Read Write Inc

...ing progress for 45 minutes a day (20 to 45 minutes in Reception) and re-assess children at least ev......on to get them excited about the story. Then, over four days, children read the story four times: fi......ed a new copy. You must share a story with your child each day to develop their love for reading. C...

Computing

...to a child’s education and everyday life. Therefore, we intend to support our pupils to access and......culum and is a key skill for everyday life. Computers, tablets, programmable robots, digital and vid...

Free School Meals

... funding are entitled to school holiday supermarket vouchers. School nursery and secondary school children Parents of children attending school nursery, or a secondary school in Hackney will have to pay for school meals unless they are receiving qualifying benefits. To qualify, your child must be in...

School Council

...ousing decisions or the child’s day-to-day home life.......decisions or the child’s day-to-day home life....

Mental Health

...omes into school for one full day each fortnight. Zoe will be supporting staff to think about ways t......or email. They are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.o...... They are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org Top t...

ASPIRE Ambassadors

... make good choices during my school day.” “I am similar to Inclusive Izeyah because I include people in my games and I think of other people’s feelings” “I am like Achieving Aisha because I try to achieve my goals and success criteria.” “I would be a good Ambassador because I am...

Year 2

...lso bring books home every Friday. They will have two phonics books matched to their current reading......ad for around 10 minutes each day to help develop their reading fluency, confidence and enjoyment of...

Year 3

...ing homework assigned each Friday through Google Classroom. Math and reading homework is due each Th......ing homework is due each Thursday. Spelling homework is assigned each Monday and children are tested...... homework is assigned each Monday and children are tested on the spellings the following Monday. Chi...

Sharratt Class (ARP)

...Letters Trips Soft Play - Monday 19th October 2026 Soft Play - Monday 9th November 2026 Soft Play -......h October 2026 Soft Play - Monday 9th November 2026 Soft Play - Monday 7th December 2026 Sharratt C...... November 2026 Soft Play - Monday 7th December 2026 Sharratt Class Highlights...

Library and Reading for Pleasure

...ll children read for 20 minutes a day. Class Authors 100 Best Books Which is your number 1? ...... all children read for 20 minutes a day. Stuck for ideas for what your child might like to read n...

Promoting British Values

...ced throughout regular school days, as well as when dealing with behaviour and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities s...

Shoreditch Park Family Cycle Training

...n 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 grounds of Shoreditch Park Primary School (the s...

RE

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

Cost of Living Support

...ney Hackney have schemes available that might be eligible for, including: The Holiday Activities an...... Activities and Food Programme – access to food and activities over the school holidays. Note that......led to healthy start food vouchers Hackney Foodbank can be contacted on 0207 254 2464 (Monday-Frida...

Year 4

...ing homework assigned each Friday through Google Classroom. Math and reading homework is due each Th......ing homework is due each Thursday. Spelling homework is assigned each Monday and children are teste...... homework is assigned each Monday and children are tested on the spellings the following Monday. The...

Rights Respecting School

...ildren’s rights, putting them into practice every day. “Article 42 (knowledge of rights): Governments must actively work to make sure children and adults know about the Convention. There are four key areas of impact for children at a Rights Respecting school; wellbeing, participation, relationsh...

School Meals and Packed Lunches

...ainability through Meat-Free Mondays and children help collect food waste for composting every day. ......food waste for composting every day. In 2025, we proudly achieved the Gold in Healthy Eating Award, ...... and 1 portion of vegetables everyday Meat, poultry, fish and non-dairy protein e.g. pulses Oily fis...

Extra Curricular Clubs

...ther information. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Club ......tion. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Club Year Grou...... Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Club Year Group Club ...

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...

Counselling Service for Children

...nd resilience to deal with everyday activities like coming to school, learning, enjoying playing and making friends. When a child is in school counselling, they will work with a qualified counsellor or therapist who has been trained to work with children in school. This might be through Art or Play ...

School Tours

...l in action during the school day Learn about our curriculum and enrichment opportunities Ask questions about school life and admissions Open Evening For Prospective Parents Nursery Tours Reception 2027 Tours For families applying for a place in Reception for September 2027, tours with t...

Nursery Admissions

...ry following their third birthday. Admission takes place throughout the academic year. Funding infor......u will find highlights of our day. FAQ's What age can my child join the nursery? Children who ......eekly tours are held every Monday at 10.15am. They are a great way to meet the Early Years lead, and...

Rights Respecting Steering Group

Steering group is a pupil voice group, which focuses on children's rights. As a gold level Rights Respecting school , this group has a very important role to play. They meet at least once a half term to discuss and decide how to raise awareness around children's rights. When steering group feel...

