Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from 5th to 11th February 2024. This year’s theme is ‘My Voice Matters’. My Voice Matters means to empower children and young people with the tools they need to express themselves. As a result, this has a positive impact on their wellbeing. During this week, children will have …
On Tuesday 30th January 2024, Yew class presented their Science learning to the year group and their parents. This term, Year 5 students have been learning about Earth and Space and children have had a fantastic time exploring all the planets. Their performance highlighted sound understanding of scientific concepts, rotation, and revolution. Every child was …
On Monday 29th January 2024, Year 5 students visited the Unicorn theatre at Stratford Youth Zone to watch a performance, ‘A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings’ which was directed by the remarkable Dan Colley. This was such a great opportunity for our students to experience creative storytelling: a blend of music, puppetry, and live …
Holly’s class assembly showcased a range of work across the curriculum.To the song ‘We will rock you!’, Holly Class sang their way through The Stone Age which was the central theme running through Writing, History and Science. Children spoke about their Writing Immersion Day and their carousel activities. They proudly showed working photographs and their …
Lathom students are encouraged to be innovative and participate in next term’s Art competition by creating a poster. The theme is to encourage members of the public to keep their local community free from litter. Hurry and submit your posters to Art lead, Miss Lockhart. Deadline: Friday 9th February 2024
Year 4 students went on a walk around East Ham (our local area) to locate religious buildings or services run by local religious groups that help our community in different ways. They explored food banks, religious services, youth groups, gardening, dance clubs and homeless shelters all run by religious organisations in our neighbourhood.
National Storytelling Week 2024 is recognised from 27th January to 4th February.This year’s theme is ‘Dream up a world’. This week is set aside to celebrate storytelling and encourage people to tell their own stories. Storytelling is important for children’s development including expanding their imaginations. Stories can be read from books or retold orally. This …
Year 4 students have been on a visit to the Princess Diana’s Memorial Park, where they engaged in role-play around a ship setting. The scenery matched the Kensuke’s Kingdom setting and allowed our children to visualise the activities on board. They learnt about parts of a ship and their purpose. They used a dinghy to …
On Tuesday 23rd January 2024, we celebrated National Handwriting Day. It dates back to 1977 when the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association declared it a day for celebration and it was also on John Hancock’s birthday. He was the first person to sign an important document in the United States called the Declaration of Independence. Handwriting …
All children who have been given a VIP certificate for Term Two received a very special invitation to attend a well-deserved ‘VIP Breakfast’ this week. Invitees were expected to be at school to enjoy this experience from 8:10 to 8:40 a.m. It commenced with Year 6 on Tuesday 16th January; Year 4 on Wednesday 17th …
