This week, Year 6 published their setting descriptions. These were inspired by the story ‘Floodland’ by Marcus Sedgwick. Children then used watercolour paints to bring their setting to life....
This week, Year 1 have been putting their maths skills to work in real‑life contexts. After last week’s focus on counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, the children used their knowledge to count coins, play shops and practise “buying” different items. They explored how to...
This week, a group of Year 5 pupils visited the UBS offices in Liverpool Street. The children took part in a range of exciting activities, demonstrating excellent teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving skills. We are delighted to share that they successfully made it through to the...
The children had an exciting visit to Horizon 22, where they were able to view London from above and apply their learning from History and DT. From the viewing platform, they carefully observed and identified famous landmarks they have been studying, including Big Ben, the...
In Year 3, we created artwork inspired by Pablo Picasso, using tissue paper and black markers to make a cubist image. We are very proud of our work! ...
Year 6 spent the day on Regents Canal on Friday practising how to sketch in perspective. Children chose a focal point at the canal, completing a landscape sketch of City Road Lock using a range of sketching techniques....
This week in Design Technology, Year 1 took the next exciting step in their moving toys project. After sketching their favourite animals last week, the children revisited their drawings and began deconstructing them into separate parts — heads, bodies, wings, legs, tails and more. This...
This week, Year 1 had a wonderful time at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden as part of our summer project. The children explored a beautiful variety of tulips, noticing their colours, shapes and patterns. They were fascinated by how different each one looked. Can you identify...
Empanadas are a Spanish delicacy. They are pasties with a sweet or savoury filling. Our topic is Spain and we made empanadas in DT to find out what they taste like. We filled the sweet ones with chocolate sauce and marshmallows and the savoury ones...
In Design Technology, we began our new unit on moving toys. The children started by drawing their favourite animals, thinking carefully about shapes, features, and how each animal might move. These sketches will inspire the designs for the moving animal toys they will create later...