On Monday 27th January 2020, year 6 visited Stratford Circus Art Centre in East London. The children watched a production called, ‘The Little Prince’ as part of ‘Every Child a Theatre Goer’ initiative. The children thoroughly enjoyed the performance and mentioned that it was an interesting learning experience. The children loved the immersive stage, which …
Category: Educational visits
Visit to Park Primary School – RE Workshop
On Monday 10th February, six year 5 pupils visited Park Primary School for an RE workshop. They met children from four schools in Newham and had an opportunity to do team building tasks and worked collaboratively. All pupils were engaged and showed great enthusiasm during the workshop. When asked to work with pupils …
The Brilliant Club graduated at Goldsmiths University
On Wednesday 12th February 2020, the Year 6 Brilliant Club attended Goldsmiths University for their Graduation Ceremony. During the past term, the Brilliant Club pupils have been taking part in a Scholars Programme which began and ended with a visit to a highly-selective university. Experiencing the intellectual and physical environment of university was a key …
Year 2 Visit to East London Mosque
On the 5th/6th of February, the Year 2 classes were given the opportunity to visit Quwwat Ul Islam Mosque on Upton Lane. They learned about the five pillars of Islam and what these mean for Muslims. They visited the washrooms where they learned about wudhu, the ablution performed by worshippers before praying. Inside the prayer …
Year 6 visit to Ireland – Erasmus Project
Last week, five lucky pupils visited St Mary’s Primary School in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Erasmus project called ‘Unblocking Limits Together’. The aim of the project is to learn about social inclusion and diversity. Upholding these two values is crucial in modern Britain and in particular, our vastly diverse city of London. The …
Thrift Farm – Year 3
On Thursday 30th and Friday 31st January, year 3 visited Thrift Farm in Hertfordshire. They had an opportunity to feed and pet the lambs whilst learning about the history of the farm. They saw where crops such as barley, wheat and oats are farmed and got to experience ‘farm life’ at its best. All pupils …
Holocaust Memorial Day Event at Stratford Town Hall
On Monday 27th January Essex Primary School were lucky to be invited to participate in the Holocaust Memorial Day event, held at Stratford Town Hall. The event was attended by the Mayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz, Councillor Joshua Garfield, Althea Loderick (Chief Executive of Newham Council), Lord Parry Mitchell of Hampstead and representatives from many …
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt
On Thursday 28th November, Reception children watched ‘We are going on a bear hunt’’ at Stratford Theatre. The show was full of magic, laughter, audience participation and spectacular surprises. The aim of the visit was to inspire children to retell and write their own stories and to give them the opportunity to experience a …
Speech-making Festival – 29th November 2019
The following report was written by Miss Rasul: After 6 weeks of coaching and training 18 children in the art of speech-making, the day of the competition finally arrived, November 29th 2019. All 18 children attended with our two finalists ready with their speeches: one famous speech and one original speech. Mahid from …
Year 4 Albany Theatre visit – Deptford
On the 20th of November, Year 4 had a lovely day, filled with theatrical performance and entertainment by the acclaimed vocalist Randolph Matthews and his ensemble. He is a musician that worked with the children during the Black History music project in Autumn 1. The children were treated to a dynamic, modern composition that …