5th December 2023
KS2 welcomed our local community support officers! They shared ways to keep safe in the area and be...
5th December 2023Our staff spent an evening decorating our school Christmas Tree in time for our seasonal performance...
5th December 2023Reminder; Parents/Carers, you are all welcome to join us for this year’s festive seasonal perf...
17th November 2023Thank you to all parents and carers who joined us for our DT Day. Year 5 designed their very own Vik...
15th November 2023Year 5 visited the Buddhist Centre to learn all about Buddhism. They practised mediation and explore...
15th November 2023Congratulations to our Spelling Bee runners up for getting through the Federation finals and coming ...
15th November 2023Each term children across the school are voted for by the staff for demonstrating each of our values...
3rd November 2023Dear Parents/Carers, you have been invited to attend our annual seasonal performance. Please make a ...
3rd November 2023We are welcoming parents and carers to come support their child and their peers to make exciting de...
3rd November 2023Yesterday the finale of the Spelling Bee was held at Orchard with Viridis semi-finalists competing. ...
1st November 2023After much anticipation the Spelling Bee #finalists have been announced. They will be competing with...
20th October 2023We had a fantastic International Evening with a range of food and entertainment to celebrate our cul...
20th October 2023Staff came together this morning for a special #breakfast in memory of our dearly missed and much lo...
20th October 2023As part of World Week, Year 5 learned all about Maori Cultural Art. They took part in an upbeat danc...
18th October 2023A massive thank you to everyone who donated goods for our 2023 Harvest Festival! Thanks to your gene...
18th October 2023Hackney foodbank were amazed by the generosity of the Southwold community when they came to collect ...
18th October 2023Well done to our cyclist finalists who came away with two gold medals and one silver for the cycle r...
12th October 2023Southwold and Orchard football team participated in a borough competition featuring other schools in...
12th October 2023Southwold’s Pupil Voice Fayre was a roaring success with everyone leaving motivated to apply f...
12th October 2023We held our first Language for Leaders session on Thursday 12th October at Orchard Primary Schools. ...
5th October 2023Pupils from years 4, 5 and 6 took part in auditions to join the school cycling competition. They enj...
28th September 2023Year 5 took part in a gardening workshop where they turned homegrown flax into linen cloth. They fel...
27th September 2023A massive thank you to the adults who joined us on Bring a Significant Male to School day today! The...
20th September 2023Year 5 and 6 took part in an exciting workshop called ‘Powerful Choices’. They explored ...
19th July 2023Congratulations to our Summer Term winners for demonstrating each of our values of kindness, empathy...
19th July 2023Congratulations to our Summer Attendance Challenge winner, who has won tickets to a London attractio...
12th July 2023Come join us on Friday 14th July for Southwold’s Summer Fayre at 3:30pm! Any donations, pleas...
12th July 2023Ready, Set, Read! The Summer Reading Challenge has started across all Hackney Libraries – chil...
7th July 2023It’s the final bike bus of the term on Wednesday 12th July. Join us for an uplifting 20 minute grou...
6th July 2023Year 5 enjoyed their busy day of rock climbing followed by a ‘Goal Ball’ workshop. They ...
5th July 2023Eco-Team have given each class the responsibility of growing a tomato plant which will then be sold ...
5th July 2023Southwold enjoyed Sports Day last week with great sportsmanship and competitiveness displayed! Thank...
29th June 2023Year 5 visited the London Thames Barrier as part of their Humanities topic, The Water Cycle and Ri...
9th June 2023Our librarians have been busy organising our communal bookshelves, making them tidy and easily acces...
10th April 2023The librarians have been working hard to keep the bookshelves tidy and organised and the Year 6s hav...
22nd June 2023It’s competition time! With our summer attendance challenge, children could win a family ticke...
20th June 2023Day 1 The students partook in climbing, problem solving and fencing. They enjoyed working with Orcha...
8th June 2023Year 5 investigated Newton’s Third Law for Science Day. They designed and created rocket launc...
7th June 2023Children have been enjoying using the new playground equipment, playing many fun games! ...
25th May 2023Join Cycling Club Hackney on Sunday 11th June at Well Street Common Festival for fun cycle races as ...
