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- Year 6 got parents and carers into the Christmas spirit in their annual sing-a-long. They sang new h...
- Hoxton Garden hosted the first cross site Digital Leaders meeting. They shared their thoughts and id...
- Reminder; Parents/Carers, you are all welcome to join us for this year’s festive seasonal perf...
- Year 2 loved being poets in Literacy. They used Roger McGough’s poem, The Sound Collector for ...
- Year 6 got hands on in their Science workshop dissecting hearts! They identified the main features o...
- EYFS dived into the world of imagination through puppet play. They used new language as they engaged...
- Year 1 loved being cartographers. They navigated themselves through the local area using simple maps...
- Our Reading Champions attended their first Zoom meeting of the year. Children from across the boroug...
- Year 4 enjoyed their second Apollo Music workshop where they listened to the amazing string quartet ...
- EYFS wore their best odd socks for Anti-Bullying week with all donations going towards Anti-Bullying...
- Exploring the realm of digital creativity, our Year 3 students recently delved into an exciting comp...
- School councillors from Orchard, Southwold and Hoxton met up for their first Cross-Site School Counc...
- Year 2 enjoyed their discovery workshop in ICT. They created animated adverts using iMovie to talk ...
- Year 3 loved their visit to the temple where they immersed themselves in the cultural and religious ...
- EYFS loved exploring through the Museum of the Home. They were fascinated by the changes of technolo...
- KS2 had a special visit from author, Zanib Mian. She shared what inspired her to get into her career...
- Year 5 created Viking Boats for DT day. They used recycling materials such as cardboard, water bottl...
- The Debate Mate team attended the first launch at the Emmanuel Centre. They watched a live debate ab...
- Year 2 became engineers for DT day. They created waterproof vehicles for our teddy, using variety of...
- Year 3 got hands on in their Homegrown Bread Workshop. They turned wheat into flour, flour into doug...
- Year 2 went exploring through the playground where they discovered magic beans and giant footprints!...
- Dear Parents/Carers, you have been invited to attend our annual seasonal performance. Please make a ...
- We are welcoming parents and carers to come support their child and their peers to make exciting des...
- Yesterday the finale of the Spelling Bee was held at Orchard with Viridis semi-finalists competing. ...
- Year 1 enjoyed their discovery workshop in ICT. They created their own posters using various tools o...
- Hoxton Garden is proud to announce that we have received another Optimus Education Leading Parent Pa...
- As part of Democracy Week the candidates for Head and Deputy Head roles shared their manifestos in t...
- Year 3 loved dressing in their cultural clothing yesterday! They completed many fun activities such ...
- Our children took part in a fun Art competition with the theme being World Week. A huge congratulati...
- Hoxton Garden Reading Champions attended their first meeting of the year! They met with other Readin...
- Year 1 participated in a dance workshop for World Week. They practised Kenyan dancing, ensuring they...
- Year 6 led the first assembly of the academic year, a WW2 presentation. They spoke about significant...
- Year 6 took part in a dance workshop for World Week. They danced to Afro beat music ensuring they we...
- Peer Mediators had their first training session. They learnt about their roles and responsibilities ...
- Year 1 have been learning all about coding in IT. Using the app Daisy the Dinosaur, they created com...
- Year 2 visited St Paul’s Cathedral to learn about the Great Fire of London. They climbed 528 s...
- EYFS went on an exciting mini beast hunt. They explored the playground to see the different insects ...
- We held our first Language for Leaders session on Thursday 12th October at Orchard Primary Schools. ...
- Year 1 visited Young V&A Museum to explore through all the toys from the past! They were in awe ...
- Year 6 visited the Royal Air Force Museum to learn all about WW2. They had an interactive workshop w...
- A big thank you to the adults who joined us on ‘Bring a #Significant Male to School’ day...
- Year 2 enjoyed their Literacy lesson where they refined their handwriting and team working skills. T...
- Year 3 celebrated the multi-sport festival at Britannia Leisure Centre. They learnt sporting and tea...
- Year 5 began their Autumn Art pieces, painting Viking Boats. They used a range of tools and techniqu...
- Year 2 have been focusing on partitioning two digit numbers in Maths. They used dienes to help with ...
- Year 1 have settled brilliantly this week! They learnt cursive handwriting in English, used ten fram...
- Year 6 have begun the year delving into E-safety in IT. They designed and created robot toy adverts,...
- Here are some pictures taken on Hispanic Day which the children loved celebrating! ...
- To support KS1 into KS2 transition, Year 4 wrote and read letters giving advice to the children in Y...
- Year 1 celebrated Hispanic day last week. They dressed in red and yellow and completed a catwalk to ...
