5/6L have great balance!
Posted by Mrs Little on 29/02/24 at 08:30 PM
We really enjoyed our PE lesson this week; the children were tasked with creating different kinds of balances to go within a later routine also involving forward and backward rolls. The children were really engaged and tried to come up…For more on this news item please click here
Exploring Ocean Layers
Posted by Mrs Little on 29/02/24 at 08:25 PM
As part of our new Topic unit, 5/6L have been exploring the different layers of the ocean. We enjoyed using an interactive layer map of the ocean, showing us plants and animals that can survive in each layer. We were…For more on this news item please click here
Nursery got to the shops
Posted by sbrowne on 29/02/24 at 10:31 AM
This week, as part of our learning about our local area and beyond, the nursery class went to visit Brentford High Street. We talked about the different businesses which are found there and what they do. The lady in Quillam…For more on this news item please click here
3M’s experiment successful!
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 28/02/24 at 03:53 PM
Today, 3M looked at the results of their science investigation. Last week, they had put a piece of celery in a beaker of 100ml water mixed with 5 tablespoons of food colouring. The children checked to see if the dyed…For more on this news item please click here
3H test how quickly celery transports water
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 27/02/24 at 04:30 PM
Today, 3H carried out an experiment to investigate how quickly a piece of celery transports water. First, they put 100ml of water in a beaker. Next, they stirred in 5 tablespoons of blue food colouring. Then they put a piece…For more on this news item please click here
Measuring Mass in Year 2
Posted by Mrs Barry on 27/02/24 at 02:12 PM
Today in our maths lesson, we learnt about measuring in grams. The children used weighing scales and different objects from around the classroom to weigh and compare. They were encouraged to estimate first which object they thought would be the…For more on this news item please click here
Acrostic Poems
Posted by Mrs Barry on 27/02/24 at 01:13 PM
Last week the children in Year 2 learnt about acrostic poems. We looked at the different subjects for the poems. The children were then encouraged to write their own acrostic poems based on the theme 'London'. All the children worked…For more on this news item please click here
Apply for Nursery 2024
Posted by Mr Wright on 27/02/24 at 11:35 AM
The application window for Nursery class in September 2024 is now open. Families with children born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021 can apply for a free place in morning nursery (9am-12pm). Applications are coming in thick and…For more on this news item please click here
Nursery look at local landmarks
Posted by sbrowne on 23/02/24 at 03:51 PM
This week the nursery children have been learning to recognise local landmarks. We started the week by walking around the perimeter of the St Paul's Site and ticked off the landmarks when they saw them. By the end of the…For more on this news item please click here
4L’s supermarket hunt
Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 23/02/24 at 03:11 PM
In topic lessons this half term years 3 and 4 are learning about where and why foods come from the countries they do in a unit called Lunch. To explore this understanding the children went on a food hunt around…For more on this news item please click here
Year 4 Hockey
Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 23/02/24 at 02:55 PM
Before half term the two year 4 classes enjoyed putting their hockey skills to the test as they participated in some mini matches against each other. They worked well as a team demonstrating good dribbling and passing skills. It was…For more on this news item please click here
3H performing poetry!
Posted by dhorry on 22/02/24 at 08:08 AM
Yesterday in 3H, we were learning about a poem called "Poetry Pie". We discussed all the things that may go inside a poetry pie such as rhyme, rhythm and dynamics. The children were then challenged to perform the poem using…For more on this news item please click here
Year 1’s Animal Diet Investigation
Posted by nleanage on 09/02/24 at 03:57 PM
Year 1 have been learning about different animals. This week we looked at animal diets and learned about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. The children investigated and searched through different samples of animal "poo" to find out what the animal has…For more on this news item please click here
Year 1 and 2’s Dance Competition!
Posted by nleanage on 09/02/24 at 03:54 PM
Year 1 and 2 joined together this week to make a dance related to the weather. They focused on teamwork, creativity and timing to create 4 sets of 8. They created a dance for the wind, rain, clouds and a…For more on this news item please click here
Coding Champs
Posted by Mrs Little on 08/02/24 at 07:07 PM
5/6L were invited to Brentford School for Girls to experience an exciting Coding session in one of their computer labs. It was a great opportunity for the children to show off their impressive coding skills, whilst also getting a little…For more on this news item please click here
What will the world be like in 2044?
