Today, Sherington remembered those who have lost their lives in war. We are indebted to Mr Woodhurst, our brass teacher, who saw it as a great honour to commemorate the fallen by beginning the period of silent reflection with The Last Post and ending it with Reveille. They shall grow not old, […]
Healthy Eating Week celebrates and promotes healthy eating, as well as food provenance, cooking and being active. This year brought with it the challenge of how to mark this event under the circumstances we currently find ourselves in. Despite the apparent setback of not being able to cook in school in the same way, […]
Returning to school following any summer break is always an exciting and apprehensive time for parents and carers, pupils and staff too: different teachers, new classrooms and changed routines all play their part. This year, emotions might well be more diverse because for so many, the break from school has been an extremely long […]
An autumnal poem by our Poet Laureate, Juliette Willenberg. Autumn is… The spiky, green cases of the shiny, smooth conkers Falling from the treetops with a tap, tap, tap. Leaves in shades of lush red, burnt orange and calming yellow Dancing and darting as they descend. Nocturnal animals playing on a soft, inviting […]
Returning to school following any summer break is always an exciting and apprehensive time for parents and carers, pupils and staff too: different teachers, new classrooms and changed routines all play their part. This year, emotions might well be more diverse because for so many, the break from school has been an extremely long […]
Returning to school following any summer break is always an exciting and apprehensive time for parents and carers, pupils and staff too: different teachers, new classrooms and changed routines all play their part. This year, emotions might well be more diverse because for so many, the break from school has been an extremely long […]
Over the course of the lockdown period, we have built and made new connections: with personal friends old and new; with each other in the school community; with hobbies and music and news and books and stories. We have made connections in new and wonderful ways and returned to connecting through the written word. […]
Provision for vulnerable children and key workers In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools are open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. Contact has been made with these families and we will be providing care for identified pupils between the hours of 8:50am and 3:15pm. […]
In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools as providers of education will be closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ from Friday 20th March. From Monday 23rd March, we are being asked to only open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. The Secretary of State is clear: […]
Sherington celebrated British Science Week on the 9th – 13th March 2020. This year’s national theme was ‘Our Diverse Planet’. This topic offered a wide range of learning opportunities for students to explore the vast diversities of the planet. Each year group explored the variety of one continent for the week. The continent that each […]
In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools as providers of education will be closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ from Friday 20th March. From Monday 23rd March, we are being asked to only open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. The Secretary of State is clear: […]
In line with Government and Public Health England guidance, schools as providers of education will be closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ from Friday 20th March. From Monday 23rd March, we are being asked to only open for vulnerable pupils and children whose parents and carers are key workers. The Secretary of State is clear: This […]
Staff and pupils of Sherington celebrated another fantastic World Book Day. We have seen some incredible costumes based on our book this year: Return by Aaron Becker. With costumes ranging from submarines to rainbows, cavemen to Viking long ships, the school was awash with imagination and colour. Alongside celebratory assemblies, the children took part in […]
This week we’ll be celebrating British Science Week. Pupils will be looking at the theme ‘Our Diverse Planet’. Each year group will look at a continent and explore its diversity through science and geography. Children will explore, discuss, experiment and develop their scientific thinking. For more inspiration, please visit: The British Science Week website: www.britishscienceweek.org […]
4W presented their humanities learning in their class assembly. Parents, carers and family were treated to a Roman themed assembly all about the historical impact of the Romans in Britain. We even had a 4W Ms Burnell look-alike attend the assembly!
4L presented their science learning in their class assembly. Parents, carers and family were treated to a science themed assembly full of scientific vocabulary and experiments on reversible and irreversible changes to materials.
