago to today. We've really enjoyed magpie-ing key vocabulary from the text to show how some of the first rocks were made and using it to write our own explanations

Year 3 - The Musicans' Company

This week Year 3 enjoyed a very special visit from Ann and Joe from The Musicans' Company. Joe taught the children about his instrument, the tuba, and played lots of songs for us. Some of the songs we recognised and some were new to us! You can find out more on their website; www.wcom.org.uk

Year 3 - Spanish Week

During Spanish Week Year 3 learnt how to Salsa and Flamenco dance. All the children tried really hard during the workshop to learn the tricky steps. Their final dances were very impressive. Well done Year 3!

Year 3 - Models of Istanbul's Famous Sights

A child in Year 3 King Smith class has created an outstanding and amazing model of Istanbul's famous sights. These include the Bosphorus Bridge, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the Galata Tower. He used basic materials such as cardboard, clay and paint. This work is inspiring and shows what a...

Year 3 - London Skyline

Year 3 King Smith have looked at the London skyline as part of our art topic sessions. We drew some of the sights and then drew a skyline using charcoal

Year 3 - Learning to Read Music

This week Year 3 began learning to read music! See if you can use these music notes to workout which notes are played in the song!

Year 3 - Ice Palace by Robert Swindells

A big well done to Briggs class on their class performance of the story of the Ice Palace by Robert Swindells. Year 3 have studying the book in English this term and were excited to perform it to Key Stage 2 and parents. All the children worked hard to learn their lines, get into character, project...

Year 3 - European Day of Languages

Year 3 pupils celebrated European Day of Languages by successfully finding several European countries where different languages are spoken

Year 4 Tate Trip

Year 4 had a fabulous time visiting The Tate Modern this week! We enjoyed wandering around the different galleries discovering and observing masterpieces painting by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Piet Modrian. We also had a wonderful time recreating some of the pieces we saw ourselves!

Year 5 - Empire Windrush

Year 4 Trip - V&A Museum

This week Year 4 went to the beautiful V&A Museum . We learnt all about how the Greeks influenced different periods time like the Victorians, The Tudors and Georgians! Ask year 4 if they can point out any Greek architecture around the school!

Year 6 - Painting a Mural

Year 6 today started off the day by painting a design in the key stage 1 art shed. The mural will be added to by all to by all year groups but Milligan we're proud to be the first to start!

Year 6 - Shakespeare Rocks Preview

Next week (Thursday 29th) year 6 will perform Shakespeare Rocks - a musical based on the life of William Shakespeare. Here's a sneak peak of the song Montagues and Capulets

Year 6 - Shakespeare Rocks 2017

Year 6 - Saying Their Birthday In Spanish

This term Year 6 have been learning to say when their birthdays are in Spanish. Fantastic speaking skills, well done Year 6

Year 6 - Propaganda

As part of the Year 6 assembly for Autumn 1 the children decided to make their own propaganda film based on the Dig for Victory campaign. The children researched different propaganda films of the time then constructed a list of scenes to film. They wrote a script for the voice over and hired a...

Year 6 - Practical Division

Year 6 have been solving practical division questions using conkers to answer missing number questions. Some children are such experts that they were able to teach their peers!

Year 6 - Partner Reading

In Destination Reader lesson children are encouraged to discuss ideas with their partner respectfully whilst applying one of the key skills; predicting, summarising, clarifying, making connections, evaluating, asking questions and inferring. Here are some examples of year 6 children doing this in...

Year 6 - Mastery in Maths

Year 6 have been developing mastery within their knowledge of calculation specifically focussing upon their written methods. They Were solving missing number problems and creating their own steps for learning

Year 6 - The Blitz

Year 6 this week in topic have been learning about The Blitz and have researched about what the blitz was and who it affected. Can you find out about the blitz using kidrex.org ? Here are some questions Year 6 have for you: What was the Blitz? Which areas were bombed? What happened to children...

Year 6 - Launch Week

Year 6 children enjoyed working alongside 'The Rig' to explore sound that was made from up-cycled materials

Year 6 - Kayaking

Year 6 today started a six week course In Kayaking at the Laburnum boat club, Haggerston. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the children tried out their kayaking skills for the first time. An unlucky few fell in but for the most part, they're naturals!

Year 6 - Forest School Team Building

Year 6 today attended a forest school team building session in Hackney. We undertook activities to build dens with tarp and had to use our cooperative schools to work together towards a goal. We built bases, rafts and competed to try and build different things. A fantastic day!

Year 6 - Exploring Properties of 3D Shapes

Year 6 have been exploring the properties of 3D shape and have been studying the relationship between the total amount of faces and vertices and how this compares to the total amount of edges for any 3D shape. We have made some fantastic challenge investigations for other children to try and solve...

Year 6 - Electricity

Year 6 are studying electricity in science and this week we looked at creating circuits using buzzers and motors and how to draw them scientifically. Year 6 also worked out that using a peg and tin foil we could still create a circuit that worked

Year 6 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Year 6 gave a spectacular performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Year 6 - Stop-Frame Animation

Year 6 have been learning how to create stop-frame animation this half term. This week, they used their story boards to make models out of clay and record a short film - experimenting with shapes of clay. Watch this video for a short taster! Claymation Dena and Binta Abdullah, Alex & Jami Noah...

Year 6 - The Empire Windrush Freeze Frames

Year 6 continued their week of exploration in Drama workshops. Here are some of the fabulous freeze frames they created about saying goodbye to loved ones on 'The Empire Windrush'

Year 5's trip to St Paul's Cathedral

Year 5 had a fantastic trip to St Paul's Cathedral. We had the opportunity to have a go on an organ, understand how an organ works and we even got to sing under the dome in the Cathedral

Year 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Rehearsals

Year 6 today did their rehearsals for midsummer nights dream in its entirety on stage. The children have learnt all their lines and we are anticipating a sensational performance on Friday evening. Don't forget that the performance will start promptly at 430 at Whitmore THIS FRIDAY!

