Refugee week in KS1 culminated in a workshop run by Ummey Shah and Sima Dorasat from Human Relief Foundation. The children participated in a group activity where they shared their knowledge and understanding of refugee week. They were shown a video with information about the responsibility of communities and importance of helping those in need. […]
As part of charity week, the school chose to gift our local elderly residents of Sonali Gardens (Sheltered accommodation) gift bags of food to enjoy. The children brought in food items to contribute towards the food bags. They were received with lots of smiles and gratitude. We hope this act of charity continues and the […]
KS1 loved International week! This is always a wonderful theme week to discover a new country or a learn a great deal about a country we already know. This week also allowed us to celebrate our cultural differences and shared similarities and values. We explored the country of Bangladesh! we found out fascinating rich history […]
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To end the week, a special assembly was organised, where each class presented new information about the country they learnt about. They shared facts, artefacts, languages and art work that they worked on over the week and for homework. We celebrated similarities and differences in the most perfect way and took away new knowledge that […]
The Year 5 and 6 children have been involved in a special project with a Year 6 class from Lansbury Lawrence primary school. They have been finding out about each others schools and writing to each other. On Monday 18th March, they finally met at the Rich Mix Centre where they played games and took […]
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Our children visited the New Zealand embassy for a private event on Friday 22nd March. They took messages of love and solidarity together. The children read out messages, sang nasheeds and recited Qur’an to the team. The children were given a wonderful surprise by the Embassy staff who sang to our children too. It was […]
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Year 3 and 4 visited Kew Gardens as part of their science topic on how plants grow as well as our current Topic subject on Where does our food come from? The children had an amazing time and had an unforgettable experience seeing plants and trees they have never seen before including some of the […]
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Britain has a Muslim heritage dating back 1300 years. Muslim heritage is all around us evident in outstanding design and architecture, science, hidden gems, historical mosques and so much more! Our children have been studying the book ‘A walk in London’ by Salvatore Rubino, which explores all of the historical landmarks of London and their […]
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Year 3 and 4 investigated what slime is and how to make it. The question was, is slime a liquid or a solid? They found that slime is a non-Newtonian liquid, which means that the viscosity, or resistance, of the liquid changes as you apply a stronger force. If you rest your hand on the surface […]
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This week in ‘Science Week’ our super scientists in year 1 & 2 have been learning all about Isaac Newton and Neil Armstrong’s discoveries. We have been learning about Neil Armstrong’s exploration to the moon. In science we have been learning about Isaac Newton’s discoveries and theories on his 3 laws of motion. The children […]
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We were really lucky to invite a midwife, an optician and an electrician who are all friends of the school to come in and share their journeys of how they came into their careers with the children. They brought in equipment and shared what science related topics they needed to study for their jobs. The […]
Our Science boffin Olly, mesmerised the children with a fun filled science show that included different experiments testing their observation skills. The children were amazed by seeing 3 small quantities of chemicals making such a huge amount of toothpaste fit enough for an elephant. The Bernoulli’s principle was shown, where a stream of air travelled […]
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The Year 1 and 2 children went to an exciting trip to the London Aquarium, some of the children experienced being on a train for the first time and were very thrilled! Upon arrival the children had a workshop which cross curricular linked their science, geography and art topics. They also discussed the wonders of […]
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Following from the workshops that the Year 5 and 6 children experienced with the staff from Metro Bank, they were invited to visit the Cheapside branch in the City of London. The children got the opportunity to see inside a real vault and had a tour of the whole bank. They even got to meet […]
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The Metro bank ran workshops with our Year 5 and 6 children. They learnt about how the bank takes care of money and how to manage their own money e.g. through budgeting and saving. The last workshop will be a visit to the bank where children will see the different kind of jobs that are […]
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For Maths week, our class made maths hats, explored various aspects of the wonders of Maths and focused on Money. We culminated the theme week with a usual ks1 epic style dramatic role play. The children created their own shopping centre. We role-played real life scenarios like lining up at the bank, saving money ,calculating […]
Refugee week– Friday 21st June 2019
