Reception class had an amazing time at Freightliners Farm! They had the opportunity to stroke a goat and even hold a rabbit. They learned fascinating facts about the animals' diets, the importance of sustainability in farming, and how to care for these wonderful creatures.
Back in the classroom, the children were incredibly excited to share their experiences. They used their newfound knowledge to create detailed animal fact files and even presented their learning to the rest of the class. It was wonderful to see their enthusiasm for science sparked by this hands-on experience.
To support our learning on ‘Toys over Time’, we visited the V&A Museum of Childhood. The children explored the different exhibits. There were many wonderful displays of toys from different time periods and different places. They were able to compare Victorian toys and 21st Century toys, thinking about the materials they were made of and how they were made. They discussed how the toys were used and which ones were similar to the ones they have at home. There were also some toys and activities which the children enjoyed playing with!
The children started the day by travelling to Holborn to visit the British Museum. First, the children visited the Upper floors to room 55 and 56 to explore the lifestyles of ancient Sumerians. children had a pre-planned worksheet to complete which focused on agriculture, Standard of Ur and children explored the lives of ancient Sumerians. Year 5 then went to observe some artefacts from the Indus Valley and Ancient Sumer civilisations. Children went on to compare the artefacts by discussing the similarities and differences between them and how each artefact may be used within the area that each civilisation is from. Some of their answers stated how objects differed depending on the climate of the region, access to the type of food (by either having to either hunt more food or grow more food) and inventions that all civilisations had created; allowing different usage of some of the same materials. In the afternoon, we explored our next History topic of Ancient Egyptians. Children learnt about how animal mummies were given as gifts to the gods and goddesses by the worshippers that visited the temples.
Year 3 went to The Natural History Museum as part of their science unit ‘Rocks’. They have been learning about the different types of rocks and their features and have also looked at different types of fossils and the process of fossilisation.
They had the opportunity to become archaeologists and use the tools needed to uncover a fossil that had been buried. They then explored the rest of the museum, focusing on rock formations and fossilisation.
To complement our learning on Elizabeth II and rulers we visited the Tower of London. The children visited the crown jewels, saw the famous ravens, spotted the metal sculptural animals and explored the White Tower.
The children in Year 2 visited the West London Synagogue to learn about Judaism. The children explored the different parts of the Synagogue with the rabbi who told the group about different objects and symbols in the Jewish faith.
Year 5 visited the Ragged School Museum in Mile End as part of their History unit of work. Children were separated into two classes; each class experiencing a lesson in a Victorian classroom and the other exploring a Victorian Home.
Children saw a replica of a Victorian home and had to find clues to understand the lives of Victorian people. They saw the living room of a Victorian family and looked at some photographs. Children then used Victorian objects and materials to wash clothes and took part in a role play activity.
The children in Year 6 visited The Courtauld Gallery and took part in a portraiture and identity workshop. They explored how to create portraits to represent mood and identity through colour. They then had a chance to explore the gallery looking at and sketching renowned pieces of art.
Reception went to London Zoo to study marvellous minibeasts in the ‘Tiny giants’ lab. They took part in a workshop where they were working as minibeast explorers. They explored the lab and had to identify and investigate different species of minibeasts. We spotted a variety of butterflies in a hot and humid environment. The children were also able to explore reptiles, amphibians and fish in the Reptile House and Aquarium, as well as a wide range of monkeys and other wildlife from the four rainforest layers.
This half term, Year 4 received a fantastic opportunity to visit the fantastic Science Museum located in South Kensington, London. We began the day by exploring the public exhibitions. The most interesting was exploring the journey of medicine and how it affects the human body.
After a short break, we made it to our main attraction: What’s in your guts? This fascinating workshop showed us what each food type, such as proteins and carbohydrates, does for the body. Furthermore, we followed the journey of food through our digestive system. It was an amazing experience that highlighted how amazing the human body is.
