Oracy

At Shoreditch Park Primary, ASPIRE oracy plays a prominent role in teaching and learning. We understand that oracy skills are vital to success in school and in life, as they are closely linked to cultural capital. For many children, especially those growing up in poverty, opportunities to develop...

School Streets

A School Street is a scheme where the road(s) outside a school is closed to most vehicles during school opening and closing times, helping children walk or cycle to school safely. Shoreditch Park Primary School received a School Street in September 2020 as part of Hackney Council's effort to...

Autism Resource Provision

Welcome to Shoreditch Park School's Autism Resource Provision (ARP). This page provides information about the curriculum and the procedures in place for the ARP. Pictures and information for parents of current pupils can be found by visiting the Seuss or Sharratt class pages. Meet the Team Rochelle...

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...

Year 3

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Performance Tables

EYFS 59 pupils School Hackney National Good Level of Development 71% 74% 67% Good Level of Development (PPG) 58% 70% - Good Level of Development (Non-PPG) 82% 77% - Communication and language 85% 81% 80% Literacy 75% 77% 70% Mathematics 83% 81% 77% Phonic Screening Check Year 1: 89% Year 2: 80%...

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...

Ofsted and School Improvement

Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. We are delighted to inform you that following the Ofsted inspection of...

Maths

Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary School, we teach mathematics passionately, instilling the importance of creative thought and fluency using number in all lessons. We intend to provide children with a foundation for understanding number, reasoning, thinking logically and problem solving with...

RE

Curriculum Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary we aim to provide an enquiry based RE curriculum, where pupils can develop an understanding and appreciation for beliefs, cultural practices and values. RE helps pupils to understand the place of religion and belief in the local, national and global...

Library and Reading for Pleasure

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Intervention and Provision

At Shoreditch Park we run a range of interventions to support our pupils to develop new skills and address any gaps in their learning. The interventions change every year, based on the presenting needs of our pupils. Please see the intervention information document for more information about the...

Year 4

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Parent Engagement Calendar

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Sharratt Class (ARP)

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History and Geography Curriculum

History At Shoreditch Park Primary School, our intent is to produce a high-quality History education for all learners in order for them to gain the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life. We aim to inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past and we are passionate that...

PTA

At Shoreditch Park we are passionate about working together to ensure our children and wider school community get the best possible experiences in life. The PTA aims to work together to: Run events where people can get to know each other and enjoy themselves Raise funds for resources that the...

Read Write Inc

Class="search-fragment-found">... the sounds children learn over the week are posted in Google Classroom each Friday so children can have extra practice to build reading fluency! Parent Information Read Write Inc Videos Phonics Flashcards These packs are available now from the school office. Set 1 cards can be purchased for t...

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 -...

Nursery Admissions

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Governors Committees

Full Governing Body The full Governing Body meets termly to discuss whole school strategy and developments. As per The Governance Handbook there are 3 core functions to the board: Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction Holding executive leaders to account for the educational...

Inclusion Team

The Inclusion Team holds regular pupil welfare meetings to review the support that is in place for pupils with SEND and other vulnerable groups. These meetings help to ensure that any issues which pupils might be facing are quickly addressed. Actions from pupil welfare meetings might include:...

In-year Admissions

Class="search-fragment-found">... places outside the Reception Class intake and Year 6 transfer to secondary school in September each year. To make an in-year admission to Shoreditch Park School parents / carers must complete an in-year transfer and send the completed form to Hackney Education. Please visit Hackney Education for mo...

Year 1

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School Tours

We warmly invite prospective parents and carers to visit Shoreditch Park Primary School and experience our learning community. Our school tours are led by a member of the Senior Leadership Team and provide an opportunity to: See the school in action during the school day Learn about our curriculum...

Extra Curricular Clubs

Autumn Term 2025 - Extra Curricular Clubs Please see below for our extra curricular activities this term. Please contact the office for any further information. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Club Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group Gymnastics 1-6...

Uniform

Our Uniform Shoreditch Park blazer* Shoreditch Park book bag Shoreditch Park jumper Shoreditch Park tartan skirt* Shoreditch Park tie* Black shoes/trainers Grey or white tights/socks Grey pinafore Grey trousers and shorts Purple checked summer dress White shirt White polo shirt** For PE lessons and...

Rights Respecting School

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Vacancies

Current vacancies

Secondary Transfer

Applications for secondary schools are now closed. Secondary placements were shared on 1st March. Please contact Hackney Education if you have yet to receive your childs allocation. More information can be found here . For current year 5 children, information regarding open events and deadlines...

Spanish

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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...

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,...

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...

Support Plans and EHCPs

What is an SEND support plan? At Shoreditch Park when we have concerns about a child's progress we will meet with their parents to create an SEN support plan. Support plans are reviewed at least termly and detail additional interventions and support that we have put in place in order enable a child...

English

At Shoreditch Park Primary school we teach English writing through ‘The Power of Reading’ which focuses on a range of high-quality texts to allow teachers to plan creative cycles of English with a focus upon a range of outcomes. Through the English curriculum, we help pupils develop the skills and...