- Year 6 had their final kayaking session where they played many games and used all the skills they ha...
- Year 6 loved their day at Adventure Island. There was thrills and spills on the roller coaster ̵...
- Year 3 enjoyed their second Enterprise lesson where they harvested, marketed and sold their produce...
- Well done to all our pupils and staff for being awarded the afPE Quality Mark for Physical Education...
- Year 1 visited Southend to enjoy the beach and water! They also completed a #treasure hunt and compa...
- Ready, Set, Read! The Summer Reading Challenge has started across all Hackney Libraries – chil...
- EYFS enjoyed DT day with the theme being ‘Pirates’. They role-played and dressed as pir...
- Year 4 visited the Natural History Museum to learn about volcanoes and the layers of the Earth. They...
- Week 5 of kayaking and the Year 6 pupils are venturing down the canal! With their new skills and con...
- Our Sports Day 2023 commences! Well done for everyone taking part showcasing amazing sportsmanship a...
- Year 4 developed their golfing skills at Southwold. They took turns to try and hit the ball into the...
- EYFS enjoyed their IT workshop where they learnt how to create a collage of photos using the app Pic...
- Year 6 visited Olympic Park to refine their map reading skills. They learnt how to orientate their m...
- Year 1 enjoyed looking at the life-cycle of a runner bean. They used their watering cans to water al...
- Year 2 became budding film-makers, directors and actors in their recent IT workshop. They used iMovi...
- The Eco Warriors participated in their last cross site meeting. They discussed the successes of the ...
- It’s competition time! With our summer attendance challenge, children could win a family ticke...
- Third week in and year 6 had made amazing progress at #kayaking. They have taken it like ducks to wa...
- Year 4 took part in a Discovery workshop on stop motion animation to develop their computing skills....
- Day 1 The students partook in climbing, problem solving and fencing. They enjoyed working with Orcha...
- Year 6 tested their mental and physical agility in Maths coffee morning where they played times tabl...
- Week two of Year 6 kayaking has gone swimmingly! They learnt how to build a raft and how to change d...
- As part of PHSE, Year 1 brought in a baby picture of themselves. They had fun guessing who each pict...
- Lights! Cameras! Action! Year 6 have begun rehearsals for their end of year production, ‘The G...
- EYFS have enjoyed their new topic ‘splash’ where they learnt about a range of sea creatu...
- Year 4 have been exploring volcanoes in Humanities. They created their own models of the structure o...
- Year 6 have been creating wildlife portraits in Art. They perfected their blending techniques to rep...
- Year 6 got their first taste of kayaking at Regents Canal. They demonstrated excellent collaboration...
- Hoxton Garden Reading Champions have been privileged to take part in the Yoto Carnegie Shadowing Sch...
- Join Cycling Club Hackney on Sunday 11th June at Well Street Common Festival for fun cycle races as ...
- Year 6 have been learning about tessellations in Maths. Using their knowledge on 2D shapes, symmetry...
- Year 3 enjoyed their gardening workshop where learnt the science behind growing seeds, planting and ...
- Year 5 visited Suleymaniye Mosque as part of their RE topic on the Pillars of Islam. They had a tour...
- Year 4 turned their classroom into an Art gallery and became Art critics for the day. They evaluated...
- Our School Councillors interviewed Nicola from the school’s catering company, Nourish. They de...
- EYFS enjoyed visiting their new grand library with many books to read from and cushions to rest on! ...
- Year 4 visited the Ragged School Museum and experienced a Victorian lesson as a poor child in 1869. ...
- Congratulations to our winners for the Carbon Monster competition! Winners received a signed book fr...
- EYFS attended a thrilling drama workshop delivered by actors from the show, the ‘Brave Peter P...
- KS2 enjoyed exploring through their new school library. They browsed through the new Curiosity Corne...
- Thank you for all parents and carers who joined us for Bring a Significant Female day! Children had ...
- Year 4 got hands on in their workshop, creating minibeasts from clay. From guidance from professiona...
- EYFS enjoyed their gardening workshop where they learnt how to water and grow plants. They admired t...
- For Earth Day, KS2 had an amazing workshop from Eco-Author, Katherine Wheatley. She shared her top t...
- Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Friday 5th May for the Kings Corona...
- Year 4 had a special visit from David from Apollo. They enjoyed asking him many questions such as wh...
- The Eco-Team visited Orchard Primary School to discuss future initiatives. They spoke about many id...
- Year 3 enjoyed their Science experiment on repel and attraction. They tested to see if the size of t...
- Year 3 have been learning how to dance in PE. They practised different sequences such as attracting ...
