Rights Respecting School
We are proud to be a Rights Respecting Gold Award school. This means that the school has fully embedded children’s rights throughout the school in its policies, practice and ethos. Rights Respecting is ingrained within our ASPIRE ethos of Respect and Inclusion. Children learn about their rights...
Enquiring Ebony Homework
Each half term classes are given Enquiring Ebony homework linked to their Topic or Science focus. Children are tasked with making creative projects that encourage curiosity and foster inquisitive thinking. Look at some recent examples of finished projects! Enquiring Ebony Homework Challenges -...
ASPIRE Mornings
At Shoreditch Park we believe that in order to expect positive and respectful communication, we need to model and provide opportunities for it within our school day. Our mornings are free flow and children independently come into their classes between 8.45 - 9.00. On their transition up the stairs...
School Council
A council is a group of people that meet regularly. They are elected representatives of a group, who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. Shoreditch Park Primary School Council members help to represent children’s voices. They are a team of committed students who wish to help...
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...
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...
Year 2
Welcome to the Year 2 page! You can look at the learning and activities we are doing each half term and get any curriculum letters and information you need. You will also find our class timetable. The Year 2 Team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 2 HLTA: Ms Twiner Hoffman Class: Ms Carpenter...
ASPIRE in Spring 1 2019
Spring 1 Focus – Enquiring Ebony In Spring 1 we have been focussing on Enquiring Ebony. We are developing our thinking, reasoning and questioning skills within philosophy lessons. These lessons help students to concentrate, think ‘outside the box’ and share their thoughts and...
Computing
Intent Within an ever changing and technological world, Shoreditch Park Primary School understands and values the importance of teaching Computing from a young age. We acknowledge that future generations will rely heavily on their computational confidence and digital skills in order to support...
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...
Year 3
Year 3 Team Year group lead: Ms Byrne King-Smith class Ms Silver Briggs class Mr Kwong Parent Curriculum Meeting Timetables Homework in Year 3 Children are given math (IXL programme) and reading homework assigned each Friday through Google Classroom. Math and reading homework is due each Thursday....
Library and Reading for Pleasure
Teaching children to read and write independently, as quickly as possible, is one of the core purposes of a primary school. These key skills not only hold the keys to the rest of the curriculum but also have a huge impact on children’s self-esteem and future life chances. Parental Reading Support...
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...
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...
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...
Meet the Governors
Shoreditch Park Governing Body is made up of volunteers who are committed to ensuring that high standards are achieved and maintained throughout the school. The body is made up of parents, members of staff, community representatives and local authority representatives. Their responsibilities...
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...
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...
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...
Read Write Inc
...le, it helps him or her to learn about books and stories. They also learn new words and what they mean. Show that you are interested in reading yourself and talk about reading as a family. You can find out about good stories to read to your child on the Ruth Miskin Facebook page . Does it matter if ...
Year 1
Welcome to the Year 1 page! You can look at the learning and activities we are doing each half term and get any curriculum letters and information you need. You will also find our class timetable. The Year 1 team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 1 HLTA: Ms McGregor Grey Class: Ms Hannaford...
Year 4
Year 4 Team Year group lead: Ms Byrne Almond class Mr Millar Morpurgo class Ms Has Parent Curriculum Meeting Timetables Homework in Year 4 Children are given math (IXL programme and Times Tables Rockstars) and reading homework assigned each Friday through Google Classroom. Math and reading homework...
ASPIRE in Summer 1 2019
In Summer term we have been learning all about health, but specifically mental health. This links to our ASPIRE character Inclusive Izeyah. We used resources from Place2Be and Mentally Healthy Schools to explore the idea that physical and mental health are equally important. The pupils thought of...
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....
Speech and Language Support
At Shoreditch Park Primary School we strive to ensure that all of our pupils are able to communicate confidently and effectively. We recognise the vital role that Speech and Language Therapists play in supporting children who have difficulties with language and communication. We have three speech...
Rights Respecting Steering Group
Steering group is a pupil voice group, which focuses on children's rights. As a gold level Rights Respecting school , this group has a very important role to play. They meet at least once a half term to discuss and decide how to raise awareness around children's rights. When steering group feel...
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...
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...
Art and D&T
Art and Design Curriculum Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary, we offer a creative curriculum which embraces the arts and broadens children’s horizons. Through art and design, we inspire and challenge all children to think innovatively and develop creative understanding. Children are encouraged to...
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:...
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...
Year 3 - Baking Challenge
In Year 3 we love a challenge, especially when it helps us to learn new skills! This week we were challenged to make a Victoria Sponge cake! We tried very hard and they turned out incredible! They tasted amazing too!
Year 1 - First Week Back (Summer 2 Week 1)
Year 1 has been very busy during our first week back this term. We have been finding fractions of shapes and quantities in maths, writing letters to Rapunzel in POR, learning about Ibn Battuta in topic and observing root systems in science. Here are some of the amazing examples of our work
Year 1 - Summer 2 Week 2 Home Learning
This week Year 1 have been busy looking at fact families and the inverse in maths and they have been exploring the book Anna Hibiscus through talk, illustration and writing
Year 4 - Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf
In Year 4 this week, we finished our exciting book 'Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf'. The children created excellent storyboards to retell the story and added lots of fantastic drawings with colour. It was a great way to talk through the best parts of the book and give our opinions about the storyline....
Year 6 - Science: Experiment with Different Forces
In science we experimented with different forces, here we are testing objects with different surface areas and how air resistance acts on them
Year 6 - Paired Reading in Destination Reader
Here are some excellent examples of paired reading in Destination Reader
Year 4 - Highlights from Autumn 1 Week 2
We had a really fun and productive week in Year 4. Here are some picture highlights from the week
Year 5 - Writing Setting Descriptions Based Upon 'The Varmints'
This week Year 5 began their return to school writing setting descriptions based upon our new text 'The Varmints'. We spent the week discussing the text and building vocabulary banks in order to be able to write with exceptional descriptive devices. Have a read of some of our incredible...
Year 4 - Highlights from Autumn 1 Week 3
It has been another great week in Year 4. Here are some picture highlights from the week
Year 5 - Anglo-Saxon Invasion in Britannia
This week in Year 5, we have been learning about the Anglo-Saxon invasion in Britannia. We have used dramatic techniques to order key events and explore key figures during the year AD 410
Year 5 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 1st February 2021
This week in Year 5, we have continued looking at our book, Alex Rider: Stormbreaker! This week we have been focusing on gadgets! We have looked at the gadgets featured in Stormbreaker and have also had the opportunity to look at some other gadgets and create our own. Specifically, a teacher...
ARP - Gardening - September 2020
First we found out about the life cycle of a sunflower through our own internet research, pictures and videos. Then we identified some sunflowers in the garden. Once we found them we decided what stage of life each sunflower was in. Some were flowing, but some were dying and drooping. We looked in...
ARP - Topic: Natural Disasters - October 2020
First we watched videos and did some research about six natural disasters: flood, hurricane, volcano, earthquake, heatwave and tsunami. The we worked in pairs to build a house out of different materials: lego, playdoe, cream crackers and jenga blocks. We shook the tables to simulate an earthquake...
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...
Year 3 - Home Learning - Ancient Egypt and Plants
This week we have been starting many of our new topics and we wanted to show you some of our work! We have made Egyptain death mask linking to our topic Ancient Egypt as well as started learning about our science topic Plants!
Year 6 - Excellent Examples of Work
500 word story - Jalvin About Electricity - Oscar T Big Revenge - Oscar T Chelsie - Planning for write Chelsie - Taking Flight End of Unit Electricity Alex Jaqueline - Street Child Lesson 3 Nicole A - Setting Description - Paris Nicole D - long write Preciosas Story Shackletons Journey- Alex...
Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Work
Our new science topic for this half term will be 'Animal Antics'. To prepare for this, Year 1 were asked to create their own model of a minibeast using a range of materials. The children have been very busy researching interesting facts about their minibeasts and a minibeast hotel has even...
Year 4 - Tetractys Poems
Year 4 have had an extremely busy and exciting first week back. One of our superstars Naima was chosen to appear on television show 'Good Morning Britain' to give her opinion on the prospect of summer schools taking place. She was able to showcase her superior oracy skills to a national audience...
Year 1 - Home Learning
Year 1 has been getting quite creative with their home learning. Last week we were learning how to write a set of instructions. We created our own instructions on how to make a witch's potion. Some of us even had a go at making our own potion. 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
Year 1 - Planting Seeds
This week Y1 have been busy planting seeds and keeping a journal of the growth their plants make. Year 1 also had fun getting creative with their maths reasoning lesson on Monday. They had to work out different ways to make certain numbers and did a great job of doing so!
Year 4 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 18th May 2020
Year 4 continues to show us all that they are resilient and adaptable learners . Here is an example of some of the excellent work that has been completed from the past week
Groove Into the Woods: A Video Storybook
For children aged 3-7 Welcome to the deep, dark woods - full of all sorts of magic and creatures up to no good... Join three friends on their quest to save their grownups from some horrible trolls. Singing, dancing and adventure await you on this mysterious journey. Designed for children aged 3 - 7...
Year 1 - Home Learning - Week 5
Year 1 has been very busy this week. Have a look at some of our science, maths and literacy work
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
Year 3 - Science: Plants
This week we started our new Science unit, Plants. We have been exploring the different parts of plants and what are their uses. Our activity was to draw a plant and label its features. We had lots of fun doing this activity!
Year 3 - Geography: Earthquakes
Year 3 have done an amazing job at researching all about earthquakes for their geography unit. They have conducted some research and created their own artwork representing the aftermath of an earthquake
Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Half Term Project - Poetry
In Year 1 the Enquiring Ebony Half term project was focused on poetry. Children have made their own wonderful and creative poetry collages using a range of resources available at home
Year 2 - Summer 2 Home Learning
The Year 2 Half Term Homework Challenge was linked to their new topic, ‘The Apprentice Gardener'. Children planted many seeds including lettuce, turnip, chive and bean seeds. Children are now keeping a diary throughout their gardening challenge to monitor the growth of their plants
Year 5 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 8th February 2021
This week in Year 5, we have finished our explanation texts and have created our own inventions with multiple different features that we have designed throughout the week. We have continued looking at Earth & Space in our science lesson and slums in our topic lessons. We have completed...
Year 5 - Sir Trevor McDonald Pop Art
This week Year 5 took on an exceptional project in the form of Sir Trevor McDonald pop art! We took in some key elements of the great man's life which include Bafta awards and his trusty microphone then turned the images to create effective pop art in the style of Andy Warhol
Year 5 - Learning
In PoR, we explored our core text: Varmints by Helen Ward. We used story mapping to organise the key events in the story. Subsequently, we learnt how to box up details to plan a retell by organising ideas into key paragraphs; including a range of vocabulary from the text; and adding a variation of...
Year 6 - School Council Candidate Speeches
In Year 6 we had speeches for the School Council candidates
Year 5 - The Viewer by Sean Tan
This week in Year 5, we have been continuing to read The Viewer by Sean Tan. We have been gathering several descriptive phrases and sentences based on the book, building on from our setting description last week and using a range of figurative language techniques, including using similes,...
ASPIRE - Autumn Term: Enquiring Ebony Homework
Below are just a few examples of the fantastic Enquiring Ebony homework that has been received in the Autumn term. Below you can see the Topics of Weather (Y3), Great Fire of London (Y2) and Dinosaurs (Y1)
Year 3 Virtual Trip to the British Museum
Today, we took part in a virtual trip to the British Museum! We met with an archaeologist who showed us different artefacts from Prehistoric Britain. We also took part in a quiz all about the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras where we got 9 out of 10! During the trip, we were also...
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 6 - Lego Wedo 2.0 Coding
Our enthusiastic Year 6 continued their coding learning this afternoon with the fantastic Lego Wedo 2.0 coding - building models and then programming them to move! We will be continuing to make models of increasing difficulty over the half term, keep coming back to check in with how we are doing!
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
In Autumn 2 our focus was Inclusive Izeyah and Self Aware Samuel. In KS2 we were focusing on resilience. The children know that resilience is a skill that can be developed to help us cope with challenging times or circumstances. We have all shown resilience in our community and school during the...
Year 2 - The Dark by Lemony Snicket
Year 2 has loved exploring Lemony Snicket's text, The Dark. First, we recreated the illustrations, changing the mood from frightened to cheerful. We then wrote letters of advice to Laszlo advising how he could overcome his fear of the dark. We had some brilliant ideas and really hope we were able...
Year 2 - Enquiring Ebony Homework - The Titanic
Over the Christmas holiday, Year 2 worked hard on their Enquiring Ebony projects. Children researched what happened to the ship and created their own models
Year 1 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 25th January 2021
This week in year 1, we started our new text 'Traction Man' by MinI Grey. Children were given the opportunity to make predictions, explore the text and complete a retell of the story. In maths we were learning to identify and sort shapes. We went on a 3D shape hunt around our homes and sorted 2D...
