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Summer Activities Guide 2026 - Young Hackney

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Are you stuck on what to do over the summer holidays? Young Hackney’s Summer Activities Guide 2026 is now out. The summer guide is packed with free activities for children […]

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We are incredibly proud to celebrate the fantastic attendance achievements of our pupils this term. Children who achieved 100% attendance during the Summer 2 term were delighted to receive special certificates and badges in recognition of their commitment to learning. We were especially thrilled to award our very special golden badges to those remarkable children who attended school every single day throughout the entire academic year – an amazing accomplishment that deserves great recognition!

To make the celebrations even more exciting, all of our attendance award winners will take part in a special party to celebrate their success. We are so proud of their dedication, resilience and enthusiasm for school. Well done to all of our attendance champions – you are shining examples of what can be achieved through commitment and perseverance! 🌟🏅🎉

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SJOJ Summer Fair was a huge success! Thank you to all staff, pupils, families and friends who supported and attended the day and made it fabulous day!

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Thank you to all parents and children who came to our summer fair! It was a wonderful day!

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What a performance from Year 6 last night! We couldn't be more proud of each and every member of the class. Here are a few clips from the night...

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Take a look at our bean plant that we have been growing – it's doing really well! We can now see little flowers beginning to appear, and we are excited to see whether the beans will grow before the summer holidays.

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Year 4 have been super busy this week exploring number sequences. Today, we came up with our very own number sequences. A BIG well done to all the year 4 children!

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We had a fantastic time at our annual Sports Day! All of the children in Year 1 and 2 took part with such wonderful enthusiasm and excellent sportsmanship. It was lovely to see everyone cheering each other on and enjoying all the activities together.

A huge well done to all of our amazing children – you made us very proud!

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This weeks achievements awarded go to

Reception - Arayah-Rose and Eli-Rae

Year 1 - The whole class achieved with a special mention going to Aaron

Year 2 - The whole class

Year 3 - Mariatou and Evania

Year 4 - Parmeet and Abigail

Year 5 - The whole class with a special mention to Monae

Year 6 - Sienna and the whole class

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And another amazing steel pans performance

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An amazing steel pans performance from Year 6..,

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A snippet of Sports Day 2026

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In D.T, Year 6 made slingshot cars. Watch the children race them at the end of the day.

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Our EYFS Sports Day was a wonderful and exciting event! All the children did an amazing job and showed such fantastic effort in every activity. From running races to fun obstacle challenges, everyone joined in with big smiles and lots of energy. It was lovely to see the children cheering each other on, trying their best, and having so much fun together. We are very proud of all their hard work, teamwork, and brilliant attitudes – well done, everyone! 🏅🎉

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Incredible music talent at St John of Jerusalem Primary School!

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A huge well done to all pupils in Year 5 for their participation on Sports Day! Everyone gave 100% effort. It was amazing to see the encouragement and shared celebrations of the teams congratulating each other on their achievements. Awesome job!

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In Year 4 we have been learning about Haiku and Tanka poems. A BIG well done to the year 4 children for completing their amazing tanka poems on a season of their choice!

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Year 6 had a great session at Dalston library where they learnt about the challenges faced by refugees. They even had the chance to meet Maurice, a musician who fled Nigeria at a time of civil war.

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Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic time at the Inspired Sports Festival, taking part in a range of activities and showing great resilience, determination and team spirit. We are proud to celebrate that one of our teams came away as winners—well done to all pupils for their enthusiasm and effort!

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This weeks certificates of achievements go to

Reception - Cree-Austin and Zanyiah

Year 2 - Kenzo and Maya

Year 3 - The whole of year achieved with a special mention to Atarah

Year 4 - Sofia and Arabella

Year 5 - Jay'Rece and Eyosiyas

Year 6 - Andrew and Leo

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What a fantastic morning of book sharing and exchanging! 📖💫 Huge thanks to our amazing PTFA!

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Look at our amazing Year 5’s playing the steel pans! 

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Look at our amazing Year 5’s playing the steel pans! 

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Certificates of achievement this week go to

Reception - Daniel B and Zuriel

Year 2 - Amaiah-Mae and Elias

Year 3 - Mila-Rose and Amelia

Year 4 - Ava-Marie and Harmony H

Year 5 - The whole year and special mention to Chloe S

Year 6 - Kaleb & Ayla

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Coffee Morning Events in June- all welcome!

