18
Jun
Thu
Hoxton Garden’s Got Talent Show
Thu
18
Jun
2026
@ 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
@ 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Year 1
Welcome to the Year 1 page
Year 1 Team
Petra Beckmann
Year 1 Lily Class TeacherTeaching Staff, Year 1
Sevtap Isik
Music Teacher / Music Subject LeaderNursery, Reception, Teaching Staff, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Aranzazu Perez Perdomo
Spanish Teacher / MFL Subject LeaderNursery, Reception, Teaching Staff, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Natalee Colbron
Spanish TeacherNursery, Reception, Teaching Staff, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
- 17th June 2026
REC and KS1 Create Summer Mural
REC and KS1 Create Summer Mural
Claire the Artist joined us this week to work with Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 on a fantastic summer mural for the playground. Using powder paint and chalk, the…
- 10th June 2026
Year 2’s Got Talent!
Year 2’s Got Talent!
With Hoxton's Got Talent just around the corner, Year 2 pupils have been taking part in the first stage of auditions and using their democracy skills to vote for who…
- 2nd June 2026
Science Coffee Morning 2026
Science Coffee Morning 2026
Before half term, Hoxton rounded off its curiously brilliant Science Day with a coffee morning for families, exploring simple and engaging ways to enjoy science at home together. It was…
- 21st May 2026
Year 1 Discover Changes in Homes Over Time
Year 1 Discover Changes in Homes Over Time
Year 1 visited the Museum of the Home as part of their history topic, Changes in the Home. They explored rooms from different eras to see how homes, appliances and…
- 20th May 2026
Year 2 Investigate Woodlice
Year 2 Investigate Woodlice
Year 2 conducted an investigation to discover which conditions woodlice prefer! After carefully collecting some woodlice from the garden, they set up their investigation and patiently observed the results.
- 19th May 2026
Hackney Moves School Challenge – Running Weekend Race
Hackney Moves School Challenge – Running Weekend Race
Hoxton Garden took part in the Schools’ 1 Mile Race as part of the Hackney Half Race Weekend! A huge well done to all of our children who took part,…
- 8th May 2026
Year 2 Celebrate Families Through Poetry
Year 2 Celebrate Families Through Poetry
Year 2 were inspired by their Families' Week text to write rhyming poems celebrating the uniqueness of every family. After a shared writing session, they performed their poems to the…
- 6th February 2026
Enterprise Fayre 2026
Enterprise Fayre 2026
Creativity Meets Entrepreneurship at the Hoxton Garden Enterprise Fayre! Our pupils designed, branded and promoted their own products before selling them to make a real profit. From big ideas to…
- 23rd January 2026
Year 2 Publish Fact Files on Marcus Rashford
Year 2 Publish Fact Files on Marcus Rashford
Year 2 have been publishing their fact files on Marcus Rashford using Purple Mash, creating different text boxes for each sub-heading. They enjoyed combining their literacy and computing skills to…
- 13th January 2026
Year 1 Make Jam Sandwiches
Year 1 Make Jam Sandwiches
In Literacy this week, Year 1 became experts at writing instructions for making a jam sandwich. The highlight of the week was following their own instructions to create delicious, mouthwatering…
- 19th December 2025
Children’s Book Project Gift Story Books
Children’s Book Project Gift Story Books
In partnership with Children's Book Project, Hoxton Garden were able to gift every child in the school a book of their choice from an exciting collection. What a fantastic way…
- 19th December 2025
Year 2 go on a Sound Collecting Mission
Year 2 go on a Sound Collecting Mission
Year 2 found inspiration in the poem, 'The Sound Collector' by Roger McGough and went on a sound collecting mission down Hoxton High Street to gather ideas for their own…
- 12th December 2025
Year 1 Farm Adventures
Year 1 Farm Adventures
Year 1 visited Spitalfields City Farm for Science. They spotted lots of animals and discussed whether they were carnivores, herbivores or omnivores. They also explored animal groups, from mammals to…
- 21st October 2025
Halloween Themed Staff Breakfast
Halloween Themed Staff Breakfast
A spooky staff breakfast start to the day! Huge thanks to our incredible staff for all that you do — we couldn’t boo it without you!
- 17th October 2025
International Evening 2025
International Evening 2025
Thank you to all of the families who donated delicious homemade dishes for our annual International Evening. School events would not be as successful without all of your kindness and…
- 16th October 2025
International Dress Day 2025
International Dress Day 2025
Last week was full of colour as our children celebrated #International Dress Day! They wore #traditional outfits and shared the stories behind them; a celebration of diversity and pride!
- 3rd October 2025
Staff Training with Hackney REU
Staff Training with Hackney REU
Staff at Viridis Schools took part in a number of training sessions on trauma informed practice led by Joe from Hackney REU. Staff explored additional strategies to support pupils with…
- 26th September 2025
Bring a Significant Male to School 2025
Bring a Significant Male to School 2025
This week, Hoxton Garden celebrated Bring a Significant Male to School Day! Year 2 built 3D shape dice to play a place value game, while other year groups enjoyed educational…
- 17th September 2025
Year 1 Read Owl Babies
Year 1 Read Owl Babies
As part of Year 1’s Big Six texts, they enjoyed reading Owl Babies, exploring the baby owls’ feelings and describing the nest in pairs.
- 3rd July 2025
Year 2 Learn Fencing
Year 2 Learn Fencing
As part of Keeping Healthy Week, Year 2 had a brilliant time fencing! They learnt how to lunge, parry, advance, retreat and be en garde.
- 26th June 2025
Hispanic Day 2025
Hispanic Day 2025
Hoxton Garden was bursting with colour for Hispanic Day 2025! Pupils learned Spanish through classic playground games like Chocolate & El pañuelo, dressed up in flamenco, football and folkloric outfits,…
- 22nd May 2025
Year 2 Become Scientists
Year 2 Become Scientists
As scientists, year 2 had to take on many responsibilities during their investigation. First, they identified micro-habitats, then they used a tally to collect data on the number of mini-beasts,…
- 14th May 2025
Gardening with Year 1
Gardening with Year 1
Year 1 enjoyed a gardening workshop with one of our school gardeners, Alice. They learnt about the different parts of a plant and identified which part of a plant they…
- 12th May 2025
Grandparents’ Tea
Grandparents’ Tea
Our Grandparents' Tea was a wonderful success! Grandparents enjoyed cakes, sandwiches, word searches and puzzles with their grandchildren. A huge thank you to all our staff, especially Beverley, for organising…
Year 1 Events
Hoxton Garden’s Got Talent Show
Thu
18
Jun
2026
@ 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
@ 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Summer Fayre
Fri
03
Jul
2026
@ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
@ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Year 1 End of Year Celebration Assembly
Tue
07
Jul
2026
@ 9:15 am - 9:45 am
@ 9:15 am - 9:45 am
Children meet their new class teacher
Wed
15
Jul
2026
@ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
@ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm