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Lego Club Begins

Posted by Mr Kearney on 27/02/23 at 09:30 PM
It was wonderful to launch our first Lego Club session of term. This week, the challenge was to rebuild the house from "Little Red Riding Hood," and to come up with ways to trap the Big Bad Wolf. Some of…

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Lego Club Begins

A Storyteller comes to visit!

Posted by Miss Vanos on 27/02/23 at 04:35 PM
​Yay, it's Reading Week! Today, a storyteller came to visit 2V! She knew many stories from all around the world. She told us stories from Tanzania, Brazil and China! After, we made our own puppets out of wooden spoons and…

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A Storyteller comes to visit!

Nursery DROP EVERYTHING and READ

Posted by sbrowne on 27/02/23 at 04:28 PM
As part of the school wide Reading Week, Nursery are having DROP EVERYTHING and READ sessions throughout the morning. A timer is set to go off in the classroom every half an hour and the children are asked to put…

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Nursery DROP EVERYTHING and READ

2V Experience Virtual Reality

Posted by Miss Vanos on 27/02/23 at 04:17 PM
On Thursday, 2V tried our school set of VR goggles for the first time! As we have started our topic on The Great Fire of London, we explored models of what a London street would have looked like in 1660s.…

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2V Experience Virtual Reality

Year 5 Cricket

Posted by dhorry on 27/02/23 at 03:51 PM
Children have loved beginning their cricket sessions for PE in the last two weeks ran by Middlesex County Cricket Club. The games have been very competitive and lots of children are beginning to show great leadership and team work skills…

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Year 5 Cricket

4L’s Completed thrones

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 27/02/23 at 12:13 PM
​Last half term the children were learning about thrones for a King in Topic lessons with a DT focus. To end the topic the children made their own thrones. They made them from wood and learnt how to measure the…

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4L’s Completed thrones

Lab in a lorry

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 27/02/23 at 11:56 AM
​Last week lower KS2 were lucky to have a visit from Kingston University. They split the class into 3 groups to carry out some Science investigations. One group was learning about the digestive system and how food breaks down in…

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Lab in a lorry

4L celebrate Ash Wednesday

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 27/02/23 at 11:35 AM
​On Tuesday children in KS2 prepared their individual pots for planting their seeds. They filled the pots half way with soil ready for their seeds which were going to be added into the soil during the Ash Wednesday service. To…

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4L celebrate Ash Wednesday

Reception climb up, up, up!

Posted by Mrs Riley on 26/02/23 at 06:38 PM
Last half term, Reception enjoyed a fantastic PE unit focusing on gymnastics.  They developed their rolling, jumping and balancing skills on a range of equipment including benches, tables and the balance beam.  The highlight of the unit was using the…

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Reception climb up, up, up!

Science Lorries

Posted by itadmin on 26/02/23 at 06:15 PM
On Tuesday, the pupils of Year 3 and 4 had an opportunity to have a look inside the science lorries that belong to Kingston University. 3C turned into scientists for 45 minutes. And what a fun it was! Dissecting tulips,…

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Science Lorries

Year 1 Science Investigation

Posted by nleanage on 24/02/23 at 03:54 PM
Year 1 became scientists this week and learned about the different kinds of diets animals have. We learned about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. The children couldn't observe animals, so we had to look at their poo (oatmeal, hot chocolate and…

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Year 1 Science Investigation

Ash Wednesday 2023

Posted by Mrs Little on 24/02/23 at 12:51 PM
Years 3-6 gathered in the Church to mark Ash Wednesday this week. Sarah spoke to us about the beginning of Lent and what it means for Christians. Everyone was then offered the opportunity to be 'ashed' where the sign of…

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Ash Wednesday 2023

Money money money!

Posted by Mrs Little on 24/02/23 at 12:45 PM
In RSHE, 6L are beginning to learn about being 'economically wise' and managing money effectively. To help us better understand where we can keep our money, and what the potential risks of this might be, we played an investment game.…

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Money money money!

Yummy Pancakes

Posted by sbrowne on 22/02/23 at 12:22 PM
To celebrate Shrove Tuesday the Nursery children enjoyed eating pancakes. They watched them being made and then enjoyed tasting them with sugar and lemon. Some of the children liked them more than others but everybody enjoyed the experience. We talked…

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Yummy Pancakes

Lent Planting

Posted by Mrs Little on 21/02/23 at 07:07 PM
Today many of the children in the Juniors spent some time filling their reused/recycled pots with compost ready for our Ash Wednesday service tomorrow. The children with pots will receive a special seed in the assembly tomorrow which they will…

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Lent Planting

Thrones for a King

Posted by itadmin on 17/02/23 at 10:18 AM
​3L finally finished their models of thrones for Henry VIII. They also tested them by placing two and a half kg on them to make sure that they would be strong enough. You can now see the finished models.

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Thrones for a King

Stepping into virtual reality…

Posted by Mrs Little on 11/02/23 at 05:41 PM
To end the half term, 6L had the opportunity to try out the school's set of Virtual Reality (VR) goggles. They were incredibly excited and explored a range of videos and scenes linked to our learning from ancient Jewish temples…

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Stepping into virtual reality…

Bulb Investigation

Posted by Mrs Little on 11/02/23 at 05:37 PM
In Science this half term Year 6 have been studying Electricity. We have been working on how to plan, set up and record reliable and fair investigations. This week we looked at the hypothesis: Does the number of bulbs in…

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Bulb Investigation

Safer Internet Day for 2B

Posted by Mrs Barry on 10/02/23 at 08:33 AM
​Last Tuesday was safer internet day and the children were very lucky because they had an exciting visitor come to our school, the Knight of Knowledge. She came with an important message for the children, how to stay safe on…

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Safer Internet Day for 2B

Internet Safety day in 4L

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 10/02/23 at 08:26 AM
​On Tuesday it was internet safety day. Years 2-4 enjoyed listening to a guest speaker, the knight of knowledge. She gave the clear message through role play about staying smart on the internet in order to stay safe. In class…

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Internet Safety day in 4L

5H Internet Safety Day

Posted by dhorry on 09/02/23 at 04:29 PM
This week we gave the children the opportunity to create their own TV advertisement on a dangerous/stressful situation they may find online. They provided their top tips within their role plays and one group even got to perform their TV…

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5H Internet Safety Day

5H Debate for the King of England 1066

Posted by dhorry on 09/02/23 at 03:49 PM
This afternoon in 5H we have been debating who should be the king of England in 1066. Children were given the opportunity to share their views and even democratically voted for which group did the best job in their debates.