24th May 2023Well done to our new pen license holders who have shown great care and pride in their ...
24th May 2023Southwold were one of the top 8 schools in the UK invited to take part in the Grand Finale of the De...
24th May 2023A lovely staff breakfast to say thank you and well done for all their hard work put in throughout th...
24th May 2023Year 5 visited IntoUniversity where they learnt about life after school. They discussed their dream...
19th May 2023We are encouraging all children to participate in a competition to create a poster based on the them...
15th May 2023Well done to Leon and Mia for taking home gold medals and Brooke for taking silver in last Friday...
10th May 2023Did you know that it takes 20,000 litres of water to make just 2 pairs of jeans. This is equivalent ...
10th May 2023Year 5 visited IntoUniversity and became astronomy students for the day. They had lectures and semin...
4th May 2023Our Sports Ambassadors visited Lords’ Cricket Ground to participate in a fun skills session. T...
2nd May 2023Big congratulations to our Debate Mate team for coming first in the the Online Debate Mate Team Cup!...
28th April 2023On Friday 5th May, we are inviting children to make a crown and wear it to school to celebrate the c...
28th April 2023A massive thank you to the adults who joined us on ‘Bring a Significant Female to School’...
28th April 2023Southwold took part in Earth Day his year where children dressed in the colours blue and green. They...
27th April 2023Year 5 got hands on designing and constructing model homes for DT day. Thank you parents for joining...
25th April 2023Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Friday 5th May for the Kings Corona...
29th March 2023The School Council had a difficult job in deciding the winners of the Easter Bonnet Competition this...
29th March 2023A few children from KS2 took part in the Young Hackney Primary School Cycling League, Race Day 7. Co...
29th March 2023The Eco-Team visited Orchard Primary School to discuss future ideas and best practice. They were exc...
21st March 2023e Monday 20th March 2023 The Erasmus trip to Tenerife began today at (an ey...
16th March 2023KS2 had a special visit from author, Danny Wallace. He shared his experience of how he become an au...
15th March 2023Year 5 visited St James’ Church as part of their topic on Christianity in RE. They learned abo...
15th March 2023Year 5 enjoyed their visit to IntoUniversity in Clapton. They discovered the many Universities there...
8th March 2023Thank you for all of the kind and generous donations to our cake sale on Friday. We raised £286 to s...
3rd March 2023Congratulations to our new pen licenses winners who have worked incredibly hard on their handwriting...
2nd March 2023A fun art competition has arisen! Please see the details below on how to submit any fantastic pieces...
1st March 2023Southwold did an amazing job of dressing up in their favourite characters for World Book Day! You al...
1st March 2023The Debate Mate Team enjoyed their session of sharing their points of view on a wide range of topics...
1st March 2023Well done to our Art Competition winners for their amazing paintings inspired by Keith Pipper. ...
1st March 2023Children at Southwold have been caught reading in ‘extreme’ places over the last week. T...
1st March 2023Year 5 learnt coding at the London Transport Museum. They added different colour clips onto the trai...
24th February 2023In Southwold’s Headteacher Golden Award Assembly today, teachers celebrated children who have ...
23rd February 2023Sports Ambassadors have been busy teaching the importance of staying fit and healthy throughout this...
22nd February 2023Congratulations to those who were awarded their pen licenses this week for showing excellent handwri...
10th February 2023Staff enjoyed their Valentines themed breakfast yesterday to celebrate their continued hard work thi...
8th February 2023Big congratulations to Year 6 for winning overall Enterprise Cup for achieving the highest profit ma...
27th January 2023Thank you for all parents and carers who attended the Enterprise Fayre yesterday! Children loved sho...
27th January 2023Year 5 were given the opportunity to visit The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, linked to their Scien...
18th January 2023Year 5 visited Leyton Great Hall to watch Apollo Chamber Orchestra perform. They were introduced to ...
14th December 2022Southwold choir took part in a Federation Choir performance at Homerton University Hospital today. T...
14th December 2022Children enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing, with...
14th December 2022We had many family members who joined us for our Christmas crafts coffee morning! A big thank you to...
