Headteacher: Claire Ormerod
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Last week, Year 5 were lucky enough to visit Fairplay House for the day! Here’s what the children thought of their experiences: Dennis: I woke up at 5.30am, due to the fact that I had to go 1 hour earlier than normal school time. It was a complete rush house, I was extremely tired and …
Each year, in the Spring Term, we challenge our pupils to become historians for our ‘We are Time Travellers’ project. They travel back in time and become experts in a period of history then decide how they can share their expert knowledge with the whole school community. We all have very fond memories of our …
Our talented children and staff from across the school have been learning how to perform ‘When I’m Gone’ from the film Pitch Perfect – with cups included! As well as the normal high quality singing that our children always demonstrate, this song required children to learn a complex rhythm performed with a cup. The results …
This week Year 6 have been lucky enough to have a live football training session with Southampton FC! They practised their passing, dribbling and ball control skills all under the guidance and encouragement of the amazing coaching staff at Southampton. Towards the end, they even got some inspirational words of encouragement from Southampton star Theo …
Take a look at the amazing e-books that Year 6 have written this half term! Dolls, by Hip Hop: Story of Alma, by Jazz:
We have loved studying the Maya civilisation this term! To celebrate the skills and facts we have learnt, our families, past teachers and Year 5 students were invited in to see our learning. They loved listening to our expert essays, which we recorded after studying oracy skills. We also got the chance to explain the …
This term at Gallions, we are time travellers. Last Tuesday, some strange visitors arrived in our school. There was sightings of Winston Churchill giving speeches in the playground; Marie Curie was caught wondering into classrooms; Julius Caesar was recruiting for the Roman Legions in the playground; and a secretive WW2 code-breaker was found to be …
Today Year Two enjoyed being scientists! We went on a bug hunt around our school gardens to see what insects we could find. We asked lots of questions and observed spiders, bees, ladybirds and many more insects. We decided that our big question for project this term is how we can encourage more wildlife into our garden? …
Today Year 3 to Year 6 took part in the annual Gallions’ Chess Tournament. Two children from each class played 5 matches against competitors from a variety of different year groups. Winners for each year group and an overall winner was decided. There were some hotly contested matches between all the children! The winners from …
Stuck for activities to do with your family during the summer holidays? Check out the Newham activity guide! https://issuu.com/newhammag/docs/summer_guide_2019
