Filter CategoriesFilter - AllPSHEDebate MateYear 6Year 5Year 4Year 3Year 2Year 1 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 4 Create Adverts Year 4 created posters to advertise keychains they made for the Enterprise Fayre this week! Using th... 27th January 2023 Save Water With Eco Team Did you know, as well as wasting water, a leaky tap could add an extra £100 onto your water bill? Th... 27th January 2023 EYFS Shop At Co-op EYFS enjoyed their visit to Co-op, browsing through the aisles to buy, create and sell playdough for... 27th January 2023 Year 1 Become Entrepreneurs Year 1 loved getting creative where they made their own bookmarks to sell at the Enterprise Fayre th... 27th January 2023 Reception Plant Peas Reception enjoyed their gardening workshop this week where they learnt what a plant needs to survive... 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... 27th January 2023 Year 6 Meet Artist Year 6 met with local artist and Southwold parent, Ava Haider. She showed the amazing art work she d... 19th January 2023 Year 1 Music Performance Year 1 have been learning how to perform a steady tempo in Music. Using a range of different instrum... 18th January 2023 Eco Team Award Celebration The Eco Team visited the prestigious Livery Hall to collect their Worshipful Company of Gardeners Aw... 18th January 2023 Year 2 Make Movies Year 2 enjoyed producing their own movies this week. They used the app iMovie to record their partne... 18th January 2023 Year 1 Get Flexible Year 1 loved their gymnastics lesson. They explored different ways to balance, working on their flex... 18th January 2023 Produce Shadows With Reception Reception have enjoyed learning all about shadows. They explored what happens when they use torches... 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 ... 18th January 2023 Year 3 Create Mosaic Designs Year 3 have begun their new topic in Art, The Romans. Using inspiration from classic mosaics, they c... 12th January 2023 Year 2 Explore William Morris Gallery Year 2 loved their visit to the William Morris Gallery. They learnt about the life of William Morris... 6th January 2023 Year 1 Make Sandwiches To kick start the New Year, Year 1 have been learning about verbs and instruction writing in Literac... 14th December 2022 EYFS Perform Snowy Chums EYFS enjoyed rehearsing every day in preparation for their Christmas show today. They performed Sno... 14th December 2022 Christmas Choir Performance Southwold choir took part in a Federation Choir performance at Homerton University Hospital today. T... 14th December 2022 Sing-A-Long With Year 1 Year 1 loved wearing their cosy Christmas jumpers and eating their festive Christmas lunch today! Th... 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... 14th December 2022 Year 3 Dance Performance Year 3 have been exploring movement inspired by fire and ice this week. They perfected their dance r... 8th December 2022 Eco Team Cross Site Meeting The Southwold Eco Team met with the Eco Teams across the federation this week to create a pool of id... 8th December 2022 Eco Team Create Uniform Stall The Eco Team have been busy helping Friends of Southwold by sorting out the pre-loved school uniform... 8th December 2022 Value Award Winners Congratulations too all our Value Award winners for demonstrating the core values of friendship, kin... 8th December 2022 Year 1 Christmas Panto Year 1 enjoyed a Christmas Panto performance of Dick Whittington this week. They had a lot of fun si... 7th December 2022 Maths Tea Party With Year 2 Year 2 loved their interactive Maths lesson on division. They role-played a tea party party event us... 7th December 2022 Year 6 Explore Roof Top Garden Year 6 enjoyed adventuring through the roof top garden as part of their gardening workshop. They stu... 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 ... 7th December 2022 Year 4 Mould Teeth Year 4 took part in an interactive teeth workshop today. They explored different parts of human and ... 30th November 2022 Pick Litter With Green Team Southwold Green Team took part in a litter pick in the local area to help with the environment. They... 30th November 2022 Reception Explore Through The Park Reception enjoyed their first trip out of school to Milfields Park. They walked around the park and ... 23rd November 2022 Year 1 Visit Local Church Year 1 visited their local Church where they learnt about a range of topics including, how Harvest F... 16th November 2022 EYFS Meet Green Peace Representatives EYFS loved their workshop today by Green Peace. They learned about the effects of climate change in ... 16th November 2022 Year 6 Visit IntoUniversity Year 6 enjoyed their week at IntoUniversity. They completed many fun activities such as researchin... 11th November 2022 Reception Make Poppies To mark Remembrance Day, Reception attended a special assembly to learn about the significance of th... 9th November 2022 Year 4 Create Spun Linen Yarn Year 4 enjoyed taking part in their second gardening workshop. They took their retted flax and were ... 