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This week, Year 6 had a great opportunity to visit The Globe Theatre as part of the Shakespeare Project. The children went on a tour of the theatre and learnt about its history. This was followed by a drama workshop based on various scenes from Macbeth, our class text. The...

Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed a trip into central London to see lots of sights associated with our focus poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. We were lucky enough to be shown around by William Shakespeare himself as well as King Henry V. We visited the original site of the Globe theatre,...

On 14th December, in the lead up to Christmas, Year 4 were treated to a special matinee performance of The Nutcracker for schools at the Royal Opera House. They attended alongside Year 4 from St Helen’s. The staging was mesmerising and the children were so enthusiastic about the experience, many...

Year 4 enjoyed a trip to the Science Museum on the 21st November as a celebration of the Science Fiction Project. Both classes were treated to a Wonderlab experience in which they were inspired by different scientific phenomenon. In addition, they used maths skills to understand and explain the world...

Friday the 11th November was the 104th Armistice day, a day to remember those who have given their lives in sacrifice that we might enjoy the freedoms of today in the UK. Our school councillors and some prefects attended the schools service at East Ham Cenotaph, along with all the...

As part of the science fiction project the children in Reception went on a visit to the Discover centre in Stratford. The children heard stories from outer space and even had the chance to create their own stories through meaningful play. We had an amazing time and we can’t wait...

Our KS2 children had a fantastic opportunity to go and watch West Ham United live at the London stadium. They were able to watch an EFL cup game between West Ham and Blackburn the game was very exciting but unfortunately West Ham crashed out on penalties. SJP Westham 1 SJP Westham...

On Saturday 15th October 2022, 60 KS2 children of St. Joachim’s visited Battle Abbey and watched a re-enactment of ‘The Battle of Hastings’ which was fought on 14th October 1066, 956 years ago. The children were able to visit the camps of the opposing armies on either side of the...

On Thursday 13th October and Friday 14th October, children from St. Joachim’s and St. Helen’s came together and took part in choral poetry performances to celebrate the culmination of our black history project. This year’s black history project has once again proven a resounding success, with children learning about the...

On Thursday 13th October and Friday 14th October, children from St. Joachim’s and St. Helen’s came together and took part in choral poetry performances to celebrate the culmination of our black history project. This year’s black history project has once again proven a resounding success, with children learning about the...