In Geography this term Year 3 have been learning about maps and mapping skills. We started by discussing how maps are useful and we also found information on maps with the help of grid references. In class, we located cities, counties and regions on
Wow! What a brilliant start to the Christmas Concert season. LKS2 worked extremely hard to put together Curwen’s version of a Christmas Carol. The show took the audience through Billy’s journey to change the error of his unkind ways with
Arts Council England celebrates Curwen Primary School’s ongoing commitment to arts and cultural education and the opportunities established across the school. Children are offered equal opportunity to plan, experience, participate in, and evalu
On Wednesday 28th November 2018, year 3 travelled to London to see “Matilda” in the theatre. This was linked to our Literacy as we have been reading Matilda and other books written by Roald Dahl. The children thoroughly enjo
Christmas is a very special time of year, and this year our EYFS nativity was all about magic words. The magic words told a very special story about Mary and Joseph.
“Hello Mary. Hello Joseph”. The first magic word was Nazareth, where
On Monday 3rd December 2018, the school choir had the privilege of singing outside Plaistow Station for the Christmas Lights Switch-on. The children drew the attention of many passers-by; by the time the lights were switched on, there were around 100
Following the success of last term, we ran another series 6 of ‘Positive Parenting Workshops’ this term. The aims of the workshops are to raise awareness of basic parenting skills and encourage parents to engage with one another, share id
One of the most popular aspects of Place2Be’s support in schools is called ‘Place2Talk’. It’s open to all pupils, and they can make an appointment to spend 15 minutes with a trained counsellor, either by themselves or wit
On Wednesday 28th November Year 2 held their Big Outcome to showcase everything the children have learnt during The Great Fire of London topic. Each class used drama to tell the story of how the fire began through to its eventual ending. The children
On Tuesday 27th November year 5 held their big outcome at the end of their Ancient Greek topic. All of the children and staff's hard work was showcased in a museum held in the year 5 and 6 dinner hall. This included work from all
Last Friday for Children in Need the whole school went SPOTTY! It was lovely seeing everyone in their spotty outfits and pudsey ears! Thanks to all parents and children we have raised an amazing £409.42 for such a great cause!
To commemorate Remembrance Day, on 12th November Y6 performed an assembly to honour those who served in World War I, World War II, and subsequent wars since 1945.
Through art, drama, music and poetry, Y6 remembered those soldiers, many of wh
Today, the school councillors were able to meet the MP Lyn Brown, who paid a visit to our school. This is because this week is UK Parliament Week, so we wanted to get involved and find out more about Parliament.
To plan for this we all came up wit
Last Friday after school we had our first ever Monsters ball. It was freakishly wonderful to see children, parents and staff all get together for such an amazing cause. Thanks to everyone's hard work and donations we managed to raise an amazing&n