8th December 2022Congratulations too all our Value Award winners for demonstrating the core values of friendship, kin...
7th December 2022Year 5 explored through The Hackney Museum to learn all about the history of their local area. They ...
14th October 2022To celebrate Harvest festival, each class sang harvest themed melodies and then researched and learn...
5th October 2022KS1 and KS2 enjoyed attending their pupil voice fayre this week. The hall was filled with many stall...
22nd September 2022Southwold Garden has been awarded runner up prize for the Best School Garden. The ceremony will be h...
14th September 2022During the summer break, each class was given a holiday project to research, construct and present f...
13th July 2022Year 5 visited the Thames Barrier where they learned about the structure, mechanism and history of i...
7th July 2022KS2 had an exciting DT Day joined by parents where many fun activities were completed. Year 3’...
6th July 2022Here are some photos capturing all the events which took part in Sports Day including: a relay compe...
1st July 2022As part of ‘Keeping Healthy Week’, many mouth watering goodies were made for the Healt...
15th June 2022Day 2 was extremely packed with many activities. The children created lovely eco art pieces using na...
14th June 2022The children settled into their rooms and groups extremely well. Yesterday was an extremely busy day...
30th May 2022We are extremely delighted to announce that we have been awarded our Primary Science Quality M...
26th May 2022Each class is taking part in a sunflower growing competition, where the children are responsible for...
25th May 2022Last term a few Key Stage 2 children took part in an anti-idling workshop with the Idling Action gro...
23rd May 2022Some lovely photos from our recent Eid celebration day held at school! It was lovely having everyone...
20th May 2022Thanks to our Green Team, each class is now the proud owner of a Snake Plant which is known for its ...
31st March 2022Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution...
11th February 2022Year 5 visited the Science Museum where they had the opportunity to visit the ‘Exploring Space...
10th February 2022Our Digital Leaders kick started Safer Internet Day by delivering an assembly with a focus on being ...
2nd February 2022In our School Council’s most recent meeting, the children brainstormed Winter Gritter Truck na...
1st February 2022During our Phase Leader assembly, our Times Table Ambassadors handed out some ‘Times Table Roc...
1st February 2022At Southwold we are trying to recycle more because we understand that plastic can be harmful for the...
19th January 2022Some photos of our peer mediators doing what they do best – ensuring children have a safe envi...
19th January 2022Our Debate Mate team have been practising how to prepare for a trial debate. The motion was: We shou...
17th January 2022The Digital Leaders met for a cross-site meeting with the other digital leaders from the two other s...
17th January 2022In year 5’s recent science lesson, they created a model of the Earth and used a light source t...
10th January 2022Last term year 5 did a great job of creating pop art paintings in the style of Andy Warhol’s w...
13th December 2021Year 5 visited the London Buddhist Centre to learn more about their R.E Topic Buddhism. The children...
18th November 2021Here are some recent photographs of our Year 5’s and 6’s at the Young Hackney’s Ne...
10th November 2021Children in years 5 and 6 attended the launch of Debate Mate 2021 at the Emmanuel Centre on 3rd Nove...
20th October 2021Year 5 took a trip to the Museum of London and were able to experience first hand how the Anglo-Saxo...
20th October 2021In year 5, we have been learning how to perform traditional Indian dancing. To get into the spirit o...
12th October 2021Children from Years 4 and 5 took part in the Hackney Cycling League ‘hill climb’ at Spri...
11th October 2021Year 5 participated in a tag rugby festival where they learned to play the game through different fu...
30th September 2021Parents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say!
13th May 2021Children in Years 5 and 6 are participating in Apollo Music workshops this half term. Last week the ...
11th May 2021Last week our Anti-Bullying Quality Mark (ABQM) pupil group met. The group is made up of representat...
11th May 2021Year 3 have been trying out some fun and practical ways to learn their timestables. They are focusin...
11th May 2021During the partial closures we asked children to share their ‘get caught reading’ photos with us. Fr...
11th May 2021Children in the Year 5 and Year 6 have been taking part in weekly Debate Mate sessions. Just before ...
29th January 2021The children in Years 5 and 6 had the opportunity to take part in a spot of socially distanced rolle...