Year 5 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 25th January 2021
This week in Year 5, we have started a new book, Alex Rider: Stormbreaker! We have had the opportunity to listen to the first few chapters and imagine that we are Alex Rider himself and have written a list of instructions for our first top-secret mission. We have also been looking at fractions in...
Year 5 - Poetry Artwork
This week in Year 5, we have been looking at poetry in our Power of Reading lesson. This began with us looking at some poems and their features, and has culminated in us creating our own poems, as well as our own expressive artwork based on what we have sounds we could hear. It has been fantastic...
Year 3 - Maths Exploration: Volume and Capacity
This week we have been learning about volume and capacity. We have been looking at the capacity of different items in our house and comparing them! We have also been looking at litres and millimetres as a form of unit of measurement. We had a lot of fun this week in our maths lessons!
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 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 1 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 18th January 2021
Year 1 have had a very productive week. In POR, we have been focusing on poetry and have taken part in performances of poetry and have learnt to use descriptive language and rhyming words in our writing. In science this week, we have been looking at food chains and polar habitats
Year 1 - Beegu
There was a crash landing in the Year 1 playground on Monday. Year 1 decided to go outside and investigate! This introduced our new text 'BEEGU'. At the end of the week we designed our own 'missing' poster to find Beegu. We used descriptive vocabulary to describe what kind of alien...
Year 3 - 'The Pebble in my Pocket'
This week we have started exploring our new POR text, 'The Pebble in my Pocket'. The children really enjoyed looking for their own pebble and completing observational drawings of the pebbles. We have also created our own free verse poems
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 6 - Reading for Pleasure in the Library
Year 6s reading for pleasure in the Library
Year 5 - Poetry Skills
This week in Year 5, we have been working again to perfect our poetry skills, this week building on the skills we learned last week to write poetry about different aspects of nature. We have written a range of different styles of poems now that incorporate a range of different structures and...
Year 2 - Art Week
This week children enjoyed Art Week with a focus on Black History. In the photos below, children are creating patterns which were used in the Lewis Latimer inspired light bulb art. Children looked at a range of Ndebele art for pattern and colour inspiration
Year 2 - Power of Reading
Over the last few weeks we have done a number of practical lessons to inspire our writing. Here are some photos from the lesson when we planted a bean seed to support out Jack and the Beanstalk writing, and from the lesson when we made ball gowns to inspire our Cinderella writing
Year 3 - Rock Detectives
Year 3 have all been rock detectives this term! We have been learning all about the formation of metamorphic rocks, igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks in our science lessons. We all took part in a fun science experiment, where we created our own volcanic eruption using baking powder, vinegar and...
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 5 - The Boy In The Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar
This week in Year 5, we have been learning about embedding relative clauses into our sentences whilst reading our new book, The Boy In The Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar. We have been putting our grammar skills to good use by writing diary entries from the point of view of the main character
ASPIRE Ambassadors 2020-21
We are delighted to introduce you to our new Aspire Ambassadors for this academic year! Our Ambassadors are Year 5 pupils who are dedicated to developing Aspire across the school. They are involved in pupil voice meetings, Mentally Healthy Schools, Aspire displays, charity fundraising events and...
Year 3 - Black History Month
Our focus for this month was the incredible Mary Seacole. In our first Black History month lesson we were focusing on historical research. We researched who Mary Seacole was, where was she from and why she is still significant today. See our amazing work below!
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!
Year 2 - Shapes
This half term we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We have been identifying their properties, comparing them and grouping them into categories
Year 4 - Notes of Advice and Science Experiment
This week in Year 4, we created notes of advice about an animal that the gods from our story 'Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf' had not created. The children came up with excellent ideas and were able to show their fantastic drawings of already existing animals or hybrids. Also this week, we started our...
Art Week - Autumn 1 2020 - Black History Month
As part of our Black History Month celebrations, we recognised Black British figures and celebrated them through art. The art style that we used is called Pop Art, the movement began in the 1950s. We hope that you like our depictions. You can see more on our Twitter feed
Year 5 - Black History Month 2020
This week in Year 5, we have had a chance to reflect on all of the fantastic work we have done over Black History Month. Including some pop-art inspired multi-coloured portraits of inspirational journalist, Sir Trevor McDonald (who we also studied) and our Ndebele-style paintings of lightbulbs...
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...
Cashing In | Doorway Online
Practise selecting coins to make specific sums of money. Levels range from working within 10 pence to working within 2 pounds. Click on the coins in the purse or the hand to add or remove coins. It is possible to show or hide a running total.
Eco-Active Workshop: Week 2
Action plan and Making paper. How to make recycled paper
Year 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Rehearsals
Year 6 today did their rehearsals for midsummer nights dream in its entirety on stage. The children have learnt all their lines and we are anticipating a sensational performance on Friday evening. Don't forget that the performance will start promptly at 430 at Whitmore THIS FRIDAY!
Year 6 Sculptures
Year 6 have been working with visiting artist, Sandy Goddard, to create sculptures of London landmarks for their book corners. They used card, newspaper and paint to create these stunning sculptures. Before starting they also got a chance to work investigate the shapes of building by creating...
Year 6 Sports Day 2016
Year 6 took part in their final sports day at Whitmore, a ferocious battle against both the sun and each other! The children participated in events such as Javelin, Shot-putt and 100m sprints. Results will be announced on Friday - may the best team win!
Year 6 Trip - Churchill War Museum
Year 6 today went to the Churchill War Museum to learn about the life of Winston Churchill and the impact that the bombing of London had on every day life. We learnt about how the blitz affected day to day life for millions of Londoners and the the reasons behind Churchill and his cabinet working...
Year 6 Trip - Imperial War Museum
Year 6 this week went on a trip to the Imperial War Museum to learn about the causes of World War 1 and to experience what life was like in World War 2. We explored trenches, dressed up as soldiers to experience the weight and inconvenience of their uniform and tried to comprehend the huge numbers...
Year 6 visit to Chessington World of Adventures
Year 6 today went to Chessington World of Adventures as a reward for their hard work throughout their time at Whitmore. We got wet on water rides, saw a variety animals and were completely scared (as the photo of Alicien and Fareed shows!) on rollercoasters. More pictures to follow soon!
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...
Year 2 - Opera Workshop
This week Year 2 were lucky enough to have a music workshop all about opera! We have looked at many genres of music this year, but opera was new to many of the children. The children listened to a performance by a professional opera singer called Katie. Then they took part in a vocal warm up. They...
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 6 Meet Holocaust Survivor Ruth Barnett
Year 6, were lucky enough to meet Ruth Barnett, a Holocaust survivor. She told us all about her insightful story and answered questions all about her experiences
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...
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...
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 6 - Tower of London
Year 6 today (16th September 2019) went to the Tower of London to learn about their topic ‘Crime and Punishment’. We learnt about the history of the Tower and in particular its use as a prison and in keeping people captive since 1100. We also were lucky enough to take part in a workshop...
Year 6 - IntoUniversity: Art History
Milligan started at IntoUniversity today on their course ‘Art History’. We focused on five artists, Utagawa Hiroshige, Artemisia Gentileschi, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Tamara de Lempicks. Today we did researched artists, recreated work from different cultures and created a fact file on...
Year 6 - IntoUniversity at the National Gallery
Today (25th September 2019) Year 6 are taking part in further day of IntoUniversity, deepening their learning around Art History. They have had a fantastic tour learning about the first paintings from Cathedrals in Florence
Year 1 - Setting Description
This week we have been learning how to describe a setting from our current book 'Biscuit Bear'. We recreated the setting of the 'Golden Bun' using story boxes and then used them as inspiration to create a range of interesting vocabulary. Have a look at how we got on
Year 3 - Science in the Autumn Term
This half term our topic is Rocks! Over the past few weeks we have been learning about metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rock. We have been researching, sorting and using play dough to make different types of rocks. Have a look at our learning below!
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 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Performance
Year 6 continued rehearsing their Midsummer Nights Dream performance today with actor Tom Davey. In today's session, children looked at the lines of the fairies within the play and explored different emotions when reading lines. Not long until the performance and the children are doing...
Year 6 Kayaking
Year 6 today (26th May 2016) went Kayaking for the first time at the Laburnum Boat Club. All children did incredibly well in the team building exercises and were excellent representatives of Whitmore Primary. We are all really looking forward to our next session!
Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 3
[menu name="year6-residential-2019"] Final day of our amazing trip to Kingswood - not a quiet one though! Jacobs Ladder and Problem solving before a sleep journey back
Year 6 - STEM Day
Some lucky Year 6 children today took part in a STEM day in central London. Children had to work together with other schools to build a miniature masterpiece. We looked at the importance of technology in the world and used our engineering skills and team work abilities to create a structure. To...
Year 6 - Royal Opera House
Year 6 today went to the Royal Opera House to see a stunning performance of Hansel and Gretel. We were lucky enough to sit in the stalls and hear the sensational orchestra play throughout a 2 hour show. Unfortunately we couldn’t take any pictures (Mr Scott even got in trouble!) but it was a...
Year 6 - SATs Week Celebrations
Year 6 this afternoon celebrated completing their SATs week with rounders on the park and ice cream - the whole school would like to get every single child a huge CONGRATULATIONS on completing their tests and working incredibly hard in preparation
Year 6 - Science Museum: Wonderlab
Today (27th November 2017) Year 6 were lucky enough to experience a trip to the Science Museum, so far we have been exploring the Wonderlab and taking part in an amazing Fire and explosion show!
Year 6 - Science: Bird Feeders
In Science today, Year 6 made bird feeders as a way to see how many birds we have and, if they are popular enough, what the most frequent bird to feed in our school is. We used Suet, seeds and oats to create a bird food mix, then used plastic cups and string to hold up bird feed. We are going to...
Year 6 - Science: Blood
Today, Zephaniah Class focused their learning on blood. They learnt about the importance of the different parts of blood and the jobs they do in the body. We discussed in length Blood donation, what that means and why we need to have this to help one another. To finish the lesson we made 'Blood...
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 - Secondary School Preparation
Year 6 today started working with into university to prepare for their move into secondary school by working with into university to look at timetables, subjects and planning towards the future. Next half term we will be working closely with into university for 2 weeks to look at possible...
Year 6 - Spanish This Term
This is what we have been learning in Spanish this term
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 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 - 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 - The United Nations Convention on The Rights of the Child
Year 6 children have been learning about The United Nations Convention on The Rights of the Child and creating videos using a green screen to share their message about why they think that these rights are important. The backgrounds and scripts were created entirely by the children!
Year 6 - 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 - World War 2
Over the last term, we have been learning about World War 2 through the books Rose Blanche and Maus. More recently we have been learning about the Holocaust and have this week been lucky enough to have Karen Van Coevorden from the Holocaust Memorial Trust and Hedi Argent, who came to England as a...
Year 6 Computing - Stop Frame Animation
Year 6 today used their computing and design skills to create stop frame animation Christmas videos. We had to create a story board, design our props and used an iPad to carefully record a Christmas message. Keep a look out over the next week as the videos come onto the website!
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 2016
Watch as Year 6 receive their graduation certificates and remember their time at Whitmore
Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 2
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Year 1 - Adventure Playground Trip
Year 1 had a blast at the adventure playground today! The children worked on their gross motor skills by climbing on the climbing frames and had lots of fun on the zip line and swings. We also got to have a look at how the leaves on the trees are changing now that the seasons are changing. Have a...
Year 3 - Our trip to The Old Royal Naval College (Part 1)
Today (4th February 2020) we visited The Old Royal Naval College Greenwich! We took part in a workshop called "Myths and Masks". This trip was linked to our topic Ancient Greece. We looked for key Greek Gods in the Painted Hall and then made masks of our favourite Greek Gods and...
Year 3 - Henry VIII Role Play
During our Power of Reading lesson, the children explored the influential monarch Queen Elizabeth I. The children acted out key aspects of her life such as how she was with her family and her journey to the throne. They worked as a team, projected their voices and had lots of fun!
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 - 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
Year 2 and 3 - The Book Hut
Year 2 and 3 have enjoyed choosing books from the book hut over the past few days. Thank you London Children's Book Project
Year 1 - Sorting Materials
This term Year 1 are learning all about materials. This week we have been learning about brick, rock, glass and water. We began our lesson by grouping materials by their properties. We then went around the school on a material hunt. Have a look at how we got on
Year 2 - Big Bang History Lesson: Titanic
Our Big Bang history lesson on the Titanic sparked full engagement from Year 2 this week.The children acted as historians as they asked and answered questions about some artefacts from the Islington Library Service. Key questions included: What is this? Is it from the past, present or future? How...
