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Safeguarding

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

Music

Curriculum Intent At Shoreditch Park Primary School, music teaching helps to develop creativity, imagination, good listening skills and collaboration whilst also giving our children the opportunity and ability to express themselves artistically and personally. Our music curriculum is based on the...

Parent Workshops

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

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...

Online Safety

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

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...

Intervention and Provision

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

Counselling Service for Children

What is School Counselling? School Counselling offers a confidential space for children to come and explore their thoughts and feelings about worries they might have. These are often worries that make children feel sad, scared, angry or upset. These feelings can affect children’s confidence,...

Nursery Admissions

...ur child to explore the Early Years classrooms at their own pace. Our weekly tours are held every ......a great way to meet the Early Years lead, and tour the Early Years classrooms whilst children are le......ears lead, and tour the Early Years classrooms whilst children are learning. You can find out more...

PE

...taught by a specialist coach in Years 1, 2, and 3 and then by class teachers throughout the rest of ......e in a competitive environment. Year 3 is our designated Year for swimming. Both classes in the Year...

Uniform

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

Secondary Transfer

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

Maths

...editch Park, all children between Years 1 and 6 use the maths online learning tool IXL . This website is an excellent resource which empowers children to independently progress in their learning in a fun, rewarding manner. Children will practice their skills and work towards targets, which are track...

Green Team

The Green Team are a group of pupils who are committed to making our school more environmentally friendly. They follow the eco-schools scheme of learning. Eco-Schools is a global programme engaging millions of children across 67 countries, making it the largest educational programme in the world....

Library and Reading for Pleasure

...every classroom from Nursery to Year 6 has a well stocked and inviting Book Corner. In our Book Corn......ildren are in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 this is crucial) or beginning to read more independen...... Reading with your child at home (Years 3-6) How can you help at home and encourage your child to...

Spanish

...se of songs, games and role-play. Year 2 teach Spanish weekly for half an hour with a mix of written......y and songs. Each Year group from Year 3 to Year 6 have a list of 20 objectives that revise and buil......s. Each Year group from Year 3 to Year 6 have a list of 20 objectives that revise and build upon pri...

SEND Support for Parents

Inclusion Team key dates for parents - 2025-2026 academic year Inclusion Team Parent Workshops Parent SEND Workshops Support plan meetings WAMHS workshops Workshop Resources Hackney SEND Parents Carer Forum (HSPCF) Hackney SEND Parents Carer Forum (HSPCF) has a range of useful information and local...

Year 5

...ring Ebony Homework Challenges......mework Challenges...... Year Group Lead: Ms Green Year 5 Teacher: Ms Madan Tan Class: Ms Perritano (Teacher) Mr Bolar...

Performance Tables

... Phonic Screening Check Year 1: 89% Year 2: 80% Year 2 59 children in total Readi...... Screening Check Year 1: 89% Year 2: 80% Year 2 59 children in total Reading Writi......heck Year 1: 89% Year 2: 80% Year 2 59 children in total Reading Writing Maths...

Free School Meals

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

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...

Shoreditch Park Family Cycle Training

Book into an exclusive cycle training session with your child, every Saturday. The sessions are run by Cycle Confident who are endorsed by Hackney council (please note this is held on the school grounds but not managed by the school). This is a 2-hour cycle training session to take place in the...

Year 4

...l Year will be available soon.......e available soon.......ing Timetables Homework in Year 4 Children are given math (IXL programme and Times Tables Rockst...

Year 1

...iculum Meetings......find our class timetable. The Year 1 team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 1 HLTA: Ms McGregor......s timetable. The Year 1 team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 1 HLTA: Ms McGregor Grey Class:...

Vacancies

Current vacancies

Science

Science Intent and Impact At Shoreditch Park Primary, we provide an inclusive science curriculum that encourages our children to understand, explore and question the natural and humanly constructed world around them. In the EYFS, science is a key part of the specific area ‘Understanding of the...

Extra Curricular Clubs

... Friday Club Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group Club ......b Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group Club ......b Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group Club Year Group G...

RSHE

...uidance can be found here . Year group information...

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...

In-year Admissions

...he Reception Class intake and Year 6 transfer to secondary school in September each Year. To make an in-Year admission to Shoreditch Park School parents / carers must complete an in-Year transfer and send the completed form to Hackney Education. Please visit Hackney Education for more details. To fi...

Governors Committees

...ality of Education; and Early Years Foundation Stage. The governors are often found visiting the school, joining in with assemblies, meeting with staff or speaking with children in class, as well as collecting feedback at Parents' Evenings....

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...

Read Write Inc

...ome a story to share each week from the class book corner. Year 1 and 2 Home Reading Children in y......for the new Reception children! Set 1 cards for Nursery - Year 1 Set 2 cards for Reception ......1 cards for Nursery - Year 1 Set 2 cards for Reception - Year 3 Handwriting Phrases Read...

RE

...ation and Worldviews guidance. From Year 1 to 6, our children are taught a variety of the world’s ......o ensure progression. For example, in Year 2, pupils will learn about Buddhism in the context of ‘......‘What happens on Buddha Day?’ Then in Year 4, they will learn about Buddhist beliefs through the...

Pupil Premium

...or children from Reception to Year 11 who have registered for Free School Meals in the last six Years. At Shoreditch Park, we believe that the development of an effective pupil premium strategy should be cyclical and considered an integral part of existing school development planning. In line with g...

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 2

...and by subject.......find our class timetable. The Year 2 Team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 2 HLTA: Ms Twiner ......s timetable. The Year 2 Team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 2 HLTA: Ms Twiner Hoffman Class...

History and Geography Curriculum

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

School Tours

...ber to December 2026. In-Year Admissions We have a limited number of spaces available in some Year groups. If you are interested, please contact Hackney Admissions for further information. If a space is available in your child’s Year group, please see tour dates below....

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...

Autism Resource Provision

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

Year 6

...AG test Spelling Review Book......lling Review Book......Year Group Lead: Ms Green Year 6 Teacher: Ms Richards Zephaniah Class: Mr Dent (Teacher) ...

English

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

Destination Reader

...ader across KS2. It begins in Year 3 and children follow it all the way up to Year 6. This Year we e......n follow it all the way up to Year 6. This Year we even have some whizzes in Year 2 who will be comp...... we even have some whizzes in Year 2 who will be completing RWI during the Spring term and moving on...

Year 3

...reading lists Useful websites...... Useful websites......eting Timetables Homework in Year 3 Children are given math (IXL programme) and reading homework as...

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...