Year 1

...will receive new books every Friday. They will bring home two phonics books matched to their reading......read for around 10 minutes each day to support their reading development and help them build a love ...

Spanish

...becoming increasingly important today, especially living within such a multicultural city as London. At SPPS we believe that learning Spanish and expanding children’s cultural understanding can break down barriers and enhance our prospects, opening doors and helping our pupils in later careers. In...

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...

Seuss Class (ARP)

...ork will be assigned every Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday . I......eturned by the following Thursday . In addition, an Enquiring Ebony homework project will be sent ho......ed and returned after the holiday. If you would like any support or have a query, please do not hesi...

Calendar and Term Dates

History and Geography Curriculum

...ow and why Hackney came to be the way it is today by grounding complex historical concepts in a local framework. At Shoreditch Park Primary School, we believe the impact of our History teaching provides cultural capital for our children to become educated citizens of the world. In 2019, we worked to...

Breakfast and After School Clubs

...operates from 7:45-8:30am, Monday to Friday. Breakfast includes several options such as a wholemeal ......rom 7:45-8:30am, Monday to Friday. Breakfast includes several options such as a wholemeal bagel, who...... All places operate on a 5-day basis meaning you will need to pay for all 5 days. You may c...

ASPIRE

...ctual, attending school every day, taking pride in their uniform and appearance, presenting their work to high standards and having pride in their behaviour. Character: Proud Pinar RRS Article 28: Every child has the right to an education. Inclusion We aim to help children understand that everyon...

Absence and Attendance

...ity. Can I take my child on holiday in term-time? In line with the London Borough of Hackney’s app......as a zero-tolerance stance on holidays during term time. If you are unsure of school term dates ple...... more expensive during school holidays, invariably holiday requests will be turned down unless there...

Safeguarding

... hours are 6 pm - 9 pm on weekdays and 12 pm - 4 pm on weekends. Email address elft.crisiscafe2@nhs.net Phone 07393 762 366 For police support Contact 999 in emergencies. 101 is the non-emergency number. If you have a hearing impairment or speech impairment you can use the textphone service (non-...

ASPIRE Mornings

...ties for it within our school day. Our mornings are free flow and children independently come into t......xcitement of learning for the day and tutor. This morning routine is fundamental to driving our ASPI...

Year 6 - Secondary School Preparation

...ations for the future...

Year 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Rehearsals

...Whitmore THIS FRIday!......sensational performance on Friday evening. Don't forget that the performance will start promptly...

Year 6 - Gymnastics Lesson with Badu Sports

...ion of control and strength!...

ARP - Sharratt Class at the Museum of Childhood

...harratt class had a fantastic day at the Museum of Childhood quiet day on 15th November. We travelle......the Museum of Childhood quiet day on 15th November. We travelled to Bethnal Green by bus. When we go...

Year 6 - Ice Skating at Somerset House

...me learning to skate....

Year 2 and 3 - The Book Hut

...he book hut over the past few days. Thank you London Children's Book Project ....

Year 1 Trip to the Museum of Childhood

...e got on....... at the Museum of Childhood today. We got to see lots of toys from the Tudor and Victorian times whi...

Year 3 - Our trip to The Old Royal Naval College (Part 1)

...ly loved visiting Greenwich!...

ARP - Seuss Class Celebrate Pancake Day

...s to caption these pictures.......euss class celebrated pancake day and the start of our new topic: FOOD! We followed instructions ...

ARP - World Book Day 2020

...39; from the Cat in the Hat?...

Year 6 - Kayaking

...nd of primary school!......e next six weeks. Zephaniah today learnt how to get into and control their kayaks... something more ...

Year 1 - Planting Seeds

... 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 6 Midsummer Nights Dream Performance

...er Nights Dream performance today with actor Tom Davey. In today's session, children looked at t......ay with actor Tom Davey. In today's session, children looked at the lines of the fairies within ...

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

... By the time it was over four days later, much of the medieval city lay in smoking ruins. Year 2 explored this further at the Museum of London. We looked at artefacts from 1666 that helped us piece together the events of the fire....

Year 6 Kayaking

... to our next session!...

Year 6 - Shakespeare Rocks Preview

... and Capulets....

Year 6 Investigate Electricity

...n their science books....

Year 5 - Home Learning - Week 5

...o a Metaphor Anis - Fox Friday Create it task Shayden Leggett - Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers...

Year 6 Go Bowling

...ear 6 went on a team building day to Rowans bowling as a reward for their hard work and dedication to learning throughout the first half of the year. The children were incredibly supportive of each other and showed fantastic bowling skills over the two hours spent at Rowans. More to come once we wor...

Year 6 Computing - Stop Frame Animation

...ome onto the website!...