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Year 6 visit to Chessington World of Adventures

Year 6 today went to Chessington World of Adventures as a reward for their hard work throughout their time at Whitmore. We got wet on water rides, saw a variety animals and were completely scared (as the photo of Alicien and Fareed shows!) on rollercoasters. More pictures to follow soon!

Year 6 Trip - Churchill War Museum

Year 6 today went to the Churchill War Museum to learn about the life of Winston Churchill and the impact that the bombing of London had on every day life. We learnt about how the blitz affected day to day life for millions of Londoners and the the reasons behind Churchill and his cabinet working...

Year 6 Sports Day 2016

Year 6 took part in their final sports day at Whitmore, a ferocious battle against both the sun and each other! The children participated in events such as Javelin, Shot-putt and 100m sprints. Results will be announced on Friday - may the best team win!

Year 6 Sculptures

Year 6 have been working with visiting artist, Sandy Goddard, to create sculptures of London landmarks for their book corners. They used card, newspaper and paint to create these stunning sculptures. Before starting they also got a chance to work investigate the shapes of building by creating...

Year 6 Production Preview - Act 3 Scene 1

Year 6 are continuing working hard for their production next Friday. Here is a sneak peak of Act 3 Scene 1! Make sure you keep your diary free for the production next week, Friday 8th July, 4:30-5:30

Year 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Performance

Year 6 continued rehearsing their Midsummer Nights Dream performance today with actor Tom Davey. In today's session, children looked at the lines of the fairies within the play and explored different emotions when reading lines. Not long until the performance and the children are doing...

Year 6 - The United Nations Convention on The Rights of the Child

Year 6 children have been learning about The United Nations Convention on The Rights of the Child and creating videos using a green screen to share their message about why they think that these rights are important. The backgrounds and scripts were created entirely by the children!

Year 6 Kayaking

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Year 6 Investigate Electricity

Yea 6 today started investigating the properties of electricity in groups by creating circuits and exploring the properties of different conducive circuits such as tin foil. By the end of an investigative afternoon, all Year 6 children were able to create a circuit with a cell, lamp and a piece of...

Year 6 Graduation 2017

Year 6 Graduation 2016

Watch as Year 6 receive their graduation certificates and remember their time at Whitmore

Year 6 Go Bowling

Year 6 went on a team building day to Rowans bowling as a reward for their hard work and dedication to learning throughout the first half of the year. The children were incredibly supportive of each other and showed fantastic bowling skills over the two hours spent at Rowans. More to come once we...

Year 6 2017 Saying Goodbye

Year 6 - World War 1

Year 6 today learnt about the causes of World War 1 and the complex alliances involved in the outbreak of war. We did freeze frames showing the reasons behind the war, particularly highlighting the alliances between Russia, Germany, Britain and France

Year 6 - 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' Freeze Frames

Year 6 are currently learning about Shakespeare, and in particular this week 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'. To help us learn about the play, the Year 6 children are recreating prominent scenes within the play by creating freeze frames. More to come soon - along with an exciting announcement of...

Year 5's London Eye Trip

Year 5 had a wonderful adventure and rose high over the buildings of London on their London Eye Trip. The went to experience first hand how Salim may have dissapeared from their current PoR book: The London Eye Mysteries. It was a fabulous trip and the views were enjoyed by all

Year 4 visit St Luke's

Almond and Morpurgo had an exciting trip to St Luke's near Old Street, organised by the London Symphony Orchestra . We played the Indonesian gamelan which is made up of percussion instruments, it was important that we played together as a team, keeping in time with each other. We also got the...

Year 5 - Making A Reading Room

Year 5 have been working hard to design and make a reading room for their book corner. This week we made small models of the rooms we would like to make life size

Year 5 - Partner Reading

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Year 5 - National Storytelling Week

Last week, for National Storytelling Week, Year 5 explored a book called window. We looked, in depth, at the characters and theme running through the book through asking questions and a hot seating activity. Towards the end of the week we described what was happening in the picture using a variety...

Year 5 - Mexican Dancing

Year 5 had a fun time learning a Mexican dance during launch week

Year 5 - Meditation Tree

Year 5 have been learning all about calming down strategies in ASPIRE lessons. This week we tried meditating

Year 5 - Measurement

Year 5 have been learning about measurement. We used rulers to measure items around the classroom and then converted between different units of metric measure

Year 5 - Making Our Own Games

Year 5 have been making their own games in ICT using coding. We designed the background and characters and now we are using coding to make the characters move

Year 5 - Learning to be Archaeologists

Year 5 had such a fun trip to the museum of archaeological archive. We got to dig like real archaeologists and learn all about the Saxon and Viking history of London. We even got to make our own Viking coin badges!

Year 5 - Power of Reading News Reports

Year 5 turned into news reporters during their Power of Reading lesson. Play Play Play Play Play Play

Year 2 - The Rhythm of Life

Year 2 performed a Michael Rosen poem called 'The Rhythm of Life' and used instruments to hear and feel the rhythm!

Year 5 - Coding

Year 5 have been learning how to code in ICT. We will use these skills to design and create our own computer games

Year 5 - Art - Sketching and Painting

Year 5 used their sketching and painting skills in art to create paintings of flowers

Year 5 - 3D Shapes

Year 5 have been learning about 3D shapes. We made our own using nets

Year 4/5 - Bow Arts Reading Sheds

Year 4 and 5 have been part of an exciting new art project run by Bow Arts who helped install new 'Reading Sheds' with class author themes. They have really brought the classrooms to life and children are enjoying reading books in them

Year 4 visit The Ministry of Stories

This week year 4 had a fantastic time at The Ministry of Stories learning how to create comic strips! We worked with a real illustrator who taught us some cool sketching tips! We can't wait to finish our comic books at home!