Computing

...editch Park Examples of Computing in Key Stage 1 Year 2 have been taught to use the programming too...... taught to use the programming tool, Lego WeDo. Year 1 have been learning to become digital publis......wn E-book. Examples of Computing in Key Stage 2 Year 3 have been focusing on the topic of ‘we ar...

Year 5 - The Viewer by Sean Tan

...reated this week....

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 1 - First Week Back (Summer 2 Week 1)

... amazing examples of our work....

Year 1 - Summer 2 Week 2 Home Learning

...tration and writing....

Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Work

...cs'. To prepare for this, Year 1 were asked to create their own model of a minibeast using a ran...... hotel has even been created. Year 1 will be presenting their projects to one another in their first...

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 2 - Summer 2 Home Learning

...he growth of their plants....

Year 4 - Home Learning

...hat has been completed so far....

Year 2 - Poems About the Dark

... for our families....

Year 5 - Vikings

...hapes using nets....

Year 4 - Home Learning Work

...lent work uploaded so far....

Year 1 - Home Learning

... Have a look at how we got on....

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 - Planting Seeds

...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

... completed from the past week....

Year 1 - Home Learning - Week 5

...ence, 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 1 - Beegu

...re was a crash landing in the Year 1 playground on Monday. Year 1 decided to go outside and investig...... Year 1 playground on Monday. Year 1 decided to go outside and investigate! This introduced our new ...

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

ASPIRE Ambassadors 2020-21

...mic 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 the school newsletter. They strive to be Aspire role models and represent our sch...

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 4 - Highlights from Autumn 1 Week 3

...as been another great week in Year 4. Here are some picture highlights from the week....

Year 4 - Highlights from Autumn 1 Week 2

...ly fun and productive week in Year 4. Here are some picture highlights from the week....

Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Projects

...ave a look at how they got on....

Incoming Reception 2020/21

... about vaccinations Healthy Years enquiries and updates, including training courses Further information related to public health...

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 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 5 - Black History Month 2020

...ghtbulb filament....

Afternoons in Year 1

... and how to edit our own work....

Year 6 - Paired Reading in Destination Reader

Here are some excellent examples of paired reading in Destination Reader

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 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 1 - 2D Shapes

...nd their classroom....... the properties of 2D shapes. Year 1 were able to apply this knowledge and went on a shape hunt arou...

Year 3 - Rock Detectives

...inegar and red food colouring....

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 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 6 - School Council Candidate Speeches

... School Council candidates....

Year 6 - Reading for Pleasure in the Library

...g for pleasure in the Library....

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 5 - Sir Trevor McDonald Pop Art

...tyle of Andy Warhol....

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 6 Computing - Stop Frame Animation

... videos come onto the website!...

Year 6 - STEM Day

...rchitecture skills.......our structures we worked with Years 7 and 8 and learnt different ways to develop our architecture sk...

Year 6 - Stop-Frame Animation

...n, Freddie, Ilyes & Ismail...

Year 6 - The Blitz

...answers with Year 6 in school!......org ? Here are some questions Year 6 have for you: What was the Blitz? Which areas were bombed?......itz? Share your answers with Year 6 in school!...

Year 6 - The Empire Windrush Freeze Frames

... 'The Empire Windrush'...

Year 6 - World War 1

..., 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 Go Bowling

...work out our bowling averages!...

Year 6 - Shakespeare Rocks Preview

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

Year 6 Graduation 2016

...eir time at Whitmore....

Year 6 Investigate Electricity

... investigative afternoon, all Year 6 children were able to create a circuit with a cell, lamp and a piece of foil - also being able to draw this as a scientific diagram in their science books....

Year 6 Kayaking

...g forward to our next session!...

Year 6 Meet Holocaust Survivor Ruth Barnett

...ons all about her experiences....

Year 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Performance

...ng exceptionally well!​...

Year 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Rehearsals

...t 430 at Whitmore THIS FRIDAY!...

Year 6 Production Preview - Act 3 Scene 1

...k, Friday 8th July, 4:30-5:30....

Year 6 Sculptures

...time. Which is your favourite?...

Year 6 - Spanish This Term

This is what we have been learning in Spanish this term

Year 6 Trip - Churchill War Museum

...nderground bunker for 5 Years....

Year 6 - Painting a Mural

...roud to be the first to start!...

Year 6 - IntoUniversity

...ble aspirations for the future...

Year 6 - Kayaking

...st part, they're naturals!...

Year 6 - Kayaking

...ss we make over the next term!...

Year 6 - Kayaking

...and the end of primary school!...

Year 6 - Launch Week

...made from up-cycled materials....

Year 6 - Magic V's

...ns. Try it, what can you find?...

Year 6 - Mastery in Maths

... their own steps for learning....

Year 6 - Maths Reasoning Work

...ning a School Trip Scrapbook...

Year 6 - Natural History Museum

...and exhibitions about insects....

Year 6 - Partner Reading

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

Year 6 - Secondary School Preparation

...ble aspirations for the future...

Year 6 - Practical Division

...ere able to teach their peers!...

Year 6 - Propaganda

...ng environment....

Year 6 - Rose Blanche Storyboards

...oards to summarise the events....

Year 6 - Royal Opera House

...it was a fantastic experience....

Year 6 - SATs Week Celebrations

...ncredibly hard in preparation....

Year 6 - Saying Their Birthday In Spanish

...s, well done Year 6.......ic speaking skills, well done Year 6....

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

...n you spot it in the picture? Year 6 are becoming experts in classification. Did you know there are over 2,700 types of worm. We could only find one!...

Year 6 Sports Day 2016

...riday - may the best team win!...

Year 6 Trip - Imperial War Museum

...he children will never forget!...

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...

Year 3 - Science Museum Trip

...n't wait for the next one!...

Year 3 - Apollo5 Workshop

...nging joy into our classrooms....

Year 5 - Anglo-Saxon Art & Culture Trip

...om 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!

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

...l city lay in smoking ruins. Year 2 explored this further at the Museum of London. We looked at artefacts from 1666 that helped us piece together the events of the fire....

Year 6 - Gymnastics Lesson with Badu Sports

...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....

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 6 - Lego Wedo 2.0 Coding

...we are doing!...

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!

Year 1 - Voces8 Foundation Vocal Training

...ng via the Voces8 Foundation ....

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

... Children's Book Project ....

Year 1 - Sorting Materials

...ok at how we got on....

Year 2 - Big Bang History Lesson: 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 do you know? What material is it...

Year 1 Trip to the Museum of Childhood

... Have a look at how we got on....

Year 6 - Coding Using HTML and CSS

...o see more about our projects!......ics and bold writing. Can any Year 6s share code for writing a header with words written in bold and...

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...

Turning Single-Use Plastic Bottles in into a Vibrant Pencil Pot

...l plastic can be. Children in Years 1-3 have reused a single-use plastic bottle and turned in into a vibrant pencil pot! Follow their simple instructions to find out how you can make them at home and help protect our environment....

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...

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 4 - Black History Month 2019

...elebrate 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....

Year 2 - Black History Month 2019

...elebrate 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 minor...

Year 6 visit to Chessington World of Adventures

... More pictures to follow soon!...

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 Groups

Select a year group to find out more:

Maths Homework

...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 showing them how to solve similar pro...

Year 3 - Power of Reading: Narratives

...at acting and performing guys!...

Year 2 - Opera Workshop

...sting and inspiring!...

Year 4 - Renewable and Non-renewable Power Sources

...isten to our presentations!...

Practice Maths at Home with Year 4

...e!......ce Maths at home with Year 4, Year 4 will teach you how to add, subtract, multiply and divide!...

Year 6 - Tower of London

...risoners nearly 900 Years ago....

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...

Virtual Open Events

...a Virtual Open Session Early Years Tour With the help of some of our youngest pupils, we have creat......puty Headteacher or the Early Years Phase Lead. To do so, please email us at admin@shoreditchpark.ha...

Year 5 - Musicians Outreach Workshop

...the sound" - Year 5 pupil...... the deeper the sound" - Year 5 pupil...

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

...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 feed !...

Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 2

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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 1 - Adventure Playground Trip

...e a look at what we got up to!...

Year 2 - Reading Morning

...on'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....

Art Week - Textiles

... stitch. In addition to this, Years 5 and 6 explored tie-dyeing Calico to add detail to their Soft-Sculpture Cushions....

Year 2 - Art Week

...rt 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. Ha...

Year 5 - Black History Month: Sutton House

... 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 6 - Ice Skating at Somerset House

...ellent time learning to skate....

Spring 2 - Parent Letter

I would like to thank all of our parents and carers for your excellent engagement with the workshops, parents’ meetings and assemblies which have taken place during this academic year so far. Our pupils love to be given the opportunity to share what

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13th February 2025

Year 5 - Curriculum Letter - Spring 1 2025

Over the next term, Year 5 will be studying the following areas

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14th January 2025

Year 2 - Curriculum Letter - Spring 1 2025

Over the next half term Year 2 will be studying the following curriculum

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14th January 2025

Autism Parent Support Group

Throughout the year we will be running a number of sessions designed to support the parents of pupils with autism (though all parents are welcome to attend). The sessions will be a wonderful opportunity for parents to share their experiences, ask for

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16th January 2025

Year 6 University Week

... part in their own graduation!...... and run it. At Tower Bridge, Year 6 students acted like engineers and worked in small teams to desi......idge. At the end of the week, Year 6 got the chance to visit London Metropolitan University and take...

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 7th February 2025

Year 4 had a fantastic time exploring the Limehouse basin this week. The children were able to learn about the history of the Limehouse basin, the origins of it name and its long standing impact over the years.

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7th February 2025

Parent / Guardian Workshop: Jobs in STEM and how to encourage STEM learning with your child

Inspire would like to invite parents and guardians from all year groups to attend a presentation delivered by Inspire focusing on Jobs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and how to encourage STEM learning outside of school.

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11th February 2025

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 2nd May 2025

Thank you to all parents and carers on supporting our Spring Fair. We were delighted to see such a large turnout and thank everyone in the community for any generous donations given. The Easter bonnet parade delighted all for the second year running.

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2nd May 2025

Year 6 - Curriculum Letter - Spring 1 2025

Over the next term, Year 6 will be studying the following areas

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14th January 2025

Year 2 – Natural History Museum

...rive in their natural habitat....

Year 2 - Outdoor Learning at Hampstead Heath

... cleverly camouflaged insects....

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 16th May 2025

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..

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16th May 2025

Parent Letter - Summer 2 Dates

I would like to thank all of our parents and carers for your excellent engagement with workshops, parents’ meetings, trips and school events during the school year so far. Our whole school events are always a highlight of my year and it was wonderfu

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22nd May 2025

RSE Letter - Year 1

After the half term break we will be delivering lessons that form part of our Relationships and Sex education curriculum. These lessons are carefully planned and we follow a well-known scheme of work written by staff at The Christopher Winter...

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23rd May 2025

RSE Letter - Year 2

After the half term break we will be delivering lessons that form part of our Relationships and Sex education curriculum. These lessons are carefully planned and we follow a well-known scheme of work written by staff at The Christopher Winter...

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23rd May 2025

RSE Letter - Year 3

After the half term break we will be delivering lessons that form part of our Relationships and Sex education curriculum. These lessons are carefully planned and we follow a well-known scheme of work written by staff at The Christopher Winter...

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23rd May 2025

RSE Letter - Year 4

After the half term break we will be delivering lessons that form part of our Relationships and Sex education curriculum. These lessons are carefully planned and we follow a well-known scheme of work written by staff at The Christopher Winter...

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23rd May 2025

RSE Letter - Year 5

After the half term break we will be delivering lessons that form part of our Relationships and Sex education curriculum. These lessons are carefully planned and we follow a well-known scheme of work written by staff at The Christopher Winter...

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23rd May 2025

Key dates - 17th December 2024

As we approach the end of the school year we write to share key dates next term and to wish you an enjoyable Christmas break. We would like to thank you for the high attendance in workshops, parents evening and assemblies over the term and thank you

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18th December 2024

Year 2 - Great Fire workshop

...city's history.......d informative session for the Year 2 children, exploring the historical significance of the Great Fi...

Year 3 Briggs - Ministry of Stories

...home their own pieces of work....

Year 1 trip to the Natural History Museum

...were fascinated by their size....

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

Reception - Curriculum

...onfident and independent learners ready for Year 1, Reception is a Year full of exciting experiences......d care for themselves and others. Ready for Year 1 By the end of Reception, our aim is for children ......hout the Summer Term with the transition to Year 1, helping them become familiar with new routines a...

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 22nd November 2024

Linked to Year 1’s learning about Dinosaurs, this week the year 1 children had a workshop based on Mary Anning. First we learned about Mary's childhood and what led her to become a palaeontologist. Then they completed a class activity which involved

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22nd November 2024

World Book Day 2024

...Year 1 Year 2...... Year 2...

Head Lice Advice – Autumn 2 2024

Control of head lice depends on prompt diagnosis and effective treatment. We encourage parents to check their child’s hair at least weekly throughout the school year for the presence of head lice.

