Kayaking - Year 6

The SATs are over and this event was one that Year 6 were looking forward to all year!  Today saw the first of many trips for Year 6 and their teachers to Laburnum Boat Club.  The children were there to learn all about water safety and have their first taste of kayaking!  Even though the weather didn't get off to a great start, judging by the big smiles, we think everyone enjoyed the day and learnt some fantastic new skills.  Check back each week as we will be adding more photographs.  Thank you.

Cooking Week

This week, SPSM thought about all things food!  We used our work and connections with The Hackney School of Food to have a wonderful week dedicated to ingredients, recipes and especially... tasting food!  Each class was given a recipe and a chance to promote their wares (through advertising posters and jingles) before working collaboratively to cook their designated recipe (there was also a Maths element - looking at measuring and costs).  The week culminated in a sale of SPSM's delicious produce.  Thank you to all parents and carers who came to support our food sale.  We hope you enjoyed your food and you never know, perhaps your children are now inspired to help you in the kitchen at  home!

Sports Inspired Winners!

On Wednesday 20th May 2026, Years 3 & 4 attended a special sports event at Britannia Leisure centre.  They were lucky enough to take part in the Sports Inspired games and worked alongside many different Hackney schools to experience six different sports and earn points for skills and good sportsmanship.  We are so proud of our children who each brought home a medal and who consistently worked as a collective to also bring back the winners trophy!  Congratulations to you all.

Competition Winner!

Congratulations to Junaid who won a nationwide competition to design a monster and create a description of this monster.  Out of a whopping 178 entries, Junaid's design and description was chosen and not only did he win a marvellous book token, his design featured on the front cover of the book 'Monster Mayhem'.  We are so proud of you Junaid, well done from all your teachers and friends at SPSM!

Our New Priests - Welcome

The wait is over!  Senior Leaders from SPSM were invited to attend the Licencing Church Service at St Michael's and All Angels Church.  We are delighted to welcome Revd Prebendary Andrew as Priest in Charge and Revd Robyn-Ann as the Assistant Curate to the Community and therefore, our school.  Look out for them in our school assemblies and our Church Services.

Easter Service at Church

'He is not here; He has risen!'

We celebrated the most important date in our school calendar today with our Church service to mark Easter.  We recognised the sacrifices Jesus made for us and celebrated his resurrection so that we could live our lives through the guidance and blessings of God.  All classes performed an Easter song, there were readings and prayers and a drama performance of the Easter story, brought to us by Year 4.  We wish you all a peaceful Easter.

London School Games - New Age Kurling Competition 

Children from Years 3 & 4 were proud to be selected to represent the London Borough of Hackney and the London School Games.  Children competed in the New Age Kurling (not to be confused with Curling!) competition at Redbridge Sports Centre on Thursday 19th March.  A whopping 17 different boroughs took part and although we did not win, our children were great sportspeople and amazing ambassadors for Hackney and our school.  Well done to all who took part, we are so proud of you and your achievements!

KS2 Memorial Service

On Tuesday 17th March 2026, Rev. Andrew led Key Stage One children in a memorial service to remember their loved ones who are sadly, no longer with us (he also did the same for KS2 in February).  Children were supported and guided to light candles in memory of their special people and prayers were said, asking God to give us strength and comfort when we miss our loved ones and to hold on to our precious memories.  We also thought about how we support our friends when they are experiencing sad and difficult times, especially in times of loss.  Photos are included below for both KS1 and KS2 services.  

Science Week

Curiosity - What is your question?

This was the topic for our Science week.  Over the past five days, children looked at how things work, conducted experiments and investigated AI within sustainability.  To end the week, children held a sale in the KS2 playground, showcasing items that they made throughout Science week.  Our children combined their Scientific and DT skills to make squeezy toys, ceramic coasters, no sew bows, candle holders, fridge magnets, bracelets and even lip balm!  We hope you were able to come and see (and maybe even buy) the amazing things that the children made.  You can see from what they made, the children were scientifically inspired this week.  Have a look at our photographs from the day.

World Book Day

We love reading here at SPSM (just take a look at our wonderful book corners!) and we celebrate World Book Day (WBD) each year - 2026 was no exception!  There were no uniforms worn to school today, instead we thought about our favourite characters from our most loved books and authors and recreated these characters through creative costumes.  Take a look at the photos from the day, which characters do you recognise?  Perhaps our wonderful WBD celebration will inspire you to love reading too!