Year 4 - National Poetry Week

...ss and had so much fun! On Monday we watched some of our favourite CBBC stars read their favourite p......ollowing on from this, on Tuesday we listened to our class teacher read us some of his favourite poe...... and Enid Blyton. On Wednesday and Thursday we watched Michael Rosen perform his joyful poems ...

Year 3 - Black History Month

...hy she is still significant today. See our amazing work below!...

Year 6 - World War 1

..., Britain and France....

Year 1 - Beegu

...n the Year 1 playground on Monday. Year 1 decided to go outside and investigate! This introduced our new text 'BEEGU'. At the end of the week we designed our own 'missing' poster to find Beegu. We used descriptive vocabulary to describe what kind of alien she is and what she looks li...

Year 6 - Magic V's

...t, what can you find?...

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 6 visit to Chessington World of Adventures

...tures to follow soon!...

Year 6 - Science Museum: Wonderlab

...ing Fire and explosion show!...

Year 6 Trip - Churchill War Museum

...d bunker for 5 years.......ombing of London had on every day life. We learnt about how the blitz affected day to day life for m...... about how the blitz affected day to day life for millions of Londoners and the the reasons behind C...

Year 6 Sports Day 2016

...ok part in their final sports day at Whitmore, a ferocious battle against both the sun and each othe......sults will be announced on Friday - may the best team win!...

Year 3 Virtual Trip to the British Museum

...oyed our virtual trip today!......ly enjoyed our virtual trip today!...

Year 6 - Science: Environment

...nd one!...

Year 6 Production Preview - Act 3 Scene 1

... for their production next Friday. Here is a sneak peak of Act 3 Scene 1! Make sure you keep your di...... the production next week, Friday 8th July, 4:30-5:30....

Year 6 - Science: Blood

...ls and 1% white blood cells!...

Year 6 - Science: Bird Feeders

...Watch this space!...

Year 6 - Tower of London

...nearly 900 years ago....

Year 6 - IntoUniversity: Art History

...n started at IntoUniversity today on their course ‘Art History’. We focused on five arti......iat and Tamara de Lempicks. Today we did researched artists, recreated work from different cultures ......iversity of East London on Friday....

Year 6 - IntoUniversity at the National Gallery

...from Cathedrals in Florence....... 6 are taking part in further day of IntoUniversity, deepening their learning around Art History. Th...

Virtual Open Events

... Interim Headteacher Mondays - 11am to 12pm David Cunnelly Interim Deputy Headte......rim Deputy Headteacher Fridays - 11am to 12pm Eloise Erwin EYFS Lead Tuesdays ......e Erwin EYFS Lead Tuesdays - 10am to 11am...

Year 6 - Maths Reasoning Work

...hool Trip Scrapbook...

Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 1

...idential-2019"] Year 6 today are making their way to Kingswood in Kent for three days of challe......o Kingswood in Kent for three days of challenges and problem solving designed to test their resilien...

Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 2

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Year 6 - Residential 2019 - Day 3

...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

...at the adventure playground today! The children worked on their gross motor skills by climbing on the climbing frames and had lots of fun on the zip line and swings. We also got to have a look at how the leaves on the trees are changing now that the seasons are changing. Have a look at what we got ...

Year 6 - Saying Their Birthday In Spanish

...arning to say when their birthdays are in Spanish. Fantastic speaking skills, well done Year 6....

Year 6 - STEM Day

..........ren today took part in a STEM day in central London. Children had to work together with other school...

Year 6 - Rose Blanche Storyboards

Year 6, linked their Power of Reading focus book Rose Blanche to many elements of their Topic, this week they were beginning to wrap it all by learning about VE Day. They made some exceptional story boards to summarise the events

Year 6 - Painting a Mural

...e the first to start!......!...

Year 6 - Natural History Museum

...s. We explored the museum all day - looking at the huge whale skeleton, the dinosaur exhibition and exhibitions about insects....

Year 2 - Reading Morning

... in Years 1, 2 and 3 every Friday for Reading Morning. We love having as many parents as possible in our classrooms to promote a love of reading....

Year 1 - Voces8 Foundation Vocal Training

Year 1 children at Shoreditch Park Primary received vocal training via the Voces8 Foundation

Year 6 - Royal Opera House

...fantastic experience....

Reception - Donaldson Class Trip to the Farm

... A great day was had by all!......nough to stroke them. A great day was had by all!...

ASPIRE - Autumn 2 - Inclusivity and Self Awareness

... tracking them throughout the day, and learning strategies to bring them back to the Blue Zone. This half term was also Anti-Bullying Week. The theme was United Against Bullying. The children learned about group behaviour in bullying and how we can unite against bullying in our school....

Year 2 - Outdoor Learning at Hampstead Heath

...ts....