Year 1 Trip to the Museum of Childhood
Year 1 had a blast today at the Museum of Childhood today. We got to see lots of toys from the Tudor and Victorian times which we have been learning about in our Topic lessons. We even used our knowledge of materials from our science lessons to talk about the different materials the toys were made...
Year 6 - Coding Using HTML and CSS
Year 6 have this week started projects using coding languages of HTML and CSS to start to understand how we code to create websites. Using the coding site trinket , we learnt how to create basic pages using headers, new paragraphs, underlining, italics and bold writing. Can any Year 6s share code...
Turning Single-Use Plastic Bottles in into a Vibrant Pencil Pot
Do you know how much plastic ends up in our oceans every year? Do you know what happens to animals when they eat plastic? Do you know ways in which you can reuse single use plastic in order to help protect our environment? Shoreditch Park Primary School children do! This week we have been reading A...
Year 3 - Science Museum Trip
Year 3 had the opportunity to visit ‘The Wonder lab’, an exhibition held by the science museum. The children were able to take part in the chemistry bar, see lightning strike, play with forces on giant slides and even travel through space under a canopy of stars. They really enjoyed the...
Year 4 - IntoUniversity Workshop
Year 4 had a thrilling time last week. We were fortunate enough to participate in an 'IntoUniversity workshop' via Zoom. The children learnt all about what careers are and how to develop their skills inside and outside of school
Year 3 - National Story Week
This week we have been reading a story called "A Planet full of Plastic". We completed a range of activities linking to the story and learnt so much about how we can help our planet by reducing the amount of plastic we use. We made our own plastic pen pots by upcycling our old plastic...
Hackney Citizen Article - Plastic Pollution
Hackney pupils take on plastic pollution after learning about climate crisis Pupils at a Hackney primary school have been working on ways to tackle plastic pollution after learning about it through geography lessons and by reading the news. After hearing more and more questions from pupils about...
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
Year 2 - National Careers Week Visit from Millie
During National Careers week, year two enjoyed a visit from Millie who recently launched her company, Stage Sisters. Millie works with her best friend and designs stage sets. She inspired us with her career history of dance, stilt walking and acting! Millie persevered through challenges and...
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 1 - Enquiring Ebony Projects
Year 1 has been working very hard over the Easter break on their Enquiring Ebony projects and created models of their local area and performed the poem 'When the World Got Turned Upside Down' by Margaret Savage. Have a look at how they got on
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 6 - Ice Skating at Somerset House
Year 6 today went ice skating at a very festive Somerset house. Most of us, including teachers, were learning for the first time and - despite a few falls - we had an excellent time learning to skate
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 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...
Art Week - Textiles
This half-term, our Art week focus was Textiles. The children made Soft-Sculpture Cushions by joining materials using glue and sewing techniques such as: running/back/cross/chain and overcast stitch. In addition to this, Years 5 and 6 explored tie-dyeing Calico to add detail to their Soft-Sculpture...
Year 2 - Art Week
Art week was a huge success in Year 2! The theme was soft sculpture so we made frog cushions. First we cut out the frog template. Then we used a running stitch to sew the parts of the frog together. After that we stuffed the frog. Finally we sewed the remaining part of the frog together carefully....
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 5 - Black History Month: Sutton House
As part of Black History Month teaching and learning, Year 5 visited Sutton House and became historians in order to piece together information about important Black people from history. The children explored objects, source materials and other clues
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 - Black History Month 2019
To celebrate Black History Month, Year 2 visited Sutton House where they took part in some fascinating workshops. The children discovered that throughout history, people have not always been treated equally. They learned about the incredible stories and achievements of people from black and ethnic...
Year 4 - Black History Month 2019
To celebrate Black History Month, Year 4 participated in a workshop at Sutton house that explored prominent black figures throughout history. Some pupils were lucky enough to dress in period clothing
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...
Power of Reading - Biscuit Bear
We have been looking at poetry from the Here’s a Little Poem book. One of the poem’s we learnt was a Circle of Sun. We used it as inspiration to write our own poem about the sun
Art Week in Year 2
This week we have been focussing on art, specifically digital art. We took photos of each other using different shots like long shot, mid shot and close up. We then edited the photos using apps on the iPads. It was so much fun being photographers for the week!
Year 5 - Anglo-Saxon Art & Culture Trip
Year 5 went on an Anglo-Saxon Art & Culture trip to the V&A Museum. The children considered what Anglo-Saxon objects tell us about people living in Britain over a thousand years ago. They also explored the design of luxury goods, trade routes and the change from Pagan to Christian society
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!
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...
Power of Reading - Wolves
We were focusing on the book wolves by Emily Gravett in which a rabbit checks out a book at their local library all about their old adversary…Wolves. The book unveils facts about wolves, including information on some of the animals they like to eat, including…Rabbits!
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...
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...
Year 6 - Gymnastics Lesson with Badu Sports
Today Year 6 had a great gymnastics lesson with Badu Sports. They learnt a complex series of moves and poses such as arches, pikes and tucks which they performed on the floor and on apparatus. Amazing demonstration of control and strength!
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 5 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 22nd February 2021
This week in Year 5, we have started looking at our new book, David Almond's Skellig, we have written setting descriptions based on the shed from the book which have been fantastic and full of descriptive language. We have also started our new forces topic in science and our new biomes topic in our...
Year 2 - Design and Technology Week 2021
This week, we celebrated Design and Technology week via Food Technology. In Year 2, we were challenged to make a healthy snack. We started the week by taste-testing various fruits and vegetables before deciding what to use in our healthy snack. We then created a set of instructions to ensure our...
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
Debate Club - Final Competition at Mission 44
This week, the SPPS debate club held their final end-of-term competition at Mission 44, a charity founded by Sir Lewis Hamilton. Our pupils kicked off with 2-minute presentations showcasing their public speaking skills, followed by a main debate on the motion, 'all decisions about young people...
Winter Festival
What an incredible time we all had at Winterfest! Father Christmas took time out of his busy pre-Christmas schedule to visit all the children at Shoreditch Park. The wonderful news is that all Shoreditch Park children are officially on the nice list. Father Christmas brought two of his reindeer for...
Year 6 University Week
Year 6 have really enjoyed working with Into University for the past week. They've had a chance to take part in an exciting range of activities; they've completed science experiments, acted like journalists and interviewed some famous figures in STEM and they've had the chance to visit...
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...
Year 2 - Outdoor Learning at Hampstead Heath
Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful day of outdoor learning at Hampstead Heath, engaging in pond dipping and minibeast hunting as part of their science curriculum. Equipped with nets, magnifying glasses, and an abundance of curiosity, the children uncovered a variety of fascinating creatures from wriggling...
Pupil Voice
The pupil voice team met with Ms Caton and Ms MacCourt to finalise the school lunch menu. We discussed elements that had to be included such as food standards, and initiatives that previous pupil voice groups had implemented such as Planet friendly Mondays. They discussed ways in which the pupil...
Year 2 - Great Fire workshop
During the Year 2's online workshop hosted by the Museum of London, the staff on the live stream discussed the events surrounding the Great Fire of London. They shared fascinating insights into how the fire started and how it eventually came to an end. Additionally, they highlighted various...
Year 3 Briggs - Hackney School of Food
This week, Year 3 had the opportunity to take a lesson on food education at Hackney School of Food. The children were able to learn about where food is grown and how to cook their own seasonal dishes (bread and a vegetable soup) from highly skilled food educators. This links well with our Healthy...
Year 3 Briggs - Ministry of Stories
Year 3 had the opportunity to go to The Ministry of Stories in Hoxton. The children were able to develop their confidence,imagination and potential through the power of writing. The children completed their own comic strips and were able to take home their own pieces of work
Year 1 - Exploring Family History
In History this term, Year One has been learning about ‘My Family History.’ The children have been exploring the similarities and differences between their own childhood and the childhood of their grandparents. In this lesson, the children had a great time exploring what schools were...
Nursery - Forest Schools
Our nursery children have been exploring the outdoor classroom during their Forest Schools session
Year 1 trip to the Natural History Museum
Year 1 children enjoyed an exciting trip to the Natural History Museum to further explore their dinosaur topic. First, we caught the bus to Monument and then took the underground all the way to South Kensington. The station was very busy, but we were so excited to get to the museum. Upon arrival,...
Year 5 - London Zoo
We had the incredible opportunity to visit the amazing London Zoo to enrich our understanding of our Animals Including Humans topic in Science. It was a beautiful autumnal day and we had the zoo virtually to ourselves, allowing us to observe and study all manner of rich and varied wildlife,...
Year 5 - Hoxton Street Monster Supplies
We have attended the Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, and found our way into the Ministry of Stories. We had the opportunity to practice our creative writing through comic books. We made our own characters, named them and started making our own stories with them
Mathstatic Activities - 2nd February 2024
On Friday 2 nd February 2024, our pupils enjoyed a ‘mathstastic’ series of activities as part of the NSPCC’S Number Day. The nationwide event encourages schools to raise money for the children’s charity while also celebrating the importance of maths and numeracy skills. All...
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...
World Book Day 2024
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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 - Animal Workshop
This term, our topic has been Animals, and we were excited to welcome a special ZooLab workshop. The children had the opportunity to meet a variety of fascinating creatures, including a snake, frog, and even a tarantula. With gentle guidance, they were able to carefully stroke and, in some cases,...
Nursery - Exploring and Learning: Animals
In Rosen Class this term, we’ve been exploring the topic of Animals. This week, our learning was inspired by the much-loved story The Very Hungry Caterpillar . Through the story, the children discovered the life cycle of a butterfly, explored ways to care for the environment, and began to...
Year 2 - Exploring animal habitats
Year 2 had a fantastic time exploring animal habitats in the school garden. They searched for habitats and microhabitats, discovering a variety of animals and plants along the way. The children loved investigating outdoors and were excited to see what they could find!
Year 6 - Schools Across the Ocean project
This year, Year 6 took part in the British Council Schools Across the Ocean project, collaborating with partner schools in Brazil as part of a global initiative supporting COP 2026. Through the project, pupils explored the interconnectedness of ocean ecosystems and developed a deeper understanding...
Reception - Teddy Bear Hospital Workshop
Reception enjoyed a brilliant Teddy Bear Hospital workshop, delivered by volunteers from Barts Hospital. Each child brought in their own teddy from home and learned about hospital procedures in a fun, friendly and hands-on way. The children practised using real medical equipment, explored how...
Year 4 - Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara
The Year 4 children had a wonderful time at the Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara. They learned more about the Sikh faith, they were shown the religious holy book and had a vegetarian meal (Langar). It was amazing to see how beautiful and respected their holy place of worship is. They were shown how Sikhs...
Year 5 - Hackney School of Food
Year 5 had a fantastic school trip to the Hackney School of Food, where they learned new skills and worked together to make delicious Moroccan kofta. They learned how to be safe in the kitchen, chop and dice vegetables, and the science behind making food taste great. They carefully chopped...
Exploring and Learning in Reception - Autumn 1
Our first half term in Reception has been an exciting start to the children’s learning journey in the Early Years Foundation Stage. The children have settled beautifully into their new environment, building friendships, developing routines, and beginning to explore all areas of learning through...
Reception - Forest School - Autumn 1 2025
The children have had a fantastic time exploring the garden as the season changes. They learned about Autumn and all the different seeds that can be found now in the garden and the park. The children found and felt the shiny, hard conkers and collected tiny alder cones to use to make ink for next...
Nursery - Bonfire Night 2025
We had a wonderful time this term celebrating Bonfire Night with a variety of fun, creative and fine motor activities. We made fireworks using tissue paper and cardboard tubes, which we then used to dance along to different types of music. As the tempo increased, we jumped up like fireworks and...
Nursery - Nutcracker Dance Workshop
Our Nursery children were transported into a magical winter world during an enchanting Nutcracker dance workshop! The children listened beautifully to the music, learned simple choreography, and used expressive movements to bring the characters to life. From tiptoeing like sugar plum fairies to...
Reception - Outdoor Learning - Autumn 2025
Reception children have been taking part in weekly Forest School sessions, held in the wonderful natural environment of our own school garden! The children experience Forest school on a rotation each term and all children take part in a weekly outdoor session to develop their 'Understanding of the...
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...
Reception - Forest School Sessions
Our Reception children continue to enjoy their Forest School sessions each week. As the weather warms, the children have loved engaging with the pond. They learned how to pond dip safely and how to clear out the old leaves and duckweed so that they could see the tiny pond animals. They found shiny...
Reception - Holi
Last week, children in Reception learned about the Hindu festival of Holi, the festival of colour. The children enjoyed taking part in a range of activities exploring colour, including creative art and sensory experiences inspired by the celebrations. We hope all of our families who celebrated had...
