National Portrait Gallery

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Some of our year 3 children enjoyed an inspiring visit to The National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square.

On the visit we concentrated our attention on 3 portraits:

  • Queen Elizabeth I
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Malala Yousafzai
Using the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as our muse, we completed right hand drawing, left hand drawing, continuous line drawing and a blind drawing. We also learnt how the artist had conveyed Elizabeth’s power and wealth in the portrait.

As we looked at the portait of Malala Yousafzai we learnt how she stood up to the taliban and nearly died for her convictions about girls’ rights to an education.

These broadening minds trips are so special. And it’s not only the staff who think so. One of the children remarked, “I wish this day could keep on repeating!”

Prehistoric Planet at Lightroom, Kings Cross

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A group of pupils from Year 4 gained a deeper understanding of what life would have been like in prehistoric times when they experienced the immersive projections at ‘Lightroom’ in Kings Cross.

The rumbling sound effects and to scale dinosaurs certainly left an impression! It was amazing standing next to the gigantic dinosaurs to get a sense of their enormity.

A highlight was watching a T-rex hunt other dinosaurs in a forest. And then eating the packed lunches the parents had hunted and gathered for the children from the supermarket!

Launch Day Party!

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On 1st October Broadfields Primary School joined Saracens Education and became Saracens Broadfields.

We continue to be the same fantastic school we were before: the same fantastic teachers and children and lessons and fields and community. We now just have a bigger famiy and a new set of values.

Our new cousins are Saracens High School in Colindale and Saracens Bell Lane in Hendon. Our aunty and uncle are Saracens Rugby Club and Saracens Education.

And everyone in our family shares the same values: discipline, hard work, honesty and humility.

We had so much fun at our launch party: our choir sang, the Mayor of Barnet cut the ribbon, Mr Archibald and Ms Keane shared a very official looking handshake and we had a massive street party with music to dance to and delicious food to eat!

Click here to find out more about our launch day. And click here for more information about Saracens Education.

 

Kew Gardens

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Our Year 4 pupils visited Kew Gardens on an absolutely glorious day!

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a world-renowned botanical garden and a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwest London. It is a global centre for plant research and houses the world’s largest and most diverse collection of living plants. And we got to go there! Wow!

The treetop walkway was a definite highlight, as was the new Carbon Garden that was created at net zero carbon emissions.

The children did observational drawings of plants in 4 different ways: strong hand; weak hand; continuous line drawing; and blind drawing. They also made their own natural ephemeral sculptures inspired by other artists.

We considered the visit a resounding success when one of our pupils exclaimed: “I’m definitely coming here with my family!”

Houses of Parliament

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Saffron Class, in Year 6, enjoyed a tour of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster!

Seeing the famous green leather seats in the House of Commons was really special and gave the children a better understanding of government and politics and how decisions are debated and agreed upon in the United Kingdom.

Travelling to and from central London is always a highlight, as is having packed lunch ‘on the road!’

Our children behaved impeccably and we look forward to our very own alumni becoming Members of Parliament themselves one day and acting for the good of local residents.

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