Our creative juices were flowing at Alexandra yesterday as we all joined in on the Artsmark's Day To Create. Children of all ages participated in DARE TO INVENT - a day full of invention. We tried to look at things from a different perspective, with...
This week year 5 have been making healthy smoothies and snacks. We started of by identifying the different food groups in our recipes and establishing what makes the recipe healthy. We then used a range of skills including chopping, measuring and blending to create scrumptious...
Art Club has been very popular this year, with around 20 Year 5s and Year 6s attending each week. For our final week today, we finished work on our backdrops and created a cave for the Year 6 production of Aladdin. We also took home of the...
Year 6 attended the Junior Citizenship at Bounds Green Scout Park. The children attended different stations where they explored scenarios and learned how to deal and manage situations. The children worked closely with the police, fire brigade, TFL staff and Gang Prevention team to learn...
Reception and Nursery have been taking part in the walking bear challenge this half term. The children take it in turns to take home the walking bear and then they write a diary entry based on their journey to and from school with the bear....
On Thursday, Year 4 had a fabulous trip to the Science Museum. First, we visited the 'Secret Life Of The Home' exhibition which allowed us to explore the development of appliances in the home, particularly looking at how electricity has helped us. Then, we had the...
Children in Year 5 who attend drama club and a part of a reading group were invited to watch a performance of 'Wolf', an adaptation of the traditional tale Three Little Pigs at McQueen's Theatre. It was an amazing show, they were such good dancers! -...
Panama class visited Woodgreen Library. They walked beautifully with their partners, walking sensibly, and carefully on the way to the library. At the library they had a tour, they joined in with some songs, explored lots of books and then made a wonderful craft sculpture...
Year 5 experienced a virtual author event with Phil Earle. He explained how he became a published author and the battle he faced as a young boy, growing to love reading. The session was also an opportunity to hear Phil read extracts from his books:...
Last week was healthy eating week. During this week, all classes across the school educated children on the importance of eating healthy. We discussed the importance of a well balanced diet and built meal plans to ensure they where aware of the nutritious requirements. The...