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18th November 2024

RSE letter - Year 6

After the half term break we will be delivering lessons that form part of our Relationships and Sex education curriculum. These lessons are carefully planned and we follow a well-known scheme of work written by staff at The Christopher Winter...

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23rd May 2025

Year 1 - Class Assembly

I am writing to inform you of your child’s upcoming class assembly.

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12th June 2025

PTA Coffee Morning 2023

The PTA held their first coffee morning of the academic year. It was great to have so many reception parents join the discussion on proposed plans for this year. The focus was the upcoming events and KS1 playground. The Annual General Meeting will be held on the 7th of November at 9am at the...

Year 4 - Trip to Hoxton Church

...ristian beliefs and practices....

Year 2 - Exploring animal habitats

...d to see what they could find!...

Year 6 - Schools Across the Ocean project

...you can watch here.......n a wonderful opportunity for Year 6 to think globally, act creatively and work collaboratively whil...

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 15th May 2026

This week, our amazing Year 6 pupils completed their SATs tests and we could not be prouder of the determination, resilience and positivity they have shown throughout the week

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14th May 2026

Year 1 Heating System - 22nd May 2026

Further to our previous communication regarding the school’s heating system upgrade, we would like to provide you with an update on the progress of the works.

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22nd May 2026

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 12th June 2026

Year 1 had a fantastic day exploring the London Transport Museum. The children enjoyed learning about how transport has changed over time and discovering what travel was like in the past.

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12th June 2026

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 17th July 2026

As another wonderful academic year comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank every member of our Shoreditch Park Primary School community for making this such a memorable and successful year.

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2nd September 2026

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 16th October 2026

Year 1 had a fantastic day at London Zoo! The children enjoyed exploring the zoo, seeing a range of animals and learning more about the natural world.

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16th October 2026

Winter Fest

We are delighted to announce the return of our annual Winter Festival which this year will be returning on Thursday 11th December- 3.45pm-5.15pm. Please put the date in your diaries!

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3rd November 2025

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 27th June 2025

I am writing to share some important leadership updates as we look ahead to the new academic year in September 2025.

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27th June 2025

Year 1, 2 and 3 Sports Day - July 2025

For the Years 1, 2, and 3 sports day event tomorrow, Tuesday 1st July, please note that the event will begin at the slightly earlier time of 0915 and conclude by 1100am.

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30th June 2025

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 19th September 2025

The Year 4 children had lots of fun exploring different career options with Into University. They got stuck into activities such as building as civil engineers, digging like palaeontologists and designing cool museum displays. It was a fun and inspir

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19th September 2025

Height and weight checks – Reception and year 6

As part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), your child in reception or year 6 will have their height and weight checked at school. This is a standard annual health check for children across England.

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22nd September 2025

Year 6 Residential - 29th September 2025

We are pleased to inform you that there will be a residential visit for Year 6 pupils which will take place from Wednesday 25th March to Friday 27th March 2026. As last year, we will be going to PGL Marchants Hill in Surrey.

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29th September 2025

PTA Winter Cards Letter - 16th October 2025

Back by popular demand, we are pleased to share that all children from nursery to Year 6 will again design their own Christmas or Winter card to be professionally printed.

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16th October 2025

Year 4 - Khalsa Jatha Gurdwara

...ly enjoyed the experience!...

Year 5 - Hackney School of Food

...e of what they've created....

Exploring and Learning in Reception - Autumn 1

...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 play and discovery. During Autumn 1, we focused on helping the children become c...

Teddy Bear Clinic

We are delighted to let you know that your child’s class will be taking part in a special Teddy Bear Clinic session, run by a visiting team from Queen Mary’s University who deliver fun and interactive health education workshops

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11th November 2025

Year 1 - Family Fridays

Following the success of our Family Fridays in Reception, we are delighted to extend this opportunity to our Year 1 pupils and families.

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25th November 2025

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...

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 16th January 2026

Our Year 6 pupils have been writing to inspirational British people to tell them about our incredible school.

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16th January 2026

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 23rd January 2026

Year 5 had a fantastic trip to Tower Bridge! The children took part in a guided tour where they visited the original Victorian engine rooms, walked along the high-level glass walkways and across the bridge itself.

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23rd January 2026

The Shoreditch Park Scoop - 6th February 2026

This week, our Year 6 pupils took part in a rich and inspiring programme of trips designed to broaden their horizons and deepen their learning beyond the classroom as part of our partnership with Into University.

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9th February 2026

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 1 - Reading the Mini Grey text Biscuit Bear

...fingers to help with spelling....

Year 3 - Maths: Statistics

... had collected on a bar chart....

Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Half Term Project - Poetry

...esources available at home....

Year 3 - Geography: Earthquakes

...he aftermath of an earthquake....

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 4 - Tetractys Poems

...mily in a generation to do so!...

Year 4 - IntoUniversity Workshop

... inside and outside of school....

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!

...e have had an amazing time in Year 3! Here are some of our highlights, we hope you enjoy them!...

Reception - Starting in September 2021

... Meals Eloise Erwin Early Years Lead Welcome to Reception Uniform List All our uniform can be purchased from Khalsa Schoolwear in Bethnal Green. Please visit their website for more details or to order online. Nursery and Reception Girls Boys Tart...

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

...nd designed our own robots....

Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Homework and Science Lessons

...ience 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 observational drawings of...

Year 2 - Design and Technology Week 2021

... 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 snack worked out the way we planned. Our snacks w...

Year 6 - DT Week 2021

...Desire' won....

Year 6 - Sports Day 2021

...time at their last sports day!...

Year 3 - Spelling Bee

...ur two spelling bee champions!......Year 3 have been learning the Year 3 and 4 common exception words in preparation for our end of Year...

Year 6 - Goodbye for Now

...bye for Now' to our wonderful Year 6's who will be starting an exciting new chapter in their seconda......ying our farewells. Good luck Year 6 and stay in touch!...

Year 4 - Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf

... way to end this half term!...

Science in Seuss Class

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

Year 5 - Poetry Skills

... again this week!...

Year 5 - Poetry Artwork

...ardest this week....

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

...e some excellent examples:...

Year 3 - Performance Poetry

...f our highlights this week in Year 3 , with children using actions, tone and intonation successfully. It has been amazing to see all the children applying their learning and understanding of poetic devices when they wrote their own version of Please Mrs Butler....

Year 4 - Free Verse Poems

...finished our poetry module in Year 4 this week by creating our very own free verse poems. We spent the week securing our knowledge on poetic devices and reading poems from Michael Rosen, Valerie Bloom, Karl Nova and even our own class teacher, among many others! We then channelled all of this inspir...

