- Kidzania September 2023 - As part of our aspirations week our year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 classes went to Kidzania. Which is a scaled city replica of real life for children designed to empower and inspire. I think we can all agree, our children had a fantastic time.
- Music - Year 2 have enjoyed listening and responding to instruments being played by Mr Makondo. We loved the rhythm, rhyme and exploring responses to music. We created fantastic call and response chants and had fun with our learning.
- Geography - This past week, for our Geography Entry Point lesson, we used Minecraft to help facilitate our new learning on megacities (our focus for the half term). A map pack was installed for the game that was a player-built recreation of the city of London, which included such places as Big Ben, the Tower of London, …
- Science Workshop - Our Year 5 Group went to Beaumont Secondary School recently for a science workshop based on chemical reactions. Needless to say, the children really enjoyed themselves.
- Learning about shapes - The children have been learning about 2D flat shapes. They have been using lolly and sticks to create 2d and explore 3d shapes. This has given us the children an opportunity to investigate what shapes are around us and to creating different shapes with exiting shapes.
- Caterpillar Patterns - Reception have been exploring caterpillars as part of our mini beasts’ interests. We used this interest to inspire us to create repeating patterns.
- Nursery - Our Nursery children have been creating lovely recipes with the mud and sand.
- Becoming artists - In Early Years, we have been observers and looking at our natural world around us. We noticed how flowers bloomed and researched how to take care of them. We became artists and explored different styles, sketching, painting and using oil pastels.
- Year 4 attendance award trip! - Year 4 did amazing with their attendance and as such had a reward trip. I think its safe to say the children and teachers had a lovely day.
- Egyptian Topic - First lesson/entry point for our Egyptian Topic unit. We wanted to get ourselves in the Egyptian spirit by wrapping each other up as mummies. We turned it into a bit of a friendly competition to see which mummy would be the best dressed for the afterlife!
- Library Visit - We had a lovely visit to our local Library at the London Colney Community Centre where the children really enjoyed picking out books to read.
- Air Ambulance - At the end of last term, we had a visit from the Essex Air Abulance, they showed us some of the equipment they use whilst saving people.
- Social Detectives - In Early Years, we have become curious detectives, noticing the changes around us and using our senses to explore spring. We used different parts of flowers to create nature art and discovered the unique marks flowers can make with paint. We had a go at trying something new and made carrot and cheese muffins.
- Maths Everywhere - In Early Years, the children have been exploring different mathematical concepts through different contexts, including storybooks, puzzles, songs, rhymes, puppet play, and games. At London Colney, we believe in making the most of the moments throughout the day to highlight mathematics skills, for example, in daily routines, activities, and other curriculum areas.
- Library Visit - Year 2 visited our local library during our world book day. We browsed in the children’s library and enjoyed reading a story called ‘The Day the Crayon’s Quit. Back in the classroom, we re-read the story and based our learning on the text.
- Creating our own Roman Soldier Helmets - To finalise our first Spring half term, we decided to celebrate all the learning we had covered on The Romans by making our own Roman Soldier helmets. Over the half term, we explored how the Romans lived, the beginning of Roman Britain and the resistance they faced. We used balloons and paper mâché to create …
- Forces in science - In our topic of forces in science, we learnt about gravity and how it pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth. We dropped objects onto our “Earth” (made up of flour with a chocolate crust!) and measured the size of the crater. We concluded that the more mass an object has, the more gravity …
- Early Islamic civilisation - During our topic on the early Islamic civilisation, we learnt about the Silk Road and how Baghdad were in a good position meaning they could trade goods with either side. We made our own Silk Road and each group were its own country. We learnt that being on the end was a disadvantage as you …
- Mental Health Week - As part of Mental Health Week, we took part in a range of activities to understand what well-being is and how we can look after it. Here are some photos of Year 5 playing bingo to get to find out things they have in common with their friends. We also created our own posters to …
- Nursery – Counting to 10 & Story of the week - Our Nursery children have been practising comparing and recognising quantities and the changes in numbers using words such as ‘more’ ‘lots’ ‘same’ ‘too much’”. Also, attached are some pictures of the children exploring the story of the week ‘we’re going on a bear hunt’ with the learning outcomes; to begin to demonstrate an awareness of …
- Year 5 – Art - In Year 5, we studied the work of Yulia Brodskaya, a Russian artist whose work focuses on paper folding. We started off learning about Yulia and looking at examples of her work. Then, we learnt how to fold paper in four ways and practised this by imitating one of her pieces. We then finished off …
- Ug, Boy Genius of the Stone Age - Year 3 – Our focus book this half term is Ug, Boy Genius of the Stone Age. What we did was use some clay to mould and try imitating the trousers that the main character and his parents wear. We also got to paint them as well. The children loved this activity.
