The children were so proud to show me their books and point out how much they had improved. Well done to our children on the RWI programme in Shacklewell - your progress is amazing!

Codes like this will prove useful for anyone exploring computer programming in later life.

We went to see the Volcanoes and Earthquakes exhibition but ended up seeing so much more! We had lots of fun exploring the skeletons, dinosaur's and minibeasts areas and absolutely loved the 1995 Japan earthquake simulator!

As always, the children behaved impeccably - a stranger even complimented them on the OVerground - and their love of learning made me and Ms Hosie burst with pride!

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Exploring topics like spending, saving, debit cards, and financial planning, the children thoroughly enjoyed thinking differently about money.

Below are some suggested activities for families to do at home, in order to support the Redstart initiative and maybe raise some important conversations with the children too.

This half-term reception has been reading Clean Up by Nathan Bryon.

Based on our topic on water pollution, they created jelly fish out of recycling material. 

We used a torch, a mirror and a target board to find the best angle for the light to hit its target. Based on our findings, we found that light can only travel in a  straight line, and any form of reflection can change the direction of travel.  

To ensure this experiment was successful, we demonstrated great interpersonal skills by working collaboratively and taking responsibility for our learning. 

Below is a diagram of our experiment:

Our Geography learning has inspired some of the children to produce some wonderful home learning! I have been blown away this week by their talent this week. Take a look..

Creating an artic small world in cornflour and making our own model igloos.

Thank you to those families that were able to join us.

Last term, we learned all about Islam and objects that are special to Muslims. This term, we are learning about what is important to Jewish people. On Thursday, Rabbi Roni from the Stoke Newington Schul came to talk all about Judaism. We learned that Jewish people sometimes wear special clothing to remind them God is with them. I was proud of the great questions the children asked, and how they handled special objects including a mezuzah and a kippah respectfully and carefully.

After working very hard in rehearsals all week, 2S wowed their sharing assembly audience by presenting all their learning about the Windrush Generation. We said a big thank you to people who have worked in all sorts of professions, and have brought so much to the UK. In particular, we celebrated Mrs Rigg and Caxton Holder, two members of our local community (played by Ariana and Kevin!) The children spoke, sang and danced so confidently. Thank you to all the parents and carers who came and celebrated with us!

Year 4 have made their own examples of the layers of the earth to start their geography topic. They have had a trip to Dalston Library which was a great chance for book talk. This passion for reading has continued in the classroom with their new library books.

In maths, there have been some great opportunities for out of book learning in our fractions topic.

This week we used Cuisenaire rods to represent mixed numbers. We are excited to explore these topics further this half term!

Key Stage 1 learnt all about the similarities and differences between themselves and why it is our differences that make us all unique and interesting. A Year 1 child said, “I like coming to school as everybody around me is different and that’s fun.”

In Year 2, they learnt all about what makes boys and girls different and why we shouldn’t make assumptions based on gender. They were so excited to tell me all about their learning and that it’s not just boys who love football or girls that love the colour pink.

In Key Stage 2, Year 4 learnt why it is important not to judge a person by how they look and why doing this might lead to a missed opportunity of forming a great friendship! One Year 4 child said we mustn't judge people by how they look as it is ‘cruel and unkind’.

Lastly, Year 5 enjoyed learning all about community and why we should welcome everyone into our community, regardless of their race, gender, sex or age. They couldn’t wait to show me their work and spoke so passionately about how they all feel like our school in one big family. Take a look at the wonderful banners they made!

Each week we hope to build on this knowledge in their Computing lessons developing the skills in:

Create a Task - understand what is needed

Design - what it should do

Code - how it is done

Running the code - what it does

As you can imagine, 3W are very excited for this half terms learning.

The boys team also had a successful match against Betty Layward winning 7-2, with 4 goals scored from goal kicks.

In their match against William Patton, the boys team showed great determination and ability to bounce back from 3-1 into earning a hard-fought 3-3 draw.

We are overjoyed to announce that we were able to raise £370,89, which will go towards Children In Need!

Your kindness and support is greatly appreciated.

From the Roman Legion to Boudicca, the Celts to Pompeii, it really was an assembly full of facts and laughs.

Thank you to all of the 4W grown ups who were able to attend and, if you couldn't make it, take a look at the photographs!

Our enthusiasm for science was evident on this week's trip to the CLR James Library, where many children chose to borrow a science book. After our spelling test, we enjoyed some calm reading time. I was proud to hear how excited the children were to share the library books and make recommendations to their friends. This week's polls show that our class favourite genres at the moment are non-fiction, funny books and stories about dinosaurs!

Playground Pals are carefully selected children in the year groups 1-6 who are there to support children who are feeling a little bit low or down in the playground. The well-being ambassadors made it clear to the children that more serious issues must always be reported to the teachers.

The pictures of our Playground Pals are on display in the playgrounds so that children know who they can turn to (and some of the pictures you can see here!). The children also wear bright hi-vis slap-bands so that they can be easily recognised.

Thank you so much to our well-being ambassadors for creating this wonderful idea, and thank you to our Playground Pals for your kindness and support!

We have already started to see some creative home learning and we look forward to sharing more about the Romans in our sharing assembly!

To extend our learning, our core text has been The Everywhere Bear. The children have made bear hats and re-enacted the bear’s journey. And the fun doesn’t stop here - we have even made our own maps from home to school, including landmark junk modelling and aerial views of London! Take a look at some of the photos below to see our wonderful week in action…

A Year 2 child said she 'really enjoy RE as they get to learn about lots of different beliefs that are different to my own'. Year 3 are enjoying their topic on Hinduism. They have been learning all about how Hindu’s show their faith and explored puja, arti and bhajn’s and, if you want to know about Christianity in Britain, just ask Year 4!

In Year 5, the children have been exploring the Five Pillars of Islam and their meaning. A child from 5S said that Muslims fast because 'it helps them to empathise with people who are less fortunate than themselves.' Take a look at the wonderful comic strip from a Year 5 child, too!

Lastly, Year 6 have been learning about a whole host of beliefs over the last few weeks from Hinduism to Christianity and the different denominations. Did you know that Baptist's do not baptise? A Year 6 child told me this is because they want the person to be able to make the choice themselves.