Year 3 - Baking Challenge

...e! They tasted amazing too!...

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 2 - The Dark by Lemony Snicket

...hope we were able to help him!...

Year 6 - Hollywood Bowl

...last together as a Year group....

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!

Science in Year 1

...ing our taste test experiment....

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

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 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...

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 - Lunar New Year

...e 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!...

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

... gold bar, which weighed 13kg!...

The Necklace of Raindrops

...ter of a key character's name!...

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 2 - Great Fire of London Workshop

... to extinguish them....

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

...Science and Geography lessons....

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

Year 1 - Hackney Museum Trip

...erstand the world around them....

Year 1 - Learning to Multiply

...hroughout their maths lessons....

The Secret Sky Garden

...ate effectively. Look at our Year 1 children using new vocabulary and their talk skills as they retell the captivating tale of the 'Secret Sky Garden'....

Year 2 - Visit to St Paul's Cathedral

...d by the Great Fire of London....

Year 2 - Hampstead Heath Trip

...er some interesting questions....

Parent Election - Summer 2023

Two vacancies for the role of parent governor on our governing board are available from September 2023. The role of the governing board The school’s governing board is responsible for providing confident and strategic leadership, and creating robust accountability, oversight and assurance for the...

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 - 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

Year 2 Library Visit

...me with us!...

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...

Year 2 - Read and Tell

... illustrations....

Design and Technology (D&T) Week - Autumn 2021

...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, three-dimensional artwork. Please have a look at our creations an...

Year 2 - Exploring Different Emotions

...ls, confidence and empathy....

Reception - Start of the New Lunar Year

...te the start of the new Lunar Year!...

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

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...

Year 1 Visit the Library

...love of reading shine through!...

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

...all on their favourite animal....

Year 1 - Building Igloos for Emperor Penguins

... penguin living in Antarctica....

Year 5 - Music Mission Company Enrichment

...s off to war." - N.A (Year 5)......in the near future. This is a Year 5 child's reflection of the enrichment: "On April 27th 2022, yea......soldiers off to war." - N.A (Year 5)...

Year 5 - Raise Tower Bridge

...ridge works." - F.A (Year 5).......TOWER BRIDGE'. This is what a Year 5 child said: "During the Tower Bridge workshop, we used our STE...... Tower Bridge works." - F.A (Year 5)....

KS1 Reading Morning - May 2022

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

New Starters Reception and Nursery - September 2022

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

Year 1 - Grey Class Trip to Woodberry Wetlands

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

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 6 - InTo University National Gallery Visit

...and can’t wait to share!...

Year 6 - Graduation 2019

... 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 week of Primary Sc...

Year 1 Literacy - Beegu

... roof. He was lost and alone. Year 1 are going to help him find his way back home......

Year 1 - Topic

... more over the next few weeks!...

Year 1 - Touch

... the sense of smell!...

Year 1 - Trip to Sutton House

...d children from a poor family....

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

... huts, mountains and trees!...

Year 1 - World Book Day 2017

...ur favourite book to a friend!......ose 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

...eb and the calm or stormy sea....

Year 1 Maths Workshop

...ths games with our classmates....

Year 1 - Textiles

...with this new skill....

Year 1 POR - Beegu

...lp him find his way back home.......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

...heir fabulous boxes....

Year 1 Science - Touch

...and cold. It was a lot of fun!...

Year 1 Skype London Zoo

...affe even said hello to us!...

Year 1 Sports Day 2016

...orget to bring a packed lunch!...

Year 1 Topic - The World and the Seasons

...tigation tasks using an atlas....

Year 1 - The Museum of Childhood

...e our very own shadow puppets!...

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...

Year 1 Trip - Shoreditch Adventure Park

...and play. It was a lot of fun!...

Year 1 - Grey Class Play The Glockenspiel

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

Year 1 - Grey Class Poetry Performance

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

Year 1 - Maths: Addition

...d 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

...ow within our measuring....

Year 1 - Museum of London Visit

... microwaves! It was great fun!...

Year 1 - Mythical Creatures

...ary story of Dick Whittington....

Year 1 - Myths and Legends

...reatures of our own!...

Year 1 - Observing Changes in Trees During Autumn

...be its appearance and texture....

Year 1 - Plant Detectives

... name a wild or garden flower?......hool. Why don't you ask a Year 1 pupil to name a wild or garden flower?...

Year 1 - Spanish Week

...ing 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 playtime!...

Year 1 - Poems About the Sea

... at our finished pieces!...

Year 1 - Poetry

Today year 1 have been focusing on figurative language. We read the poem 'Until I saw the Sea' by Lilian Moore and discussed her use of figurative language throughout the poem. We then went off in groups and thought about the best ways to convey this figurative language through movement and...

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Beegu

...rn more about Beegu!...

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Story Maps

...te our stories tomorrow!...

Year 1 - Science Trip to Clissold Park

... about wild and garden plants!...

Year 1 - Science: Materials

...round the school!...

Year 1 - Sewing

...our running stitches. ​...

Year 1 - Singing Assembly

...e of our amazing performances!...

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 to Clissold Park

... it in an information booklet....

Year 1 - Exercising With 5-a-day

...f fun keeping fit and healthy!...

Year 2 - Pizza Express

...asted delicious!...

Year 2 - Hampstead Heath Trip

... in Hampstead Heath....

Year 2 - Healthy Eating Workshop

...a healthy meal to add flavour!...

Year 2 - Inspiring Individuals

...s part of their job....

Year 2 - Launch Week

...we made were really different!...

Year 2 - Measurement

...re are 1000ml in 1L!...

Year 2 - Multiple Partitoning

...nces to make up the number!...

Year 2 - Museum of Transport

...nsport a great deal!...

Year 2 - Narratives

... write our very own narrative....

Year 2 - National Maritime Museum Titanic Workshop

...cond or third class passenger....

Year 2 - Rainforests

... favourite rainforest animals....

Year 2 - Habitats

...n more as our topic continues!...

Year 2 - Refugee Week: 20 Simple Acts

This week we have been learning all about refugees and completing some of the 20 simple acts as part of refugee week. Simple act 4 was 'sing a song'. We learnt a song that was created by refugees with 'Music in Detention'. This song is called home. It is all about the things that...

Year 2 - Science: Growing Seeds

...s in their science scrapbooks....

Year 2 - Science: Growing Up

.... Have a look at our pictures....

Year 2 - Self Aware Communication Skills

...ilding on the ideas of others....

