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Would You Dare Approach A Tyrannosaurus?!
On Thursday, Sustainability Council marvelled at the beauty and richness of life through the VR experience, Life Chronicles. From the depths of the ocean to the tropical forests, the children travelled through the paleo-landscapes of the great geological periods and discovered the first traces of life in the Archean era (-3.5 billion years ago), the…
A Trip To The Docklands Museum
Foundation 2 went on a trip to the Docklands Museum. We travelled by tube from Woodford Station on the Underground to Stratford and then we had to take The DLR to West India Quay. It was exciting seeing all the scenery as we travelled on the tube. When we got there we ate our fruit…
Inter House Netball Competition
Last Friday, the eagerly anticipated Inter House Netball tournament took place. It was a great afternoon of Netball with all the girls from Year 5 and 6 participating. All four houses played each other in 6 very close matches. Morris and Cavell then played for 3rd and 4th place with Cavell narrowly beating Morris 6-5. …
A Visit From Bancroft’s School
It was a pleasure to welcome Mr Dickinson, Head of Lower School, and Ms Evans, Director of Marketing and Admissions from Bancroft’s School for an evening of critical thinking and information for secondary school transition last night with our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils and parents. Mr Dickinson and Ms Evans shared the extensive…
A Sense Of Belonging
Pre-Prep assembly had a ‘belonging’ focus this morning that involved our younger learners discussing what it means to belong to somewhere. Ms Lewis, Inclusion Lead, shared a wonderful story of a young man who didn’t quite feel he belonged in his school, and the things his teachers and friends did to help him and involve…
Strings Club Visit to The Barbican
On Thursday, Strings Club travelled to the Barbican to watch the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) perform Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets.’ This is a seven-movement suite and each movement is named after a planet in the Solar System and its astrological character. The movements are: Mars, the Bringer of War Venus, the Bringer of Peace Mercury,…
Parent Visitors to Puffins
We would like to say a ‘Big Thank’ you to special visitors who came to spend some time with the Puffins. Two parents read ‘So Much’ and ‘I Am a Tiger’ stories at home time this week. We also had one parent who came to lead the star biscuits baking session. Thank you so much…
Inter House Poetry Competition
We are thrilled to share the success of our recent Inter-House Poetry Competition, held in honour of Remembrance Day. The students poured their creativity and emotion into their poems and drawings, resulting in an impressive array of entries that truly captured the spirit of the occasion. We are so proud of all the students who…
Florence Nightingale Museum
This week, Year 2 were very lucky to be able to visit the Florence Nightingale Museum in central London. After a journey on the Underground, we had lovely sunny views of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. In the museum, we met Florence Nightingale herself, who told us her fascinating story…
Inter House Pre-Prep Connect 4 Final
After friendly class contests during golden time before half term, the Pre-Prep Connect 4 final was a hotly contested event at break time today. With representatives from Mallards, Kingfishers, Pelicans, Cranes, Flamingos and Herons being supported by their friends and the Year 6 heads of school, there was good sportsmanship all round as the games…
