Our aim is to create learners who can reflect, question, wonder, think, connect, be self-aware and be determined. We aim to move towards this by providing opportunities for the children to build knowledge, make meaning and apply understanding. We believe that by doing so we will help children to develop a sense of belonging to and contributing to a better world and ensure that they can think well and feel well.
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Reception visits the Post Office.
To consolidate their 'People and Communities' theme this half term, the Reception children visited their local Post Office to send a letter home. Along the way, they identified familiar places that are part of their community, including coffee shops, restaurants, the bus stop and buses, the green grocer, the medical centre and the hairdresser.
At the Post Office, they waited sensibly in line, showing confidence in following familiar routines, and used fantastic manners when asking the post office workers to mail their letters home. The rain did not slow them down; they simply put on waterproofs and continued their learning.
This experinece supported their understanding of the world around them, as they built confidence in new environments, practised social interactions and strenghtened their sense of belonging within their community.
Year 5 present their fantastic building designs to professional architects
Over the past 6 weeks, Year 5 has been working hard with professional architects Georgia and Jamie, to design a community centre building for Hackney Marshes that can meet any challenges that a future change in climate may bring. The aim of the project is to help combat climate anxiety in children by helping them see design as a way of mitigating any challenges that climate change may bring in the future.
As budding architects, the children have been working incredibly hard in creating section drawings, elevations and plans of their community centres as well as building 3D models of what their building could look like. This week, the children presented their ideas, drawings and models to a team of 5 professional architects. They were incredibly articulate and the professionals commented on how impressed they were by the high standard of the children's work.
Happy World Book Day!
Happy Holi
In our recent assemblies, we have developed our knowledge about the Hindu festival of Holi. Millions of people are celebrating Holi, the festival of colours, spring and love in India and across the world today. We learned that the spring festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, and also marks the end of winter.
We explored how Holi celebrations can include people gathering in the streets and throwing colours on each other and lighting bonfires the evening before Holi in the belief this will destroy the bad so that good can triumph.
While learning about Holi, we made lots of connnections to other religious festivals and other celebrations. We all agreed that coming together, as a community, to celebrate events can make people feel very happy and support a sense of belonging.
Some children went home and carried out their own independent research about Holi. They shared with their classes drawings and factfiles about the festival- everyone was very impressed with their additional learning!
Spanish Art!
In Spanish this half term, Year 4 are learning about various Spanish Artists and how to communicate whether they like (me gusta) or do not like (no me gusta) different artistic styles.
Year 3 are learning to be beekeepers!
Geography In Action Across The School
This week, as part of the teacher's CPD programme, teachers broke off into small groups and celebrated the subject of Geography across the school. Evidence of learning was shared from Nursery all the way through to Year 6. Teachers tracked the progression in the subject, evaluating how activities in Early Years focusing on developing an understanding of the world provides the foundation for the Geography curriculum in Year 1 and beyond and how the curriculum builds up knowledge around the subject's Big Ideas (see the website page about how we teach Geography at London Field Primary).
This is My Place.....a sense of belonging
A huge thank you to everyone who shared in Place2Be's Mental Health Week. The theme of the week was 'This is My Place....' and explored the vital role of belonging in our mental health and wellbeing. In our assemblies this week, we have discussed how a sense of belonging, whether in our families, schools, peer groups or wider communities, is a fundamental human need. It helps us feel secure, supported and ready to learn and grow. We know that when children truly belong, they are more likely to have positive mental health, build healthy relationships, and believe in their ability to make a difference.
It was lovely this week that so many of you were able to share how you feel you belong to our wonderful school community. London Fields Primary school is EVERYONE'S place and we will stay committed to ensuring we all feel a sense of belonging in our school community.
Reception visits the Post Office.
To consolidate their 'People and Communities' theme this half term, the Reception children visited their local Post Office to send a letter home. Along the way, they identified familiar places that are part of their community, including coffee shops, restaurants, the bus stop and buses, the green grocer, the medical centre and the hairdresser.
At the Post Office, they waited sensibly in line, showing confidence in following familiar routines, and used fantastic manners when asking the post office workers to mail their letters home. The rain did not slow them down; they simply put on waterproofs and continued their learning.
This experinece supported their understanding of the world around them, as they built confidence in new environments, practised social interactions and strenghtened their sense of belonging within their community.
Year 5 present their fantastic building designs to professional architects
Over the past 6 weeks, Year 5 has been working hard with professional architects Georgia and Jamie, to design a community centre building for Hackney Marshes that can meet any challenges that a future change in climate may bring. The aim of the project is to help combat climate anxiety in children by helping them see design as a way of mitigating any challenges that climate change may bring in the future.
As budding architects, the children have been working incredibly hard in creating section drawings, elevations and plans of their community centres as well as building 3D models of what their building could look like. This week, the children presented their ideas, drawings and models to a team of 5 professional architects. They were incredibly articulate and the professionals commented on how impressed they were by the high standard of the children's work.
Happy World Book Day!
Happy Holi
In our recent assemblies, we have developed our knowledge about the Hindu festival of Holi. Millions of people are celebrating Holi, the festival of colours, spring and love in India and across the world today. We learned that the spring festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, and also marks the end of winter.
We explored how Holi celebrations can include people gathering in the streets and throwing colours on each other and lighting bonfires the evening before Holi in the belief this will destroy the bad so that good can triumph.
While learning about Holi, we made lots of connnections to other religious festivals and other celebrations. We all agreed that coming together, as a community, to celebrate events can make people feel very happy and support a sense of belonging.
Some children went home and carried out their own independent research about Holi. They shared with their classes drawings and factfiles about the festival- everyone was very impressed with their additional learning!