Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 5 Parent/carer Geography Workshop

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

  Parents/carers in year 5 joined us today in school, and showcased their creative skills. They had to use material such as cardboard, masking tape, dowels, lolly sticks and clay to recreate one of the main structures in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. They worked very well in teams to create these!

   

  Some parents/carers shared their thoughts afterwards:

   

  "It was nice to experience something with the children. Thanks to the school to give us the opportunity to participate in the workshop with the children." 

   

  ​"Had an amazing time helping children with their Geography project. It got us creative and made children think of ideas to make the stadium." 

   

  ​"Educative, interactive and fun." ​

   

  

• Year 3 are Active Citizens

  Mon 21 Mar 2022

  Pupils from Year 3 Mozart Class were active citizens today by picking up litter in Little Ilford Park. Armed with gloves, plastic bags and litter pickers, they collected litter such as empty crisp packets, sweet wrappers, plastic bottles, etc. 

  In the Summer Term, KS2 classes will continue to carry out litter pick sessions; keep a look-out for them!

   

  

• Comic Relief!

  Fri 18 Mar 2022

  We are delighted to announce that we raised a huge £323 for Comic Relief today! Thank you to all of our school community for helping us to raise money for this worthy cause!

  

• Ark Farm at Sir John Heron!

  Fri 18 Mar 2022

  It has been a spectacular day at SJH today, not only because we have been dressed in red for Red Nose Day, but because we have also had the lovely Ark Farm in our school. Children have had the opportunity to look at and pet the animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoise, sheep, lamb, donkey, goats and owl). We also had our toddler friends join us from our Stay and Play sessions, as well as new toddlers for this special session. 

  

• Year 6 Lamb Heart Dissection

  Tue 15 Mar 2022 Ayaat in Jesse Owens Class

  During Science today, we were dissecting a lamb heart. First, we put on aprons and vinyl gloves to protect our hands and clothes from the bacteria in the hearts. Secondly, we read a risk assessment and followed it. We started by observing the heart and using adjectives to describe what we saw. After observing the heart, we picked up the heart and described what we felt. Surprisingly, it was quite lighter than I expected it to be. We cut the front side of the heart through the middle and inspected the heart and labelled the inner parts. We all took turns to cut different parts we thought that would make an interesting result. Remarkably, the heart was pretty similar throughout. I enjoyed this lesson because it was something new and interesting that we haven’t done before ; I would like to do this again with a different body part or maybe an animal. I would give this whole experience a 7/10 as it had some ups and some downs and some parts were quite messy and disgusting but it was a great experience and was memorable.

  

• Year 4 Parent/carer Geography Workshop

  Tue 15 Mar 2022

  Parents/carers joined Dali and Monet classes this morning in a Geography workshop based around food. The pupils started off by sharing what they knew about food import, using their oracy skills. They then made rainbow wraps with their parents/carers, using delicious, healthy ingredients such as cucumber, humus, lettuce, couscous, to name but a few. 

  Parents/carers had the following to say:

   

  "What an amazing time/workshop seeing the children making a healthy wrap on their own by cutting cucumber, tomato." 

   

  ​"Good to see the children enjoy making the rainbow wrap, especially eating fresh salad without any fuss." 

   

  ​"Very good for food workshop for food workshop and good motivation for kids." 

   

  ​"It was great to have the kids involved in knowing more about the food they eat and its origins." 

   

  

• Year 6 Book Recommendations

  Fri 11 Mar 2022

  The year 6 pupils have been taking responsibility to update the 'Year 6 Recommends' book shelf and adding their book reviews too. If you are looking for some inspiration on what to read, head on over to the library!

  

• Mozart Class Geography Parent Workshop

  Fri 11 Mar 2022

  The pupils and parents/carers from Mozart class had a wonderful morning in school today. They showcased their artistic side by creating a painting; comparing Stratford before and after hosting the 2012 Olympic Games. They looked at natural and man-made features, maps and aerial photographs of the area to help them make the comparison. Some parents/carers gave feedback such as:

   

  "Great to participate in child's lesson." 

   

  "Enjoyed spending time watching the children learn about the changes in Stratford over the years."

   

  "Really lovely interactive session, really well led by Miss Begum. Really enjoyed working with my child and seeing how she is taught in school." 

   

  "It was nice to be here today at the workshop. I enjoyed the session, kids were actively learning." 

   

  "Well structured class, children were engaged. Good use of words - fun class for all." 

   

  "Great way of showing them how the environment has changed. Great learning and resilience skills." 

  

• Year 6 SATs Parent/carer Workshop

  Thu 10 Mar 2022

  On Thursday morning, some of our year 6 parents/carers joined us for a SATs workshop. We looked at exam strategies, samples of past papers, revision guidance, etc. 

  After the session, some parents/carers said:

   

  "It was a very useful workshop and it is noticeable that the children are quite confident with the papers."

   

  "Very informative and helpful session for parents and children on SATs."

   

  "It was a really important session for all the children and parents. We now have lots of strategies and tips about SATs and how we can increase their skills. It was a very useful session."

   

  "The workshop today was very informative and a good way to see how my child has progressed and how confident she is feeling with her upcoming SATs."

   

   

  

• Active Citizens

  Wed 09 Mar 2022

  At Sir John Heron we care about our planet. Therefore, Tanni Grey Class kicked off our new weekly litter pick activity as part of the 'SJH Fit4life' initiative. Armed with litter pickers, bin bags and gloves, we took to the streets in our local area and collected 14 bags of litter! We were shocked to find so much rubbish in our local area. The litter pick initiative will carry on weekly throughout the spring and summer terms, and KS2 will make their contribution to being active citizens in Manor Park.