Year 5 - Poetry Workshop with Josh Seigal

Year 5 - Power of Reading: Spy Gadgets

In Year 5 we have been writing instructions on how to use spy gadgets

Year 5 Writing Letters to Their Penpals in Madrid

Year 5 Science - Animal Reproduction

Year 5 have been learning about animal reproduction in Science. This lesson we were focusing on amphibians and insects. We carried out research and presented our findings to the rest of the class

Year 5 visit to Hackney New School

Year 5 went to visit Hackney New School for a workshop on how to use Garageband. We created our own dance tracks

Year 5 Visit St Paul's

Year 5 visited St Paul's Cathedral on Monday. We made our own organ and sang to the public!

Year 5 Trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum

Year 5 Trip to Hackney Museum

Tan Class enjoyed their trip to Hackney Museum. We really enjoyed learning about all the different people who have lived in Hackney in the past. We looked at clues in suitcases to try and guess who they belonged to. We even got to try some of the hats and clothes on!

Year 5 Trip to Hackney Forest School

Year 5 had a fantastic trip to Hackney Forest School. We made shelters, looked at mini beasts and got the chance to climb some trees. We all had a great time!

Year 5 Science - Properties of Materials

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Year 5 Say Goodbye To The Chicks

Year 5 bid farewell to their chicks this week. They're moving to a new life in the rolling hills and pastures of Devon. They will be missed, but they've promised to Skype

Year 5 - The London Eye Mystery

Year 5 have been enjoying there new book 'The London Eye Mystery', which they are studying using the Power of Reading Sequence. Salim has just gone missing... here is some role play in character as Salim's two cousins Kat and Ted just after his strange disappearance

Year 5 Play Tag Rugby

Year 5 P.E

Year 5 Music - Singing

Year 5 Music - Singing

Year 5 Music - Clapping Rhythm Game

Year 5 Music - Clapping Rhythm Game

Year 5 Designing Their New Book Corner

Year 5 enjoyed having the artists and architects back in school again to work on our the designs for our new book corner. It was really exciting to see the final design!

Year 5 Descriptive Work

Year 5 have been studying the book Clockwork by Philip Pullman. The wrote descriptive paragraphs from the character Fritz's perspective as he arrived in the town of Glockenheim. We focused upon figurative language to describe the town as well as the characters sensory reactions

Year 5 Bullying Assembly

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Year 5 - The Rig

Year 5 explored all the home-made instruments at the Rig. We especially liked banging the drums

Year 2 - The Rhythm of Life by Michael Rosen

This week Year 2 have started to learn about poetry. We looked at a poem called 'The Rhythm of Life' by Michael Rosen. When we performed this we used instruments and actions to keep in time and explore the words

'Future sounds of Hackney' - Hackney Today

All students in a Year 4 primary school class are now able to play a musical instrument thanks to a new programme being piloted in their school. Watch Year 4 play the songs mentioned in this article

Year 2 - The Landlord's Cat

Year 2 present their Christmas show, The Landlord's Cat featuring the Year 1 choir

KS2 Girls Football Tournament

During the start of the Summer Term the girls from across KS2 took part in a football tournament. They showed fabulous, skills, teamwork and communication, while supporting each other to achieve an incredible 5th place out of 22 schools. An incredible result for the first time they had played...

Milligan Class Making Computer Games

Children in Milligan class have been programming games using Scratch on computers. In groups, the programmers in Milligan are learning to code and create software for others to use. Try playing our most recent game! This game requires Flash and may not work on tablet or mobile devices Load in new...

Make Music 2 Make Music

...enge is a campaign running in 2016, inviting performing musicians to simply make music at a gig or concert and pledge to donate 10% of their proceeds to Musical Futures. Visit the Musical Futures website to find out more......

London Zoo Penguins Visit Dahl Class

Year 5 enjoyed learning about animal life cycles in their skype session with London Zoo. It was really interesting to learn about the different eggs from different types of animals. We even saw a few penguins swim past!

Level 1 Achieved!

Level 1 achieved! Steering group is delighted to say that we are now officially a Rights Respecting School. UNICEF were incredibly impressed with the school; they said the school had a clear shared vision, which empowers pupils, making them active learners who feel safe and supported. In short, the...

Learning Center - The Gruffalo

The KS2 children in the Learning Center have been learning all about The Gruffalo. In AET this week they went on a nature walk to find resources to make the Deep Dark Wood that the Gruffalo and all the other woodland creatures live in!

KS2 Music Notation

This week KS2 have been learning about music notation. We focused on crotchets (fly) and quavers (spider). Have a look at the websites below to find out more and test your knowledge. Rhythm Trainer Rhythm and metre Can you clap this rhythm?

KS2 ARP - Museum of Transport

The children in the KS2 room in the ARP went to the Museum of Transport last Friday and learned all about how transport has changed over time

Morpurgo Class Assembly - 30th November 2016

This week Morpurgo class entertained with an eclectic assembly including rapping Roman emperors, live archaeology and spooky storytelling. If you weren't able to be there don't worry as you can catch all the highlights here now!

KS1 National Storytelling Week

To launch National Storytelling Week we had a special assembly where we celebrated the joy of stories and reading and children in KS1 shared some of their writing from this half term. Children in Year 1 have been studying poetry and then wrote their own inspired by the ones they had been reading....

KS1 Book Corners Project

Artist Sandy Goddard has today begun work with Years 1 and 2 to transform their reading corners. This week it's the turn of Hoffman Class in Year 2 who started work in earnest creating giant trees using cardboard and paper mache to sculpt. Watch this space for regular updates on their progress...

KS1 - London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican

On Monday 20th March all of KS1 went to the Barbican Centre for an amazing music concert! We travelled from school on the 76 bus and had a packed lunch at the Barbican. We watched the fantastic London Symphony Orchestra who played along to a story called 'Stan and Mabel'. We had learnt the...

KS1 - London Philharmonic Orchestra

This week KS1 went on a trip altogether to the Royal Festival Hall on Southbank to watch an amazing concert! We took the 76 bus there and back and got to see lots of London landmarks on the way, such as the London Eye . The London Philharmonic Orchestra played songs from a book called Giddy Goat....