Gardening Adventures
This week we have been digging up our pumpkins just in time for Halloween. Despite being frighteningly small, we're they’ll go well in a nice autumnal soup
Year 1 - Reading the Mini Grey text Biscuit Bear
Year One has enjoyed reading the Mini Grey text "Biscuit Bear" over the past few weeks. We had a great time making our very own Biscuit Bear cookies and decorating them with icing sugar and delicious sprinkles. Additionally, we wrote a retell of the story using some of the key parts. One...
ASPIRE Summer 1 2021 - Pride
In Summer 1 we have been focussing on the disposition of Pride in relation to ourselves as unique individuals, our learning and diversity. We read the books 'We all Belong' and 'The Proudest Blue' and explored all the wonderful things that make us unique. We learned about...
World Book Day 2022
Shoreditch Park celebrated the 25th anniversary of World Book Day - with the message for all children ‘you are a reader‘! Today gave us an opportunity to remind ourselves how important reading is with lots of exciting, celebratory ways to promote reading for pleasure on World Book Day, and all-year...
Design and Technology (D&T) Week - Autumn 2021
In the Autumn term, Shoreditch Park Primary held a design and technology week. Year 1-6 children examined and explored the process of manipulating the medium of air dry clay. The children incorporated creativity and history as they developed their own ideas and created a sculptural,...
Year 2 - Exploring Different Emotions
In Year 2, we understand having a healthy mind is just as important as having a healthy body! This week we were lucky enough to have a drama company visit us to help us explore different emotions through an interactive workshop. In small groups, we created a scene through a Freeze Frame (a still...
Reception - Start of the New Lunar Year
Ni Hao! Reception are getting ready to celebrate the start of the new Lunar Year!
Reception - Donaldson Class Trip to the Farm
Today Donaldson Class visited Spitalfield's City Farm as part of their topic on animals. All of the children had so much fun meeting the different animals and learning about how they are looked after. The animals were feeling particularly friendly and the children were even lucky enough to...
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
ARP Trip to the Library - World Book Day
The ARP pupils had a blast at Shoreditch library today! We gathered around the library book corner to enjoy a reading of the text 'Quick Quack Quentin' by Kes Gray. We then became book illustrators and illustrated our own books. To end our library session we explored the texts available in the...
Year 2 Library Visit
We love reading in Year 2 and have recently enjoyed a fantastic visit to Hoxton Library. After an exciting storytime with the librarian, we browsed the shelves to find a book to read with a friend or grown up. Before we went back to school, we were allowed to choose a world book day book to take...
Year 2 - Read and Tell
Each Friday in Year 2 we have the opportunity to do Read and Tell, where we can bring in a book that we love, to show and describe to our friends! Here we are, reading some of our favourite pages and showing off beautiful illustrations
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 1 - Enquiring Ebony Projects Summer Term 1
Year 1 have created wonderful enquiring ebony projects based on our current topic 'Animals and their habitats'. They have created a poster with facts all on their favourite animal
Year 1 - Building Igloos for Emperor Penguins
Year 1 are really immersed in their new topic of 'Animals and their habitats'. Today they constructed their own igloos for an Emperor penguin living in Antarctica
Year 5 - Music Mission Company Enrichment
Year 5 took part in an onsite music enrichment with the Music Mission company. The day consisted of exciting teacher performances and a workshop. It was a fun and educational way for children to learn about drumming from many cultures. With so many children inspired - we look forward to offering...
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...
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 - Learning About Sustainability
The Green Team has been learning all about sustainability. They have been working alongside the Aspire ambassadors and Mr Calvin (our resident gardener) to plant and grow more fruit and vegetables in our school grounds
Year 2 - Jeffers Class Hackney Museum Workshop
In Jeffers Class we enjoyed a workshop with the Hackney Museum about African Communities living in Hackney. We learned about the lives of people who had moved to Hackney from different African countries, including a man that set up a fabric shop selling Kente cloth. We then painted different...
Rights Respecting Steering Group - Distributing Playground Equipment
The Rights Respecting Steering group has been distributing new playground equipment that was requested by other children. We thought it was important that they got to test it before the other children used it. We had so much fun!
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!
Art Week in Year 5
This week we have been focusing on art, specifically digital art. We started the week by evaluating and analysing creative works using the language of art and discussed 'how does the artwork make you feel and why do you think that might be?' Through discussion, we were able to make a connection...
Our half term in Year 3!
We have had an amazing time in Year 3! Here are some of our highlights, we hope you enjoy them!
Spring Gardening
Our gardeners have been progressing with various leek harvesting, trimming, runner bean seed harvesting and planting, pea sowing and support stick construction
Year 3 - Maths: Statistics
Year 3 have been learning all about statistics this week in their maths lessons. They really enjoyed collecting their own data using a tally chart and presenting the information they had collected on a bar chart
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...
Year 6 - Anderson Shelter
As part of the History unit on World War II, the children were given the Enquiring Ebony task to research and create their own model of an Anderson Shelter
Year 6 - Into University Engineering Focus Week
In Year 6 we were lucky enough to have a virtual focus week with Into University where we interviewed real life students and designed our own robots
Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Homework and Science Lessons
To prepare for their science lessons this half term, Year 1 were asked to make a plant using mixed media. Enquiring Ebony had set a challenge to research interesting facts about their plant. We then began our first science lesson for the half term by learning all about garden plants. We completed...
Year 6 - DT Week 2021
During DT week in Year 6, the children were tasked with creating a product and brand for a new smoothie product which had to be healthy and nutritious. Over the week we created digital adverts and logos on iPads, an advertising campaign, designs for bottle labels and presented our product to our...
Reception - Browne Class Nature Walk
This morning Browne Class left school for their first ever trip! We went on a nature walk through Shoreditch Park. We collected lots of leaves and used a 'autumn leaf information sheet' to find out which trees they came from. We learned the names of lots of trees in our local area. It was...
Year 6 - Sports Day 2021
Year 6 had a great time at their last sports day!
Year 3 - Spelling Bee
Year 3 have been learning the Year 3 and 4 common exception words in preparation for our end of year spelling bee. We all enjoyed taking part! Well done to our two spelling bee champions!
Year 6 - Goodbye for Now
Today we say 'Goodbye for Now' to our wonderful Year 6's who will be starting an exciting new chapter in their secondary schools from September. We could not be prouder of the young adults that they are becoming and everything they have achieved during their time at Shoreditch Park. We had a...
Settling in to Reception
We are excited to now have welcomed all the children into Reception. They have settled in beautifully and we are looking forward to a great year!
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
Reception - Donaldson Outdoor Story Morning
We were so excited to welcome our parents and carers into school for our first Parent Story Morning! 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
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...
Science in Year 1
Year 1's have been really enjoying their science lessons this term. They have really immersed themselves in the different experiments we have performed and have worked collaboratively to showcase their new understanding of different animal groups. This week, we had lots of fun learning about...
Year 2 - PE
In PE this term we have been learning how to throw, kick and catch a ball whilst running. We have been practising our spatial awareness skills and underarm throwing and have made great progress with our sportsmanship and teamwork skills
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
Rights Respecting Steering Group - Governor Link Visit
Members of the RRSG met with one of the school governors to discuss their impact on the school
Reception - Back to School
Browne Class arebusy learning new skills already! Donaldson class have had so much fun exploring their new school environments and making new friends
School Council - Looking at the information plaques
Last year's school council went to visit the plaques they created with Hackney Council last year. We found all 5 plaques in Shoreditch Park and were very pleased with them
The Necklace of Raindrops
Year 2 have enjoyed reading our recent focus text 'The Necklace of Raindrops' by Joan Aiken. During this unit of learning, we discussed the story's introduction and how it is written to hook the reader. We began by thinking about the mood of the story's introduction, and the characters in it, then...
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 - Community
In year one, children have been learning about their local community and communities around the world. They have been exploring the importance of community spaces, such as the doctor surgery and the local vet. As part of this learning, the children took a local area walk to identify and observe...
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....
Year 1 - The story of the Secret Sky Garden
During the year 1 oracy session this week, the children retold the story of the Secret Sky Garden. The activity involved placing a cube on their vocabulary mat each time they used one of the core words. The core words are important vocabulary words that the children are encouraged to use in their...
Year 2 - Spitalfields City Farm
Year 2 visited Spitalfields City Farm for a guided tour to learn all about life on a farm as a city farm animal. The children got to interact with the animals by stroking and feeding them. The leaders of the farm shared amazing facts about the lives of each animal and answered our many questions....
Reception - Learning About Eid
In Reception, we have learned about Eid and the different ways people celebrate it. We thoroughly enjoyed taking part in Eid celebrations
Nursery - Summer Term 1
Positional Language Gruffalo Cafe Little Cloud Lucy Ladybird Seasons Red Nose Day Tiny Seed Very Hungry Caterpillar World Book Day Space Cafe We're Going on a Bear Hunt Snail and the Whale Cutting Skills Making a Jam Sandwich RWI in nursery Pancake Day Progress Party Earth Day
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!
Year 1 - Hackney Museum Trip
Year 1 had a wonderful time on their trip to the Hackney Museum as part of their People and their Communities topic. During the trip, the children had the opportunity to learn about the changes in Hackney over time and explore the stories of different people who have moved there. They were...
Year 1 - Learning to Multiply
Year 1 has been learning to multiply! We began by teaching the children how to make equal groups, then worked on adding equal groups through repeated addition. We also explored solving multiplication problems by using arrays in a partner game. The children loved using this method, and it really...
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 2 - Visit to St Paul's Cathedral
Year 2 had a wonderful opportunity this week to visit St Paul's Cathedral to enrich their 'Our Wonderful World' topic. St Paul's is a remarkable place that stimulates the minds of children of all ages. The trip provided an interactive history session that allowed pupils to delve...
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...
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...
Year 2 - Hampstead Heath Trip
Year 2 visited Hampstead Heath Education Centre to have a fun and inspiring outdoor learning experience. We connected with nature and ignited our curiosity through pond dipping, bug hunting and exploring habitats. It was a fantastic opportunity to share what we have learned about habitats in our...
Hackney Reading Champions
On Wednesday 21st June, our Hackney Reading Champions attended an end of year celebration at Hackney Town Hall, where they received certificates from Cllr Anntoinette Bramble for achieving the Gold Award
Gardening Adventures
This week our gardeners had the opportunity to harvest the fruit and vegetables. They found squash, tomatoes and grapes! The children took note of how items in the garden look whilst growing before they are ready to be eaten
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
World Book Day 2023
Shoreditch Park celebrated World Book Day in style! It was wonderful to see the children dressed up in their favourite book character costumes, and the love of reading was evident throughout the day. As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we have collected money to donate to Book Aid...
School Council - Working with Hackney Council
The School Council have been working with Hackney Council to design some information plaques that will go into Shoreditch Park once the new development has been completed. The first session was spent in the park learning about what will be in the new design of the park. Then the second session was...
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
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
Year 1 Visit the Library
Year 1 had a fantastic time this week visiting Shoreditch library. They explored its wonderful children's section, listened to a story and chose books to read themselves. It was lovely to see the children's engagement and love of reading shine through!
Year 2 - Great Fire of London Workshop
This week Year 2 had a special visitor from the Museum of London who came to deliver a fantastic Great Fire of London workshop! We learnt all about the events that led to the fire, and had fun acting out the flames as well as the people who tried to extinguish them
National Poetry Day 2022
National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration on the first Thursday of October that encourages everyone to make, experience and share poetry with family and friends. Each year we come together because voices, words and stories help to bridge understanding in our community. This year we...
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...
Visit from Banji Alexander
Thank you to Banji Alexander , who visited Shoreditch Park Primary to inspire our budding authors. We value reading for pleasure, and meeting an author in person is a truly remarkable experience. What will you be reading next, Shoreditch Park?
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 Parent Morning - Developing Fine Motor Skills
This week saw the first of our parent mornings focussing on developing fine motor skills. The children and parents had a lot of fun working together at the different activities. We are looking forward to many more sessions like this!
'Astro Girl' in Reception
Our topic in Reception this half term is 'People Who Help Us'. This week, our core text is 'Astro Girl' by Ken Wilson- Max. The children will be learning to love the story all week. Here are some of the activities the children will be doing! Practicing scissor skills: making space...
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
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...
Art and D&T - Autumn Term 2022
Sketching, painting and clay sculptures
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 - Spring 1 2023 - Animals!
This half term we are learning all about animals! We have had a great time exploring the jungle safari and tending to sick animals in the vets' surgery. We are learning about animals across countries and the different habitats they live in
Reception - Lunar New Year
This week in Reception, we have learned about the Lunar New Year and the different ways people celebrate it. We thoroughly enjoyed getting ready to welcome the year of the Rabbit!