Sharratt Class - World book day 2025

Year 6 Residential - Day 1

Reception Daily Update - Monday 2nd November 2026

... This Week’s Scoop......coop...

Year 6 Residential - Day 2

World Book Day 2024

Year 1 Year 2

Year 2 - Enquiring Ebony Homework - The Titanic

...models....

KS1 Reading Morning - May 2022

...g of the world. Reading every day opens up new worlds for children allowing them to use their imagination to explore new ideas, visit new places and meet new characters! Keep reading!...

ASPIRE Summer 1 2021 - Pride

In Summer 1 we have been focussing on the disposition of Pride in relation to ourselves as unique individuals, our learning and diversity. We read the books 'We all Belong' and 'The Proudest Blue' and explored all the wonderful things that make us unique. We learned about...

Year 6 - Sports Day 2021

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

Year 6 - Goodbye for Now

...ck Year 6 and stay in touch!......tion last week and spending today saying our farewells. Good luck Year 6 and stay in touch!...

Science in Seuss Class

...axis every 24 hours giving us day and night. We also learnt that moons orbit planets just like planets orbit the sun...

Year 2 - Read and Tell

...autiful illustrations....

Year 6 - Kayaking

...they're naturals!...

Reception - Browne Class Farm Trip

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

ARP Trip to the Library - World Book Day

...blast at Shoreditch library today! We gathered around the library book corner to enjoy a reading of the text 'Quick Quack Quentin' by Kes Gray. We then became book illustrators and illustrated our own books. To end our library session we explored the texts available in the library. We chose a book o...

World Book Day 2022

...hildren ‘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 round! Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success ...

Year 2 Library Visit

...llowed to choose a world book day book to take home with us!...

Year 1 - Building Igloos for Emperor Penguins

...ls and their habitats'. Today they constructed their own igloos for an Emperor penguin living in Antarctica....

Year 5 - Music Mission Company Enrichment

...he Music Mission company. The day consisted of exciting teacher performances and a workshop. It was a fun and educational way for children to learn about drumming from many cultures. With so many children inspired - we look forward to offering drumming tuition at our school in the near future. This ...

New Starters Reception and Nursery - September 2022

... Starters Open Evening on Tuesday 28th June between 5pm and 6pm. Please find some useful informatio......ts/ Carers open evening Tuesday 28th June 5pm- 6pm Main school hall Parents/ care......��stay and play’ sessions Tuesday 6th September Timings will be shared, once classes have b...

Reception - Curriculum

...ildren and their families, from those first days of settling in, making new friends and discovering ......ng their belongings, personal care and everyday routines, while learning to make healthy choices and...

National Poetry Day 2022

...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 welcomed Steve Tasane to Shoreditch Park, where...

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...

World Book Day 2023

...ng was evident throughout the day. As part of our World Book day celebrations, we have collected money to donate to Book Aid International. This amazing organisation helps to ensure that all children, regardless of their circumstances, have access to books. We are thrilled to be able to contribute t...

ARP - Seuss Class - World Book Day

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

ARP - Seuss Class - Suleymaniye Mosque

...us education at mosques.......d holy places during RS on Mondays and Seuss class enjoyed exploring a place of worship. Mr Savas, a...

Nursery - Summer Term 1

Positional Language Gruffalo Cafe Little Cloud Lucy Ladybird Seasons Red Nose Day Tiny Seed Very Hungry Caterpillar World Book Day Space Cafe We're Going on a Bear Hunt Snail and the Whale Cutting Skills Making a Jam Sandwich RWI in nursery Pancake Day Progress Party Earth Day

Donaldson class go to Forest School

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

Hackney Reading Champions

...eving the Gold Award....

Year 1 - Reading the Mini Grey text Biscuit Bear

...uckily Biscuit Bear saved the day. The children have been focusing on developing their independent writing skills, using grapheme charts and Fred fingers to help with spelling....

Pupil Voice

...ed such as Planet friendly Mondays. They discussed ways in which the pupil body can remain engaged with the food menu, and use the skills they had gained through the pupil elections. The outcome was that year groups will be able to vote on the dessert of the week!...

Year 2 - Great Fire workshop

...mation about the fire to this day. The workshop provided an engaging and informative session for the Year 2 children, exploring the historical significance of the Great Fire of London and its lasting impact on our city's history....

Year 5 - London Zoo

.... 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, including: lions, giraffes, komodo dragons, spiders, tortoises and monkeys....

Mathstatic Activities - 2nd February 2024

...sons around measurement....

Year 6 - Kayaking

...t term!......ns over the next half term. Today we learnt to use our kayaks and some learnt that you need serious ...