KS1 - Electricity

This week KS1 had the most amazing assembly - it was all about ELECTRICITY! A scientist called Dan taught us lots of interesting information about the discovery of electricity and then did some mind-blowing experiments! Many children had to be volunteers and had to do some really tricky and...

Jeffers Class - Recycling Assembly

Jeffers Class did an assembly all about recycling! Listen to our song 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' to hear what you could do to look after the world like we do!’

Morpurgo - 'Shake It Off'

This week Morpurgo had a fantastic time playing along to 'Shake It Off', have a watch!

Morpurgo's Musical Futures Assembly

Year 4 were joined by some very special guests who came to see the Musical Futures Pilot project. Morpurgo Class gave a class assembly to show what they had learned so far this year

Hispanic Day 2017

On Wednesday 5th July, Shoreditch Park Primary School celebrated Hispanic Day. We learnt about the Hispanic culture, traditions and food and we practised using and applying our Spanish language skills. In the morning we had the opportunity to watch a Mexican Mariachi Band! We learnt more about the...

PTA Winterfest 2016

We hope you all had a great time at our Winterfest! We certainly did! A big THANK YOU to all parents, family members and staff who came along and supported the PTA and congratulations to the raffle prize winners! We raised just over £1000 which will go towards improving the ks1 playground. If...

Samba Dancing

On Wednesday evening, in front of a hall full of spectators,13 incredible children took to the dance floor to showcase their samba dance moves at Haggerston Secondary School. As they took to the stage, the hall was gripped with anticipation and they did not disappoint. The crowd was blown away by...

Roald Dahl Day 2016

This year at Shoreditch Park Primary School we celebrated Roald Dahl Day by using our imaginations and recreating some of George's Marvellous medicines. Here are some examples of the activities we did and some of the revolting and magical recipes created!

Rights Respecting School: Learning about our rights

The Steering Group have been busy collecting data over the last two weeks. As part of their role, they wanted to assess the impact of the RRSA lessons and assemblies. After interviewing pupils from Year 1 to Year 6, it was evident that pupils across the school were able to recall some of their...

Rights Respecting School Competition

Steering group need you! Steering group have created a display for the reception area but they want you to draw a picture representing one of the rights below. We have added some ideas for the pictures you might like to draw, please use these or come up with your own. Winning entries will go up on...

Refugee Week 2017

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Refugee Week 2016

Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between...

Proposed Britannia Development

...y to be completed around July 2016. The Council will need to carefully consider the results, options......y to be completed around July 2016. The Council will need to carefully consider the results, options......y is complete. March 2016 The City of London Corporation submitted an application to th...

Music in Autumn 2016

...n learning in Music in Autumn 2016. Here Almond Class are learning to listen to a tune played on the glockenspiels and then copy it back as accurately as they can! Here is Dahl Class having their first go at composing within their newly formed bands!? Can you guess which song Mr Davidson i...

Primary Spanish Award Ceremony

Ms Chawla and Ms Sanchez collect the Bronze Award at the Award Ceremony held at the Tomlison Centre on July 7th 2017

Pasta Car Challenge

...in the UK!...

Parents and Community Room

Shoreditch Park Primary School has a new Parent and Community Room. This is a multi-functional space where outside agencies and parents / carers can meet. The workshops happening for parents / carers throughout next half term of timetabled below. We look forward to seeing you there!...

Open Mornings 2015

...ception your first choice for 2016 by attending the open mornings. Wednesday 16th September 2015 and Wednesday 23rd September 2015 between 9:am -10am Please email admin@whitmore.hackney.sch.uk or call 020 7739 7973 to book a place KS1 and KS2 Come to our open morning and experience our wonderful sc...

National Storytelling Week 2017 - Josh Seigal

To help celebrate national storytelling week we had Josh Seigal, a poet, visit us. He performed some of his poems in assembly and we were able to join in with the chorus. He was really funny and we giggled a lot. He also worked more closely with Years 1, 3 and 5 and helped spark our poetry...

National Storytelling Week 2017 - Grey Class

In our workshop with poet Josh Seigal we created our own monsters and used descriptive vocabulary to describe them. Then we made a class poem about all our monsters using smilies to describe. Here is us performing our poem with Josh!

Musical Futures VIP Day

On Tuesday 26th April Whitmore will be opening its doors to some very important guests which may include several MPs and a representative from the Department for Education! They will be coming to see the Musical Futures Pilot project (which has been taught by Morpurgo, Almond and Tan this year) and...

HYPU Summer Programme

... Family Fun Day - 3rd August 2016 HYPU Summer Programme...

Guitar Club - Can You Guess the Song?

Can You Guess the Song? Place your comments below

Sewing Projects

This term we are focusing on textiles in art. Classes across the school have made a start on their sewing projects. Children have been learning various stitches such as running stitch and back stitch as well as drawing their designs to use as templates. Check back soon to see the finished projects

ASPIRE in Autumn 2 2016

Whole school ASPIRE focus – Achieving Aisha Whole school learning objectives 1 I can review my targets. 3 I can set learning targets. 4 What skills and knowledge do I need in order to succeed in the wider world? 5 How will I need to work with others in the local community to succeed? 7 What...

Cake Club

Our Cake Club runs every Friday

Briggs Class visit Tower Bridge

Briggs Class had a fantastic day visiting Tower Bridge to study how bridges work. We have been learning about the Bosphorus Bridge in our Topic on Istanbul and have been comparing it to bridges we know. We had a workshop on how to build and programme bascule bridges which involved the 3D printing...

Big Barbican Workshop

On Wednesday 8th February 20 children from across KS2 took part in a Big Barbican Workshop at the Barbican Centre in the City of London. The whole day interdisciplinary workshop was a fantastic opportunity for the pupils to showcase their excellent collaboration skills and inclusiveness. In mixed...

