Our school is a Philosophy for Children Gold school. We are proud that we encourage children to turn their thinking into talk. We are teaching the children to:
Learn about talk
Learn to talk
Learn through talk
Currently, we are aspiring to achieve ‘Oracy Bronze’. Our first step is to have talk guidelines in each class, that are used by adults and children to ensure children can articulate clearly through talk and writing. Developing articulacy skills is also one of our school Learning Dispositions.
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...
Our thoughts . . . .
Hello, we are the P4C ambassadors at our school. In the philosophy lessons in our classes, we have been helping other children join discussions, and we have enjoyed getting them to think deeply about the big questions that we all come up with. It is nearly the end of...
Questions, Questions, Questions . . .
Riley 4 class has been exploring the exciting world of philosophical thinking by learning how to ask big, meaningful questions. In their P4C lessons, the children practise wondering about life and the world around them, and they have discovered that a good question...
Year 3’s Fantastic Trip to the History Museum!
On today's trip we looked and learnt about volcanic eruptions. We visited a room where we met a member of the museum named Anthony. He showed us different rocks from when a volcano erupted and left behind some pieces. I learnt that lava is about 60 or 70 kilometres...
Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday in Year 3!
This week in Year 3, we had a very special reason to celebrate- Sir David Attenborough turning 100! Inspired by his incredible work protecting our planet, the children took part in a thoughtful and powerful P4C lesson all about caring for the Earth. Learning About Our...
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...
Springing forward with P4C
Children across the school have continued to use P4C to develop their critical thinking this term with a keen focus on being collaborative. Along with caring, creative and critical, collaborative is one of the 4 C's that supports how we teach the subject and the...
P4C in Year 3
This week in Philosophy for Children (P4C), Year 3 have been exploring big ideas, practising collaboration and thinking deeply about what brings people together. What Does It Mean to Be Collaborative? We kicked off by unpacking the word collaborative. The children...
World Book Day with Kapoor Class – Book Reviews
First, we chose our favourite books from Miss Glen's special cupboard. These are books we have read before. Then, we completed our "Digital Forms" with the name of the book, the author and our favourite part. After that, we practiced our Book Review, ready for...
Can Kapoor class write their own word problems?
Every Friday we enjoy Problem Solving Friday. This week, we are learning about addition and subtraction within 20. To support this, the children had some word problems to solve using their bead string and whiteboards. Solving and recording our number sentences and...