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 an emotional event with lots of tears. Well done to the children for displaying confidence and compassion at the event.
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 rarest plants in the world. The children were very inspired by one of the artists as we explored the Marianne North gallery, a woman who travelled in 18th Century alone investigating the art of plants and she bought a piece of every part of the world with her in her gallery showing the true beauty of the world and Allah’s creations. Children explored all the unique trees and plants and saw The Hive, a structure built to look like a giant beehive. Luckily it didn’t rain till the end and the children were buzzing as we left the gardens!
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 wonderful and yet tragic stories behind each feature. As a Muslim school it was very important for our children to understand the history of the city they live in such as the London eye having 32 capsules to represent the 32 borough’s in London! It was also important for them to be aware of the Islamic stories and history that makes our great city so wonderful such as the first ever Mosque was a small house in Camden town and much more. This trip has made a huge impact on our children’s learning and development, staff and parents. Children saw sights like Tower bridge, Houses of Parliament, Tower of London and the epic changing of the guard parade in Buckingham.
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 of slime it will sink in, but if you smack it, the surface is solid. The class had an amazing time and this really stretched their scientific thinking.
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 made predictions about their experiment. We walked to the local park to launch our rockets. Children used empty fruit shoot bottles and mixed vinegar with baking soda and observed a movement which eventually reacted. The children had a great time making scientific discoveries.
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 children asked many questions and were clearly inspired by our visitors. All 3 visitors highlighted the importance of getting a good education and making an impact in the community they live in.
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 with metres of loo roll, and was flung across the room as the air carried it over the children. What a show!!