- Reception – Jack and the Beanstalk - The children received a sad video email from the giant in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. Due to Jack chopping down the giant’s beanstalk, he had no way of getting home. The children decided to plant beanstalks to help the giant, get home. You may notice them growing as you walk past our window. After planting …
- Year 1 – Senses - Year 1 – In science this half term, we are learning about our senses. We have explored our sense of taste. We tasted lemon juice, honey, marmite, milk, vinegar and orange squash. We described what we could taste using amazing adjectives. Look at our faces! Do you think we liked the tastes?
- History – Great Fire of London - Year 2 have explored the events of The Great Fire of London. We looked at how and where it started and that it happened in 1666. We learnt that it destroyed most of London and that six people lost their lives. This led us to think about what went wrong and what the people in …
- EYFS – Art Week 2023 - Art Week For our Art week project this term, Reception were exploring the artist Alma Thomas. We learnt about Alma and how she was inspired by science and nature. She encouraged the children that she worked with to look closely at nature, and to create art which made them happy. Alma loved using bright, bold …
- Year 1 Art Week 2023 - In Year 1 we have been learning about Andy Goldsworthy. Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor and photographer. He is know for using natural materials such as rock, mud, pine cones, leaves and branches to create his art work. We explored his work and created our own art piece replicating his style.
- Art Week in Year 6 - For our Art Week this term, Year 6 were exploring the work of Yinka Shonibare. Yinka is a London born, Nigerian artist who uses the technique of batiking to create installations that reflect traditional African patterns and colours. We started our Art Week learning about Yinka’s life and his inspirations before beginning to look at …
- Setting Story-boxes - As part of our English and Geography work on mountains, in particular Mount Everest, we were exploring Hillary’s and Norgay’s expedition up Everest. We were thinking about the conditions that they faced as they climbed and how they would have been feeling on their journey. Using our inference and deduction skills, we thought about the …
- Marks in the snow…but where do they go ? - In Reception, the children have had fun investigating and turning into trackers, researching who made the marks and tracks in the snow.
- R is for Robot - This half term, the children have been exploring counting, shape and measures. During one of our maths lessons, we explored the school to see what shapes we could find and discussed what made each object that shape. Later, we read the story ‘That’s not my robot’ and used shapes to create our robots and using …
- What is Weather? - In topic this half term, our focus is Geography: Antarctica. We have been learning about weather and comparing weather in the UK to Antarctica. We know that weather and climate is determined by lines of latitude and how close or far away a place is from the North and South Pole and the Equator. We …
- Verbs… - In Year 2 we have been learning about a range of grammatical devices. This week our focus is verbs. Today we discussed that a verb is an action/ doing word. We then made up a song to help us remember what verbs are. We then acted out a range of verbs. Finally, we challenged ourselves …
- Always, Sometimes or Never… - This week in maths we have worked together in partners to decide whether mathematical statements are sometimes, always or never true. For example, one statement said “if you add two even numbers together, the answer is always odd”, we had to work together to put the statements to the test. We done this by showing and …
- West End in School… - Last week we were thoroughly excited to experience West End in School. We had a visit from them and got to participate in a session full of dance, drama and fun! We were retelling the story of Man on the Moon, through facial expressions, body language and dance. Here are some pictures from our session…
- Say hello to your first term attendance champions!! - You read that correctly, folks! Year 3 managed to just narrowly pass Year 1 for overall attendance this term. Well played Year 1, it was quite close! To celebrate this, we took to the children to Burston Garden Centre for a lovely little morning treat of hot chocolate and biscuits. Afterwards, we walked around a …
- West End In Schools Workshop - Today Year 1 had a very special guest in to school. West End In Schools delivered an exciting work shop all about the book called ‘Trolls’. After warming our bodies up we read the story and acted out the different scenes. Finally we put the actions to music to retell the whole story through dance. …
First Aid Training - This week, we received first aid training so that we have the knowledge and skills to help save someone's life, should we ever need to ...- Expert Mountaineer - As part of our Entry Point into our new geography topic of ‘Why are mountains so important?’, we were extremely lucky to have one of our parents, who has climbed Mount Everest, come in and speak to us about his experiences. He showed us a range of videos and photos and talked to us about …
- Our trip to Bhaktivedanta Manor! - This week we visited a Place of Worship. We went to the Hindu Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor. Here we got to visit the shrine, where people come to pray and worship the Hindu Gods. We listened to some percussion instruments and the song ‘Hare Krishna’. We then went on to learn about the story of Rama …
- Bhaktivedanta Manor… - Today we visited a Place of Worship. We went to the Hindu Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor. Here we got to visit the shrine, where people come to pray and worship the Hindu Gods. We listened to some percussion instruments and the song ‘Hare Krishna’. We then went on to learn about the story of Rama and …
- Annual campfire and pumpkin soup experience - Every year, we celebrate the harvest and pumpkins with the children to create ‘our famous pumpkin soup’. The children created a recipe, brought the ingredients and prepared the soup; ready to be cooked on the campfire.
