Healthy Eating Week celebrates and promotes healthy eating, as well as food provenance, cooking and being active. This year brought with it the challenge of how to mark this event under the circumstances we currently find ourselves in. Despite the apparent setback of not being able to cook in school in the same way, […]
An autumnal poem by our Poet Laureate, Juliette Willenberg. Autumn is… The spiky, green cases of the shiny, smooth conkers Falling from the treetops with a tap, tap, tap. Leaves in shades of lush red, burnt orange and calming yellow Dancing and darting as they descend. Nocturnal animals playing on a soft, inviting […]
Returning to school following any summer break is always an exciting and apprehensive time for parents and carers, pupils and staff too: different teachers, new classrooms and changed routines all play their part. This year, emotions might well be more diverse because for so many, the break from school has been an extremely long […]
Returning to school following any summer break is always an exciting and apprehensive time for parents and carers, pupils and staff too: different teachers, new classrooms and changed routines all play their part. This year, emotions might well be more diverse because for so many, the break from school has been an extremely long […]
Over the course of the lockdown period, we have built and made new connections: with personal friends old and new; with each other in the school community; with hobbies and music and news and books and stories. We have made connections in new and wonderful ways and returned to connecting through the written word. […]
Provision for vulnerable children and key workers In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools are open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. Contact has been made with these families and we will be providing care for identified pupils between the hours of 8:50am and 3:15pm. […]
In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools as providers of education will be closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ from Friday 20th March. From Monday 23rd March, we are being asked to only open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. The Secretary of State is clear: […]
In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools as providers of education will be closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ from Friday 20th March. From Monday 23rd March, we are being asked to only open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. The Secretary of State is clear: […]
In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools as providers of education will be closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ from Friday 20th March. From Monday 23rd March, we are being asked to only open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. The Secretary of State is clear: This […]
Staff and pupils of Sherington celebrated another fantastic World Book Day. We have seen some incredible costumes based on our book this year: Return by Aaron Becker. With costumes ranging from submarines to rainbows, cavemen to Viking long ships, the school was awash with imagination and colour. Alongside celebratory assemblies, the children took part in […]
This week we’ll be celebrating British Science Week. Pupils will be looking at the theme ‘Our Diverse Planet’. Each year group will look at a continent and explore its diversity through science and geography. Children will explore, discuss, experiment and develop their scientific thinking. For more inspiration, please visit: The British Science Week website: www.britishscienceweek.org […]
This year, our chosen book is: Return by Aaron Becker. Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker delivers a suspenseful and moving climax to his wordless trilogy, an epic that began with the award-winning Journey and continued with the celebrated follow-up Quest. Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns […]
We celebrated international Safer Internet Day this week. In our Monday assembly, we looked at positive change and understanding consent in a digital world. In class, we looked at how to stay safe online, reporting concerns and the importance of respect for others. Although Safer Internet Day is a great way to promote e-safety, staying […]
5D presented their science learning in their class assembly. Parents, carers and family were treated to a space themed assembly rich in knowledge and scientific discovery. Isaac Newton even managed to pop by.
Sherington children enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year. All children from nursery to year 6 experienced the Lion Dance – a traditional Chinese dance. Children also either took part in calligraphy or Tai Chi session.
A Christmas message from our Poet Laureate Our Poet Laureate has written a poem to remind us of the kindness and love that we should show each other. He read them beautifully at the beginning of each performance to inspire children, staff, friends and family members to give love over the holiday season. […]
Yolanda Brown, world renowned saxophonist and TV presenter from CBeeBees’ YolanDa’s Band Jam, came to Sherington Senior Band on Monday this week to lead a workshop on improvisation. The children loved her energy and enthusiasm and she equipped them with the skills to improvise during solo opportunities.
As part of celebrating Black History Month, Sherington had a visit from the world-renowned story-teller, Jan Blake, that captivated the children. She held storytelling sessions – accompanied on drums by another performer. Pupils in Nursery were told a story about how the sun, moon and stars came to make their home in the sky. Years […]
We celebrated the 18th European Day of Languages to promote language learning and linguistic diversity. We had an assembly with lots of enthusiastic participation from the children. The children have been set the task of coming up with a T-shirt design which celebrates the European Day of Languages. All entries will be sent off to […]
On Monday 1st July, Sherington celebrated a ‘Language Afternoon’ to open our diversity week. Sixteen languages were shared across the school by parents, pupils and staff through songs, games and presentations. Pupils, parents and staff were really positive about sharing and learning a new language. “It was interesting to learn a new language.” (Year 4 […]
This is the third annual survey of parents and carers and an opportunity to get your views on how Sherington Primary School communicates with you. Following the first survey in 2017, we received some really useful feedback from parents/carers and used this to make some changes to our communication channels. The survey last year showed […]
Thank you to parents, carers and family members for coming to the Spring Concert to celebrate our learning over the last term with songs and poetry. We hope they put a spring in your step. Please click here to listen to recordings of the performances.
