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Year 6 Trip to The Mall

On Friday, some Year 6 students attended an exhibition and The Mall. As you may be aware, Haringey Council is currently working alongside residents, community organisations, businesses and schools, to deliver The Wood Green and Turnpike Lane Design Manual. The Design Manual will inform the design of public spaces and landscaping and will be tested through a series of public realm interventions. These interventions are intended to improve the public realm experience for local people and businesses in and around Wood Green Town Centre and Turnpike Lane. We thought who better to have their voice and opinions heard than some of our students. The exhibition was very interesting and there were members of the council there to answer any questions and explain what may be happening in our local community. We were particularly interested in the 'Tackling Climate Change' information as it links to our current geography lessons. 'The idea of suds under the green areas in Wood Green to drain the water away seemed really good because the drains won't get blocked.' Ashton. 'I like the idea of building more play areas and things to do in parks because the children will have more entertainment.' Chardonnay. 'The man explained the idea of a 'school street' to us. It's when the road a school is on is shut for 45 minutes before and after the school is open. It will reduce cars and their engines running causing pollution.' Lorin. 'I could still ride my bike to school and up to the school. It would be safe for me as some parents are rushing off to work and may hit us.' Ashton.
Choir to the O2 Young Voices Concert

On Thursday 23rd January, our choir set off for the O2 to perform as part of the largest children's choir in the world, Young Voices. We arrived just before 1pm and we were directed to our VIP suite (very nice indeed!) where we could eat our lunch. From 2pm, we rehearsed all afternoon, going through the songs and the dance moves! Then, there was an hour break to eat our dinner and we then returned to our seats for 6pm. We watched are the audience filled the arena and then we were ready to start our performance at just after 7pm. What a wonderful evening it was - full of song and dance. We were very proud of our 26 choir members, from years 4, 5 and 6, for how hard they worked to be ready for the performance and then for how well they performed on the night. Well done alll.
Bolivia Class At Forest School Week 3

Again, we had a brilliant time at Forest School in Ally Pally. This week, there were lots of different activities we could be involved in and we could chose what we wanted to do: exploring the area, collecting branches to build our 'teepee', making mud pies, mud painting, making figures out of clay, creating 'magic sticks', using binoculars to look closely at things.... The wealth of activities was endless and we really got in touch with nature this week. It was a joyous afternoon of discovery.
'Old MacDonald had a Farm'

In Nursery we have been looking at 'Old MacDonald had a Farm.' We have been singing the song and adding actions to the song. We have been working together on group collage to create the farmer, the farm and the animals for a class display. We have selected our own resources for our collage.
Forest School Week 2

We had a fantastic afternoon in Ally Pally again today. First, we went foraging for natural thing to tie to our sticks to make our lovely 'art sticks' or 'journey sticks'. Then, we played another couple of games of 'man hunt'. After that, we worked in groups to find bits of nature to create our own mythical creatures and named them ourselves - one we called 'Pallygon' because we created it at Ally Pally. Finally, we washed our hands and finished with hot chocolate. Apparently, we are going to be making more things next week ..... we can't wait.
Celebration Assembly Years 3 & 4

In our celebration assembly this week, we gave out certificates to children for showing ‘character’. As always, it was tricky to chose just two children from each class. Here are our ‘Stars of the Week', for the first week of Spring 1. Well done all.
Bolivia goes Wild

Following a stomp up the hill to the East Court of Ally Pally, we were welcomed by Katie, our Forest School Leader, and Isobel, the Learning Manager at Ally Pally. After a quick toilet stop, we headed straight to our Forest School learning area (searching for leaves on the way) where we will be doing our learning for the next 6 weeks, one afternoon a week. First, we went through the Forest School rules. Then, we closed our eyes and listened to what we could hear. We noticed all sorts of things: birds singing, dogs barking, cars in the distance. Next, we discussed the different songs that different birds sing and Katie had four different toy singing birds so we could hear their different songs - a robin, a blackbird, a woodpecker and a nightingale. Our challenge is to see if we can hear them, and recognise their different melodies, when we are in the forest. Then, we explored our Forest School area. After that, we played all different kinds of games in the forest (Leaf Snap, Man Hunt and Find the Pine-cone) which were a lot of fun. Finally, we all sat down on our tarpaulin and had some well-deserved hot chocolate before we had to march home. A great afternoon. (Did I mention the badger pooh?)
Winter Sing Along

Alexandra Primary celebrated the end of our Autumn Term yesterday with a Winter Sing Along after school. There was all sorts going on - teachers singing carols, Christmas cards being made, festive food and even some Christmas dancing. It was a lovely celebration.
KS2 Carol Concert

We celebrated Christmas in style this afternoon at the KS Christmas Carol Concert. Performing to a packed house, the children did fantastically well in their performance. At the start, the audience were surprised by children jumping out of large Christmas presents and we were in for more treats as the afternoon went on. Each year group performed their different carols wonderfully well and we also got to enjoy solos from children on their different instruments - from electric guitars through to violins via the steel pans. We ended the afternoon with all of KS2 in the hall singing a medley of different carols, ending with 'Feliz Navidad', a school favourite.
Carol Singing for the Elderly

For the third year running, we visited the Palace Gate Supported Housing for the Elderly to sing Christmas carols and share the Christmas joy. We started with our choir's favourite 'O Holy Night' and ended with 'Feliz Navidad' with lots of traditional carols in between. The elderly people joined in with the singing. After we had finished, we all partook in juices and biscuits and chatted for a while. Ken, our wonderful music teacher, even found another 'Ken' - a 94 year old one! It was a lovely, festive time, full of good cheer. Well done our choir.
Christmas Activities in Nursery

The children have enjoyed making gingerbread men and decorating the tree.
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KS2 Pantomime

All of KS2 set off, battling the rain, to get to ChickenShed Theatre to go to see 'Snow White' this afternoon. It was a truly amazing experience. When we arrived, we all quickly had our lunch and then took our places in the theatre and settled in for a wonderful performance and we were extra lucky as we all got to enjoy an ice lolly in the interval. Year 3 even got to meet one of the stars, that played Jason, at the end. He told us that he is married to Snow White in real life! We are not sure whether to believe him or not. A wonderful afternoon was had by all. 'That was the best trip ever' said Year 3 child. One member of staff at the theatre was also heard to say, 'What a credit your children are to you. You should be so proud. They are so well behaved.' Well done Alexandra!
Our beautiful ballerinas

Parents and carers were invited in tonight to see the achievements of their budding ballerinas. The KS1 Ballet Club put on a fine show for them and it was delightful to see. Well done, our wonderful ballerinas.
Thursday Music Club

Tonight, the wonderful children in our Thursday Music Club had the opportunity to share their musical learning with their parents and carers. This term they have been focusing on stringed instruments - and so played us the ukulele, the guitar and the violin! The children then had the chance to teach their parents and carers the instrument and then watched them perform. Fabulous fun and fabulous learning.
Bolivia's Trip to the Design Museum

Today, Bolivia Class visited The Design Museum. Upon arrival, we headed straight to our workshop 'Designer, Maker, User'. There we analysed a whole range of rather unusual products - thinking about what they were, how they were designed and who the user of the product would be. Following that, we talked about how drawing is a way to communicate our different ideas. Then we were given a design brief and worked in pairs to design our own products. After lunch, we headed off into the 'Designer, Maker, Gallery' and explored all the designed products that have been developed over the years. Finally, we had a chance to explore products and design some more. What a fabulous day of learning! We will now take back what we have learnt and use it in our Design and Technology this term where we are designing and making our very own Moving Monsters.
Bolivia Class Assembly

We were treated to some wonderful drumming, dancing and singing this morning at Bolivia's Class assembly and we also found out all about their fantastic learning. What a great start to a Friday! Thank you Bolivia Class.
The Big Draw at Alexandra

After half term, we returned to school for a week of creativity. Alexandra Primary took part in The Big Draw for the third year running. The Big Draw celebrates drawing and creativity. This year, we focused on the book 'The Dot' by Peter H. Reynolds and explored the theme that everyone of us is creative in our own special way. We were creative in various ways during the week - drawing with chalk in the playground, creating a 'dot graffitti wall', creating our own books for sketching and sketching in them every day and we finished the week by inviting parents in to have a creative afternoon on the Friday. The theme of that afternoon was to create some art based around the idea of a dot. When you come in to school, have a look for our 'dot' art wall.
Year 2 Trip to Woodberry Wetlands

On Thursday, Year 2 visited Woodberry Wetlands, a nature and wildlife reserve. We had a brilliant day learning about habitats to support our learning in Science. We went pond dipping and mini beast hunting. We found mayflies, worms and even a centipede!
Rememberance Sunday - Please Wear a Poppy

Please Wear a Poppy "Please wear a poppy," the lady said And held one forth, but I shook my head. Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there, And her face was old and lined with care; But beneath the scars the years had made There remained a smile that refused to fade. A boy came whistling down the street, Bouncing along on care-free feet. His smile was full of joy and fun, "Lady," said he, "may I have one?" When she'd pinned it on he turned to say, "Why do we wear a poppy today?" The lady smiled in her wistful way And answered, "This is Remembrance Day, And the poppy there is the symbol for The gallant men who died in war. And because they did, you and I are free - That's why we wear a poppy, you see."
Orchestra at Alexandra

The Orchestra Rehearses Our orchestra meets every Friday morning before school. They are currently rehearsing 'Strings for Christmas' and working hard on their bowing techniques on the violin and cello. Don't they look professional?
Year 3 & 4 Homework Assembly

On Friday years 3 & 4 celebrate in their homework assembly.
School Photos on Wednesday 6th November

Dont forget individual and sibling photos will be taken on the 6th November 2019.
Supporting Charity at Alexandra

We are proud to be support two fantastic charities: The Felix Project provides a free door-to-door service to collect surplus food from suppliers, and deliver it to charities and schools. You can collect these from school every Tuesday afternoon. The Poppy Appeal Every year, the Legion calls on the nation to unite in commemorating Remembrance Sunday. On Sunday 10 November 2019, the National Service of Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London. To support this we will be selling poppies in school from Tuesday 29th November.
Black History Month Galley

The children have enjoyed celebrating throughout Black History Month and a selection of their work was on display last Friday.
Black History Month in Reception

In Reception we have been looking at jazz music and its birthplace New Orleans. We read 'This Jazz Man' which we performed and explored the different instruments jazz musicians choose to play. We made our own life-size jazz man and dressed him in cloths left by our mysterious visitor. We listened to a different piece of jazz music each day and explored a whole host of new vocabulary surrounding music and how it makes us feel. We also looked at 'Trombone shorty' which tells the true story of a current musician who now leads the Mardi Gras parade each year with his jazz ensemble. We explored New Orleans using google earth and followed the parade route through the town. Then it was time to prepare for our own parade so we made masks, instruments and flags. We prepared a dish of vegetarian gumbo (which is a staple dish in New Orleans) after writing a list of ingredients and then got to enjoy our dish after parading around the school. Nursery have been overwhelmed with the generosity of the parents who brought in dishes from around the world to share with us. Many of the children came into school wearing beautiful traditional clothing which they spoke about and couldn't wait to show off around the classroom. We have enjoyed music sessions with Ken looking at jazz music and even had a go at reading musical notation!
Bolivia Trip to The Natural History Museum

