Open Mornings
- Thursday 28th November 2024 - 9.15AM.
"Cut Your Carbon Month 2024" is an exciting initiative by Eco Schools, running throughout November, designed to inspire students, to take meaningful action against climate change. This month-long campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing carbon footprints.
Throughout the month, St Mary Magdalene will be involved in various activities such as energy-saving challenges, waste reduction projects, and sustainable travel initiatives. These hands-on experiences allow students to learn about the impact of everyday actions on the environment and to explore innovative solutions for minimizing carbon emissions.
Together, through small, manageable changes, we can make a significant impact on the environment, creating a greener, more sustainable world for future generations. #CutYourCarbonMonth2024
In the autumn term, Year 1 students embarked on an exciting fieldwork trip to explore the local area of Greenwich. The purpose of the trip was to investigate and identify both human and physical features, helping the children develop a deeper understanding of their surroundings.
As the students ventured out, they observed various physical features such as trees, grassy areas, hills, and the River Thames. The vibrant autumn leaves provided a colourful backdrop, and the children were encouraged to collect different types of leaves and describe the textures and colours they found. They discussed how the landscape changes with the seasons, noticing the cooler weather and the falling leaves as indicators of autumn.
The end of the academic year has brought about many celebrations of achievements. Reception classes have taken part in a graduation to mark them completing Reception. We are incredibly proud of them and can’t wait to see all that they achieve in Year 1.
Peninsula Reception children have been joined by Ann, a Greenwich School Crossing Patrol Officer. Ann taught us the importance of taking care when crossing the road. We know the hazards to be aware of when near vehicles and we know how to stay safe on our bikes and scooters. Thank you, Ann!
To mark the Wimbledon Tennis Championship, Reception children at Peninsula Campus were incredibly grateful to be joined by coach Rose. Rose taught us how to move into a ‘ready position’, as well as return a ball using a forehand shot. We really enjoyed our session and are confident that there are definitely some future tennis stars amongst us!
Continuing their learning about the local area and minibeasts, our Reception children enjoyed a trip to the Greenwich Ecology Park! They had the experience of listening to, and identifying, different bird calls and even inspected pond life under the microscope. Towards the end of the trip, they had the opportunity to handle different minibeasts. Many students came over their nerves and built up the courage to handle animals such as worms, millipedes and newts!
Some of our Year 4 students had a brilliant time at Platform Cricket’s Inter School Festival at Greenwich Park. Our players showcased their cricketing skills and had a great day playing against students from other Greenwich borough schools. An extra well done to Noah and Timmy who were awarded the title of ‘Most Valuable Players’.
We took part in our first Cross Country Race. We competed against schools in Greenwich. It was a great day, children gave their best effort and they felt amazing! Well done to all the children that took part. We couldn’t be prouder! This is an annual competition, we hope to be back next year.
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We celebrated world book day on 7th March 2024 and our theme was ‘Incredible journey’s’. We were looking at the book called ‘journey’ by Aaron Becker. We had a whole class assembly where we celebrated each other’s costumes, won prizes and heard a story from Mrs Wainwright. In class, we completed journey themed activities such as adding words to the story and making magical doors.
Teachers were dressed as ‘Where’s Wally’ and children went on a wally scavenger hunt.
We had lots of fun!