- School Councillors from across Viridis Federation gathered for their termly cross-site meeting. The ...
- Year 4 took part in a Wild Escape Workshop to learn how scientists and artists work collaboratively....
- Year 6 have been practicing their sculpting skills in Art. Using inspiration of the work produc...
- Year 6 had a special visit by the Vicar of the local Parish Church. They learnt the life of a Vicar ...
- Year 1 enjoyed their visit to Suleymaniye Mosque in Hackney. They took their shoes off to show respe...
- EYFS loved their gardening workshop where they learned how to water plants to help them grow. They d...
- Monday 20th March 2023 The Erasmus trip to Tenerife began today at (an eye-watering) 5am wh...
- Debate Mate Team took part in a league match against pupils from all around the UK. Many topics were...
- Year 2 have been studying the work of Vincent Van Gogh in Art. They have been learning all about his...
- Year 1 have been learning about plants in Science. They explored through the school garden and ident...
- Year 6 have been learning their new Science topic on Light. They made model periscopes to investigat...
- Year 4 enjoyed listening to the Apollo string quartet, playing music by Shostakovich and Mendelsohn....
- EYFS had a visit from Booster Cushion Theatre company who performed a special show, Big Goldilocks a...
- Teachers at Hoxton Garden have been challenging themselves this week. They have been brushing up on ...
- KS2 had a special visit from author, Ross Welford for World Book Day. He shared his journey that ins...
- Alongside doing an amazing job of enriching the reading culture across our school, our Reading Champ...
- For World Book Day, Year 6 enjoyed reading their favourite books to the Year 2 pupils and then they ...
- Hoxton Garden did an amazing job of dressing up in their favourite characters for World Book Day! Yo...
- Year 1 got stuck in with their gardening workshop. Many activities were completed such as memorising...
- Year 2 have been learning Oceans and Continents in Humanities. They used their geographical skills t...
- EYFS got stuck in making pancakes for Shrove Tuesday! They followed their recipe step by step, helpi...
- EYFS enjoyed their gardening workshop where they planted their own potatoes as well as a range of se...
- The Eco Warriors shared their knowledge on carbon footprint to the whole school, giving special tips...
- Our Digital Leaders enjoyed sharing ‘SID’s Top Tips’ for keeping safe o...
- Our Digital Leaders shared a special presentation to the whole school for Internet Safety Day, the t...
- Year 4 had a special visit from Apollo String quartet. They performed music by the famous composer, ...
- Congratulations to our winning classes: Rose, Daffodil, Tulip and Primrose for bringing in their PE...
- Reception had a special visit from Southwold’s Therapy Manager to discuss emotions and feeling...
- Reception visited Hoxton Station to learn all about trains! They mastered how to read the tube map a...
- Last week, the Eco Warriors completed a waste audit to see how eco-friendly Hoxton Garden are! They ...
- Year 1 have been learning 3D models in Art and Design. They explored different materials such as met...
- Year 4 visited the Apollo Chamber Orchestra at The Regent Hall. They enjoyed a live performance from...
- Year 2 have been learning plants in Science this term. They enjoyed experimenting on different parts...
- All children were invited to create artwork about a job role that inspires them as part of an art co...
- Year 5 visited the London Transport Museum and took part in a workshop about engineers. They met tho...
- For Enterprise week, Reception had a special visit from Hoxton Garden parent and pediatric nurse who...
- Year 3 visited Well Street Pizza as part of Enterprise Week, learning many new skills such as how to...
- Year 6 visited The Canary Wharf Group on the 30th floor of the building! They met the community liai...
- Year 5 have been putting their core strength to this test by holding a range of bridge poses as part...
- Year 4 enjoyed the wonderful Brass section from Apollo Music, where they performed music from the fa...
- Year 5 have been learning to use spreadsheets during their ICT lessons. They completed the Gold Mine...
- Year 1 loved making their own jam sandwiches. Using their handwritten recipe full of connectives and...
- Year 3 enjoyed reading Bill’s New Frock in Literacy. They role-played, getting into character ...
- Year 2 have begun their exciting new computing topic on E-Safety this week. They explored through ch...
- To start off the New Year, Reception have been busy learning many exciting topics, including transp...
- Year 4 loved getting creative by making Christmas cards using oil pastels. They designed a scenic wi...
- Year 2 had their Christmas sing along this week where families joined in to a number of songs, such ...
- Year 1 enjoyed learning the topic on ‘kindness’ and ‘unkindness’ this week. ...
- Everyone enjoyed wearing their cosy, festive Christmas jumpers today, followed by delicious roast tu...