Year 4 - IntoUniversity Workshop

...njoyed a fantastic workshop today with IntoUniversity! We learnt about future careers. We became Paleontolgoists, Product Designers and Civil Engineers. We had a great time digging up fossils and designing buildings and shoes. We really learnt a lot about some interesting future careers. IntoUniv...

Year 6 - IntoUniversity

...ations for the future...

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!

KS1 Book Corners Project

...rt!...

KS1 National Storytelling Week

... their own book of poetry one day? Year 2 also shared their chronological reports about cats. If you want to learn some new cat facts - just ask Year 2! Remember to keep reading at home every night and signing your Home Reading record so that next assembly you could win a reading prize! Well done to...

KS2 ARP - Museum of Transport

...e Museum of Transport last Friday and learned all about how transport has changed over time....

KS2 Science Museum - Forces

...r fantastic science updates!......es and how they work in every day life. We looked at the laws of motion and looked at really great e...

Musical Futures VIP Day

...sical Futures website .......erform during assembly on Tuesday, please arrive at the office for 9:50. You can find out more on th...

Number Day 2019

...rs who supported Number day!......art in the NSPCC's number day to raise money for the charity. Every year group came dressed up i...

Open Mornings 2015

...ding the open mornings. Wednesday 16th September 2015 and Wednesday 23rd September 2015 between 9:am......16th September 2015 and Wednesday 23rd September 2015 between 9:am -10am Please email admin@whitmore......ly strive for excellence. Tuesday 15th September 2015 and Tuesday 22nd September 2015 between 9:am -...

Parents and Community Room

...nity_room_news] ESOL Every Monday and Wednesday, 1pm - 3pm there are ESOL (English of Speakers of Ot......] ESOL Every Monday and Wednesday, 1pm - 3pm there are ESOL (English of Speakers of Other languages)...... with their handwriting On Monday 7th November the Occupational Therapy Service delivered a workshop...

Pasta Car Challenge

...ever recorded in the UK!...

Proposed Britannia Development

...esidents after the summer holidays. What will be consulted on? As noted above, we expect the study......esidents after the summer holidays. This will be a public consultation, which anyone will be able to......nds and during the school holidays. Similarly, if the school is not included in the final proposals,...

Reception - Meet the Team

... 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 2018: Year 4 Cake Decorating

...f the world, to enjoy and one day, pass onto someone else....

Samba Dancing

...sha incredible proud....

JDF Shoreditch Easter Show

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

Science - Using Electricity

...nage to use electricity every day - despite it being so dangerous! We witnessed some of the earliest......;s most famous scientists Faraday and Davy. This electrifying family show includes lots of live demo...

Summer Reading Challenge 2017

...s and audiobooks over the holidays. Children can join at their local library or on the Summer Reading Challenge website. Summer Reading Challenge FREE activities this summer at your local library...

Suzuki Violin

...interested in joining....

The City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

...h Principal Holly Arles. Tuesday 15 th November, 9am and Wednesday 16 th November, 4pm at Shoreditc......15 th November, 9am and Wednesday 16 th November, 4pm at Shoreditch Park Primary School Refreshment...

The Hodgeheg

...er, Hoffman Class One bright day Max went to see where the humans cross the road. “I have to cross the road” said Max bravely. That grey afternoon Max approached the road. Suddenly a green man appeared going “be be be be be” and Max crossed the road with the humans. But that...

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

The Princess and the White Bear King

... Jeffers Class Dear Diary, Today I went to the North Pole. I saw a large snow tree with no green le...... Hoffman Class Dear Diary, Today I went to a winter wonderland. My crown teleported me to a winter ...

The Six Star Wonders

...d their first rehearsal on Friday and in that time managed to pull together their very own version o......s had their second practice today, have a look!...

Traction Man

...tle pieces. TM: What a lovely day! I’m so proud of my good job. (Lying on the beach). SB: Look......em but Traction Man saves the day. SB: This is such a relaxing day. (Smiles) TM: (relaxing in the wa....... SB: This is such a relaxing day. (Smiles) TM: (relaxing in the water) You are right. SS: You could...

Violin and Guitar Concert

...nar and Enquiring Ebony....

Visit to Hackney Town Hall

...our school might be Mayor one day!...

World Book Day - Book Fair

...t off to a busy start on Thursday and Friday with £1 off any book at the travelling book fair ......busy start on Thursday and Friday with £1 off any book at the travelling book fair as well as ...

World Book Day 2016

World Book Day 2017

...tastic Mr Fox. We had a great day finding out about what we love to read and why!...

KS1 - London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican

...s that we heard and saw.......t copying him! It was a great day out and we learnt so much about the different instruments that we ...

HYPU Summer Programme

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

World Children's Day 2018

...To acknowledge this important day, we were visited by a representative from Unicef. He told us all about World Children's day and what this means for children all over the world. The pupils discussed the rights of every child and took part in a question and answer session. We all agreed that art...

