Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Y4 TRIP TO THE V&A MUSEUM

  Tue 31 Oct 2023 Year 4

  On Tuesday, Year 4 went to the Victoria and Albert museum for a workshop called 'Pattern, Shape and Me' which was based mainly in the Islamic Middle East galleries. The workshop linked RE (Islam) and how mathematical knowledge is helpful for design. In the learning centre and galleries we spotted and explored animals, symbols, signs, shapes and symmetry and then designed a tile to represent ourselves using our favourite colours and repeated or tessellated patterns. We then reflected our tile in two mirrors to make a tile panel. In the afternoon we took our sketch books to the galleries to sketch our favourite designs.

  'It was really cool to see how when you bunch up (repeat) a pattern it can look really pretty.' - Jemima

  'I loved the part when we made our own tiles and seeing them reflected in the two mirrors to make a tile panel.' - Wilf

  'I loved the details and patterns that we saw in the museum.' - Kamran

  'Jenny showed us the ceramic panels and how four tiles put together make a picture when each corner matches up. It was fun to design our own panels.' - Annie

   

  

• BLACK HISTORY MONTH

  Mon 23 Oct 2023 Year 5 & 6

  This week, Year 5 and 6 have been studying the art of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye as a part of Black History Month, who uniquely creates her art based on her own memory and imagination, instead of a model or photo. Students watched videos where she discusses her process of creating art and her influences, then created a collage based on one of her artworks, using old magazines and newspapers.

   

  

• Y6 WIMBLEDON FAITH TRAIL

  Wed 18 Oct 2023 Year 6

  On Wednesday 18th October, Y6 went on their second Faith Trail in the local area; this time to Wimbledon Parkside. We visited St Paul's Church and the Buddhapadipa Temple. Unfortunately, we could not visit the synagogue but we are remembering in our thoughts or prayers all those affected by the troubles in the

  Middle East.

  Here are some of our comments about the visits:

  ‘The Buddhist Temple had a lot of interesting  pictures of Buddha and the monks told us the meanings behind the paintings. The Faith Trail is a fun way to learn about different religions.’ - Dior

  ‘I enjoyed hearing the stories about the Buddha and looking at the different monuments in the Temple. On the Faith Trail, you get to learn different stories about different worship.’ - Tahlia

  ‘The Temple had a beautiful exterior as well as a lovely painting of the Buddha's timeline inside.’ - Jaian

  ‘St Paul's Church was really big compared to All Saints'. The people there were very kind and we got to meet Reverend Susan's cute dog, Hazel.’ -  Georgia

  ‘The church was interesting as it fascinated me how

  detailed the carved gold figures were (you can see a little of them in the photo).’ - Matthew

  ‘I liked the windows in the church, as they told stories. They gave us a card with Norman's painting of the church on it.’ - Vinnie

   

  

• MENTAL HEALTH DAY

  Tue 10 Oct 2023 Nursery

  On Tuesday the whole school marked World Mental Health Day.  In Nursery we talked about the way we feel and the importance of voicing our feelings. We then had to choose a feeling form the board and explain why we feel this way. To relax ourselves after a busy morning and lunchtime play we had meditation and cosmic yoga.