Sherington have enjoyed a fantastic day celebrating books; we have seen some incredible costumes based on our book this year: A Child of Books. We have had a book swap and heard favourite stories read by staff in different classrooms. We know reading is so important and it’s great to celebrate a day that promotes […]
Year 4 had a fantastic trip to the almost 2000 year old Roman villa in Lullingstone. We saw the amazing remains of the villa and artefacts that told us of an age gone by. It really brought the topic to life!
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.
The National Theatre visited to perform a version of Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale. The incredible experience drew faces of wonder and amazement from our year 5 and 6 children, and took us on a journey filled with a range of emotions. Each year, we have been been able to provide this experience for the children in […]
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘prudence’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
This year, our chosen book is A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers. We will be celebrating the day by dressing up as characters inspired by the book and having a school wide book swap. Stories bring us together, provide shared experiences and glimpses into the unknown, broaden outlooks, entertain, transport, educate, and inspire. Reading is the […]
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘self-regulation’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
The year 4 children have been using a CAD program to create cubes, cuboids and triangular prisms. They will use these skills to create a Roman arrowhead for their humanities topic.
We had a very exciting visit from illustrator Garry Parsons. He amazed the children in an assembly with his illustration skills and quick imagination! His inspirational assembly and workshops had children in awe with a lot of spontaneous clapping!
Two of our Student Councillors and Junior Travel Ambassadors collecting our silver accreditation. TfL’s STARS accreditation scheme inspires young Londoners to think differently about travel and its impact on their health, wellbeing and the environment.
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘bravery’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
The children topped off their Autumn term with some beautiful performances. Reception and KS1 children performed the nativity story ‘The Sleepy Shepherd’ with fantastic acting, singing and dancing. KS2 took us through a journey of Christmas songs in film. Thank you to all the children, staff and parents/carers who took part – especially for the […]
Year 2 have been creating animal puppets based on their science work. They have been learning how to stitch fabric together to make a hand puppet for a purpose. In this DT project they have been researching products, designing their own and creating them.
Year 4 have been looking at mechanical and electrical systems in computing. They have looked at how design technology, computing and science are linked through their project on electrical systems, programming and forces. IMG_2258
Year 2 were very happy to visit the Mayor of Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councillor Christine May, at the Town Hall. They even got ‘I met the Mayor’ badges!
Update – 22 November 2018 Please click here to see the decision of the Sherington’s Governing Board vote yesterday regarding the future direction of the school. Click here for more information on the process. Update – 11 November 2018 Decision Framework Reports As we set out in the letter to parents and carers in September, the governing body has […]
A big thank for all those who helped the school to raise £441.70!
This week we’ll be focussing on the character strength of ‘spirituality’. For more information on our character strengths and Positive Education, please click here.
Member of Parliament for Greenwich and Woolwich, Matthew Pennycook, visited Sherington today for a Q&A with KS2. Our KS2 children asked him questions ranging from Brexit to local issues of housing. We were all impressed with the children’s thoughtful questions! Our outgoing student council met him to find out his top tips on representing his constituency […]
Thank you to year 6 for collecting donations for the Poppy Appeal 2018 and for their poetic contribution to our memorial assembly.
Year 4 were working on electrical systems to create moving mechanisms. Year 4 built them and created a program to make them move!
Future direction of the school: come along to an informal drop-in session with Governors in the Creation Station from 9-9.30am tomorrow.
Children have created presentations based on their aspirations and are learning how to present to an audience.
Year 6 are having a fabulous time in Wales – hill climbing, gorge walking, canoeing and climbing. Beautiful weather and lots of fresh air! We’re all looking forward to tomorrow’s activities.
Future structure and funding of Sherington Primary School Future direction of Sherington Primary School Update – 11 November 2018 To view updated information, click here. The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Governing Body (GB) have a duty to consider the school’s future. This includes how it operates and how it is funded. As we set out […]
Positive Education is an approach to education that combines academic learning with character and well-being. At Sherington, we view our school as a place where pupils not only cultivate their intellectual minds but also develop a broad set of character strengths, virtues and competencies which together support their well-being. Positive Education is the ‘character + academics’ […]
This week, our parents and carers have been meeting their child’s teachers and teaching assistants to learn more about them and the curriculum. We have had a fabulous turnout and a fantastic response from parents/carers. Thank you for coming!
Every Tuesday assembly, the school transforms as children move around the building to visit their buddy from another class. Each child in Sherington is partnered up with a child from another class for their PSHE and for buddy reading. This buddy system is a great way of fostering new relationships and further developing a sense […]
We are pleased to be able to re-assure parents that the Year 6 School Journey will be going ahead as planned this October. Wide Horizons will no longer be providing services and running activity centres. Bryntysilio Centre is leased to Wide Horizons, but owned by a different trust. It is therefore unaffected by the closures […]
Year 6 Production 2017-2018 – The Jungle Book The year 6 children put on fantastic performance to celebrate their time in year 6 and at Sherington. There were laughs, tears and a lot of wonderful acting. We will miss them so much!
The children celebrated a fantastic Arts Week this week with performances based on famous artists. They brought artwork to life with their dances showing precision and focus as well as fantastic collaboration. Children came together in each key stage to perform songs, sending a powerful message that we are all unique individuals and together we […]
Sherington children, from nursery to year 6, enjoyed a fantastic sports day at Blackheath Rugby Club. There was competition with a large dose of teamwork and good sportspersonship. Thank you to all the parents, carers and families who turned up to support the children. EYFS and Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2
We are proud of our football team for achieving 2nd place in the Charlton & Area Primary Schools football league. We’re aiming for first place next season!
This week, Year 2 looked at how plants transport and absorb water. Ask your child how they were able to demonstrate the process by using food colouring and kitchen towel.
3W had lots of fun at the Old Royal Naval College at the Myths and Masks workshop. They used drama to tell ancient Greek myths about the gods and had a chance to make their own mask of a Greek god or goddess. Afterwards the children went on a trail to research how the building’s architecture was inspired by Greek architecture, drawing the columns and […]
On Monday our wonderful musicians braved the heat to perform their end of year showcase at the Blackheath and Charlton Baptist Church. There were performances from children who have been learning their instrument for just a few months, to children who have been playing for three years, as well as exceptional performances from Glee Club […]
Year 3 have been working hard all year, learning how to play a range of different instruments. Their performance on Monday showed off the skills they have been building in singing, ensemble work and playing brass, drums and keyboards. Well done to both year 3 classes for an exceptional performance! There were also performances from […]
1Y had a wonderful time at Sports Day this week. In the blazing sunshine they showed resilience and determination during the sack race, egg & spoon race, relay obstacle course and the bean bag throwing race. Well done!
Reception enjoyed sharing their incredible maths learning with parents on the Maths Open Morning. They were excited to showcase how they can double, halve, count in twos, sort and count objects and measure in their play. The children in Puffins and Hawks have worked incredibly hard this year on their maths skills, both in carpet […]
This week, 4W have been finding the areas of different figures. We used squares to help visualise the amount of space inside a shape.