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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...

Catholic tradition being May is the month of Mary is a very revered tradition. During this month it is traditional to crown statues of Mary with flowers and say the rosary daily. Tradition also says, ‘The family that prays together, stays together'. Therefore we have been remembering Mary during this month...

Year 6 enjoyed their last full day in Wales and the sun shone for them. They enjoyed seaside walks and were even treated to an ice cream as the weather was so lovely. Some children made bug hotels to help with conservation in the area. Children took part in George...

Year 6 continued their adventures in Wales yesterday. They had a very busy day full of lots of activities. These ranged from a beach visit with a local walk, canoeing, gorge walking, swimming in the lake and team challenges. They even went to visit the place with the longest name....

The fun continues for Year 6 who are away on their residential in Wales. Yesterday they got stuck into some outdoor adventures. They scaled new heights and enjoyed a touch of abseiling alongside scrambling where they had to work as a team to walk up steep terrain. Some children took...

Year 6 left for their final residential to Ogwen Cottage in Wales. After a busy morning navigating the tube and the train with all their luggage they arrived in sunny Wales. After settling in quickly they were off on their first adventure. The weather was in their favour as they...

On Thursday 18th of May, children from Years 5 and 6 took part in a Handball competition at Langdon Academy. The competition consisted of 10 schools from Newham. St Joachim’s showed composure and great skill to finish top of their group respectively which set them up for a quarter final...