- M is for measuring - This week the Reception children were inspired by last weeks annual pumpkin soup and bonfire experience; to develop their knowledge about capacity . The children recalled their previous knowledge of big and small and expanded their vocabulary to include, tiny, massive, gigantic, little and petit. The children experimented with objects from their environment and sorted …
- ‘Make and Bake’ week and World Food Day - As part of our Design Technology food week, each class was given the challenge of designing and making a dish from a country in the chosen continent. Reception was given Europe and due to our story focus being ‘Room on the Broom’ we decided to create cheese wands using French cheese. During the week, we …
- D&T week: Pizza making! - During Design and Technology Week, each class were asked to make a cultural dish, dedicated to their given continent. Nursery were given Europe, so we decided to make Italian Pizza’s! The children had lots of fun throughout the week, learning about Pizza, where it’s come from and how it is made. Taste testing ingredients, design …
Fantastic Food Week in Y6 - For our food week, Y6 designed and made their own pavlovas ...- Greetings from Brazil, South America! - For World Food Day in Year 3, we decided to make a delicious traditional Brazilian sweet treat; Brigadeiros! But we put a twist on it; we used the chocolate to coat some short breads with. In term, we got some delicious Brigadeiro shortbreads! These lovely, but simple, desserts are made up of only cocoa powder, …
- We are proud of you! - In PSHE, we have been discussing what is looks and feels like to be proud of an achievement. We all received a ‘Proud Ticket’ with something our teacher was proud of us for and all our classmates celebrated each other achievements. We discussed how it made us feel knowing other people were proud of us. …
- A Mischievous Monster… - Last week we arrived back to our classroom from playtime as normal and we were faced with a huge mess! We couldn’t believe our eyes. Someone or something had been in our classroom! We began to look around the room for clues as to who was responsible for this mess. We found a picture and …
- W is for writing - The children have been very excited to share their knowledge of sounds this week and have been practicing their writing whenever and wherever they can.
- B is for biscuit - Following on from our spider cookies last week, the Reception children found a story called ‘Biscuit Bear’ in our library. During our literacy lessons, the children have been expanding their curiosity and questioning skills about how to make biscuits and how he came alive. We acted out the story, developing our own versions and as …
- All about four! - This week, Reception have been developing their understanding of one to one correspondence by using objects in their environment to concrete their learning. In addition to singing songs representing one, two and three, the children have been learning how to write numbers of meaning and supporting each other. Yesterday’s challenge was to use four pens …
- Our Science lesson this week was absolutely…HUMERUS! - This half term we’ve been learning all about the ins-and-outs of the human (and some animals!) body. This includes things like what proper nutrition looks like, why we should eat balanced diets, what different -parts of our bodies look like and their functions and more! Lately, we’ve been talking about different bones and how they …
- Bikeability - As part of Year 6’s personal development, some of our class have been taking part in Bikeability sessions. During these sessions, children have been considering their road awareness and how to safely ride on the road. They have been practicing their signalling and looking over their shoulder to see whether their is any oncoming traffic. …
- Egg Box Dragon Interviews - Our core text in English this half term has been The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon by Richard Adams. For this lesson we built on our learning from the previous day. We generated questions we wanted to ask Egg Box Dragon. For example, how did you find the purse? When did you realise you had …
- Exploring Autumn - This week, Nursery have learned about Autumn and how the outdoors has changed since summer time. Our focus book was ‘Leaf Man’, so we went on a nature walk to collect fallen leaves, sticks and crab apples to make our ‘Leaf Man’ collages! The children also baked lots of delicious leaf-shaped biscuits.