Year 2 - Spanish Workshop

...ew where people speak Spanish!...

Year 2 - St Mary's Secret Garden

... and we have learnt some tips!...

Year 2 - Sutton House Visit

... rooms they may have lived in....

Year 2 - The Hodgeheg

...of a zebra crossing!...

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 - Great Fire of London Workshop

... be amazed at their knowledge!...

Year 1 Trip to Kidzmania

...hat has taken place this Year.......ying, exploring and laughing. Year 1's favourite part was the slide and the bouncy castle. It wa...

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 1 Trip to St Annes Church in Hoxton

...earning about in RE....

Year 1 Trip to St Mary's Secret Garden

...ying in and out the bee hives!...

Year 1 Trip to the Museum of London

...e about the city they live in....

Year 1 Trip to the Museum of London

...os 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!

...y! Happy Holidays from Year 1.......ng party! Happy Holidays from Year 1....

Year 2 - 2D and 3D Shapes

...bjects which are 3D shapes....

Year 2 - Algorithms

...om planet to planet....

Year 2 - Great Fire of London

...ing of this significant event....

Year 2 - Art Week 2018

... cushion. Look at the results!...

Year 2 - Art: Printing

...ng fruit and vegetable prints....

Year 2 - ASPIRE Enquiring Ebony Assembly

... their favourite ASPIRE songs!...

Year 2 - ASPIRE: Inclusive Izeyah

...en to others and work as team....

Year 2 - Breakfast With A Book

...and share our love of reading!...

Year 2 - Christmas Play Rehearsals

...icing songs and lines at home!...

Year 2 - Composing on The Glockenspiels

...rent notes on our instruments!...

Year 2 - Dog's Trust

...arning about Tigger!...

Year 2 - Enquiring Ebony

...eceived so far!...

Year 2 - Exploring Habitats

...some sneaky selfies!......at have never been alive. The Year 2 children used iPads to capture what they saw and these are the ...

Year 1 - Grey Class Music

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

Year 1 - eBooks

...ments on a computer....

Year 2 - The Most Disgruntled Snowman

... The Most Disgruntled Snowman.......man....

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...

Author/illustrator Bruce Ingham Visits Shoreditch Park

... Bruce Ingham. He talked with Years 1 - 5 about how he became an author/illustrator and the process ......eative partner Allan Ahlberg. Years 2 and 3 then had additional workshops where they were given to p...

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...

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...

Choir at Christmas

... special event hosted by City Year at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate. They performed alongside a Gos......gside a Gospel Choir and City Year members who performed poetry and did some special readings. Both ...

City Year Has Talent

...r 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

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

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

Deacon Class Visit Spitalfields City Farm

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

Festival of Triangles

...e. 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 tangrams to create different shapes and using our teamwork skills to make sure that everyone could take part...

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!

ASPIRE in Autumn 2 2016

...ctivities. ASPIRE in KS1 Both Year 1 and 2 will be exploring what achievement means with 2 core text......chievement to Thomas Edison. Year 1 - Year 1 will be looking at achievement in relation to their se......t to Thomas Edison. Year 1 - Year 1 will be looking at achievement in relation to their set 2 sound...

Good Luck Year 6

...ell 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

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

Jeffers Class - Recycling Assembly

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

KS1 - Electricity

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

KS1 - London Philharmonic Orchestra

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

KS1 - London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican

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

KS1 Book Corners Project

...ard has today begun work with Years 1 and 2 to transform their reading corners. This week it's t...... the turn of Hoffman Class in Year 2 who started work in earnest creating giant trees using cardboar...

KS1 National Storytelling Week

...m this half term. Children in Year 1 have been studying poetry and then wrote their own inspired by ......now you will agree that these Year 1 poets are very impressive. Maybe they will publish their own bo......r own book of poetry one day? Year 2 also shared their chronological reports about cats. If you want...

ASPIRE KS1 Trip to SEALIFE London Aquarium

...tumn 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 favourite part was touching the ...

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...

London Zoo Penguins Visit Dahl Class

... saw a few penguins swim past!...

Year 4 - Learning Factors

...een 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....

'Future sounds of Hackney' - Hackney Today

...this article......oted in their school. Watch Year 4 play the songs mentioned in this article...

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...

After School Club - Arts and Crafts

...in Arts and Crafts Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were very creative. They made different objects and ...... Crafts Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were very creative. They made different objects and things out ...

After School Club - Bagel Pizzas

...nstructions written by Imani, Year 3 and Chelsie, Year 5.......by Imani, Year 3 and Chelsie, Year 5....

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...

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 Active

...s part of this initiative our Year 5 children have been completing circuits once a week! We have bee......outcomes. In the Spring Term, Year 3 and 4 will also be completing ASPIRE active once per week. What...

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

...ntastic artwork.......k around the theme of ASPIRE. Year 1 and 2 have created an ASPIRE tree with inspirational words on t......self-portraits of themselves. Year 3 created large sculptures of the ASPIRE characters jumping out o...

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 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...

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...

Make Music 2 Make Music

Morpurgo are the stars of the new Make Music 2 Make Music challenge video! The Make Music 2 Make Music challenge is a campaign running in 2016, inviting performing musicians to simply make music at a gig or concert and pledge to donate 10% of their proceeds to Musical Futures. Visit the Musical...

Year 1 - Dimensions of Music

...contrasting sections of music....

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

...detailed re-tell of the story....

Thematic Approach

...tch Park. Thematic Approach Yearly Overview with Writing Genres Art KS1 and KS2 Yearly Overview ......ting Genres Art KS1 and KS2 Yearly Overview Computing Curriculum Map 2015 Plan 1 Musical Progr......cal Progression KS1 Spanish Yearly Overview 2015...

Valerie Bloom - Performance

...aican accent!...

Violin and Guitar Concert

On Friday 16th March, Shoreditch Park Primary had a music concert to celebrate children who partake in weekly violin and guitar tuition. The youngest musicians to perform were five year old children! It was a fantastic occasion; parents, the PTA and the whole school were memorised by all the...

Visible Learning Impact Programme

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

Work Week 2016

...Year 6......ry Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6......ption Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6...

World Book Day - Book Fair

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

Year 1 - 'Here's a Little Poem'

...y Rebecca Kai Dotlich.​...

Year 1 - 'Life in a Kenyan Village' Non-Chronological Reports

This week year 1 have been writing non-chronological reports on 'Life in a Kenyan Village'. To prepare for this, we have been collecting research from many different sources (video, booklets and images). After we redrafted our reports, we took them outside to our garden to report 'live...

