Sir Thomas Abney Primary School

Dr Bike - Free Bike Check

Parents, children and staff are invited to come along with their bikes on Wednesday 5th May, 8.30am to get a free bike check from qualified mechanics

Parents, children and staff are invited to come al...

Come and Visit our School

If you are a new parent looking for a primary school for your child please come and visit us. We are currently running tours of the school on the following dates: Wednesday 21st April at 4pm Saturday...

If you are a new parent looking for a primary scho...

School Reopens on Monday 8th March 2021

Please find below information about the reopening of school from 8th March 2021 Full Reopening Letter to Parents March 8th 2021 Risk assessment -Sir Thomas Abney March 2021

Please find below information about the reopening ...

School Closure

Following DfE and Hackney Council guidance the school is open to children from key groups but remains closed for all other children. Teaching will continue to take place remotely online via Google Classroom.

Following DfE and Hackney Council guidance the sch...

Children in Need Charity Non-Uniform Day

Thank you all for your generous donations, we raised £415.25 for this amazing charity on Friday 13th November!

Thank you all for your generous donations, we rais...

School Re-opens

We are delighted to be welcoming back all our children to school this term. Please take a look at the following documents which outline the return to school plans: Letter to Parents - School Re-opening in...

We are delighted to be welcoming back all our chil...

Year 6 - Farewell and Good Luck!

All the staff at Sir Thomas Abney School would like to wish a very heartfelt Good Luck to the Year 6 leaving us this term to go on to Secondary School. Due to the current...

All the staff at Sir Thomas Abney School would lik...

School Re-opening in September 2020

We are looking forward to welcoming all our pupils and parents back to school in September 2020. Please find below: Letter to Parents - Planned Reopening of School in September 2020 Risk Assessment for Reopening in September...

We are looking forward to welcoming all our pupils...

Black Lives Matter, Curriculum and Parental Engagement

Please find information below about what the school is doing to enhance the curriculum in relation to Black Lives Matter and Diversity. This post will be updated with new information regularly and parents will...

Please find information below about what the schoo...

Planned Re-opening of School

Here is a detailed letter to parents explaining the school's plans to re-open the school during the Covid-19 pandemic. Letter 3 to Parents - Planned Reopening of School Home Scchool Agreement - Code of Conduct for...

Here is a detailed letter to parents explaining th...

Thinking of you all

The school has now been closed for over 8 weeks and we are all missing each other a great deal. It has been a very unprecedented time in all of our lives. The staff have...

The school has now been closed for over 8 weeks an...

Hackney Council Domestic Abuse Poster

Hackney Council have provided some very important information about domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Domestic Abuse Covid-19 Poster

Hackney Council have provided some very important ...

Executive Headteacher

We are delighted to announce that Ms Geraldine Fitzmaurice (Headteacher) has been appointed as Executive Headteacher for Sir Thomas Abney Primary School and Harrington Hill Primary School. Please find letters to Parents and Staff: Governors Letter...

We are delighted to announce that Ms Geraldine Fit...

COVID-19 Education Guidance

School Closure - Work for Children

We are sending your child home with a paper pack of activities to complete as the school will close on Friday 20th March 2020. We understand that this is a very difficult time for...

We are sending your child home with a paper pack o...

School Closure - Key Worker Provision

Coronavirus - letter to parents 3 - Key Workers Please look at the following government guidance regarding the educational provision for parents of children working in essential services during the period of school closures. Schools have...

Coronavirus - letter to parents 3 - Key Workers ...

SCHOOL CLOSURE

Coronavirus - letter to parents 2 - Closure School Update on Closure and Examinations The government has taken the decision to close schools across England from Monday 23rd March. In accordance with this our school will...

Coronavirus - letter to parents 2 - Closure &nb...