ASPIRE Celebration Assembly - Spring 1 2018

...9; Have you filled a bucket today' and used this to focus on spreading kindness in the way we communicate. Our assembly celebrated all the progress we made within Self Awareness and every year group took part in a presentation about the progress they had made....

Councillor Bramble Visit

...e December issue of Hackney Today for an article all about this special visit!...

'Future sounds of Hackney' - Hackney Today

All students in a Year 4 primary school class are now able to play a musical instrument thanks to a new programme being piloted in their school. Watch Year 4 play the songs mentioned in this article

'Rights for children' - Hackney Today

PUPILS at Shoreditch Park primary marked Universal Children’s Day with a visit from the Deputy Mayor of Hackney. Cllr Anntoinette Bramble watched a presentation on the UN convention on children’s rights and how this is promoted at the school

A Conversation With John Bercow MP

...l Kamara, Morpurgo class...

ASPIRE Active

...ses have access to ‘5 a day’. This is 5 minutes of fun exercise routines which includes ...... further information: www.5-a-day.tv...

Big Barbican Workshop

...ted in a performance.......the City of London. The whole day interdisciplinary workshop was a fantastic opportunity for the pup...

Hispanic Day 2017

...rom Hispanic culture....

Briggs Class visit Tower Bridge

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Cake Club

...y....

Cats Protection Non-Uniform Day and Cake Sale

...ss Jameel. Thank you!......g and small cats) non-uniform day and also cake sale after school to raise money for Cats Protection...

Choir at Christmas

...d Street tube station. On Tuesday the choir also sang at a special event hosted by City Year at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate. They performed alongside a Gospel Choir and City Year members who performed poetry and did some special readings. Both events were a massive success and I would like to tha...

Christmas Jumper Day 2018

Consultation on the Britannia Leisure Centre site

...etween 15.30 and 16.30 on Tuesday 13 December or Tuesday 10 January 2017. All residents in Hoxton Ea......on Tuesday 13 December or Tuesday 10 January 2017. All residents in Hoxton East and Shoreditch have ...

Culture Day

Pupils are asked to bring 50p donation, that will go towards turning the blue hut in the playground into a reading area

Dance Show Rehearsals

...onths had the rehearsal yesterday at Haggerston School. They were great! Tonight is the big show, wish them luck! A special thank you to Nia who has helped support the dance teacher and who has been an absolute star!...

Donaldson Class - Spitalfields Farm Visit

...arm. It was a beautiful sunny day and we had a wonderful time. The children got to feed, pet and learn about lots of different animals. Our class favourite was the donkey- he was very friendly (and a bit noisy!) Donaldson class were very inquisitive, asking relevant questions to help them l...

Festival of Triangles

...everyone could take part...

Food Revolution Day

For Whitmore's Food Revolution Day Key Stage 1 got busy in the garden with Calvin, each child was able to plant their very own plant. The whole school also entered into a competition, where everyone designed their own healthy smoothie recipe. The winning entry will get the opportunity to create...

Gardening With Mr Calvin

... patch. Thank you Mr Calvin!...

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

...lly, I will come to your birthday party and I love jelly and cake! I love to play stealer from the h......ly. Goldilocks, how are you today? From Baby Bear. Letter Writing By Noah, Deacon Class The Litt......, my mum bought it on my birthday. Finally I would love to come to your birthday but don’t sle...

Grey Class visit Spitalfield Farm

...eed them! It was a really fun day out....

World Book Day 2019

...r for World Book day. A great day was had by all. Children enjoyed a whole school assembly where prizes were rewarded for the best dressed. Don't forget to spend your World Book day token in bookshops near you....

Year 1 - 'The Sound Collector' by Rodger McGough

...and performed it altogether....

Year 6 - InTo University National Gallery Visit

...squo;t wait to share!......ography. As our study focus today, we learnt to read art by understanding stories being told through...

Year 3/4 - Architectural Yoga Workshop

...Architectural Yoga workshop today, creating poses to resemble parts of buildings. Have a look at some of our positions....

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

...ughes at the moment and on Friday we'll be writing recipes for the very hungry Space-bat-angel-dragon. Hopefully eating our dishes will stop him slurping up the whole world! Fancy doing some baking at home? Just ask year 3 for their instructions and top tips....

Year 3 - Maths: Creating Toys Out Unifix Cubes

...d our findings in our books!...

Year 3 - Maths: Fractions

...f an amount! How amazing!...

Year 3 - Models of Istanbul's Famous Sights

...as as an architect. Maybe one day he will design and create a famous building in Istanbul!...

Year 3 - Spanish: Food

...ng to the shop. Que rico!...

