25th May 2023 Cycle Races And Free Bike Checks On Sunday 11th June Join Cycling Club Hackney on Sunday 11th June at Well Street Common Festival for fun cycle races as ... 24th May 2023 Our New Pen License Holders Well done to our new pen license holders who have shown great care and pride in their ... 24th May 2023 Debate Mate Visit Oxford University Southwold were one of the top 8 schools in the UK invited to take part in the Grand Finale of the De... 24th May 2023 End Of Summer 1 Staff Breakfast A lovely staff breakfast to say thank you and well done for all their hard work put in throughout th... 24th May 2023 Year 5 Learn Life After School Year 5 visited IntoUniversity where they learnt about life after school. They discussed their dream... 19th May 2023 Clean Air Poster Competition From Mayor Of London We are encouraging all children to participate in a competition to create a poster based on the them... 15th May 2023 Gold and Silver Cycling Medallists Well done to Leon and Mia for taking home gold medals and Brooke for taking silver in last Friday... 10th May 2023 Save Water With Eco-Team Did you know that it takes 20,000 litres of water to make just 2 pairs of jeans. This is equivalent ... 10th May 2023 Year 5 Become Astronomy Students Year 5 visited IntoUniversity and became astronomy students for the day. They had lectures and semin... 4th May 2023 Sport Ambassadors Visit Lords' Cricket Ground Our Sports Ambassadors visited Lords’ Cricket Ground to participate in a fun skills session. T... 2nd May 2023 Debate Mate Team Win First Place Big congratulations to our Debate Mate team for coming first in the the Online Debate Mate Team Cup!... 28th April 2023 Crown Competition - Friday 5th May On Friday 5th May, we are inviting children to make a crown and wear it to school to celebrate the c... 28th April 2023 Bring a Significant Female to School Day A massive thank you to the adults who joined us on ‘Bring a Significant Female to School’... 28th April 2023 Earth Day 2023 Southwold took part in Earth Day his year where children dressed in the colours blue and green. They... 27th April 2023 Construct Model Homes With Year 5 Year 5 got hands on designing and constructing model homes for DT day. Thank you parents for joining... 25th April 2023 Kings Coronation Day Menu – 5th May 2022 Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Friday 5th May for the Kings Corona... 29th March 2023 Easter Bonnet Competition Winners The School Council had a difficult job in deciding the winners of the Easter Bonnet Competition this... 29th March 2023 KS2 Cycling League A few children from KS2 took part in the Young Hackney Primary School Cycling League, Race Day 7. Co... 29th March 2023 Eco-Team Cross Site Visit The Eco-Team visited Orchard Primary School to discuss future ideas and best practice. They were exc... 21st March 2023 Erasmus Tenerife Trip - March 2023 e Monday 20th March 2023 The Erasmus trip to Tenerife began today at (an ey... 16th March 2023 Guest Author Visits KS2 KS2 had a special visit from author, Danny Wallace. He shared his experience of how he become an au... 15th March 2023 Year 5 Church Visit Year 5 visited St James’ Church as part of their topic on Christianity in RE. They learned abo... 15th March 2023 Year 5 Career Ambitions Year 5 enjoyed their visit to IntoUniversity in Clapton. They discovered the many Universities there... 8th March 2023 Cake Sale For Charity Thank you for all of the kind and generous donations to our cake sale on Friday. We raised £286 to s... 3rd March 2023 Pen Licenses Award Congratulations to our new pen licenses winners who have worked incredibly hard on their handwriting... 2nd March 2023 Artwork Competition A fun art competition has arisen! Please see the details below on how to submit any fantastic pieces... 1st March 2023 World Book Day Southwold did an amazing job of dressing up in their favourite characters for World Book Day! You al... 1st March 2023 Debate Mate Discussion The Debate Mate Team enjoyed their session of sharing their points of view on a wide range of topics... 1st March 2023 Art Competition Winners Well done to our Art Competition winners for their amazing paintings inspired by Keith Pipper. ... 1st March 2023 Reading Books In Extreme Places Children at Southwold have been caught reading in ‘extreme’ places over the last week. T... 1st March 2023 Year 5 Become Train Engineers Year 5 learnt coding at the London Transport Museum. They added different colour clips onto the trai... 24th February 2023 Holiday Homework Celebration In Southwold’s Headteacher Golden Award Assembly today, teachers celebrated children who have ... 