2F presented their English learning in their class assembly. Parents, carers and family were treated to a writing themed assembly all about persuasive texts based on Talk for Writing’s ‘The Papaya that Spoke’. We were taught about the writing process and even convinced to buy a talking potato or a robot who will do your […]
This year, our chosen book is: Return by Aaron Becker. Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker delivers a suspenseful and moving climax to his wordless trilogy, an epic that began with the award-winning Journey and continued with the celebrated follow-up Quest. Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns […]
We celebrated international Safer Internet Day this week. In our Monday assembly, we looked at positive change and understanding consent in a digital world. In class, we looked at how to stay safe online, reporting concerns and the importance of respect for others. Although Safer Internet Day is a great way to promote e-safety, staying […]
5D presented their science learning in their class assembly. Parents, carers and family were treated to a space themed assembly rich in knowledge and scientific discovery. Isaac Newton even managed to pop by.
Year 2 had a hands on experience with some insects and animals to help them with their humanities topic.
Sherington children enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year. All children from nursery to year 6 experienced the Lion Dance – a traditional Chinese dance. Children also either took part in calligraphy or Tai Chi session.
A Christmas message from our Poet Laureate Our Poet Laureate has written a poem to remind us of the kindness and love that we should show each other. He read them beautifully at the beginning of each performance to inspire children, staff, friends and family members to give love over the holiday season. […]
Parents and carers came into school in order to observe the children in Years 1 – 6 writing an array of limericks. The visitors were provided with a feast of talent as the children excelled, demonstrating how to captivate an audience by using rhythm and rhyme to their fullest extent. As ever, the children enjoyed seeing the adults involved with […]
Reception parents/carers came into school and the classroom to look at how our children learn mathematical concepts. Our Early Years Lead and Maths Lead gave plenty of strategies for a collaborative approach between school and home. To find out more, click here.
Children in Need We bounced, we wore spots and we donated… Through our school community’s kindness and generosity, we raised £386.75 so far for Children in Need. Thank you to everyone who supported this great cause.
Yolanda Brown, world renowned saxophonist and TV presenter from CBeeBees’ YolanDa’s Band Jam, came to Sherington Senior Band on Monday this week to lead a workshop on improvisation. The children loved her energy and enthusiasm and she equipped them with the skills to improvise during solo opportunities.
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘perspective’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
As part of celebrating Black History Month, Sherington had a visit from the world-renowned story-teller, Jan Blake, that captivated the children. She held storytelling sessions – accompanied on drums by another performer. Pupils in Nursery were told a story about how the sun, moon and stars came to make their home in the sky. Years […]
We celebrated the 18th European Day of Languages to promote language learning and linguistic diversity. We had an assembly with lots of enthusiastic participation from the children. The children have been set the task of coming up with a T-shirt design which celebrates the European Day of Languages. All entries will be sent off to […]
On Monday 1st July, Sherington celebrated a ‘Language Afternoon’ to open our diversity week. Sixteen languages were shared across the school by parents, pupils and staff through songs, games and presentations. Pupils, parents and staff were really positive about sharing and learning a new language. “It was interesting to learn a new language.” (Year 4 […]
This is the third annual survey of parents and carers and an opportunity to get your views on how Sherington Primary School communicates with you. Following the first survey in 2017, we received some really useful feedback from parents/carers and used this to make some changes to our communication channels. The survey last year showed […]
Year 5 – Trip to Emirates Airline – all day
Thank you to parents, carers and family members for coming to the Spring Concert to celebrate our learning over the last term with songs and poetry. We hope they put a spring in your step. Please click here to listen to recordings of the performances.
Year 2 had a hands on experience with some insects and animals to help them with their humanities topic.
This year the national theme for Science Week was ‘Journeys’ and we decided to explore ‘The Journey of a Plastic bottle,’ following on from Blue Planet II last year. Science week had an environmental focus this year and the children were encouraged to think about what they would like to find out and investigate, around […]
Come along a meet the school’s governing body. There will be a drop in session for parents/carers on Friday 22nd March in the Creation Station from 8.50 – 9.00am.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Red Nose Day Dance Off in the playground. We had hundreds taking part, dancing to Jagger and Bowie. It was an energising way to start the day and we raised £395!
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘humility’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
This week is Science Week and the national theme this year is ‘Journeys.’ We have decided to explore ‘The journey of a plastic bottle’ at Sherington, following on from Blue Planet last year. Science week has an environmental focus this year and the children have been encouraged to think about what that they would like […]