- Learning About Sound - This half term in Science we have been looking at sound. We have been carrying out a number of investigations to help us answer some of our questions: How is sound made? Can sound travel through different materials? How can distance affect sound? Our first lesson focussed on discovering how sound is made. We discovered …
- ‘Supertato’ our hero… or is he? - Our focus text for the week has been the book called ‘Supertato’. The children took an interest in this story and so we used it as our topic to make our learning fun and enjoyable. Throughout the week, the children were able to develop their communication and language skills through listening to the story and …
- Marvellous Maths - In Maths, we have been learning about what makes a pair and how to make a group. We explored looking at objects that are pairs, e.g. ears, shoes, hands. After reading ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’, we noticed George the giant wore a pair of socks. The next day, we found a box of socks …
- Exploring Early Years - In Reception, the children have been busy exploring the various areas of the classroom and garden. They have begun developing friendships and challenging themselves to try something new.
- Mathematical Representations… - In maths, it is important that we are able to understand how to represent things in a variety of ways. Today we were reminding ourselves of Number Bonds to 10. We then represented the number bonds in a range of ways. For example, we used Tens Frames, Number Sentences, Numicon and Part-whole Model.
- Room on the Broom… - As part of our work on enriching our pupil’s curriculum and bringing Literacy alive, our children were extremely keen to visit Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, in theatre. The show was so exciting and engaging!
- Room on the Broom Trip! - Hi all, Today we took a trip to see Room on the Broom at the Radlett Centre! All the children (and myself included, won’t deny that) had an absolute blast seeing this performance. The entire class was so engaged and their participation was phenomenal. So many of the children told me throughout the rest of …
Harry Potter trip! - Year 5 enjoyed a spectacular trip to the Harry Potter studios. This trip was a fun filled, informative day with lots of learning! The children had a Harry Potter studio tour. This experience was very creative and aided pupils learning. We had a workshop which gave an insight into the design process of filmmaking. This … 
Crucial Crew Visit - Y6 visited the Crucial Crew workshop to learn about safety ...
Harry Potter Studio Tour - In September, we visited the Harry Potter Studio Tour to see the making of the films ...- Getting Into Role… - Currently in English our class focus text is ‘If All the World Were’. Today we read up to the part where we discovered that Grandpa has died. We discussed the setting of the room, how it felt empty and bare. We then realised a woman appeared whom we haven’t seen before in the story. We …
- Comparing Numbers… - In Maths, we have been learning to compare numbers. We have used natural resources from outdoors and dienes in class to support our learning. We have been using language such as “greater than” and “less than”. Some of us have even been challenging ourselves by using 3- digit numbers!
- How Rosa Parks Showed Bravery… - Today in Topic, Drew set up our classroom as a bus. We sat on a side depending on if we were a girl or boy. Drew sat one girl in the boys section and one boy in the girls section, we quickly realised how this was unfair and unequal. We then watched a video explaining …
- Year 3 Assembly - Last week, we proudly held a class assembly for the whole school and our family members. During the assembly we shared with our audience some of the wonderful things we have been learning about in school. We sung many songs and showed some fantastic work that we have produced. At the end, we sat …
- Queen Jubilee celebrations - To celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee, we learnt about London, the Queen and about how role as a Queen. In school, we had a jubilee picnic and wore colours of the Union Jack flag .
