Primary News Blog
- 08Feb
2E get arty
Seeing some of the weird and wonderful sculptures and paintings in the Tate Modern's collection was a great thrill to the children of 2E, who went on an art trip to the gallery this week. Their task was to compare sculptures and paintings, and to sketch some of the works they saw. 'I really liked the Tate Modern,' says Adeola. 'It has a huge entrance room, which is painted black and had lots of pictures flashed up.''Students observed and recorded the works of various artists, ranging from paintings, mixed media, clay, sculptures and installations,' says 2E's specialist art teacher Ms Regis. 'They were able to interact with some of the artwork especially by Yayoi Kusama. Their enthusiasm and artistic flair were evident throughout the visit. Thanks to all who supported this trip.'
Posted by Deborah Benady @ 12:33
- 26Jan
Where eagles and yr 5 dare
Eagle Heights is a bird of prey and animal centre and 5W had an exciting day being introduced to a range of different eagles, vultures and owls. They also saw lizards, cheetahs, camels and husky dogs, as well as meerkats and pigs - and two boa constrictors who you can see in these pictures. They all had a great day and learned alot about birds of prey and how they live.
Posted by Deborah Benady @ 10:58
- 23Jan
Making music with IT
We’re always keeping an eye out for ways of using new technology in our teaching and when we were asked to trial Moomba music we jumped at the chance.The Moomba music system is a display pad, 50 inches wide, which is laid out on a table top and allows up to eight children to discuss and interact with the music based software.The software immerses children in a journey of musical discovery, using cartoons designed by the team that have worked on Dora the Explorer and Sesame Street.Children love being able to touch the surface and move the controllers to provide their answers, which have to be decided together – the activity enhances their ability to be creative, to collaborate, take turns and think independently – while having loads of fun along the way.Every class from reception to year 2 will be using the Moomba programme with music teacher Mr Tettey. As well as giving our students the opportunity to use the latest in interactive music teaching, we will help to make this a better product and will work with the developers Ingenio Education now and into the future.Posted by Deborah Benady @ 15:28
- 20Jan
This is the news - by year 5
Year 5 have been making the news this week for their IPC topic looking at how news is constructed. As part of that they have written their own news which they have performed and filmed in our film studio. Some students were behind the camera, while others read their own news stories. Posted by Deborah Benady @ 15:20
- 12Jan
We're off to see the dinosaurs!
This week 16 year 4 children from the Literacy Support Group visited the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. This term they will be working on extended writing about an encounter with a dinosaur. The visit was to extend their knowledge about dinosaurs and to provide inspiration for their stories. The children learnt and lot and had a great day.
Alexie Vassell 4E said: "We saw lots of dinosaur bones and a T Rex that was moving. The T Rex was my favourite thing at the museum. I had lots of fun and would like to go there again."
Taschean Davonte 4W said: "We saw moving dinosaurs and bones of real dinosaurs that used to be alive. I know a lot about dinosaurs because I have read a lot about them. The best things at the museum were the T Rex and the Velociraptor."
Posted at 10:06