Year 6 – E-books
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:
News and Events
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YEAR 6 – WHAT HAVE THE MAYA DONE FOR US?
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 …
History Projects Begin!
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 …
Year 2 – Bug Hunt
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? …
Gallions’ Chess Tournament 2019
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 …
Summer in Newham
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
Gallions Winner – Olympic Park Time Capsule
Pupils across London have been taking part in a competition to have an object buried in a time capsule in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Five pupils from Gallions were shortlisted finalists and Kenneth in Year 4 was the overall winner. His London Tube Map has now been buried in time capsule! Well done Kenneth!
Year 6 – Secondary School Transition
Year 6 have been preparing themselves for a huge change – the move to secondary school. In order to help put nerves at ease, as well as improve the organisation skills necessary for Year 7, we have turned Gallions into a secondary school for two weeks! Each child in Year 6 has been given their …
Year 3 – Rainforests
To introduce their new Rainforest topic, Year 3 worked hard turning their classrooms into a rainforest. They created some rainforest mosaics; animals using paper plates, and a rainforest collage using different materials. They had to work hard as a team and had a lot of fun!
Year 3 – Cultural Day
For 6 weeks, Year 3 learnt about the various cultures represented in their classrooms. Each child did some home learning and carried out some research in class. Each child created a box, which displayed their home country, and contained some key facts they found out about their country. As well as this, some children brought …