As part of their History topic this term on ‘space and space travel’, Year 1 went on a trip to the Science Museum! When we arrived, we went to a space workshop! In the workshop we learnt about space, rockets and astronauts. We did some fun experiments, like making a rocket take off using an air pump and filtering dirty water so it can be reused. After the workshop, we had lunch and then we went to look at the Exploring Space gallery. We saw real life rockets and satellites, as well as a full-sized replica of Eagle—the lander that took astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin to the Moon in 1969.
As part of their Geography topic this term on ‘What is special about Britain’s landscapes’, the children in Year 3 visited the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Thursday, 21st March 2024. The children conducted surveys on pedestrian traffic and explored the river and hills.
As part of their topic this term on ‘Growing’, the children in Reception visited the Wolves Lane Allotment on Thursday 21st March 2024. They explored the allotment and were able to sow a variety of seeds.
As part of their music unit this term, the children in Year 2 visited the Barbican Centre to watch the London Symphony Orchestra concert on Tuesday 19th March 2023.
As part of their Science topic this term on ‘How and why are living things suited to their habitats?’, the children in year 2 visited Woodberry Wetland Centre on Monday 18th March 2024. The children enjoyed learning more about ponds habitats through pond dipping. They found many interesting creatures in the pod, like a newt.
On Friday 8th March, the children in year 2 visited St Michael's church as part of their Religion and World Views topic on 'Why are some stories special in Christianity'. The children built on their knowledge about Christianity during their visit. They started off with a discussion on what they already knew and father Ian shared the importance of parables to Christians
On Tuesday 5th March, the children in year 1 went on a special trip to St Michael's church. The children were able to learn more about the creation story that Christians believe in. They were able to ask questions to the priest and learned lots of new information.
As part of their Geography topic this term, the children in Year 4 visited Mudchute Farm on Tuesday 5th March 2024 to explore where their food comes from and the journey their food takes to get into our supermarkets .
As part of their Science topic this term on ‘Animals’, the children in Year 2 visited the Kentish Town City Farm on Thursday 8th February 2024 for a guided tour. The children explored and learnt about all the different farm animals.
As part of their History topic “How did Londinium become London?”. Year 4 visited the Museum of London Dockland. They explored City and River, Sailortown and Docklands at War galleries to discover the changes London has been through over the years. They even got to experience what it felt like during an air raid!
On Thursday 25th January, Year 5 visited the British Museum, the children visited the Upper floors to look at the Ancient Chinese Exhibition which included many artefacts from the Shang Dynasty including statues and Jade jewellery. Year 5 then went to observe some artefacts from the Indus Valley and Ancient Sumer civilisations. Children went on to compare the artefacts by discussing the similarities and differences between them and how each artefact may be used within the area that each civilisation is from. Some of their answers stated how objects differed depending on the climate of the region, access to the type of food (by either having to either hunt more food or grow more food) and inventions that all civilisations had created; allowing different usage of some of the same materials.
On Thursday 25th January, Year 3 visited London Central Mosque to help us to answer our overarching question of our Religion and Worldviews unit, ‘Why are some journeys and places special?’.
Firstly, we learnt about the history of the mosque. In 1940 the Secretary of State for the Colonies pointed out to Prime Minister Winston Churchill that the British Empire ruled over more Muslims than Christians and it was absurd to have no central place of worship for them in the capital. Between 1974 and 1977, the mosque was built.
We visited the main hall during afternoon prayers which can accommodate over 5,000 worshippers, with women praying on a balcony overlooking the hall. The mosque holds a chandelier and a vast carpet.
Then, we visited the education centre to learn more about the Islamic values and beliefs and significant places of worship and pilgrimages that people go on.
Finally, we were shown a 3D model of the mosque where we learnt about significant rooms and symbols shown around the mosque.
As part of our wonderful topic ‘London’s Burning!’, Year 2 visited the spectacular St. Paul’s Cathedral. The children enjoyed a guided tour of the dome and galleries. The children bravely climbed five hundred and thirty steps up to the Golden Gallery!
