Hokusai Class Learning Story
A busy week in Year 1 again
This week has been so busy in Year 1. We have been learning all about one more/one less in maths, writing some beautiful sentences about our book, Home by Carson Ellis, and continuing to explore our senses in science. Not to mention, we have been treated to a special...
Hokusai Are Learning Online!
The entire school are learning how to teach and learn lessons online, but that hasn't stopped us in Hokusai class! We have been using lots of different platforms to create activities and learn lots of different things! So far we've been continuing on with our reading...
Year 3 Fractions Fun!
Both Hokusai Class and Hepworth Class have begun learning about fractions! Year 3's new focus in mathematics is learning about different types of fractions and understanding what this looks like in pictures. This morning we completed 5 different fractions activities...
Money, Money, Money!
Year 3 have been working hard to learn about the UK's system of money, and the difference between pounds and pence. We have learnt what the different coins look like and are starting to know how to add our coins to make a certain amount! Today we all had one coin each...
STEAM Day 2020
What is STEAM? STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths. At Lansbury Lawrence, we have a special celebration of the subjects once a year during British Science Week, called STEAM Day. STEAM Day is very special because children have the...
Making Fruit Salads
This term in Hokusai class we have been learning about how to stay healthy by eating nutritious foods and exercising. We have learnt the differences in food groups and what we need to eat to ensure our bodies get the right nutrients. We know that fibre (fruit and...
It takes guts!
Yesterday, year 3 went on a trip to the Science Museum. First, we looked at lots of interesting objects associated with medicine and the human body, including a real human heart! After lunch, we has a really interesting workshop about food and our digestive system. we...
We love coding!
Hokusai class spent Friday afternoon exploring coding using the chromebooks in their classroom. As Arafat explains, you find code on a computer, tablet or on a phone. You also find it in a laptop or a chromebook. You could also use code to do a robot! Coding, said...
“Together at Christmas”
Last Thursday we had our performances of our Christmas show for years 1,2 & 3 called "Together at Christmas". The show was a celebration of this special time of year and each class sang a Christmas song, read a poem or a wonderful Christmas themed reading. Well...
Sharing Stories
Over the past few weeks, our class have studied character and setting description. We then wrote a chapter to the book we have been studying - Varjak Paw. On Friday, we had the privilege of reading our finished chapters to Year 3. Pupils took turns to share their...
Year 3 visit the Stone Age
Hepworth and Hokusai Classes have had lots of fun learning about Stone Age art this half term. Maybe cave paintings are the very first form of visual art? We have made handprints, like those found in the Lascaux caves, and have made our paints using natural materials,...
Our trip to the Half Moon Theatre by Hokusai class
Mysha reports: I saw an amazing play! The play was called “Rumpelstiltskin”. They used puppets for the characters they also used magnets to keep everything on. Other schools came to see the play. If you don’t know about “Rumpelstiltskin” it’s about a girl who has to...
Our trip to the Natural History by Dawud in Hokusai Class
Today we went on a trip to the Natural History Museum. We went to a workshop where we got to learn lots about fossils. We also went up an escalator in the museum which was so long! When it was lunch I had a sandwich, grapes, biscuit and Sunbites. I think our trip was...
Nimble fingers and speedy keys
Hokusai Class logged on to the Chrome books this afternoon for the first time in Year 3 to practise their digital literacy skills. Touch typing is an essential skill for would-be coders and improved fluency helps children become confident ICT users. Keeping their...
Hokusai class get even (and a bit odd)!
Today in maths Hokusai class used multifix blocks and visual representations to explore what an odd and an even number look like. What happens when you add two odd numbers together? What happens when both numbers are even? Do blocks made with an odd number of cubes...
Legends of the Internet
Last week, Lansbury Lawrence was visited by ParentZone & Google to talk all about online safety. There were two people who helped us - Jenny and Jennie! They brought lots of energy to our afternoon and invited us to join them on a journey to Interland. We learned...
A Million Dreams
This afternoon at 2pm is our Year 2 Performance of A Land Of Magical Sleep, a musical supported by the National Theatre. Here is a clip from a rehearsal of the finale where the children sing the song A Million Dreams. Click link to watch.
“Make Music Day” 21st June 2019 : Our School Celebration
Today we celebrated “Make Music Day” or “World Music Day” which is a celebration of music around the world on June 21st. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. We had...
Give it all you’ve got!
Today we sang a song in singing assembly called "Give it all you've got", which is a song about having pride in the things we do at school, working hard and having fun with our friends...Click below to watch video.
Eid Mubarak
We were lucky with the weather today, as this afternoon it was beautiful sunshine for our Eid family picnic. It was wonderful to see families sharing food and enjoying each other's company in our school grounds. We are very lucky to have such fantastic outdoor areas...
Photography Club
In photography club we looked at the story of the Cottingly Fairies. In 1917 two little girls called Elsie and Frances were playing with a camera, they decided to create some fairies to take photos of but because photography was so new people had not realised you...
2A learn about poetry!
This week year 2A and 2B have been learning about the features of poetry. They have been discussing rhythm and rhyme and what it takes to make a good poem. Working collaboratively they have produced some poetry based on their recent trip to the edible garden.
Happy Easter!
An annual feature at Lansbury Lawrence is the Easter hat parade, where the whole school comes together, and children in years 1-6 get to strut along a catwalk wearing their wonderful self-made hat creation. Recycled materials feature prominently, as does personal...
STEAM Co. Day for British Science Week
Monday was a day like no other at Lansbury Lawrence. All of our children went off timetable for the day, and were allowed to explore the school to engage with different Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths activities. It was wonderful to see our older and...
Safer Internet Day 2019 at Lansbury Lawrence
Online safety focus across the school on February 5th 2019 Left: Year 1 discuss how to keep your personal information safe online. This Tuesday, Lansbury Lawrence marked Safer Internet Day with exciting lessons covering some very important online safety rules....