Year 5 – Tudor Day
21st February 2017Year 5 went back in time this week to the Tudor era! We welcomed many people into our classroom, such as King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. We had a wonderful day where we role played what it would be like to live in Tudor times, and discussed why Henry VIII was so famous. … [Read More]
Pyjama Day – Year 5
10th February 2017Year 5 have been working tirelessly over the last half term in their maths, literacy and science lessons. They have produced amazing work, and even presented an impressive class assembly! As a reward, they were given the opportunity to come to school in their pyjamas! Great work this half term Year 5!
Tu B’Shevat Fruit Seder – Reception Class
Today Reception Class celebrated Tu B’Shevat with a lovely fruit Seder.
Year 5 Assembly
8th February 2017This morning, Year 5 took the whole school on an underwater adventure aboard our yellow submarine! Our students shared what we have been exploring within our Into The Deep topic this half term. We displayed our skills of multiplying decimals by whole numbers in maths, exploring asexual and sexual reproduction in plants in science, report… [Read More]
Tu B’Shevat Art Day – Year 3
6th February 2017Year 3 studied the work of photographer Carl Warner. We made edible landscapes using foods of the seven species. The children started by exploring Carl Warner’s work to gain inspiration for their own landscapes. We then tried out some different techniques to create trees and houses. Some children even experimented with volcanoes and waterfalls! After planning,… [Read More]
Tu B’Shevat Art Day – Year 5
For Art Day, Year 5 explored what the Tree of Life meant and the different interpretations that there are in the media. Many of the Tree of Life images we saw had meanings behind them, such as keeping the environment safe or the importance of nature preservation. We then decided what type of message we… [Read More]
Tu B’Shevat Art Day – Year 4
For Art day, Year 4 children studied the works of Giuseppe Penone, who is well known for his works and sculptures which involve using twigs, branches, trees, plants, cardboard, etc. Beforehand, we collected a range of resources which would allow us to try and make sculptures that linked with Tu B’Shevat. On the day, we discussed… [Read More]
Tu B’Shevat Art Day – Reception Class
Reception children were inspired by the portrait artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. The children chopped, peeled and spiralised different types of fruit and vegetables to create 3 dimensional portraits.
Tu B’Shevat Art Day – Year 2
Year 2 were inspired by the artist Chanan Mazal. We began our art day with some observational drawings of pomegranates, the main fruit to appear in the artist’s work. We worked with willow charcoal and focused on making our drawings BIG. We were very pleased with how we each drew what we saw in a… [Read More]
Tu B’Shevat Art Day – Year 1
Year 1 re-created the blossoming Almond Tree by Vincent Van Gough. This was in connection to Tu B’Shevat also called ראש השנה לאילנות, which means the New Year of the trees. Year 1 learnt how to use different tools for painting as well as colour mixing.
Tu B’Shevat Art Day – Year 6
For our Art day in Year 6, we had the theme of botanical watercolour illustrations. We found out about the history and importance of botanical illustrations and looked at a range of artists and their work across the centuries. These included, Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Marie Antoinette’s court appointed garden painter), Albrecht Dürer and others. We spent… [Read More]
Year 6 – Holocaust Memorial Services
3rd February 2017Year 6 were privileged to be asked to participate at two Holocaust Memorial services this year. The first was the official Hackney Holocaust Memorial Service at Hackney Town Hall. It was a very sombre and moving experience. At the beginning of the service the children sang Eili Eili, written by Hannah Senesh. For the second song, the Year… [Read More]