BADU/Refugee Week

As part of Refugee Week Shoreditch Park Primary School are supporting Badu and the soul garden's project in Bulgaria. They will be visiting Bulgaria in August and volunteering at an orphanage. During refugee week children had the opportunity to donate to this. This money went towards essential...

Autumn in ARP

Tap or hover over a picture to see what we've been up to in ARP in the Autumn term

ASPIRE KS1 Trip to SEALIFE London Aquarium

As a reward for exemplary respect in Autumn 1, 1 child was chosen in Year 1 and 2 to go on a trip with Ms Foster. This trip was SEALIFE London Aquarium. The children loved it! Here is what they said: Yusuf: my favourite part was seeing the penguins because they were so close to me! Aasiyah: my...

Aspire Class Harvest

Thanks to Aspire class we have a whole sack of potatoes and some more still to be dug up!

Cats Protection Non-Uniform Day and Cake Sale

On Wednesday 23rd March there will be a cat themed (big and small cats) non-uniform day and also cake sale after school to raise money for Cats Protection! We are also very lucky to have an educational speaker coming in to teach us a bit more about cats and the charity! Please dress up and bring in...

ASPIRE Artwork

Children from Year 1, 2 and 3 have been working with visiting artists Billy and Amanda to create artwork around the theme of ASPIRE. Year 1 and 2 have created an ASPIRE tree with inspirational words on the trunk. On the leaves they have added self-portraits of themselves. Year 3 created large...

ASPIRE Active

What is ASPIRE Active? At Shoreditch Park Primary School we are dedicated to ensuring each child achieves the best possible outcomes; academically, socially, emotionally and physically. ASPIRE ACTIVE is our initiative strive for our children to be physically fit and healthy. Why do we do ASPIRE...

ASPIRE - Rights Respecting Schools Responses

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Art Club Launch

An exciting new playtime club has been launch – Art Club! Art club is open to anyone in KS2 to join during lunchtimes. This week we have been experimenting with rubbings and weavings. We have used natural materials to make patterns and weave into frames. Art club will continue in September....

ARP Visit Hackney City Farm

The children in ARP went on a trip to Hackney City Farm this week to link to our topic: Food

ARP Cake Sale

Thank you to parents and staff that supported by making cakes and everyone who bought them

Cake Decorating Workshop

The cake decorating workshop has been a success this half term with parent's and carers really starting to develop their cake making skills. Please do contact Rhoda's Cakes directly if you would like to sign up for the workshop next half term

Celebrating Inclusivity in Summer 1 2017

Gruffalo Crumble

Ms Cleverton's English group have finished reading the Gruffalo but not before following an instructional text to make Gruffalo Crumble. It was delicious!

Gardening at Shoreditch Park

Well done to all of our gardeners this year, a new wild flower meadow, a great crop and a recognition of all of the children's hard work by the London Children's Flower society. The judges awarded our school Gold standard in their summer competition. Congratulations!

Grey Class visit Spitalfield Farm

Last week Grey class went on an exciting trip to Spitalfield farm as we are studying animals as our science topic. We learnt about what animals eat and got to feed them! It was a really fun day out

Grey Class Assembly - Animals

Grey class had their assembly this week which was all about 'Animals'. Here are some photos and a video of their animal song

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Letter Writing By Hannah, Grey Class The Little Cottage Goldilocks Gardens in the Forest Dear Goldilocks, Thank you for your letter. I really wanted to eat your yummy porridge. It made me sad. Secondly thank you for telling your Dad to fix my chair. I love that chair. Finally I would love to come...

Go Green Week

Go Green Week has been very busy, each class planted a sunflower and made recycled bee art! Take a look at some of our works of art all made from re-used materials found in the classroom

Genre of the Term

Each term we pick a different genre of music to celebrate. Autumn: R&B Summer: Funk Spring: Reggae

Gardening With Mr Calvin

Today we were very lucky to learn about our new garden patch in the EYFS playground. We are growing a range of vegetables from tomatoes to runner beans. We really enjoyed learning about how to look after our vegetable patch. Thank you Mr Calvin!

Food Revolution Day

For Whitmore's Food Revolution Day Key Stage 1 got busy in the garden with Calvin, each child was able to plant their very own plant. The whole school also entered into a competition, where everyone designed their own healthy smoothie recipe. The winning entry will get the opportunity to create...

Choir at Christmas

This week the KS2 choir were very busy! First they sang Christmas carols at Old Street tube station to help raise money for the charity Health Poverty Action . A whopping £616.76 was raised by Shoreditch Park Choir and the other choirs that sang at Old Street tube station. On Tuesday the...

Deacon Class Visit Spitalfields City Farm

This week Deacon Class went to Spitalfields City Farm. We saw and fed many different farm animals such as goats, pigs and chickens. We discussed what each animal likes to eat and if they are a mammal or a bird. We picked vegetables from the garden to feed to the cow and grass to feed to the sheep!

Deacon Class - 'The Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram

Deacon Class had their class assembly this week! They told the audience the story of 'The Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram. The children did a wonderful job of learning their lines, speaking clearly, re-telling a story and performing songs!

Dance Show Rehearsals

The children across KS1 and KS2 who have been having dance lessons for the last few months had the rehearsal yesterday at Haggerston School. They were great! Tonight is the big show, wish them luck! A special thank you to Nia who has helped support the dance teacher and who has been an absolute...

Dance Club at Haggeston School

Dance club did a great job at Haggeston last night! the performance was amazing! Well done to everyone involved you're absaloute superstars!

Dahl Class - 1st Person Narrative

Dahl Class planning 1st person narrative

Consultation on the Britannia Leisure Centre site

The Council is considering whether it would be possible to build a new leisure centre to replace Britannia – which is coming to the end of its life – and a new secondary school to help meet the demand for school places for local children. This would be funded in part by the sale of...

City Year Has Talent

Well done to Shawna in year 4 who performed at the City Years Got Talent competition which took place in The Islington Assembly Hall this week. She looked absolutely beautiful and her performance was magnificient! What a superstar!