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5H Debate for the King of England 1066

Nursery learn ball sklls

Posted by sbrowne on 09/02/23 at 10:16 AM
This term in PE Nursery have been learning ball skills. They have learnt to throw, catch, roll, aim and kick a ball. This week for the final lesson of the half term the childrne had to try and kick a…

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Nursery learn ball sklls

Reception visit the train station

Posted by Mrs Riley on 08/02/23 at 07:54 PM
This afternoon, Reception went on a walk to Brentford Train Station as part of our learning about People who help us.  Whilst on our walk we spotted a number of people busy at work including the bin men and 5…

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Reception visit the train station

Safer Internet Day 2023

Posted by Mr Johnston on 07/02/23 at 01:39 PM
​At St. Paul's we marked Safer Internet Day this year with a visit from 'The Knight of Knowledge' who sent us on a quest to learn how to stay safe online. We learned the SMART rules (Safe, Meeting, Accepting, Reliable…

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Safer Internet Day 2023

Fit for a King or Queen

Posted by Miss James on 07/02/23 at 09:18 AM
In year 4J the children have been working extremely hard to make their ideas come to life. They have been using a range of materials to create a prototype of their Throne, which they have designed for Henry VIII.

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Fit for a King or Queen

TV adverts

Posted by Miss James on 07/02/23 at 09:12 AM
In Class 4J the pupils have ben working hard to create their own TV advert. They successfully designed their own props and invented some catchy slogans alongside using a range of persuasive devices, which they had learnt in lesson.

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TV adverts

Wanted

Posted by Miss James on 07/02/23 at 09:05 AM
This term the children have enjoyed partaking in a variety of activities and special events such as St Paul’s week. The pupils not only watched a wonderful performance by Year 2 but also made their own wanted posters and Lanterns

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Wanted

Year 5 watch Legally Blonde!

Posted by dhorry on 06/02/23 at 04:29 PM
This afternoon, we were treated to visiting Brentford School for Girls in their production of Legally Blonde. The children absolutely loved it - thanks to Brentford School for Girls for inviting us to watch this musical masterpiece! Full of singing,…

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Year 5 watch Legally Blonde!

Year 1 Learning about St. Paul

Posted by nleanage on 06/02/23 at 04:06 PM
​For St. Paul's week Year 1 learned about St. Paul and how he has encouraged us to "let our light shine". We learned about his life and all the wonderful things he had done, and even had him visit our…

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Year 1 Learning about St. Paul

Year 1’s Day at the Circus

Posted by nleanage on 06/02/23 at 03:59 PM
Year 1 spent our Curriculum Day learning all about the circus. We learned about the different jobs people may have and all kinds of tricks that they could do! We had the wonderful opportunity to have a special guest come…

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Year 1’s Day at the Circus

A Throne for King Henry

Posted by itadmin on 04/02/23 at 08:50 AM
​3L have been thinking about how to make a throne for King Henry VIII. It has to be both strong and beautiful. These pictures show the class constructing the throne.

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A Throne for King Henry

Challenging Discrimination

Posted by Mrs Little on 03/02/23 at 07:55 PM
In RSHE 6L have been learning about Discrimination: what it can look like; how it can impact people, and how we might safely challenge it in our daily lives. The children have showed great sensitivity and understanding of the issue…

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Challenging Discrimination

Thinking about shapes in Reception

Posted by Mrs Riley on 03/02/23 at 04:27 PM
This week in Reception, we have been thinking about 2d and 3d shapes.  We received a letter from the giant (of Jack in the beanstalk fame), who was worried that he was going to lose his magic harp. He set…

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Thinking about shapes in Reception

Thrones for a King DT project

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 03/02/23 at 12:12 PM
​In 4L this week the children started to make their thrones for a King which is for their DT project this half term. The children have started to construct the frame by measuring and sewing wood. The children worked hard…

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Thrones for a King DT project

Henry viii trial thrones

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 03/02/23 at 11:30 AM
​This half term for Topic lessons the children in years 3 and 4 are having a DT lead. They are focusing on thrones for a King and linking in about the Tudor period. They used art straws to experiment with…

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Henry viii trial thrones

St Paul’s week in 4L

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 03/02/23 at 11:07 AM
Last week in school we celebrated St Paul.  In 4L the children listened to the story of St Paul's life and enjoyed taking part in a quiz which tested their knowledge on him and why he became a Christian. They…

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St Paul’s week in 4L

Dance in 4L

Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 03/02/23 at 10:47 AM
​This half term in PE 4L are doing dance. They have learnt the spy dance and worked on short, snappy movements and mirroring a partner. They used these movements to put a short routine together which ended with  some freestyle…

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Dance in 4L

Trip to Bolder Academy

Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 02/02/23 at 03:36 PM
Today, the pupil premium children in Year 1 and a group of pupil premium children in Year 2 visited Bolder Academy to take part in a sports activity morning. The children had great fun traversing a climbing wall. They learnt…

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Trip to Bolder Academy
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