What a wonderful day we have had. Travelling to the Natural History Museum by tube, we arrived just in time for our workshop - Dino Scene Investigation. Becoming paleontologists for an hour, we discovered dinosaur bones and talked about what we could learn by looking at them closely. After lunch, we visited the Dinosaur Exhibition (with moving dinosaurs) and ended our day in the Museum of the Moon, lying under the a huge sculpture of the moon. A great day of learning by all.
Cave Painting in Bolivia

In History we have been learning about the Stone Age. To link with this, in art we have been exploring cave paintings and how they might have made them. Today, we used charcoal, chalk and chalk pastels to create our own cave paintings. We drew animals from the Stone Age, hunters and also symbols that have been found in cave paintings. Do you like them?
Poet, Neal Zetter, visited us on Friday to immerse us in our learning for National Poetry Day. He introduced the day by reading some of his popular poems in a whole school assembly. He then visited each class to deliver exciting workshops on how to write effective poems.
Healthy Schools Update

It's been a busy start to the new year and Alexandra has been go, go, go! We kicked off the new year by teaming up with the Felix Project, so every Tuesday in the playground we have free fruit and vegetables and other foods for you to have - did I mention it's FREE?! It has been very popular so make sure you're here when the gates open or else it will be all gone. The Felix Project provides schools with food shops are unable to sell. We have discussed with the children that just because a carrot has a scratch or 'bad bit' on it, doesn't mean we cannot eat it. Eat the good bits and don't waste food. We had so many carrots in the first delivery Mrs Spencer went home and made carrot juice...rumour has it, she can now see in the dark!
Y6 Trip To Heartlands

The Year 6's worked scientifically at Heartlands Highschool by investigating what cells look like under a microscope .
PGL Day 5

Our last day involved the trapeze jump and the sensory trail. Trapeze put us all to the test, what a great last activity! Sensory trail tested our team work and communication skills. We have just departed on our journey home . See you around 3:45pm.
PGL Day 4 Update

The final full day has been a busy one. The children have really impressed us with their resilience, perseverance, team work and kindness towards each other during activities. This week proves that they can be independent, even when missing home and facing their fears. It has been a pleasure to watch them grow in confidence and get to know them better. Thank you for that opportunity! We are sure you have missed them - they have missed you. Enjoy your weekend, please make sure the children rest and we will see you bright and early on Monday morning (sorry about the washing it's been muddy!). This is our last evening update but there will be pictures tomorrow of the children's two activities before we leave to come home.
PGL - Day 4 Update

Our final full day has been a busy one. The children have really impressed us with their resilience, perseverance, team work and kindness towards each other during activities. This week proves that they can be independent, even when missing home and facing their fears. It has been a pleasure to watch them grow in confidence and get to know them better. Thank you for that opportunity! We are sure you have missed them - they have missed you. Enjoy your weekend, please make sure the children rest and we will see you bright and early on Monday morning (sorry about the washing it's been muddy!). This is our last evening update but there will be pictures tomorrow of the children's two activities before we leave to come home.
Bolivia Explores Charcoal

In Year 3, we are learning about cave paintings and how to create them in our art lessons. This links with our History studies of The Stone Age. Last Friday, we explored making different marks with charcoal and found out how to create different effects. We used the side of charcoal, the sharp end, small bits of charcoal, large pieces of charcoal and explored smudging it all together. We also used an eraser to create white lines on our page and used chalk to create different patterns. As well as getting very messy, we learnt that charcoal breaks easily so you can't press to hard, that you can create a lovely grey if you mix charcoal with chalk and that you can create lots of different effects with just these simple things. We are looking forward to creating our own cave paintings in a couple of weeks.
PGL Day 4

The fun continues with abseiling this morning...
Day 3 PGL - Update

Good evening! It has been a fantastic day here in Surrey. The children have put themselves to the test with the range of activities they have participated in and have been great team players and supporters. This evening activity was sports games which sounds easy and straight forward but not when it’s dark. We had to cut the session short as we really couldn’t see each other so we came inside to play some games and the children finally got to spend some time doing what they have asked for since they arrived...to spend some time in each other’s rooms. It was very exciting but everyone is i n bed ready for our last full day tomorrow and of course, tomorrow evening’s main event, the disco! Goodnight from PGL.
Year 3 & 4 Celebration Assembly

We celebrated everyone's resilience this week. Here are our Stars of the Week.
El Salvador Assembly

Last Friday El Salvador had their class assembly, thank you to all the families for attending and well done to the children.
PGL - Day 3

Day three of PGL and the fun continues! Buggy building in the rain was great fun first thing this morning. The challenge course was amazing. The children really pushed themselves to the max. Abseiling was a hit, everyone was very brace. The challenge course was brilliant. After completing it individually we had to then do it as a team without letting go of a rope. Of course we succeeded.
PGL - Day 2 Update

Hello from PGL! We have had the busiest day, all groups have been super stars. We have shown resilience and great team work in all of our activities today. Our evening activity was fantastic - real life Cluedo! The children were in four groups trying to work out the mystery. There aren’t any photos because it was all outside in the dark! Tomorrow brings more amazing activities for each group.
Day 2 and the weather has been kind! Ms Calin's group did the low rope challenge and zip wire this morning. Miss Corrales’ group went ziplining and balanced on ropes. We persevered and displayed risilience. Miss Mackey's group showed great teamwork during Jacob's Ladder and had so much fun zip lining this morning!
PGL - Day 1

Good evening from PGL! Our journey here was quick and easy, no one was ill and everyone was calm. Once we had arrived we went straight to the rooms and then for a tour of the grounds. Dinner was lovely and the salad bar was a hit - go team 6 representing our healthy school when away. After, we played some team games with our PGL leader, Lauren. Unfortunately, the rain meant we weren’t able to have our campfire but we sang some songs and had a fun evening inside instead. Everyone was very excited to get back to the rooms to get ready for bed and the teachers patrolled the corridor for a long time (and even sat in some extra chatty doorways) but everyone fell sound asleep and we will be ready for action in the morning. Goodnight from Surrey. Bring on the activities in the morning.
Years 3 & 4 Take Pride

We have weekly celebration assemblies. The theme of this week was Pride. Here are 4 children who were chosen who have taken particular pride this week - some were commended for always showing pride in wearing the correct uniform, some for taking pride in their beautiful writing and some for taking pride in doing the best they can in maths. A very proud moment for all.
Parents Evening Booking System

The online booking system for parents evening will go live at 4pm on the 19th September 2019. Please see below for information on how to book your appointment: Parents Evening Online Booking Instructions October 2019
EYFS Update

Across the EYFS our children have settled in well to their new classes and have begun to make strong relationships with their peers and adults. We have been working hard to develop our new Forest School area by designing our space, planting a range of different things and carefully watering the beds each day. We are keen to recruit parent volunteers to support our efforts to cultivate a new green space for our whole school to enjoy. If you would like to support our efforts to make the school more inviting for local wildlife and promote ecological diversity please speak with a member of the Early Years team.
EYFS Update

Across the EYFS our children have settled in well to their new classes and have begun to make strong relationships with their peers and adults. We have been working hard to develop our new Forest School area by designing our space, planting a range of different things and carefully watering the beds each day. We are keen to recruit parent volunteers to support our efforts to cultivate a new green space for our whole school to enjoy. If you would like to support our efforts to make the school more inviting for local wildlife and promote ecological diversity please speak with a member of the Early Years team.
Homework Assembly

On Friday, we celebrated the wonderful holiday homework that Years 3 and 4 have created over the summer holidays. Year 3 are excited about studying the Stone Age and we had two fabulous creations of 3D Stone Age dwellings. Year 4 are thrilled to be studying The Vikings and we were treated to two 3D models of Viking long ships. Well done to these children who won the certificate for the most outstanding homework in each class but also a big well done to everyone that brought in holiday homework. It really does help ignite interest in the subject and causes a buzz for learning.
New Climbing Wall

We are delighted with the new climbing wall that the children have been enjoying since returning. Please note that this should not be used before and after school.
100% ATTENDANCE

We had 21 children who had 100%attendance for the whole of this academic year; these children received a Gold certificate at the Celebration Assembly this week. A further 49 children received Silver Certificates for having 100% attendance for two terms this year and 41 children received Bronze for having 100% attendance during the summer term. Six of our children have had 100% attendance for the past two years; well done Claudia, Misha, Josie, Jake, Aaliyah and Issa. A fantastic achievement. NEVER MISSED A DAY Most remarkably of all, Jake in year 6,has not missed one day of school since he started in Reception in September 2012 - an amazing seven years without a day off. To mark this wonderful achievement the Mayor of Haringey, Sheila Peacock, visited the school to congratulate Jake. We must also mention Aaliyah who has 99% attendance since she started in Reception in 2012 - the equivalent of only 12 days absence in 7 years.
Music Club at Alexandra

Music Club takes place after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Ken, our fabulous music teacher. We recently celebrated their achievements by putting on a performance to showcase their learning. This term they have worked on the guitar, the ukelele and steel drums. We are also treated to some stunning solo performances. Well done music club attendees! We do have some spaces available in Music Club so if your child is interested in participating, please get in touch with the school office.
Mini-greenhouses in Argentina

Argentina Class have been hard at work Design & Technoology this half term - evaluating existing greenhouses, designing our own mini-greenhouses and then creating them ourselves. First, we used hacksaws to cut our balsa wood to make our the 'legs' of our greenhouse - we had to measure them carefully and then cut them out. Then, we used a glue gun to stick them together, using lollipop sticks as the pieces in between. We made a design decision whether to make our mini-greenhouse as a cuboid or a cube shape. To strengthen our structure, we put supporting bits of wood across the faces of the cube/cuboid. Finally, we cut up old book covers to act as our glass and we had created our mini-greenhouses. We were very proud of our achievement.
Xandra, The Musical

After months of hard work by Ken, our music teacher, and the enthusiastic members of our choir and orchestra, 'Xandra, the Musical' hit the stage in our main hall. The musical was created by Ken with the help of the choir and the orchestra. All our students have been coming in at 8am on Tuesday and Friday mornings since the end of February and their hard work paid off. Parents, carers and staff were treated to an amazing performance, full of zest, musical talent and joy. Our wonderful choir meets on Tuesday mornings at 8:15am. It is open to Year 4, 5 and 6 and, if you are interested in joining in the new academic year, please talk to Ms Kennedy or Ken. Our amazing orchestra meets on Friday mornings at 8am. It is by invitation only. However, if you are interested in joining in the new academic year, please talk to Ms Kennedy or Ken.
Musical Showcase Years 3 & 4

In their music lessons this term, Years 3 and 4 have been working on composition with their music teacher, Ken, and last Friday, they performed their fabulous songs to parents and carers and school staff. The themes ranged from the sun to respect and were great creative works, performed well by the classes. Individual musicians also showcased their talents on the steel drums, the piano and the violin. We ended with our school anthem 'Aspire, Enjoy, Achieve'. A great morning of musical creativity.
Free Swimming Crash Course for Year 6

YEAR 6 FREE CRASH COURSE
Letter from Chair of Governors

Please click on the link below to see the letter sent home today from our Chair of Governors. Phased retirement letter from Chair of Governors July 2019
Letter from Chair of Governor

