Students from years 1, 2 and 3 had the delightful privilege of visiting Santa’s enchanting grotto at Dalston Junction. They were warmly welcomed by Santa himself, danced joyfully to festive and vibrant Christmas music, and were thrilled to receive an early, magical Christmas gift. The...
In art, the children have been exploring primary colours and how these can be combined to create a wide range of new colours. This foundational understanding of colour mixing will be applied in an exciting project where the children will create their own cave inspired...
Year 3 and 4 went to see Dick Whittington and his Cat at the Hackney Empire on Wednesday. They boogied and sang along to lots of songs, loved calling out “Oh no he isn’t!” all the way through the show, or telling Jack to “Wake...
Year 3 enjoyed a trip to the Natural History Museum on Tuesday, linked to their recent science topic of Rocks, Soils and Fossils. We saw hundreds, if not thousands, of different rocks- with a huge array of colours, shapes, textures and sizes. We completed our...
In R.E Year 3 learned about Remembrance Day, which commemorates all British and Commonwealth service members who have died in conflicts since the First World War. Year 3 made red poppies, a symbol of remembrance, to remember the soldiers who have lost their lives in...
In art, Year 3 have been practising mark making. They have learned about different tools they can use to make a marks and the differences in thickness and colour when using different pens. As they progress through art this term, Year 3 will be drawing...
In science, Year 3 have been observing different fossils. Year 3 took on the role of being a palaeontologist and were tasked to match the fossils with the animals....
In their art lessons, Year 3 have drawn a portrait of Amy Sherald as part of Black History Month. Amy Sherald is a Black American portrait artist who uses bright bold colours in her artwork. we have used her artwork as inspiration to create our...
In science, Year 3 have been learning about fossils. We have learned about trace fossils and body fossils. In our science lessons we have used our observation skills to draw Ammonites, which are body fossils....
In writing, Year 3 are focusing on the book ‘Stone Age Boy’. This week the children have conducted hot seating to develop their understanding of the protagonist. They carefully curated questions which asked his thoughts and feelings about being transformed to a mysterious place....