Black history month

This week, we have been learning about Mary Seacole. We believe that teaching history in a fun and engaging way is essential for sparking curiosity in our young learners. As part of our Black History Month celebrations, the children were introduced to the remarkable story of Mary Seacole, a nurse who made a significant impact during the Crimean War.

We shared Mary Seacole’s incredible life with the children in a simple, child-friendly way. She was a brave nurse who traveled from Jamaica to help soldiers during the war, never letting obstacles stop her from helping others. We showed the children a picture of Mary Seacole and explained how she made a difference by caring for people when they needed her most. Her story of courage, determination, and kindness helped the children understand that anyone, no matter where they come from, can make the world a better place.

To bring Mary Seacole’s story to life, we invited the children to paint their very own portraits of her. It was wonderful to see how engaged they were. This activity wasn’t just about painting; it was about celebrating diversity, courage, and the importance of helping others.

After the painting session, we gathered in a circle to share what we learned. The children were excited to talk about their colorful portraits, and we had some lovely conversations about being brave, helping friends, and doing good things, just like Mary Seacole did.

We are so proud of our nursery children and their enthusiasm for learning about important historical figures.

Thank you for your continued help and support.

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WELCOME TO YEAR 1

Dear Parents and Carers,

Once again thank you for your continued support for this term.

We have had an amazing start to year 1. This terms topic focus was Ourselves. We brought in Heritage Boxes with things that were special to us and shared with our class.

Also we visited Kelly Avenue and planted seeds ready for Spring. Hopefully we get to go back and check how they have grown.

Finally we went to visit the Fire Station to understand about jobs in our local community. This was VERY FUN!

Looking forward to Autumn 2!

Year 1 Team

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World Mental Health Day

On the 10th October, Oliver Goldsmith celebrated World Mental Health Day. We all wore yellow to raise money for mental health awareness and we shared a mindful breakfast as a class, where we had a chance to chat with our friends and enjoy each other’s company. Later in the day, we continued our learning about the Zones of Regulation and discussed strategies we can use when we want to return back to the green zone.

 

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Colour Monster

This week in Reception, the children have been exploring the story of the Colour Monster and the range of emotions associated. The children have been busy making puppets and using the zones of regulation to express how they are feeling. We have had circle times to discuss what makes us happy and sad. As part of World Mental Health Day, the children enjoyed a healthy breakfast.

 

 

 

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Autumn 1 – Week 6

This week in Year 5

This week the children in year 5 have been learning about Mindfulness, Mental wellbeing in addition to their normal Learning. As part of their Topic they have been learning about Katherine Johnson who was integral in the American space race. In Maths Calipso have started to look at Multiplication and division, highlighting the importance of confidence in Timetables. By year 5 the expectation is that children know their timestables up to 12 consistently and out of order.

 

All children have been given homework which is due on Tuesday, Homework will be set on Fridays and due in the following Tuesday every week. The expectation is that the LAC work in their red homework books be completed to a good standard, at least 30 minutes being spent on a task weekly.

Also children have been given banded books and reading records to complete tasks weekly, reading at home continues to be a very important part of developing skills for year 5 and 6.

 

Notices

Red Card to Racism Day  (Friday 18th) Children to wear red to school

PE kits needs to be brought in but not worn on Tuesdays

Next week Thursday (17th October) children will be visiting Peckham Library

 

 

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Welcome Back!

Welcome to Year 6’s blog! It has been a successful start to the new school year beginning with setting goals to help us on our way.

Challenger 6’s welcome board

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Learning about the Romans

Over the last few weeks Year 4 have been learning all about how the Romans lived, the Roman invasion of Britain and Boudica’s rebellion against the Romans. Here are some photos of their learning (including creating freeze frames, making time lines of key events and using secondary sources to discuss how Britain changed over time).

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Learning through play

Take a look at some of our lovely pictures as we learn through play. We have made lots of wonderful friendships and have been working so hard on our turn-taking skills, listening skills, and communication skills. In mathematics, we have been learning to count to 10, and some of us have been counting beyond 10.

Our story of the week is ‘We are going on a leaf hunt’ by Steve Metzger and we have been designing our own leaves, collecting sticks/conkers from the playground, and designing our own trees in Art. It is so lovely to see the children being more settled at school.

Thank you for your continued support.

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Trip to Southwark Cathedral

What a wonderful day Year 4 had at Southwark Cathedral. They were able to dress up as Romans and Celts to explore their beliefs about Gods and religion, create a laurel wreath (which was a sign of Roman triumph)     and become archaeologists while digging for clues about Roman way of life. Best of all, everyone had the opportunity to make their own mosaic from scratch out of clay and glass tiles. The children who attended were all brilliantly behaved, showed off all of their excellent learning and were a credit to the school!

                                                   

 

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Autumn 1 – Week 5

This week in Year 5

This week the children in year 5 have been learning about the space race and considering all the people involved. In Maths they have been looking at consistently doing addition and subtraction with large numbers.

All children have been given homework which is due on Tuesday, Homework will be set on Fridays and due in the following Tuesday every week. The expectation is that the LAC work in their red homework books be completed to a good standard, at least 30 minutes being spent on a task weekly.

Also children have been given banded books and reading records to complete tasks weekly, reading at home continues to be a very important part of developing skills for year 5 and 6.

 

Notices

Mental Health Day on 10th of October

PE kits needs to be brought in but not worn on Tuesdays

Next week Thursday (10th October) children will be visiting Peckham Library

 

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