Science - Using Electricity

In Shoreditch Park this week we have been lucky enough to have Dan, a scientist from the Royal Institiute of Science visit us in school to show us a number of experiements showing how we manage to use electricity every day - despite it being so dangerous! We witnessed some of the earliest demos...

Sewing Projects

This term all classes have been learning to sew. Everyone has shown great resilience and enthusiasm for learning a new skill. They have worked extremely hard to produce some fantastic final products. Here are some examples from around the school

Year 2 - The Hodgeheg

This week Year 2 have been doing some acting! This is linked to our new book 'The Hodgeheg'. We acted out some hedgehogs trying to cross a busy road. There were cars whizzing up and down, busy pedestrians and lots of traffic noise. Our hedgehogs made it to the other side safely with the...

Year 1 Poetry Performance

Year 1 Trip to Kidzmania

Year 1 went on a trip this week to Kidzmania as a special end of year treat! The children had so much fun playing, exploring and laughing. Year 1's favourite part was the slide and the bouncy castle. It was a great way to celebrate all the success and hard work that has taken place this year

Year 1 Topic - The World and the Seasons

Year 1 started a new topic this week called 'The World and the Seasons'. We will be learning all about the seasons and famous explorers who discovered many amazing wonders.This week the children participated in activities that represented each season, as well as investigation tasks using an...

Year 1 Sports Day 2016

Year 1 had a wonderful time at Sports Day on Monday! They particularly enjoyed the beanbag race and javelin. They behaved just like Inclusive Izeyah by encouraging each other and congratulating the winners of each race. We will be getting active again next Monday on our trip to Kidsmania! Don't...

Year 1 Skype London Zoo

In Year 1 we are learning all about animals and what they eat. We were so excited to be able to Skype Anna at London Zoo this week. She was telling us all about mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds, and how we might identify them. We also played a game about what animals eat. We learned...

Year 1 Power of Reading - The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems

Year 1 have been studying 'The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems' in Power of Reading. They have been learning to recite and perform poetry from the book as well as their own poems. In this clip the class are reciting parts of 'Until I saw the sea' by Lilian Moore....

Year 1 Power of Reading - Story Boxes

This week Year 1 have been making story boxes for our Power of Reading book 'Man on the Moon'. The children were really creative and came up with fantastic ways to display craters, shooting stars and so much more. Here are some photos of some of their fabulous boxes

Year 1 Mexican Dance Workshop

Year 1 Trip to St Annes Church in Hoxton

This week Year 1 took a trip to St Annes Church in Hoxton. We had the pleasure of meeting Father Christopher, who talked to us about the church and answered some of our questions. We got to take a tour of the church and even got a chance to ring the church bells! We recognised some of the symbols...

Year 1 Maths Workshop

Year 1 took part in a fantastic maths workshop this week. We learnt all about making patterns with shapes and what a right angle looks like! We had lots of fun playing practical maths games with our classmates

Year 1 - Writing Poems

Year 1 have been exploring poetry and we wrote our own poems in response to ones we read. Here are some examples from Grey class. Poems about a spider web and the calm or stormy sea

Year 1 - World Book Day 2017

Year 1 had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. We dressed up as characters from our favourite books and discussed why we loved those books! We love reading in Year 1! Remember to recommend your favourite book to a friend!

Year 1 - World Book Day

In Year 1 this week we had lots of fun dressing up as our favourite book characters for World Book Day! We have been reading the story of Lila and the Secret of Rain in Power of Reading and decided to create a story box of Lila’s village in Kenya as a special World Book Day treat. We tried to...

Year 1 - Using Mirrors to Support Their Leaning on Symmetry

KS1 has a real focus on using concrete resources to support learning. Here you can see children using mirrors to support their leaning on symmetry. They will move from using this concrete resource to more independent activities, promoting their reasoning skills

Year 1 - Understanding our Rights - Need vs Wants

Year 1 trip to Shoreditch Adventure Park

In Topic this term Year 1 are learning about 'The World and The Seasons'. As part of our learning we went on a trip to Shoreditch Adventure Park to explore our surroundings and find clues in our environment that tell us that it is Winter and that Spring is coming. We completed our winter...

Year 1 Trip to St Mary's Secret Garden

Year 1 went on a trip this week to St Mary's Secret Garden in Hoxton. In Topic we are learning about plants and insects so we had lots of fun discovering different insects and plants at the garden.We discovered lots of different vegetables growing in the garden and found many mini-beasts...

Year 1 - The Museum of Childhood

Year 1 went on a trip to The Museum of Childhood this week. We participated in a puppet workshop where we discovered all about different kinds of puppets, how they worked and what materials they were made from. We even made our very own shadow puppets!

2D Shape Song

This week Ms Jameel's maths group wrote their very own song to help them remember how many sides each 2D shape has! Here they are performing it, see if you can learn the words and join in!​

Year 2 - Super Gardeners

Three lucky children from Year 2 have been helping Calvin in the garden! Josephine, Deniz and Rebekah have been planting, watering and taking care of plants in the school garden. You can see them here eating some peas and planting tomatoes. They are becoming super gardeners!

Year 2 - St Mary's Secret Garden

Year 2 went on an exciting trip to St Mary's Secret Garden! We walked there, it is near Hoxton Station, so it did not take us long. Our topic is 'Plants and Rainforests' so we learnt about how plants grow and different seeds. We planed some beans, peas and seeds and had a look around...

Year 2 - Spanish Workshop

Year 2 enjoyed a Spanish have enjoyed a Spanish workshop with Senorita Sanchez! They learnt about the different countries Spanish is spoken in and made flags relating to these countries. Some children were challenged to name as many countries as they knew where people speak Spanish!

Year 2 - Museum of Transport

This week Year 2 went on an exciting trip to the Museum of Transport in Covent Garden. We got the 76 bus all the way there; it was a cold day so we were very wrapped up! When we arrived we had a chance to look around the museum and complete a transport hunt! We had to follow a trail and get stamps...