9th November 2022 KS2 Transform Our World Workshop KS2 took part in an online workshop, Transform Our World Youth Summit. They looked at the interactio... 9th November 2022 Year 3 Explore The Science Museum Year 3 loved their visit to the Science Museum. They started with an immersive experience at the Won... 9th November 2022 Year 1 Learn Shapes Year 1 have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes in Maths. They correctly named and listed the prope... 9th November 2022 Year 6 Mould Clay Sculptures Year 6 have been studying the artwork of Henry Moore. They planned and moulded their own artistic sc... 9th November 2022 EYFS Diwali Celebration EYFS enjoyed learning about Diwali this week. They completed many activities such as reading the sto... 2nd November 2022 Year 1 Dress In Cultural Clothing As part of World Week, Year 1 participated in many fun activities such as an African dance workshop.... 19th October 2022 Hackney Town Hall Visit Southwold's school council enjoyed their visit to Hackney Town Hall where they started off the day t... 19th October 2022 Year 4 Visit Tate Modern Gallery Year 4 went to the Tate Modern Gallery to visit the Cézanne exhibition. They explored and analysed h... 19th October 2022 Year 2 Bake Bread Year 2 loved their bread workshop where they processed raw materials into ingredients, learning the ... 19th October 2022 Year 3 Explore Museum of London Year 3 enjoyed their visit to the Museum of London. They learnt about the vast change in materials u... 14th October 2022 Harvest Festival Celebration To celebrate Harvest festival, each class sang harvest themed melodies and then researched and learn... 14th October 2022 Year 1 Active Maths Lesson Year 1 had a fun Maths lesson where they used 'sorting hoops' to organise themselves based on differ... 12th October 2022 Year 6 Meet Cllr Rathbone Year 6 pupils who have applied for the role of Head Boy and Head Girl had the chance to meet with Cl... 12th October 2022 Reception Create Playdough Creatures Reception have been reading 'Stanley's Stick' and have taken part in many activities, including maki... 7th October 2022 Year 6 Visit RAF Hendon Year 6 explored through RAF Museum to learn about Word War II today. They attended a workshop wh... 5th October 2022 Year 2 Conduct Electricity Year 2 loved their Science lesson involving circuits. They were given electrical components, includi... 22nd September 2022 Year 3 Narrate 'The Stone Age Boy' Year 3 enjoyed retelling the story, 'The Stone Age Boy' in first person to the whole class. They use... 23rd September 2022 Year 1 Programme BeeBots Year 1 enjoyed using BeeBots in IT this week. They learned many skills including: how to create a ro... 28th September 2022 Bring A Significant Male To School Day We had many Dads, Uncles, Grandads and Mums come in today for Bring a Significant Male to School Day... 5th October 2022 Year 1 Visit The Library Year 1 loved their visit to Clapton library where they listened to a story and chose their own book ... 5th October 2022 Pupil Voice Fayre KS1 and KS2 enjoyed attending their pupil voice fayre this week. The hall was filled with many stall... 30th September 2022 Tag Rugby With Year 3 And 4 Year 3 and 4 took part in a tag rugby festival this week. They enjoyed learning and understanding di... 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... 28th September 2022 Year 2 Visit The Library Year 2 enjoyed their visit to the library where they listened to a story by their teacher, and then ... 22nd September 2022 First Week Start With Reception Reception enjoyed settling in to their first week of school! They have explored the different areas ... 22nd September 2022 Reading Session With EYFS Nursery and Reception loved having their parents come in and read with them where they developed the... 21st September 2022 Learn Body Parts With Year 1 Year 1 loved their Science lesson where they learned about different body parts. They started off wi... 15th September 2022 Year 4 Construct Greece Landmarks Year 4 learned about the history of Greece and ancient landmarks present. They researched and built ... 15th September 2022 Practical Learning With Year 2 Year 2 enjoyed doing a range of practical learning this week. This included: hot seating the charact... 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... 23rd June 2022 Trampolining With Year 6 Year 6 visited ZAP space to enjoy trampolining. They had fun playing different sports and games as p... 13th July 2022 Year 6 Visit Go Ape Whilst some of the Year 6 are away on the PGL trip, those remaining headed to Go Ape to swing throug... 13th July 2022 Year 1 Celebrate Hispanic Day To celebrate Hispanic day the Year 1's dressed in red and yellow to match the colour of the Spanish ... 13th July 2022 Year 1 Go Southend Year 1 loved their trip to Southend. They paddled in the water, built sandcastles, devoured ice loll... 13th July 2022 DT Day With EYFS And KS1 EYFS and Nursery enjoyed DT Day with parents where fun tasks were completed. EYFS created superhero ... 