Coronavirus - Letter from Headteacher

Coronavirus - letter to parents 1

Coronavirus - Letter from Hackney Learning Trust

Please find below the latest communication to parents and carers from Annie Gammon, Director of Education & Head of Hackney Learning Trust 200317 HLT Letter for Parents Carers - COVID-19 final

Please find below the latest communication to pare...

Parent Questionnaire

Parents and carers are encouraged to complete the Parental Survey Questionnaire 2019-20 Your opinions and observations are important to the school and help with planning and improvement for the future. If you were unable to...

Parents and carers are encouraged to complete the ...

Coronavirus - DfE Guidance for Educational Settings and the Public

The Department for Education has provided further guidance for Educational Settings about how to prevent, spot and deal with Coronavirus Please see this link for general information to the public about Coronavirus

The Department for Education has provided further ...

Coronavirus - Advice for Parents, Carers and Staff

Hackney Learning Trust has updated their Coronavirus Services for Schools webpage and Hackney Learning Trust’s website providing advice and guidance for schools & settings. This now includes links to revised DfE guidance to assist schools...

Hackney Learning Trust has updated their Coronavir...

Wow Badge Design Competition

Yes, it's here again. A chance for all the children to participate in designing one of the 11 Walk to School Badges for next year. The theme is 'Wonders of the World'. The closing date...

Yes, it's here again. A chance for all the childre...

School Streets coming to STA

Sir Thomas Abney Primary School - School Streets Proposal School Streets is a scheme run by the council to transform roads outside schools, so that only pedestrians and cyclists can use them at school start...

Sir Thomas Abney Primary School - School Streets P...

Reception Classes at the National Gallery

Reception travelled to Trafalgar Square to the National Gallery where they took part in a workshop called 'Mini Masterpieces'. They learnt all about the story of St George and the Dragon. The story tellers...

Reception travelled to Trafalgar Square to the Nat...

No Waiting, No Parking Banner

In our continuous bid to encourage road safety in our immediate school community we have attached a No Waiting, No Parking sign on the guardrails outside the main school entrance. We would be grateful...

In our continuous bid to encourage road safety in ...

Marchants Hill 2019

36 of our Year 4 and 5 children along with 4 members of staff spent 5 days in the wonderful PGL Activity Centre at Marchants Hill in Surrey. The centre provided qualified activity leaders,...

36 of our Year 4 and 5 children along with 4 membe...

STA Join Operation Encompass

The school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and the Metropolitan Police. Operation Encompass is the process of reporting to a child’s school any...

The school has been given the opportunity to take ...

Help the school raise funds with easyfundraising

We need your help! If you shop online, please could you sign up to easyfundraising to support Sir Thomas Abney Primary School? It’s a really easy way to raise money for us – you...

We need your help! If you shop online, please coul...

Hackney Foodbank Collection to Celebrate Harvest Festival

Annie Gammon Congratulates STA

Annie Gammon, Director of Education for Hackney, has written a very uplifting and encouraging letter to the school congratulating us on our excellent KS2 results at the end of the Summer Term 2019. Letter from...

Annie Gammon, Director of Education for Hackney, h...

Meet the Teacher - Years 1-6

Come along and meet your child's new class teacher (in the classrooms). This is an opportunity for the class teachers to introduce themselves to parents, talk about the curriculum, expectations and routines for this academic...

Come along and meet your child's new class teacher...

Safeguarding during Summer Holidays

A letter from Annie Gammon, Director of Education, regarding safeguarding concerns parents may have about their children at events and schemes they may attend during the Summer Holidays. There is useful information about where...

A letter from Annie Gammon, Director of Education,...

Year 6 Leavers' Production of Aladdin

We were truly blown away by Year 6’s end of year production of Aladdin last Wednesday evening. It was an absolutely stunning musical extravaganza that had everything: amazing singing, dancing, acting, group and solo...

We were truly blown away by Year 6’s end of year p...

Free Summer Holiday Cycle Training

Hackney Council with Cycle Confident are running FREE children's cycle training courses throughout the summer holidays from Hackney Downs. There are courses for all levels (from complete beginner to on-road) and a limited number...

