NACE ‘New to Able’ training day at Snowsfields

On Monday 21st November, we were pleased to welcome 34 delegates from across the South East who attended a one day seminar for G&T coordinators . This course was a led by Pauline Hinchliffe a NACE Award Challenge assessor who provided…

Shine Mentors at Snowsfields

The pupils from year 5 and 6 classes met their Shine mentors yesterday! The project which is organised by Shine Mentoring has been running across the Bridges Federation for several years and has been very successful. The children benefit…

Rotherhithe Bridge

Andrew Dawes from @ReFormArchi shared with our KS2 classes some interesting facts about the proposed  pedestrian and cyclist bridge which will connect south east London to the Docklands. Did you know that there are 32 bridges across the…

It’s a long way to Tipperary…

'Our assembly was a short reconstruction of what life was like for young Londoners during World War II. Children were known as Evacuees as they had to leave the city and travel to the country side where they were safe from deadly air…

Year 4 Go Roman!

On Monday 21st November, year 4 went to Lullingstone to visit the Roman Villa and see the artefacts there as part of their topic work on the Romans. Here are some of their diaries from the day: On Monday, Year 4 went on a trip to Lullingstone…

Children In Need Assembly

On Friday 18th November, the School Council spoke to the whole school in an assembly to explain what Children In Need to and why we are raising money. Children have donated £1 to wear pyjamas to school. They have also donated cakes for…

Teddy Bear Hospital

On 16th November, children in Nursery and Reception bought their teddy bears to the Teddy Bear Hospital. Medical students from Kings College University helped the children learn about how to look after their teddies, what to give them to eat…

It’s party time at City Hall

On Wednesday 9th November, many of our Blue class pupils accompanied by their  parents and carers attended the launch party for the Guy Fox 7th book  'Saving, Investments and Pensions'. Here is what Martina and Emily had to say about the special…

Vicious Vikings!

Last week Blue class put together an assembly all about Vikings. We told the story of the legend of Beowulf and Grendel by adding a modern twist and making it look  like a computer game. We were really grateful that so many people enjoyed it…

Remembrance Day

On 11th November Year 5 and 6 from Snowsfields and Tower Bridge School walked to the War Memorial in Guy's Hospital to take part in the Remembrance Ceremony. Earlier in the morning the Head Boy and Head Girl from each school led an assembly…

Nursery Stay and Learn Session

Thank you to all the parents to came to the Nursery Stay and Learn session on 9th November. We hope you all enjoyed making your puppets!

Year 2 at The Transport Museum

On 8th November, Year 2 visited the Transport Museum as part of their topic work. They followed the museum trail, drove tube trains and buses!

Year 5 Visit the Science Museum

On 7th November, Year 5 went to visit the Science Museum as part of their Science work about forces. Here is a blog of the trip by Adele and Alma. When we got inside the museum, one of the things we saw was a piece of the moon. The astronaut…

International Week 2016

The last week of half term has been filled with fun because it was international week. Our theme was community and we have been looking at ourselves and what makes us, us. We really enjoyed working together with the Tower Bridge pupils and getting…

How the World REALLY Works: Savings, Investments & Pensions’

Our current year 5 class took part in a brilliant project run by the Guy Fox Project charity - @GuyFoxLondon. This project is all about Money and the ways that you can use it to make More MONEY! The children worked with the talented people…

International Evening 2016

On Wednesday 19th October we welcomed families in our school to share food and enjoy entertainment provided by the choir and drumming groups. This was the third year we have held International Evening, and each year it gets better and better. Thank…

Yellow Class Visit the Tate Modern: 2nd November 2016.

Yellow Class was invited to take part in workshops run by artists at the Tate Modern gallery this week, and we had an incredible time. During the morning, we visited some of the gallery’s most famous artworks, such as Henri Matisse’s The…

Important Dates 2016-2017

Wednesday 19th October International Evening Tuesday 1st November School Photos Monday 14th November Pupil Review Meetings with Parents – School closed Tuesday 13th December Christmas Show Key Stage 1 Wednesday 14th December Winter…

Important Dates 2016-2017

Thursday 20th October International Evening Tuesday 1st November School Photos Monday 14th November Pupil Review Meetings with Parents – School closed Tuesday 13th December Christmas Show Key Stage 1 Wednesday 14th December Winter…

Our Ducklings

Have a look at our ducklings who were born today, Friday 13th May. One of them has been named Jim after our Premises Officer.