13th July 2022 Making Superhero Puppets With Nursery Nursery enjoyed DT Day with parents to create superhero themed, split pin puppets. They confidently ... 11th July 2022 Year 6 at PGL Day 1 After arriving safely, they went zip-lining and took part in an activity ca... 8th July 2022 EYFS Create Superhero Masks EYFS designed and created superhero masks as part of DT Day. Parents joined in to assist with makin... 7th July 2022 DT Day With KS2 KS2 had an exciting DT Day joined by parents where many fun activities were completed. Year 3's made... 7th July 2022 Year 4 Build Lampshades Year 4 created reading lampshades yesterday with the help of a few parents. They enjoyed decorating ... 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... 6th July 2022 Year 3 Keeping Healthy Week Year 3 took part in many activities for 'Keeping Healthy Week' such as baking delicious healthy pizz... 6th July 2022 Year 4 Learn Taekwondo Year 4 enjoyed their Taekwondo workshop this morning. They learned the different styles of martial a... 5th July 2022 Learn Life Around The World With Reception Reception learned about life around the world in today's workshop. They travelled with Baxter Bear t... 1st July 2022 Healthy Eating Food Fayre As part of 'Keeping Healthy Week', many mouth watering goodies were made for the Healthy Eatin... 30th June 2022 Year 1 Make Frozen Yoghurts Yesterday, Year 1 had a great time making frozen yoghurt pots which they put in the freezer ready fo... 23rd June 2022 Year 6 Bake Off After the process of researching and designing cakes, Year 6 spent the afternoon creating edible mas... 20th June 2022 Day 3 - Erasmus Project International Partner Schools Visit This was the day that they had all been waiting for... Cooking the Spanish and English recipes at th... 20th June 2022 Day 2 - Erasmus Project International Partner Schools Visit After getting to know one another, our international pupils got down to translating some authentic S... 20th June 2022 Day 1 - Erasmus Project International Partner Schools Visit There was excitement and a warm welcome at Southwold with the arrival of children from our ... 17th June 2022 Year 5 at Kench Hill - Day 4 Visiting the beach was a lovely round up to end the week full of activities! ... 16th June 2022 Year 5 at Kench Hill - Day 3 Yesterday they had a lovely afternoon at Camber Sands, they also did orienteering, practising their ... 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... 13th June 2022 Erasmus Project Visit - 13th -1th June 2022 From today until Wednesday we will be hosting our partner Erasmus schools at our Southwold site. Chi... 10th June 2022 Year 6 Meet IntoUniversity Year 6 met with IntoUniversity and took part in a range of activities to support their transition to... 7th June 2022 Nursery Class Celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee To celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee Robin class dressed like Royalty! The children learned about who th... 30th May 2022 EYFS and KS1 Learn About Friction and Gravity EYFS and KS1 had an enjoyable Science Assembly where they learned about friction and gravity. They c... 30th May 2022 Primary Science Quality Mark 2022 - 2025 Award We are extremely delighted to announce that we have been awarded our Primary Science Qua... 26th May 2022 Year 6 Go Kayaking Year 6 enjoyed kayaking after completing all their SATS! They paddled against the strong water and ... 19th May 2022 Year 4 Visit a Victorian Classroom! Year 4 were visited by 'Miss Wilberforce', a teacher from Victorian England, 1899. She showed them h... 16th May 2022 Visiting a Mosque with Year 1 This week Year 1 visited a Mosque as part of RE learning on Places of Worship. They had a tour of t... 10th May 2022 Building Noah's Ark with Reception Reception learned about Noah's Ark by listening to the story. They used construction materials to bu... 27th April 2022 Nursery Celebrate Families Week To celebrate Families Week, Robin Class developed their artistic skills to produce fantastic family ... 25th April 2022 Debate Mate Cup at Goldsmiths University The Debate Mate Team took part in the Debate Mate Cup at Goldsmiths University on the 21st April 202... 21st April 2022 Reception Meet Green Peace Representative Reception met with the Greenpeace Representative where they learned about how to keep the planet saf... 4th April 2022 Year 4 Build Anglo-Saxon Boats Year 4 enjoyed crafting and building Anglo-Saxon boats using cardboard, foil, straws and many more c... 1st April 2022 Year 1 Create Moving Picture Books Year 1 enjoyed making moving picture books as part of their DT project. They designed and created im... 30th March 2022 Reception Make Easter Baskets Reception enjoyed their DT lesson where parents joined with their child to design and craft Easter b... 29th March 2022 Year 1 Swan Receive 200 Lining Up Points As a reward for achieving 200 'lining up points' this half term, Swan class were awarded with a trip... 25th March 2022 Year 1 Visit King Henry Walk Garden Year 1 really enjoyed their school trip to King Henry Walk Garden. They completed a workshop on how... 21st March 2022 Year 4 Visit Kew Gardens Year 4 loved the visit to Kew Gardens! Many activities were completed on the day such as a visit to ... 