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
Year 1 - Story Time Session at Shoreditch Library
The children were absolutely thrilled with the story time session at Shoreditch Library. They were completely engaged and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the exciting new book that was read to them. They also had the opportunity to explore the library's impressive collection of books. We want...
Year 4 - Bank of England Museum
Year 4 attended the Bank of England Museum and took part in a presentation where they explored what banks do and what the Bank of England does. They looked at how to spot fake money, different payment methods and jobs in the financial sector and at the Bank of England. The children loved holding...
Year 6 - Rose Blanche Storyboards
Year 6, linked their Power of Reading focus book Rose Blanche to many elements of their Topic, this week they were beginning to wrap it all by learning about VE Day. They made some exceptional story boards to summarise the events
Year 6 - IntoUniversity
Year 6 today started working with IntoUniversity to prepare for their move into secondary school by working with into university to look at timetables, subjects and planning towards the future. Next half term we will be working closely with into university for 2 weeks to look at possible...
Year 6 - Natural History Museum
Year 6 went to the Natural History Museum this week to learn about evolution, fossils and how teeth differ in a range of animals. We explored the museum all day - looking at the huge whale skeleton, the dinosaur exhibition and exhibitions about insects
Year 1 - Myths and Legends
This term Year 1 will be learning all about Myths and Legends. Well done to all the children who completed their Enquiring Ebony homework challenge! You created some amazing mythical creatures! This week we have been learning about some mythical creatures from stories such as Unicorns and Dragons....
Year 1 - 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 - eBooks
This term Year 1 had a blast creating eBooks based on the story 'Little Red Riding Hood'. We had lots of fun creating our own illustrations on an application on the iPads. We then used PowerPoint on the computer to add in our text. We got to practice our typing skills on a keyboard and...
Year 1 - Maths: Addition
Today Year 1 had lots of fun exploring adding facts to 10. We worked with our partners to construct numicon towers to help us. We then wrote down the corresponding addition number sentences and compared our findings
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 - Measuring
Today Year 1 experimented with different measuring equipment such as containers using ml, rulers using cm and scales using g. We made a magic potion and had to decide which equipment to use to measure which items. For example, a ruler to measure the length of the wiggly worm but a container to...
Year 1 - Museum of London Visit
Year 1 went to the Museum of London this week and we explored clothes through time. We got to see examples of the animals that Stone Age people made their clothes from and the fancy clothes worn in the Victorian Era. We also looked inside a Roman house and found out how they used to cook without...
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 - 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 - Performance with Apollo 5 at the Gresham Centre
Year 1 amazed us all in their performance with vocal group Apollo 5 on Thursday! The children have been working hard on a number of songs over the past year and had the opportunity to showcase their talents at the beautiful Gresham centre
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 - Poems About the Sea
Today Year 1 wrote their own poems about the sea inspired by the poem 'Until I Saw the Sea' by Lilian Moore. We used descriptive vocabulary to describe the sea and onomatopoeia to create the mood for the poem. When we had edited our poems, we published them onto our own works of art we had...
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 - 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 - 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 - Science: Materials
This term in Year 1 we are looking at materials. We have been looking at what materials different objects are made of such as rock, metal, plastic, glass and brick. We have been grouping these objects according to their properties. We have even gone on a materials hunt around the school!
Year 1 - Sewing
Year 1 have been learning how to sew and loving it! Have a look at some of our running stitches. ​
Year 1 - Deacon Class Bookcases
Deacon Class made a bookcase for their book corner based on the book 'Beegu' by Alexis Deacon. It is a story journey bookcase and you can follow the story from the bottom to the top! Every child in the class contributed to the creation of the bookcase and we are delighted with the finished...
Year 1 - Capacity
Year 1 have been learning all about capacity and volume this week. The children used estimation and investigation skills to find the capacity of different containers. They also measured and recorded volume in ml
Year 1 - Spanish Week
This week we have been celebrating Spanish week at Whitmore. Year 1 particularly enjoyed their Flamenco workshop. They sang in spanish and were taught a flamenco dance which included arm movements as well as stamping and clapping rhythms. They enjoyed it so much that they continued to dance at...
The Power of Reading - Roald Dahl Day
For Roald Dahl Day this year we focused on the 'Dirty Beasts' poems and used the structure and rhyme to create our own. Here are some of the examples from across the school
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
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
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!
Speaker of Hackney Visit
This week The Aspire Ambassadors, Green Team and School Council led a visit from the Speaker of Hackney. The students prepared a presentation to explain all about our ASPIRE curriculum and why it is important to us. The Green Team and Steering Group shared the work they have been doing around air...
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...
The Hackney Schools Music Festival
Whitmore Choir did a fantastic job performing at The Hackney Schools Music Festival!!! They've been rehearsing a range of songs of different genres from all over the world for months! Have a listen!
Visit to Hackney Town Hall
This Week members of the School Council, Rights Respecting Group and Aspire Ambassadors went to visit Hackney Town Hall. We met Councilor Rathbone, the Speaker and the Mayor! We had a tour of the Speaker chambers and the gallery of past Mayors and speakers. The children asked lots of thoughtful...
Year 1 - Breakfast With a Book
Year 1 had our first breakfast with a book this week. Lots of parents joined to read to and with the children and enjoy some fruit and juice. Be sure to come along next week and join he fun!
World Book Day - Book Fair
World Book Day was a great success this year and it was lovely to see the whole school dressed up as their favourite book characters. There was a real buzz around school and children were bursting with creativity and passion when discussing books and stories in class. The book fair got off to a...
World Book Day 2017
This week we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite book characters. We saw characters like Handa from Handa's Surprise, Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr Fox. We had a great day finding out about what we love to read and why!
World Book Day 2019
Children (and staff) went to excellent efforts dressing up as their favourite book character for World Book Day. A great day was had by all. Children enjoyed a whole school assembly where prizes were rewarded for the best dressed. Don't forget to spend your World Book Day token in bookshops...
World Children's Day 2018
On the 20th November it was World Children's Day. To acknowledge this important day, we were visited by a representative from Unicef. He told us all about World Children's Day and what this means for children all over the world. The pupils discussed the rights of every child and took part...
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 - Breakfast With A Book
Year 1 enjoyed Breakfast With A Book this week. It is an invaluable time for children to enjoy reading with friends or an adult. The children discuss what they have read and recommend books to each other. Please join us on Wednesday mornings this half term from 8.45am
Year 1 - Singing Assembly
Year 1 put on an amazing singing assembly for year 2 this week. Over the past few months we have been working with the lovely vocalists Ann, Emily and Greg from the VCM foundation. We put on a performance to show all we have learned and even got year 2 to join in too! Take a look at some of our...
Year 1 - Story Of The Week
We have been reading 'Traction Man' in Power of Reading. Today we made story boxes and worked in groups of 3 to choose one key part of the story to model. We have had a lot of fun making our story boxes and showed good team work. Tomorrow we are going to focus on using description to...
Seuss Class Make Rain Catchers
In Seuss class we have been making rain catchers to measure rainfall
Year 2 - Art: Printing
Year 2 have been exploring Printing in their Art lessons this week. We began by choosing fruit and vegetables that we thought would create interesting textures on the page. We sketched these fruit and vegetables, highlighting the details that we predicted would make an interesting print. We...
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 1 Trip to the Museum of London
Year 1 had a great time at the Museum Of London today. We have been learning about clothes throughout different time periods in our topic lessons. At the museum we have seen clothing from the Roman period all the way to modern day. Have a look at the photos below, we had a lot of fun!
Year 1's Aspire Assembly
Deacon Class had their class assembly this week! They told their audience about the Aspire code and what they do to be like the Aspire characters. They did a fantastic job of learning their lines and singing songs about being self aware and respectful!
Year 1... It's Christmas!
Year 1 had a wonderful time this week preparing for Christmas. We made snowman paper chains, gift boxes and had an amazing party! Happy Holidays from Year 1
Year 2 - 2D and 3D Shapes
In Year 2 we are learning about 2D and 3D shapes. Today we looked at the faces and edges of a range of 3D shapes. We worked with our partner to count the faces and edges. We also talked about real life objects which are 3D shapes
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 - 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 - Art Week 2018
Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed art week! We were studying textiles and learning how to sew. We created a cushion themed around our topic - The Great Fire of London. We used fabric, glue, thread, stuffing and needles. The children used a running stitch to sew their cushion. Look at the results!
Year 2 - ASPIRE Enquiring Ebony Assembly
Year 2 invited parents and carers to attend their ASPIRE assembly all about Enquiring Ebony. They presented their Enquiring Ebony homework projects all about the Titanic along with new facts they had learned. Pupils then explained that they had been taking part in philosophy lessons and gave some...
Year 1 Trip to St Annes Church in Hoxton
This week Year 1 took a trip to St Annes Church in Hoxton. We had the pleasure of meeting Father Christopher, who talked to us about the church and answered some of our questions. We got to take a tour of the church and even got a chance to ring the church bells! We recognised some of the symbols...
Year 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 - Breakfast With A Book
Year 2 are having 'Breakfast With A Book' every Wednesday of this half term at 8.45am until 9am. Parents and carers are welcome to join us and share our love of reading!
Year 2 - Christmas Play Rehearsals
Year 2 have been rehearsing for the Christmas Play this week. We are getting really confident with the songs and have moved on to the acting and movement! The children were excited to start rehearsing on the stage this week. They are excited for you all to watch them perform in the first week of...
Year 2 - Dog's Trust
Yesterday Year 2 were so lucky because the Dogs Trust came to visit us! Our topic is Inspiring Individuals and we heard all about how dogs can be inspiring too. The dog was called Tigger and he was able to help humans in many different ways by being a guide dog. Look at us learning about Tigger!
Year 2 - Enquiring Ebony
This half term Year 2 were set an Enquiring Ebony homework task. They were asked to create a 3D model of a transport vehicle. This could have been a car, train, rocket, ship or any other kind of transport. These are some examples of some of the amazing homework we have received so far!
Year 2 - Exploring Habitats
This week Year 2 started to explore habitats around the school during science lessons. We looked for things that were living, once lived or have never lived in different habitats. We looked in the playground and the school garden. You can see they found snails who were alive, feathers from birds...
Year 2 - Great Fire of London
Year 2 are learning about the 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...
Year 2 - Great Fire of London Workshop
Year 2 have been learning about The Great Fire of London in History lessons. This week they had a workshop from the Museum of London. A storyteller came to school and conducted an exciting interactive workshop. This helped the children to imagine what it must have been like in London at this time!...
Year 2 - Habitats
Year 2 have started their new topic this week - Habitats! They had a Big Bang lesson to introduce the topic in which they explored different habitats, which animals lived there and what they needed to survive. They looked at information books and had to complete their own research. We can't...
Year 1 Trip to St Mary's Secret Garden
Year 1 went on a trip this week to St Mary's Secret Garden in Hoxton. In Topic we are learning about plants and insects so we had lots of fun discovering different insects and plants at the garden.We discovered lots of different vegetables growing in the garden and found many mini-beasts...
Year 1 trip to Shoreditch Adventure Park
In Topic this term Year 1 are learning about 'The World and The Seasons'. As part of our learning we went on a trip to Shoreditch Adventure Park to explore our surroundings and find clues in our environment that tell us that it is Winter and that Spring is coming. We completed our winter...
Year 1 - 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 Literacy - Beegu
There was an alien landing on the roof of Shoreditch Park Primary School! The year 1 children went upstairs to find debris and alien footprints on the roof! They couldn't believe what had just happened and had to investigate. Magnifying glasses at the ready! The children discovered that an...
Year 1 - The Museum of Childhood
Year 1 went on a trip to The Museum of Childhood this week. We participated in a puppet workshop where we discovered all about different kinds of puppets, how they worked and what materials they were made from. We even made our very own shadow puppets!
Year 1 - Topic
Year 1 started their topic lessons off with a bang this term! We will be learning all about explorers from the past such as Marco Polo and Captain Scott. In our 'Big Bang' lesson we had lots of fun locating flags from different countries around the world, recreating silk paintings that had...
Year 1 - Touch
This term Year 1 are learning all about our senses! This week we focused on the sense of touch. We used different parts of our bodies to touch a range of materials. We then chose vocabulary to match how the different materials felt. We discussed which parts of our bodies were more sensitive to...
Year 1 - Trip to Sutton House
Year 1 have been learning all about what it would be like to attend a school during the Victorian times. To further this learning, we went to visit Sutton House to find out what it was like to go to school during the Tudor, Georgian and Victorian times. The children participated in a workshop where...
Year 1 - Using Mirrors to Support Their Leaning on Symmetry
KS1 has a real focus on using concrete resources to support learning. Here you can see children using mirrors to support their leaning on symmetry. They will move from using this concrete resource to more independent activities, promoting their reasoning skills
Year 1 - World Book Day
In Year 1 this week we had lots of fun dressing up as our favourite book characters for World Book Day! We have been reading the story of Lila and the Secret of Rain in Power of Reading and decided to create a story box of Lila’s village in Kenya as a special World Book Day treat. We tried to...