Hackney Council with Cycle Confident are running F...

Secondary Transfer Open Events

Our in-coming Year 6 classes (Rowan and Aspen) will need to apply for a secondary school place by October half term 2019. Please make a note of the open events (they start in...

Our in-coming Year 6 classes (Rowan and Aspen) ...

Summer Reading and Writing Challenge

Hackney Libraries are preparing for this year's Summer Reading Challenge and promoting the scheme at schools in the area. They run the SRC throughout the summer, plus the related Arts Award (Discover) project, plus...

Hackney Libraries are preparing for this year's Su...

Summer Fun at Lambourne End

Lambourne End is a fabulous outdoor activity centre to which STA takes their Year 6 pupils every Summer Term for a camping trip. The centre have an array of Summer Holiday activities which parents...

Lambourne End is a fabulous outdoor activity centr...

STA Win Ivor Goodsite Hoarding Design Runner-up Award!

20 Year 5 & 6 children took part in a an art project to design the Hoarding for Berkeley Homes in Woodberry Down. The children worked alongside staff from Field Consulting back in May...

20 Year 5 & 6 children took part in a an art p...

Ofsted Report 2019

Please find below the final Ofsted Report from the inspection on 26th June 2019. Sir Thomas Abney School Final Ofsted Report 2019

Please find below the final Ofsted Report from the...

Summer Fair 2019

Thank you all for making this year’s Summer Fair another roaring success. FoSTA raised over £1500 towards supporting school activities. A huge thanks to all the members of FoSTA and all those parents and...

Thank you all for making this year’s Summer Fair a...

Ofsted Inspection 26th June 2019

Sir Thomas Abney School are having their Ofsted Inspection on Wednesday 26th June 2019. The following Letter and Guide for parents have been distributed via the children. Ofsted Inspection 26th June 2019 - Letter to Parents School...

Sir Thomas Abney School are having their Ofsted In...

Thomas Abney Band takes over!

Today saw the launch of the new Thomas Abney Band. We have been working together for a couple of terms now and are ready to perform: first Sir Thomas Abney Primary, next Instrument Festival...

Today saw the launch of the new Thomas Abney Band....

EqualiTeach Free to Be Programme at Sir Thomas Abney

Free to Be ParentsCarers Questionnaire

May is National Walking Month

May is National Walking Month and we are encouraging everyone to take to their feet. As the weather improves it is an ideal opportunity for our whole school community to get walking, scooting and...

May is National Walking Month and we are encouragi...

World Book Day 7th March – Science Fiction and Time Travel Dress up Day

This year we will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7th March with a Science Fiction/Time Travel Dress-up theme. The time travel ties in with our Spring 2 Topic which is ‘Travels with...

This year we will be celebrating World Book Da...

iDiscover week Year 4

Year 4 started their iDiscover week with a bang! Our theme this year is sound and light engineering. Today the children made musical instruments, learnt about the different types of projects light and sound...

Year 4 started their iDiscover week with a bang! O...

IDiscover Week

Today we learnt about different jobs in the Gaming industry and started to code our own games on Scratch.

Today we learnt about different jobs in the Gaming...

Year 2 visit the Barbican!

Lilac and Juniper Class have a wonderful day at the Barbican in London.

Lilac and Juniper Class have a wonderful day at th...

Skateability in year 4!

Brilliant skateability workshops in year 4. Aspen class had a wonderful time, working together to develop their balance and coordination on a skateboard. We even managed to learn a few tricks! Skateboarding just became...

Brilliant skateability workshops...

Year 5 trip to 'The Wonderlab' at The Science Museum

To round off our science learning about forces, 5 Ebony visited 'The Wonderlab', where we had great fun with all the hands on experiments! Particular favourites were the 'Friction Slides', 'Paper Airplanes' and the...