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 Erasmus - Welcoming our Erasmus Partner Schools to Viridis With the easing of travel restrictions, children from the partner schools will be visiting us in Jun... 25th May 2022 Erasmus Update - Food and Drink Activities Year 4 have continued to work on their food and drink topic with their partners from Portug... 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... 24th May 2022 Reception Class Visit Brooks Farm Reception class enjoyed their trip to Brooks Farm where they learnt about different types of animals... 23rd May 2022 Year 2 At Walthamstow Wetlands Year 2 had a fantastic time on a mini beast hunt at Walthamstow Wetlands. They learnt lots of fascin... 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 ... 20th May 2022 Reception Class Learn Orienteering Skills Reception children have been learning about their local area by looking at the school from aerial vi... 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 distribut... 22nd March 2022 Green Team's Visit From Hackney Council's Environmental Education Officer Our Green Team were visited by an Environmental Education Officer from Hackney Council to support us... 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' gall... 11th February 2022 Healthy Non-bake Oat Cookies With EYFS The children in EYFS spent an afternoon making healthy 'non-bake oat cookies' to sell during our rec... 11th February 2022 Clay Making with Year 1 Year 1 have been learning about clay this half term in Art. We have looked at different clay models ... 11th February 2022 Year 4 Visit the Museum of London To support their Humanities learning, year 4 took a trip to see the Anglo-Saxon exhibit at the Museu... 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 ... 9th February 2022 Governor Visit Morning It was great seeing collaborative engagement from governors, staff and pupils at our recent Governor... 3rd February 2022 Year 3 Interview the Kitchen Manager During work and enterprise week, year 3 interviewed our school kitchen manager who explained her dai... 3rd February 2022 Year 4 Weaving Workshop Year 4 were visited by a professional weaver who showed the children some of the fabrics she has mad... 3rd February 2022 Librarians Busy at Work The librarians have been working really hard in their jobs. They have been ensuring the book shelves... 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 names fo... 1st February 2022 Timestable Rockstars Awards During our Phase Leader assembly, our Times Table Ambassadors handed out some 'Times Table Rockstars... 1st February 2022 Recycling Across Southwold At Southwold we are trying to recycle more because we understand that plastic can be harmful for the... 1st February 2022 EYFS Meet an Anaesthesiologist and Radiographer In Reception, we met an anaesthesiologist and a radiographer. We found out that an anaesthesiologist... 1st February 2022 Year 2's Animal Workshop Year 2 had the opportunity to learn about exotic animals and how to care for them during a workshop.... 25th January 2022 Year 1 Learn About Police Officers As part of Work and Enterprise Week, year 1 are learning about the role of a Police Officer. They ha... 25th January 2022 Year 1 Become Nurses Last week during PSHCE, year 1 had a visit from a nurse. She spoke to them about how she became a nu... 25th January 2022 EYFS Go On A Learning Walk The children in EYFS are learning about people who help us. This week, they focused on different veh... 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 EYFS Gardeners Children in Reception had a great opportunity to work with our gardener, Alex this week. During the ... 19th January 2022 Our Peer Mediators In Action Some photos of our peer mediators doing what they do best - ensuring children have a safe environmen... 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 Science Museum With Year 3 During Year 3's recent trip to the Science Museum, they went on a Forces Hunt where they had to find... 17th January 2022 Julius Caesar and Google Classroom With Year 3 Year 3 have been using Google Classroom to create a fact file about the Roman general and statesman,... 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 to demo... 12th January 2022 Year 1 Learn About The Local Area Last term year 1 went on a field trip walk to learn more about our local area, including finding hum... 11th January 2022 EYFS Role Play In Their New Veterinary Clinic The children in EYFS have been busy role playing in their new veterinary clinic. They have explored ... 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 work. H... 13th December 2021 Christmas Jumper Day And Lunch With EYFS The children in early years were in full festive spirit during Christmas jumper day, where they enjo... 13th December 2021 Year 6 Practice Compass Reading Skills Year 6 spent a Geography lesson practicing their their compass reading skills in Milfields Park. The... 