On Friday 24th November, Year 4 visited London Zoo as part of their Geography topic “Why are rainforests such a unique biome?” They explored and discovered different animals found in the Amazon rainforest such as Tamarin monkeys, Komodo dragons and Grey parrots. They were even able to see a sleeping sloth! As well as rainforests, we explored the Arctic biome and enjoyed lunch with the penguins. Year four learnt about the Zoo’s conservation programme to help animals such a tigers, giraffes and lions survive out in the wild.
On Tuesday 21st November Year 5 visited the Barbican Centre to watch the London Symphony Orchestra retell the story of Diwali through music.
The Orchestra retold the story of Prince Rama and Princess Sita including traditional India Instruments featuring orchestral favourites.
Children participated in singing activities as well as making sounds and contributing to the Orchestra play.
Year 5 visited the Nanak Darbar temple in Southgate as part of their Religion and World Views topics this half term. Children explored how Sikhs practise their faiths, explored the 5K's and had the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the Last Guru.
Year 5 visited the Science Museum in South Kensington as part of their Science unit of work : How do the Earth, Sun and Moon move in relation to each other in our solar system? We arrived at the museum and started to explore the different levels, offering children a wide range of experiences. They discovered the history of medicine and explored the Space Travel exhibition in the first hour. Children then had a ‘Mission to Space’ workshop where they explored the history of our understanding of the solar system. Children recapped their knowledge of the Heliocentric and Geocentric models of the solar system along with the scientists who contributed to the field.
Today year 3 visited The National Portrait Gallery to explore some wonderful art. First, we ate our lunch next to the famous Trafalgar Square. Then, we explored pieces by talented artists which used a variety of medium. We enjoyed discussing the artistic techniques used, artists’ backgrounds and the messages we felt the art represented. Then, we tried sketching our own art inspired by the wonderful pieces in the gallery. We all had a wonderful time and would love to visit again!
Today, Year 2 followed their maps and explored our local community. We walked past the recycling centre,, Wood Green Tube station, Alexandra train station and local shops such as Morrisons and Sainsburys. Then we walked along the trail in Alexandra palace and had lunch in the sunshine. We took a scenic walk back to school and walked through a woodland. We had lots of fun exploring the local area, spending time in nature and identifying the human and physical features!
Year 1 have been learning about Queen Elizabeth II. To compliment our learning we visited the Tower of London! We explored the grounds of the historic building, spotting archers and metal animals. We were amazed by the glittering crown jewels and the grand stone tower and walls. We saw beefeaters dressed in their red uniforms and funny hats marching. The children also enjoyed exploring the White Tower, especially the armour and canons.
On Thursday 14th September, Year 6E went on a trip to the Courtauld Gallery where they had a workshop on portraiture and identity to support their art unit this term. They explored different paintings from the 14th century up to the 19th century and had time to practise their sketching before developing their watercolour skills.
On Tuesday 12th September, Year 5 visited the Ragged School Museum in Mile End as part of their History unit of work. Children were separated into two classes; each class experiencing a lesson in a Victorian classroom and the other exploring a Victorian Home.
Children saw a replica of a Vicotiran home and had to find clues to understand the lives of Victorian people. They saw the living room of a Victorian family and looked at some photographs. Children then used Victorian objects and materials to wash clothes and took part in a role play activity.
Trinity celebrated National Poetry Day in style with a wonderful breakfast followed by parent lessons in school. There was a brilliant turnout as parents and children worked together to write verse and enjoy reading brilliant poetry. The day was interspersed with workshops from published poet Paul Delaney, who delivered engaging and inspirational workshops for Years 2-6, as well as Vanessa Woolf who delivered interactive, multi-sensory performances for Early Years and Year 1. Each class also got an opportunity to perform poetry in front of an audience and blew us away with their wonderful, creative renditions of an eclectic mix of poetry.