This year the national theme for Science Week was ‘Journeys’ and we decided to explore ‘The Journey of a Plastic bottle,’ following on from Blue Planet II last year. Science week had an environmental focus this year and the children were encouraged to think about what they would like to find out and investigate, around […]
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Red Nose Day Dance Off in the playground. We had hundreds taking part, dancing to Jagger and Bowie. It was an energising way to start the day and we raised £395!
This week is Science Week and the national theme this year is ‘Journeys.’ We have decided to explore ‘The journey of a plastic bottle’ at Sherington, following on from Blue Planet last year. Science week has an environmental focus this year and the children have been encouraged to think about what that they would like […]
Sherington have enjoyed a fantastic day celebrating books; we have seen some incredible costumes based on our book this year: A Child of Books. We have had a book swap and heard favourite stories read by staff in different classrooms. We know reading is so important and it’s great to celebrate a day that promotes […]
This year, our chosen book is A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers. We will be celebrating the day by dressing up as characters inspired by the book and having a school wide book swap. Stories bring us together, provide shared experiences and glimpses into the unknown, broaden outlooks, entertain, transport, educate, and inspire. Reading is the […]
We had a very exciting visit from illustrator Garry Parsons. He amazed the children in an assembly with his illustration skills and quick imagination! His inspirational assembly and workshops had children in awe with a lot of spontaneous clapping!
Two of our Student Councillors and Junior Travel Ambassadors collecting our silver accreditation. TfL’s STARS accreditation scheme inspires young Londoners to think differently about travel and its impact on their health, wellbeing and the environment.
The children topped off their Autumn term with some beautiful performances. Reception and KS1 children performed the nativity story ‘The Sleepy Shepherd’ with fantastic acting, singing and dancing. KS2 took us through a journey of Christmas songs in film. Thank you to all the children, staff and parents/carers who took part – especially for the […]
Update – 22 November 2018 Please click here to see the decision of the Sherington’s Governing Board vote yesterday regarding the future direction of the school. Click here for more information on the process. Update – 11 November 2018 Decision Framework Reports As we set out in the letter to parents and carers in September, the governing body has […]
Future structure and funding of Sherington Primary School Future direction of Sherington Primary School Update – 11 November 2018 To view updated information, click here. The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Governing Body (GB) have a duty to consider the school’s future. This includes how it operates and how it is funded. As we set out […]
Positive Education is an approach to education that combines academic learning with character and well-being. At Sherington, we view our school as a place where pupils not only cultivate their intellectual minds but also develop a broad set of character strengths, virtues and competencies which together support their well-being. Positive Education is the ‘character + academics’ […]
This week, our parents and carers have been meeting their child’s teachers and teaching assistants to learn more about them and the curriculum. We have had a fabulous turnout and a fantastic response from parents/carers. Thank you for coming!
Every Tuesday assembly, the school transforms as children move around the building to visit their buddy from another class. Each child in Sherington is partnered up with a child from another class for their PSHE and for buddy reading. This buddy system is a great way of fostering new relationships and further developing a sense […]
We are pleased to be able to re-assure parents that the Year 6 School Journey will be going ahead as planned this October. Wide Horizons will no longer be providing services and running activity centres. Bryntysilio Centre is leased to Wide Horizons, but owned by a different trust. It is therefore unaffected by the closures […]
Year 6 Production 2017-2018 – The Jungle Book The year 6 children put on fantastic performance to celebrate their time in year 6 and at Sherington. There were laughs, tears and a lot of wonderful acting. We will miss them so much! [iframe src=”https://videocentralhd.lgfl.org.uk/Watch.aspx?vid=avLmA70WYnNeSh” width=”80%”]
The children celebrated a fantastic Arts Week this week with performances based on famous artists. They brought artwork to life with their dances showing precision and focus as well as fantastic collaboration. Children came together in each key stage to perform songs, sending a powerful message that we are all unique individuals and together we […]
We are proud of our football team for achieving 2nd place in the Charlton & Area Primary Schools football league. We’re aiming for first place next season!
On Monday our wonderful musicians braved the heat to perform their end of year showcase at the Blackheath and Charlton Baptist Church. There were performances from children who have been learning their instrument for just a few months, to children who have been playing for three years, as well as exceptional performances from Glee Club […]