Please click on the link below to see a letter sent home today from our Chair of Governors. Phased retirement letter from Chair of Governors July 2019
Argentina trip to Railway Fields

Argentina Class visited Railway Fields Nature Reserve in Haringey today. What a beautiful place! We observed plants, did some wonderful drawings, created some bark rubbings and immersed ourselves in nature. A great afternoon.
Y5 STEM Competition

On Thursday 27th June, Ryhen, Sienna, Shay, Chardonnay and Adam from Year 5 participated in an interSTEM competition against 8 other teams. Their task was to build the tallest and strongest structure that could hold a basketball for 10 seconds. Our structure was 0.8m and it was able to support the weight. Well done.
Health, Fun & Fitness Week

Health, fun and fitness week was jam-packed full of sporting activities and challenges. Children experienced new sports, learnt about the importance of both physical and mental health, made healthy snacks, competed at sports day and most importantly had fun and enjoyed themselves. Here are just some of the highlights from the week: Reception to Year 3 learnt ballet and pirouetted and plié their way through Monday. Year 4 to Year 6 took inspiration from America and went to Wood Green Common to learn American Football. Every class made a healthy snack this week. Each child then wrote the recipe to take home. Please make them at home! They all looked delicious and are full of nutritious, healthy ingredients. We had the bleep test challenge where every class competed. The winner from every class then competed against each other. Our bleep test champion of all champions was Ayman from Venezuela Class who reached level 15 in the final. Our sports day were amazing; the sun shone and all our children proved what supportive and resilient sports stars they are. For KS1, Green Team were crowned the winners and for KS2 Yellow Team emerged victorious. A big well done to everyone who took part, we have some exceptional athletes amongst us.
Cooking in Espana

Health, Fun and Fitness Week has been great fun so far and on Wednesday we made pasta salads. There were a range of ingredients the class could choose to add to their pasta. We spoke a lot about quantity. We had a small amount of cheese and oil and that is good for us but too much is not! The children then wrote their instructions down in the style of a cookbook recipe and are very keen to make their pasta salads at home for their families to enjoy. Bon appetit!
Sports day in Reception

In Reception we have been learning about what makes a good team and how we can help support our friends to achieve our goals. At sports day we worked in teams together and took turns cheering on our friends as they practised a range of new skills.
Egyptian Masks in Mexico

As part of DT, Mexico class created ancient Egyptian masks by designing their templates, using Modroc to create texture and using gold and silver paint to make it stand out.
Health, Fun & Fitness week in Espana

Health, Fun and Fitness week got off to a great start with American Football over at the common. Espana were really good and worked well in their sports teams.
Breaking News - Attendance Competition

Our Attendance Competition has started. Make sure your in school every day on time for 3 weeks, to enter into the raffle. You could win: Paradise Wildlife park tickets 4 Cinema tickets for the Vue Family meal at Nandos Subway vouchers
History Day

Yesterday, we celebrated history by finding out more about some very influential Londoners. We asked questions, made predictions, conducted research and presented our findings in a variety of ways. It was fantastic to see so many children dressing up as their favourite person from history.
STEM Challenge

Mexico class went to Heartlands High School to complete a STEM challenge. The STEM challenge was to create a filtration system to help us survive on a stranded desert island. We used a variety of materials such as cloth, a plastic bottle, carbon and pebbles. When we poured dirty water through our filtration system, we learned that the cloth was able to separate the big chunks of debris. The water that passed through was a light yellow. Finally, the last step to help eliminate bacteria was to boil it.
Haringey Poetry Competition

Our Year 6 students entered a poetry competition with Haringey Welcome alongside many other Haringey schools. These poems were based on welcoming refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to Wood Green and how they might feel arriving here. We are very excited to announce that Lilly Rodney won second prize. The following students were highly commended: Ruya Yasar, Aaliyah O'Brien, Kelvin Dervishi, Drishika Seegolam and Ayuub Said. An Amazing Welcome by Ayuub An Amazing Welcome! by Kelvin Migration by Lilly The Wood Green Welcoming by Aaliyah Welcome to London by Ruya Welcome to Wood Green by Drishika
School Telephones Not Working

The schools phone system is currently unavailable, this is being worked on to rectify as soon as possible. We can be contacted at: admin@alexprimary.haringey.sch.uk Thank you for your patience
Holiday Homework

Once again, we have received some excellent projects as part of the half term holiday that every class is set. It is incredible how many fantastic sculptures, maps, models, timelines and drawings have been created.
Half Term Holiday 28/5/19 - 31/5/19

Wishing you all a restful half term, see you at 8:55 on Monday 3rd June 2019.
Change to school day consultation

Change to school day consultation document
The Tate Year 3 Project

The TATE Year 3 Project is a major new artwork, run by Steve McQueen, which will culminate in one of the most ambitious schools projects that London has ever seen. This project aims to photograph all Year 3 classes across London and will be displayed at the TATE Britain from November this year. Our two Year 3 classes took part in this today when they were photographed by a TATE Britain photographer. The idea is that the final display of all the photos will provide a picture of London’s pupils and celebrate our diversity. Hopefully, the classes will have the chance to visit the exhibition when they are in Year 4. You can read more about the project at www.tateyear3project.org.uk
Year 6 Trip to Bowling

On Friday year 6 had a well-deserved trip to the Rowans bowling to celebrate all their hard work during SATs week. Many strikes were scored and much fun was had by all. A big well done to all of our Year 6s for working so determinedly and being so focused. We are very proud of you.
Reading Star
Last Day of SATs

WE DID IT! It was such a shame to cover our lovely display boards for the exams, so before tearing down the plain paper we all wrote our names and messages saying a big 'Goodbye' to the SATs. Our classroom is colourful and cheerful again and we can get back to learning and getting ready for secondary school....eight weeks to go!
Argentina visit the Museum of London

With much excitement, the Roman Army that is Argentina Class marched to the Museum of London today! We saw all sorts of amazing things - mosaics, Roman coins, a Roman street with Roman shops and met a man called Brutus who wore a toga. Brutus talked to us about all things Roman including teaching us how to salute each other in Latin. One of us even got to be Emperor Julius Caesar. A great day of learning.
Bolivia Trip to The Museum of London

Year 3 visited the Museum of London to learn about the Romans. We saw a Roman solider, a street with shops, rooms in a Roman house, learnt about the food they ate and lots more!
Times Tables Rockstars in El Salvador

El Salvador have been rocking out on Rockstars in class this week. It has meant that Dejanique has improved her average answering time by over half a second! Make sure you are continuing to practice at home.
London Debate Mate Cup Final

A huge well done to our Debate Mate Team for reaching the London Debate Mate Cup Finals. Although they did not win, they debated maturely, articulately and oozed confidence. We are extremely proud of them.
Easter Bonnet Parade

The children had a great time making, then parading their Easter Bonnets.
Bolivia Trip to The Natural History Museum

Bolivia class had a great time on their trip to The Natural History Museum
Venezuela Pizza Express Trip

Venezuela class had a tiring yet exciting walk up the hill, past Alexandra Palace to go to Pizza Express as their class marble treat. We couldn't wait to make our pizzas but first we had to make the crust. The chef showed us how to flip our pizzas in the air to make them bigger! We used the following ingredients: cheese, tomato paste and basil leaves. Say, "CHEESE!" ( Get the joke?) Shay asked the chef if they would employ him and he could become "Employee of the Month". We made sure the outer edges of the crust were thicker. Elena was excited to show her dad her pizza. Luckily, the rain stopped so we took a slow walk back and stopped off at Alexandra Palace to eat our delicious pizzas.
Argentina Visit to The Natural History Museum

With great excitement, Argentina Class arrived at the Natural History Museum and we went straight into a show where we learnt all about earthquakes and volcanoes. Following that, we had a whirlwind tour of the Earthquake and Volcano exhibition and then we headed off to lunch. Next, we went to visit the Dinosaur exhibition and we got to see moving dinosaurs as well as a lot of skeletons of different dinosaurs. Finally, it was time to take the tube home. Some of us were exhausted so we took the opportunity for a quick nap. A great day of fun and learning!
Celebration Assembly Years 1,2 & 3

We had our end of term Celebration Assembly. We did our usual weekly celebrations - TT Rockstar certificates, Star of the Week certificates, giving out our Early Bird Owl for the class with the least lates and then the certificate for the class with the best attendance. We then moved on to celebrate all the children who have been at school every day this term - they all got a Bronze Certificate. And then some children even got a Silver Certificate - they haven't missed one day of school since September. Finally, we ended up with our favourite drum roll for the winner of prize for the person who has been at school every day since our assembly last week. What a lot to celebrate!
Year 3 Health Fair

Over the last three weeks, Year 3 have been working hard on an Enabling Enterprise project called 'Making Changes' where we devised and developed campaigns around different health issues. To celebrate and share our work, we held our Health Fair this morning. We started with an assembly to tell attendees about our different campaigns. This was then followed by attendees being allowed to come and visit our different campaign stalls where we could then persuade 'delegates' to join their campaigns. We very persuasive as we seemed to convert lots of people to our cause! Let's get healthy ... join us now!
Book Club Trip

Our Year 6 Book Club attended Alexandra Palace for this year's Haringey Book Club Award. They read the following books: Will You Catch Me? The Lost Magician, Tin, Kat Wolfe Investigates, Kick and Child I. They voted for their favourite author at the ceremony and even got their books signed! Latifah and Nora got to meet their favourite author , Lauren St John, who wrote Kat Wolfe Investigates. She even said she is going to send a copy of her latest book in the post for Latifah. The author (Jane Elson) of Nicole's favourite book, Will You Catch Me, won the award for "Book of the Year". Nicole was thrilled. Emilio loved reading "Will You Catch Me" by Jane Elson. He was so pleased when he found out she had won. The children were so delighted to have watched Michael Rosen perform some of his most famous poems.
Musical Showcase Years 1 & 2

We ended our week with a fabulously uplifting musical show from Years 1 and 2. Well done - some great performers among you - and an obvious love of all things musical. A joy to behold!
Musical Showcase Years 5 & 6

The main hall was packed today with performers, parents and carers and lots of musical instruments! A great feast of musical magic was had with the children showing their fantastic musical learning this term.
Music Club Performance

We had a great time watching our fabulous Thursday Music Club perform this week. A steel pan performance followed by a guitar ensemble with the children following music to play their piece. We were also treated to solo performances from some of the children. The children particularly enjoyed seeing their parents, carers and teachers trying to play the guitar.
Years 3 & 4 Musical Showcase

Today, we had the delightful opportunity to see what Years 3 and 4 have been learning in music this term. The afternoon started, and ended, with some fantastic singing. In the middle, we were treated to Year 3 performing on the glockenspiels and Year 4 performing on the ukeleles. We also had solo performances from two Year 3 boys - one on the steel pans and one singing - absolutely fantastic.
Argentina Class Getting Healthy

As part of the Design & Technology curriculum, we have been making healthy wraps. Here we are, following a recipe, and learning different food preparation techniques. You can see us busy chopping, peeling, slicing, grating and spreading. Then we got to eat it - yum, yum!
Music Club Performance

Our Tuesday music club gave us a treat tonight, showing off the skills they have learnt after school on Tuesday. We had a drumming performance, a guitar performance and were treated to solo performances by three children as well. A lovely way to spend a Tuesday afternoon. Thank you to all the parents for coming - and who even gave us a performance as well.
Cricket in Year 3

Argentina class had the chance to play some cricket last Friday. A coach from Highgate Cricket Club came to show us some skills. Much fun was had and we found some excellent bowlers and batters amongst us!
Music Club Performance

Our Tuesday music club gave us a treat tonight, showing off the skills they have learnt after school on Tuesday. We had a drumming performance, a guitar performance and were treated to solo performances by three children as well. A lovely way to spend a Tuesday afternoon. Thank you to all the parents for coming - and who even gave us a performance as well.
Learning about sound in Nicaragua

In Nicaragua, we have been learning all about sound. We put our knowledge to the test by creating our own musical instruments. Some of us made percussion instruments and some of us made string instruments. We decorated them to make them look even more incredible!
Reception Trip to Bekonscot Model Village

"Reception were very excited to set off on an educational visit that not only took them out of London but also back in time to see all kinds of amazing forms of transportation. We saw vehicles powered by people, engines and even animals! At Bekonscot Model Village we explored a miniature world which had all kinds of fascinating stories to tell. Since we have returned to school we have written a recount of our trip as a class: On Wednesday we went to Bekonscot Model Village. We went on a coach. We explored the whole village and we saw people and animals. My favourite part was the big train ride. At the end of the day I felt sleepy. Why not come into the classroom to see all of the amazing individual writing we have done about the trip?"
Year 5 Trip to The Science Museum

Year 5 visited the Science Museum this half term. We visited the Wonderlab, where we took part in many interactive activities linked to Science; and we saw the film "A beautiful planet", which links to our current Humanities topic: Planet Earth, at the Imax. We loved the images of planet Earth from space; we were particularly impressed at the images of lightning from space. It was also amazing to learn what life on the International Space Station is like.
Breakfast Morning in Nursery

Thank you to everyone who attended our breakfast morning last week.
World Book Day Assembly

Thank you to all the families who supported our fantastic assemblies this morning.
Argentina World Book Week

In Argentina Class, we love books. To celebrate World Book Week, we dressed up as lots of different characters from The Jungle Book and we also shared our favourite books from home.
Argentina Holiday Homework

Last Friday, we had the chance to share all our holiday homework: research on Pompeii, on what happens to volcanoes, posters about what to do if a volcano erupts and 3D models of volcanoes, some of which actually erupted. Amazing! Lots of fun and lots of learning.
Science in Mexico

In science, our new topic that we are learning about is sound. During our lesson, we explored how sound is made by playing a variety of instruments. Did you know that sound is created by vibration and travels in sound waves?
Y4 Natural History Museum Trip

On 27.02.19, we went to the Natural History Museum to learn more about teeth as part of our science unit. We handled real and replicas of skulls and teeth. We further identified the types of teeth (incisors, canines, molars and premolars) and located them using the skulls. After, we explored the museum and saw dinosaurs, insects, mammals and the human body.
Y4 Trip to The Natural History Museum

Nicaragua class visited the Natural History Museum to learn all about teeth. We discovered that carnivores, omnivores and herbivores all have different types of teeth depending on what they eat. For example, we looked at the teeth of a jaguar and found out that they have large canines which are needed to rip and tear meat. We enjoyed looking at all of the different animals and especially enjoyed meeting a Tyrannosaurus!
Y2 Trip to The National Gallery

On 27th February, Year 2 traveled to Trafalgar Square to visit the fourth plinth and The National Gallery. Before we went in to look at some fabulous art work, the children stopped off for a quick picture with the lion from Katie in London (a book we studied back in September). Sadly, it didn't come alive and take us on a tour of London. Inside the gallery, we looked at paintings called 'Lemons,' 'Earth' and the main piece we were there to see: 'Surprised' by Henri Rousseau. The children had a great time and we so lucky with the weather!
Y1 Police Visit

Year 1 MET police visit Year 1 had a visit from PC Charlotte and PC Graham, as part of their PSHCE topic. PC Charlotte and PC Graham discussed their roles in our community and how they help and support us. Some children got to try on their uniform and Mrs Beare was handcuffed (luckily she has been allowed free).
Art at Alexandra

Our wonderful art is being celebrated in the school. Year 3 have produced mixed media collages based on Tudor portraits on Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. Year 5's oil painting on canvases, based on the 'still life' work of Paul Cezanne are now hung. Finally, Year 6's mural in chalk, based on the work of Mexican artist Diego Rivera, are now on the walls for all to enjoy. What amazing artists we have at our school!
Colombia Assembly

Colombia Class produced a fabulous assembly, showcasing their learning about Florence Nightingale, Animals including humans and some maths. They were so loud and clear and we are all very proud of them. Well done, Colombia!
Year 4 Science

The Year 4's have learned about the digestive system. We learned that digestion begins in the mouth. Food travels down to the oesophagus, then to the stomach. Inside the stomach, food get mushed up. Next, the food travels to the small intestine, then to the large intestine and anything that the body cannot absorb ends up in the toilet. We used a variety of items as part of practical activity to construct the digestive system and to observe how it works.
Year 4 trip to St. Paul the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

The Year 4s went to St. Paul the Baptist Greek Orthodox church to learn more about the Christian faith. We looked at what a church looked like inside and asked the priest questions. Letia - I asked the priest, "Where is God in all the pictures on the wall?" He responded by saying that, "God is not in pictures because he is a spirit that we feel all around us." Isaac- "I loved how bright the church was." Maria - "I learned about the church paintings and that they were created 23 years ago. " Khadija - "I learned that although we come from different religious, there are common beliefs such as respecting others, showing integrity and loving our family." Claudia - "The priest told us that the chandeliers and candle holders were all made of gold."
Science in Nicaragua

In science, we classified different animals based on their teeth. We classified them into three groups: carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. Carnivores have sharp canines and incisors so they can rip and tear food. Herbivores have large molars so they can chew their food. Omnivores have a mixture of both because they eat meat, vegetables and fruit.
Year 5 Toga Party

Year 5 had a Toga Party to celebrate their topic on Ancient Greece. We danced along to Greek instrumental music, ate dried fruit and made warrior shields.
Alexandra Primary Choir at the O2

On Tuesday 5th February, our choir went to the O2 to perform in the Young Voices Concert, the largest children's choir in the world. Participating in such an amazing venue, with different artists, was a fantastic experience for all of us. Some views from the children were: Sriya: "I liked that we got to sing with many children and the arena looked beautiful." Scarlett: "I liked the lights and the songs." Ashton: "I loved the singing, and watching the dancing." Nicole: "It was fun and we got to sing." Catarina: "I liked joining up with other schools and singing together." Angel: "I liked how everyone was friendly and we got to sing with other people."
Drainage Works Starts 11th February 2019

Please find below a copy of the letter from Haringey regarding the drainage works outside the school. Letter to parents 04.02.19
Drainage Works to commence 11th February 2019

Please see below for the information from Haringey regarding the drainage works outside school. Letter to parents 04.02.19
STEM Week

There were many exciting challenges from creating hand washing devices to floating gardens being tackled across the school by our very own engineers. Pupils planned, designed, evaluated and improved their model as a team.
Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 5th February 2019

"On Tuesday 5th February it is 'Safer Internet Day.' This year's theme is all about consent, with the strap line of Our Internet, our choice. We will all be taking part in school, discussing the importance of choice online and it would be great if you could talk about this at home, too. If you would like to do some of your own activities at home, there are some great resources for families here: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/education-packs/activities-parents-and-carers. #OurInternetOurChoice."
Argentina - Classifying Coins

Argentina Class carried on finding out about magnets by sorting coins in class this week. We worked as pairs to sort coins according to whether they were magnetic or not. We observed that some 1p and 2p coins were magnetic and some were non-magnetic.
Argentina - Looking for Treasure!

Year 3 are studying 'Forces and Magnets' in Science. Last week, we discovered the power of magnets by using them to search for 'treasure' in our boxes of sand. We discovered all the different things we could find by using our super strong magnets. Soon, we are going to be sorting out coins to find out which coins are magnetic and which are not.
Argentina - Trip to The Charterhouse

Argentina Class enjoyed a Tudor workshop at The Charterhouse on Friday 25th February. What an experience! First, we explored a long tunnel, discovering that monks had once lived there. Then, we went into the fine dining room and looked at the fancy decor. Next, we went upstairs to the great hall, tried on different costumes and did some Tudor dancing. Finally, we were able to explore artefacts from the Tudor times. A great day.
Rugby Competition

On Friday 18th January our rugby team took part in a prestigious competition held at Finsbury Barracks. This was an invitation only event and our team performed fantastically. Well done to all those involved!
El Salvador - Trip to London Zoo

On Thursday 24th January Year 6 took a trip to London Zoo. Despite the rain, we all had a fantastic time learning about classifying animals and seeing lots of new animals as we walked around the zoo. We even had the chance to meet and stroke Pumpkin the rat!
Bolivia - Trip to The Charterhouse

Last Thursday, Year 3 visited The Charterhouse. This used to be a monastery before Henry 8th shut it down in 1545. We learnt so many new facts about The Tudor period, visited a Tudor dining room, dressed in costumes, and saw the original monastery wall. After we got to handle lots of artefacts from the Tudor period and guess what they were. We had a great day!
Espana - Trip to London Zoo

It may have been cold. It may have been raining but that did not stop Espana class from exploring and enjoying the zoo on Thursday 24th January. We had so much fun!
Parent Consultations Wednesday 13th February 2019

Parent Consultations will take place on Wednesday 13th February 2019 starting at 2pm. Please use the link below to access the online booking system and secure your appointment. Parents Evening Online Booking Instructions February 2019
Parent Consultations - Wednesday 13th February 2019

Parent Consultations will take place on Wednesday 13th February 2019 starting at 2pm. Please use the link below to access the online booking system to secure your appointment. Parents Evening Online Booking Instructions February 2019
Parents Consultations Wednesday 13th February 2019

Parent consultations will take place on Wednesday 13th February starting at 2pm. Please click use the link below to access the online booking instructions Parents Evening Online Booking Instructions February 2019
Reading in Argentina

It was lovely to see parents in Argentina class reading this week.
Cuba Class Assembly

Thank you to Cuba class for a wonderful assembly this morning.
Alexandra Monitors

Congratulations to all the children who were awarded their monitor badge in Assembly this morning.
Music in Espana

We have moved on from the guitar and started the violin. Our first lesson was very exciting, we can't wait for next week!
Christmas Jumper Day and Lunch in Reception

The children in reception enjoyed their Christmas lunch and Jumper Day.
Nativity in Reception

Reception class put on a fantastic nativity.
Art in Year 4

In Design and Technology, we have been turning egg boxes into our very own moving monsters. We designed our mysterious creatures and used paint to bring them to life. Next, we used a balloon, some tape and rubber bands to make them move. We are very proud of our creations.
Christmas Carol Concert

The KS2 children were in fine voice this afternoon at our annual Christmas Carol Concert. We enjoyed a great afternoon of music and singing.
Winter Celebration

The Winter Celebration was a great success: we sung Christmas songs, we made cards, we ate mince pies and we had a special guest appearance from a dancing Father Christmas.
Art Day in Espana