- The British Museum - To round up our History learning this year, Year 3 visited The British Museum. We got to explore many exhibitions all about money, clocks, The Romans, The Ancient Greeks, The Ancient Egyptians and the Islamic World. We had so much fun being historians for the day! Look at the mummies we saw…
- Our ducklings experience - Once hatched, the ducklings were gently moved into a ‘brooding’ unit, a lovely warm area where they could dry out, gather their strength and rest for a couple of days. They settled in comfortably and were cared for by the staff and the children. Once they were strong enough , the children were allowed to …
- Little ducklings - Unfortunately, today we lost a duckling. However, the other ducklings are doing very well and starting to eat, play with their water and practising their waddling around their unit. The eldest duck (Jemina) is already showing signs of being a climber and starting to flap the wings. Then this afternoon, the children were able to …
- We now have 4 ! - On Wednesday morning, as I opened our classroom door; I was welcomed to lots of chirping sounds. The ducklings were gently moved into a ‘brooding’ unit, a lovely warm area where they can dry out, gather their strength and practice eating and drinking. We are awaiting the arrival of the 5th egg to hatch.
- The Little Miracles Arrived - The eggs had already been partly incubated while at the farm, so in no time at all, tiny ‘cheeping’ noises could be heard from the eggs as they began pecking away at the egg shells, from the inside. It was absolutely magical for the children to hear. Yesterday, before I left, I was able to …
- Junk Music Orchestra - As part of our drive to provide our pupils with enriching experiences, we arranged for EYFS and KS1 to take part in a ‘Junk Music Orchestra’. This orchestra, led by the Junk Music Man, gave children the opportunity to listen to and respond to a piece of created music, explore different musical elements such as …
- Our Reading Cafes - As part of our pledge to develop a love of reading, we recently held our first ‘Reading Cafes’. During these, parent and carers had the opportunity to come and have breakfast with their child / children and share some of their favourite stories. Don’t worry if you did not manage to attend this time around …
- MATHS WEEK 2021! - In November, as a school we took part in Maths Week 2021! The aim of Maths Week is to raise the profile of Maths throughout the school and enable all children to access interesting mathematical experiences. Our Maths lessons this week were engaging, fun and practical! Below is an explanation from each class teacher about …
- Elf Day - As part of our goal to support our community – both locally and nationally, on Friday 3rd December our school dressed as elves to show our support and raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society – a charity that is very close to some of our school community. We had great fun bringing some Christmas cheer …
Crazy About Kidzania … - On Wednesday 10th November, our school visited Kidzania ...- WW2 DAY! - To introduce our new topic this half term, we had a WW2 day! We got to dress up as evacuee children and complete lots of different activities throughout the day all to do with WW2. Even our teacher dressed up as a Teacher from WW2 , as we learnt that teachers used to be evacuated …
Aspirations Week 2021 - For Aspirations Week, we thought about our dreams and goals ...- Going Greek For The Day … - Today Year 5 stepped back in time to Ancient Greece. They enjoyed learning about mythological creatures and designing their own masks before getting ready to compete in a mini-Olympics. They finished the day off by enjoying a Greek feast which included traditional Greek bread, olive oil, olives, Greek yoghurt, honey and cheese.
World Food Day - As a school, we took part in World Food Day, celebrating our different cultures ...- Black History - It is Black History Month and in Year 2 we have been learning about the outstanding contributions that Black people have made to the world, whether that be today or historically. In our lessons, we have been focusing on Katherine Johnson and Marcus Rashford, learning about their lives and contributions.
- Inclusivity and Values - In PSHE today, year 3 received a letter from a person named ‘Sam’, stating that they were soon to join Anthony Browne class. The children carried out the following activities showcasing to ‘Sam’ how inclusive London Colney Primary School is. They drew ‘Sam’ a picture, followed by a welcoming message, an ‘our school is’ statement and lastly …
MacMillan Coffee Morning - This year we took part in MacMillan Coffee Morning...
Come and visit the Cool Caribbean! - In Geography, Year 5 have been learning about the Caribbean ...
TUDOR BANQUET - Today in Year 3, we had a Tudor banquet to introduce our new topic, the Tudors ...
Our Kindness Curriculum - In Year 3, we have been covering the Kindness Curriculum. Kindness is a powerful tool for nurturing the well-being of everyone ...
What Makes Us Special? - We have been thinking lots about belonging and what makes us special ...
Year 4 ‘The Dot’ Art Project – Georges Seurat - During our art project, we looked at the work of Georges Seurat ...
Year 2 and The Jolly Postman - Here in Year 2, we have recently begun our new English unit based on the story 'The Jolly Postman' ...
Express Yourself! - As part of our nurture and art work, we set to expressing ourselves ...