- The Eco Team presented an eco-reminder assembly in front of the whole school. They spoke about many ...
- Year 6 loved singing their Christmas carol and reciting their poem, ‘The twelve days of Christ...
- Year 4 enjoyed their Teeth Workshop today. They learned the care routine for having healthy strong g...
- Year 6 participated in a heart dissection workshop as part of their science topic on the circulatory...
- Year 1 loved their visit to Mudchute Farm. Using their knowledge, they correctly grouped animals int...
- Year 5 enjoyed their second gardening workshop where they learnt all about flax. They carefully foll...
- For anti-bullying week, Year 3 wore odd socks to celebrate uniqueness and differences. They also com...
- Year 5 have been using the programme ‘Sketchup’ to create 3D models. They enjoyed design...
- Year 4 loved their visit to the British Museum. They learnt about Ancient Greece and studied potter...
- Year 5 and 6 partook in the Young Hackney Primary School Cycling Tournament. Using drive and persist...
- For Science, Year 2 have been exploring the topic ‘electricity’. They took part in a sou...
- Year 6 have been enjoying learning how to create detailed maps in Geography. Using gridlines, they p...
- Year 4 have enjoyed their cricket lessons this term where they learnt many new skills, including han...
- The first science club of the year took place this lunchtime! The science ambassadors conducted expe...
- Year 6 loved their Djembe drumming workshop as part of World Week. They used their hands and fingers...
- Year 6 explored through RAF Museum to learn about Word War II today. They attended a workshop where ...
- EYFS have enjoyed role-playing in their new hospital area. They have assigned themselves roles, with...
- Year 6 have enjoyed studying and analysing the artwork of Henry Moore. With inspiration from his sty...
- Two of our year 6 pupils had the chance to attend the Hackney Reading Champions event at Hackney To...
- Year 6 presented their World War II assembly in front of their whole year group. They confidently we...
- EYFS enjoyed getting creative to make their own jungle themed reading corner. They used their imagin...
- Year 1 have enjoyed learning how to sequence the story ‘Owl Babies’ using pictures, in L...
- Year 2 loved their History lesson on Tudor houses. They researched, annotated and sketched key featu...
- Year 5 explored through the National Maritime Museum where they learned about the Viking era. They ...
- Nursery loved their outdoor walk exploring nature. They used magnifying glasses to look for interest...
- Reception this week have been practising how to count accurately. They enjoyed learning different st...
- Year 3 enjoyed their bread making workshop where they learned new skills and vocabulary. They firs...
- Year 6 had the chance to create their own unique adverts during ICT. They then presented their innov...
- From winning a Green Flag award to participating in, and winning the biodiversity photography compet...
- Year 6 visited the Laburnum Boat Club to learn kayaking. Many skills were taught with only a few cap...
- All Year Groups celebrated Hispanic Day by either dressing in traditional Hispanic outfits or wore y...
- Day 1 The first afternoon was amazing! Some of the children braved the tower and ...
- Year 4 visited Hackney Empire where The Apollo Orchestra gave them a live performance of the No.5 Be...
- Year 3 enjoyed their Spanish lesson where they drew monsters and described the different body parts ...
- Click here to view our special lunch menu that will be served on Hispanic Day!
- Year 6 had an informative lesson by Jasbir Singh from Greenpeace. They learned about climate change,...
- Year 6 enjoyed rock climbing at Laburnum Boat Club as part of Healthy Living Week. They used team wo...
- Year 6 rehearsals have begun for their end of year production of ‘Annie’. All characters...
- DAY 1: Today year 5 arrived at Kench Hill in time for a lovely lunch. We were then taken on a stream...
- The first day was brilliant! They arrived just in time for a lovely lunch and were then taken on a s...
- This was the day that they had all been waiting for… Cooking the Spanish and English recipes a...
- After getting to know one another, our international pupils got down to translating some authentic S...
- There was excitement and a warm welcome at Southwold with the arrival of children from our ...
- Year 6 have been enjoying their kayaking lessons at Laburnum Boat Club where they have learned many ...
- From today until Wednesday we will be hosting our partner Erasmus schools at our Southwold site. Chi...
- Hoxton Garden are excited to be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! See below for inform...
- With the easing of travel restrictions, children from the partner schools will be visiting us in Jun...
- Year 4 have continued to work on their food and drink topic with their partners from Portug...
- Year 5 enjoyed the visit from Apollo Woodwind where they listened to music performances composed of ...
- Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution...
- As part of the Great Big School Clean next week, the Green Team at Hoxton Garden are looking forward...
- Year 3 enjoyed a visit to the Natural History Museum where they learnt more about earthquakes. They ...