ASPIRE in Autumn 1 2019

In Autumn 1 we focussed on respect and pride. Pupils explored the idea of mutual respect within school and how we can be respectful members of our local and global communities. We made links to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and created rights respecting charters in every classroom....

ASPIRE in Autumn 2 2019

In Autumn 2 we focused on inclusivity through positive relationships and linked this to Anti-Bullying Week. We learnt how to listen to other people and play and work cooperatively both in class and in the playground. We talked about strategies to resolve simple arguments through negotiation. We...

Breakfast and After School Clubs

Breakfast Club Our breakfast club operates from 7:45-8:30am, Monday to Friday. Breakfast includes several options such as a wholemeal bagel, wholemeal cereal or fruit. All options are in line with our Healthy Schools award. Children are given several activities to choose from including: arts and...

Year 6

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Computing

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Contact Us

Contact Us Address: Shoreditch Park Primary School, 113 Bridport Place, London, N1 5JN Telephone: 02077397973 Email: admin@shoreditchpark.hackney.sch.uk Twitter: @Shoreditch_Park Key Contacts Headteacher: Penny Smith SENCo: Miss Deegan - EYFS, Ms Byrne - KS1 and KS2 General Enquiries: Your initial...

ASPIRE in Spring 2 2019

Spring 2 Focus - Achieving Aisha In Spring 2 we were learning about achievement and having high aspirations. This linked to National Careers Week so we spent time investigating different jobs and the skills you need to do these jobs. Every class had a visitor who came to tell them all about their...

Year 5

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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...

Admissions

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 2

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ASPIRE Ambassadors

Every year pupils are given the opportunity to apply to be an Aspire Ambassador. In the application they reflect on why they would be a good choice for this role and they explain why Aspire is important to them! They are involved in pupil voice meetings, assemblies, trips and much more! They are...

Art and D&T

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Mental Health

Mental Health Support At Shoreditch Park we are committed to the early identification of any mental health issues that a young person may be dealing with. This can include low self-esteem, attachment disorders and difficulties regulating emotions. We offer a range of interventions in school that...

Destination Reader

To support children develop their reading skills in a smooth transition from RWI we follow Destination Reader across KS2. It begins in Year 3 and children follow it all the way up to Year 6. This year we even have some whizzes in Year 2 who will be completing RWI during the Spring term and moving...

Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 1

[menu name="year6-residential-2019"] Year 6 today are making their way to Kingswood in Kent for three days of challenges and problem solving designed to test their resilience and build their team work skills. Keep up to date with everything that's happening here and on our Twitter...

Year 5 - Design and Technology Week 2020

This week in Year 5, we have been working really hard on our assessments in writing, reading and maths and Dahl class have worked especially hard when creating, rehearsing and performing their class assembly that incorporated our topic work and performance poetry. This week has also been our design...

ASPIRE - Autumn 2 - Inclusivity and Self Awareness

Class="search-fragment-found">...be resilient in our learning. Classes created resilience trees to explore this further - they include who we are, our goals, some challenges we face and the people who can support us. KS2 children then created personal goals on resilience ladders. KS1 were learning about emotional regulation thro...

Year 5 - Musicians Outreach Workshop

Year 5 participated in a Musicians Outreach Workshop led Mr Jonatan Bought. The children listened and appraised music created by the classical guitar and theorbo. The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family. "When I was listening to the music, I learned that the longer the...

Year 2 - The Great Fire of London

In Power of Reading Year 2 have been reading a non-fiction text all about the Great Fire of London and learning new facts about this historical event. This week we have been learning to make our very own houses from 1666, when the Great Fire of London took place. We thought about the materials...

Year 4 - Tetractys Poems

The Year 4 family have had another wonderful week on google classroom and have produced some excellent work. The children are continuing to show great enthusiasm in their learning. In Power of Reading, we are continuing with poems but this week the focus was Tetractys poems. Here are some excellent...

Year 4 - Can you guess the subject of these Kenning Poems?

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Year 2 - Reading Morning

Don't forget to join us in Years 1, 2 and 3 every Friday for Reading Morning. We love having as many parents as possible in our classrooms to promote a love of reading

Year 5 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 11th January 2021

This week in Year 5, we have been working really hard to perfect our poetry. We have continued to look at the features of poems we have studied, we have written our own poems and have also had the chance to take part in a class debate and perform our poems in front of the rest of the year group. In...

Year 4 - Free Verse Poems

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Virtual Open Events

We are delighted to welcome you to Shoreditch Park Primary School. Due to the current unprecedented circumstances, we are unable to welcome prospective parents into our school building. Instead, we are offering virtual open session which will allow you to meet some of our teachers and get more...

Seuss Class - We Are Extraordinary Gardeners!

Seuss class have enjoyed making cress heads. We carried out an experiment in science - testing variables - different conditions for growing plants. We made predictions and recorded our observations

Reception - Starting in September 2021

We are delighted to welcome new starters to Reception in September. We have some useful information for parents / carers and children... Forms Please complete the following forms before 18th June 2021 : Pupil Registration Photo Consent Social Media Consent Free School Meals Eloise Erwin Early Years...

Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 3

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Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 2

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Year 2 - Learning How to be Confident Gardeners

Children in Year 2 are learning how to be confident gardeners. This week they planted bean seeds in both soil and cotton wool to see which will grow. Children are learning what plants need to survive and how to care for the classroom plants. Children will make scientific observations and record...

Roald Dahl Day 2019

This year we watched this video: We then wrote our own descriptive settings of the Chocolate Factory. We couldn't help but get ravenous for chocolate as we wrote them! Have a look at our work which is now on display!

ARP - Seuss Class Trip to the Apple Store

We took part in a workshop at the Apple Store. First we used a light show app that made a fireworks type scene. The we used an art program called ‘Procreate’ to make our own pictures. Finally we experimented with a photograph app. Each child got a magnetic badge to take home. After the...

Year 5 - Home Learning - Week 5

Adam N - The Last Wild illustration Angel S - Change the Simile to a Metaphor Anis - Fox Friday Create it task Shayden Leggett - Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

ARP - Seuss Class Celebrate Pancake Day

Today Seuss class celebrated pancake day and the start of our new topic: FOOD! We followed instructions to make pancakes and added sweet and fruity toppings. A special thanks to Cinar who brought in some home made pancakes for everyone to sample. Tomorrow we will write about how we made them and...

Year 1 - Deacon Class Enjoy Their Reading Morning in the New Library

Deacon class had a blast showing their parents and carers around our new library this morning! They explored the different genres available on the shelves and read books from some of their favourite authors. Have a look at how they got on

ARP - World Book Day 2020

Today (6th March 2020) for World Book Day Seuss class had lot's of our favourite characters come to visit. Can you spot the chef from Ratatouille or some 'things' from the Cat in the Hat?

Year 1 - Deacon Class Trip to Shoreditch Library

Deacon class really enjoyed their trip to their local library. We had one of our favourite books 'The Rainbow Fish' read to us by the librarian and then made our own books. Have a look at how we got on

Year 4 - Home Learning

Year 4 have adapted excellently to the google classroom and are showing us all that they are resilient and adaptable learners . Here is an example of some of the excellent work that has been completed so far

ARP - Sharratt Class Learning to Read and Write O'Clock

Children in Sharratt class in Year 1 have been learning to read and write O'clock in maths

ARP - Seuss Class Learning About Air Resistance

Seuss class in the ARP have been learning about air resistance in Science. They tested difference sizes of bag to see which created the most drag

ARP - Seuss Class Trip to the Science Museum

On 25th November Seuss class went to the Science Museum. We travelled by bus and tube. When we got there we saw lots of transport from the past, including an old motor car which looked a lot like the one in the story 'Mr Gumpy's motor car'. We are going to include some of these vehicles...

Year 5 - Home Learning

ARP - Sharratt Class at the Museum of Childhood

Sharratt class had a fantastic day at the Museum of Childhood quiet day on 15th November. We travelled to Bethnal Green by bus. When we got there we looked around the museum, played with the robot and then went on the rocking horse. Then we had a craft workshop where we made a model of a bedroom....

Year 6 - Excellent Examples of Work

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Year 3 - Apollo5 Workshop

Year 3 had the great opportunity of taking part in a workshop delivered by members of Apollo5. This workshop has helped the children gain confidence in their singing voices. The children start their afternoons with 10 minutes of singing. The children are excited to sing and enjoy it so much. It is...

Year 2 - Jeffers Class Trip to Museum of London - London's Burning

This term, Year 2 are learning about the Great Fire of London. We were lucky enough to be able to visit the Museum of London and see and feel an exciting combination of real and replica objects relating to the Great Fire, and learn all about life, homes and firefighting in 1666. Children also...

Incoming Reception 2020/21

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Year 4 - National Poetry Week

We turned National Poetry Day into 'National Poetry Week' in Almond class and had so much fun! On Monday we watched some of our favourite CBBC stars read their favourite poems and also listened to Karl Nova's poem 'See Through My Eyes'. He showed us that using the imagination...

Afternoons in Year 1

Year 1 has really enjoyed our afternoon lessons this half term. We have been learning all about dinosaurs from the past in our Topic lessons. We have been using secondary sources to find out information about these prehistoric creatures and then exploring through carousel based activities. In...

Year 1 - 2D Shapes

Last week, Year 1 learnt all about 2D shapes and have been identifying and describing the properties of 2D shapes. Year 1 were able to apply this knowledge and went on a shape hunt around the school and their classroom

Year 2 - Power of Reading

This half term we have been reading Grace and Family by Mary Hoffman. We learned about The Gambia, the country in Africa that Grace goes to visit, and wrote a diary entry in role as Grace. We wrote a letter to wish Grace good luck on her trip and posted it in our classroom postbox!

