discovering southwark’s secrets (Y1)

The year 1 children have been on a very exciting trip to the Southwark Heritage Centre! We learnt lots of fascinating facts about the borough we live in. One of our favourite activities was looking at pictures of Walworth Road from over 100 years ago and then comparing them to what it looks like today […]

Tiny steps to big solutions (Y1)

This term in Computing, we have been learning about algorithms and decomposition. An algorithm is a clear set of instructions. Sometimes the order matters! For example, you can’t put on your jumper before your T-shirt – that would be tricky! We had lots of fun testing this by dressing paper dolls with cut-out clothes. We […]

From shadows to light (y6)

Year 6 have kicked off the new school year with an exciting art project called “Make My Voice Heard.” As part of this project, the children have been exploring different mark-making techniques, as well as the use of pattern and symbolism to express ideas through art. One of the highlights for the students was experimenting […]

Bee-utiful writing in Y1

In writing, Year 1 have been busy learning all about The Sleepy Bee. They have been learning this story together over the week and using it to build up our writing skills, ready to create our very own sleepy animal stories. In our writing, we are focusing on creating golden sentences – making sure we […]

Hot topic in Y4!

The Year 4 children have been learning all about volcanoes, how and why they erupt, as well as the important role they play in shaping our planet. In this lesson, the children worked together to jot down key facts about volcanoes, before labelling the different parts in their diagrams. There was lots of fantastic discussion […]

Staying Safe, Standing Strong (Y6)

Year 6 were invited to take part in the Southwark Junior Citizens scheme. We participated in a range of scenarios in order to support us to be good citizens and stay safe in our local area. Each workshop was run by important members of our society who each play a role in keeping us safe: London Fire Brigade, […]

Delete, Disrupt… Discover! (Y4)

In computing, the children in Year 4 have been practising collaborative learning online. We first demonstrated how chaos can unfold when a collaborative document is open to all with no rules about participation. Children discovered that their writing was being deleted and typed over by others! We quickly realised that successful collaboration requires ground rules […]

from stage to page! (Y4)

Year 4 have got really stuck into Talk 4 Writing this week, performing our class text “The Canal” and also putting on our best storytelling personas to tell our own stories. We watched a video of an inspirational storyteller in order to inspire us on how to engage our audience and keep them on the […]

Teamwork shines in Y2

Year 2 have been doing an amazing job using their Kagan strategies this term. In English, the children tried out the Showdown strategy to check their understanding of the key events in our new story, Alfie’s Star. Working in their table teams, they asked and answered questions together, showing great listening, cooperation and communication skills. […]

Y5 Set Sail with Kensuke’s Kingdom

Lucy’s class has made a brilliant start to Year 5. We’ve begun reading our new book, Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. As part of our reading, we’ve been exploring different types of stem questions to help deepen our understanding of the story. We’ve also been tracking the journey of our main character, Michael, as he […]