Final Days! (Y6)

What a wonderful way to end an amazing year! Our Year 6 children have enjoyed some fantastic final activities before beginning their exciting journey to secondary school. Our Art and DT Exhibition gave the children the opportunity to proudly share their beautiful memory boxes and tote bags with parents, siblings and their Reception buddies. It […]

Building brilliant castles (Y3)

As part of their Design and Technology (DT) learning, Year 3 have been putting their creativity, problem-solving and teamwork skills into practice by constructing a castle using scrap materials, tissue paper and a variety of colourful craft resources. The children carefully planned their designs before selecting and joining materials to create different features of their […]

A celebration of Y6 leavers

Today, we had the opportunity to celebrate our Year 6 cohort as they reached the end of their primary school journey. We want to congratulate them on the hard work, resilience and determination they have shown throughout their time at Michael Faraday. As they begin an exciting new chapter at secondary school, we hope they […]

Tall trees, wide trunks

Year 1 investigated the question, ‘Do taller trees have wider trunks?’ As part of their Science and Maths learning, the children measured tree trunks using string and compared their widths using cubes as a non-standard unit of measurement. They recorded their results in a table and looked for patterns in the data. The children found […]

Measuring up to success! (Y2)

Year 2 have been learning about units of measurement over the past week. We have explored length using metres and centimetres, capacity using litres and millilitres and mass using grams and kilograms. It has been lots of fun seeing these units in many different practical contexts!

Making music together!

Year 3 and 4 had a lovely Friday afternoon sharing the work they’ve been doing learning recorder (Year 4) and ukulele (Year 3). Though parents weren’t able to join us because of the heat, the children were a fantastic audience for each other and really celebrated the talents of their peers. Each class performed two or […]

A Striking Day Out! (Y5)

Year 5 had an exciting day out at Hollywood Bowl at the London O2, where everyone enjoyed a fun-filled bowling experience with their classmates. There was plenty of friendly competition as pupils showed off their bowling skills, celebrated strikes and spares, and encouraged one another throughout the games. It was wonderful to see everyone demonstrating […]

Mapping out our community (Y5)

Year 5 have been taking their learning beyond the classroom as part of their local area topic. Equipped with maps, the children explored the local community, developing their map-reading skills while completing housing and environmental surveys. During their walk, the children carefully observed different types of housing, considered how the environment is used and cared […]

Sunshine, splash and smiles! (Y2)

To celebrate the end of a fantastic year, our Year 2 children enjoyed a fun-filled trip to Ruskin Park. It was a wonderful opportunity to spend time together and celebrate all of their hard work and achievements. The highlight of the day was splashing and playing in the paddling pool, where everyone had lots of […]

Reception’s Butterfly Adventure!

Reception have been learning all about life cycles through the fascinating journey of a butterfly. We were excited to care for our very own caterpillars and watched them grow bigger each day before forming their chrysalises. We waited patiently and were amazed to see beautiful butterflies emerge! Once they were ready, we carefully released the […]