ASPIRE - Autumn 1: Self Awareness and Achievement

In Autumn 1, our focus was Self Awareness and Achievement. We wanted to build self-awareness around the changes to our school routines due to Covid-19 and staying safe and healthy. Within Aspire lessons we created space to discuss our experiences during school closure and our feelings about...

Year 4 - Home Learning Work

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Year 5 - Vikings

This week in Year 5, we have been learning all about the vikings, and King Ethelred's ineffective strategies of fighting them off by trying to pay them silver! We have been reciting and performing some viking poetry this week based on the poems. Mr Holland's maths class also started looking...

Year 2 - Hoffman Class Trip to Museum of London - Fire! Fire!

On 2 September 1666, an event started that would change the face of London. The Great Fire broke out from a baker's house in Pudding Lane. By the time it was over four days later, much of the medieval city lay in smoking ruins. Year 2 explored this further at the Museum of London. We looked at...

Power of Reading - Leon and The Place Between

We were focusing on the book Leon and the place between by Graham Baker-Smith in which Leon takes his siblings, who are sceptical about magic, to the circus. Whilst at the circus he gets chosen by the enigmatic Abdul-Kazam to participate in a magic trick and suddenly finds himself in the place...

Year 3 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 11th May 2020

Year 3 have been working hard this week, look at their great work! Character Description Liyah Maths Work

Reception - Browne Class Outdoor Story Morning

We were so excited to welcome our parents and carers into school for our first Parent Story Morning in quite a while! We had a great turn out and the children were able to share their favourite stories, authors and their passion for reading! We look forward to many more in the future

Sharratt Class - World book day 2025

Nursery - Forest Schools

Our nursery children have been exploring the outdoor classroom during their Forest Schools session

Reading Morning - 2024

Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended another successful reading morning this morning. Reading remains a priority at Shoreditch Park, as we know the positive impact reading has on the children. Not only does reading support academic success, but it also enhances children's social...

Reception - Curriculum

Welcome to our Reception Navigate the page using the buttons below. Meet the Team Timetable Curriculum Highlights ​​​​​​​ Teaching and Learning in Reception Starting Reception Starting Reception is a big step for children and their families, from those first days of settling in, making new friends...

Year 2 – Natural History Museum

Year 2 children enjoyed an exciting pond dipping trip to the Natural History Museum. During the visit, they collected pond animals from the museum's wildlife pond and took part in activities designed to develop their observational and classification skills. The children also observed feeding...

Seuss Class - Christmas Pantomime 2024

Seuss Class - Life Skills 2024-25

Seuss Class - Maths 2024-25

Seuss Class - Trips 2024-25

Sharratt Class - Fine Motor Skills

Sharratt Class - Maths

Sharratt Class - Trips

Sharratt Class Exemplary Award holders

Reception - Back to School

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Seuss Class - Science 2024-25

Reception trip to the Farm - Spring 1

Reception enjoyed an exciting visit to Spitalfields City Farm this half term. Despite the rainy weather, the children arrived full of enthusiasm and ready for adventure! This term in Reception, we have been learning all about animals and their habitats as part of our topic work, alongside exploring...

Year 4 - Trip to Hoxton Church

Year 4 classes Morpurgo and Almond, visited St Anne’s Hoxton Church as part of their RE learning about Christianity. The children explored the church, learning about its features and significance. They also had an engaging talk with the vicar, who answered their questions and shared insights....

Reception - Exploring and Learning: Around the World

This half term, the children have enjoyed exploring different countries and landscapes through our Around the World topic. Using a range of core texts and engaging activities, they have learned about a variety of religious and cultural celebrations, including Easter, Eid and Passover. The children...

Nursery - Exploring and Learning: Animals

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PoR in Seuss Class

Browne class first Forest School lesson.

Browne class enjoyed our first Forest School lesson. The children took part in a variety of wonderful activities. They assembled and made their own bird nests, they created amazing leaf prints and their own stick men based on one of our favorite stories. We are looking forward to our next Forest...

Science in Seuss Class

In Seuss class we have enjoyed learning about the planets in the solar system in science. We learnt lots of interesting facts such as, earth takes 1 year to orbit the sun, giving us seasons and that earth spins on its axis every 24 hours giving us day and night. We also learnt that moons orbit...

Year 1 - Deacon Class - Woodberry Wetlands Trip

A highlight of this year was the Woodberry Wetland trip. Deacon class had a great time exploring the great outdoors at the wetland. They went minibeast hunting, pond dipping and observed the local wildlife

Reception - Browne Class Nature Walk

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Year 2 - Jeffers Class Hackney Museum Workshop

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Reception - Donaldson Class Trip to the Farm

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Reception - Browne Class Farm Trip

The children were SUPERSTARS today on our trip to Spitalfields City Farm. It was the first time we had got a bus together and they did so well. We had a lovely time looking at all of the farm animals and finished the trip with a picnic in the farm's yurt!

