by Tim Harrington | Mar 18, 2022 | Hirst Class 2021/22, Maths, Music
This morning, Hirst Class took part in STEAM activities in class. Our activities centred around the ‘M’ in STEAM – Maths! One of the activities was the Domino Game. We worked collaboratively in teams of 4 to match the number patterns with our...
by Sam Norman | Mar 3, 2022 | Hirst Class 2021/22, Peggy Angus Class 2021/22
First, we ate lunch in the glorious sunshine and surroundings of Greenwich. Then we went down to the river to find artefacts. We found lots of brickwork from the war-time destruction… some teeth… Victorian clay pipes… and Victorian pottery. We walked...
by Lansbury | Feb 24, 2022 | Geography, Hadid Class 2021/22, Hirst Class 2021/22, History
Today we went to the Old Royal Navy college for mud larking near the River Thames. We were looking for pieces of treasure from 2000 or less years ago. We all found: seashells; interesting rocks; old bricks; horse/cow bones; oyster shells; clams; Victorian tiles; bits...
by Tim Harrington | Feb 10, 2022 | Hirst Class 2021/22
This blog is created and written by the children of Hirst Class.This half term we have been learning about the causes and consequences of WWII. We have explored a range of sources to gather evidence and information, which was also supported by our trip to the Imperial...
by Tim Harrington | Feb 7, 2022 | Hadid Class 2021/22, Hirst Class 2021/22, Kahlo Class 2021/22, Lichtenstein Class 2021/22, Maths, Peggy Angus Class 2021/22, Riley Class 2021/22, Van Gogh Class 2021/22
Thirty children across Yr4, 5 and 6 took part in a ten week maths tutoring programme in Autumn. This involved 2 x 45 minute online tutor sessions per week, to help raise confidence and secure concepts such as Place Value, Number and calculation strategies. Children...
by Tim Harrington | Feb 7, 2022 | Hirst Class 2021/22, Science
On Friday 4th February, Hirst Class worked with teachers from Dreamachine , who delivered creative science lessons exploring the power of the brain with perception and illusion. Children engaged with different activities to discuss questions such as: ‘How do I see the...