We have been exploring the work of Diego Rivera and as a class have created our own version of one of his paintings. We took one painting and drew a grid on it. We were then all given a section of the painting to upscale. The finished piece is all of our work put together. What do you think?
Art Day in Espana

We have been exploring the work of Diego Rivera and as a class have created our own version of one of his paintings. We took one painting and drew a grid on it. We were then all given a section of the painting to upscale. The finished piece is all of our work put together. What do you think?
Christmas Carols at Palace Gates

Alexandra Primary choir wowed the residents at Palace Gate Gardens Supported Housing last Tuesday, singing a variety of Christmas Carols. As usual, the choir were accompanied and conducted by Ken, our fabulous music teacher. The audience joined in with our singing and even led us in a rendition of 'Little Drummer Boy'. Rose, pictured, had organised refreshments for us all and these were much appreciated after half an hour of singing. It was a delightful morning, full of good cheer. We are very proud of our choir of up to 30 pupils who come early every Tuesday morning to practice with Ken. Well done our choir!
Preparing for Nativity in Reception

Creativity knows no bounds in Reception Classes at Alexandra. We have been making our very own backdrop for our nativity. We used blue, black, gold and yellow to paint it and then we finally added some glitter. We can't wait for everyone to see it.
Musical Showcase

Our Music Club musicians have been entertaining us this week, celebrating the end of Music Club for this year. They were also joined by individuals who were able to showcase their musical talent. As well as ukeleles, violins, piano and steel drums, we were lucky enough to be given a rock performance on electric guitars. Wow! What a talented lot we are. If anyone is interested in joining Music Club, it will be starting again after half term. It runs on Tuesday or a Thursday from 3.30 - 4.30pm. Please let the office know you if you are interested.
Mayan Workshop in Year 6

On Monday 26th November, Year 6 took part in an interactive Mayan workshop. We learnt, explored and experienced different aspects of the Mayan life. We were able to dress up and step into the shoes of the Maya people, even tasting some of their chocolate (which was definitely not as delicious as our modern day Dairy milk!) All children thoroughly enjoyed the day and taking part in such an engaging and immersive experience.
Alexandra Primary Supporting the Unicef Shoeshare Campaign

On Friday 16th November 2018 The Steering Committee launched the Unicef Shoeshare Campaign. As a school we are aiming to collect as many unwanted shoes as we can, to donate to Unicef. They are working in partnership with Clarks shoes to ensure that all children get access to a good education. So far we have collected over 100 pairs of shoes. When the campaign ends on 14th December, the Steering Committee will deliver the shoes directly to Clarks.
Mayan Workshop in Year 6

On Monday Year 6 had fun packed Mayan themed day. We learnt to speak some Mayan (can you remember the numbers 1-10?) dressed in Mayan clothes and looked at artifacts. In the afternoon we did some role play and took part in 'Are you Smarter than a Mayan' quiz. We also managed to fit in some writing. It was a fantastic day!
Science in Argentina

Argentina had lots of fun in our science last week as we investigated light and darkness using dark boxes. We created our darkboxes from shoeboxes by painting their insides black and blocking any holes where light could get in. We then controlled the amount of light coming in by using opaque and translucent materials across a hole in the lid so we could investigate what kind of objects we could see. Our conclusions were that shiny objects were easier to see as their surface reflected the light back into our eyes better than dark, matt surfaces. Very enlightening!
Science in Nicaragua

In Nicaragua class, we investigated melting points by choosing three different materials to test. We used a thermometer to test the melting point of chocolate, butter and ice. We discovered that raising the temperature speeds up the process for all three materials. Which of these materials do you think has the highest melting point?
Year 1 Trip to The London Islamic Cultural Society and Mosque

Year 1 went on a trip to The London Islamic Cultural Society and Mosque. We heard from the Imam of the Mosque, who told us about its history and why it is so important to Muslims in the area.
Health Workshop in KS2

Years 4, 5 and 6 took part in a health workshop this morning. In the hall there were lots of interactive stations set up with activities and questions regarding our health. Did you know the brain is made up of 90% water? Fill up that water bottle! In the afternoon Years 5 and 6 had a fitness workshop. Some of the stations included: boxing, trampolines, balance boards and hurdles. Can you balance and squat at the same time. Well done KS 2 we are leading from the front showing everyone what it means to be a healthy school.
Anti Bullying Week in Puerto Rico

For Anti-Bullying Week, Puerto Rico discussed how we can make sure that none of us have to deal with bullying but, if we do, how we would deal with it. We made up our own role-plays and some of us acted them out in front of the class. We say no to bullies!
The Big Draw in Year 5

Puerto Rico and Venezuela enjoyed the big doodle and making marble art during the Big Draw.
Science Presentation in KS1

KS1 pupils had an entertaining and educational workshop about chemical reactions with a scientist named Dr. Andrew. Pupils used their working scientifically skills such as observing, predicting, asking questions and making conclusions to explain what was happening.
Parents Workshop

On 1/11/18 there was a science workshop held at Wood Green Common about exploring nature and seasons as part of the science curriculum. A fantastic turnout of parents and pupils investigated patterns, classified objects and learnt that science is all around us. Please see the attached hand-out for more detail about how we can use our scientific skills to learn more about nature and seasons.
String Art in Mexico

The theme of The Big Draw is play and we did string art. Students explored using a variety of paint colours, string and peg to create an explosion of art of which is similar to the famous artist named Jackson Pollock.
Anti Bullying Week - Starts Monday 12th November 2018

Next Monday starts Anti Bullying Week at Alexandra Primary School. The theme is "Choose respect." On Monday 12th November we are joining in with a national "Odd Socks" event to celebrate that everyone is unique and different. Please help your child to choose odd socks for the day. We hope this will help us spread a serious message in a fun way.Throughout the week children will be discussing respect and tolerance and thinking about how to be a good friend.
The Big Draw in Year 3

Last week we took part in the Big Draw. This year the theme was play. On Monday, we took part in a class doodle. We found it very relaxing and enjoyed being creative. On Friday, we created collages and our parents/carers came to help us. We let them doodle too!
Science in Year 2

We did an experiment looking at different materials and discussing whether they would be suitable for making curtains. We used torches to find out if the material was opaque, translucent or transparent.
The Big Draw

Alexandra Primary has been particularly creative this week as we have been taking part in The Big Draw Festival. Activities have included chalk drawing in the playground, a big class doodle with the focus on play and also parents and carers have come in to participate in class sessions focused on being creative through play. "I love The Big Draw. It allows me lots of time to be creative. In my doodle, I've drawn all the things that I loved to play and do. Art is one of them."
The Big Draw in Nicaragua

In Nicaragua class, we have been exploring different types of art during the Big Draw festival. We used string to create our very own works of art in the style of Jackson Pollock. We worked in pairs and collaborated to design our paintings. What do you think of the result?
Debate Mate

Year 5 are so excited to begin their Debate Mate Club, which begins very soon. We went on a trip to view the London launch of Debate Mate and had a fantastic time watching students debate.
Role Play in Espana

The drama Kings and Queens of Espana getting into character in English today. We are going to write a letter of complaint about an awful holiday and some of the things they have experienced were just shocking!
Homework Celebration Assembly in Years 4, 5 & 6

Well done to the everyone who received a certificate today for their half term homework.
Homework in Venezuela

Look at the amazing homework project about climate change and biomes from Venezuela class.
School Closure today at 1:30

Good morning, School will close today at 1:30 as the heating is broken. We are awaiting for the engineers and do not expect to remain closed tomorrow. Please collect your children today at 1:30pm. Further updates will follow Kind regards
School to close today at 1:30

School will close today at 1;30 as the heating is broken. We are awaiting for the engineers and do not expect to remain closed tomorrow. Please collect your children today at 1:30pm. Further updates will follow Kind regards
International Evening

International Evening was held on Thursday 18th October. We ate lots of delicious food made by our families, listening to the choir and Puerto Rico sing and children play the steel pan drums. Some children made flags and others had their face painted. A great time was had by all, celebrating our community. Thank you to all that came to support this event, donated food and filled in our feedback questionnaire.
Black History Month at Alexandra Primary

During Black History Month, we have been focusing on a variety of leaders, past and present, who have had a positive impact on the world we live in today. As a part of this, each class created a dramatic performance to share with the school community during International Evening. These presentations helped us to show what we had discovered about our focus leader and what we can continue to learn from them today.
Black History Month at Alexandra Primary

During Black History Month, we have been focusing on a variety of leaders, past and present, who have had a positive impact on the world we live in today. As a part of this, each class created a dramatic performance to share with the school community during International Evening. These presentations helped us to show what we had discovered about our focus leader and what we can continue to learn from them today.
Skittles Investigations in Mexico

In Mexico class, we have been working scientifically through a variety of hands on experiments. In this skittles investigation, we created a question based on our observations of materials: What will happen when I pour water over the skittles? Next, we created a variety of hypothesises such as, I think that the colours of the skittles will dissolve, I think that that the colours of the skittles will make the water change colour. After, we placed our safety glasses and lab coats on to observe the reaction. We noticed that the colours from the skittles dissolved causing the water to change into a variety of colours. We also noticed that in some plates, there was a colour pattern and that the skittles also became smaller. Do you think that the colours and skittles would dissolve quicker or slower if we used warmer water? Why?
Science in Costa Rica

In Science this week, Costa Rica class carried out a simple test to discover which was the best material to build a house for the three little pigs. We worked in teams using sticks, straws and lego. Then the Big Bad Wolf (Mrs Beare) tried to blow them down. The lego bricks house was the strongest which is what we had predicted.
Black History Month in Argentina

Argentina have been working hard researching all about the life of Maggie Aderin Pocock the Space Scientist. We have been interested to find out about her early life and passion for space. Her 'never give up' attitude and message to always believe in yourself. We found out about her in our Destination Reader lessons and have written letters from Maggie to the children at Alexandra Primary School with this positive message. You can read them at International Evening or come to our classroom and take a look!
History in Nicaragua

In History, we use different artefacts to learn about what life was like in the past. Year 4 have been learning all about the Victorians in History, focusing on the differences between Victorian schools and modern day schools. We even practised writing on slate boards and compared the experience to the writing that we do on white boards during our lessons.
Year 6 PGL - Last Evening and Disco!

The children finished off their fun filled week with a disco!
Year 5 Anglo-Saxon day

Year 5 were immersed into Anglo-Saxon days on Monday the 1st October. We dressed as Anglo-Saxons, learnt about the Battle of Hastings, explored Anglo-Saxon warfare and weaponry and learnt more about Crime and Punishment.
Year 6 PGL Trip - The end of day 4

Hello from Suffolk. We cannot believe our last full day is over. Today’s activities put us to the test as always, everyone abseiled (even Ms Dulay) and we put our teamwork to the test in ‘survivor’ and ‘sensory trail’. In sensory trail everyone was blind folded and the children had to work their way round an assault course working together and depending on each other. This was amazing to watch and once again we were all so impressed with the level of communication and team spirit. Unsurprisingly, the disco tonight was a treat for all. Everyone looked very smart and danced the night away. The teachers decided our end of year show really will be an extravaganza because the dance moves were fantastic. This is our last update as this time tomorrow the children will all be home and perhaps fast asleep?! No doubt they will be very tired this weekend but full of stories and hopefully, a new found confidence. They have all succeed in becoming more independent over the week and we hope this shows at home too. We cannot say it enough, we are so proud of all of the children. They really have pushed themselves out of their comfort zones and in the process represented themselves, you and the school so well. Thank you all for not only letting your children experience this but us too! Miss Mackey, Miss Bruce, Ms Calin and Mr Khan
Year 6 PGL Trip - More fun on Day 4!
Year 6 PGL Trip - Day 4

The sun is still shining and the children have been joined today by Ms Dulay and Mr Coggin to join in the activities!
Year 5 Trip to The Royal Albert Hall

Year 5 had an exciting visit to the Royal Albert Hall. We enjoyed performances by a steel pan orchestra, a wind octet, a huge choir and a string ensemble. We then went across the road to the Albert Memorial and had our picnic. A wonderful day out, enjoying the cultural life of London.
PGL Update - Day 3

The children have been enjoying many activities including zip lining, climbing, archery and fencing!
Poetry Day in Year 3

Last week we read the poems of Paul Delaney. We wrote our own poems and performed them. On Friday we met Paul and he ran a poetry workshop which we really enjoyed.
Year 6 activities this week

On Monday, Year 6 started to get familiar with the story ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne. They visited the nearby tunnel to Alexandra Palace and then planned their own version of this story. Today, Year 6 spent the day creating a short film based on their own planned story. First, they explored how to use ‘I Can Animate’ on the iPADS to create a trailer for their movie. Then, they spent a creative hour making the set, the characters and the props that they would need for their film. They then used their newly acquired skills with the ‘I Can Animate’ and each created their own short film based on their version of the story. Finally, we all got to view and appreciate each others films. They were fabulous!
Year Six - PGL - Day 2

The children have had a great morning with lots of activities, including fun on the giant swing and playing aeroball!!
No Pens Day in Cuba

On Friday 5th October we had No Pens Day Friday. We had so much fun making spoon puppets and creating our own stories. We also cut out out mobile phones and practiced our speech and language skills with lots of conversation outside.
Y6 trip to PGL

33 of our year 6 children departed for PGL in Suffolk earlier today. they will spend the rest of the day settling in and tomorrow they will be enjoying a variety of activities which include: A giant swing, a challenge course, abseiling and a sensory trail. Watch this space for updates throughout the week!
Science in year 3

In year 3, we have been identifying and classifying different types of rocks. We have classified rocks on the basis of their appearance and their physical properties. Did you know: · That rocks can be hard or soft? · They come in different sizes and shape? · Soil is made up of pieces of rock? · Some rocks contain fossils?
Science in Year 2

In year 2, we have been identifying and classifying different types of everyday materials. We went on a materials hunt investigation around our school. We were able to identify many types of materials such as brick, glass, plastic, metal, wood and rubber and used our thinking skills to explain why each material worked best for a particular purpose. For example, we noticed that our school is made up of many bricks because brick is a strong and hard material that can hold lots of weight.
Science in Year 1

In Year 1, we have been identifying and classifying different types of materials. We explored our classroom to name a variety of materials and we were able to identify plastic, wood and metal. We also used our 5 senses to describe properties of materials such as rough, hard, and wooden.
Anglo-Saxon Workshop in Year 5

" Year 5 enjoyed their Anglo- Saxon workshop where they learned about crime, punishment and lifestyle during this period"
No Pens Day!

Argentina enjoyed No Pens Day on Thursday 4th October. In Maths, we practiced our 4 times table using loop cards. We had to listen to the 4x table questions so we could see who had the right answer. We also practiced column addition with renaming the tens using dienes. Daniyal said "I like this way of learning because it gives us a chance to practise our maths using dienes and we don't have to write anything down. It really makes sense when you swap 10 tens for 100. When we touch it, we understand it"
Year 2 Trip to London

Last week Year 2 enjoyed seeing the sights of London on their walking trip.
Football Tournament

On Friday 28th September our girls and boys football teams went to St Thomas Moore School to compete against other Haringey schools. Both teams displayed exemplary behavior, worked as a team and supported each other. A particular well done to our girls team who played fanatically and were able to reach the semi-finals. Well done to all those involved.
Proms in the Playground

On Friday afternoon, we celebrated our work on our start of term topic 'We Are Londoners' by holding a 'Proms in the Playground'. Ken, our fantastic music teacher, led us in a celebration of the joy of singing and being alive. The good old English weather made it even more enjoyable! We were lucky not to be blown away. The afternoon ended with the whole school singing 'Maybe It's Because You're A Londoner' and 'Electric Avenue' and then parents came into the classes to view all our wonderful work about London, including the art work in our new art boards around the school.
Year 3 Trip to The London Transport Museum

To support our learning of 'We are Londoners' Year 3 visited The London Transport Museum. We learnt how transport has changed through time through fact finding and creating a timeline of the history of transport in London. It really brought our learning to life seeing the vehicles that were used in the past and we even got to ride on some of them.
Reception Class Update

In the Early Years we have successfully welcomed all our children into the Reception classes and are well on our way to settling our Nursery starters. We have been exploring our new learning environments and have enjoyed focusing on physical challenges and collaborative work outside. Our new bike track, pulley system and amphitheater have been particularly popular. We look forward to developing new skills using these resources and will be welcoming families in to showcase our work soon.
Year 4 trip to London

On 13th September the Year 4 classes, Mexico and Nicaragua went on a walking tour of Central London as part of, “We are Londoners”. We saw impressive and historical landmarks such as Leicester Square, Parliament Square, Trafalgar Square, Green Park, Big Ben and even Buckingham Palace. Oliver from Mexico class excitedly said, “The guards at Buckingham Palace informed us that the Queen was in Scotland”. Emmanuella from Nicaragua class said, “The most exciting thing I saw were the soldiers riding on their horses”.
My Maths

This year we have subscribed to MyMaths which is an online maths resource which enables teachers to set children maths challenges, alongside lots of additional lessons and activities for the children to do at home. In order to access MyMaths on a laptop, your children simply need to go to www.mymaths.co.uk and enter the whole school login. username: alexandra1 and password: success16 They can then enter their personal username and password on the My Portal section of the page. If you only have access to a tablet device at home, then MyMaths can be accessed through an app called Puffin Academy which can be downloaded onto your tablet and then follow the steps to login.
The Lion King

Year 6 performed The Lion King as the end of year leaving show; it was a fantastic performance with so many children excelling in their roles. All who attended the show thoroughly enjoyed it and many parents and carers felt rightly proud of their children's wonderful achievements.
100% Attenders

A number of our children attended school on time every day of the year. A very special well done to each of you—this is a wonderful achievement and you should feel very proud. The children are: Shanaia (Paraguay) Naima, Cherry, Misha (Costa Rica) Josie (Chile) Ayana (Bolivia) Mirvjen, Claudia (Argentina) Wojciech, Issa, Ha (Nicaragua) Aaliyah (Puerto Rico) Jake (Venezuela) Ivan M, Dawid (Espana) Leona, Selin, Kristina (El Salvador) All evidence shows us that children with good and outstanding attendance will perform better at school and hence have significantly improved employment opportunities and life chances. Our own evidence shows us this with the yr 6 children who had 100% attendance this year all achieving at least age related expected outcomes in all of the end of key stage SATs assessment; of the five yr 6 children with 100% attendance, four of them achieved Greater Depth in at least one of the subjects - this is a fantastic achievement - well done.
Year 5 Musical Showcase

We had some fabulous performances this afternoon: the steel pan orchestra, the choir and then both Year 5 classes performed The National Anthem and the Blue Danube on the recorder. We ended up with both classes singing two beautiful songs. Fantastic!
Celebrating Music at Alexandra Primary

Thank you to all the parents that have come in to see their children show their musical learning in the Musical Showcases. Our wonderful steel pan orchestra started the show and we then had some fantastic performances from classes, soloists and duos with accomplished musicians playing the ukeleles, the glockenspiels, the guitar, the violin and the piano. A real treat for the ears!
Fencing & Archery Competition

Alexandra won their first sporting trophy this week! On Thursday 12th July 12 children competed against Rhodes Avenue School in a fencing and archery competition. It was a hotly contested competition but in the end Alexandra were victorious beating Rhodes Avenue by 1.5 points! A big well done to all children who took part.
Year 4 Trip to Alexandra Palace

The Year 4’s walked to Alexandra Palace to eat our healthy lunches and to discuss healthy food options. After, we played on the playground and joyfully ran and rolled down the big hill.
Tuesday Music Club

Alexandra Primary has a music club every Tuesday and Thursday. Last week, we were treated to musical performances by our Tuesday group. The children performed a great piece on the steel pans and then the parents were invited to give it a go! Much fun was had. We then were in for a treat: a number of children gave some great solo performances. Well done our music superstars.
STEM Competition in Y4

The Year 4’s participated in an INTER STEM competition. We used our science, technology engineering, mathematics skills to help us problem solve. Our challenge was to create the strongest and tallest structure that could support a basketball for 10 seconds using only 10 newspapers and 3 rolls of cello tape. We are proud to have come in 2nd place.
Invites from Year 3

Yr 3 Argentina take the opportunity to write assembly invitations outside during the glorious sunny and warm weather.
Musical Showcase in Years 1 & 2

Years 1 and 2 love music at Alexandra Parents and carers came in on Friday 6th July and enjoyed some fabulous performances of singing, music and dance by our fabulous Key Stage 1. Lots of fun was had and even the parents had to join in with the dancing. Music brings joy to us all.
Summer Fair - Choir and Orchestra Performance
Take One Picture

Alexandra Primary has taken part in Take One Picture this year. This is a scheme for primary schools, run by the National Gallery, which aims to inspire a lifelong love of art and learning by promoting the role of visual arts within education. The starting point this year was a painting, 'An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump' by Joseph Wright 'of Derby', painted in 1768. It was pupil led and so each class went on their own creative journey with the following results: Year 1: Flying birds made out of papier mache. Year 2: Sculptures of people. Year 3: Birds sculpted out of clay. Year 4: Portraits. Year 5: Birds made out of mod roc. Year 6 Espana: Stop Start videos trying to create the experience of the bird. Year 6 El Salvador: Printed posters protesting against using animals in experiments. We created our own gallery of all our work for the Summer Fair. If you didn't get a chance to enjoy it, please take a moment to go to the shelter in the playground where you can see our hanging birds. Other work is displayed in the hall. It is well worth a visit. Next step is to submit our work to the National Gallery and see if we get it displayed there. If so, we will all have to go to visit!
History Day 4th July 2018

We celebrated History Day across the school by learning about some of the most important and influential communities in our city. We focused on the courage shown by many of the members of these communities over the past 100 years. Some classes created posters for the suffragettes, others wrote diary entries and newspaper articles. Children from every year group dressed up as an influential person to celebrate History Day.
Things to do in London this Summer for free or nearly free!