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 08/02/24 at 10:06 AM
On Tuesday, 3H took part in Internet Safety Day. One of the activities was thinking about what technology will be like in 20 years' time. 3H came up with some great ideas! Here are a few: - a watch that…For more on this news item please click here
Safer Internet in 4J
Posted by Mr Johnston on 07/02/24 at 07:29 AM
In 4J, we celebrated Safer Internet Day by exploring what we do online. For many children, it was gaming so we discussed ways of staying safe whilst doing this and worked on advice that we could offer other children. Our…For more on this news item please click here
Safer Internet Day 2024
Posted by Mr Johnston on 06/02/24 at 07:15 AM
Today is Safer Internet Day! This year’s theme is ‘Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online’. Children will be exploring how online content makes them feel and how some websites and games are designed to influence…For more on this news item please click here
A Victorian Day in Nursery
Posted by sbrowne on 05/02/24 at 09:35 AM
On Friday the nursery children joined the rest of the school in dressing up as Victorian children. We joined the whole school procession and enjoyed looking at everyone else's outfit. Then the morning ended with each child enjoying a piece…For more on this news item please click here
Nursery make wooden spoon dolls
Posted by sbrowne on 05/02/24 at 09:19 AM
As part of their learning during Victorian week Nursery learnt that Victorian children sometimes had to make toys out of whatever they could get their hands on. To demonstrate this we made dolls from wooden spoons and old scraps of…For more on this news item please click here
Victorian Week in 4J
Posted by Mr Johnston on 05/02/24 at 08:31 AM
We had a great time celebrating Victorian week to mark our school’s 150th anniversary year. On Monday, we went to the Brentford Steam and Water museum. After learning about the history of the building, we used our sketch books to…For more on this news item please click here
What a wonderful end to Victorian Week!
Posted by Mrs Riley on 04/02/24 at 09:19 PM
On Friday, Reception had the most amazing day celebrating all things Victorian. We began with a costume parade, which saw the school come together to show off their outfits. We then spent time investigating Victorian toys and were lucky to…For more on this news item please click here
A great end to Victorian Week
Posted by Mr Kearney on 04/02/24 at 11:53 AM
To cap off a wonderful Victorian Week, all children were invited to come to school dressed in traditional Victorian clothing. We started the day with a Victorian assembly, a traditional PE lesson and a costume parade. At the end of…For more on this news item please click here
St. Paul’s Celebrates Victorian Week
Posted by Mrs Little on 02/02/24 at 09:29 PM
Wow! This has been a very busy- but very enjoyable- week for us at school as we marked our school's 150th anniversary with our first ever 'Victorian week'. Every class has explored what life in our school 150 years ago…For more on this news item please click here
Anyone for cake?
Posted by Mrs Little on 02/02/24 at 09:21 PM
To end a fantastic Victorian Week, we were visited this afternoon by Headmaster Wright, who was so impressed by the children that he brought mini Victoria Sponge cakes for each of the children. (Thankfully I managed to get photos of…For more on this news item please click here
5/6L Explore Victorian Brentford
Posted by Mrs Little on 02/02/24 at 09:16 PM
Today 5/6L explored wandering around Brentford, using a map from 1890 to plot our route and identify sights that exist now that also existed in Victorian Brentford. The sun was shining and we found some new places, such as the…For more on this news item please click here
Victorian Playtime
Posted by Mrs Little on 02/02/24 at 09:08 PM
This morning Years 5 and 6 experienced a small taste of Victorian games during break time. They played more traditional games such as skipping, rolling and chasing hoops and hopscotch. It was lovely to see so many children having fun…For more on this news item please click here
Year 1’s End to Victorian Week
Posted by nleanage on 02/02/24 at 04:10 PM
Year 1 had a great end to their Victorian week to celebrate the schools 150th anniversary. They made a Victorian toy called a thaumatrope, looked at Victorian transport while comparing it to the transport we have today, and then had…For more on this news item please click here
Year 3H Victorian Day!
