Outdoor learning
At Lansbury Lawrence, we are incredibly lucky to have extensive outdoor grounds. The main school building was designed with large accessible spaces on either side. We take huge pride in these areas, and over the years have landscaped them to maximise areas for play while also having natural areas to support habitats and maintain mature growth. Some of our trees were planted by royalty! We have a wide range of fruit trees, and our raspberry bushes are popular with the children when the fruit is ripe. Our ‘secret garden’ is home to chickens, and a small pond area too.
In 2018, we were awarded the Tower Hamlets in Bloom ‘Best Newcomer’ award, in recognition of our grounds. The following year, 2019, we went on to win the ‘Best Educational Establishment’ award.
Edible Playground
In 2018, the mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, officially opened our Edible Playground in one of our playgrounds. The Edible Playgound was designed and built by the charity ‘Trees for Cities’. We have a large area of raised beds, where we grow and harvest fruit and vegetables. Every child within the school has a timetabled half term to work with Joe, our school gardener, to learn about growing food through the seasons. We run family gardening sessions during school holidays, to continue the planting and harvesting cycle all year round. Have a look at the films we made with Trees for Cities below, for some planting top tips.
Eco Committee
Our Eco Committee is made up of children from across the school, who care about our environment. In 2019, they confidently spoke about how we have improved our energy usage, waste and biodiversity at Lansbury Lawrence, to an assessor as part of our Eco Schools progress. As a result of this, we were the first school in Tower Hamlets to receive the Eco Schools Green Flag Award. We are so incredibly proud of everyone at Lansbury Lawrence for all of their work making our environment a better place.
Forest School
We believe Forest School supports children to become healthy, resilient, creative and independent learners, while nurturing understanding and respect for our environment. Every child in the school has timetabled Forest School sessions. These sessions are currently led by Ms Boglietti, a trained Forest School practitioner. As part of our continued professional development programme for teachers, we have also trained Ms King (Early Years lead teacher) as a Forest School practitioner, as part of our on-going commitment to outdoor teaching and learning.
Creepy Crawlies and Curious Minds!
This summer term, Hamilton Class have been busy exploring the wonderful world of mini-beasts! We have been learning all about different insects and creatures, their special features, and the habitats they live in. The children discovered that mini-beasts can be found...
Final Day at South Downs!
The final day of the Year 5 residential began with breakfast before the children loaded their luggage onto the coach, ready for the final adventure of the trip. They then made their way to Saltdean Beach, where they met up with Ellie and Jo. The children began the...
Day 2 at South Downs!
Day 2 began bright and early at 7am. After brushing their teeth and getting ready for the day ahead, the children enjoyed breakfast at 8am. They tucked into a delicious breakfast of hash browns, baked beans and scrambled eggs, giving them plenty of energy for the busy...
Day 1 at South Downs!
Our Year 5 children arrived safely at the South Downs and were full of excitement as their adventure began. The day started with an exploration of Tablehurst Farm, where the children met a range of animals including chicks, pigs and cows. They were fascinated by...
Year 3 Reflection
What an exciting half term it has been in Year 3! Our learning journey has taken us high up into the mountains and deep inside volcanoes as we explored the amazing world we live in. This is what the children have been saying this term: Hi everyone! I hope you all had...
What a time we have had in Kapoor Class!
In Kapoor class we have a busy six weeks. As well as going to the farm and writing about our trip in English Lessons, we learned about positional and directional language in Maths. In our Wider Curriculum lessons, we enjoyed learning about editing text on our...
👨🌾☀️Mudchute Farm ☀️🚜
Year 1 set off on a bright, sunny (and very windy!) morning for our trip to Mudchute Farm. The excitement started the moment we boarded the DLR, with children spotting landmarks out the windows and chatting about which animals they hoped to see. We arrived ready to...
Kapoor’s Trip to Mudchute Farm
On Wednesday, we went to Mudchute Farm. We loved it! First, we walked to the DLR and changed trains at Canary Wharf. Next, we arrived at Mudchute DLR. We walked down a long, long dirt road. We could hear the birds singing. They sounded beautiful. Then, we walked into...
Reception in Bloom
Spring has arrived in Reception, and the children have been busy exploring all the wonderful changes this season brings. We’ve been noticing new colours, new growth, and lots of signs that the world around us is waking up again. The children enjoyed a lovely walk to...
Science Week in Year 3
We began our science investigation by exploring how flowers drink water. Each group placed a white flower into a glass pot filled with water and added a different food colouring to each one. We also kept one pot with clear water to use as our control. Our question...