5/6L Easter Hunt
Posted by Mrs Little on 28/03/24 at 07:23 PM
5/6L had a lot of fun during our Easter Basket hunt this week. After many generous contributions, each child had a basket full of delicious goodies, which were they hid around the classroom (in some very unique and hard to…For more on this news item please click here
Plant hunting in 3H!
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 28/03/24 at 05:06 PM
On Tuesday, 3H went on a plant hunt. They discovered that the 6 silver birch trees in the school playground are native to the UK. They also found out that the English ivy growing up the fence is a native…For more on this news item please click here
Plant hunting in 3M!
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 28/03/24 at 04:33 PM
Yesterday, 3M went on a plant hunt. They discovered that the 6 silver birch trees in the school playground are native to the UK. They also found out that the English ivy growing up the fence is a native plant.…For more on this news item please click here
An egg-citing week in Nursery
Posted by sbrowne on 28/03/24 at 09:37 AM
As it is the last week before the Easter Holidays the nursery children have taken part in lots of Easter based activities this week. They have heard the Easter story from the bible and heard why it is so significant…For more on this news item please click here
We’re still reading in Nursery
Posted by sbrowne on 28/03/24 at 09:22 AM
Following on from Reading week a few weeks ago the nursery children are still enjoying looking at books and talking about what they see in the pictures. One morning a week instead of coming into writing practise the children have…For more on this news item please click here
Year 6 Spring Term Spelling Bee
Posted by Mr Kearney on 27/03/24 at 07:17 PM
Today, all children from Year 6 took part in the Spring Term Spelling Bee. In each of the rounds, the children had to accurately spell a set of words from the list they have been practising as part of their…For more on this news item please click here
Turner Inspired Seascapes
Posted by Mr Kearney on 27/03/24 at 07:08 PM
We have spent much of this half term learning about the work of William M Turner, a prominent British artist. After learning about his painting style, his influences and the techniques he used, we have had a go at creating…For more on this news item please click here
Gymnastics Performances
Posted by Mr Kearney on 27/03/24 at 06:58 PM
Over the course of this half term, we have been learning about a range of gymnastics skills such as rolling, balancing, jumping and safely using apparatus. In the final lesson of the term, the children were challenged to put together…For more on this news item please click here
5/6K Try their hands at investing!
Posted by Mr Kearney on 27/03/24 at 06:54 PM
During RSHE, we have been learning about money and financial awareness. We discussed the concept of investments and the potential risks and benefits involved with investing money. To help the children understand this idea, they took part in an investment…For more on this news item please click here
5/6K’s Ocean Dioramas
Posted by Mr Kearney on 27/03/24 at 06:34 PM
As part of our Topic work, we have been learning about the different layers of the ocean. We researched what the different layers of the ocean were like and what types of marine life existed in each of these layers.…For more on this news item please click here
Learning key skills in PE
Posted by Mrs Barry on 27/03/24 at 02:43 PM
This term we have been practising our ball control in our key skills PE lessons. The children practised moving a ball around their body, using one hand. They also tried to throw the ball in the air and then catch…For more on this news item please click here
Working together in PE
Posted by jason on 25/03/24 at 07:07 PM
In PE this half term 4L have covered the unit OAA, working on how they can solve problems as a team. This week they were given cones and skipping ropes to use. Using this apparatus they had to work in…For more on this news item please click here
Tasting different sauces
Posted by jason on 25/03/24 at 06:40 PM
In Topic this week year 4 have continued learning about food dishes and where they come from around the world. The children used the skills they’d learnt in previous Lessons to prepare and make a stir fry. They used the…For more on this news item please click here
KS1’s Easter Celebration
Posted by jason on 25/03/24 at 06:38 PM
Years 1 and 2 have been working hard, practising their lines, learning songs and dance moves for their Easter Assembly! Today was the big day and the children did an amazing job with bravely saying their lines in front of…For more on this news item please click here
KS1 Easter Assembly
Posted by jason on 25/03/24 at 06:36 PM
This morning KS1 performed their Easter service to their parents and the school and they were great! They remembered all of their lines, acted well and sung wonderful Easter themed songs. The children retold the story of Easter and they…For more on this news item please click here
Cleaning up Brentford!
Posted by jason on 25/03/24 at 06:31 PM
This week some of our Year 5 and 6 pupils- including some of our older Junior Chaplains- volunteered to go litter picking in the local area. The children were very enthusiastic and managed to collect a lot of litter in…For more on this news item please click here
Chess Champions
Posted by Mr Wright on 19/03/24 at 04:58 PM
On Monday 18th March, we welcomed Ealing Cadets chess club to the school for an evening of competition. This is now an annual event in which Mr Pringle's after-school chess club relish the opportunity to test out their…For more on this news item please click here
3M Make PIZZA!