23rd February 2023 Sport Ambassadors Hard At Work Sports Ambassadors have been busy teaching the importance of staying fit and healthy throughout this... 22nd February 2023 Pen Licenses Award Congratulations to those who were awarded their pen licenses this week for showing excellent handwri... 10th February 2023 Valentines Themed Breakfast Staff enjoyed their Valentines themed breakfast yesterday to celebrate their continued hard work thi... 8th February 2023 Enterprise Week Awards Big congratulations to Year 6 for winning overall Enterprise Cup for achieving the highest profit ma... 27th January 2023 Enterprise Fayre Thank you for all parents and carers who attended the Enterprise Fayre yesterday! Children loved sho... 27th January 2023 Year 5 Travel Through Space Year 5 were given the opportunity to visit The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, linked to their Scien... 18th January 2023 Apollo Orchestra Perform For Year 5 Year 5 visited Leyton Great Hall to watch Apollo Chamber Orchestra perform. They were introduced to ... 14th December 2022 Christmas Choir Performance Southwold choir took part in a Federation Choir performance at Homerton University Hospital today. T... 14th December 2022 Christmas Lunch Fun Children enjoyed their festive lunch of roast turkey with potatoes, mini sausages and stuffing, with... 14th December 2022 Christmas Coffee Morning We had many family members who joined us for our Christmas crafts coffee morning! A big thank you to... 8th December 2022 Value Award Winners Congratulations too all our Value Award winners for demonstrating the core values of friendship, kin... 7th December 2022 Year 5 Visit Hackney Museum Year 5 explored through The Hackney Museum to learn all about the history of their local area. They ... 14th October 2022 Harvest Festival Celebration To celebrate Harvest festival, each class sang harvest themed melodies and then researched and learn... 5th October 2022 Pupil Voice Fayre KS1 and KS2 enjoyed attending their pupil voice fayre this week. The hall was filled with many stall... 22nd September 2022 Southwold Awarded With Best School Garden Southwold Garden has been awarded runner up prize for the Best School Garden. The ceremony will be h... 14th September 2022 Summer Holiday Homework Masterpieces During the summer break, each class was given a holiday project to research, construct and present f... 13th July 2022 Year 5 Explore The Thames Barrier Year 5 visited the Thames Barrier where they learned about the structure, mechanism and history of i... 7th July 2022 DT Day With KS2 KS2 had an exciting DT Day joined by parents where many fun activities were completed. Year 3’... 6th July 2022 Hispanic Day - 11th July 2022 Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day! 6th July 2022 Sports Day 2022 Here are some photos capturing all the events which took part in Sports Day including: a relay compe... 1st July 2022 Healthy Eating Food Fayre As part of ‘Keeping Healthy Week’, many mouth watering goodies were made for the Healt... 15th June 2022 Year 5 at Kench Hill - Day 2 Day 2 was extremely packed with many activities. The children created lovely eco art pieces using na... 14th June 2022 Year 5 at Kench Hill - Day 1 The children settled into their rooms and groups extremely well. Yesterday was an extremely busy day... 30th May 2022 Primary Science Quality Mark 2022 - 2025 Award We are extremely delighted to announce that we have been awarded our Primary Science Quality M... 26th May 2022 Sunflower Growing Class Competition Each class is taking part in a sunflower growing competition, where the children are responsible for... 25th May 2022 Anti-idling Workshop With Key Stage 2 Last term a few Key Stage 2 children took part in an anti-idling workshop with the Idling Action gro... 23rd May 2022 Eid Celebration Day 2022 Some lovely photos from our recent Eid celebration day held at school! It was lovely having everyone... 20th May 2022 Green Team Gift Every Class With Snake Plants Thanks to our Green Team, each class is now the proud owner of a Snake Plant which is known for its ... 31st March 2022 Free Lunches Over Easter Provided by Hackney Food Bank Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution... 11th February 2022 Exploring the Science Museum with Year 5 Year 5 visited the Science Museum where they had the opportunity to visit the ‘Exploring Space... 