WELCOME
FROM THE HEADTEACHER
Welcome to Gillespie Primary School’s website.
We want our children’s primary school experience to be an unforgettable and inspirational journey with us. We believe the journey for adults should be equally motivating, hence our school’s motto ‘Growing Together’.
I am very proud to be Headteacher of this vibrant and diverse school community. Our children come from a range of backgrounds and cultures and thrive in our unique school environment. The whole school and our partners work together to develop an innovative and creative learning culture for our children.
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Year 5 went to the @InstituteofPhy4 (institute of physics) this week where they learnt about all things tiny! They got to have a got lots of different activities including ones using sound boxes and microscopes #scientist #STEM
Y4 had a fantastic time at the Platform Cricket Competition. After being coached for a term, this was their chance to show off what they had learnt, which they did by coming 3rd!! Well done to all the team and a special mention to MVP Eva and Thomas for exceptional performances
Congratulations to the Y2 #Gymnastics team, who won 1st place at the Islington Gymnastics competition!! 🤩
Congratulations to the Y2 Gymnastics team, who won 1st place at the Islington Gymnastics competition!!
Over the last couple of weeks, Reception and Year 5 have begun Reading Buddies! It has been really lovely to see the Year 5s being so patient and kind and Reception children being so confident and friendly. This session, Reception chose a 'book for pleasure' #reading
Every child an artist #earlyyears #art
Our ‘Story of the Week’ in Nursery is Stick Man #earlyyears
Y4 visited the Gunnersbury Park Museum for a fun and interactive Roman workshop. They discovered what life was like in Roman Britain. Some got to dress up and others got to handle real Roman artefacts from the museum’s collection that are thousands of years old. #History
Our Eco-Committee harvested, cooked and ate the broad beans they grew from seed today. They followed a Greek recipe.
It was such a pleasure to see them enjoy the results of all their hard work after caring for the plants over many months. Meg, Lab_13
We created freeze-frames for the big fight scene in our whole class text, Floodland. We shared what our character was saying, thinking or feeling at that point in the story. We then used these ideas to writes quotes that can be used in our newspaper reports.
Pupils had fun this week constructing a VERY tall tower in the creation station. #imagination #imaginativeplay #create
Y4 treated the whole school and their parents to a lovely performance of part of the opera, 'The Magic Flute' by Mozart.
They sang and performed three songs from the opera beautifully and dramatically.
#music #musiceducation #opera
This week Year 5 got to spend some time in Lab-13 being curious camels about Space. They are now confident in understanding how Day and Night occur and how the Moon orbits the Earth using Lego people and spin chairs to demonstrate - Space Rocks! #STEM #Science #Space
We’re loving the magnetic tiles from the creation station to construct things with #imagination #play #create #STEM Learning through play happens at all ages and stages!
Incredibly proud of this incredible bunch 🤩
Year 6 you showed courage, grit, determination and your abilities shone! Well done, enjoy your end of #SATS activities today!
2/2 Our #STEM Club pupils made revolving doors which operate when a motion sensor is activated. The sensor ensures efficient use of energy.
1/2 Our #STEM Club pupils made revolving doors which operate when a motion sensor is activated. The sensor ensures efficient use of energy.
We are so incredibly proud of you Year 6. Your hard work and determination will shine through this week #year6 #SATS
Y4 have started work on the @fzislington 'Writing Through Art' project. They studied the painting, "Old London Bridge" by Claude DE JONGH (1630).
They enjoyed talking about the painting & looking at it closely.
They looked at the history of London Bridge & learnt that in the 1600s there was only 1 bridge crossing the Thames.We wrote in role as a citizen of London protesting to the London Corporation that London needs to build another bridge.
Thank you to all staff and families who cooked up a feast yesterday for our annual International Food Evening and #Eid party
With HUGE thanks to parent Amelie for always making our used uniform available to collect or for a small donation
Plus thanks to Reba and Amal for their beautiful #mehndi patterns