Year 3 - Symmetry Reasoning

...2D shapes....

Year 3 - The Pebble in My Pocket

...om 480 million years ago to today. We've really enjoyed magpie-ing key vocabulary from the text to show how some of the first rocks were made and using it to write our own explanations....

Year 3 Learn Where Our Food Comes From

...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 a bean and all the ...

Year 3 Plants Assembly

...rmed their assembly this Thursday (19/05/2016) which was all about plants. Here are some videos of the songs they performed as well as some videos if you didn't manage to catch it....

Year 3 Topic for Writing - Ancient Egypt

... visited Ancient Egypt on holiday. They used tea and water to give their letters that rustic, papyrus reed paper effect....

Year 3 Trip - Olympic Park

...ark. It was a beautiful sunny day and we got to sketch in the British garden, have a picnic, take a photo by the Olympic rings and play on an amazing adventure park. It was a lot of fun and we all enjoyed our last trip together....

Year 3's Fossils

...ssils that we can still see today, we're very good at explaining!...

Year 3's Marvelous Medicine

For Roald Dahl Day, Year 3 read part of George's Marvelous Medicine and wrote a recipe so that George can make a very yucky medicine to make granny explode!

Year 4 - Almond Class Achievement Lesson

...ollaborative 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 your achievement Almond class!...

Year 3 - European Day of Languages

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

Year 4 - British Museum

...ke the picture books we use today, one was the size of a human and used to keep olive oil in!...

Year 4 - Camley Street Nature Reserve

... 4 went on a wild adventure today! We went to Camley Street Nature Reserve to go on a nature hunt. When we arrived the sun disappeared and the clouds poured down on us! We huddled under a teepee for a cosy lunch, it felt like we were camping. Then when the rain calmed down we explored the reserve lo...

Year 4 - Festival of Triangles Maths Lesson

...l of triangles maths lesson today. We had to work systematically to solve which triangle was guilty of committing the crime. We then had a go at coming up with our own questions for our partner to solve. We can confidently tell you the properties of triangles such as scalene, equilateral, isosceles ...

Year 4 - Roman Britain

...illa as a Roman child!...

Year 4 - Science: Electricity

... Science at the moment. On Monday the children were experimenting with complete and incomplete circuits and had to explain why the light bulb did not light up when the circuit was incomplete....

Year 4 - Show and Tell

...is week Year 4 began their Friday Show and Tell sessions where pupils brought in objects special to them to share with the class. We had live music, books on the human body and poetry! We are all looking forward to seeing what wonderful objects would be brought in next week....

Year 4 Guitar Prints

...arcoal and pen. The following day we looked at texture and then experimented with different effects. We then carved a guitar into our polystyrene sheet and used ink to create a print!...

Year 4 Topic - Argentina

...ut our travel documentaries!...

Year 5 - Spanish Lesson from Shoreditch Park Secondary School Students

...ndary School came to school today to deliver a Spanish lesson to Year 5 children. Year 5 were extremely impressed with the children's vocabulary in secondary schools, which has inspired our pupils to keep practising....

Year 5 Maths Reasoning

...pent their maths lesson on Friday completing place value problems. They work with their partner and resources to investigate place value. They then had to explain what they had done and why it must be true....

Year 5 Visit St Paul's

...St Paul's Cathedral on Monday. We made our own organ and sang to the public!...

Year 6 - Bike Around The Borough

...What a great day!......en in Hackney. Throughout the day we are cycling 20 miles, from Shoreditch Park, to Clissold Park an...... around Hackney. What a great day!...

Year 6 - Forest School Team Building

...ngs. A fantastic day!......different things. A fantastic day!...

Year 6 - Hollywood Bowl

...ther as a year group....

Year 3 - King Smith Poetry

... is what they can do from two days work, who knows what excellent things the could achieve over the next two coming weeks! Click on any of the images to watch the video....

Year 2's Trip to Shoreditch Adventure Playground

... on a mini-beast hunt!...

Year 1 - 'Until I Saw the Sea' Performances

...rm 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 our performance...

Year 1 POR - Beegu

...made a surprising discovery today. An unknown yellow alien had crashed it's spaceship in our playground! It must be feeling so lost and alone. Year 1 are going to help him find his way back home....

Year 1 - Breakfast With A Book

...e book corner and start their day with a story. They have been reading with adults as well as readin...... Please do join us next Wednesday at 8.45am....

Year 1 - Breakfast With A Book

...ther. Please join us on Wednesday mornings this half term from 8.45am....

Year 1 - Data

...rams and block diagrams. Today we worked with our partners to create our own questionnaire to ask the class. We recorded our results using a tally and then decided on the best way to present our data. Some of us even got our Achieving Aisha hats on and came up with our own questions to ask in ...