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... 13th December 2021 Year 1's Bug Hunt Year 1 spent an afternoon hunting bugs in the school's garden! After looking very carefully, they fo... 30th November 2021 Mini Beasts Workshop With Year 1 Year 1 took part in an exciting minibeast workshop, where we learned many new facts. The children we... 29th November 2021 Year 4 Photographers Year 4 have been learning about the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer in their art lessons; as part of ... 29th November 2021 Movement Through Animal Shapes With Reception In PE, reception class have been exploring how to imitate the movement of animals in order to travel... 18th November 2021 Year 4's Teeth Workshop The children in year 4 learnt about all of the different types of human teeth before making their ow... 18th November 2021 Year 6's Heart Workshop Year 6 learnt all about the different parts of the heart during their science workshop. They learnt ... 18th November 2021 Lessons In Loaf With Year 3 Year 3 had a fantastic time learning about how to make bread in a 'Lessons in Loaf' workshop. The ch... 18th November 2021 EYFS Enjoy DT Day With Parents EYFS created their own houses for DT day using a variety of items including lollipop sticks, paper, ... 12th November 2021 DT Day With Year 4 Year 4 spent the afternoon of DT Day sewing juggling balls. The children found it quite tricky at th... 12th November 2021 Year 1 Literacy Project In Year 1 we have been reading The Gruffalo for literacy. One of our children made her own puppet sh... 12th November 2021 Year 1 Learn About Dance This half term year 1 have been learning about dance. This week they practiced moving like animals a... 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 Netball Competition ... 10th November 2021 Young Hackney Tennis Festival Here are some recent photographs of our tennis champions at Young Hackney's Tennis Festival. ... 10th November 2021 Year 6 Visit Into University Year 6 had a week's worth of visits to Into University, where they were divided into four groups; Ma... 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... 10th November 2021 Reception Enjoy Their New Igloo Play Area Children in reception are enjoying the new role play area - igloo! They are learning about Arctic an... 10th November 2021 Turning Flax into Fibre with Year 4 Year 4 have been learning about the different processes involved in turning flax into usable fibre. ... 9th November 2021 Bengali Music Workshop with Year 1 During World week, Year 1 enjoyed the sounds of Bengali music by participating in workshop. They san... 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... 20th October 2021 Year 4's Exciting Capoeira Workshop For 'World Week', Year 4 took part in a very exciting Capoeira workshop. They were taught some basic... 20th October 2021 International Day with EYFS In EYFS, they have been looking at how diverse our world is. They learned about different countries ... 20th October 2021 Year 6 Learn About the Evolution of Plants In science, Year 6 are learning about evolution and inheritance. They have particularly enjoyed lear... 20th October 2021 Year 6 Enjoy an African Drumming Workshop Year 6 enjoyed an African drumming workshop. where they learnt lots of different chants, songs, drum... 13th October 2021 Year 1 Learn About the Five Senses In year 1 we have been learning about the body and the five senses. Here are some photos from our re... 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 Springfield Park... 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... 11th October 2021 Year 3 at the Museum of London Year 3 took a trip to The Museum of London, where they enjoyed watching a short theater production a... 11th October 2021 Being Fit and Healthy in EYFS In EYFS we want to be fit and healthy! During our PE lessons we develop overall body-strength, balan... 11th October 2021 EYFS Coffee Morning - Developing Langauge Parents/Carers really enjoyed the EYFS Developing Language session, where they made sock puppets wit... 5th October 2021 Year 2 Learn About Electricity Year 2 have been learning about electricity and are really enjoying working in pairs to make their o... 1st October 2021 EYFS Enjoy Bring a Dad/Significant Male to School Day We were very happy and excited to welcome our Dads/Significant Males in EYFS this year! It was great... 30th September 2021 Parents as Partners - Hackney Education Online Event Parents/Carers in Hackney - Have your Say! 30th September 2021 Year 3 Put Their Music Skills to Practice Year 3 Put Their Music Skills to Practice 28th September 2021 Year 4 At The Greenwich Royal Observatory Year 4 at The Greenwich Royal Observatory 13th May 2021 Year 2 Art - Clay Work This half term Year 2 are working with clay in Art. The children are using clay to make a relief til... 13th May 2021 Year 3 Gardening Workshop Children having gardening work shops this half term have been focusing on planting seeds which they ... 