This half term our musicians have been learning festive tunes to bring you seasonal cheer. Here is a small selection of performances from children learning saxophone, percussion, trombone and keyboards. From all the musicians and music teachers at Sherington, we wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! […]
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 […]
Sherington celebrated British Science Week on the 9th – 13th March 2020. This year’s national theme was ‘Our Diverse Planet’. This topic offered a wide range of learning opportunities for students to explore the vast diversities of the planet. Each year group explored the variety of one continent for the week. The continent that each […]
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 […]
Parents and carers came into school in order to observe the children in Years 1 – 6 writing an array of limericks. The visitors were provided with a feast of talent as the children excelled, demonstrating how to captivate an audience by using rhythm and rhyme to their fullest extent. As ever, the children enjoyed seeing the adults involved with […]
Children in Need We bounced, we wore spots and we donated… Through our school community’s kindness and generosity, we raised £386.75 so far for Children in Need. Thank you to everyone who supported this great cause.
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘perspective’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
Come along a meet the school’s governing body. There will be a drop in session for parents/carers on Friday 22nd March in the Creation Station from 8.50 – 9.00am.
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘humility’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘humility’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
The National Theatre visited to perform a version of Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale. The incredible experience drew faces of wonder and amazement from our year 5 and 6 children, and took us on a journey filled with a range of emotions. Each year, we have been been able to provide this experience for the children in […]
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘prudence’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘self-regulation’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘bravery’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
A big thank for all those who helped the school to raise £441.70!
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘spirituality’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
Member of Parliament for Greenwich and Woolwich, Matthew Pennycook, visited Sherington today for a Q&A with KS2. Our KS2 children asked him questions ranging from Brexit to local issues of housing. We were all impressed with the children’s thoughtful questions! Our outgoing student council met him to find out his top tips on representing his constituency […]
Thank you to year 6 for collecting donations for the Poppy Appeal 2018 and for their poetic contribution to our memorial assembly.
Future direction of the school: come along to an informal drop-in session with Governors in the Creation Station from 9-9.30am tomorrow.
Year 6 are having a fabulous time in Wales – hill climbing, gorge walking, canoeing and climbing. Beautiful weather and lots of fresh air! We’re all looking forward to tomorrow’s activities.
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’ […]
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%”]
Sherington children, from nursery to year 6, enjoyed a fantastic sports day at Blackheath Rugby Club. There was competition with a large dose of teamwork and good sportspersonship. Thank you to all the parents, carers and families who turned up to support the children. EYFS and Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2
Today, Year 6 went to the Museum of London (Docklands) where they conducted research into their Humanities topic “Port of London”. A very interesting and informative day had by all, during which we had the chance to watch films, solve puzzles and gather evidence using primary and secondary sources.
Our fantastic Student Council presented to the school governors to explain their roles, why it is so important, how they do it and the impact. They created their own presentation and did an incredible job of delivering it.
We opened our doors for the Maths Open Morning. Parents were given the chance to observe and take part in Maths lessons around the school. It was a great opportunity to see children in their school environment, engaging with such challenging, yet enjoyable work. We saw children and parents practising their turns, finding parallel lines […]
Our fabulous Senior Band (made up from year 5 and 6 pupils) have spent the day at Helicon Mountain recording studio, owned by Jools Holland. They recorded three songs which will be available to purchase after the end of year performances. The children were very excited to visit a professional recording studio and played fantastically. […]
Yesterday, the children in 6H spent time with children from Nursery – during one of the fantastic PSHE ‘Buddy’ sessions. Year 6 mentors supported the younger children, who enjoyed a range of physical activities (many devised by the Year 6 children themselves).
Today, to celebrate a hard but successful week, Year 6 were treated to a SATs breakfast, full of delcious treats. They were also shown the film version of this year’s Year 6 production: The Jungle Book. A great reaction from all the children and we can’t wait to start rehearshing!
Yesterday, 6H prepared for the Royal Wedding picnic today. Miss Wilkinson supported us to learn new games and how to lead the school during a fun afternoon.
6A and their buddies in Nursery took part in ball skills as part of PSHE this week. Year 6 taught Nursery different skills such as catching, throwing and kicking. A fun morning, enjoyed by all.
As part of Science Week, 6A have taken part in a range of activities. We tried to light up a light bulb using just lemons; received a workshop about ocean-life pollution before making our own cork fish; finally, we worked with Nursery and completed a range of science challenges.
World Book Day is has been rescheduled to 8/3/18. Follow this link for more information on how to celebrate Word Book Day in the meantime: http://www.worldbookday.com/2018/02/dont-let-weather-get-world-book-day/?dm_i=35S3,NSMU,2MUL7T,2G3TA,1
This afternoon, 6A began researching their own 20th Century figure, who have brought around change. We had lots of different figures, including Emmeline Pankhurst, Malcom X, Tim Berners Lee, Princess Diana and Michael Jordan. They will continue researching their figures and how they have helped shaped society today, before creating their own presentation.
To celebrate Chinese New Year, year 6 took part in a calligraphy workshop. We used calligraphy pens and ink in order to practise how to write the numbers 1, 2 and 3, as well as the words king and jade in Chinese. We then created our own Chinese New Year cards, using our new skills […]
This afternoon, 6A used a range of everyday objects to find out which beaks would be best for different seeds. We investigated which of the beaks (scooping, shovel, grasping or probing) would be ideal for a large, medium and small seed-based diet. A fun and engaging way to investigate evolution and inheritance.
Some Year 6 children have been solving story maths problems, using iPads. They worked collaboratively, assessing what went well and how they could improve. Ask them to show you the website at home; how successfull will you be?
This week, 6A took part in their second National Theatre Workshop of ‘The Winter’s Tale’. In this session, we dramatised a court scene, learnt the art of fainting and tried to stop ourselves from getting too close to our enemies. We even created our own babies who were abandoned in a forest!