10th February 2022 Digital Leaders Deliver an Assembly on Safer Internet Day Our Digital Leaders kick started Safer Internet Day by delivering an assembly with a focus on being ... 2nd February 2022 School Council Brainstorm Ideas for a Hackney Council Competition In our School Council’s most recent meeting, the children brainstormed Winter Gritter Truck na... 1st February 2022 Timestable Rockstars Awards During our Phase Leader assembly, our Times Table Ambassadors handed out some ‘Times Table Roc... 1st February 2022 Recycling Across Southwold At Southwold we are trying to recycle more because we understand that plastic can be harmful for the... 19th January 2022 Eco-Friendly Prize Giving The Eco-Schools team are very happy that Southwold are trying to use more eco-friendly prizes. Our n... 19th January 2022 Our Peer Mediators In Action Some photos of our peer mediators doing what they do best – ensuring children have a safe envi... 19th January 2022 Debate Mate Team Prepare For A Trial Debate Our Debate Mate team have been practising how to prepare for a trial debate. The motion was: We shou... 17th January 2022 Digital Leaders Meeting The Digital Leaders met for a cross-site meeting with the other digital leaders from the two other s... 17th January 2022 Discovering Day/Night Time On Earth With Year 5 In year 5’s recent science lesson, they created a model of the Earth and used a light source t... 10th January 2022 Pop Art Paintings With Year 5 Last term year 5 did a great job of creating pop art paintings in the style of Andy Warhol’s w... 13th December 2021 Year 5 Visit a Buddhist Centre Year 5 visited the London Buddhist Centre to learn more about their R.E Topic Buddhism. The children... 18th November 2021 Young Hackney Netball Competition Here are some recent photographs of our Year 5’s and 6’s at the Young Hackney’s Ne... 10th November 2021 Debate Mate With Years 5 and 6 Children in years 5 and 6 attended the launch of Debate Mate 2021 at the Emmanuel Centre on 3rd Nove... 20th October 2021 Year 5 Visit The Museum of London Year 5 took a trip to the Museum of London and were able to experience first hand how the Anglo-Saxo... 20th October 2021 Year 5 Indian Dance Workshop In year 5, we have been learning how to perform traditional Indian dancing. To get into the spirit o... 12th October 2021 Years 4 and 5 Race Against The Clock at Springfield Park Children from Years 4 and 5 took part in the Hackney Cycling League ‘hill climb’ at Spri... 11th October 2021 Year 5 Participate in a Tag Rugby Festival Year 5 participated in a tag rugby festival where they learned to play the game through different fu... 30th September 2021 Parents as Partners - Hackney Education Online Event Parents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say! 13th May 2021 Year 6 Apollo Music Workshop Children in Years 5 and 6 are participating in Apollo Music workshops this half term. Last week the ... 11th May 2021 ABQM Cross-Site Meeting Last week our Anti-Bullying Quality Mark (ABQM) pupil group met. The group is made up of representat... 11th May 2021 Timestables Learning in Key Stage 2 Year 3 have been trying out some fun and practical ways to learn their timestables. They are focusin... 11th May 2021 'Get Caught Reading!' During the partial closures we asked children to share their ‘get caught reading’ photos with us. Fr... 11th May 2021 DebateMate in Years 5 and 6 Children in the Year 5 and Year 6 have been taking part in weekly Debate Mate sessions. Just before ... 29th January 2021 Key Stage 2 Roller Racing! The children in Years 5 and 6 had the opportunity to take part in a spot of socially distanced rolle... 29th January 2021 Autumn Term Dr Bike In the Autumn term we were visited by Dr Bike. It was a soggy, but very busy day for Dr Bike. Experi... 29th January 2021 Year 5 Science - Investigating Insulators! In the Autumn term Year 5 were investigating sound and insulators. They came up with a method of wra... 25th March 2020 Tending to the Southwold Garden The children attending school this week have been busy helping Ms Ivita to water the garden and plan... 13th March 2020 Fire Safety Workshops in Years 2 and 5 Last week both Year 2 and Year 5 had a Fire Safety Workshop with the London Fire Brigade. The childr... 13th March 2020 Debating Team Success The school debate mate team competed at a school in Bethnal Green against other London schools. The ... 