Year 1 - World Book Day 2017
Year 1 had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. We dressed up as characters from our favourite books and discussed why we loved those books! We love reading in Year 1! Remember to recommend your favourite book to a friend!
Year 1 - World Book Day 2018
We had a great time celebrating World Book Day! Have a look at who we dressed as and see if you can guess our favourite characters!
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 Trip to Kidzmania
Year 1 went on a trip this week to Kidzmania as a special end of year treat! The children had so much fun playing, exploring and laughing. Year 1's favourite part was the slide and the bouncy castle. It was a great way to celebrate all the success and hard work that has taken place this year
Year 1 POR - Beegu
Year 1 made a surprising discovery today. An unknown yellow alien had crashed it's spaceship in our playground! It must be feeling so lost and alone. Year 1 are going to help him find his way back home
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 Science - Touch
Year 1 have been exploring their sense of touch this week in science. We used our feet to feel cotton wool, leaves, sand, water and crumples paper. We had to think of words to describe how they felt like soft, rough, spiky, slippery and cold. It was a lot of fun!
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 Sports Day 2016
Year 1 had a wonderful time at Sports Day on Monday! They particularly enjoyed the beanbag race and javelin. They behaved just like Inclusive Izeyah by encouraging each other and congratulating the winners of each race. We will be getting active again next Monday on our trip to Kidsmania! Don't...
Year 1 Topic - The World and the Seasons
Year 1 started a new topic this week called 'The World and the Seasons'. We will be learning all about the seasons and famous explorers who discovered many amazing wonders.This week the children participated in activities that represented each season, as well as investigation tasks using an...
Year 1 Topic: Ourselves and Our Local Area
Our Big Bang lesson really did start with a bang as we explored all things London. We got excited about our upcoming topic and recreated local amenities using building blocks, explored a small world much like ours and painted key London landmarks. We can't wait to find out more about London and...
Year 1 Trip - Shoreditch Adventure Park
Year 1 went on a trip to Shoreditch Adventure Park this week. First we explored our local area and what amenities we have near us by walking around Shoreditch Park. Then we went on a nature hunt in the playground. We were looking for clues for Autumn. We found lot's of orange, red and brown...
Year 1 Trip to Clissold Park
Year 1 had a blast at Clissold Park on Tuesday! After we had lots of fun in the adventure playground, we went to visit all the animals. We seen Fallow deer, goats and lots of different types of birds. Just like Enquiring Ebony we made sure we found out lots of information about the animals and...
Sewing Projects
This term we are focusing on textiles in art. Classes across the school have made a start on their sewing projects. Children have been learning various stitches such as running stitch and back stitch as well as drawing their designs to use as templates. Check back soon to see the finished projects
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
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...
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...
Aspire Class Harvest
Thanks to Aspire class we have a whole sack of potatoes and some more still to be dug up!
ASPIRE Enquiry Assembly - Summer 2018
We finished off our year by celebrating our ASPIRE achievements! Children were awarded certificates for their achievements within the Enquiry strand of ASPIRE. There were also exemplary certificates and prizes for some pupils who have shown a huge amount of dedication to developing their learning...
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...
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...
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...
Author/illustrator Bruce Ingham Visits Shoreditch Park
This week we had a visit from author/illustrator Bruce Ingham. He talked with Years 1 - 5 about how he became an author/illustrator and the process he goes through when with his creative partner Allan Ahlberg. Years 2 and 3 then had additional workshops where they were given to practice their own...
Autumn in ARP
Tap or hover over a picture to see what we've been up to in ARP in the Autumn term
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...
ASPIRE Celebration Assembly - Self Awareness
This half term we had our Aspire Celebration Assembly linked to Self Awareness. We were celebrating all the progress we have made towards developing our Self Aware Learning Skills. Each child received a certificate linked to growth mindset, embracing, mistakes and being self aware about their...
Briggs Class visit Tower Bridge
Briggs Class had a fantastic day visiting Tower Bridge to study how bridges work. We have been learning about the Bosphorus Bridge in our Topic on Istanbul and have been comparing it to bridges we know. We had a workshop on how to build and programme bascule bridges which involved the 3D printing...
Cake Club
Our Cake Club runs every Friday
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
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...
City Year Has Talent
Well done to Shawna in year 4 who performed at the City Years Got Talent competition which took place in The Islington Assembly Hall this week. She looked absolutely beautiful and her performance was magnificient! What a superstar!
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!
ASPIRE Celebration Assembly - Spring 1 2018
In Spring 1 we were learning all about Self Awareness. We were particularly focusing on Self Aware Communication. We were thinking about the words we use, the way we communicate through body language and the impact that we have on others when we communicate. We read the story' Have you filled a...
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...
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!
Year 4 - Learning Factors
We've been learning about factors in Year 4. We used our division skills to find factors of large numbers like 100 or 180! We worked with our partners to solve problems. Have a look at what we've learnt
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...
After School Club - Arts and Crafts
This week in Arts and Crafts Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were very creative. They made different objects and things out of a variety of materials. Can you identify what they have made?
After School Club - Bagel Pizzas
This week we made Bagel Pizzas! Afterwards the older children wrote instructions and the younger children drew pictures. Have a look at our cooking photos, maybe you could try making bagel pizzas with an adult at home! Miss Biney provided lots of healthy ingredients: sweet corn, tomatoes, red...
Anti-Bullying Week 2018
The focus for Anti-Bullying Week 2018 was 'Choose Respect'. Pupils at Shoreditch Park Primary were thinking of ways that we can make our school a safe and happy environment for all pupils. We had an interactive assembly from Roxanne at Big Foot Arts Education. She explored different kinds...
ARP - Cycling
Some pupils learned to cycle with Tan class this week
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
Art & DT - Spring 2019
Art & DT Spring 2019 Slideshow
Art Club Launch
An exciting new playtime club has been launch – Art Club! Art club is open to anyone in KS2 to join during lunchtimes. This week we have been experimenting with rubbings and weavings. We have used natural materials to make patterns and weave into frames. Art club will continue in September....
ASPIRE - Autumn 2 2017
This half term we have been focusing on Achieving Aisha! The children have been learning all about having determination and resilience in their learning! We explored strategies of helping ourselves to achieve goals - such as using our working walls and looking back to previous learning. We...
ASPIRE Celebration Assembly - Autumn 2 2017
This half term we have been focusing on Achieving Aisha. We celebrated all of our achievements and the development of our achievement dispositions in assembly this week. Every year group prepared a presentation on how they have achieved this half term. Our Ambassadors introduced our songs and gave...
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
Each half term we focus on one pillar of Aspire. The Autumn 1 focus was Respectful Rodrick. We had a celebration assembly at the end of half term to reflect on our achievements within this strand. Children were awarded a certificate for showing respect either to themselves, others or their...
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 - Tea Party
This half term we had a celebration Tea Party for the children who received exemplary certificates for effort and progress in the strand of 'Achieving Aisha'. We had snacks, dancing and a few party games. The children shared their achievements from the Autumn term and we talked about our...
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 Artwork
Children from Year 1, 2 and 3 have been working with visiting artists Billy and Amanda to create artwork around the theme of ASPIRE. Year 1 and 2 have created an ASPIRE tree with inspirational words on the trunk. On the leaves they have added self-portraits of themselves. Year 3 created large...
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 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!
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...
Musical Futures VIP Day
On Tuesday 26th April Whitmore will be opening its doors to some very important guests which may include several MPs and a representative from the Department for Education! They will be coming to see the Musical Futures Pilot project (which has been taught by Morpurgo, Almond and Tan this year) and...
Number Day 2019
Today we took part in the NSPCC's number day to raise money for the charity. Every year group came dressed up in number related costumes and took part in a range of games and activities in our lessons to support this important charity. So far we have raised over £200 - we will update you...
Pasta Car Challenge
On Friday, 27th May 2016, Whitmore hosted Vikram Yadh from Affordable Science to conduct the “Pasta Car Challenge”. Every class in the school, from Nursery to Year 6 (with the exception of Year 3, who were on a trip), undertook the challenge to design a wheeled vehicle from dried pasta...
Power of Reading: Iron Man
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Power of Reading: Jemmy Button
Here are some wonderful examples of work carried out in our Power of Reading literacy lessons. The children have enjoyed writing for a variety of genres and purposes this year. We have enjoyed creating poems, newspaper articles, diary entries, character descriptions, stories and reports. Have a...
Power of Reading: Varjak Paw
Here are some wonderful examples of work carried out in our Power of Reading literacy lessons. The children have enjoyed writing for a variety of genres and purposes this year. We have enjoyed creating poems, newspaper articles, diary entries, character descriptions, stories and reports. Have a...
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!
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...
RAF Centenary Flypast
We managed to get an amazing view of the RAF centenary flypast. We watched from the roof and saw all the planes, old and new, fly over school on their way to Buckingham Palace. It was very exciting!
Refugee Week 2018
This year, to celebrate Refugee Week's 20th anniversary, we are attempting to complete the '20 simple acts' the Refugee Week team has challenged us to complete. Stay updated to see our progress throughout the week
Refugee Week 2018: Year 4 Cake Decorating
To kick off Refugee Week , Year 4 have been challenged with cake decorating as one of the '20 simple act's. Have a look at our decorative skills. If there’s one thing with the power to unite the world, it’s probably cake. You might have have a recipe for something sweet and...
Rights Respecting School: Learning about our rights
The Steering Group have been busy collecting data over the last two weeks. As part of their role, they wanted to assess the impact of the RRSA lessons and assemblies. After interviewing pupils from Year 1 to Year 6, it was evident that pupils across the school were able to recall some of their...
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!
Samba Dancing
On Wednesday evening, in front of a hall full of spectators,13 incredible children took to the dance floor to showcase their samba dance moves at Haggerston Secondary School. As they took to the stage, the hall was gripped with anticipation and they did not disappoint. The crowd was blown away by...
Morpurgo's Musical Futures Assembly
Year 4 were joined by some very special guests who came to see the Musical Futures Pilot project. Morpurgo Class gave a class assembly to show what they had learned so far this year
London Children's Flower Society Gold Medal Award
Congratulations to all our gardeners at Shoreditch Park! As well as our gold medal award from the London Children’s Flower Society, the school also won the 1st Time Trophy. Over 130 London schools took part in the scheme and we were one of 20 schools invited to the Guildhall to pick up the...
Donaldson Class - Spitalfields Farm Visit
This week Donaldson Class took a trip to Spitalfields Farm. It was a beautiful sunny day and we had a wonderful time. The children got to feed, pet and learn about lots of different animals. Our class favourite was the donkey- he was very friendly (and a bit noisy!) Donaldson class were very...
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
Donaldson Class - Spring has Sprung
This week, Donaldson Class have been doing some planting with our school gardener, Calvin! The children took part in some circle games, acting out the life of a seed, before planting some lettuce leaves. We can't wait to taste them after Easter! The children were full of enquiry, just like...
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...
Festival of Triangles
Yesterday the whole school took part in the 'Festival of Triangles' - a family celebration of maths based around the triangle. Children from reception to Year 6 took part in creating a sierpinski structure and making tetrahedrons from straws to construct the huge structure. We loved using...
Food Revolution Day
For Whitmore's Food Revolution Day Key Stage 1 got busy in the garden with Calvin, each child was able to plant their very own plant. The whole school also entered into a competition, where everyone designed their own healthy smoothie recipe. The winning entry will get the opportunity to create...
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!
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
Good Luck Year 6
Well done and good luck to the Year 6 children, they have never been so ready for their SATs!
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
Gruffalo Crumble
Ms Cleverton's English group have finished reading the Gruffalo but not before following an instructional text to make Gruffalo Crumble. It was delicious!
Learning Center - The Gruffalo
The KS2 children in the Learning Center have been learning all about The Gruffalo. In AET this week they went on a nature walk to find resources to make the Deep Dark Wood that the Gruffalo and all the other woodland creatures live in!
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...
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!
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...
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 Girls Football Tournament
During the start of the Summer Term the girls from across KS2 took part in a football tournament. They showed fabulous, skills, teamwork and communication, while supporting each other to achieve an incredible 5th place out of 22 schools. An incredible result for the first time they had played...
KS2 Science Museum - Forces
Today we welcomed Edoardo and Phil the Frog from the science museum to teach us about forces and how they work in every day life. We looked at the laws of motion and looked at really great experiments which showed how forces work. This is the first of three events we have working with the science...
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 - Healthy Eating Workshop
Year 2 took part in a workshop this week about healthy eating. First of all we explored the smell of different herbs and talked about what food they taste good with. Then the children had the opportunity to plant seeds to grow at home. The children were given coriander, mint and rosemary seeds. We...
