Year 6 went to the Natural History Museum. There they saw fossils, skulls and skeletons found by paleontologists, used as evidence that evolution has happened over thousands of years. The children were very interested to observe the similarities between humans and primates. They also saw how Charles...
A huge well done to our Autumn2 homework champions who won golden awards for creating excellent project pieces over the half term. All children who made a project piece will receive a special certificate from Ms Nelson and Mr O'Brien! [gallery ids="2120,2121"]...
Year 4 children were learning how to scutch, heckle and spin their homegrown flax fibre into a ball of linen yarn that will then be knitted into a hat for our 'flaxman", who gets a new item of clothing every year. Pupils also learnt how Egyptian mummy bandages...
Year 5 who were learning about Judaism had a special visitor to tell them about how Jewish people observe Shabat. Shabbat, or the Sabbath is Judaism's day of rest and seventh day of the week, on which Jews remember the story of how the world was...
Our Year 5 classes had the opportunity to work with professional musicians from Apollo Music. They worked on their listening skills and had the opportunity to ask questions about the different instruments being played. Year 5 will be visited by Apollo Music throughout the year as...
Just before the half term we had our harvest festival. On Friday 19th October our Year 5 pupils helped the Hackney Food Bank to pack and collect the generous donations. In total Southwold managed to provide 379 meals for Hackney residents in need. ...
Year 2 visited St Paul's Cathedral, to learn about how the building was affected by the great fire of London. It was a fantastic trip, where the children got to learn a lot about this magnificent building, as well as taking part in role play...
Year 1 learnt about Florence Nightingale in Autumn1. Florence Nightingale was famous for her nursing work during the Crimean War (1854 - 56). She changed the face of nursing from a mostly untrained profession to a highly skilled and well-respected medical profession with very important...
This week we had our Democracy Day where the new class and school councillors were elected. Councillor Ian Rathbone came into school to talk to the children about the important role he plays in the community. The newly elected school council then went to visit...
Last week we had our International Evening at Southwold! Our annual International Evening is an extremely popular and well attended event that showcases and celebrates the diverse ethnic culture within Southwold and the Clapton community. Thank you to all the families and staff who donated...
