Year 3 travel back in time to the Stone Age

Earlier this half term, Year 3 took a trip to the Horniman Museum to take part in a Stone Age workshop. They got the chance to handle artefacts from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, as well as show off their amazing knowledge from their history lessons! We ended the trip with a […]

Clip and climb

Year 3 had a blast at clip and climb on Wednesday. We all gave it our best go and had lots of fun.

Y3 boys v St Matthew’s

Our year 3 boys were very excited to play their first match against another school. They played very well and came back with gold medals (as well as being a bit wet from the thundery shower during the game!)

Y3&4 girls football

Well done to both teams, playing in a friendly fixture against St Matthew Academy today. Our Y3 team won 4-0, with Michelle bagging a hat trick and Raffi scoring a goal too. Our defence battled well to keep clean sheet. The Y4s won 5-1, with a brace from Tyra and goals from Ophelia, Hui Wen […]

We’re on a roll….

Years 3 and 4 are now expert bread makers thanks to Caterlink who provide our tasty school dinners. Chef Jamie came to school and gave the children a bread making masterclass – including teaching us the historical, cultural and nutritional value of bread. Year 3 and 4 kneaded the dough and then got to shape […]

writing in ks2

What a busy half term we’ve had! For their fiction topic, Year 3 were learning how to write suspenseful narratives, using skills like empty words and speech to show the characters’ feelings. David certain had a rollercoaster of emotions in this story! Year 4 have had a ball writing their persuasion pieces, from formal estate […]

Summer RE so far….

Everyone has had a great term of learning in RE so far with a wide range of faiths and practices being explored. Reception have been learning about Islam, in particular the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid al -Fitr celebrations which mark the end of Ramadan. The children were lucky enough to have a […]

Geography Across tHe School

As the weather improves, across the school we are taking an opportunity to get outside and explore in our geography units. Every year group is getting to grips with mapping and fieldwork! From exploring storybook maps in year 1, to using OS maps in Year 3, to using 4 and 6 figure grid references & […]

Art round up

After a very busy art half term we’ve now got some incredible final projects! Year 3 Inspired by sculptor Louise Bourgeois, year 3 have created their very own wire and fabric insect sculptures! We used a technique called binding to attach our fabric together and connect the wings. Can you workout which is the dragonfly, […]

Exploring Easter at St. Margaret’s.

Over the last few weeks everyone has been exploring the meaning of Easter for Christians. The children have built upon their existing knowledge, made new connections, learned lots of new vocabulary and gained a deeper understanding of the Easter story. Reception have been learning about springtime and how Easter is a time to think about […]