Please select the link below to find out things to do in London this Summer for free or nearly free! Things to do in London this Summer for free Enjoy the holidays!
Reception Sports Day

Reception had a great time at their sports day, thank you to everyone who came along to support them.
Fun and Fitness in year 5

Team 5 put the 'Fun and Fitness' into Health, Fun and Fitness week by walking (uphill in the 28 degree heat) to Alexandra Palace Park to have an hour of fun in the playground. This was after running our half a mile in the morning! We are feeling fit and fresh and it was the perfect warm up for sports day tomorrow. Let's go Team 5!
Volleyball in Venezuela

Health, Fun and Fitness Week has kicked off to brilliant start with Volleyball over at the common. Coach Josh and coach Wes adapted the official rules slightly to allow us to compete in games. It's a lot harder than it looks but we all had great fun. What will the rest of the week hold?
Healthy Eating in Nicaragua

As part of our design and technology curriculum, Nicaragua class prepared healthy snacks using seasonal fruits. “We chopped up bananas, oranges, grapes and strawberries.” – Bahar “Knowing how to safely cut with knives on a cutting board is an important life skill.” - Hermione
Healthy Eating in Mexico

Mexico class have been learning to create healthy, balanced meals using a variety of seasonal ingredients. We created our own fruit cups by chopping strawberries, grapes, oranges and bananas using knives and chopping boards.
Electricity in Y4!

Nicaragua and Mexico class have been learning about Electricity and the differences between incomplete and complete circuits. After looking at a variety of electrical circuits and predicting whether a light bulb would light, they tested them out.
Science Workshop

On Thursday 21st June, we had a parent’s workshop about how we can help students think scientifically around them. We asked questions, made predictions, carried out experiments and made concluded the results. Participants learned about, chemical reactions, irreversible and reversible changes, how sound is created and much more.
Chile class trip to the beach

Chile class went to the beach on 14th June 2018. The sun finally came out and we all had a great time in the sand.
Y5 Trip to Our Lady's Convent High School

The girls of Year 5 were very lucky to be invited to Our Lady's Convent High School in Hackney for a 'taster morning'. We took part in a science and PSHCE lesson, as well as learning about the history and ethos of the school. It has definitely got us thinking about the transition we will be about the take this time next year. Have a look at our pictures, some of our reactions to the fire experiment are brilliant!
Health, fun and fitness week

Health, fun and fitness week 25th – 29th June This year we will be celebrating national sports week with a variety of fun activities designed to get all children at Alexandra up and moving! We will also be focusing on healthy eating, which foods to eat lots of and which foods to eat in moderation. You can look forward to the following activities! Monday 25th June: Years 4 – 6 volleyball session with a coach KS1 to run a mile Tuesday 26th June: Reception sports day Wednesday 27th June: Year 3 football tournament at St Michael’s school KS2 to run a mile Thursday 28th June: KS2 sports day Friday 29th June KS1 sports day Throughout the week we will also have sporting challenges taking place during lunchtimes, in class lessons focused on how to stay healthy as well as opportunities for children to try and taste new fruit and vegetables.
Year 6 Magna Carta History Day

Year 6 were visited by 'Portals to the Past' and had an exciting day learning about the Middle Ages. They acted about the Battle of Hastings, learnt about how society was arranged and found out the kings of the Middle Ages. They also learnt about medicine, weapons and tried on helmets and even learnt how to use a sword. The children had a brilliant day and came away with lots of new knowledge about the Middle Ages which they will take back to class to continue their learning.
Argentina Trip

Argentina had a wonderful time visiting the Charterhouse, learning all about Tudors. We had hands on experience with artifacts dating back to almost 700 years ago! We got the chance to dress up as Kings and Queens and even practiced our Curtsy. We also explored where monks use to live and pray during this period- all before King Henry VIII decided to take over...
Challenge Day

A Day in Politics On Thursday 24th May we took part in a challenge day with Enabling Enterprise called ‘A Day in Politics’. Children worked in mixed age group classes and parents were invited to join for the day. The project aims to develop a core set of eight employability skills and enterprise capabilities in all children. We learnt about politics, thought about the areas in the world that we wanted to improve and wrote a manifesto about the changes that we wanted to make. We named our parties, designed a logo, slogan and made promotional material. In the final part of the day we presented our ideas and the class voted for their most successful party. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day, learnt so much about politics and developed their enterprise skills. We are looking forward to seeing these skills used back in the classroom.
Spanish in Cuba Class

Cuba Class have been acting out the play of Goldilocks and the Three bears in Spanish. Here is some of their writing:
Reception Camp Fires

On Wednesday we invited the parents to join us for two Reception camp fires! We started by revisiting our fire safety knowledge, reviewing the fire triangle where oxygen, heat and fuel need to be present for our fire to light and discussed the choice of sticks needed for our desired fire. Next we looked closely at our hard corn kernels and made predictions about what changes may occur as we introduce heat from the fire. We enjoyed using all our senses to make observations of any changes and even found time to sing a quick campfire song before the popping began! We then took our tasty treats back to the classroom to share with our friends and families.
Tennis at New River

Puerto Rico had a great trip to the New River stadium today, to take part in a tennis taster session, run by the head of New River. They had a great time working together on their hand-eye coordination.
Tennis at New River

Venezuela's tennis lesson at New River this Tuesday was a roaring success! The sun was shining and we played on the outdoor courts with Head tennis coach, John. After many different exercises, we built up to short rallies concentrating on our forearm swing. Antonio and Miss Mackey were the winning pair! What a great morning.
Year 6 SATS Celebration Trip

After working hard all week on our Sats, year 6 went bowling and to the park for some fun in the sun.
Maths Parents Workshop

Thank you to all the parents and carers who have come to the last two Maths Parents Workshops. It was wonderful to see so many of you engaging in Maths with your children and we are looking forward to running some more workshops with your feedback in the near future.
Cricket in Years 3, 4 & Venezuela

On Wednesday 9th May, Years 3, 4 and Venezuela class were lucky enough to be taught cricket by a coach from Highgate Cricket Club. The sun shone and it was fantastic to see the progress made by children in both fielding and batting in such a short space of time. Excitingly, we will also be competing in an upcoming cricket tournament held by Highgate cricket club next term. Watch this cricketing space!
Mexico visit Wood Green Common

As part of Mexico's Science topic, Animals including humans, we explored the animals that live in our local area by using magnifying glasses and petri dishes. We found a wide variety of life in and around the trees, including centipedes and beetles.
Learning Skills in Reception

In Reception we have book looking at co-operative skills and the importance of clear communication. We have started a project where in small groups we build models by taking on specific roles; the architect asks for a specific Lego piece needed for their design, the supplier needs to listen to the specification, find it and pass it on to the builder who is the only one to put the pieces together in order to create the model. Using this hands on project has helped us practise our listening, describing and co-operative skills. I wonder if you can have a go at home with your family?
Rights Respecting School Award

This week, Alexandra Primary received confirmation that after all of our hard work, we have been awarded the Bronze Rights Respecting School Award. Bronze level shows that we are committed to becoming a Rights Respecting School! The children have worked hard thinking about and acting on our rights and the teachers have supported them brilliantly. We will be receiving an official certificate from UNICEF shortly which we will put in the lobby by the office to show off our achievement. The next level is silver. We're already thinking about how we can move onto the next level, so watch this space!
Rights Respecting School

This week, Alexandra Primary received confirmation that after all of our hard work, we have been awarded the bronze Rights Respecting School award. Bronze level shows that we are committed to becoming a Rights Respecting School! The children have worked hard thinking about and acting on our rights and the teachers have supported them brilliantly. We will be receiving an official certificate from UNICEF shortly which we will put in the lobby by the office to show off our achievement. The next level is silver. We're already thinking about how we can move onto the next level, so watch this space!
Healthy Packed Lunch

To encourage our children to be healthier, particularly at lunchtime, Miss Bruce and Miss Johnson ran a 'Healthy packed lunches' workshop on Thursday 26th April. Discussions about how to encourage children to try new things as well as how to eat healthier proved to be interesting and useful. The children of the adults who attended were then given the opportunity to join their adult in cutting up some healthy snacks for them to have a lunchtime. A particular well done to Ranow and Bailey from Colombia class who tried Kiwi and tomato for the first time!
Football Tournament

On Wednesday 25th April, eight girls from Years 3 and 4 attended a girls football festival at New River in celebration of girls football week. Whilst there, the girls were able to meet and attend a coaching session delivered by professional footballers who play for Tottenham Hotspur Ladies team. The girls then played matches against other Haringey schools. Our team from Alexandra did amazingly well, winning the majority of their matches. Well done to all the girls who took part.
Reading in Argentina

Argentina class are now Reading Buddies with Panama and Paraguay. We enjoyed sharing lovely picture books and discussing the images in the text with the lovely reception children.
Art in Argentina

As part of Argentina's Art Project this term, "Take One Picture" we have been exploring different types of birds. As a class, we chose to sketch Toucans because of their vibrant colours. We used oil pastels to colour them in
Chile Class Visit The Freightliners Farm

Chile class visited The Freightliners Farm on a very rainy 28th March 2018. Though we got very wet, we still enjoyed stroking some farm animals and learning about them.
TAG Rugby Competition

On Thursday 19th April, 13 Year 4 and 5 children represented Alexandra Primary at a Haringey TAG rugby competition. Every child gave 100% effort, competing valiantly despite the 27 degree heat! Both the girls team and boys team were able to win at least one of their matches. A big well done to all those involved!
Y6 Book Club

The Year 6 Book Club visited Heartlands High School for the Haringey Children's Book Award Ceremony. Over the past few months they have been reading a range of novels and got to vote for their favourite author. They even got their books signed!
Musical Showstoppers!

Just before Easter, we were all treated to some musical shows. We had the school choir performing, Year 5 and 6s playing the J-Sax, the music clubs performing, solos and each class showed us what they have been learning in class. What talent we have! Choir is now open to Year 3 as well as Year 4, 5 and 6. We meet every Tuesday morning at 8.15am. The first choir session of the Summer Term will be on Tuesday 24th April. If you are interested in joining then please ask at the office for a letter. Music Club for Years 3 and 4 is on Tuesdays from 3.30 - 4.30pm. Music Club for Years 1 and 2 is on Thursday from 3.30 - 4.30pm.
Basketball at Greig City Academy

Last week seven, Year 5 children went to Greig City Academy to take part in a basketball competition. There were over 20 schools that took part in the competition and our team played excellently, coming third in their group overall. A big well done to everyone who played, all children who attended represented Alexandra Primary school fantastically.
Basketball at Greig City Academy

Last week seven, Year 5 children went to Greig City Academy to take part in a basketball competition. There were over 20 schools that took part in the competition and our team played excellently, coming third in their group overall. A big well done to everyone who played, all children who attended represented Alexandra Primary school fantastically.
Year 5 Visit the Science Museum

Year 5 were lucky enough to finish off science week by visiting the science museum on Friday 16th March. There were impressed with the 'Space' section but the main event was watching a short film in the IMAX! The film showed different scientists on an array of missions in space and gave us a 3D experience of how it may feel to live on a shuttle. It was an experience we will never forget!
Lorin meets the Mayor of Haringey!

Before Christmas, children across Alexandra Primary took part in the 'What Makes You Happy' Art Competition, run by the Mayor of Haringey. Lorin created a poster which celebrated friendship and her work was one of the winners chosen by the Mayor of London. On Friday, Lorin, and family, attended a celebration of the work and met the Mayor. Well done Lorin!
Chile Class Updates!