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Coffee Morning Events in June- all welcome!

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Coffee Morning Events for Families June 2026

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LSE Festival Family Day - Saturday 20 June 2026

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This weeks certificates of achievements go to

Reception - Marcio and Eli A

Year 2 - Jhene & Delilah

Year 3 - Hazel & Princess

Year 4 - Nhayany

Year 5 - All of Year 5, with a special mention to Ivane

Year 6 - Sienna, Ayla, Garth, Serife and Victoria

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Here is a list of some of the activities the children have taken part in: fencing, problem solving, abseiling, buggy building, zip wire and many more.

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The weather has improved and the day has been full of adventure and fun! More photos are on their way...

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All of Year 6 have settled in really well and are thoroughly enjoying their time at PGL. The food has been great, and they have embraced every challenge put their way—from climbing the trapeze and tackling the challenge course to orienteering activities. They have loved every minute, although the rain hasn’t been quite as enjoyable today, but we have better days ahead to look forward to!

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What a wonderful experience we explored space and beyond.

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The Year 6 on their way to PGL for a week of adventure and fun!

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Suitcases packed, coach loaded… adventure starts now!

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A Wonderful Space Adventure Day in EYFS! 🚀✨

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A Wonderful Space Adventure Day in EYFS! 🚀✨

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EYFS had a fantastic day enjoying the Artemis II VR workshops, where we explored space and the solar system in an exciting and interactive way. The children looked amazing as they came dressed as astronauts, aliens, and in wonderful space-themed outfits. They were very enthusiastic and curious throughout the day!

The children also loved taking part in a variety of fun, space-themed activities, including space small-world play, creating colourful rocket collages, and making their own “passports” to travel to space. It was a joyful and engaging day full of imagination, creativity, and learning, and we are so proud of how involved and excited the children were.

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Artemis Day at St John of Jerusalem using VR! 🪐☄️🔭☄️

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Artemis Day at St John of Jerusalem using VR! 🪐☄️🔭☄️

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Year 5 clay modelling based on the artist Alberto Giacometti ❤️

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Year 5 clay modelling based on the artist Alberto Giacometti ❤️

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Well done to all pupils working extremely hard in preparation for your SAT's!

They have also been creating beautiful artwork relating to Pentecost.

Y6 has got talent!

Keep up the fabulous effort and work!

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Our Year 1 and 2 children had a fantastic PE lesson today! It was lovely to see them so active in the sunshine, working hard on their teamwork, control and coordination. Great job, Y1/2! 

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A cozy and calm collective worship to celebrate pyjama day!

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A cozy and calm collective worship to celebrate pyjama day!

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By wearing our pyjamas today, we are proudly raising money to support St Joseph’s Hospice. Every donation makes a difference please remember to give £1 or more via Scopay. Thank you!

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Excellent artwork from our Year 5 class who have been studying Alberto Giacometti 🖼️

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In EYFS, we enjoyed celebrating Earth Day and learning how to look after our planet. The children talked about what we can do to help adults protect the Earth, such as recycling and keeping our environment clean. We took part in lots of fun activities, including making Earth collages and sorting and matching actions that make our planet feel happy or sad. There was also a cheeky surprise when recycled boxes, containers, bottles and packets were scattered around our playground! The children worked together brilliantly to pick everything up and put it away, helping to keep the playground clean and tidy so we can all enjoy playing there.

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Year 5 litter pickers! Making a difference on Earth Day!

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Year 5 litter pickers! Making a difference on Earth Day!

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Celebrating Earth Day with a special Earth Day collective worship!

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Celebrating Earth Day with a special Earth Day collective worship!

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In maths, we’ve been learning all about angles and shapes! We had great fun using our right‑angle checkers to explore shapes and hunt for right angles around the classroom. It was exciting to spot maths in our everyday environment and show how brilliant our angle‑detecting skills have become!

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A Wonderful Start to the Summer Term in EYFS

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A Wonderful Start to the Summer Term in EYFS

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The children in EYFS have made a wonderful start to the Summer Term, returning to school with big smiles, lots of enthusiasm and a fantastic attitude to learning. This half term our topic is Animals, and the children have already been showing great curiosity and excitement. This week we have been learning all about farm animals, exploring their names, sounds and the important jobs they do on the farm. The children have enjoyed a wide variety of activities including storytelling, role play, creative art work, small world play and counting farm animals in maths. We have also been singing farm animal songs and sharing our ideas during carpet time. It has been lovely to see the children working together, using new vocabulary and confidently joining in with all areas of learning. Well done EYFS – we are so proud of your bright start to the term!