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 ... 13th May 2021 Year 4 Inspired Sports Workshop Year 4 took part in a multi-sports workshop. The children had the opportunity to take part in a vari... 13th May 2021 Garden Centre Role-play in EYFS! The children in Reception came back to a fabulous garden centre role play area. The children have be... 13th May 2021 Year 3 Science Fun! The children in Year 3 started their new Science Topic ’Plants’ by investigating plants and recordin... 11th May 2021 Year 4 Science - Habitats Year 4 have been learning about animals and their habitats within Science. The children made predict... 11th May 2021 Year 3 Science! Year 3 have been learning about magnets. The children used magnets to test if different materials in... 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 EYFS Art and Craft! As the children in EYFS were learning about transport, they had a go at designing hot air balloons. ... 11th May 2021 Year 2 Dance Year 2 have been studying 'Dance' in their PE lessons. The children were moving around the hall pret... 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 Reading in Early Years Although we have not been able to invite parents in to read on Friday mornings, we still use the tim... 29th January 2021 Reception Phonics The children in Reception have now learnt all of the initial sounds. They have now started to use s... 29th January 2021 Year 6 Into-University Workshop Our Year 6 classes took part in Into-University workshops. Into-University is a charity that aims to... 29th January 2021 Early Years' Gardening Workshop The children in Nursery and Reception have been learning about seeds and bulbs and how plants grow. ... 29th January 2021 Year 4 Teeth Workshop The children in Year 4 had a hands on workshop all about teeth The children learnt about the differe... 29th January 2021 Year 2 Science In Science Year 2 have been learning about sound. In order to investigate how sound travels and how ... 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 Year 6 Heart Surgeons In the Autumn term Year 6 were learning all about the heart. They had the opportunity to be surgeons... 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 4 Gardening Year 4 classes have been learning how to scutch, heckle and spin their home-grown flax fibre into a ... 29th January 2021 Year 3 Chess Lessons Each academic year, our Year 3 pupils participate in weekly sessions. This week the children learned... 29th January 2021 Year 4 Debating In the Autumn term Year 4 were learning about Ancient Greece. In their History lesson they talked ab... 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... 29th January 2021 Year 3 Stone Age Art This the Autumn term Year 3 were learning about the Stone Age. In Art the children used charcoal to ... 29th January 2021 Year 2 Science - Making Electrical Circuits! In the Autumn term Year 2 were learning about electricity and had fun in their Science lessons maki... 29th January 2021 Year 1 History - Florence Nightingale In the Autumn term Year 1 were learning about the life and times of Florence Nightingale. Through r... 29th January 2021 Year 4 Cycling In the Autumn Term Year 4 started their cycling lessons, which will take place weekly. As some of yo... 29th January 2021 Year 3 Science In Year 3 the children carried out an investigation to find out what makes up soil. They set up diff... 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 Year 4 Eat Like Vikings! Last half term Year 4 were learning about life in Viking Britain. Did you know that The Viking peopl... 13th March 2020 Debating Team Success The school debate mate team competed at a school in Bethnal Green against other London schools. The ... 13th March 2020 Museum of Childhood Trip Year 1 Swan and Woodpecker classes went on a trip to the Museum of childhood! The children had a fan... 13th March 2020 Year 2 Trip to The Science Museum Year 2 went on a trip to the Science Museum for their topic on 'Everyday Materials'. They went on an... 13th March 2020 Reception Trip to Discovery Reception classes visited Discovery in Stratford. They learned about story telling and made their ow... 13th March 2020 Eco-Schools Take Action... The Eco-Schools teams from Orchard, Hoxton Garden and Southwold met up to discuss Eco issues and wha... 13th March 2020 The Seven Continents... This week Year 1 have been learning about the 7 continents of the world. The children created their ... 28th November 2019 Southwold is Ofsted Outstanding! Between 16th - 17th October Southwold received a full Section 5 Ofsted Inspection. The inspection te... 31st October 2019 International Evening Just before half term we had ‘World Week’ which culminated in International Evening. We had an amaz... 31st October 2019 Year 2 African Jewellery Workshop The children in Year 2 had a work shop in which they learnt about African tribes and how the differe... 