- Well done to J’Adore and Foxglove class! The Salters’ Institute judging panel was really impre...
- To celebrate World Book Day this year, children and staff were encouraged to dress up as their favou...
- Although all the #akes and treats for our Valentine’s Cake Competition were brilliant, these ...
- Over the half-term holiday, year 6 completed some research on our new geography topic, Alaska. Using...
- On Safer Internet Day, our Digital Leaders presented an assembly to all classes. They shared the key...
- Year 5 have been learning about Space with a focus on our Solar System. The children were able to vi...
- Year 6 participated in an online TfL workshop where they learnt lots of top tips about safety on pub...
- Hoxton Garden’s Green Team have begun their mission to help our planet. Everyday at lunchtime,...
- This week the year 4’s went on a trip to watch The Apollo Chamber Orchestra perform at Shoreditch To...
- Year 4 was visited by The Brass Family from the Apollo Music Project. Children were taught about the...
- This morning, our children in reception had the pleasure of having a parent read to them in Turkish ...
- Thank you to Officer Murphy for coming in and talking to the reception classes about what the police...
- Please click on the link to view the letter regarding the use of social media and WhatsApp.
- The children in reception have loved investigating a crime scene. They have been role playing as pol...
- Year 4 took part in a Gardening Workshop where they searched in different places in the school garde...
- Year 5 are fortunate to have been chosen to enter a photography competition celebrating biodiversity...
- Year 4’s had their second Apollo string quartet workshop this week. This was in preparation fo...
- Please click here for an update on the ongoing building works at Hoxton Garden.
- Year 1 visited Mudchute Farm where they learned about different farm animals and also had the opport...
- Year 3 enjoyed their interactive workshop from the Freshwater Theatre Company, where they learned a ...
- In celebration of Diwali and DT Day, the parents and children in reception class all took pleasure i...
- On DT Day, Lilac class made juggling balls. The children designed their own products and made decisi...
- Year 4 were visited by the Apollo string quartet, where they performed music by Beethoven and Mozart...
- For DT day, Year 2 constructed toy cars using wheels, cardboard, axle and propellers. They used thei...
- The music topic in year 6 for this half-term is West African Music. Our children have been learning ...
- Here are our Peer Mediators for 2021-22. Their role is to help children to express how they are feel...
- Year 5 had fun turning flax into fabric during a workshop. Here are some great examples of the work ...
- Reception children loved dressing up and looking just like the builders working hard to restore our ...
- Year 2 were busy over the half term holiday creating projects for their next topic ‘Around the...
- Here are some photos of Year 5 voting for the Head of School Council during Democracy Day which took...
- The KS2 choir session was very lively. Children enjoyed warming up their voices by singing through t...
- Year 6 have been learning about Wojcek the Soldier Bear in their topic on recounts/newspaper reports...
- Year 5 have been enjoying netball workshops this term, where they have been taught a range of passin...
- In Year 4, we have been learning about animation in our ICT lessons. We used purple mash to create s...
- Year 3 took a trip to the Museum of London to explore the city’s history. They enjoyed a drama...
- Year 2 have have been researching Tudor houses and identifying some of their key features. They look...
- Year 1 enjoyed exploring how toys have changed over the years during their ‘Toys Through Time&...
- The children in Reception Rose class have settled in well. They have enjoyed exploring the table top...
- The children in Daisy Class have made a great start to the school year and have settled in very well...
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- Year 1 enjoyed their sports week! They done many workshops including archery, football and athletics...
- Here are some pictures from Lilac Class in their disability sports workshop.
- Tulip class discussed the life cycle of a dragonfly during their gardening workshop today, going on ...
- Year 2 had a visit from Rosa Parks this week. She told the children about women in history who have ...
- The Eco School Team are hosting a sunflower growing competition. Each class is responsible for growi...
- Year 1’s Gardening Workshop this week. They learnt how to identify different seeds. They w...
- This week the Eco School committee received the Eco Schools Bronze Certificate for their work helpin...
- This week we have been learning about tally charts. We completed our own reception class tally on fa...
- Year 1 took their learning outside on Friday to measure and record the capacity of different contain...
- This week, our debate mate teams had their final session. They pitched their innovative business ide...
- Year 3 picking chard and kale to take home.
- This week year 3, 4 and 5 had the opportunity to listen to some amazing Musicians from the Apollo Or...
- Year 5 utilised ICT to design Mexican masks for their art topic. Children gained inspiration from Ma...
- Year 4 are learning about the Victorian Era. We had a workshop to learn about life in a Victorian wo...
- Today, Year 3 took part in an Egyptian Workshop! They got to experience the traditional dress and cu...