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The Excel Centre hosted New Scientist Live Schools Day on Monday 14th October. Eight of our Year 5 pupils were lucky to attend and be immersed in the range of scientific careers available to them. They were able to focus their scientific skills and understanding to a range of real-life...

Year 4 went on an exciting trip to the British Museum this week, linked to their Anglo-Saxon learning. They went round one of the rooms on a tablet tour which involved scanning artefacts and finding out much more about Anglo-Saxons and Sutton Hoo. It was great to develop our historical...

Years 3 and 4 went to the Bank of England and were treated to an immersive storytelling of the gold laying in the vaults, bringing some of its history to life. The children could then explore the museum about money, complete a gold quiz through a hunt for facts and...

On Wednesday 1st November 2023, 40 of our Key Stage Two children were lucky enough to experience a Carabao Cup game at the Olympic Stadium, Stratford. The children had an incredible time and got to watch West Ham win 3-1 against Arsenal on the night. Westham Match 2023 2 Westham Match...

Thank you to Fr Dan who kindly agreed to come in and answer our Year 4 students’ questions about Confirmation. Year 4 have been learning about the call to Confirmation and how this links with being chosen. Fr Dan was able to talk about his own experience of Confirmation and...

On Monday 9 October, 12 of our Year 5 and 6 pupils went across to the Excel Exhibition Centre for the dedicated Schools Day of New Scientist Live. New Scientist Live organised a brilliant programme of talks. Mr Gay, Miss Rider and our super scientists learnt and experienced a range...

On Monday 3rd July, Year 4 held an Evacuee Day in school filled with immersive activities and lessons centred around the experiences of an evacuee child of the sae age in London at the start of World War Two. The children were tasked with packing only essential items into bags...

As part of our Humanities Project, Y2W had the opportunity to visit the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace. After a catching a glimpse of the King’s Guards outside the palace, we attended a workshop to learn more about monarchs past and present as well as get a close-up view of...

In this season of big music festivals, who needs Reading, Glastonbury or the Isle of Wight-one of the very favourites is the music extravaganza starring the children from 7 Newham Schools -the Festival of Voices - live from the Hackney Empire. In the mid-noughties, a group of schools came together to...

In preparation for the upcoming Humanities Project, Year 2 Lourdes went on a trip to The Royal Mews, a part of Buckingham Palace. They had a workshop all about royal coronations where they learnt about the special regal objects used and even dressed up as Kings and Queens. The children...