31st October 2019 Animal Footprints in Year 1! Year 1 were learning about some of the animals that can be found in a garden. They learnt that mice ... 31st October 2019 Reception Caring for our Planet! As part of ‘World Week’ the children in Nursery and Reception were learning about how to look after ... 31st October 2019 Year 6 Visit to Natural History Museum Year six visited the Natural History Museum to look at their collection of fossils and to develop th... 7th October 2019 Learning about Autumn! This week the children in Early Years have been learning about the season of autumn. They have been ... 7th October 2019 Busy in Robin Class! The children in Nursery Robin Class have been very busy! In Maths they have been comparing bears by ... 7th October 2019 Bread making in Year 2! The children in Year 2 made the bread using the wheat that they had grown in the garden at school. E... 24th September 2019 Year 4 Flax Workshop This week children in Year 4 had their first gardening lesson of the year. The children were ripplin... 24th September 2019 Year 1 Artists! Year 1 had a great time experimenting using different brush strokes in Art this week. The children a... 24th September 2019 Southwold Pupil Voice Fayre! Last week Southwold hosted the... 24th September 2019 Year 3 Stone Age Hunters and Gatherers This half term Year 3 are learning about the St... 16th September 2019 Drama for Writing in Year 2! Year 2 are reading 'Prince Cinders' in their Literacy lessons. To help them with their writing the c... 16th September 2019 Outdoor Learning in EYFS At Southwold we seek to cover ... 16th September 2019 Learning about 'Evolution Theory' in Year 6 Year 6 are looking at evolution and inheritance this half term. The children looked at some fossils ... 16th September 2019 Learning to be healthy in Year 1! This half term Year 1 have been learning about how to stay healthy. The children in Swan Class had a... 16th September 2019 Parents into Reading! We welcome parents/carers of children in Nursery, Reception, Years 1 & 2 to stay and read with t... 16th September 2019 Welcome to our new Early Years pupils! This week we have been welcoming our children new to Nursery and Reception. For some of these childr... 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 Practical Maths in Year 3! As part of their geometry unit, Year 3 made 3-D shapes using different every day materials! ... 2nd July 2019 Boxercise and Archery in Year 5! As part of 'Keeping Healthy Week' Year 5 Osprey enjoyed lessons in boxercise and archery - not your ... 2nd July 2019 Maths Madness in Year 1 Year 1 had a great afternoon measuring weight using the scales to weigh cubes! ... 6th June 2019 Lessons in Latin! Last half term Year 6 spent an afternoon on Southwold's flourishing roof top garden with Cassie our... 6th June 2019 Ragged School Museum - Year 4 Trip Year 4, who were learning about the Victorians in History, went on a trip the Ragged School Museum. ... 6th June 2019 Walk like an Egyptian! Last half term Year 3 had an exciting workshop linked to the History topic ‘The Ancient Egyptians’. ... 10th May 2019 Design & Technology in Year 2 In Design and Technology, the children in Year 2 designed and then made a healthy packed lunch. They... 10th May 2019 Year 3 Canopic Jars Year 3 had a fantastic afternoon today in Art, making the first part of their Canopic Jars. Art this... 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 afternoon t... 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 learning.... 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... 10th May 2019 Chicks in EYFS! Southwold Early Year's have got some new friends - chicks! The children have been making close obser... 1st April 2019 Collegio El Caton Erasmus Visit The Viridis Schools and El Caton Partnership ha... 1st April 2019 Science Fayre Flubber Fun! The theme for our Science Fayre this year was Flubber! The children had the opportunity to experimen... 26th March 2019 Year 3 Visit Natural History Museum Trip Year 3, who are learning about Earthquakes, too... 8th March 2019 World Book Day Fun! On Thursday 7th March we celeb... 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... 26th February 2019 Lunchtime Gardening Club Lunchtime gardening club have been busy watering and weeding the garden with Cassie and Fran. With t... 31st January 2019 Year 1 visit Museum of Childhood Year 1 went on a trip to the M... 31st January 2019 Spring Term Value Award Winners! These children are the winners of the Spring term Value Awards. They won the awards for; empathy... 28th January 2019 Year 1 Fire Station Visit! Last wee... 28th January 2019 Year 3 Billingsgate Workshop As part of 'work and enterpris... 25th January 2019 Students enjoy exploring the Postal Museum! The pupils really enjoyed visi... 25th January 2019 A hat for Flaxman! The children in Year 4 have created an amazing, new hat ... 22nd January 2019 Parents into Reading Friday was a busy day in Recep... 