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This week in Early Years was full of excitement as we began preparing for Easter! The children enjoyed listening to and talking about the Easter story, helping them understand why this special time is celebrated. We also had lots of fun developing our maths skills by counting, sharing, and grouping colourful eggs. Creativity was everywhere as the children decorated and designed their own beautiful Easter eggs using a variety of materials. To finish the week, we went on a very exciting Easter egg hunt, where the children worked together to find hidden eggs. It has been a joyful and busy week filled with learning, creativity, and lots of smiles!

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In Year 3, we’ve been exploring forces and friction! We tested different materials to see which had the most friction. First, we made predictions, then carried out our experiment like real scientists. We discovered which surfaces were the grippiest and explained why—great investigating, Year 3!

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Healthy Schools Padlet for Primary Children and Families Link

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Healthy Schools Padlet for Primary Children and Families Link

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We had a Healthy Schools Coffee Morning and we wanted to share our padlet information with our families. :)

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Our wonderful Year 6 students took part in a national science quiz, competing against schools from across the country. They worked brilliantly as a team, gained valuable experience, and learned lots of fascinating scientific facts along the way!

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EYFS had an exciting time taking part in Science Week! We loved using our observing, investigating, and exploring skills in lots of fun activities. One of our favourites was matching symmetrical animal pictures—we enjoyed comparing them and talking about all their different features. We also carried out a colourful experiment with melting crayons. First, we crushed them and looked closely at what happened, then we used a hairdryer to heat them and watched the colours melt and mix. The children shared some fantastic ideas, saying things like “It melted like cheese on toast!” and “It turned into paint!” We had so much fun during Science Week, and we can’t wait for the next one!

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In Science, we have been learning about magnets and how they work. We explored different types of magnets and carried out an experiment to find out which magnet was the strongest using paper.

First, we made a prediction. Then we recorded our results in a table and used the data to create a bar chart to show our findings. 🧲📊

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Today we had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day! The children came to school dressed as their favourite book characters, and our classroom was filled with superheroes, princesses, animals, and lots of amazing storybook friends.

We played a fun game called “Guess Which Book Character Am I?”, where the children used clues, actions, and voices to help everyone guess their character. There were lots of giggles and some very impressive acting!

The children also got creative by designing and decorating their very own bookmarks. They used bright colours, patterns, and pictures to make something special they can use every time they read.

We had a magical day celebrating the joy of books and stories! 📚✨

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Wow! Look at the artwork Year 5 did at The Urswick! All put together! We are artists!

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Wow! Look at the artwork Year 5 did at The Urswick! All put together! We are artists!

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We celebrated World Book Day!

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This term we started a new topic: People Who Help Us. We have enjoyed lots of exciting activities as we learned about the different jobs people do and why their work is so important. Our home corner has been transformed into a doctor’s surgery, where we can role‑play as doctors, nurses, and patients. We have also been looking at how helpers in our community keep us safe, healthy, and supported every day. We have also been looking for signs of spring, exploring our outdoor area to see how the world around us is changing. The children enjoyed spotting new flowers, tiny buds on trees, and listening for birds singing. It has been exciting to watch nature wake up after winter!

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Year 5 had an amazing time at The Urswick! We created some beautiful artwork! 

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Year 5 had an amazing time at The Urswick! We created some beautiful artwork! 

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Well done to all our young cyclists! Bikeability training was a big win, everyone learned how to signal clearly and ride safely on the road. We are proud of this group! 🚴‍♂️👏

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To mark the beginning of Lent, Year 1 and 2 have been creating special crosses. We have been exploring the meaning of Ash Wednesday and the tradition of being marked with a cross of ashes as a sign of a new start.

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Painting our Great Fire of London Paintings

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Painting our Great Fire of London Paintings

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The children really enjoyed using their colour mixing skills to create these wonderful paintings depicting the Great Fire of London.

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Year 6 have been working very hard. In Mathematics, they have been using their prior knowledge of multiplication to find the volume of 3D shapes. Keep up the tremendous effort!  