Trinity celebrated National Poetry Day in style with a wonderful breakfast followed by parent lessons in school. There was a brilliant turnout as parents and children worked together to write verse and enjoy reading brilliant poetry. The day was interspersed with workshops from published poet Paul Delaney, who delivered engaging and inspirational workshops for Years 2-6, as well as Vanessa Woolf who delivered interactive, multi-sensory performances for Early Years and Year 1. Each class also got an opportunity to perform poetry in front of an audience and blew us away with their wonderful, creative renditions of an eclectic mix of poetry.
This year's Music in May concert was a huge success!. It was so wonderful to see the children showcase their musical talents! The show started with Year 5 guitars, then solo performances on the piano, flue, violin, guitar and even the chonguri, a traditional Georgian instrument. After that, the Year 6 guitarists performed and finally Glee club sang three songs - Memory, form the musical Cats, Lean on me, by Bill Withers and an original song about Trinity written by our very own Tanya Briscoe! It was a wonderful celebration of music!
Last Thursday, we celebrated our annual Eid fair and this year's event was even bigger and better than last year’s! Despite the rain there was a huge turnout, and with your help we raised an incredible £1153.80! This will be split between the school and Muslim Hands UK charity. Thank you to all those who attended and a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful volunteers who gave up their time to organise and run the event. We look forward to organising our next big event- the Summer fair!
Thank you to all of the parents who came along to our science breakfast - we hope you and your children had fun
participating in the different science activities.
Thank you also to all of the wonderful parents who came to speak to our children about their career - thank you
for giving your time to inspire our children and answer their many questions!
World Book Day was so much fun! Thank you to all of the parents who came along to our reading breakfast and
storytime in class. It was wonderful to spend a day enjoying and talking about books.
KS2 enjoyed a fantastic presentation from bestselling author, Lucy Strange, and some of our pupils had the
opportunity to enjoy a writing workshop with her. In the afternoon, it was wonderful to see our KS2 pupils
buddied up with our younger pupils and sharing stories with them.
We had a fantastic time raising money for Children in Need on Friday. We dressed up, took part in Moodboosters Live and participated in a sponsored activity. Thank you to everyone who sponsored us - we raised £615
we kicked off Anti-Bullying Week with Odd Socks Day to celebrate our individuality!
Years 3 to 6 participated in the BBC’s live lesson which was hosted by Katie Thistleton and Talisha ‘Tee Cee’
Johnson and helped children understand what bullying is and empowered them to speak out about bullying. The children planned and conducted a fantastic debate where the motion, ‘Should banter be banned?' was discussed. The children had fantastic points during their for and against arguments, showed fantastic confidence and respected each others' views in a mature way.
We are now a United Against Bullying School and achieved a Bronze award from the Anti-Bullying Alliance!
On Friday 17th March, we dressed up for joy to raise money for Red Nose Day. Thank you to everyone for supporting Red Nose Day - we raised £370 for Comic Relief!
We are so excited about our favourite day of the year!
We would love all children to come to school dressed as a character from a book. Prizes are up for grabs for the best handmade costumes!
We have lots planned for this exciting day:
•The day will kick off with a reading breakfast at 8am. All families are invited to enjoy breakfast and a good book, discover new authors and buy some new books.
•Parents are invited to class from 8.45am to enjoy a storytime with their child led by the class teacher.
•Each class will enjoy activities throughout the day based on a focus author.
•The children will participate in the World Book Day Live Lesson where they will learn about this year’s £1 book authors and illustrators.
•We will be having a special assembly involving a costume parade and competition.
•In the afternoon we will be having time to Drop Everything and Read!
•The day will end with a Follow Your Favourite Storytime where staff will be choosing a favourite book to read for storytime and our children can choose where they would like to go!
We had a fantastic time raising money for Children in Need on Friday. We dressed up, had our faces painted, took part in Moodboosters Live and participated in a sponsored activity. Thank you to everyone who sponsored us - we raised £818!
