In science this week, we have been learning about the different types of teeth and their functions. We made a clay mouth to show the different shapes and sizes of the teeth in our mouths, labelled them and described what they were used for.
The children in year 5 made African masks out of clay with visiting artist, Marie-Louise Coffi,from Danhomeyvi Art, as part of our Spring topic ‘Black History’. The children looked at the features of masks from Benin, when making their own.
1Y and 3W enjoying sharing a story together during Buddy Reading.
This week in Humanities, 4W were using a range of resources to research all about the Roman Empire. We found out some great facts and then shared these with the rest of the class.
Humanities folder 2T Greenwich Humanities folder 2E Greenwich
This week in maths year 3 have been looking at capacity and volume. Using measuring cylinders, we measured how much liquid was in the bottle.
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.
5M engrossed in their learning this morning. We have been learning how to write a suspense story. To begin with, we imitated The Nightmare Man, now we are innovating to make it our own. We are enjoying focusing on vocabulary and how to build up suspense for our readers. It has been a very scary […]
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!
4W have been creating Indian Masks this week using newspaper, modroc and vibrant paint!
4C have been busy working on their Indian masks. Thank you for all the newspaper – it’s come in very handy. Next step, Mod Roc!
Puffin class had a mysterious package delivered on Monday morning, on opening it we discovered a penguin! The children were excited to begin their investigation into penguins and the Antarctic. They enjoyed being explorers in our base camp, making penguins, building homes for penguins and investigating the changes in ice. The children even acted out […]
Year 2 had a special visitor today from The London Fire Brigade! We talked about staying safe and what to do in an emergency.
Year 1 have been reading ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ this week and the children were able to try some porridge just like Goldilocks did. They tried three different flavours before deciding which one was ‘just right’!
Today we looked at different artifacts, stories and fruits from Africa. Some children discovered how to say hello in different African languages. We also located countries on a map and some children shared their links to Africa.
In 2T, we have started our new topic, Africa. Today, we read all about different African children, explored artifacts from Africa, labelled countries in Africa, read African stories and we even got to taste some delicious fruit that is from Africa!
Mad Scientists wowed Sherington with a number of exciting experiments!
Last week, year 6 sold mince pies and Christmas cookies in order to raise money. Thanks to their efforts, we managed to raise a fantastic £159.47! Thank you for buying so many festive treats and helping to raise money for future Year 6 projects. Some great, young entrepreneurs in the making.
Year 2 enjoyed their festive party today! They have worked really hard this term and deserved this treat. We’d like to thank all the parents for their kind donations. What a fantastic day!
Thank you to all the parents/carers and family who attended the Christmas performances. The children topped off their Autumn term with some fantastic performances. KS1 children performed the nativity story ‘A Magical Christmas Journey’ with outstanding acting, singing and dancing. KS2 took us through the evolution of Christmas songs from traditional ‘Silent Night’ through to […]
As part of their R.E. topic on Buddhism, year 3 have been looking at important Buddhist symbols. We even had a go at making our own origami lotus flowers!
We’re using our Maths’ knowledge and understanding to design our own board games. We are going to challenge Ms Cole to play them all!
2T enjoyed making their festive hats this week!
Year 6 began creating Mince Pies today. They worked in groups to create home-made pastry before creating their own individual pies to take home. Great use of team work, as well as maths skills, in order to create the perfect Christmas treats. We can’t wait to create more to sell.
Year 6 love reading stories to nursery as part of their PSHE buddy reading sessions. Nursery love it too. It’s a great way to promote reading and a cohesive community.
4C were challenged to inflate a balloon, using only water and an effervescent tablet.
This afternoon, in preparation for creating and selling our very own mince pies, we evaluated the current selection of pies on sale to the public. We looked at the packaging, design and smell of the mince pies before taste testing each one. We then used this research to start designing our own versions, which we […]
A friendly Zygonian turned up to teach us this morning, helping us to create text maps for a persuasive piece of writing on ‘A Zygonian Holiday’
Children in 3C made clay pots like the ones Stone Age people used to store water in.
1Y love spending time with their Year 3 buddies. This week they discussed their favourite traditional tales before sharing a book together. Year 3 made excellent story tellers!
Thank you to everyone who came to the Christmas Fair and to the Friends of Sherington for putting on such a great event – much festive cheer was spread! Thanks to Ms Portman and our choirs too.
6A practised thier football skills today by playing half-court matches. They practised thier dribbling, passing and shooting skills in competitive games; some great sports personalities in the making.
Year 5 were extremely enthusiastic about writing and reading aloud their Haiku Poem based on Nebula.
Meet the governors drop in session in The Creation Station at 8.50 – 9.10am on Fri 15th March. Come and meet the school governors and ask any questions you might have. We hope to see you there.
As part of our Humanities topic on Greenwich, we visited the Royal Naval College. We learnt about the history of the buildings, visited and looked at shapes in the chapel and even got to play skittles in the old skittle alley just like the sailors used to do. We had such a wonderful day!
As part of our humanities topic ‘Greenwich’, 2T visited The Royal Naval College. We learnt about the history of the buildings, played skittles in the bowling alley and then we looked at 2D and 3D shapes in the Chapel.
5M enjoying their reading session!
This week 1F have been learning about the 5 senses. The children completed a carousel of activities which meant they had to use the different senses, such as taste, to complete the different challenges.