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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...
