Riley Class Learning Story

Riley’s Return

After several weeks in lockdown, students in Riley class returned to school over the last two days, and they have written this blog to tell everyone about their time back in class. "Three months ago, Monday would have just been a normal start to another week at...

Riley Class go Online

With our school having moved to online learning in light of the recent school closures, students in Riley Class have already embraced Google Classrooms and have started to explore the online resources that the school has provided to them. Learning packs were also sent...

STEAM Day 2020

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...

Anglo Saxons & Scots Immersion

Riley class had a fun day immersing themselves into their new learning theme this term which is on Anglo Saxons and the Scots. They learnt a brief timeline of Anglo Saxon history which they will deepen their knowledge on this term. They made a map of early Britain...

“Hear, hear!”

In English recently, Riley have been sharpening their debating skills. The children started by thinking aloud to explore their ideas and consider more than one side of an argument, then a passionate formal debate was soon underway. The class drew on the assistance of...

Musicians in the making.

With the musical instruments lessons carrying through into the new half term, Riley Class are looking forward to continuing to embrace the opportunity and seeing what they can make of their musical talents. Playing some sweet jazz. The children's enthusiasm has...

Riley class have an ‘electric’ time

Riley class have an ‘electric’ time

Riley class had a fun- packed Science lesson being mini electricians when they were building circuits. They were given some resources - a light bulb, 2 crocodile wires and batteries then had to work out how to connect them together correctly to make a complete...

Family Science experiments

Thank you to parents and children who have been sending in their amazing photographs of the Family Science experiments! These look phenomenal! I hope it is helping children learn more about the science around them (especially in their homes) and you are enjoying the...

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...

Place Value in Maths

Riley class started their Maths topic today by completing a carousel of various activities that are all about Place Value. They used concrete resources to represent 3 and 4 digit numbers, estimated the amount of sweets in various jars, partitioned numbers in different...

Riley’s Community Immersion day

Riley class had a wonderful first day back today after a restful summer break. Our learning theme this term is all about Community so the class spent the afternoon researching about Tower Hamlets and its rich and diverse community. Have a look at some of the tasks the...

Seeds of knowledge

Seeds of knowledge

Year 3 became seed scientists today during our lesson on seed dispersal. First, we identified the different ways plants dispersed their seeds. We cam up with: Animals, Water, Wind and Explosions! Once we had decided the categories, we investigated a wide variety of...

“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...

We love weaving!

We love weaving!

Hepworth Class found out that Anglo-Saxons made their clothes by weaving and so we travelled back in time to the Anglo-Saxon period to have a go ourselves! First, we made a loom out of card by cutting notches in each side of a rectangle. Then, we wrapped thick wool...