This year's theme is Reach Out to stop Bullying! This theme has been created to empower children to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes. At Trinity, we want Anti-Bullying Week to remind everyone whether it’s in school, at home, in the community or online, let’s reach out and show each other the support we need.
This week we have lots of special events to mark the end of our Black History Month celebration. On Wednesday our pupils will enjoy a performance from Black history storytellers and a djembe band. On Friday, we will be receiving a visit from poet Samantha Rodgers who will be sharing her poetry with us.
It was wonderful to have so many parents join us in class for National Poetry Day! Thank you to all of the parents who attended
Thank you for your support and participation on our Reading for Pleasure Day! It was wonderful to see so many families get involved in the activities and enjoy great books with their children. We hope that you enjoyed the sessions and walked away with knowledge of new authors and books.
On Friday, our children and staff dressed up in red and as superheroes and raised £1048! We are delighted to have exceeded our target of £500. A huge thank you for your contributions! The money raised will go towards charities helping to tackle poverty, take action against violence and bring an end to discrimination in the UK and across the world.
What a success careers week has been! The children have heard talks from a Royal Navy captain who represents the Queen in Haringey, an archaeologist who advises on heritage sites across the country, a web designer who started coding as a child due to her love of solving puzzles, and our very own Jon Roberts (parent) who gave the children an incredibly stunning and thorough insight into life working at ITN, including a personalised ‘Hello Trinity!’ from ITV presenter Nina Hussein.
Our pupils enjoyed an inspirational talk from our guest speaker, Sara Black, on International Women’s Day. Sara has run over 25 marathons and all 6 of the marathon majors: London, Boston, New York, Chicago, Berlin and Tokyo. Our pupils learned about the fascinating history of women in marathon running and how women like her have broken barriers.
We had a fantastic time celebrating our love for reading on World Book Day! Thank you for helping us make WBD a special and memorable day for our children.
The children were so excited to see their classroom doors transformed to represent the fantasy world of their class book. It was wonderful to see so many parents participate in our first lesson of the day exploring the class book: year 2 children and parents created their own front cover for the Wind of the Willows; year 3 created their own confectionary for Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory; and year 6 created their own fantasy world maps!
On Tuesday 22nd February, the children gathered excitedly in assembly to celebrate and mark the end of the first LGBT+ History Month at Trinity. The children enjoyed this fantastic opportunity to share their learning with other year groups in class presentations. The assembly ended with a remarkable key stage performance of songs by the inspiring musicians from the LGBT+ Community. It was a spectacular way to end the month!
Throughout Spring 1, our pupils engaged in authentic and purposeful writing projects, going through the writing process as authors and published their writing to share with the school community. Some year groups published their stories as a book to go in the library, year 5 created their own audiobooks and year 6 published their own newspaper featuring events from WW2. We held a special publishing celebration in the last week of term to celebrate their fantastic writing! Every pupil had the opportunity to share their writing with a pupil from another class and on Friday 11th February, the published pieces were displayed in the library for all children to enjoy. We also received a special visit from Sanchita who works at the Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill and sends us new books each term. Sanchita was taken on a tour of our published writing in the library by our School Captains and met our Authors of the Term who had the opportunity to share their writing with her. Sanchita was very impressed with the quality of our children’s writing!
On Thursday 10th February, Trinity held our first ever House History Bee! The children had a fantastic time demonstrating all their wonderful history knowledge. The children answered some challenging questions including: "Who was the first man in space?" and "How did the Indus Valley civilization end?" After all the year groups had competed, it was incredibly close with just 7 points between 1st and 4th. However, with 80 points, it was Attenborough who were the winners, so well done to them!
We had a fantastic time celebrating National Poetry Day this week. Parents and carers were welcomed into the school for poetry workshops with their children. We wrote everything from kennings to blackout poetry! The children then created a whole school poem based on the theme of choice.
We also held a poetry performance competition for KS1 and KS2. Our winners were 3L and 5W. Congratulations!