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A place where children can achieve their full potential. A caring place where children and adults feel they make a contribution and are valued as individuals. A place where everyone is aware of their rights and responsibilities. A partnership between children, parents, staff and the...

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A place where children can achieve their full potential. A caring place where children and adults feel they make a contribution and are valued as individuals. A place where everyone is aware of their rights and responsibilities. A partnership between children, parents, staff and the...

  • A place where children
    can achieve their full potential.
  • A caring place where children and adults feel they make a contribution and are valued as individuals.
  • A place where everyone is aware
    of their rights and responsibilities.
  • A partnership between children, parents, staff and the community as a whole.
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  • Latest News
    Year 2 Coat appeal
    Year 2 are doing a coat appeal. If you have any old winter outerwear that is no long any use to you please donate it to our Year 2 class via the school office.
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    Hackney Music Service Gala
    This year it was SJSJ’s turn to win the Hackney Primary School Music Award. Mr David Holley works across 3 schools within Primary Advantage. Holy Trinity, St John and ST James and Gainsborough. We are...
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    London College of Fashion Innovation Challenge Prize
    Last a year 5 year 4 and 5 girls took part in the London College of Fashion Innovation Challenge. The girls designed a costume, modelled by Yasmin below, they came second winning £500! They met repres...
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    Portraiture
    In Autumn 1 we have been learning about a range of artists and how to draw and paint in their styles. Take a look at some of our fabulous pieces of work that are on display around school.
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    World Children’s Day
    World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s annual day of action for children, by children. This year is extra special as it marks 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – 30 years of child rig...
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    Black History Month @ Gainsborough
    This year, we will celebrate Black History Month by: Learning a range of songs by Black artists from this century Learning and retelling Anansi stories which are traditional Ghanaian stories ...
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    Year 4 Trip - British Museum
    Year 4 attended a workshop at the British Museum, we learnt how Britain was ruled by the Romans. ‘We saw different kinds of statues of Romans including Augustus! Augustus is the Roman who named Aug...
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    Year 5 Trip - Thames Water Explorer
    Year 5 explored the Thames at Greenwich. We dug around in the riverbank and excavated some old sheep bones, 500 year old bricks from a palace and unopened can! We learnt about how humans affect the Th...
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    Climate Change Protest
    We sent four of our school Green Ambassadors to the Climate Change Protest at Hackney Town Hall. Mia, from year 6, stood on the steps of Hackney Town Hall and gave an impressive speech. She asked for ...
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    Good Luck Sandra
    We have been very fortunate over the years to have the kindest, most caring and professional lollipop lady a school could wish for. Sandra has made the decision over the summer to retire. We have a co...
  • Latest News
    Year 2 Trip - Ridley Road Market
    Year 2 went to Ridley Road Market on Tuesday 10th September to buy a range of different fruit and vegetables. We were just about to start reading the book Oliver’s Fruit Salad so we bought fruit to wr...
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INSET Day
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Oct 28 all-day
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Halloween Party
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Coffee Morning: Times Table Rockstars
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Nov 6 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am
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Year 4 Assembly
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Nov 6 @ 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
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Parent Workshop: Times Table Testing in Year 4
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Nov 6 @ 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Year 5 Trip: Kew Gardens
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Nov 8 all-day
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Gainsborough Firework Event
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Nov 8 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Year 4 Black History Month Workshop @ Hackney Museum
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Nov 15 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Coffee Morning: WAHMS
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Nov 18 @ 8:45 am – 9:15 am
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Year 5 Eagles Black History Month Workshop @ Hackney Museum
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Nov 28 @ 5:22 pm – 6:22 pm
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Year 5 Swallows Black History Month Workshop @ Hackney Museum
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Nov 29 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Year 6 Hummingbirds Trip: Houses of Parliament
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Dec 5 all-day
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Year 4 Trip: Tate Britain
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Dec 9 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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Gainsborough Primary School
Berkshire Road
Hackney
London E9 5ND

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