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Summer Term 2 Dates

Monday 1st June 2026

First Day Back

Breakfast and After School Clubs Start

Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Coffee Morning (Meet the Executive Headteacher)

School Photographer – Class Photos

Wednesday 3rd June

Book Swap (Come and choose your favourite book)

Friday 5th June 2026

Steel Pan Jamboree

Wednesday 10th June 2026

Big Breakfast -8:00 – 9:00 (All Family and Friends welcome)

Friday 12th June 2026

EYFS and KS1 Summer Dance

Monday 15th June 2026

Year 5 and 6 Visit - Hackney Archives at CLR James Dalston Library

Wednesday 17th June 2026

Thank the Teacher Day

Wednesday 17th June 2026

Sports Day (Victoria Park)

9.30 – 3.30 Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2

12:00 – 15:00 Years 3, 4, 5, and 6

Thursday 18th June 2026

Music Showcase Assembly - 10:00

Friday 19th June 2026

Years 3 to 6 Summer Dance

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

KS1 Hackney Music Festival

Wednesday 24th June

KS2 Choir Hackney Music Festival

Friday 26th June 2026

Board Games Coffee Morning

Friday 26th June 2026

Reception Hackney Music Festival

Tuesday 30th June 2026

Instrumental Music Festival

Thursday 2nd July

Reception Parent/Carers Coffee Morning

Saturday 4th July 2026

Summer Fair

Wednesday 8th July

Year 6 End of Year Production

Friday 10th July

Year 6 Leavers Party

Sunday 12th July 2026

Year 6 Bible Service in Church - 10:00

Tuesday 14th July

EYFS & KS1 End of Year Trip

Wednesday 15th July

KS2 End of Year Trip

Friday 17th July 2026

Year 6 Leaver’s Service - 10:00

Friday 17th July

Pupils last day (Finish at 13:30

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Today, Friday 6th February, pupils wore their own clothes with numbers on to celebrate Numbers Day. With so many pupils doing so, we were able to raise monies for the charity NSPCC. A huge thank you to parents/carers and pupils for your support. In class, pupils explored a range of fun activities to mark the day as well.

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Year 3 have been exploring prehistoric cave art as part of their art learning this term. To develop their final pieces, the children practised a range of sketching techniques, experimenting with line, texture and pattern inspired by early artists. They also explored natural materials, using a variety of spices to stain and colour their paper, just as prehistoric people may have used materials from their environment. Using selected examples of cave art as inspiration, the children created thoughtful and expressive final pieces. The results show fantastic creativity, curiosity and effort, and we are incredibly proud of their work.

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Year 5 have been doing some excellent work in maths this week! Brilliant problem solving skills, when looking at decimal numbers! ❤️

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Year 5 have been doing some excellent work in maths this week! Brilliant problem solving skills, when looking at decimal numbers! ❤️

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This week in EYFS, we continued to discover and explore our exciting topic Space. The children engaged in a wide range of hands-on activities that sparked their curiosity and imagination. One of the highlights was role play — the children loved dressing up as astronauts and pretending to travel to the Moon! Role play supports children’s language development, social interaction, and creative thinking as they build stories together and explore new vocabulary.

We also had so much fun with creative and messy activities. The children made comets, painted friendly aliens, and explored shaving foam planets. These sensory and art experiences encourage children to experiment, express their ideas, and develop fine motor skills. Messy play also helps build early scientific thinking as the children observe textures, patterns, and changes in materials.

It has been a wonderful week full of exploration, imagination, and learning. We can’t wait to continue our space adventures next week!

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Year 5 are really enjoying their weekly swimming lessons and are already making so much progress! 💦

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Year 6 have been learning about light and reflection in science. This week, we made periscopes and explained how they work using the reflection of light.

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This week, girls from Years 4, 5 and 6 were selected to take part in an exciting Multiskills Festival, hosted by pupils from Clapton Girls’ Academy.

They took part in a range of activities designed to build teamwork, speed, concentration and agility, showing fantastic enthusiasm and determination throughout. The girls had a brilliant time and showed plenty of Girl Power!

Well done to all involved!

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Creating amazing Mars Rover Designs! We are really enjoying our literacy lessons based on the book CURIOSITY!

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We had a wonderful trip to the Tower of London, where we learned even more about the Great Fire of London and its impact on the city in 1666.