Year 6 - Maths Reasoning Work
Year 6 today worked on reasoning work as collaborative groups. We had to problem solve how to plan a school trip using both relevant and irrelevant information and data. Working as organisers, recorders, coordinators and planners we worked together to calculate data and write a letter to explain...
Year 4 Guitar Prints
This week Morpurgo had a fantastic time creating guitar prints for our art project. First we began by studying the acoustic guitar and sketching it you a range of materials; pencil, charcoal and pen. The following day we looked at texture and then experimented with different effects. We then carved...
Year 4 - Solving Fraction Based Problems
This week in problem solving Year 4 were given a range of fraction based problems to investigate!
Year 4 - Spanish This Term
This is what we have been learning in Spanish this term
Year 4 - Spring Poems
As part of our whole school approach to poetry, Year 4 have been writing poems based on Valerie Bloom's poetry. We looked at her poem about Autumn and wrote our own poems about Spring. Have a look at all the figurative language we have used. Can you spot any personification?
Year 4 - Studying Roman Artefacts
Year 4 are studying the Romans and were lucky enough to look at artefacts from the Roman times. They were able to look at a piece of Roman mosaic, a sponge on a stick which was used instead of toilet paper and a Roman torc which is a bracelet. Some of the children were even lucky enough to try on...
Year 4 - Valerie Bloom 'River' Performance
In Year 4 we have just finished our poetry unit, have a look at our Valerie Bloom 'River' performances and have a read of some of our poems!
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 Become Teachers
This week Year 4 became the teachers! They collaboratively marked pieces of writing and discussed what really constituted as an effective piece of persuasive writing
Year 4 Britannia Trip
Year 4 had a great time at the UBS sports games at Britannia this week! We took part in lots of new sports we had never experienced before; Thai boxing, fencing, wheelchair basket ball, karate, cricket, rugby, dodgeball and more!
Year 4 Spanish Week 2016
Year 4 had a fantastic time during Spanish week! We learnt how to do Flamenco and Salsa dancing! Professional dancers came in and taught us their moves. We can't wait to show them off at the next school disco!
Year 4 - Show and Tell
...eek 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 Tate Trip
Year 4 had a fabulous time visiting The Tate Modern this week! We enjoyed wandering around the different galleries discovering and observing masterpieces painting by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Piet Modrian. We also had a wonderful time recreating some of the pieces we saw ourselves!
Year 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 visit St Luke's
Almond and Morpurgo had an exciting trip to St Luke's near Old Street, organised by the London Symphony Orchestra . We played the Indonesian gamelan which is made up of percussion instruments, it was important that we played together as a team, keeping in time with each other. We also got the...
Year 4 visit The Ministry of Stories
This week year 4 had a fantastic time at The Ministry of Stories learning how to create comic strips! We worked with a real illustrator who taught us some cool sketching tips! We can't wait to finish our comic books at home!
Year 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 - 3D Shapes
Year 5 have been learning about 3D shapes. We made our own using nets
Year 5 - Art - Sketching and Painting
Year 5 used their sketching and painting skills in art to create paintings of flowers
Year 5 - Art Trip
This week some of the children in Year 5 had the opportunity to go and work with an artist in the morning. We had a look around the gallery and afterwards, had the chance to create our own pieces of art using chalk pastels, oil pastels and paint. We made clothing with patterns on
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 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 - Science: Electricity
Year 4 are learning about electricity in Science at the moment. On Monday the children were experimenting with complete and incomplete circuits and had to explain why the light bulb did not light up when the circuit was incomplete
Year 4 - IntoUniversity Workshop
Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic workshop today with IntoUniversity! We learnt about future careers. We became Paleontolgoists, Product Designers and Civil Engineers. We had a great time digging up fossils and designing buildings and shoes. We really learnt a lot about some interesting future careers....
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 - Enquiring Ebony Homework: Volcanoes
Year 4 have worked hard on their Enquiring Ebony Homework this half term. They have been learning about volcanoes in Argentina. Have a look at their volcano creations!
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 - 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 - Festival of Triangles Maths Lesson
Year 4 were being detectives in our festival of triangles maths lesson today. We had to work systematically to solve which triangle was guilty of committing the crime. We then had a go at coming up with our own questions for our partner to solve. We can confidently tell you the properties of...
Year 4 - Greek Artefacts
In Topic we have created these observational drawings of different Greek artefacts. Just like Enquiring Ebony have been investigating what they could be!
Year 4 - Greek Food
In Year 4 Topic lessons we have been learning all about Greek food. We made stuffed vine leaves...they weren't everyone's cup of tea!
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 - Roman Numerals
Year 4 matching Roman Numerals to numbers linked to the Year 4 Maths curriculum and their Topic 'The Romans'
Year 4 - Lego Workshop
Year 4 took part in a Lego workshop. Children built their ideas for a better world! Their ideas involved plungers to clean up the sea, parks for animals, shelters for people and some really, really tall towers!
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 - Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
In PoR, Year 4 have been reading the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The children collected words to describe Edward Tulane, a selfish toy rabbit who goes on a fantastic journey. This led to the children writing a narrative based on the fictional story. Have a look at some of their hard work
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 - Refugee Week 2018: Find 5 Facts About Refugees
What percentage of the world’s refugees do you think live in the ‘developing world’? How much would you guess someone seeking asylum in the UK has to live off each week? Refugees are talked about a lot, but the basic facts are sometimes missing. We used the internet to find out 5...
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 5 - Design and Technology: Digital Media Workshop
Year 5 participated in a Creative Curriculum project in partnership with Open City and British Land. The Creative Curriculum project entailed children working with artist Reza Ben Gajra and musician Luke Crookes to create a themed animation based on: ‘Our Local Area’ as part of the Year...
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 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 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 5's London Eye Trip
Year 5 had a wonderful adventure and rose high over the buildings of London on their London Eye Trip. The went to experience first hand how Salim may have dissapeared from their current PoR book: The London Eye Mysteries. It was a fabulous trip and the views were enjoyed by all
Year 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 - '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 6 - Anne Frank Exhibition
Year 6 children visit the Anne Frank exhibition at the Mile End Arts Pavillion. We began our journey investigating the migration stories of people in the East End throughout history. We then explored the incredible story of Anne Frank, learning all about her life though images
Year 6 - Antartic Scene Settings
Year 6 have begun their new Topic and immersed themselves within the depths of Antarctica through the eyes of intrepid explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The wrote descriptive scene settings about the character first arriving in the Antarctic!
Year 6 - Bike Around The Borough
Year 6 are today taking part in Bike Around The Borough with up to 1,000 children in Hackney. Throughout the day we are cycling 20 miles, from Shoreditch Park, to Clissold Park and then all around Hackney. What a great day!
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 - Graduation 2019
As we prepare to say goodbye to our wonderful Year 6's, we celebrated their time at Shoreditch Park this week with a beautiful graduation ceremony. Throughout the 90 minute celebration we sang songs, read poems and performed to a room of very proud parents and teachers. We move into our final...
Year 6 - Hollywood Bowl
Year 6 today celebrated the end of year with a trip to Hollywood Bowl, Surrey Quays. We had an amazing time - one of the children even managed to get three strikes! Our final trip tomorrow to kayaking will be our last together as a year group
Year 6 - InTo University National Gallery Visit
Year 6 today went to the National Gallery as part of their InTo University projecting looking at Art and Photography. As our study focus today, we learnt to read art by understanding stories being told through image. We got some great ideas for our own projects and can’t wait to share!
Councillor Bramble Visit
On the 20th November Councillor Bramble visited Shoreditch Park Primary School. Councillor Bramble is Deputy Mayor of Hackney and works closely with Child Services for Hackney. Representatives from our Green Team, School Council, Rights Respecting Steering Group and Aspire Ambassadors met Cllr...
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 - Kayaking
Year 6 went kayaking today for the first of six sessions over the next half term. Today we learnt to use our kayaks and some learnt that you need serious balance... unless you like swimming in the canal! Keep an eye out for the progress we make over the next term!
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 - Launch Week
Year 6 children enjoyed working alongside 'The Rig' to explore sound that was made from up-cycled materials
Year 6 - Magic V's
Year 6 today completed a reasoning challenge - Magic V's. In this challenge we explored the relationships between numbers and how we could create v's which add up to the same amount. To do this we had to work collaboratively and play with number to seek out patterns. Try it, what can you...
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 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 Trip to Hackney Museum
This half term Year 5 have been learning about the History of their local area. We went on a trip to Hackney museum to find out more about the different people who have lived in Hackney, even as far back as the Saxons. We had the opportunity to look through the suitcases and try and predict who the...
Year 5 - Making A Reading Room
Year 5 have been working hard to design and make a reading room for their book corner. This week we made small models of the rooms we would like to make life size
Year 5 - 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 - Music Workshop with Joss Edwards
Year 5 enjoyed a music workshop with Joss Edwards, who is a sound designer and composer. We watched how he makes different sounds and even got the chance to record our own drum beat using instruments
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 - Nelson Mandela Exhibition
Year 5 went on a trip to the Nelson Mandela exhibition where we got to learn about the life and story of the late great Nelson Mandela
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: Spy Gadgets
In Year 5 we have been writing instructions on how to use spy gadgets
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 - Spanish Lesson from Shoreditch Park Secondary School Students
Students from Shoreditch Park Secondary School came to school today to deliver a Spanish lesson to Year 5 children. Year 5 were extremely impressed with the children's vocabulary in secondary schools, which has inspired our pupils to keep practising
Year 5 - Spanish This Term
This is what we have been learning in Spanish this term
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 Maths Reasoning
Year 5 spent their maths lesson on Friday completing place value problems. They work with their partner and resources to investigate place value. They then had to explain what they had done and why it must be true
Year 5 Play Tag Rugby
Year 5 P.E
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 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 4 - British Museum
Year 4 went on another trip this week to the British Museum. We went to explore the different artifacts on display there and went on a quest to discover as much information as we could about them. We found stories from Greek myths drawn on the jars just like the picture books we use today, one was...
Year 4 - ASPIRE Coding
Last week was coding week and Year 4 spent ASPIRE mornings writing messages in different types of code - we even had a go at speaking in Morse code!
Year 2 - Inspiring Individuals
This term Year 2 have been learning all about Inspiring Individuals. We looked specifically at Neil Armstrong and Emmeline Pankhurst. We also discussed that Inspiring Individuals aren't always famous people. They are all around us. We visited Shoreditch Fire Station to interview the...
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 Breakfast Reading Cafe
This week Year 2 have been so lucky to start their Reading Breakfast Cafe! Lots of parents came along to read with their children and everyone really appreciated it! Please come along next week to read with your child, it is lovely to have you in class with us!
Year 2 Gymnastics Skills
Year 2 are practising their gymnastics skills in PE at the moment! We have been working on balancing and turning. In our lesson we had to use vocabulary such as balance, steady, turn, half-turn and jump. We used our bodies to balance in many different ways. We always warm up and cool down in PE as...
Year 2 Habitat Boxes
Year 2 have been making habitat boxes! Our topic is all about habitats and we used our new learning to create different habitats. We made deserts, under the sea, rainforests and forests! First we painted our boxes and printed different patterns on to them. After this we built them up to make them...
Year 2 Learn to Tell the Time
This week Year 2 have been learning how to tell the time! We have been learning how to do this in 5 minute intervals. We know we can count around the clock in 5s to help us. We have also been solving time problems; like how many hours later or earlier, and how long it took people to get places....
Year 2 Learning About Poetry
This week Year 2 started to learn about poetry. We listened to a poem called 'Voice of Water' and felt water to think of adjectives to describe it. We thought of words such as drip drop, whoosh, cold, icy, splash! These are onomatopoeic words and we will use them to write our own water...
Year 2 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 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 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 - World Book Day 2018
Year 2 have a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. The children dressed up as characters from their favourite books and we spent time celebrating our love of reading! We also had a World Book Day assembly with Ms Smiles. Well done to all the effort that was made with costumes!
Year 2 Science - Staying Healthy
Year 2 have been focusing on staying healthy in our science lessons! We looked at eating a balanced diet, the food pyramid and staying clean. In this lesson we investigated the effect exercise has on our body. We found that our hearts beat faster, we became sweaty, we panted and became tired! We...
Year 2 Sports Day 2016
This week was sports day and Year 2 were amazing at working in a team and cheering each other on! We completed many different activities such as egg and spoon, running, fancy dress race and balancing a bean bag! Well done Year 2 for an excellent afternoon!
Year 2 Trip to Clissold Park
This week Year 2 went to Clissold Park to learn all about Habitats! We started off by getting the 141 bus to the park and walked through to the education building. We played a game to guess the different habitats of animals and then went on a hunt to look in micro-habitats! We found centipedes,...
