Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis Visit
7th December 2017On Wednesday 6th December Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came to visit the school. During his visit he watched some performances from the children, gave out gifts to the Chanukah Art competition winners and officially opened our newly rebuilt and refurbished Early Years Centre. Chief Rabbi Mirvis dedicated the new centre to the memory of the… [Read More]
Owl visit to Simon Marks
24th November 2017Today Night Owls came to visit our school. The children were amazed at the Owls and watched and listened whilst the instructors explained all about owls. After the show each child was invited to have a photograph with an owl perched on their shoulder. Thank you to Night Owls for visiting the school and showing their… [Read More]
Year 4 – Trip to the British Museum
23rd May 2017Year 4 have been learning about ‘The Ancient Egyptians’ and all about their civilisation during this period of history. To enhance the topic they visited the British Museum and were able to see the wonderful artefacts and mummies on show in the Ancient Egyptians galleries. The children had an amazing day.
Year 4 Kayaking Trip
19th May 2017Year 4 were fortunate enough (due to Felix winning an award) to have been given the opportunity to participate in kayaking at Leaside earlier this week. The weather was perfect for a lovely day on the River Lea, which was packed with buckets of fun. If you would like more information of similar activities then… [Read More]
Pesach Seders
7th April 2017This week and last week Simon Marks celebrated Pesach with our Pesach Seders. Nursery and Reception started with their beautiful Seder which included guests sitting next to their children and participating together in their Seder. KS2 then presented their Seder to their guests with Year 6 leading the Seder and supported by wonderful singing from Years 3, 4… [Read More]
Reception Class visit to Hackney City Farm
6th April 2017As part of their topic about animals, Reception visited Hackney City Farm. There, they got to see sheep, lambs, chickens, donkeys and goats. The children were really excited to see some new born lambs and feed some hungry kids.
Dance Festival – Year 5
23rd March 2017On Tuesday, Year 5 had the exciting opportunity, along with several other Jewish schools to take part in the annual Israeli Dance Festival, which is put on by the Israeli Dance Institute. Over the last 2 months we have been working tirelessly to learn over 20 dances! All of the children participated… [Read More]
Year 5 – Tower of London Trip
15th March 2017Year 5 had a wonderful trip to the Tower of London! This half term we have been learning about the Tudors. During our trip we had a fantastic workshop where we got to explore Tudor clothing and arrange one another in order of hierarchy and importance. Many of our students were full of questions and… [Read More]
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]
