Seedlings Picasso Creations
Published 07/02/25
The Seedlings children have been exploring the work of various artists and creating their own artwork inspired by them. Here are some portraits the children created, taking inspiration from Picasso!
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Read MoreY3 Anglo-Saxon WOW Day
Published 29/01/25What an amazing day we had during our Year 3 Anglo-Saxon WOW Day! The children fully embraced the theme and had a fantastic time exploring the Anglo-Saxon world.
We started by making peasant bread, where the children enjoyed mixing ingredients and kneading dough. The smell was incredible! Then, we built a fire outside, learnt about fire safety, and roasted bread over the flames – a real treat with that smoky flavour.
The day also featured weaving, where the children created their own baskets, and clay pot making inspired by Anglo-Saxon art. They wrapped up by exploring runes and even tried writing their names in this ancient script.
Overall, it was a fun-filled day of hands-on learning, creativity, and history!
Read MoreYear 2 Trip to the Tower of London
Published 29/01/25Year 2 had an amazing day when they went on their school trip to The Tower of London. The children enjoyed taking part in a workshop all about The Great Fire of London. They were amazed at the sight of the precious crown jewels and they loved seeing the ravens, especially the one called Polly who was sitting on the wall squawking very loudly to greet us when we arrived!
Read MoreDinosaurs!
Published 23/01/25Reception have had a fun filled week exploring our dinosaur topic! They began the topic by being fully immersed in ‘Dino Land’ through ‘Now Press play.’ They then continued by receiving several videos from Professor Memo. They were very helpful with making a disguise, creating shelters for Professor Memo and writing letters to the Royal dinosaur club to help Professor Memo to be part of the club. Reception were surprised when Professor Memo came to visit them at Lansdowne! They helped him to dig for fossils and created a dance and song. By the end of the day, Reception were proud members of the Royal dinosaur club!
Read MoreTeaching and Learning Champions
Published 15/01/25Our Year 5 and 6 class champions have been busy this term exploring behaviour and learning across the school. After completing several learning walks, they were excited to share their findings with parents!
“One of our biggest successes was seeing over 24 children in the star zone, many of whom were in KS1!”
– Luna and Marley
“Most children were fully engaged in their learning, and the Year 6 presentation was exceptional!”
– Poppy
Neriah and George, who visited EYFS, were impressed by the children’s attentiveness and the supportive atmosphere during play-based learning.
Next up, they’ll be focusing on behaviour and learning during lunchtimes – stay tuned for their findings!
Read MoreThe GLC Parent Newsletter #2 - 2024/5
Published 20/12/24Take a look at all the wonderful things that have been happening throughout the GLC during Autumn 2.
Read MoreWe are Family
Published 26/11/24The nursery children have made a super start to our new topic ‘We are Family’. They have enjoyed talking about the people in their family, drawing family portraits, making playdough people and have especially enjoyed all of our different family stories!
On Wednesday 20 November, nursery had their first family learning session of the academic year! The children were so excited to have their parents stay and play in the nursery and then join in at the end of day Read, Write Inc. and Story time. A huge thank you to everyone who came along!
Read MoreJunior Road Safety Officers
Published 26/11/24This week our junior road safety team have been promoting road safety. They have given out stickers on the gate, given informative messages via the tannoy system in school and sold reflectors to promote the “Be Safe, Be Seen” campaign.
Read MoreUK Parliament Week
Published 26/11/24Last week marked UK Parliament week. We are so lucky to live in a country where we have a democracy and are able to vote on things that matter to us.
To mark the event, in KS1 and KS2 on the playgrounds at lunch, pupils had the chance to vote on what reward afternoon they would like to see for the winners of the LPA Way award for this half-term. Our Student Council team took the lead on this and were fantastic at ensuring we had as many votes as possible to add to their ballot boxes at their polling stations.
The choices were: Christmas craft, Christmas film and popcorn, hot chocolate and Christmas music or Christmas bingo. The results will be announced to the children next week!
Read MoreThe Gateway Academy Open Day and Evening 2024.
Published 03/09/24The Gateway Academy Open Day and Evening 2024.
Read MoreThe GLC Summer 2 Parent Newsletter #6
Published 19/07/24Take a look at what has been going on across the Gateway Learning Community throughout Summer 2.
Read MoreThe GLC Summer 1 Parent Newsletter #5
Published 24/05/24Take a look at what has been going on across The Gateway Learning Community throughout Summer 1.