Year 2's Trip to Shoreditch Adventure Playground
Last Friday, Year 2 enjoyed an exciting trip to the Shoreditch Adventure Playground. The children were really brave and climbed on some very high climbing frames! Some of the children preferred to play football while others spent most of their time on the swings. It was a great opportunity for us...
Year 3 - Plants Printmaking Project
This term Year 3 have been focusing print making using leaves as inspiration. In order to make detailed prints we first made rubbings of leaves and made observational sketches of leaves to look closely at the lines and shapes. We looked at paintings and drawings of leaves by other artists including...
Year 3 - 'The Ice Palace' by Robert Swindells
This term we have been studying 'The Ice Palace' by Robert Swindells. The book tells the story of a young, boy's pursuit to find his captured brother from the evil, child abductor Starjik. Pupils started off by studying how the author created a setting description using various devices...
Year 3 - Counting to 20 in Spanish
Children were learning how to count to 20 in Spanish. We counted objects and wrote the numbers in Spanish with a sentence. For example: Hay Trece Buos
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 - Geography: Compass Points and Grid References
Children were learning about compass point and four figure grid references. They learnt to identify cities, landscapes and points of interest on a map by reading the eastings and northings. They progressed to drawing their very own map of Egypt with points of interest! Excellent map reading skills!
Year 2 Artists and Poetry
Year 2 have had an exciting week this week! 2 artists, Amanda and Billy, came in to see us. We have been making an aspiration tree with them. To do this we did portraits using pencils and charcoal of our partners, then collaged leaves to make the tree. It will all be up in the KS1 corridor soon,...
Year 2 - World Book Day
Year 2 have had a busy week! We celebrated World Book Day with the rest of the school and dressed up in some amazing costumes. Jeffers Class had their assembly and did an amazing job of projecting their voices and singing 'You've got a friend in me'. Thank you to parents for coming...
Year 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 2 - Science: Growing Up
Year 2 had an exciting science lesson this week learning about babies. This is part of our Growing Up science topic. We already knew so much about babies as many of us have younger siblings at home. We learnt that you need to support a baby's head when bathing them because they aren't able...
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 - Narratives
Year 2 have continued to learn about narratives this week and have been looking at familiar narratives such a Little Red Riding Hood. We were able to identify the key parts in the narrative and discuss what made the narrative interesting to read. We also looked at how to set a scene in a narrative...
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 - Pizza Express
On Wednesday, Year 2 enjoyed a trip to Pizza Express on Curtain Road. We left school promptly at 9am and made our way to the bus stop to catch the 271. When we arrived, we met a chef and a waitress who told us about their jobs. We then got first hand experiment rolling the dough. The chef showed us...
Year 2 - Rainforests
Year 2 have really enjoyed learning all about Rainforests in their topic lessons this half term. The children have been finding our about the different layers of the rainforest as well as the animals that live in each layer. We have been looking at maps to locate where rain forests can be found and...
Year 2 - Science: Growing Seeds
Year 2 have been learning all about gardening in Science this half term. We have discovered the different tools a gardener would need and we have also examined lots of different seeds and beans. We have carried out experiments and investigations to see what seeds need to grow, and if it matters...
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 - Topic and Science Enquiring Ebony Homework
Pupils have been creating amazing projects for their Enquiring Ebony Homework. These homework tasks are linked to our learning in Topic and Science. If you need any resources to complete your Enquiring Ebony Homework then your teacher will be happy to help!
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 - St Mary's Secret Garden
Year 2 went on an exciting trip to St Mary's Secret Garden! We walked there, it is near Hoxton Station, so it did not take us long. Our topic is 'Plants and Rainforests' so we learnt about how plants grow and different seeds. We planed some beans, peas and seeds and had a look around...
Year 2 - Super Gardeners
Three lucky children from Year 2 have been helping Calvin in the garden! Josephine, Deniz and Rebekah have been planting, watering and taking care of plants in the school garden. You can see them here eating some peas and planting tomatoes. They are becoming super gardeners!
Year 2 - Sutton House Visit
Year 2 visited Sutton House to learn about 500 years of Hackney's History under one roof. Sutton House provided the perfect place to learn all about how Hackney has changed through time, linking to our 'Our Local Area' topic this term. The children participated in a Time Machine...
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 - The Landlord's Cat
Year 2 present their Christmas show, The Landlord's Cat featuring the Year 1 choir
Year 2 - The Most Disgruntled Snowman
Year 2 were joined by the Year 1 choir to tell us the story of The Most Disgruntled Snowman
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 - 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 3 - Geography: Istanbul
This term we are learning all about Istanbul. To kick start our topic we went to the computing room and had an immersive tour of the main sights of Istanbul using the software Airpano. They traveled through Istanbul using their cursors and explored all corners of the city. They used Airpano to...
Year 3 - Human and Physical Geography
Children in Year 3 have been studying geography. They have learnt about the seven continents and five oceans. In this lesson, they were learning about Human and Physical geography. They were using Google Earth to research the physical and human features of Egypt
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 3 Plants Assembly
Year 3 performed their assembly this Thursday (19/05/2016) which was all about plants. Here are some videos of the songs they performed as well as some videos if you didn't manage to catch it
Year 3 - The Pebble in My Pocket
Year 3's new book is The Pebble in My Pocket, a non-fiction book about the journey of a pebble from 480 million years ago to today. We've really enjoyed magpie-ing key vocabulary from the text to show how some of the first rocks were made and using it to write our own explanations
Year 3 - 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 - UK Geography
Children have been learning all about United Kingdom's geography. We used atlases and learnt how to read the keys on a map in order to find the capital cities, largest towns and towns for the UK's human geography. We also learnt how to interpret a topographical map, and used the keys to...
Year 3 - Visit Hackney Musuem
Pupils have been studying about their local area in Topic. To support their learning, pupils visited a workshop about suit case diaries in the Hackney Museum. Pupils discovered how Hackney has changed through the stories and suitcases of people who travelled to Hackney from all over the world and...
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 Explain How Igneous Rocks are Formed
In Year 3 we have been focusing on writing explanation texts to clearly explain how things happen. These explanation texts link to our learning in science by explaining how igneous rocks are formed
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 - Symmetry Reasoning
During reasoning Friday lesson, King Smith were investigating lines of symmetry on a range of regular and irregular 2D shapes. They learnt how to identify lines of symmetry by seeing if a shape folded exactly in half. This was coupled alongside recapping their understanding of basic 2D shapes
Year 3 Trip - Olympic Park
This week Year 3 went on a trip to the Olympic Park. It was a beautiful sunny day and we got to sketch in the British garden, have a picnic, take a photo by the Olympic rings and play on an amazing adventure park. It was a lot of fun and we all enjoyed our last trip together
Year 3's Ancient Egyptian Scrolls
Year 3 have been busy working with visiting artist Sandy to make Ancient Egyptian scrolls. They researched areas of Ancient Egyptian life including, food, clothes and the afterlife using non-fiction books then used this research to help them design their scroll. After chalking out their design they...
Year 3's Fossils
Year 3 completed their learning about rocks by making their own ammonite fossils. Ammonites were sea creatures that lived 240-65 million years ago. Ask us how they turned into fossils that we can still see today, we're very good at explaining!
Year 3's Marvelous Medicine
For Roald Dahl Day, Year 3 read part of George's Marvelous Medicine and wrote a recipe so that George can make a very yucky medicine to make granny explode!
Year 3's Natural History Museum Trip
Year 3 went to the Natural History Museum this week to support their learning about rocks. We had the opportunity to see lots of fascinating rocks in real life and learn more about how rocks are formed. Our favourite parts were travelling on an escalator through the earth's core, finding out...
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 3's Science Museum Trip
Year 3 had an amazing time taking part in hands-on science and maths experiments at the Wonderlab exhibition at the Science Museum. We especially enjoyed the experiments that linked to our learning about forces and light!
Year 3/4 - Architectural Yoga Workshop
Classes from Year 3 and 4 participated in an Architectural Yoga workshop today, creating poses to resemble parts of buildings. Have a look at some of our positions
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 3 - The Musicans' Company
This week Year 3 enjoyed a very special visit from Ann and Joe from The Musicans' Company. Joe taught the children about his instrument, the tuba, and played lots of songs for us. Some of the songs we recognised and some were new to us! You can find out more on their website; www.wcom.org.uk
Year 3 - Spanish: Food
In today's lesson children have been learning about the different foods in Spanish. They completed a matching game in groups and then played food bingo. This lesson is part of this terms' Spanish learning centered around food, restaurants and going to the shop. Que rico!
Year 3 - Ice Palace by Robert Swindells
A big well done to Briggs class on their class performance of the story of the Ice Palace by Robert Swindells. Year 3 have studying the book in English this term and were excited to perform it to Key Stage 2 and parents. All the children worked hard to learn their lines, get into character, project...
Year 3 - Mummify Oranges
Year 3 started off learning about Ancient Egypt this week by turning some oranges into mummies! Just like real Ancient Egyptian embalmers we started off by taking out all of the gooey insides. Then, we filled up our oranges with salt, just like the embalmers dried out bodies with natron. Finally,...
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 3 - King Smith: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
Children in King Smith started their new topic in Music by learning Three Little Birds by Bob Marley. They have started to learn the lyrics and some basic notes on the glockenspiel to go along with the tune. Here is a quick video to show their first ever performance as King Smith band!
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 - 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...
Year 3 - Maths Addition Reasoning
Children in King Smith maths group were investigating addition by using Unifix cubes. Each coloured cube had a set value and children had to use a combination of cubes to make a tower of a set value. This has enabled them to think logically as well as to problem solve when they began to run out of...
Year 3 - Maths: Creating Toys Out Unifix Cubes
Today in our maths investigation we created some toys out of Unifix cubes that had a specific value. Each cube had a different value. We added the cubes to make a total of 99. Once we finished our toys we tried to make a new one with different cubes but with the same total value of 99. We collected...
Year 3 - Maths: Dividing Using Dienes
We were learning how to divide up to 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers by using dienes. We had to share a 3 digit number into equal groups. Tricky!
Year 3 - Maths: Fractions
In today's lesson children were learning how to find non-unit fractions of a quantity e.g. 2/5 of 30 by using unifix cubes and their understanding of division. All children made excellent progress and are now able to find fractions of an amount! How amazing!
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 - Our Local Area
Year 3 have started learning about local areas by discussing what important aspects of human and physical geography they should have. They learnt about the essential services, leisure, green spaces and shops. They have created a map of their ideal local area before we head out to Hoxton Street to...
Year 3 - Spanish Week
During Spanish Week Year 3 learnt how to Salsa and Flamenco dance. All the children tried really hard during the workshop to learn the tricky steps. Their final dances were very impressive. Well done Year 3!
Year 3 - Place Value
In maths, Year 3 have been learning about place value. Initially, the children consolidated their knowledge of place value using lollipop sticks to represent two digit and three digit numbers. In the second lesson, the children began to represent two digit and three digit numbers using coins and...
Year 3 - Power of Reading: Synonyms
During our Power of Reading lesson we learnt how to use thesauruses to find synonyms. We learnt the steps to success to find words. We did this as part of our instructional writing topic were we need to use a range of imperative verbs to give clear instructions on how to build an iron man....
Year 3 - Printing
During Art lessons, Year 3 have learnt how to make prints using household items. For these prints children used parcel string and pieces of cardboard and coloured paint. They made patterns with the string by sticking it down onto the cardboard, they then painted the string with their chosen colour,...
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 - Roman Numerals up to 50
Children have been learning to read and interpret different number systems used in history. This week they learnt how to read, interpret and write Roman Numerals up to 50. As part of their final lesson they applied their learning to a real life context; they were reading Roman Numerals on buildings...
Year 3 - Science: Light
As part of Spring 1 science, children in Year 3 were learning all about light. They learnt about how we see objects (light from a light source shines on an object, it then reflects into our eyes); learnt all about mirrors and tested some true or false statements; and finally learnt about shadows....
Year 3 - Sewing
During Art lessons children have been learning about the art of sewing. They have learnt some key words such as fabric, needle, thread, stitch and seam. They learnt how to begin to do some basic stitches such as the running stitch and the back stitch. Further ahead in Summer 2, Year 3 will have the...
Year 3 - Solving Maths Problems Involving Money
Children in Year 3 where working together collaboratively to solve a maths reasoning problem involving money. They had to work as a team to find how much money Ben 10 had in his wallet if he had five different coins. They shared their ideas, listened to what others said, tried different approaches...
Reception Daily Update - Monday 2nd November 2026
Today’s focus: Literacy Today we started our new Topic ‘People who help us’ - we read our focus story ‘Emergency’ by Margaret Mayo and discussed all the different people that help to keep us safe. Our EYFS focus: Understanding the World; Physical Development; Personal,...
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