28th November 2019 Southwold is Ofsted Outstanding! Between 16th – 17th October Southwold received a full Section 5 Ofsted Inspection. The inspect... 31st October 2019 International Evening Just before half term we had ‘World Week’ which culminated in International Evening. We had an amaz... 24th September 2019 Southwold Pupil Voice Fayre! Last week Southwold hosted the an... 2nd July 2019 Cross-site School Council Last month our cross site school council met at Hoxton Garden. The children discussed the upcoming s... 2nd July 2019 Boxercise and Archery in Year 5! As part of ‘Keeping Healthy Week’ Year 5 Osprey enjoyed lessons in boxercise and archery... 10th May 2019 Gardening like Mayans in Year 5! Year 5 took part in a gardening workshop this week and it was linked to their History unit of Mayans... 10th May 2019 Grandparent Afternoon Tea As part of Families’ Week we invited in Grandparents/Significant Older People in to have after... 10th May 2019 Bring a Significant Female to School As part of Families’ Week we welcomed significant females in to school to join in with the lea... 10th May 2019 Design and Technology in Year 5 Year 5 used seasonal fruit and vegetables to make their own balanced salad. The children used the fo... 1st April 2019 Collegio El Caton Erasmus Visit The Viridis Schools and El Caton Partnership has o... 1st April 2019 Science Fayre Flubber Fun! The theme for our Science Fayre this year was Flubber! The children had the opportunity to experimen... 8th March 2019 World Book Day Fun! On Thursday 7th March we celebrat... 5th March 2019 London Fire Brigade Visit! This week Year 5 had a visit from London Fire Brigade and learnt about how to prevent fires from hap... 26th February 2019 Year 5 trip to The Science Museum Year 5 visited The Science Museum. The children were able to explore artefacts that had been used on... 22nd January 2019 Year 5 Cycle Training The children in Year 5 are completing their Level 1 trainin... 18th January 2019 Digital Leader Cross-site Meeting Last week the Viridis digital lea... 11th January 2019 Holiday Homework Champions Here are the pictures of our Spring 1 homework cha... 7th January 2019 Hockey and Cricket in Upper School Playground! At the end of the Autumn Term, pu... 7th January 2019 Happy New Year and Welcome Back! Welcome back to the Spring term! We hope that all our children, families and staff had a happy and ... 18th December 2018 Christmas Jumpers and Christmas Lunch! On Friday 14th December we... 28th November 2018 Cross-Country Success! Pupils from Year 5 Osprey Class and Mallard... 22nd November 2018 Spanish Visitors It was great to welc... 21st November 2018 School Council meeting with Caterlink This week our school council met with Keely from Caterlink (area manager... 20th November 2018 Viridis School Council Meeting The Viridis School Council meet t... 13th November 2018 Barefoot Opera visit Southwold! This week Year 5 had a fantastic opportunity to work with B... 12th November 2018 Ofsted Success! On 25th September Southwold Primary School received a short one day insp... 9th November 2018 Design and Technology Day On Friday 2nd November we had our first Design and Technology Day of the academic year. the children... 7th November 2018 Inclusion Quality Mark Flagship! We are delighted to share with you that Southwold Primary School has been awarded ‘Flagship... 6th November 2018 Debate Mate Trip On 1st November some of the Year 5 children went to the launch of Debate Mate. Here the children wer... 5th November 2018 Homework Champions A huge well done to our Autumn2 homework champions who won golden awards for creating excellent proj... 30th October 2018 Learning about Shabat Year 5 who were learning about Judaism had a special visitor to tell them about how Jewish people ob... 29th October 2018 Apollo Music Project Our Year 5 classes had the opportunity to work with professional musicians from Apollo Music. They w... 29th October 2018 Harvest Collection Just before the half term we had our harvest festival. On Friday 19th October our Year 5 pupils help... 3rd October 2018 Cycling at Southwold Southwold is proud to be a Bikeability school! Bikeability is today’s cycle training programme. It’s... 3rd October 2018 First Aid Course for Year 5 Year 5 had a course in First Aid this week. They practiced using bandages effectively on hands and ... 3rd October 2018 Bring A Significant Male to School Last Wednesday we were joined by significant males (dads, granddads, uncles, brothers, cousins…...