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

• Keeping Fit at SJH!

  Tue 23 Nov 2021

  At Sir John Heron, we know that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind. In Years 5 and 6, children have been participating in a range of aerobic exercises in PE. Have a look at what Nightingale class did in this morning's lesson!

  

• Anti-bullying Poster and Poetry Competition

  Fri 19 Nov 2021

  This week was Anti-Bullying Week!

   

  Children took part in an anti-bullying poster and poetry competition and the winners were announced in assembly today. 

   

  Well done to our winners: Justine, Hana, Dhanyal, Tehana, Malaika and Niladri!

  

• Stay and Play sessions at SJH!

  Fri 19 Nov 2021

  If you have a child who is 18 months+ and has not yet joined our school nursery, why don’t you come along to our Stay and Play session! Our sessions run every Tuesday and Friday from 9.30-10.30am and 1.15-2.15pm.

   

  

• An afternoon at the opera!

  Thu 18 Nov 2021

  The Year 6 trip to The London Coliseum

   

  On the 16th of November, both Year 6 classes went to the London Coliseum to watch a dress rehearsal of The Valkyrie, by train. We left school at 12:00pm and walked to East Ham station and took the train to Embankment. When we arrived at the Coliseum, we were astonished by how colossal the inside of it was and how fancy the whole theatre looked.

   

  The play was about a warrior who was injured and a woman let him in and healed him. When her husband arrived, he was furious at his wife and challenged the man to a fight the following day. As the husband was going to sleep, the water he drank was poisoned by the woman so he died. After that, the warrior was able to draw a magical sword out of a tree, which is how Act One ends. In my opinion, I liked this play but I thought there were still some things which I would have changed.. 

   

  After the opera, we spent a little while in Trafalgar Square, looking at the fountain and Nelson’s Column. Lots of us had never been there before. We came back to East Ham station and arrived back at school at 5:00pm. In my opinion, this was a very enjoyable trip. It was exciting to listen to opera singers and a large orchestra.

   

  

• Cooking with Chef Gavin Gordon!

  Thu 18 Nov 2021

  This afternoon, our Year 6 pupils took part in an exciting cookery masterclass with chef, Gavin Gordon, who trained at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen and grew up in the borough of Newham.  

   

  He has racked up more than ten years in top kitchens, having gone on to work at Gordon Ramsay’s the Narrow, as well as Mac & Wild and Bonnie Gull in London.  In 2018, Gordon made it through to the quarter finals of BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals.

   

  Children got to taste test delicious biscuits before making their own cookie dough! The children plan to make their own biscuits to sell at our Christmas Fayre later this year!

  

• Art in Year 4

  Tue 16 Nov 2021

  In Year 4, this term's art topic is:' Making a relief'. So far, they have sketched a design based on an aspect of ancient Egyptian life. Today, they used cardboard to create layers of the design they chose. Have a look at their work in progress! 

   

  

• Reading with Green Class!

  Wed 10 Nov 2021

  At the end of every day, teachers and children read together.

  In Green Class today, children explored the library and learnt about non-fiction books. As part of their science topic, they are learning about "Animals including humans" so Ms Kumar shared a science book which told us all about the five senses!

   

  Did you know that compared to animals, humans have a quite weak sense of smell?

  

• Library Re-Opening!

  Mon 08 Nov 2021

  Today was a very exciting day as our library which has been re-stocked with new and exciting books was ready to be visited again by our students. Some of our staff have given up their time to set up and re-organise our wide range of books. 

  Children will now have the opportunity to visit the library every two weeks to borrow and return books. We can't wait to hear the children's book recommendations! 

  

• Falconry UK Comes to SJH!

  Thu 04 Nov 2021

  Our Nursery and Reception classes had a special session with Falconry UK. Children had the opportunity to see and have a first-hand experience with live birds of prey. Swipe right to see our amazing pictures.

  

• The Reading Garden

  Tue 02 Nov 2021

  Children from Bach class visited the school's new reading garden today during DEAR time and enjoyed reading their school and free reading books in the lovely sunshine. It was the perfect ending to the school day.