This term, Year 2 watched their Tudor houses go up in flames as they recreated the Great Fire of London.

As the houses burned and turned to ash, the children recalled key facts about the event, bringing their learning to life through an exciting and memorable experience.

Reception had a very special visitor this term: the wonderful Professor Memo! She’s on a mission to recruit some new palaeontologists for the Royal Dinosaur Club and asked our mini-explorers for their help. To get started, the children trained as palaeontologists, learning how to work as a team and use their trowels safely. Their hard work paid off as they uncovered bones, fossils, and even a mysterious orange blob with a bug inside! Through their research, they’ve identified dinosaur relics, compared herbivore and carnivore teeth, and discovered that fossilised tree sap is called amber. To top it all off, they’ve been busy perfecting Professor Memo’s fossil song with actions. It looks like there might have been dinosaurs right under our school!

We’ve loved seeing the fantastic work the children brought back; the variety and imagination on display have been a real highlight of our first week back. More here: https://padlet.com/adminherringham/aut-2-25-family-learning-project-z6hjz4m79z7jrtyo

Tesco chose Herringham to be the recipient of their Tree Giving initiative this year, where members of the public would collect a star from their tree and then purchase a gift for a child.

Heartfelt thank you to those who donated a gift and to Tesco for choosing us!

A huge well done to our incredible teams who achieved 1st and 2nd place this week! 🥇🥈

Congratulations to our boys’ team, who will now be representing Thurrock at the County Finals!

Curiosity, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Communication were at the heart of our immersive full-day experience exploring the life of Florence Nightingale. Pupils asked thoughtful questions, took on roles and scenarios with imagination, analysed the challenges Florence faced, and shared their ideas clearly throughout the day. This rich, hands-on experience helped bring history to life and deepened their understanding in a truly engaging way.