Year 3’s Welly Well-being Week - Year 3 enjoyed the activities completed during their Welly Well-being Week ...- Wellbeing Welly Week in Whale Class - For Wellbeing Well Week, Whale Class had lots of fun. Some of the exciting outdoor learning activities we completed were creating an individual journey stick, making bird food feeders, observational sketching and painting flowers and trees, designing natural mandalas and building and maintaining a fire.
- Wellbeing Week - For the first week back after Easter we all spent the week focussing on our mental health and wellbeing! We spent as much of our time as school outside as we could and enjoyed many different activities that allowed us to be creative and have tons of fun! One of our favourite activities was creating …
- Well being Welly Week! - This week, the whole school focus has been on wellbeing and using our wonderful outdoor areas as much as possible to promote our wellbeing. Year 6 certainly had a busy week! We created nature designed school logos, clay animals as well as art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. We thought about the importance of our safety …
- Welcome back with our Well being Week - What a fantastic week back after the Easter Break! This week’s focus was about the outdoors, and our well being. The children have been working towards creating items for our new allotment area, as well as having a great time as a class completing outdoor activities. Some of the things we got up to this …
Year 2’s Welly Well-being Week - This week, Year 2 took part in our 'Welly Well-being Week' ...- Reception’s Welly Well-being Week - What an exciting first week back to school we have had! This week, the children have been taking part in lots of outdoor activities to help promote a healthy mind and body. There was a wide range of activities that Reception took part in. We had so much fun taking our learning outside and …
- Art Competition – Recreate a famous painting - For our art competition, the children at London Colney were asked to recreate the famous painting: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer Congratulations to Olivia Charmokley (Year 2) and Seb Aumeerally (Year 5) for winning this week’s art competition! “I really like how Olivia has used imaginative materials for her artwork. Who …
- Nursery Spring Term Learning -
London Colney Art Week October 2020 - We chose to focus on inspirational black artists around the world.- Lockdown Learning - During lockdown, Manta Rays class have been working extremely hard! They have been doing the absolute best in these difficult times and have been staying positive throughout. In Maths, we have been looking at estimating, comparing, more and less than. To help us with more and less than, we created a character called Colin the …
Reindeer Visit! - On Thursday 10th December, the children at London Colney were very lucky to be visited by Santa's Reindeer!- ART WEEK - At the beginning of term, we has Art week and each class chose an artist to learn about. In Reception, we chose to learn about Alma Thomas. We researched the art work of Alma Thomas and discussed what we liked, disliked and what her work looked like. Here are some of the pieces we looked …
- World Science Day! - To celebrate World Science Day, Reception completed fun scientific experiments and activities throughout the day. As part of this, we got the chance to speak to a STEM representitive who was a Construction Site Manager. We learnt lots about his job role and his day to day routine. The children asked lots of questions and …
Climate Zones and Biomes Entry Point - Year 4 looked at types of climate zones and biomes around the world!- Anti-Bullying Week - As it is anti-bullying week, we have been undertaking a number of anti-bullying activities. Today in Year 3, we undertook the anti-bullying toothpaste activity. We were told to squeeze all the toothpaste out of the tube onto a plate. When we were done, we were told to try and the toothpaste back into tube using …
Art Week – Jean-Michel Basquiat - We focused on collections of art by famous black artists.
World Science Day 2020 - Year 4 were celebrating World Science Day ...- Art Week - This week our school have been completing one of our annual art weeks across the school. This year we have focused on the impressive collections of art created by famous black artists. Year 6 chose to complete work inspired by the American artist Corey Barksdale. Corey decided at the age of 10 that he wanted …
- World Science Day - To celebrate World Science Day, Year 6 engaged in an ‘eggnaut’ mission to Mars. We learnt key facts about the planet as well as forces and space. Year 6 had to design and build a vehicle out of newspaper that would protect their ‘eggnaut’ from the perils of a Mars Land. Could their ‘eggnaut’ survive …
- World Science Day in the Starfish Class - Fun was had by all on World Science Day. We found out about different STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) careers, and interviewed James who is a statistician. Lee and Alex also dressed for the occasion. We explored properties of materials by creating our very own lava lamps! We learned that oil will float on …
- ART WEEK! - Last week our school have been completing one of our annual art weeks across the school. This year we have focused on the impressive collections of art created by famous black artists. Year 3 chose to complete work inspired by the artist Kara Walker. We explored how Walker often expresses her political views through her …
- World Science Day! - To celebrate World Science Day, Year 3 completed a fun and scientific filled day in class. We had the opportunity to speak to a STEM representative (Victoria – Environmental Chemist) about her work in the STEM industry. We learnt a lot about what a environmental Chemist does and what it might mean for our society. …
- Art Week – Elizabeth Catlett - Wow what an amazing week we have had in the starfish class! Our artist for art week was Elizabeth Catlett. We learned that she is an American born printmaker and sculptor. She is famous for her prints and sculptures of black people and she said that the purpose of her art is to “present black …
- Year 1’s Art Week - Last week was Art week and each class chose an artist to study and learn about. In Jellyfish class, we researched and learnt about a famous American Artist called Sam Gilliam. We spent time looking at Sam Gilliam’s art work and discussed our likes, dislikes and ideas about his art. Here are some of our …
World Science Day - We celebrated World Science Day with a range of activities ...
