Blue Gate Fields Junior School

Let there be light!

14/11/2023

In Science today, we were given a battery, wires and a bulb. Our aim was to make the bulb light up. We found this challenging but we used our growth mindset and eventually the bulb lit up! Take a look at what we did.

We found out that the bulb will only light up if there is a complete circuit. This is when the battery, wires and bulb are all connected together - where electricity can flow from the battery through the wires to the bulb and back to the battery to make a complete circuit.

Art in Class 5

25/9/2023

Class 5 have been observing their hands using magnifying glasses in order to draw their hand in detail. They then added some beans to their hand to see how they looked when they were holding something.

Releasing the butterflies!

30/6/2023

Year 4 have been researching and writing about the lifecycle of butterflies. They have watched as larvae turned into pupas before finally metamorphosing into painted lady butterflies! When they had all emerged we released them back into the wild to continue with their lifecycle.

Becoming Bee keepers at Mudchute Farm!

9/6/2023

Bees

25/5/2023

Today, Sarah the beekeeper came into school to talk to us about bees. Did you know without bees there would be no fruits and vegetables? Because, bees help to pollinate flowers which help provide fruits and vegetables for us to consume.

The Soanes Centre: Exploring habitats

23/5/2023

Today, we went to the Soanes Centre (located in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park) to learn all about habitats. Did you know all habitats need four things to survive? Do you know what these are?

Auricularia auricula-judae (Wood Ears)

30/3/2023

Today, we used our observation skills as well as our creativity to paint live plants: Wood Ears (type of mushroom). We also painted a few wild animals too. Can you spot them?

Horniman Museum & Gardens

21/3/2023

Horniman Museum & Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ

Today, we visited Horniman Museum & Gardens to learn about Prehistoric Life. We also explored the museum's beautiful and tranquil gardens where we spotted a couple of Llamas along Animal Walk.

Safer Internet Day!

7/2/2023

Who are you going to call in emergencies?... Beowulf Busters!

25/11/2022

Throughout this week, we have been working with the marvellous and talented Anna on retelling three ancient Viking stories: Beowulf and Grendel, followed by Beowulf and the Sea-Hag and finally Beowulf and the Dragon. Anna showed us how to express ourselves and to deliver our lines. Today, we retold the Viking stories in front of Year 3 and Year 5. Despite our nerves, we had an absolutely fantastic time performing.