Year 1 - 'The Sound Collector' by Rodger McGough

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

The City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

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

Year 1 - 'Until I Saw the Sea' Performances

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

Year 1 - 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

...n us next Wednesday at 8.45am....

Year 1 - Breakfast With A Book

...gs this half term from 8.45am....

Year 1 - Breakfast With a Book

...ong next week and join he fun!...

Year 1 - Capacity

...red and recorded volume in ml....

Year 1 - Data

...ion to our diagrams!...

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 - 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...

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

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...

Milligan Class Making Computer Games

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

Pasta Car Challenge

...n the school, from Nursery to Year 6 (with the exception of Year 3, who were on a trip), undertook t......Year 6 (with the exception of Year 3, who were on a trip), undertook the challenge to design a wheel...

Morpurgo Class Assembly - 30th November 2016

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

Morpurgo's Musical Futures Assembly

... had learned so far this Year....

Music in Autumn 2016

...and D along to the blues! Year 3 have been learning a song called 'Let Your Spirit Fly' this term. Here is a video of them playing a mix of tuned and untuned percussion along to the song!...

Music in Year 5

In music we have been learning about pulse, instruments and types of music through listening and singing 'Livin on a prayer'

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...

National Storytelling Week 2017 - Josh Seigal

...also worked more closely with Years 1, 3 and 5 and helped spark our poetry creativity. Here is a short video of one of his poems in assembly....

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...

Nursery - Curriculum

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

Open Mornings 2015

...e limited spaces available in Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 . We have been recognised by Ofsted ......d spaces available in Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 . We have been recognised by Ofsted as an ou...... available in Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 . We have been recognised by Ofsted as an outstandin...

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...

Summer Reading Challenge 2017

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

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...

Proposed Britannia Development

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

Reception - Meet the Team

...cher & Interim EYFS Lead) Ms Del (Early Years Educator) Donaldson class: Ms Clarke (Teacher & OPAL Lead) Ms Andrea (Teaching Assistant) Ms May (Teaching Assistant) Ms Saffron (Midday Teaching Assistant)...

Refugee Week 2016

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

Refugee Week 2017

... 5......oundation Stage Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5......Stage Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5...

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

Rights Respecting School: Learning about our rights

...fter interviewing pupils from Year 1 to Year 6, it was evident that pupils across the school were ab......viewing pupils from Year 1 to Year 6, it was evident that pupils across the school were able to reca...

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!

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

Year 2 - The Landlord's Cat

...at featuring the Year 1 choir.......dlord's Cat featuring the Year 1 choir....

Year 2 - The Rhythm of Life

...s to hear and feel the rhythm!...

Year 6 - Forest School Team Building

...erent things. A fantastic day!...

Year 4 Trip - V&A Museum

...e around the school!...

Year 4 Britannia Trip

...et, rugby, dodgeball and more!...

Year 4 Debate

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

Year 4 Drumming

... to keep the pulse in a group!...

Year 4 Guitar Prints

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

Year 4 Maths Challenge

...hallenge of the week!...

Year 4 Meet Elizabeth Rossiter

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

Year 4 Spanish Week 2016

... off at the next school disco!...

Year 4 Tate Trip

...f the pieces we saw ourselves!...

Year 4 Topic - Argentina

...ur travel documentaries!...

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 - What Makes An Effective Team?

...s for the classroom!...

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

...njoying reading books in them....

Year 5 - 3D Shapes

...s. We made our own using nets....

Year 5 - Art - Sketching and Painting

...o create paintings of flowers....

Year 5 - Art Trip

... 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 - ASPIRE Assembly

In our Aspire assembly, every member of the year group recited their own poem in front of parents / carers

Year 5 - Coding

...create our own computer games....

Year 5 - Design and Technology: Digital Media Workshop

...echnology: Digital Media unit.......al Area’ as part of the Year 5 Design and Technology: Digital Media unit....

Year 4 Become Teachers

... persuasive writing....

Year 5 - Making A Reading Room

... would like to make life size....

Year 4 - IntoUniversity Workshop

...t more at intouniversity.org ....

Year 4 - Launch Week

...e may even try making our own!...

Year 4 - Lego Workshop

...me really, really tall towers!...

Year 4 - Maths Misconceptions

...tion and correcting Ms Foster!...

Year 4 - Mexican Dancing

... a traditional Mexican dance! Year 4 showed the beginnings of some excellent dancers! Thank you to Xiomara and the team for a brilliant session!...

Year 4 - Paper Challenge

...ollaborating Year 4!......nd boats! Great collaborating Year 4!...

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 - Valerie Bloom 'River' Performance

... read of some of our poems!...

Year 4 - Roman Britain

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

Year 4 - Roman Numerals

...ir Topic 'The Romans'.......rals to numbers linked to the Year 4 Maths curriculum and their Topic 'The Romans'....

Year 4 - Science: Electricity

...en the circuit was incomplete....

Year 4 - Show and Tell

...rought in next week....

Year 4 - Software Developers

...n they are complete!...

Year 4 - Spanish This Term

This is what we have been learning in Spanish this term

Year 4 - Spring Poems

...le 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

...and typical items of clothing....

Year 5 - Learning to be Archaeologists

...ke our own Viking coin badges!...

Year 5 - Making Our Own Games

...g to make the characters move....

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 5 Say Goodbye To The Chicks

...they've promised to Skype....

Year 5 Science - Animal Reproduction

...ings to the rest of the class....

Year 5 Trip to Hackney Forest School

...rees. We all had a great time!...

Year 5 Trip to Hackney Museum

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

Year 5 Trip to Hackney Museum

...uch a fun trip!...

Year 5 Visit St Paul's

... organ and sang to the public!...

Year 5 visit to Hackney New School

... created our own dance tracks....

Year 5's London Eye Trip

...the views were enjoyed by all....

Year 5 Music - Singing

...Year 5 Music - Singing...

Year 5's trip to St Paul's Cathedral

...der the dome in the Cathedral....

Year 6 - 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' Freeze Frames

...ent of this Years performance!...... us learn about the play, the Year 6 children are recreating prominent scenes within the play by cre...

Year 6 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

...A Midsummer Night's Dream....

Year 6 - Anne Frank Exhibition

... about her life though images....

Year 6 - Antartic Scene Settings

...rst arriving in the Antarctic!...

Year 6 - Bike Around The Borough

...und Hackney. What a great day!...

Year 6 - Electricity

... create a circuit that worked....... to draw them scientifically. Year 6 also worked out that using a peg and tin foil we could still cr...

Year 6 - Exploring Properties of 3D Shapes

...ear 6 if you want a challenge!......en to try and solve - come to Year 6 if you want a challenge!...