Y2 Art Week - This week our school have been completing one of our annual art weeks across the school.- Ancient Greeks - Ancient Greek Day Year 6 stepped back in time to ancient Greece for our History Day of learning. Children (and staff) dressed in suitable costumes and looked fantastic – well done parents; their costumes were so impressive! We created an Agora and learnt how life was in an ancient Greek city. The children enjoyed taking …
Romans Day - Year 4 have been learning about the Romans this term.
Diva Lamps - Year 4 have been learning about Hindu worship- Viking Day! - On Friday, Year 5 came to school as Vikings! We used Viking Runes to help crack a code. We then ate like Vikings before setting off into battle. We tasted some mead (a drink made from honey) and bread that the Vikings would have ate. We then spent the day playing a Viking battle game, …
Parliament Elections - Pupils took part in this year's London Colney Parliament Elections.- London Colney Art Week 2020 - HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS! Welcome to our virtual gallery where you can view the amazing artwork completed by our children during art week around the theme of ‘The Natural World’. We hope you have enjoyed the afternoon art lessons and have enjoyed the creative process. Here are some of the incredible pieces of …
- Thank You NHS - The children at London Colney Primary school have been showing their love and thanks to the NHS staff that are working hard around the country fighting against COVID19. Take a look at some of the lovely letters Year 5 have written to say thank you to all of the staff at Watford General Hospital. Have …
- Super Scientists! - This term, Year 2 and 3 have been looking at working scientifically ...
- British Science Week - This week in Year 5 we explored what British Science week is all about this year. We found out some interesting facts about how diverse our planet is.
British Science Week – Silly Science - In celebration of British Science week, pupils participated in a Silly Science Workshop.- Exploring Sound … - As part of our new science topic this half term, Year 4 began to explore the concept of sound. They were posed the questions ‘What is sound?’ and ‘How does it travel to our ears?’. After a lot of discussions and theories from the children, we learnt that sound is vibrating air particles caused from …
World Book Day 2020 - As part of our annual celebrations for World Book Day, we had a range of events going on throughout the week.- The Amazing Amazon Rainforest - Last term, Year 2 and 3 learnt about all about the rainforests. We coloured rainforest animals, made long paper chain vines, tissue paper flowers and a variety of tropical leaves for our display. We learnt about where rainforests are in the world, what the different layers of the forest are, what the climate is like …
- ImCRESSive Plant Experiment - Year 2 and 3 have been learning all about plants. We have looked at seeds, bulbs, seed dispersal and what plant needs to grow. The children enjoyed tasting lots of different types of seeds! At the end of their unit, we set up a simple experiment to see what conditions plants needed to grow. We …
- Brilliant Ball Skills - We have been learning about the different types of skills we would need in sports that involve balls e.g. throwing, catching, kicking, dribbling and stopping. At the end of the term, the children got to put their skills to the test in a ball based circuit.