Year 1 - Grey Class Trip to Shoreditch Park

Grey class had an amazing time exploring Shoreditch Park. We hunted for different materials and put our observation skills to the test spotting different items in the park

Year 1 - Deacon Class trip to Shoreditch Park

Deacon class had an amazing time exploring Shoreditch park. We discussed what we noticed and observed with our partners and hunted for different materials

Year 1 - Grey Class Trip to Hackney Museum

Rauf's Poem

The River's a bird He swoops and soars The path below shows him A little boat's oars. The River's a shelter A towel, a cave The residents who walk inside Will feel a dry rave. The River's a scarecrow Guarding the field He acts cruel to the crows With an invisible shield. The...

Year 5 - Raise Tower Bridge

Year 5 participated in a virtual coding workshop via Zoom meeting to learn about Tower Bridge and then apply STEM knowledge and skills to 'RAISE TOWER BRIDGE'. This is what a Year 5 child said: "During the Tower Bridge workshop, we used our STEM, in particular- programming skills, to animate Tower...

KS1 Reading Morning - May 2022

The KS1 reading morning was a huge success, and it was wonderful to welcome parents back into classes to share a love of reading. At Shoreditch Park Primary, we value reading for pleasure as it helps children develop their fluency, vocabulary and develops their understanding of the world. Reading...

New Starters Reception and Nursery - September 2022

We are delighted to welcome new starters to Reception and Nursery in September. We would love to welcome you into school for a New Starters Open Evening on Tuesday 28th June between 5pm and 6pm. Please find some useful information below. We are looking forward to welcoming your child into our...

Year 1 - Grey Class Trip to Woodberry Wetlands

Grey class had a great time exploring the great outdoors at the wetland. They went minibeast hunting, pond dipping and observed the local wildlife

Green Team - Let's Reduce Electricity!

Green Team made some fantastic labels for the lightswitches and teacher computers to encourage them to be turned off when not in use. They then distributed them to different classrooms

Inclusive School Award

Shoreditch Park have achieved the Inclusive School Award with Flagship status for the second time. "Upon entering Shoreditch Park Primary School, their vision, values, and commitment to promoting an inclusive environment is evidenced through displays of ASPIRE characters and their characteristics....

Donaldson class go to Forest School

Donaldson class had their first Forest School lesson today! The children were very excited to explore the area and participate in a variety of wonderful activities. They created nests for birds, fishing rods for the pond and stick men from one of their favourite stories. All of the children are...

Year 2 - National Poetry Day

To celebrate National Poetry Day, we were lucky enough to have a workshop with poet Steve Tasane. Steve read some of his fantastic poems to us. We loved how interactive his poems were and enjoyed joining in. At the end of the workshop, some of us stood to share our own poems with Steve and the rest...

Seuss Class - Black History Month

During October Seuss class (ARP) have been celebrating Black History Month. Pupils learnt about Hackney carnival by dancing to Socca Music and making carnival masks. Children in Seuss class love crafts and are very creative. Their masks are now proudly displayed in the classroom. During our weekly...

Reception - Donaldson Class trip to Shoreditch Fire Station

As part of our current topic 'People who help us', we visited Shoreditch Fire Station to see firefighters in action! We had a great time trying on real firefighter uniforms, watching a fire pole demonstration and learning about the emergency systems

Reception - Browne Class Trip to Shoreditch Fire Station

As part of our current topic 'People who help us', we visited Shoreditch Fire Station to see firefighters in action! We had a great time trying on real firefighter uniforms, watching a fire pole demonstration and learning about fire safety

Year 3 - Briggs Class Trip to the Science Museum

This half term, Briggs class went to the Wonderlab section of the Science Museum. We had so much fun exploring all the immersive activities and developing our Scientific skills. Some of our favourite sections were the dark room, the friction slide and the gravity testing ball game

Reception - Browne Class Trip to Spitalfields City Farm

Browne class had a wonderful trip to Spitalfields City Farm. The children enjoyed looking at a range of farm animals and learnt about how they are looked after. We even got to see a bug hotel! The animals were very friendly and some children had the opportunity to stroke them

Reception - Donaldson Class Visit to Spitalfields Farm

This week, Donaldson class visited Spitalfields Farm as part of their Animals topic. They had a wonderful time meeting the different animals and even stroking them! The children learned about the different animals living on the farm and how they are cared for

School Council Update - Spring 1 2023

Hello we are the school council and in this update we will be talking about pupil voice groups and what they have done this half term. Hello! I'm here to talk about the Rights Respecting Steering Group. This half term, they have led an assembly on different things to do with your mental health. Our...

ARP - Seuss Class - New Obstacle Course

In Seuss class we enjoyed playing on the new obstacle course in Shoreditch Park. We had fun playing and building our resilience by challenging ourselves to overcome our fear of heights. We are superstars!

ARP - Seuss Class - World Book Day

Seuss class had fun dressing up for World Book Day. We enjoyed going to the library to find books that linked to our characters

ARP - Seuss Class - Suleymaniye Mosque

On Monday the 20th Seuss class went on a trip to the Suleymaniye Mosque. We have been learning about religions and holy places during RS on Mondays and Seuss class enjoyed exploring a place of worship. Mr Savas, an admin lead at the Mosque, showed us around the Mosque and answered all of our...

