3D Map Making! (Y2)

In Robyn’s Class, we’ve been getting creative with 3D map-making during our art lessons! Using cardboard, string, tissue paper, and other recycled materials, we’ve been exploring how to represent our local area. Together, we’ve joined our individual maps to build an entire city, complete with roads, landmarks, and lots of imagination! It’s been amazing to […]

Autumn and Celebrations (Rec)

This half term, our topic is ‘Autumn and Celebrations.’ We began by learning about Diwali and Bonfire Night, which helped us appreciate different cultures and religions. We kicked off our Diwali celebration by tasting poppadoms, naan bread, mango chutney, and raita, with our favourite being the refreshing mango lassi! We also danced to Indian music, […]

junior citizenship workshop (y6)

Today, our Year 6 pupils took part in the Southwark Junior Citizenship Scheme workshop, gaining valuable life skills to help them transition to secondary school. They participated in interactive sessions covering essential topics such as safe commuting on buses and the underground, road and fire safety, personal safety, and how to walk to school safely. […]

ODD socks and respect pledges (y2)

This week, we’ve been celebrating Anti-Bullying Week with activities that highlight the importance of kindness and respect. On Tuesday, we came to school wearing odd socks! This reminds us that it’s okay to be different and our differences are what make the world such a wonderfully diverse place. In circle time, we explored the idea […]

The animal man returns (Y5)

Last week, Year 5 had some very special visitors from all over the world at Michael Faraday! As part of our Geography topic, we were introduced to a range of animals native to the Amazon Basin, as well as creatures from other biomes like the African savannahs and rivers. It was incredible to see these […]

Children in Need

For over 50 years, BBC Children in Need has been helping children and young people across the UK reach their full potential. It was wonderful to see our children at Michael Faraday joining in, wearing their own clothes and donating money to support this worthy cause. At Michael Faraday, we believe in helping children not […]

Y5 Take a Walk Down ‘Conscience Alley’

In English, we read our new text, The Caravan, and explored some of the exciting vocabulary. Then, we got stuck into two fun activities to help us dive deeper into the story. First, we created a ‘Conscience Alley’ to explore the warning in the story: “Don’t go playing by the pylon.” We split into two […]

A busy week in Y3

Year 3 have had so many opportunities to be creative this week! We started off with a practical science lesson on Monday where we investigated forces by trying to move ping pong balls in different ways. We discussed how two objects must be touching for a contact force to occur, and how forces can be pushes, […]

Art club’s adventures in the forest!

This week in Art Club, we took our creativity outdoors! Before heading into the school forest, we searched for inspiration online. We found amazing pictures of patterns, animals, and even people, all made from natural materials like leaves, twigs, and soil. The children were buzzing with ideas and couldn’t wait to get started. Once outside, […]

Zones of REgulation

We’re thrilled to be using Zones of Regulation, a child-friendly way to help children identify and manage their emotions. The children recognise their feelings and organise them into four colour-coded “zones”: Blue Zone: for when they’re feeling low, tired, sad, or sick Green Zone: for feeling happy, calm, and ready to learn Yellow Zone: for […]