Our Ducklings

Meet the newest and youngest members of our school - hatched on Friday 13th May.

Some of the Year 5 and Year 6 children from the federation took part in an athletics tournament earlier this week. Ola has written this report for us. When I went on the sports trip we did lots of races and relay races. We had to do 4 laps, 8 laps and 2 laps. It […]

There have been rumblings in the corridors for a few weeks now. Clandestine conversations between pupils in Keystage 2. What did it all mean? Children have been rehearsing their acts for weeks and we were treated to an amazing array of talents. We had gymnasts, conjuring, rapping, dancing, drumming and singing. Never before have we seen […]

We were treated to Nursery and Reception’s Winter Concert – a lovely show full of winter songs. Some of the children had lines and spoke so clearly and loudly! The singing was wonderful and the children and staff had worked so hard to learn the lines and make their costumes. Thank you to all the […]

Last week children across the federation took part in The Hour of Code to promote computing and continue to develop the skills taught in lessons. They were supported by our amazing digital leaders. Learning to code is an important part of the curriculum. It helps develop children’s problem solving skills and resilience. Why not have […]

The Keystage One Show this year was a triumph! Peaches the Penguin travelled the world and helped Father Christmas, with songs and dancing along the way. The children and staff have worked so hard to achieve such a high standard of performance – well done to all of them! Thank you to Costain who paid […]

KS2 had their annual ‘Talent Show’ and as always, it was brilliant!  Well done to our talented children who showcased their diverse skills! We were entertained by a range of acts, including: contemporary dance routines, street dance, singers and rappers. Congratulations to NK Dynamix who was our overall winner, The Four Angels in 2nd place and The […]

          We performed in our Winter Concert and showed off all our speaking and singing talents to our parents. We sang lots of different songs and learnt lots of Makaton signs too! Our parents were really proud of us and we had lots of fun showing our work from this topic and […]

Our KS1 Christmas performance is the highlight of the Autumn term and I’m sure you’ll agree that this year was no exception! The children executed the songs with such enthusiasm and enjoyment which was only matched  by the quality of their performance! Well done to our talented children and thanks to all staff members who […]

The children have joined tens of  millions of students across 180 countries to complete the ‘Hour of Code’. This event takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week.  Our digital leaders helped the younger classes access the computer coding session.                               […]

Thank you to the Foundation Stage parents who attended our hat making workshop. Children and parents have thoroughly enjoyed the session and produced some lovely hats for the EYFS Winter Concert. We are looking forward to seeing all of the parents from Caterpillar and Butterfly classes on 14th December at 10:00.      

The children in Foundation Stage have been learning about winter and the changes that take place around us during this season. These are some of the homework projects they have completed this half term.

Borough Market and their lovely visitors were treated to the dulcet tones of the Federation choir.

On Tuesday morning we welcomed many parents and children to a Winter Crafts workshop.

On Monday 5th December, the federation choir and Year 5 from Snowsfields and Tower Bridge gathered to parade their lanterns from Potter’s Fields to Hay’s Galleria. The Mayor of Southwark turned on the lights and we all sang carols, led by the choir. We certainly caught the attention of people leaving their offices and tourists […]

Year 5 and Year 6 have met their Shine Mentors for this year. Students from Kings College sign up to mentor a pupil over the academic year. They support in lessons and give up their valuable time each week to check in on pupils in school. Here are some of the children giving a grand […]

The Bridges Federation Choir began their series of concerts at the Norton Rose Fulbright Holly Fayre. They sang beautifully and attracted many people from their desks to listen.

Year One visited Surrey Docks Farm as part of their topic work.                                              

Year Five have been making lanterns for the Lantern Parade along the river on Monday 5th December.

Year One were invited to Potter’s Fields to learn about how chocolate is made by Divine Chocolate. They also received an advent calendar.

Year 1 and 2 have been to Millwall to take part in a multiskills competition.

On 25th November, the school was held to ransom by Viking Invaders! Year 5 have been learning about the Vikings all term. They presented us with artefacts and a retelling of the famous story Beowulf! Well done to all the children, Ajita and Ben for their hardwork. Thanks too to all the parents who came […]