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 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...

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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 4 - Roman Numerals

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

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 - 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 - 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 - Maths Misconceptions

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

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 - 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 - 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 - Solving Fraction Based Problems

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

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 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 - 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 Debate

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

Year 4 Maths Challenge

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

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 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 - 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 - 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 - Common Misconceptions in Subtracting

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

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 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 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 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 Spanish Assembly

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 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 - European Day of Languages

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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 5 - Art - Sketching and Painting

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 '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'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 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 - Almond Class Poetry Assembly

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

Year 5 - 3D Shapes

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

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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Launch Week

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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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 - Shakespeare Rocks 2017

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 - 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 - 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 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 2017 Saying Goodbye

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 Graduation 2017

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 - '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 Writing Letters to Their Penpals in Madrid

Year 5 - Empire Windrush

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 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 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 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 - 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 - Meditation Tree

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

Year 5 - Mexican Dancing

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

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 - Partner Reading

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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 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 - The Rig

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

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 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 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 Science - Properties of Materials

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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 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 the Victoria and Albert Museum

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 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 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 2 Dance Lesson

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!

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!’

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...

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 - 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 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 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....

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

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?

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!

Music in Autumn 2016

Here's what our classes have been 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...

Guitar Club - Can You Guess the Song?

Can You Guess the Song? Place your comments below

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!

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...

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!...

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

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...

Refugee Week 2017

BADU Foundation Stage Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

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!

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...

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

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...

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

Spanish Speaking Countries

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

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

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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 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...

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...

Autumn in ARP

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

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...

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...

Cake Club

Our Cake Club runs every Friday

Celebrating Inclusivity in Summer 1 2017

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

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...

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...

Dahl Class - 1st Person Narrative

Dahl Class planning 1st person narrative

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!

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...

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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...

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

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 1 Mexican Dance Workshop

Year 1 Poetry Performance

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 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 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 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 - 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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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!

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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!

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

Year 2 - The Landlord's Cat

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

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 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 - 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

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...

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

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 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...

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

Work Week 2016

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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 - '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 - '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 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 - 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 - 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 - Understanding our Rights - Need vs Wants

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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...

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 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...