Daisy the Donkey

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…

The Hour of Code 2016

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…

Hats, hats, hats!

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…

Winter Wonderland

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.

Choir’s Tour Continues…

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

Winter Crafts Workshop

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

Lantern Parade 2016

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…

Keep on Shining

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…

Choir begins their tour…

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.

Surrey Docks Farm

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

Illuminating Lanterns

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

Choctastic!

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

Multi-skills at Millwall!

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

Viking Invasion!

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…

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…

This year Adele and Lateefah were nominated for Primary Sports Leader of the year. Sadly they missed out on winning, however we are very proud of all their hard work and the hard work of their fellow sports leaders. Without them the federation would not have won Healthy School of the Year. We are delighted […]

On Tuesday 11th July EYFS had a special ‘Graduation’ with our friends and parents. We were really excited to show our families our good behaviour, fabulous singing and also celebrate our excellent year of learning together. We sang ‘Baby Shark,’ ‘I Can Count to Twenty’ and enjoyed collecting our certificates whilst wearing our special, handmade […]

Last Friday we joined together at Southwark Park to take part in sports activities and Race for Life. Staff, children and parents all joined in—as you can see we had a wonderful time!

                                          Last night, the year 5 from the Bridges Federation entertained audiences at the Royal Festival Hall with an outstanding performance. The children have been rehearsing for the past few weeks with the Splash team […]

Our last reading café events were held today in both schools for Year 5 children and parents. Thanks you to all the parents who were able to come and support your children. We had some great comments from you all.   I enjoyed reading with my mum coming in my classroom. I learned that it […]

After weeks of rehearsals year 6 came together to perform an amazing version of The Lion King. The preparation began with lots of line learning and mass singing rehearsals. The Circle of Life felt particularly relevant as Year 6 complete their journey through the ranks of Tower Bridge. We worked a lot on embodying the […]

This week, Year 2 took a trip to the seaside at Southend.                   I had so much fun! I liked putting my feet in the water. –Tilly           The seaside was very fun! I loved the beach playground and I liked finding seashells […]

We are delighted to share with you some exciting news! Last night at the Southwark Excellence Teaching award ceremony, three of our talented staff members were nominated for special awards. Well done to Richard our year 6 teacher at Snowsfields for being nominated for the Teacher of the Year Award. We were really proud of […]

The year two classes across the federation had an amazing time at the seaside this week! Here are some of lovely recounts the children produced in Orange class.   ‘We got to school at 8:15 and excitedly walked to the coach to meet the children from Tower Bridge school.Then we drove to the beach. When […]

This week Early Years went on a fantastic adventure by bus to the London Aquarium. We were excited to see the sharks, turtles, penguins, jellyfish, starfish,   seahorses as well as a variety of other sea creatures and plant life. We especially loved walking on glass over the shark tank (but some of us were scared!) […]

For the last 2 weeks, Year 4 at both Snowsfields and Tower Bridge have hosted their Reading Cafes: “I learned a lot today by coming to the Reading café with my son. I get to read with him in his class. And I enjoy it.” “I liked reading to my mummy, and going through the […]

We have been working really hard with a company called ‘A Tale Unfolds’ on a film making project about the negative impact plastic has on the environment and especially on sea life. Our main objective was to create a film to encourage people to stop throwing plastic and all sort of non-recyclable rubbish. We want […]

The children in Butterfly and caterpillar classes had a fantastic time at Sea Life Aquarium on the South Bank. It has been a very successful trip and a lot of it was thank you to the people who assisted us with our volunteers and adult ratios so a huge thank you – it made the […]

Both Year 3 classes across the federation recently hosted their reading cafes to parents. Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend. The children have enjoyed sharing stories and their new books with you. “I like that Mum sits quietly for longer to listen to me read without my sister chatting at […]

As part of our learning about life in Great Britain, Tower Bridge held their own mock election on Thursday. The children watched Newsround clips about the main parties and then were taken to the Polling station in the library to cast their vote.   Later that day, after the polls had closed, the School Council […]

We have run our own general elections today to decide who the next prime minister will be. We watched the different political party 60 second guides and discussed which party would look after us the best.  In class, we talked about democracy and how important it is to cast a vote. When it was time […]

Dear Parents and Carers, As you will all be aware there was a major incident at London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday night. I would like to start by saying that all our thoughts and prayers are with those who were caught up in these sad and tragic events. I know that many of […]

Due to the ongoing incident at London Bridge, Snowsfields and Tower Bridge Primary schools will be closed on Monday 5th June. Please check your texts and the website for further information. We will let you know about Tuesday as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding

Last week Year 6 visited London City Mission as part of their R.E and History learning to discover Faith In Action Victorian Style. We dressed up like Victorians and we saw old buses and we drank tea. In the Victorian times they would sleep on a rope. we went back in time to explore the […]

So many parents came to read with their children, we had to borrow chairs from other rooms! Thank you to all who came. It was lovely seeing you spend quality reading time with your children. I liked reading to my mum. Because it was fun and I liked it. I liked to read to my […]

Some of the Year 5 children were asked to help out with the Herb Garden at Snowsfields School.             Today we went to Snowsfields so that we could garden. When we arrived there, we split up into groups of two. The first group planted sage and the second group that […]