29th January 2021In the Autumn term we were visited by Dr Bike. It was a soggy, but very busy day for Dr Bike. Experi...
29th January 2021In the Autumn term Year 5 were investigating sound and insulators. They came up with a method of wra...
25th March 2020The children attending school this week have been busy helping Ms Ivita to water the garden and plan...
13th March 2020Last week both Year 2 and Year 5 had a Fire Safety Workshop with the London Fire Brigade. The childr...
13th March 2020The school debate mate team competed at a school in Bethnal Green against other London schools. The ...
28th November 2019Between 16th – 17th October Southwold received a full Section 5 Ofsted Inspection. The inspect...
31st October 2019Just before half term we had ‘World Week’ which culminated in International Evening. We had an amaz...
2nd July 2019Last month our cross site school council met at Hoxton Garden. The children discussed the upcoming s...
2nd July 2019As part of ‘Keeping Healthy Week’ Year 5 Osprey enjoyed lessons in boxercise and archery...
10th May 2019Year 5 took part in a gardening workshop this week and it was linked to their History unit of Mayans...
10th May 2019As part of Families’ Week we invited in Grandparents/Significant Older People in to have after...
10th May 2019As part of Families’ Week we welcomed significant females in to school to join in with the lea...
10th May 2019Year 5 used seasonal fruit and vegetables to make their own balanced salad. The children used the fo...
1st April 2019The theme for our Science Fayre this year was Flubber! The children had the opportunity to experimen...
5th March 2019This week Year 5 had a visit from London Fire Brigade and learnt about how to prevent fires from hap...
26th February 2019Year 5 visited The Science Museum. The children were able to explore artefacts that had been used on...
22nd January 2019The children in Year 5 are completing their Level 1 trainin...
7th January 2019Welcome back to the Spring term! We hope that all our children, families and staff had a happy and ...
21st November 2018This week our school council met with Keely from Caterlink (area manager...
13th November 2018This week Year 5 had a fantastic opportunity to work with B...
12th November 2018On 25th September Southwold Primary School received a short one day insp...
9th November 2018On Friday 2nd November we had our first Design and Technology Day of the academic year. the children...
7th November 2018We are delighted to share with you that Southwold Primary School has been awarded ‘Flagship...
6th November 2018On 1st November some of the Year 5 children went to the launch of Debate Mate. Here the children wer...
5th November 2018A huge well done to our Autumn2 homework champions who won golden awards for creating excellent proj...
30th October 2018Year 5 who were learning about Judaism had a special visitor to tell them about how Jewish people ob...
29th October 2018Our Year 5 classes had the opportunity to work with professional musicians from Apollo Music. They w...
29th October 2018Just before the half term we had our harvest festival. On Friday 19th October our Year 5 pupils help...
3rd October 2018Southwold is proud to be a Bikeability school! Bikeability is today’s cycle training programme. It’s...
3rd October 2018Year 5 had a course in First Aid this week. They practiced using bandages effectively on hands and ...
3rd October 2018Last Wednesday we were joined by significant males (dads, granddads, uncles, brothers, cousins…...
Year 5
Upcoming events
Dec
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Mon
We run tours of the school every Monday at 9:30am and at 2:00pm with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher. Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make a Monday morning or afternoon, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 0208 806 5201 or email adminsouthwold@vs.hackney.sch.uk
We run tours of the school every Monday at 9:30am and at 2.00pm with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher. Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make a Monday morning or afternoon, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 0208 806 5201 or email adminsouthwold@vs.hackney.sch.uk
Dec
18
Mon
We run tours of the school every Monday at 9:30am and at 2:00pm with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher. Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make a Monday morning or afternoon, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 0208 806 5201 or email adminsouthwold@vs.hackney.sch.uk
We run tours of the school every Monday at 9:30am and at 2.00pm with either the headteacher or deputy headteacher. Tours last approximately half an hour and are an opportunity to see the school in action. If you are not able to make a Monday morning or afternoon, feel free to request another time and we will endeavour to accommodate it.
We look forward to showing you our fantastic school!
To book a tour, call the school office on 0208 806 5201 or email adminsouthwold@vs.hackney.sch.uk
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