Refugee week in KS1 culminated in a workshop run by Ummey Shah and Sima Dorasat from Human Relief Foundation. The children participated in a group activity where they shared their knowledge and understanding of refugee week. They were shown a video with information about the responsibility of communities and importance of helping those in need. […]
Buttercup visit to Sonali Garden 2019
As part of charity week, the school chose to gift our local elderly residents of Sonali Gardens (Sheltered accommodation) gift bags of food to enjoy. The children brought in food items to contribute towards the food bags. They were received with lots of smiles and gratitude. We hope this act of charity continues and the […]
International food fair
KS1 International week
KS1 loved International week! This is always a wonderful theme week to discover a new country or a learn a great deal about a country we already know. This week also allowed us to celebrate our cultural differences and shared similarities and values. We explored the country of Bangladesh! we found out fascinating rich history […]
International week assembly at Buttercup Primary
To end the week, a special assembly was organised, where each class presented new information about the country they learnt about. They shared facts, artefacts, languages and art work that they worked on over the week and for homework. We celebrated similarities and differences in the most perfect way and took away new knowledge that […]
Tower Hamlets Linking project first meet up with our partner school, Lansbury Lawrence primary school
The Year 5 and 6 children have been involved in a special project with a Year 6 class from Lansbury Lawrence primary school. They have been finding out about each others schools and writing to each other. On Monday 18th March, they finally met at the Rich Mix Centre where they played games and took […]
Visit to the New Zealand Embassy
Our children visited the New Zealand embassy for a private event on Friday 22nd March. They took messages of love and solidarity together. The children read out messages, sang nasheeds and recited Qur’an to the team. The children were given a wonderful surprise by the Embassy staff who sang to our children too. It was […]
Year 3 and 4 trip to Kew Gardens
Year 3 and 4 visited Kew Gardens as part of their science topic on how plants grow as well as our current Topic subject on Where does our food come from? The children had an amazing time and had an unforgettable experience seeing plants and trees they have never seen before including some of the […]
Exploring London with Muslim History tours
Britain has a Muslim heritage dating back 1300 years. Muslim heritage is all around us evident in outstanding design and architecture, science, hidden gems, historical mosques and so much more! Our children have been studying the book ‘A walk in London’ by Salvatore Rubino, which explores all of the historical landmarks of London and their […]
Slime making in Year 3 and 4
Year 3 and 4 investigated what slime is and how to make it. The question was, is slime a liquid or a solid? They found that slime is a non-Newtonian liquid, which means that the viscosity, or resistance, of the liquid changes as you apply a stronger force. If you rest your hand on the surface […]
Experiment a rocket by KS1
This week in ‘Science Week’ our super scientists in year 1 & 2 have been learning all about Isaac Newton and Neil Armstrong’s discoveries. We have been learning about Neil Armstrong’s exploration to the moon. In science we have been learning about Isaac Newton’s discoveries and theories on his 3 laws of motion. The children […]
Science week visitors – January 2019
We were really lucky to invite a midwife, an optician and an electrician who are all friends of the school to come in and share their journeys of how they came into their careers with the children. They brought in equipment and shared what science related topics they needed to study for their jobs. The […]
Highlights of Science week 2019
Science Boffin show – January 2019
Our Science boffin Olly, mesmerised the children with a fun filled science show that included different experiments testing their observation skills. The children were amazed by seeing 3 small quantities of chemicals making such a huge amount of toothpaste fit enough for an elephant. The Bernoulli’s principle was shown, where a stream of air travelled […]
Year 1 and 2 trip to the London Aquarium
The Year 1 and 2 children went to an exciting trip to the London Aquarium, some of the children experienced being on a train for the first time and were very thrilled! Upon arrival the children had a workshop which cross curricular linked their science, geography and art topics. They also discussed the wonders of […]
Year 5 and 6 trip to The Metro Bank
Following from the workshops that the Year 5 and 6 children experienced with the staff from Metro Bank, they were invited to visit the Cheapside branch in the City of London. The children got the opportunity to see inside a real vault and had a tour of the whole bank. They even got to meet […]
Metro Bank with Year 5/6
The Metro bank ran workshops with our Year 5 and 6 children. They learnt about how the bank takes care of money and how to manage their own money e.g. through budgeting and saving. The last workshop will be a visit to the bank where children will see the different kind of jobs that are […]
KS1 Shopping centre-Money week
For Maths week, our class made maths hats, explored various aspects of the wonders of Maths and focused on Money. We culminated the theme week with a usual ks1 epic style dramatic role play. The children created their own shopping centre. We role-played real life scenarios like lining up at the bank, saving money ,calculating […]