Year 5 Play Tag Rugby

...Year 5 P.E....

Year 5 Music - Clapping Rhythm Game

...5 Music - Clapping Rhythm Game...

Year 5 - Measurement

...erent units of metric measure....

Year 5 - Meditation Tree

...This week we tried meditating....

Year 5 - Mexican Dancing

...ican dance during launch week....

Year 5 - Music Workshop with Joss Edwards

...wn drum beat using instruments...

Year 5 - National Storytelling Week

...r 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 of sentences a...

Year 5 - Nelson Mandela Exhibition

...the late great Nelson Mandela....

Year 5 - Performance Poetry

...k an image to watch the video....

Year 5 - Poems Through the use of Drama and Performance

...aft in a class book of poetry....

Year 5 - Power of Reading: Spy Gadgets

... on how to use spy gadgets....

Year 5 Maths Reasoning

... done and why it must be true....

Year 5 - Refugee Week Assembly 2019

...e really enjoyed the assembly!...

Year 5 - Spanish Lesson from Shoreditch Park Secondary School Students

...o deliver a Spanish lesson to Year 5 children. Year 5 were extremely impressed with the children'......sh lesson to Year 5 children. Year 5 were extremely impressed with the children's vocabulary in ...

Year 5 - Spanish This Term

This is what we have been learning in Spanish this term

Year 5 - The London Eye Mystery

...ter his strange disappearance....

Year 5 - The Rig

...ially liked banging the drums....

Year 5 Become News Reporters

...t the scene of the London Eye....

Year 5 Bullying Assembly

Watch the whole assembly now

Year 5 Descriptive Work

... characters sensory reactions....

Year 5 Designing Their New Book Corner

...iting to see the final design!...

Year 4 - Greek Food

... everyone's cup of tea!...

Year 4 - Festival of Triangles Maths Lesson

...l, isosceles and right-angled....

Year 3 - Ice Palace by Robert Swindells

...e 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 their voices and know their cues. Well done Briggs Class on a great performance....

Year 3 - 'Let Your Spirit Fly'

...e hope you enjoy it....

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 - Briggs Class Poetry Assembly

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

Year 3 - 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

...ifferent 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 3 - Geography: Istanbul

...eek! Great investigative work Year 3!...

Year 3 - How Sedimentary Rocks Are Formed

...we can say it we can write it!...

Year 3 - Human and Physical Geography

...features of Egypt....

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 - Plants Printmaking Project

...e making our prints....

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 - Learning to Read Music

... played in the song!...

Year 3 - London Skyline

...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 - Our Local Area

... of their quick presentations!...... the needs of its citizens. Year 3 proposed what buildings they would have in their ideal local ar...

Year 2 Habitat Boxes

... in each habitat. Have a look!...

Year 2 - Titanic

...d....... living conditions were like. Year 2 are trying to challenge themselves by adding accurate historica...

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 - World Book Day

... parents for coming along too!...

Year 2 - World Book Day 2018

...t that was made with costumes!...

Year 2 Artists and Poetry

... thought they were very funny!...

Year 2 Breakfast Reading Cafe

...ou in class with us!...

Year 2 Gymnastics Skills

... when exercising. Have a look!...

Year 2 Learn to Tell the Time

...e to cook this meal?...

Year 2 Trip to Clissold Park

... out for us as well!...

Year 2 Learning About Poetry

...our own water poems!...

Year 2 Maths - Rounding Numbers

... have started the new Year in Year 2 by rounding numbers in our maths lessons! We have followed the ......if we have rounded correctly. Year 2 children keep trying at home to round your numbers....

Year 2 Meet Connor The Fireman

... to work for the fire brigade!...

Year 2 Meet Trumpet Player Darren

...s such a fantastic experience!...

Year 2 Science - "Growing Up"

...n! We acted out these changes....

Year 2 Science - Staying Healthy

... is great for staying healthy!...

Year 2 Sports Day 2016

...!......lancing a bean bag! Well done Year 2 for an excellent afternoon!...

Year 2 students introducing themselves in Spanish

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

Year 3 - Mummify Oranges

...ummification process is going!...

Year 3 - Place Value

...look at what we did....

Year 4 - Exploring Watercolour Painting

... illustrations soon!...

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's Ancient Egyptian Scrolls

...ve a look if you get a chance.......anging at the entrance to the Year 3 corridor – please come by and have a look if you get a ch...

Year 3's Assembly Rocks

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

Year 3's Fossils

...39;re very good at explaining!...

Year 3's Natural History Museum Trip

...our science lessons in school!...

Year 3's Poetry Performances

...the images to watch the video....

Year 3's Science Museum Trip

...es!), pulleys and sound waves....

Year 3's Science Museum Trip

...arning about forces and light!...

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 Trip - Olympic Park

... last trip together....

Year 4 - Almond Class Poetry Assembly

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

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 4 - Black History Month

...son Mandela....

Year 4 - British Museum

...and used to keep olive oil in!...

Year 4 - Camley Street Nature Reserve

...t it wasn't easy to watch.......he chicks would be its lunch. Year 4 learnt a valuable lesson about the life cycle but it wasn't...

Year 4 - Common Misconceptions in Subtracting

...taking on role of the teacher!...

Year 4 - Destination Reader Program

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

Year 4 - Enquiring Ebony Homework: Volcanoes

...ok at their volcano creations!...

Year 4 - Exploring Different Types of Paint Brush

...t 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 you get when you ...

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

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

Year 3 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 - 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 - Power of Reading: Synonyms

...ent searching and scanning by Year 3!...

Year 3 - Printing

... creative!...

Year 3 - Refugees

...refugee coming to our country!...

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

...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. Here are some...

Year 3 - Sewing

...h. Further ahead in Summer 2, Year 3 will have the opportunity to create their own puppet out fabric....

Year 3 - Spanish This Term

This is what we have been learning in Spanish this term

Year 3 - Spanish Week

...ne Year 3!......re very impressive. Well done Year 3!...

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 Plants Assembly

...didn't manage to catch it....

Year 3 - The Musicans' Company

...e; www.wcom.org.uk ....

Year 3 - The Pebble in My Pocket

...to write our own explanations....

Year 3 - Tower of London

... Tudor and even tried some on....

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

...me of their amazing creations!...

Year 3 Explain How Igneous Rocks are Formed

...w igneous rocks are formed....

Year 3 Go Into the Forest

... the week....

Year 3 Learn Where Our Food Comes From

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

Year 3 Maths - Perimeter

...ils, rulers and the perimeter!...

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