Cooking brings RE alive in year 2

Year 2 made a traditional Jewish pudding this week -Lokshen pudding- which would be eaten during Shabbat celebrations on Saturdays. The children now know a lot about Shabbat – one of ways that Jewish people show commitment to God each week and remember the creation story. Year 2 know it is a time to rest, […]

KS2 WRITING

Over the past few weeks, Key Stage 2 have been working hard on their writing, with some very exciting results. As it is now half way through the term, we have all reached the stage of our fiction ‘Hot Task’: the culmination of all of our memorising, story mapping, analysing, practising, emulating, and planning. Take […]

DT

In KS1 we have been looking at some of our favourite pop up books, we have been looking at how these are made. We are now able to discuss the mechanisms used in these and have even made a start at making some of our own! In LSK2 the children have been building upon their […]

Reception measures up…

We explored using rulers, metre sticks and tape measures all around our classroom. Mr Wilson even helped us out!

From Earth to space – Science at St. Margaret’s

Science is everywhere you look at St. Margaret’s, from Reception hunting for signs of spring in the garden, to Years 5 & 6 plotting the waxing and waning of the moon. Year 1 have been learning about classification. They’ve used an animal making ‘machine’ to make mammals and have been playing Guess Who in order […]

Friday French Food Funversation!

Every Friday, children in KS2 have to ask for their beans or peas in French (and sometimes have a short conversation too!)

Art through school

All classes have been extremely busy with their artwork this half term. Have a look at what each class has been doing below! Year 1 have been focusing on printmaking. This week they have been working on their stippling, cross hatching and hatching to create depth. They have used their stippling skills to make artwork […]

My family’s digital toolkit

This resource provides tailored support to help keep your child safe online, based on the answers you give. A really useful toolkit! https://www.internetmatters.org/digital-family-toolkit/

Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics

Last week, 20 of our Year 5 and Year 6 athletes competed at the Lewisham Sportshall Indoor Athletics Tournament. After competing in a number of track and field events, the children placed 5th in the borough! Not only did the children develop their athletic skills throughout the day, but they showed great determination and teamwork, […]

Year 2 Art – Printmaking

This week, Year 2 explored printmaking and the different ways you can arrange prints. We discussed making jumbled prints and organised prints. Our exploration allowed us to try out creating different shapes and gave us the opportunity to learn from the mistakes we made. All using potatoes!