Year 2 - Multiple Partitoning

In Year 2 this week we have been learning about multiple partitoning. We chose a number, partitioned it into tens and unit, then used the dienes to check for other ways we could split the number into parts. This was a tricky challenge but we started to find lots of different addition number...

Year 2 - Measurement

This week Year 2 have been looking at measurement! We have measured in many different ways and on Thursday looked at capacity. We used lots of different measuring jugs and containers to try and get accurate measurements. We had to compare these with our partners. We found out that there are 1000ml...

Year 2 - Hampstead Heath Trip

This week Year 2 went to Hampstead Heath on a fantastic trip! It was a very hot day so we had to wear our sun hats and drinks lots of water! We got the 271 bus all the way there. When we arrived we had a picnic and then spent the rest of the day completing tasks linked to our topics of habitats and...

Year 1 Trip to the Museum of London

Year 1 had a fantastic time at The Museum of London this week. This term we have been learning about the history of London. The children have compared London during periods of time. They have been learning how London has changed since the Roman and Medieval times. The children were able to secure...

Year 2 - Habitats

Year 2 have started their new topic this week - Habitats! They had a Big Bang lesson to introduce the topic in which they explored different habitats, which animals lived there and what they needed to survive. They looked at information books and had to complete their own research. We can't...

Year 2 - Exploring Habitats

This week Year 2 started to explore habitats around the school during science lessons. We looked for things that were living, once lived or have never lived in different habitats. We looked in the playground and the school garden. You can see they found snails who were alive, feathers from birds...

Year 2 - Dog's Trust

Yesterday Year 2 were so lucky because the Dogs Trust came to visit us! Our topic is Inspiring Individuals and we heard all about how dogs can be inspiring too. The dog was called Tigger and he was able to help humans in many different ways by being a guide dog. Look at us learning about Tigger!

Year 2 - Composing on The Glockenspiels

Year 2 have been working hard on using the glockenspiels to play along to music and compose some of our own pieces. Watch us do some copying of different notes on our instruments!

Year 2 - ASPIRE: Inclusive Izeyah

Year 2 have been focusing on how to be inclusive over this half term. Inclusive Izeyah has given us lots of ideas on how to to be kind to others and make sure everyone is included. We read the book 'The Cloud' and then worked together to create huge doodle pictures! We had to make sure we...

Year 2 - Algorithms

This week Year 2 have been learning all about algorithms in computing. Algorithms are a set of instructions. We started by giving these to each other by directing our friends from one planet to another. We pretended we were in space! We then started to do this on an app called Scratch. Next we will...

Year 1's Aspire Assembly

Deacon Class had their class assembly this week! They told their audience about the Aspire code and what they do to be like the Aspire characters. They did a fantastic job of learning their lines and singing songs about being self aware and respectful!

Year 1 - Touch

This term Year 1 are learning all about our senses! This week we focused on the sense of touch. We used different parts of our bodies to touch a range of materials. We then chose vocabulary to match how the different materials felt. We discussed which parts of our bodies were more sensitive to...

Year 1 - Textiles

This Term Year 1 have been studying Textiles in Art. We explored different textiles and looked at examples of textile art by professional artists such as Jennifer Collier. We then sketched a London skyline and used this as a guide to create a textile collage. The children decided which textiles...

Shoreditch Park Garden

We've been busy in the school garden! We've been laying the foundations for our new greenhouse and harvesting this year's crop

The Princess and the White Bear King

Persuasive Writing By Preciosa, Jeffers Class Choose me to be the Grand Princess! To begin, I am writing because I am going to be a fantastic princess. My name is Preciosa and I am going to be a good princess because I am respectful, helpful and funny. You should choose me because I would share,...

Work Week 2016

Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Visible Learning Impact Programme

Shoreditch Park has participated in a 2 year Visible Learning Impact Programme. This has transformed our approach to how we approach learning in the classroom and resulted in remarkable outcomes for our children. See our Impact Report attached. Well done to everyone at SPPS! Penny Smith Headteacher

Traction Man

Script Writing By Adam F, Grey Class Traction Man and Scrubbing Brush are lying on the deep blue see. The Evil Scissor Shark is trying to attack them into little pieces. TM: What a lovely day! I’m so proud of my good job. (Lying on the beach). SB: Look out Scissor Shark is coming closer and...

Thematic Approach

The following documents outline the thematic approach to teaching that we take at Shoreditch Park. Thematic Approach Yearly Overview with Writing Genres Art KS1 and KS2 Yearly Overview Computing Curriculum Map 2015 Plan 1 Musical Progression KS1 Spanish Yearly Overview 2015

The Snail and the Whale

Recount writing By Adam F, Grey Class At the harbour I saw a ginger cat. At the harbour I smelt fishy smells. I could smell stinky seaweed. In the Antarctic there were penguins splashing. The penguins were playing with ice. I went to the Tropics and I saw a volcano popping. I could smell stinky...

The Six Star Wonders

This week some children in Year 5 started their very own band... The Six Star Wonders!!! They had their first rehearsal on Friday and in that time managed to pull together their very own version of the song Riptide by Vance Joy, Keep your eyes open for more music from The Six Star Wonders, the new...

The Hodgeheg

Book Review By Nicole, Jeffers Class What is the book about? The book is about a hedgehog who wants to cross the busy road but he doesn’t get to the park! So he thinks how he can cross the road safely. Who are the main characters? The main characters are Peony, Pansy, Petunia, Max, Ma, Pa and...

World Book Day 2016

The Hackney Schools Music Festival

Whitmore Choir did a fantastic job performing at The Hackney Schools Music Festival!!! They've been rehearsing a range of songs of different genres from all over the world for months! Have a listen!

The City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

A new academy opening in September 2017 invites you to a prospective parent question and answer session with Principal Holly Arles. Tuesday 15 th November, 9am and Wednesday 16 th November, 4pm at Shoreditch Park Primary School Refreshments will be provided. To sign up or if you have any questions...

