Library and Reading for Pleasure

...ildren are in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 this is crucial) or beginning to read more independen......read for pleasure? In Reception, Year 1 and 2 we encourage parents to practice the phonic sound car......children are in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 this is crucial) or beginning to read more independ...

Year 1

...iculum Meetings......find our class timetable. The Year 1 team Year Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 1 HLTA: Ms McGregor......ar Group Lead: Ms Hannaford Year 1 HLTA: Ms McGregor Grey Class: Ms Hannaford (Teacher) Ms Stew...

Calendar and Term Dates

Computing

... taught to use the programming tool, Lego WeDo. Year 1 have been learning to become digital publishers and have started creating their own E-book. Examples of Computing in Key Stage 2 Year 3 have been focusing on the topic of ‘we are opinion pollsters’. In this unit, pupils have created thei...

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 ......ss the country. In the summer term, the government asks us to do a phonics check of all the Year 1 c...

RE

...ation and Worldviews guidance. From Year 1 to 6, our children are taught a variety of the world’s largest religions. These include Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism. Pupils explore what it means to be non-religious, and questions of identity, meaning, purpose and value a...

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...

Performance Tables

... Phonic Screening Check Year 1: 89% Year 2: 80% Year 2 59 children in total Reading Writing Maths Combined Whole cohort 74% 72% 74% 71% PPG group children 64% 61% 64% 61% Non-PPG group children 83% ...

After School Club - Arts and Crafts

...in Arts and Crafts Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were very creative. They made different objects and things out of a variety of materials. Can you identify what they have made?...

Year 1 - Home Learning

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

KS1 Assembly - 11th May 2020

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 1 - Home Learning - Week 5

...ence, maths and literacy work....

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 1 - Summer 2 Week 2 Home Learning

...tration and writing....

Year 1 - First Week Back (Summer 2 Week 1)

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

Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Projects

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

Year 1 - Summer 2 Week 3 Home Learning

Year 1 - Summer 2 Week 4 Home Learning

Afternoons in Year 1

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

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 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 1 - Home Learning - Week Beginning 18th January 2021

...ood chains and polar habitats....

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 1 - Enquiring Ebony Half Term Project - Poetry

...esources available at home....

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 1, 2 and 3 Assembly - 27th April 2020

Year 1 - Sorting Materials

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

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 2 - The Landlord's Cat

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

Year 1 trip to Shoreditch Adventure Park

...ng the way....

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 - The Most Disgruntled Snowman

...man....

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 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 1 - Adventure Playground Trip

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

Year 1 - Voces8 Foundation Vocal Training

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

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....

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 1 - Reading Morning

Year 1 Trip to the Museum of Childhood

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

Science in Year 1

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

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

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...

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...

World Book Day 2024

...Year 1 Year 2...

ZooLab

Year 1 - Exploring Family History

In History this term, Year One has been learning about ‘My Family History.’ The children have been exploring the similarities and differences between their own childhood and the childhood of their grandparents. In this lesson, the children had a great time exploring what schools were...

Year 1 - Teddy Bears' Hospital

Year 1 - Trip to Discover Story Centre

Year 1 - Trip to the church

Year 1 - Trip to the Young V & A

Year 1 trip to the Natural History Museum

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

Year 1 - Reading the Mini Grey text Biscuit Bear

Year One has enjoyed reading the Mini Grey text "Biscuit Bear" over the past few weeks. We had a great time making our very own Biscuit Bear cookies and decorating them with icing sugar and delicious sprinkles. Additionally, we wrote a retell of the story using some of the key parts. One...

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 - Woodberry Wetlands Trip

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

Year 1 - Deacon Class trip to Shoreditch Park

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

Year 1 - Grey Class Trip to Hackney Museum

Year 1 Trip to Clissold Park

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

Year 1 - Enquiring Ebony Projects Summer Term 1

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

Year 1 - Building Igloos for Emperor Penguins

... penguin living in Antarctica....

KS1 Reading Morning - May 2022

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

Year 1 - Grey Class Trip to Woodberry Wetlands

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

Year 1 Visit the Library

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

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 1 - Carousel - Week Beginning 20th September 2022

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 1 - Community

In year one, children have been learning about their local community and communities around the world. They have been exploring the importance of community spaces, such as the doctor surgery and the local vet. As part of this learning, the children took a local area walk to identify and observe...

Year 1 - Design & Technology

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

Year 1 - The story of the Secret Sky Garden

During the year 1 oracy session this week, the children retold the story of the Secret Sky Garden. The activity involved placing a cube on their vocabulary mat each time they used one of the core words. The core words are important vocabulary words that the children are encouraged to use in their...

Year 1 - Hackney Museum Trip

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

Year 1 - Learning to Multiply

...hroughout their maths lessons....

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 1 Skype London Zoo

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

Year 1 Trip - Shoreditch Adventure Park

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

Year 1 - Deacon Class Proud Pinar Assembly

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

Year 1 - 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 - Dimensions of Music

...contrasting sections of music....

Year 1 - 'The Sound Collector' by Rodger McGough

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

Year 1 - eBooks

...ments on a computer....

Year 1 - Exercising With 5-a-day

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

Year 1 - Grey Class Music

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

Year 1 - Grey Class Play The Glockenspiel

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

Year 1 - Grey Class Poetry Performance

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

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

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

Year 1 - Museum of London Visit

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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!

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...

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

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....

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...

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 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...

Refugee Week 2017

... 5...

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 able to recall some of their rights and could identify that they and adults were responsible for ensuring they have these rights. However, there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure that we all u...

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...

Work Week 2016

...Year 6...

Year 1 - 'Here's a Little Poem'

...y Rebecca Kai Dotlich.​...

Year 1 - Measuring

...ow within our measuring....

Year 1 - Mythical Creatures

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

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 Mexican Dance Workshop

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 Literacy - Beegu

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

Year 1 Maths Workshop

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

Year 1 Poetry Performance

Year 1 - Trip to Sutton House

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

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 Power of Reading - The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems

...ery it created in their minds....

Year 1 Science - Touch

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

ASPIRE Artwork

...ntastic artwork.......k around the theme of ASPIRE. Year 1 and 2 have created an ASPIRE tree with inspirational words on t...

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 - Understanding our Rights - Need vs Wants

Year 1 - Touch

... the sense of smell!...

Year 1 - Myths and Legends

...reatures of our own!...

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Story Maps

...te our stories tomorrow!...

Year 1 - Observing Changes in Trees During Autumn

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

Year 1 - Performance with Apollo 5 at the Gresham Centre

... the beautiful Gresham centre....

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 - 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 - Poetry All About Cobwebs, Jelly and Stormy Seas

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Beegu

...rn more about Beegu!...

Year 1 - Science Trip to Clissold Park

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

Year 1 - Topic

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

Year 1 - Science: Materials

...round the school!...

Year 1 - Sewing

...our running stitches. ​...

Year 1 - Singing Assembly

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

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 - 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 - Textiles

...with this new skill....

Year 1 - The Museum of Childhood

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