Year 1 - Design & Technology

Design and technology (DT) in year 1 is all about helping children to develop their creativity and problem-solving skills through designing and making their own products. DT encourages children to explore and experiment with materials, tools and techniques to create models, structures and objects....

The Secret Sky Garden

Through an excellent oracy education, children learn not only how to talk but also how to learn through talk. In the classroom, children have the opportunity to develop and enhance their understanding through structured and planned talk activities. This enables them to acquire the skill to...

Year 1 - Deacon Class Trip to Hackney Museum

A highlight of Spring 2 was our trip to Hackney Museum. Deacon class had an amazing time exploring different suitcases which belonged to people who live in Hackney. We were able to learn about different and diverse communities of people who migrated to the UK and lived in Hackney

Year 5 - Tan Class Poetry

ASPIRE in Autumn 2 2018

Autumn 2 Focus - Self Aware Samuel This half term we are thinking about self awareness. Specifically, we will be developing self awareness in our learning dispositions. In class we are reading books such as My Fantastic Elastic Brain, The Dot and Beautiful Oops. These books explore the concept...

Power of Reading: Iron Man

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KS1 Book Corners Project

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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!

Make Music 2 Make Music

Morpurgo are the stars of the new Make Music 2 Make Music challenge video! The Make Music 2 Make Music challenge 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...

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...

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!

Morpurgo's Musical Futures Assembly

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Music in Autumn 2016

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Musical Futures VIP Day

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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!

Nursery - Curriculum

Welcome to our Nursery Navigate the page using the buttons below. Meet the Team Timetable Admissions Curriculum Highlights Policy ​​​​​​​ Our Curriculum

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!...

Pasta Car Challenge

Class="search-fragment-found">... Hezekiah and Joseph from Tan Class (year 5) with an incredible distance of 4 m 88 cm. It is worth noting that the current record (after 5 years of the “Pasta Car Challenge” in the UK) is just 5m 5cm. This was the third longest distance ever recorded in the UK!...

Proposed Britannia Development

The London Borough of Hackney are currently considering building a school on the Britannia Leisure Centre site & the development may or may not include Whitmore Primary School. Presentation for Parents Letter to Parents Introduction The Council has commissioned a feasibility study to look at a...

JDF Shoreditch Easter Show

We had our JDF Shoreditch Easter show on Sunday (25th March 2018). Both classes from Shoreditch Park Primary performed - we had a great time!

Reception - Meet the Team

Class="search-fragment-found">...Lead (on leave) Browne Class: Ms Francis (Class Teacher & Interim EYFS Lead) Ms Del (Early Years Educator) Donaldson Class: Ms Clarke (Teacher & OPAL Lead) Ms Andrea (Teaching Assistant) Ms May (Teaching Assistant) Ms Saffron (Midday Teaching Assistant)...

Refugee Week 2017

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

Seuss Class Make Kites

Seuss class made kites in literacy linking to the book 'Storm' by Sam Usher. Afterwards they wrote instructions for how to make a kite

Seuss Class Make Rain Catchers

In Seuss class we have been making rain catchers to measure rainfall

Sewing Projects

Class="search-fragment-found">... 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....

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

Sharratt Class - Exploring Autumn

Sharratt class exploring 'Autumn' in their science topic about the changing seasons

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...

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 Hodgeheg

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The Princess and the White Bear King

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The Snail and the Whale

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Traction Man

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Jeffers Class - Recycling Assembly

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HYPU Summer Programme

Are you aged between 11-18? Want to do something different this summer? Why not start your career here while having fun? For more info and to book places visit www.htea1.com , call 0207 249 4542 or email htea@live.co.uk . Family Fun Day - 3rd August 2016 HYPU Summer Programme

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

ASPIRE Tea Party - Inclusive

This week we had a tea party celebration for the children who received exemplary certificates in the Aspire assembly last half term. These children have been showing that they are inclusive by respecting the rights of others in their class and learning all about the UN Charter on the Rights of the...

'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

A Conversation With John Bercow MP

On Monday we spoke to John Bercow MP who is the Speaker of the House of Commons. He spoke to us with Skype from the House of Commons where he chairs the debates and makes sure the Prime Minister answers MP’s questions. He told us lots about his job and how he got to be where he is. He was...

ARP - Cycling

Some pupils learned to cycle with Tan class this week

ASPIRE - Inclusive Izeyah

This term our focus has been Inclusive Izeyah. We have been particularly focusing on being inclusive by respecting the rights of every child. We have been learning about articles of the UNCRC. This is a charter that lists the rights of all children. In our assembly we celebrated all the progress we...

ASPIRE - National Careers Week

In March we took part in National Careers Week. Every class had a visitor who told us all about their job and what skills they needed to get this job. We linked this to Achieving Aisha and having high aspirations. The children participated in a Q&A with the visitor to find out more about...

ASPIRE - Pride

This half term we have been celebrating the Aspire strand 'Pride'. The children have been taking pride in their communication and looking at what makes them proud as a unique individual. We have also been focussing on being proud of others in our class and family. This week we celebrated...

