As part of Take One Picture run by The National Gallery – Years 1, 3, 4 & 5 have been doing some quality writing linked to Henri Rousseau’s painting ‘Suprised!’. Their preparation included some quick drama activities.
KS2 pupils enjoyed a drama performance from a theatre group about friendships, as part of their PHSE curriculum.
Year 5 had a fabulous time on their residential trip last week. They were able to enjoy the beautiful countryside and take part in a range of activities. The pupils were a credit to the school, working together to ensure that everyone could join in and be successful in the tasks. Well done, Year 5!
This Holy Trinity Day the pupils have been looking deeper into our school vision and how it drives all that we do at school.
As a treat, the pupils met Alan, The Bird Man, and his collection of eagles. The star attraction was Alaska, an American Bald Eagle, who has several Hollywood credits to her name! Alaska is incredibly well trained and thrilled the pupils when she was in flight. Just look at their faces!
Year 3 had the opportunity to work with the team of professional artists on the reinterpreting monuments project. The pupils really enjoyed the opportunity to explore a range of processes. Just a reminder that the pupils’ work will eventually be displayed in a gallery and the public will be able to view it by scanning a QR code beside the monument of Virginia Woolf.
Part of learning to live well together is respecting the natural world and understanding the world-wide impact of our rubbish. A group of pupils from Years 3, 4 & 5 visited the O2 Centre today to find out what they are doing to reduce their impact on the environment. The pupils went ‘behind the scenes’ to explore the various compactors and sorting rooms that are used to aid recycling.
Year 5 have been working with not one, but two, professional artists this week, plus a historian! This is all part of a larger project that is running across Camden to explore how monuments around the borough resonate with different parts of the local community.
Artists Anna Reading and Kat Hudson have put together a really exciting project during which Year 5 will create their own storybooks, inspired by their individual responses to Virginia Woolf’s writing. Historian, Laura Owen, has been helping the children to understand why Virginia Woolf is still a significant figure in British history.
Reception have been enjoying a fun end to the half-term. They have been observing the life-cycle of butterlies, getting up close and interacting with these beautiful insects. What a fabulous way to deepen their understanding of the world!
Reception also had a fabulous time at Story World. I know the parents that went with them enjoyed it too!
With learning experiences like this, I have no doubt our pupils will reach their potential.
Year 1 visited The Jewish Museum yesterday to learn about Shabbat. The pupils made their own challah bread, which looked fabulous!
Year 5 visited a Gudwara to see first-hand how Sikhs use their places of worship last week. Our RE curriculum covers all the world’s major faiths, so that pupils can learn to live well together.
Year 5 & 6 pupils met popular author Georgia Byng. Georgia talked about her books and what inspires her to write. The pupils had lots of questions for her. Thank you to Toska, in Year 6, and her family, who introduced us to Georgia.
It has also been a busy couple of weeks for school trips. Year 1 travelled to Brixton Mill to find out how flour was made. They even had a go themselves!
Year 4 went to the British Library to find out how artists create books. We had wonderful feedback from the British Library staff about the pupils’ behaviour and engagement. Well done Year 4!
It was also Year 4’s turn to visit our partners at UCS. UCS have put on a series of science workshops for our KS2 pupils that give them expereince of working in a proper science lab.