Posted by Miss Vanos on 18/03/24 at 10:45 PM
3M used what they have learned about using kitchen tools safely today and made pizza! They grated cheese, sliced mozzarella and cherry tomatoes and cut and diced bell peppers. They they chose from all these ingredients to assemble their unique…For more on this news item please click here
3M Learn How to Use Kitchen Tools Safely
Posted by Miss Vanos on 18/03/24 at 10:20 PM
Last week, 3M learned how to use peelers, knives and graters correctly! They peeled, cut and grated carrots and cucumbers. They learned important safety lessons such as 'Always peel away from your body' and 'Stop grating once the carrot gets…For more on this news item please click here
Reception’s Under the Sea Dance
Posted by Mrs Riley on 17/03/24 at 08:58 PM
On Friday, Reception created their own dances based on animals found under the sea. They learnt a simple routine using movements that represented the waves moving backwards and forwards, a fish darting about and an octopus with its long legs.…For more on this news item please click here
Year 2 dive Into The Forest
Posted by Mrs Barry on 17/03/24 at 02:14 PM
This term we are reading and discussing a selection of Anthony Browne books in our English lessons. Last week we started Into The Forest. This story is great because it includes many different well known fairytales. The illustrator gives the…For more on this news item please click here
World Book day fun in 4L
Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 15/03/24 at 02:30 PM
Last Thursday as a school we celebrated world book day. The children enjoyed coming to school dressed as a book character and guessing who their friends were dressed up as. The day started with a whole school assembly during which…For more on this news item please click here
Making Pizza in 4L
Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 15/03/24 at 02:16 PM
In topic this week the children in 4L had the chance to be a mini chef for the afternoon. They used the skills they had learnt in the previous week to make their own pizzas. Firstly the children worked in…For more on this news item please click here
Learning to use kitchen utensils
Posted by Mrs Lonsdale on 15/03/24 at 02:05 PM
In the year 3 and 4 topic this half term called lunch the children are studying about food. Where items come from, what is healthy, how to maintain kitchen hygiene, how to use different kitchen utensils and about preparing different…For more on this news item please click here
Children at work!
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 14/03/24 at 01:32 PM
Today, a group of children from Year 1 & 2 visited the McAleer & Rushe building site at Brentford Lock West. They had an amazing time watching all the machines operating: diggers, cement trucks, a cement crane and a huge…For more on this news item please click here
Reception become authors!
Posted by Mrs Riley on 14/03/24 at 09:44 AM
Reception have had a wonderful time during Reading Week. They have read a range of different stories and talked about their favourite books. They have dressed as their favourite characters and have drawn pictures of their favourite books. The highlight…For more on this news item please click here
What’s over the wall?
Posted by Mrs Riley on 14/03/24 at 09:36 AM
As the weather becomes brighter, Reception have been taking advantage and have been spending more time in the garden. They have been working with the large blocks and have been building ramps and castles. Yesterday, they discovered that they could…For more on this news item please click here
World Book Day in 3M
Posted by Miss Vanos on 13/03/24 at 01:25 PM
3M had a great World Book Day! They came in so many wonderful costumes and had a blast acting and talking like their characters.
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Year 1 Exploring Africa
Posted by nleanage on 12/03/24 at 02:49 PM
We have been reading the book “A is for Africa”. We looked at Africa on a map and explored different cities and countries within it. We learned interesting facts about the continent and today we used VR goggles to feel…For more on this news item please click here
Year 3H World Book Day and Reading week fun!
Posted by dhorry on 11/03/24 at 04:24 PM
Last week in Year 3H, we enjoyed lots of activities for world book day including entering a competition to design our very own book token. We were also treated by a visit from a book author and illustrator who spent…For more on this news item please click here
Nursery visit the Reading Cafe.
Posted by sbrowne on 11/03/24 at 07:58 AM
Nursery enjoyed their first visit to the new Reading Room. They heard a story and then explored the different reading based activities that were available. Those who were taking part in the book swap chose a new book and then…For more on this news item please click here
Nursery celebrate World Book Day 2024
Posted by sbrowne on 11/03/24 at 07:52 AM
The nursery children really enjoyed World Book Day. They dressed up in some wonderful costumes and talked about the characters they had come as and the stories that they are from.For more on this news item please click here
What lurks beneath?
Posted by Miss James on 10/03/24 at 04:48 PM
The children in Year 5/6 have enjoyed learning about the different layers of the ocean and its inhabitants. They had great fun constructing their own ocean diorama to reflect the different layers and some of the animals that live there. For more on this news item please click here
5/6L chill out in the Reading Cafe
Posted by Mrs Little on 09/03/24 at 03:51 PM
We had great fun going into the Reading Room this week to share some stories (and eat a chocolate biscuit). It was lovely to see the children reading to and with each other and just having the chance to relax…For more on this news item please click here
‘Hidden Books’ Challenge
Posted by Mrs Little on 09/03/24 at 03:47 PM
For Reading Week, Class 5/6L were invited to take part in a 'Hidden Books' challenge, where they had to identify book titles included in a reading mural. There were 30 titles hidden and the children did brilliantly, spotting some very…For more on this news item please click here
Years 5 and 6 are inspired!