22nd January 2019 Year 5 Cycle Training The children in Year 5 are completing their Level 1 trai... 18th January 2019 Early Years cooking up a mud stew! The children in EYFS have love... 18th January 2019 Digital Leader Cross-site Meeting Last week the Viridis digital ... 11th January 2019 Holiday Homework Champions Here are the pictures of our Spring 1 homework ... 10th January 2019 EYFS hunting for snails! This week children in Nursery ... 7th January 2019 Hockey and Cricket in Upper School Playground! At the end of the Autumn Term,... 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 a... 18th December 2018 Reception Jay Class do some Christmas baking! On Friday 14th Reception Jay C... 18th December 2018 Christmas Jumpers and Christmas Lunch! On Friday 14th Decem... 14th December 2018 Key Stage 1 Christmas Pantomime This week key Stage 1 were vis... 14th December 2018 Year 2 make their own dye in the garden! This week Year 2 children collected plants and flowers f... 30th November 2018 Hands On Science - Teeth Workshop This week Year 4 had a Hands-on Science worksho... 29th November 2018 Hackney School Streets This week parents, children and staff completed a traffi... 29th November 2018 Hands On Science - Heart Dissection Year 6 had a Hands-On Science Heart Dissection ... 28th November 2018 Cross-Country Success! Pupils from Year 5 Osprey Class and M... 22nd November 2018 Spanish Visitors It was great to w... 21st November 2018 School Council meeting with Caterlink This week our school council met with Keely from Caterlink (area mana... 21st November 2018 Year 1 visit Spitalfields Farm Year 1 visited Spitalfields Ci... 20th November 2018 Year 1 get out and about in Clapton! Year 1, who are learning about their local area... 20th November 2018 Viridis School Council Meeting The Viridis School Council mee... 19th November 2018 Leaf Printing in Nursery Nursery Robin Class went to the garden to collect a vari... 16th November 2018 Run, run, as fast as you can... Nursery have been reading 'The Gingerbread Man'. They le... 16th November 2018 Going Green in Year 6... Year 6 are learning about 'sustainability' and ... 14th November 2018 We're going on a bug hunt... Year 1 went on the look out fo... 13th November 2018 Barefoot Opera visit Southwold! This week Year 5 had a fantastic opportunity to work wit... 12th November 2018 Ofsted Success! On 25th September Southwold Primary School received a short one day i... 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' status ... 6th November 2018 Reception class get digging! The children in Reception Jay enjoyed their workshop with Cassie and Fran. They helped to tend to th... 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... 6th November 2018 Getting crafty in Reception Reception linked their Design and Technology day to their Traditional Tales topic. They invited pare... 6th November 2018 Baking in Reception The children in Reception are learning about traditional tales this half term. Jay Class set about m... 5th November 2018 Year 6 trip to Natural History Museum Year 6 went to the Natural History Museum. There they saw fossils, skulls and skeletons found by pal... 5th November 2018 Homework Champions A huge well done to our Autumn2 homework champions who won golden awards for creating excellent proj... 31st October 2018 Year 4 Flax Workshop Year 4 children were learning how to scutch, heckle and spin their homegrown flax fibre into a ball ... 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... 29th October 2018 London's Burning... Year 2 visited St Paul's Cathedral, to learn about how the building was affected by the great fire o... 29th October 2018 Becoming Florence Nightingale! Year 1 learnt about Florence Nightingale in Autumn1. Florence Nightingale was famous for her nursing... 19th October 2018 Democracy Day This week we had our Democracy Day where the new class and school councillors were elected. Councill... 19th October 2018 It's Another Harvest Festival... This week we celebrated Harvest at Southwold. A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occur... 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 Year 2 Bread Making Workshop Year 2 had a workshop on bread making! 'Lessons in Loaf' teaches pupils how to turn their homegrown ... 3rd October 2018 Bring A Significant Male to School Last Wednesday we were joined by significant males (dads, granddads, uncles, brothers, cousins...) w... 28th September 2018 Homework Champions! Children created many excellent holiday homework projects during the Summer reflecting their up-comi... 14th September 2018 Welcome Back Everyone! At the end of the Summer term, we held our first ever Viridis Federation Music Festival at Hackney R... 2nd August 2018 Viridis are celebrated in the Childnet Digital Leaders newsletter The work of our digital leaders has been celebrated in the Childnet Digital Leaders newsletter, dist... 30th June 2017 Digital leaders design e-safety leaflet Last week, the Viridis digital leaders met at Southwold to collaborate on and create an e-safety lea...