World Book Day The whole school read The Wizard of Oz. Chile class made tinmen, came to school dressed as the characters and listened to a story teller. We had a great time! Alexandra Palace Trip. This half term our geography topic has been all about compass points. We used a map to navigate Ally Pally Park and used compasses to find north, south, east and west. We took photographs of what we could see. We also got very wet. Science Week. Chile class have been investigating plants and seeds. We observed where seeds are found in fruits and planted our own seeds. We researched Beatrix Potter who was not only a great author but a botanist. She helped discover many types of fungi. We sketched fungi just like Beatrix and displayed our work at the Science Fair.
Dance Festival

Alexandra's dance troop had a fantastic time at the dance festival on Thursday afternoon. We arrived at Highgate School eager to go and a little nervous about performing! We were greeted by a Year 9 student, Willow, who led us in a workshop. She taught us a short routine and then helped us choreograph sections of our own in small groups. It was then time to perform. There were over fifteen schools participating and we were one of the last to show off our piece. Nerves built as we watched the different genres of dance performed by the other schools. As we walked down to the stage, everyone felt a little shaky but the music began, the adrenaline kicked in and we were AMAZING! It wasn't a competition but if it was...
Gymnastic Competition

It has been a very exciting week for our sporting teams this week! We have had children competing in gymnastics as well as attending the Haringey dance festival to showcase their amazing dance routine. There was stiff competition from over 15 different schools at the gymnastics competition but all our Alexandra children who competed fantastically, representing our school and showing off their well-practiced routine. Well done to Vilmos, Raya, Martina, Nicole, Shakyla, Imarni, Kelsey, Sienna, Hermione, Scarlett and Barhar.
World Book Day - Charity Assembly

Our World Book Day charity this year was'Sarah's rural library fund' which helps set up libraries in Peru, we raised £161.75 from the movie night to support this charity.
World Book Day in Reception

The children loved dressing up as their favorite characters from the wizard of oz.
World Book Day Celebrations

The children had a fantastic day on Friday celebrating World Book Day as their favourite character from The Wizard of Oz! After a fun filled day which included assemblies and storytelling we finished off with movie night..... a great time was had by all.
The Wizard of Oz

In Year 1's RWI literacy group we wrote poems about the Yellow Brick Road. We then turned our writing into our very own yellow brick road.
On Tuesday, Puerto Rico took a short trip to Southgate Pizza Express, where we all had a great time making our own pizzas. Children learnt what fresh herbs look like - basil and oregano - and learnt the importance of a pizza crust! Everyone got to take home a pizza, which was a delicious treat for dinner.
Geography Projects

Children across the school have been working hard on their geography project.
IT in Literacy

This half term in Computing we are designing our own websites but that's not the only time we use the laptops...here we are in our Literacy lesson researching so we can write explanation texts about the Solar System.
The Wizard of Oz

In aniticipation of World Book Day, Year 6 explored the story of the Wizard of Oz in Writing. We drew a storymap of the different events in the story.
Snow Exploration in Reception!

In reception class we have been busy exploring the snow by building igloos, identifying tracks and discussing why the weather has changed so suddenly. After a full morning outside we have kept warm by collecting rosemary and lavender from our Early Years outdoor space, in order to make a refreshing natural tea! We sang songs about the snow as we watched the torrent of snowflakes falling.
Snow Exploration in Reception!

In reception class we have been busy exploring the snow by building igloos, identifying tracks and discussing why the weather has changed so suddenly. After a full morning outside we have kept warm by collecting rosemary and lavender from our Early Years outdoor space, in order to make a refreshing natural tea! We sang songs about the snow as we watched the torrent of snowflakes falling.
Modelling in Argentina

We used modelling clay to show the layers of the Earth. We then labelled the Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core.
Year 4 trip to the Science Museum

We enjoyed a presentation all about the digestive system and how food travels through our bodies.
Bolivia Class Assembly

We kicked off our term with a Roman extravaganza from Bolivia class! Bolivia class shared their learning in Maths, English, Art and History as well as showcasing their beautiful singing voices! We hope you enjoyed watching it as much as we enjoyed performing it!
Ballet in Year 1

Year 1 ballet started this week. The children learnt about posture, position one and travelling in ballet. Thank you to Ms Charlie, we had a great time and we can't wait for next week!
World Book Week Preparation in Reception

This week we have been getting ready for World Book Week by visiting our local library! We walked through our community pointing out important landmarks on our journey and showed off what wonderful representatives we could be for the school. Once at the library we met our local librarian who told us all about the range of services we can access from the library! Next she read us some stories and even sang a few songs! Finally before heading back to school for our lunch we took out a range of books to read at home!
Y2 Compass Work

In year 2 we used our directional language to direct our partners around the hall to find our objects!, this supported the work we are doing with compass points!
Year 2 - Compass Work

In year 2 we used our directional language to direct our partners around the hall to find our objects! to support our work on compass points.
Year 5 at Heartlands High School

At the end of last term Year 5 headed to Heartlands High School to watch a performance of Romeo and Juliet, by the year 9 students. Both Puerto Rico and Venezuela class were encapsulated by the fabulous acting on display. After the performance, we were all treated to 3 different workshops, where children did some art, music and drama. It was all a great experience to see how secondary school works and the children loved every minute!
Venezuela Trip to Pizza Express

Venezuela had the most outstanding start to the Spring term and earning all of their marbles. Miss Mackey booked a trip to Pizza Express unsure if they would manage to get all thirty marbles so quickly but of course they did. Chefs in the making.
Greek Day in Year 5

Year 5's Ancient Greek Day on the last day of the Spring 1 term was brilliant fun. It included art (Greek vase anyone?), quizzes (what can you remember about the Spartans?), cooking (it smelt delicious) and a taste test. Venezuela were very mature trying new things and enjoying things that already liked or had tasted before.... the majority of the class tried taramasalata for the first time. Overall, they were not fans!
Venezuela - Trip to Pizza Express

Venezuela had the most outstanding start to the Spring term and earning all of their marbles. Miss Mackey booked a trip to Pizza Express unsure if they would manage to get all thirty marbles so quickly but of course they did. Chefs in the making
World Book Day is coming!

The children across Key Stage 2 have been getting creative with our World Book Day display: Year 3 made 'leaves' for our trees. Years 4 and 5 helped to make our yellow brick road, our poppies and flowers, our sky and our amazing rainbow. Year 6 created our 'Emerald City'. It's now ready to go up to celebrate how much we love reading at Alexandra Primary.
Year 6 Music and Dance

Year 6 Espana have been enjoying their music and dance lessons over the last half term.
The School Nurse Visits Year 1!

We had a fantastic visit from the school nurse to tell the children all about how to keep our teeth healthy and clean!
Year Two - Visit from the Nurse

Year Two enjoyed a visit from the school nurse. She told us all about her job and answered lots of questions we had prepared. She also told us all about Florence Nightingale .
Safer Internet Day

Chile Clas s celebrated Safer Internet Day by learning all about being safe when using our devices. We talked a lot about what we should and should not do.
The Romans in Year 3!

Year 3 have just finished learning about the Romans, so to round things off, we designed and painted our very own shields!!!
Reception - Food from around the world

We have rounded off our 'Food from around the world' topic this week with a story all about 'The Runaway Pancake'! We wrote shopping lists, looked at instructional writing and even wrote stories about how we might catch those pesky pancakes. Finally we threw a pancake party with all of Reception where we could share the delicious treats we had made earlier in the day!
Book Club

Some of our Year 6 children have been part of a book club and produced some wonderful work about the authors - Miss Sandhu
News from Argentina

Year 3 had a very special letter from the library asking them to carry out an extremely special task. Year 3 have to create information texts about the Roman Army for the Non- Fiction department of the library.
Reception News

As part of our 'Food around the world' topic we have looked at all kinds of new foods as well some that we are already familiar with. This week we made pizzas as a way of exploring how imperative verbs in recipes can boss us around! We look forward to eating th em at our pizza party on Friday!
Year 2 News

In Colombia Class this week we have been doing investigations using cubes to help us, as well as using dienes to add two digit numbers!
Nursery Reading Morning

We have enjoyed having our parents in for reading morning. We loved having the chance to share our favourite stories with our parents and to hear different voices. Please join us again next week and if you have any stories in other languages we would love to hear them.
Reading in Reception Class

We have been reading 'Lima's Red Hot Chili', which is a story all about a Lima discovering for herself how hot chilies can make fireworks shoot out of red hot mouths! In Reception we decided to investigate further by tasting chilies of our own! Here we rubbed a cotton wool bud along the inside of a chili which we licked - with milk close to hand - and watched the fireworks fly!
Winter Sing Along

In the Tuesday of the last week of term, we had a Winter Sing Along after school, starting with a rendition by the teachers of 'Last Christmas'. Christmas food and drink were served, parents , carers and children joined in with singing traditional carols and much fun was had. It's a regular in the diary so, if you didn't make it this year, remember to come along next year.
Musical Performers Extraordinaire!

At the end of last term, our music club pupils gave a terrific performance for parents and carers! We had piano and violin solos, a ukelele ensemble, a violin quartet, amazing performances on the drums ... What fantastic talent we have at this school! We do have spaces in for Year 3 and Year 4 children in our Tuesday music club from 3.30 - 4.30pm. If you are interested in your child attending, please ask the office for a letter about it.
international Evening

We rounded off the Black History month celebrations with our International Evening on October 19th. Thank you to all the families who donated the delicious dishes to our community event. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful food. The event was made even more special by the amazing performance by our pupils on the school’s African drums. Children enjoyed face painting, flag making and the Lucky Dip. Amazingly, the Friends of Alexandra raised £344!
Community Engagement Day

caption 1 The Metropolitan police visited school today for a Community Engagement Day. All the year groups spent time with our local police officers.
School clubs start!

Our after school clubs have commenced and children are enjoying a range of activities including Fencing, Gymnastics, Mutli-sports and football. caption
History Day

Alexandra Primary was built in 1894. We decided to create a timeline of key events in London since it was built.
School Hall Display

Alexandra Palace is within a stones throw of Alexandra Primary. Indeed, many of our pupils can view it from their classrooms. Earlier this year, we decided to have a whole school focus on Ally Pally. The outcomes of this were many. One idea was to create a piece of art, based on Ally Pally, which the whole school could contribute to. After some discussions, we decided to build our own Ally Pally using silver and gold tissue paper as the bricks – and also the faces of all the children at our school. This is the story of how the whole school contributed. 1. Nursery – creating fireworks using fluorescent paints, black paper, a salad spinner and lots of elbow power. Definitely had a WOW factor! 2. Reception – getting mucky, using their fingers to create fireworks. 3. Year 1 – using their choice of poster paints and ear buds to create yet more fireworks. Very effective. 4. Early Years Board – building it brick by brick, photo by photo. This is so fiddly and the children showed great concentration. 5. KS1 Board – yet more sticking, slow work but they did so well. 6. KS2 Board – the older children could progress more quickly and worked really hard to build this up. 7. Year 2 – the whole class made their own stained glass windows based on the Ally Pally Rose Window. 8 Then some Year 2 and Year 3 students made the real Rose Window for the KS2 board. 9 We needed some arches for all three boards. Year 2 and Year 3 did some printing – sponge and black paint on card. A messy business! 10 Year 3 – Argentina class used coloured matchsticks to try to recreate the BBC Tower at Ally Pally. 11 Some Year 3 children came to do it for real on the KS2 board. 12 Here’s all the boards together. Now we need to get them up above the dining hall. Well done Team Alexandra!

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