Year 1 - Exercising With 5-a-day

...by exercising daily using 5-a-day. We have a lot of fun keeping fit and healthy!...

Year 1 - Maths: Addition

...s and compared our findings....

Year 1 - Measuring

...nt now within our measuring....

Year 1 - Performance with Apollo 5 at the Gresham Centre

... vocal group Apollo 5 on Thursday! The children have been working hard on a number of songs over the past year and had the opportunity to showcase their talents at the beautiful Gresham centre....

Year 1 - Poems About the Sea

...look at our finished pieces!...

Year 1 - Poetry

...sea breathes in an out'....

Year 1 - Power of Reading: Story Maps

... write our stories tomorrow!......hor Jessica Spanyol was in. Today we focused on oral retelling and used our story maps to help retel...

Year 1 - Story Of The Week

...n' in Power of Reading. Today we made story boxes and worked in groups of 3 to choose one key pa...... the story boxes we created today....

Year 1 - World Book Day

In Year 1 this week we had lots of fun dressing up as our favourite book characters for World Book Day! We have been reading the story of Lila and the Secret of Rain in Power of Reading and decided to create a story box of Lila’s village in Kenya as a special World Book Day treat. We tried to...

Year 1 - World Book Day 2017

Year 1 had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. We dressed up as characters from our favourite books and discussed why we loved those books! We love reading in Year 1! Remember to recommend your favourite book to a friend!

Year 1 - World Book Day 2018

We had a great time celebrating World Book Day! Have a look at who we dressed as and see if you can guess our favourite characters!

Year 1 Sports Day 2016

...rful time at Sports day on Monday! They particularly enjoyed the beanbag race and javelin. They beha...... getting active again next Monday on our trip to Kidsmania! Don't forget to bring a packed lunch...

Year 2 Sports Day 2016

...fternoon!...

Year 1 Trip to Clissold Park

...blast at Clissold Park on Tuesday! After we had lots of fun in the adventure playground, we went to visit all the animals. We seen Fallow deer, goats and lots of different types of birds. Just like Enquiring Ebony we made sure we found out lots of information about the animals and recorded it in an ...

Year 1 Trip to the Museum of London

...ime at the Museum Of London today. We have been learning about clothes throughout different time per...... period all the way to modern day. Have a look at the photos below, we had a lot of fun!...

Year 1... It's Christmas!

...d an amazing party! Happy Holidays from Year 1....

Year 2 - 2D and 3D Shapes

...ing about 2D and 3D shapes. Today we looked at the faces and edges of a range of 3D shapes. We worked with our partner to count the faces and edges. We also talked about real life objects which are 3D shapes....

Year 2 - Breakfast With A Book

... With A Book' every Wednesday of this half term at 8.45am until 9am. Parents and carers are welcome to join us and share our love of reading!...

Year 2 - Dog's Trust

...s learning about Tigger!...

Year 2 - Hackney Schools Music and Dance Festival

...from around the world. On the day we sang these songs with other schools from Hackney. We sang in th......ance moves! It was such a fun day and there was a live band too!...

Year 2 - Hampstead Heath Trip

...astic trip! It was a very hot day so we had to wear our sun hats and drinks lots of water! We got th......nd then spent the rest of the day completing tasks linked to our topics of habitats and plants. We h...

Year 2 - Measurement

...ny different ways and on Thursday looked at capacity. We used lots of different measuring jugs and containers to try and get accurate measurements. We had to compare these with our partners. We found out that there are 1000ml in 1L!...

Year 2 - Museum of Transport

... the way there; it was a cold day so we were very wrapped up! When we arrived we had a chance to loo......he museum. We had a fantastic day and this has helped us with our topic all about Transport a great ...

Year 2 - National Maritime Museum Titanic Workshop

...ildren spent an action-packed day as a passenger aboard the world’s most famous ship before it sank to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Pupils spent time: investigating real objects and archives from the Titanic immersing themselves as a real character from the ship and meet historical ac...

Year 2 - Pizza Express

...hey tasted delicious!...

Year 2 - World Book Day

Year 2 have had a busy week! We celebrated World Book Day with the rest of the school and dressed up in some amazing costumes. Jeffers Class had their assembly and did an amazing job of projecting their voices and singing 'You've got a friend in me'. Thank you to parents for coming...

Year 2 - World Book Day 2018

Year 2 have a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. The children dressed up as characters from their favourite books and we spent time celebrating our love of reading! We also had a World Book Day assembly with Ms Smiles. Well done to all the effort that was made with costumes!

Reception Daily Update - Tuesday 3rd November 2026

...Scoop ​​​​​​​......�​​......opic in maths- 1,2,3,4 and 5. Today the children had to use different picture cards that represented...