The Choir Sings 'El Condor Pasa'

This week choir enjoyed singing El Condor Pasa by Simon and Garfunkel which the whole school have also been learning in singing assembly! This is our first attempt and we can't wait to practise it again next week!

Suzuki Violin

On Thursday we were very lucky to have a visit from Kate, Aga and some of their friends and students from Suzuki Music. They treated us to a brilliant performance, some of the children who played the violin for us were as young as 5! They taught us all about The Suzuki method and explained the kind...

Summer Reading Challenge 2017

The Reading Agency and Hackney Libraries are running activities for children aged 4 to 11 years old to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge 2017. Animal Agents, illustrated by Tony Ross, will introduce readers to a variety of clever creatures, specially trained to use their skills and natural...

Spanish Speaking Countries

During our Launch Week our students were learning about the flags of Spanish speaking countries....how many countries are there?

Shoreditch Park Primary Launch - Balloon Release

To celebrate our official launch everyone gathered in Shoreditch Park to release a balloon. Look how far they flew!

World Book Day - Book Fair

World Book Day was a great success this year and it was lovely to see the whole school dressed up as their favourite book characters. There was a real buzz around school and children were bursting with creativity and passion when discussing books and stories in class. The book fair got off to a...

World Book Day 2017

This week we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite book characters. We saw characters like Handa from Handa's Surprise, Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr Fox. We had a great day finding out about what we love to read and why!

Year 1 - Spanish Week

This week we have been celebrating Spanish week at Whitmore. Year 1 particularly enjoyed their Flamenco workshop. They sang in spanish and were taught a flamenco dance which included arm movements as well as stamping and clapping rhythms. They enjoyed it so much that they continued to dance at...

Year 1 - Grey Class Play The Glockenspiel

Grey class have been learning how to play the glockenspiel. We take it in turns and have been learning 1 note at a time. This week it has been C. We are playing along to a song we learnt earlier in the year called 'Hey You'

Year 1 - Science Trip to Clissold Park

Year 1 have been studying plants all half term in Science Lessons. This week we went on a trip to Clissold Park.The children looked at deciduous and coniferous trees and spotted the roots of trees. They then went on a nature hunt, collecting small samples of wild plants and identifying different...

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Beegu

This week Year 1 started reading the book Beegu in Power of Reading Lessons. The children discovered some unusual things in the playground just before we started reading the book! It was almost as if Beegu had landed on our school roof! By using our findings and looking at the front cover of the...

Year 1 - Plant Detectives

Year 1 have been enjoying their Science lessons this term. We have been plant detectives! The children have been learning all about garden plants and wild plants. We have been using magnifiers to examine plants closely. We have also been exploring our local area to find what plants are growing in...

Year 1 - Observing Changes in Trees During Autumn

Year 1 have been just like Enquiring Ebony this week in science! We have been observing changes in trees during Autumn. We collected leaves of different shapes, sizes and colours and compared and discussed the leaves in groups. The children then sorted leaves into categories such as rough/smooth or...

Year 1 - Myths and Legends

This term Year 1 will be learning all about Myths and Legends. Well done to all the children who completed their Enquiring Ebony homework challenge! You created some amazing mythical creatures! This week we have been learning about some mythical creatures from stories such as Unicorns and Dragons....

Year 1 - Mythical Creatures

Year 1 will be learning about Myths and Legends this term. This week we had our first lesson exploring all sorts of mythical creatures! We will also be learning about the history of London and the legendary story of Dick Whittington

Year 1 - Dimensions of Music

Year 1 have been learning about the dimensions of music in their lessons. In these clips the children are exploring pulse and tempo. They are using their heads to keep a steady beat to the music to show their understanding of pulse. They also used body movements to show fast and slow tempo in...

Year 1 - 'Here's a Little Poem'

Year 1 are currently reading 'Here's a Little Poem'. This week we have been learning to recite and perform poetry using our voices and actions. In this clip Deacon Class are performing 'A Circle of Sun' by Rebecca Kai Dotlich.​

Year 1 - Deacon Class Proud Pinar Assembly

Deacon Class had their assembly this week. It was all about Proud Pinar! We have been focusing on being proud this term. The children shared all the different ways that they have been showing pride! This included being proud of their classroom, their learning and of each other! Deacon class did a...

Year 1 - Deacon Class Bookcases

Deacon Class made a bookcase for their book corner based on the book 'Beegu' by Alexis Deacon. It is a story journey bookcase and you can follow the story from the bottom to the top! Every child in the class contributed to the creation of the bookcase and we are delighted with the finished...

Year 1 - Capacity

Year 1 have been learning all about capacity and volume this week. The children used estimation and investigation skills to find the capacity of different containers. They also measured and recorded volume in ml

Year 1 - Breakfast With A Book

Year 1 enjoyed Breakfast With A Book this week. It is an invaluable time for children to enjoy reading with friends or an adult. The children discuss what they have read and recommend books to each other. Please join us on Wednesday mornings this half term from 8.45am

Year 1 - Breakfast With A Book

Year 1 have been enjoying Breakfast with a book this half term! It is a great opportunity for the children to enjoy a selection of books from the book corner and start their day with a story. They have been reading with adults as well as reading stories to each other! Thank you to the parents and...

Year 1 - Art in Autumn 2016

In Autumn 1 the children were learning all about sketching. They discovered famous sketch artists and compared different styles of sketching. We then focused on mark making with a variety of tools including pencil, pastels and charcoal. A variety of sketching techniques were used such as cross...

Year 1 - 'The Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram

Year 1 have been studying 'The Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram. After observing the illustrations in detail the children created a story box with their partner. They added details of the setting and the characters. The story boxes create many opportunities for purposeful talk about the...

Year 2 - Launch Week

Year 2 had the best time at The Rig playing the musical instruments! It was so interesting to make music with objects that we would not usually use as instruments, the sounds we made were really different!