Aspire - Respectful Rodrick Tea Party

Last term in our Respectful Rodrick celebration assembly, two children from each class were chosen for the exemplary award. Pupils were chosen for showing outstanding progress in their Respect dispositions. This week these children celebrated at a 'Tea Party' with Ms Smith and Ms Walters....

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 Ambassadors 2017-18

Congratulations to our new Aspire Ambassadors for 2017-18! Our Ambassadors will be the pupil voice for ASPIRE this year. If you have any ASPIRE ideas or something you would like to share, please speak to the Ambassador in your class

ASPIRE Celebration Assembly - Respect

This half term we have been focusing on 'Respect' within our ASPIRE curriculum. To celebrate all the progress we have made this half term, we held an assembly and every class gave a presentation on their progress in Respect. Pupils talked about respecting their learning and having mutual...

Aspire Class Harvest

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

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 Tea Party - Pride

This week we held the Aspire Tea party for the children who were recognised last half term for their progress in 'Pride'. They had taken pride in their learning, their culture and their class mates. They had also shown pride in developing their oracy skills. At the Tea Party we had some...

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

Briggs Class visit Tower Bridge

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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...

Dahl Class - 1st Person Narrative

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

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Deacon Class - Music

This term we have been learning all about the beat and rhythm of music. We have listened and appraised different types of songs, warmed up our vocal chords through vocal games and even learnt the lyrics to a song called 'Round and Round'. As Deacon class were so confident in singing this...

Deacon Class Visit Spitalfields City Farm

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Donaldson Class - Spitalfields Farm Visit

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Donaldson Class - Spring has Sprung

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Eco-Active Workshop: Week 1

Eco Active Workshops are amazing! This week we looked at: observing the environment (Litter) and making seed bombs. *For these seed bombs we used Fuller’s Earth as our compost Next week we will be meeting with Calvin the Gardener and deciding where and when to plant the seed bombs in our...

Genre of the Term

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

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

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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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

Valerie Bloom - Performance

A mixed class of Year 5 and 6 children looked at the poet Valerie Bloom, they broke down one of her poems and tried to perform it in her native Jamaican accent!

Work Week 2016

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

ASPIRE in Autumn 1 2018

Autumn 1 Focus - Respectful Rodrick In Autumn 1 we focussed on respect. Pupils explored the idea of mutual respect within school and how we can be respectful members of our local and global communities. We made links to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and created rights respecting...

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 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's Poetry Performances

Year 3 are learning poems from the Allan Ahlberg book 'Please Mrs Butler'. This was our first time performing the poems for an audience. We can't wait to have another go so stay tuned to see how we improve over the next few weeks! Click any of the images to watch the video

Year 3/4 - Architectural Yoga Workshop

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Year 4 - Almond Class Achievement Lesson

Almond class were focusing on collaborative achievement in today's ASPIRE lesson. The task was to create a tower which could hold a shape on top of it. Each group only had a newspaper, sellotape and one pair of scissors between them. They were able to collaborate to build a tower. Well done on...

Year 4 - Almond Class Maths

The children had to use the digits 1-9 (only once) to get a total as close to 1500 as possible

Year 4 - Almond Class Poetry Assembly

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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 4/5 - 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 5 - Performance Poetry

Year 5 have been focusing on poetry. This lesson we worked in groups to perform a poem. Our checklist for performing included tone, volume, expression, actions and teamwork. Click an image to watch the video

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 5 - Poems Through the use of Drama and Performance

Year 5 have spent the last three weeks focusing on poetry. We explored poems through the use of drama and performance. We ensured our poems contained figurative language. After our first draft, we peer assessed each other's poems and then published a final draft in a class book of poetry

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 - 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 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 Trip to Hackney Museum

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Year 6 - Kayaking

Year 6 today started kayaking lessons - something that both classes will do over the next six weeks. Zephaniah today learnt how to get into and control their kayaks... something more than a few of them failed to do resulting in very wet clothes. Keep checking our progress as we progress towards...

Year 6 - Science: Blood

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Year 6 - Science: Environment

In science, Milligan today had an interactive lesson with our environment. While continuing to learn about classifying animals we took our search to the school grounds to search for vertebrates such as amphibians and invertebrates such as arthtopods. We explored the school grounds finding animals...

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 Groups

Select a year group to find out more:

Maths Homework

Maths homework is given weekly using the website IXL . Each child (Years 1 -6) is given a unique log in so that they can access IXL both at home and at school. IXL is a fantastic tool to support your child in learning their maths; when children get questions wrong the program supports your child by...

Eco-Active Workshop: Week 3

ON THE 12/10/18, GREEN TEAM MADE THEIR OWN POSTERS WITH THEIR RECYCLED PAPER THEY MADE THE WEEK BEFORE . They wrote to persuade more children to recycle more. Also, they wrote what people should recycle. THEY ALSO WROTE IT TO PUT AROUND THEIR CLASSROOMS! After that, they wrote on a piece of...

