Year 2 - Trip to Ridley Road Market

Ben the Cook needs help! He has lost his recipe book and he needs a new, healthy recipe.

Luckily, in line with our writing, topic and campaign lessons, Year 2 took a trip to Ridley Road Market. With the generous help from the parents, we bought lots of deliciously, healthy fruit for a bargain!

Then, we used the fruit to make a fruit salad and we have written recipes for Ben to use. So, don't worry Ben. Help is close by!

We have also been learning about the different continents and we have begun to think about why certain foods are grown in certain countries. If you have a child in year 2 and you have lived/worked in a different country, please tell them all about the food and the reasons why it is popular/grown there. i.e. climate/celebrations.

Thinking about how lucky we are to have such healthy food, we have decided to write letters to parents/careers and the Governors to ask them to donate some food that we can then pass on to our local food bank.

If you have any food at all that you would like to share with those less fortunate, please bring to the office or the Year 2 classroom. Year 2 will be using their knowledge on tally charts to monitor the food coming in!

Thank you in advance for your kindness.

Having fun 😀

Ken Hill Residential

Day 2 @ Ken Hill

After a restful sleep we had a go at some Anglo-Saxons  ways of life which included grinding flour ; planting seeds; harvesting courgettes and making our own bread.
After lunch  we will be busy reading maps as part of The Orienteering task and make some new friends: guinea pigs and Shetland Ponies:)

It's good to speak more than one language because...

Year 4 have started the new term by reflecting on what languages they can already speak and why it is good to speak more than one language.

Here are some of their ideas.

It's good to speak more than one language because...

"if you get lost you can tell them you're lost in their language and they can help you." - Myiah

"you can make new friends." - Yaasmin

"your brain will be smarter." - Jack

"you can understand more people, countries and cultures, which makes the world a better place." -Bonita

Sports Week and Sports day

Children across the school, from Nursery to Year 6 all had the opportunity to show off their sporting abilities during our Sports Week. 

Children competed against each other in a range of sports such as javelin, egg and spoon race and sprints. Those in Year 1 to 6 then attended the Copper Box for a chance to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals for each event. Throughout the week and at the Copper Box, the children showed excellent sportsmanship, resilience and kindness - we were very proud! 

Our Sports Week was set up and run by Mr Forbes and our team of dedicated Sports Leaders - Teddy, Tommy, Mario, Emma, Marianne and Mimi. Thank you to this team for ensuring children across the school had a fantastic week! 

Summer 2 in PE

WELCOME ALL!!!!!!!!

This is the final half term and for this half term, we will be doing Cricket and Rounders.

All KS2 have shown great improvement within the 2 weeks so far in Cricket with a lot of children improving on their catching and fielding last week, I can't forget how the year 4s have done great partner work to help their teammates stance to be ready to catch.

The Year 6 have also been enjoying a week and a half at the London Aquatics Center, they have been learning how to be safe within water and how fun, exciting and how great it is for their physical development. They're last day will be this Friday 14th June.

Music Compositions

Years 1 and 2 have been composing. 

Year 1 have been listening to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and are creating their own 'Moonlight' music. 

Year 2 have been listening to John Adams's 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine' and are working on a piece of music to depict a journey.