In Writing we have started to read Flotsam by David Wiesner. This is a wordless book, so we enjoyed narrating the story using pictures and our imaginations!...
In writing this week, we carried out a debate on whether we felt Nepalese sherpa -Tenzing Norgay- deserved the same recognition as British mountaineer -Edmund Hillary- for being the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953. We explored both sides of the argument and prepared...
Year 2 have been hard at work learning all about Walter Tull! After researching his incredible life as a professional footballer and World War I officer, the children planned and wrote their own biographies. Here they are carefully publishing their final pieces, proudly sharing Walter Tull’s inspiring...
Our last writing unit has been poetry, focusing on acrostic poems based on own knowledge of the Benin Kingdom. At the start of the week, we looked at different examples of acrostic poems and grouped them into different themes to identify just how many topics...
In Writing this week, Year 4 have finished their persuasive letters. We began by learning about the environmental issues facing Hackney and then learned how to use persuasive language in a letter. These letters will be sent to our local MP to try to encourage...
In writing this week, Year 4 have finished their diary entries. They’ve made sure to use all the features of a diary that we have learned this year....
In writing this week, Year 4 have been learning about features of a diary entry. We learned about how to write rhetorical questions and how they might be impactful in a diary entry to show the thoughts and feelings of the writer....
This week, we have been working on preparing a balanced argument on whether we feel Tenzing Norgay deserved to be given knighthood and equal recognition as Edmund Hillary for summiting Mount Everest. We began by collecting information to support our arguments, carefully selecting evidence and...
Over the last two weeks, Year 5 have been exploring the text ‘Hidden Figures’ which is about remarkable women who broke gender and racial barriers whilst working as mathematicians at NASA. We then composed biographies about these incredible women and created posters. ...
Our fantastic writing entrants (from year 5) were hard at work during play time today, in preparation for the competition deadline. We cannot wait to read their creative masterpiece!...