- What a Week - The Turtles class have had a super first week back after the half term! We have been learning how to explore and recite a poem called The Witch by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge. We have discussed our impressions of the poem and have performed the poem using expression, tone and volume. In our new topic ‘Go …
- What an Explosive Week - In Science Year 5 have been investigating properties of materials, and which changes are reversible and irreversible. We investigating adding mentos into diet coke and discussed that this causes a reaction which created a new substance. This makes this change irreversible. The children have done an amazing job explaining all of the processes using scientific …
- Nutty Number Hunt! - For the NSPCC number day, Year 2 and 3 were split into squirrel teams and given 30 acorns. We divided our acorns equally between each squirrel and then went out onto the field to find somewhere to hide them. We were then allowed to hunt for each teams acorns and see if we could steal them …
- NSPCC Number Day – Outdoor Learning - For the NSPCC number day, Dolphin class went outside on the field in search of objects to measure. Our current topic in maths is measurement and to help us practice our measuring skills and language we went in search of a range of sizes of twigs and sticks. The children got really stuck in and …
- Mad for the Mayans - This week we have learned about Mayan masks, and their importance in the Mayan culture. The children have been working on designing their own mask which we will be making over the next couple of weeks.
Circus Skills Workshop - Y4 had the opportunity to take part in a circus skills workshop- Circus Workshop - This week, Year 1, 2 and 3 got the opportunity to experience a taster of being in the circus. We learnt new skills involving juggling, hula hooping and plate spinning.
- The Snail and the Whale - Inspired by our school trip to go and see The Snail and the Whale in the theatre, we are focusing our literacy learning around Julia Donaldson’s fantastic book this half term. We have been spending some time describing the characters in the story and to help us with this we decided to mould our very …
- The Ancient Maya Civilisation - Today Turtle class did their entry point lesson to our new topic: The Mayas. We had a great lesson drinking hot chocolate and learning that we have chocolate today because of the Maya. They used to make this delicious hot drink with crushed cacao beans and water, sometimes adding a little chilli or cinnamon. Not …
- Christmas is in the Air - Year 5 have had a very festive week this week. We have done all things Christmassy, which has included singing some carols with Lisa, making Christmas crafts in preparation for our sale next week. We even walked in the pouring rain to the church to watch the KS1 Nativity. It was so rainy that we …
- Theatre trip to Chickenshed - Children were so excited to go on their first theatre trip in Reception! They loved every minute of their trip, from the coach to posing for a photo with Snowman and Santa Claus. Safety first ! We made sure we know why we are wearing seat belts. They children were so engaged with the show, …
- KS2 Visit the Theatre - On Wednesday 4th December, Y4, 5 and 6 attended their enrichment trip. This term, the children were able to experience the wonders of the West End ...
- Year 2/3 Djembe Drumming Lessons - Year 2 and 3 have been having djembe drum lessons with Risenga every Wednesday morning. We have been learning different wants to play ‘A Sailor Went to Sea’.
- Y4 Learn Ukulele - In Y4, we have begun to learn the ukulele ...
- Coral Live Lesson in our Classroom! - Today our class took part in one of the Coral Live Lessons where we signed on at 11am sharp! The session was streamed live all the way from the Caribbean where Scientists are working on ways to protect our coral reefs and oceans. We were greeted by Jamie who guided us in completing 2 investigations. …
Autumn 1 Learning Sale - We made a great profit at our first Learning Sale last half term ...- Making our Autumn Leaf Light Catchers - We all had a fantastic time showing our parents around our class, we shared all of our amazing work. It was really great to see all the effort each class made for their items to sell. Here are a few photos of how ours were made, the children all showed great determination.
World Space Week - London Colney celebrated World Space Week with some great Space activities!- Tower of London Trip - On Monday the 14th of October, Year 6 visited the Tower of London to further investigate crime and punishment through the ages. On our visit, we saw plenty of interesting things including the Crown Jewels, the White Tower and the Bloody Tower. We learnt about how the Tower was used as a prison, the mysterious …
- Our Star Nebula Artwork - Wow what a week it has been! In Turtle class our week started off with us creating our beautiful Nebulae artworks. We used different media to create a 3D interpretation of a star Nebulae.
A ‘Sweet’ Home Learning Task…. - Year 4 were set the challenge of making a cake!
Bring Your Parent To School … - On our 'Bring Your Parent' event, children were developing their citizenship.
Developing Our Citizenship - We have been thinking lots about Social responsibility and Social Justice.- Harvest Week - A big thank you to those parents who came along on Wednesday morning. We had lots of fun learning about Harvest and making our own bread rolls. It was an opportunity for the children to reflect on how and why Harvest is celebrated in England, as well as find out more about Harvest all over …
Meet Harry our Nurture & Reading Dog - My name is Harry ... I work as a nurture & reading dog