Posted by dhorry on 02/02/24 at 04:01 PM
Children enjoyed dressing up in their Victorian clothes today and were taken to a whole school assembly to listen to the old school head master. The children certainly did notice the difference in the headmaster from Mr Wright. We also…For more on this news item please click here
Victorian dress up in 4L
Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 02/02/24 at 03:01 PM
Today we ended our 150th anniversary week by the children going back in time and dressing up as a Victorian child to experience what school life was like. The day began with a Victorian style assembly followed by a PE…For more on this news item please click here
150th years celebrations in 4L
Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 02/02/24 at 01:55 PM
This week the whole school has enjoyed taking part in various Victorian activities to celebrate the schools 150th year anniversary. 4L began the week by going on a walk to the steam museum to find out what steam and water…For more on this news item please click here
Year 1’s Animal Visit
Posted by nleanage on 02/02/24 at 08:30 AM
Year 1 have been learning about animals this half term for science. We have learned about mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians and now have had the chance to look at them up close! The children had the chance to…For more on this news item please click here
Year 1’s Walk to Brentford’s Victorian Railway Bridge
Posted by nleanage on 02/02/24 at 08:21 AM
Year 1 went on an adventure this week where we walked down to the canal. We looked at the house boats and talked about how the river was used for trade in the past. We then continued down to look…For more on this news item please click here
Exploring Victorian Brentford
Posted by Mrs Riley on 01/02/24 at 08:27 PM
Today, Nursery and Reception went on walk in the local area to find examples of Victorian buildings. We visited the library, which was built at the end of the Victorian era and the old swimming baths. The children had a…For more on this news item please click here
Year 3 Make Victorian Silhouette Portraits
Posted by Miss Vanos on 01/02/24 at 07:40 PM
On Monday, Year 3 worked in groups to create Victorian silhouette portraits of each other. One person had to sit sideways VERY still in front of a white piece of paper, someone else had to stand back and shine a…For more on this news item please click here
Crime and Punishment
Posted by Miss James on 01/02/24 at 07:37 PM
In Class 5/6J the children have been learning about the different types of crime and punishment that was handed out during the Victorian Era. The children were shocked with the treatment of children and that they could be sent to…For more on this news item please click here
Victorian Brentford
Posted by Miss James on 01/02/24 at 07:31 PM
As part of Victorian week the children took a mini tour around Brentford noting down on their map what roads, places etc where now present, which were not during the Victorian era. The children especially enjoyed their visit and were…For more on this news item please click here
Toys
Posted by Miss James on 01/02/24 at 07:23 PM
As Part Of Victorian week Class 5/J have been recreating a childhood favourite toy (for Victorians) a Zoetrope. A zeotrope is an early form of animation technology from the 19th century. A variation of the phénakisticope (an animation disc), the…For more on this news item please click here
William Morris
Posted by Miss James on 01/02/24 at 07:13 PM
The children in Class 5/6J have been learning about a Victorian artist called William Morris, who enjoyed using nature to create pieces of art. He is known to use repeated patterns and vibrant colours in his work. The children enjoyed…For more on this news item please click here
Victorian Crime and Punishment
Posted by Mr Kearney on 01/02/24 at 04:32 PM
Today, 5//6K spent the afternoon focusing on our key question for the week; 'How did the Victorians reform the criminal system in Britain?' The children learned about how the police force came into existence, thanks in large part to the…For more on this news item please click here
What a beautiful day!
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 01/02/24 at 01:23 PM
We're going on a bear hunt, We're going to catch a big one, What a beautiful day! We're not scared.... Uh-uh! Grass, Long, wavy grass, We can't go over it, We can't go under it, We've got to go through…For more on this news item please click here
Nursery make shadow puppets
Posted by sbrowne on 01/02/24 at 09:10 AM
As part of our learning about Victorians the nursery children had a go at cutting out shadow puppets and then experimented with creating a shadow performance.For more on this news item please click here
Year 3H kite making!
Posted by dhorry on 01/02/24 at 08:07 AM
Year 3H have absolutely loved the opportunity to make their own kites yesterday afternoon as they might have done in Victorian times. We were given a chance to fly them around the playground after this and as you can see…For more on this news item please click here
