Creating the Stepney Partnership logo

 

The Stepney Partnership is almost five years old! While having a clear out of files and folders, I came across these lovely images of the making of the Stepney Partnership logo.

 

The brilliant logo was created by families from across the partnership schools who took part in the first project to encourage families to get 'out and about' across London.

 

The logo features pictures of different ways that children and families can learn together, it also makes reference to the logos of all the partnership schools, some of them more easy to spot than others!

 

Cayley crowned champions of the Stepney Maths League

 

At the end of five heats this year, children from Cayley finished top of the five Stepney Partnership primary schools in the Stepney Maths League, and will go on to represent Stepney at a Borough final in July!

 

Well done to all the children from Ben Jonson, Halley, Redlands and Smithy Street who participated in all the heats. The competition was great fun, and really extended children's learning and team work.

 

Stepney Families attend bicycling event over half-term

Over half-term Stepney Partnership families attended an event put on by Tower Hamlets and Sustrans at Mile End Park Ecology Centre to celebrate bicycling. There were loads of fun activities including a bike which made smoothies using pedal power.

Stepney Bikers

 

Stepney Partnership parents have come to the end of their bicycling course… what an 8 week journey it has been! With expert training from BikeIt!/Sustrans, parents battled wind and rain to learn how to balance on a bike, and even graduated to riding on the road. Parents also had the opportunity to buy their bikes for a heavily discounted price at the end of the project.

 

Huge thanks to Bike It! for the funding and the excellent trainers James, Jeremy, Jon, Magda and the rest of the team.

Stepney Farmers

Yesterday’s torrential rain forced us to cancel a family trip to Hampstead Heath. Despite the drizzle today, families turned out in force with 25 people doing a tour of Stepney City Farm , followed by fun gardening and animal petting workshops. Big thanks to Hannah and the farm team for making everyone feel so welcome.

There have been lots of exciting new developments happening at the farm in recent months, including a Farmer's Mark on Saturdays, and we would highly recommend a visit! 

Parent trips

This year, parents from each Stepney Partnership school have taken turns to 'host' a parent trip for other parents across the schools.

There were two events at the end of this term. Smithy Street invited parents on a picnic to Stepney Park, which had to be moved inside because of the rain - lots of Redlands parents attended. Halley parents organised a trip to Greenwich Park via the DLR on the last week of term, full report to follow.

A 'natural' family homework

Well done to staff at Halley for creating an excellent nature themed Family Homework. There are lots of fun activities to get children, siblings, parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents learning together.  Activities included nature walks, leaf rubbings and creating your own garden. Most children in Nursery and Reception across the partnership primary schools got some grass seed to get their garden projects started.  

 

Cannot wait to see what children bring back after half-term!