Year 3 - Refugees

Year 3 have been learning all about refugees using the 20 simple acts. They learnt about the journey a refugee may need to take if they are forced out of their homes. In order to completely understand the journey of a refugee we learnt about the stories of some refugees and used these to create a...

Year 3 - Make Bread for a Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon

Briggs class took advantage of the kitchen in the roof classroom this week to bake some bread. We are reading Iron Man by Ted Hughes at the moment and on Friday we'll be writing recipes for the very hungry Space-bat-angel-dragon. Hopefully eating our dishes will stop him slurping up the whole...

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...

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 - 'Here's a Little Poem'

Class="search-fragment-found">... actions. In this clip Deacon Class are performing 'A Circle of Sun' by Rebecca Kai Dotlich.​...

Year 1 - 'The Sound Collector' by Rodger McGough

Today Grey class explored the poetic feature onomatopoeia in a poem called 'The Sound Collector' by Rodger McGough. We had worked in groups to create the sounds that are collected and performed it altogether

Year 1 - 'Until I Saw the Sea' Performances

This half term we are exploring poetry. Today we looked at a poem called 'Until I saw the sea' which had a lot of figurative language . We explored it together as a class and realised it describes the sea as you would describe humans such as 'breathing in and out'. Have a look at...

Year 1 - Data

This week Year 1 have been learning all about data. We have looked at the different ways data can be represented such as tally charts, pictograms and block diagrams. Today we worked with our partners to create our own questionnaire to ask the class. We recorded our results using a tally and then...

Year 1 - Deacon Class Bookcases

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Year 1 - Deacon Class Proud Pinar Assembly

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Year 1 - Grey Class Music

This week Grey class have been practicing the glockenspiel to a song called 'Hey you'. We played the note 'C' and had to concentrate really hard to keep in time with the music

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 - Grey Class Poetry Performance

In POR this week Grey class practiced reading poetry for performance. We used actions and changed our voices to make it exciting and engaging. Have a look!

Year 1 - Measurement

This week year 1 have been learning all about measuring capacity, length and mass. We have been out measuring distances around the school, measuring the weight of classroom objects and even made our own magic potions using different units of measurement! Have a look at how we got on!

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Story Maps

Today Year 1 practised our self aware communication during our PoR lesson. We are planning for our long write tomorrow, which is a narrative we created from the characters when author Jessica Spanyol was in. Today we focused on oral retelling and used our story maps to help retell our stories from...

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 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's Aspire Assembly

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Year 3 - King Smith Poetry

The children in King Smith class have started their new topic on poetry. We started by looking at a well loved poem by Allan Alhburg called Please Mrs. Butler. The children in King Smith learn about the different features of poetry performance - intonation, tone, action, rhythm, refrain,...

Year 2 - Achieving Aisha

This half term we are focusing on Achieving Aisha. We began by discussing what we already know about Achieving Aisha and what she represents. We then played the game ‘What would Aisha say’. We read a statement and tried to respond to the statement from the perspective of Aisha. As a...

Year 2 - Great Fire of London

Class="search-fragment-found">...Great Fire of London. Jeffers Class were lucky enough to be able to visit the Museum of London and see and feel an exciting combination of real and replica objects relating to the Great Fire, and learn all about life, homes and firefighting in 1666. Children participated in an interactive role-play ...

Year 2 - Hackney Schools Music and Dance Festival

This week Jeffers class were lucky enough to participate in the Hackney Schools Music and Dance Festival. We prepared by learning lots of songs from around the world. On the day we sang these songs with other schools from Hackney. We sang in the the round, with call and response and also with...

Year 2 - National Maritime Museum Titanic Workshop

Year 2 are learning about the Titanic in line with their History and Geography topic. We were lucky enough to attend The National Maritime Museum where the children will attended a worshhop. The children spent an action-packed day as a passenger aboard the world’s most famous ship before it...

Year 2 - Self Aware Communication Skills

Year 2 have been developing their self aware communication skills this half term. The children have been self aware in the way they talk, listen and respond to each other. They have then been using our discussion sentence stems to feedback all their ideas to the class. They have made a huge amount...

Year 2 - Titanic

Throughout the Spring term, Year 2 have been learning about the Titanic. As well as visiting the National Maritime Museum for a workshop all about the passengers on board the Titanic, the children have been sequencing the events in the order of which they happened when the Titanic sank to the...

Year 2 - World Book Day

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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 3 - Power of Reading: Jemmy Button Oracy Discussion

Year 3 were having a class debate whether or not Jemmy should go to the visitors' civilised world to experience their culture and learn their language. Each child either 'built on' the previous child's point or 'challenged' their idea with a counterargument. This discussion...

Year 3 - 'Let Your Spirit Fly'

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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 - How Sedimentary Rocks Are Formed

Year 3 class have been using role play and performance to orally re-tell how sedimentary rocks are formed based on the book pebble in my pocket. Our performances will help us write explanation texts because it is giving us ideas and information. If we can say it we can write it!

Year 3 - Ice Palace by Robert Swindells

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