Posted by Mrs Little on 09/03/24 at 03:44 PM
Years 5 and 6 were treated to a special workshop with Author and Illustrator, Karin Littlewood. Karin told us more about her writing and drawing process and the children discussed possible ways an idea could be shown through an image.…For more on this news item please click here
Reading Week: Mini Escape Room
Posted by Mrs Little on 09/03/24 at 03:30 PM
As part of Reading Week, 5/6L were tasked with working in teams to complete a difficult ‘Mini Escape Room’. Each puzzle was based around authors, book titles and well-known characters and they had to reveal each part of the puzzle…For more on this news item please click here
Author and Illustrator Visit for Reading Week
Posted by Mrs Barry on 08/03/24 at 05:29 PM
KS1 were really lucky today because we had a special visit from Karin Littlewood who is a fantastic author and illustrator. We started off the day with a whole school assembly where she showed us a video of her studio…For more on this news item please click here
KS1’s Special Author’s Visit
Posted by nleanage on 08/03/24 at 04:03 PM
Year 1 and 2 were visited by an author and illustrator today! Karin showed the kids how she draws the pictures for her stories and had them come up with their own ideas for a story of their own. She…For more on this news item please click here
World Book Day for Year 1
Posted by nleanage on 08/03/24 at 03:59 PM
Year 1 celebrated World Book Day with lots of fun yesterday. We started the day with a story, then had our parade where the children showed off their costumes. We then made a wanted poster for the enemy of the…For more on this news item please click here
Coffee Morning to celebrate World Book Day
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 07/03/24 at 11:38 AM
This morning, we enjoyed a free coffee and made some concertina style books.
We decorated the front covers with special decopatch tissue paper.
Happy World Book Day and thank you to Spire Cafe!
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Year 3H visit the Reading Cafe!
Posted by dhorry on 06/03/24 at 04:54 PM
Year 3H were treated this afternoon to reading a completely new book! The children absolutely loved reading a book to each other and discovering lots of different stories. We finished by reading a diary of a killer cat which the…For more on this news item please click here
The Reading Cafe Opens!
Posted by Mrs Barry on 06/03/24 at 04:26 PM
Year 2 had an excellent time in the Reading Cafe today and the children enjoyed exploring all the different books on offer during the book swap. We listened to a variety of different stories, shared our book swaps and made…For more on this news item please click here
Year 1’s Visit to the Reading Cafe
Posted by nleanage on 06/03/24 at 01:02 PM
Year 1 enjoyed their visit to the reading cafe this morning. They started with their book swap where they exchanged an old book of theirs for someone else's. Then we read a story together and the children had the chance…For more on this news item please click here
3H learn about 12 Tremendous Trees!
Posted by Mrs Heyhoe on 05/03/24 at 04:38 PM
Today, 3H visited Boston Manor Park to take part in a tree walk. The children learnt about 12 trees - the oak, cedar of Lebanon, lime, sweet chestnut, yew, holly, giant redwood, mulberry, silver birch, horse chestnut, London plane and…For more on this news item please click here
Nursery visit St Paul’s Church
Posted by sbrowne on 05/03/24 at 08:40 AM
On Monday the nursery children went to visit St Paul's Church. This is part of our RE learning about the role church and worship play in the life of Christians. Chris and Luke from the church showed us around and…For more on this news item please click here
Teacher Book Swap
Posted by Mrs Little on 04/03/24 at 06:56 PM
This morning we launched Reading Week within school- to begin a week of lots of different activities, class teachers surprised the children by swapping classrooms to read stories to other children. Mrs Little was lucky enough to be able to…For more on this news item please click here
Sweet Music in Reception
Posted by Mrs Riley on 03/03/24 at 08:35 PM
In their music lessons, Reception have been exploring how to use the glockenspiels.
They have been learning how to accompany a piece of music and have learnt the note g.
Well done Reception! For more on this news item please click here
Welcome to Reception!
Posted by Mrs Riley on 03/03/24 at 08:26 PM
Reception have welcomed 4 new members into their class this half term. We have fish! Their names are Bubbles, Bubble-tea, Zain and Philip and the children are having a wonderful time caring for them and feeding them. They took great…For more on this news item please click here
Ocean layers become reality
Posted by Mrs Little on 03/03/24 at 06:57 PM
Last week 5/6L were really eager to begin working on their Ocean dioramas, based on our learning about the layers of the ocean. The pairs began by shaping their boxes and then adding in the main layers of the ocean.…For more on this news item please click here