To round off our science learning about forces, 5 ...

Football against Holmleigh

The boy football team played a friendly match against Holmleigh. Both sides played really well in the heat and after a tense match Sir Thomas Abney came up on top winning 7-5! Goals were scored...

The boy football team played a friendly match agai...

Football match against Betty Layward School

On Friday our girls football team went to play a friendly match against Betty Layward. Both teams played really well and we won 3-1! Goals were scored by Khiana, Sharon and Sumi. Well done Merwa,...

On Friday our girls football team went to play a f...

Visit from a firefighter ? ?‍?

Today Redwood Class had a special visit from a firefighter. She spoke to us all about fire safety and we even got to try on her uniform!

Today Redwood Class had a special visit from a fir...

Animal Invasion

One morning in Juniper Class we came in to find that our classroom had been invaded by animals!! We later received a letter from the London zoo explaining that their animals had escaped and...

One morning in Juniper Class we came in to find th...

5 Nutmeg - SKATEABILITY

Redwood trip to the zoo

We had an amazing day at the zoo last week! We saw lots of exciting and exotic animals, including lions, tigers and penguins. We saw some tropical butterflies and one landed on Gio's bag!

We had an amazing day at the zoo last week! We saw...

Lilac class have a BeeBot bonanza!

Lilac class have been learning about computer programming, using Beebots. These nifty little robots can be programmed to reach a destination. We decided to send them hunting for treasures on our giant maps. We...

Lilac class have been learning about computer prog...

Exploring Ice in Reception

With the hot weather over the past few weeks, the children have enjoyed exploring the changes that happen to ice when it starts to melt. The children were given the challenge of rescuing dinosaurs...

With the hot weather over the past few weeks, the ...

Year 3 - What's on the menu?

This half term, Year 3 have really enjoyed learning more about food for IPC. We have discussed healthy and unhealthy eating and how certain foods benefit our bodies. We made our own pizzas and...

This half term, Year 3 have really enjoyed learnin...

Inside an Anglo Saxon Village!

Have you ever wondered what it's like inside an Anglo Saxon Village? Well 4 Aspen have found out! We built model villages, based on our research. We made sure our village was near plenty...

Have you ever wondered what it's like inside an An...

Sporty Year 4

This has been a very successful year for Year 4 in terms of sport. In the Autumn term, they had a national table tennis champion who came in to impart her knowledge and skills...

This has been a very successful year for Year 4 i...

Walk to School Week - Tuesday Shoesday!

STA celebrated Walk to School Week with a very enjoyable Tuesday Shoesday on 22nd May. Children and adults were encouraged to come to school wearing their most favourite colourful pair of shoes, or to...

STA celebrated Walk to School Week with a very enj...

Mulberry Class at Hackney City Farm

Today Mulberry Class visited Hackney City Farm to support their learning about animals and their habitats. The weather was great and there were lots of different animals to see!

Today Mulberry Class visited Hackney City Farm to ...

Lilac Class designing their own helicopter seeds

Today we designed and made our own helicopter seeds to see if they would float or spin.

Today we designed and made our own helicopter seed...

Lee Valley waterworks

Today Year 2 went on a trip to Lee Valley waterworks. It is a beautiful nature reserve. We learnt all about what plants need to grow and where food comes from. We were given...

Today Year 2 went on a trip to Lee Valley waterwor...

Year 1 Lilac class have green fingers!

Year 1 Lilac class have a new topic this term, it is all about plants. We have been learning about how plants grow and have planted our own seeds to see what will happen!

Year 1 Lilac class have a new topic this term...

Planting

With the arrival of sunny weather to start off the Summer term, Reception decided to plant different herbs (coriander, chives, sage). Over this term the children will be learning about growing and what animals...

With the arrival of sunny weather to start off the...

Reception's trip to the Science Museum

In the last week of the Spring Term both Mulberry and Bay classes went on their first full day trip to the Science Museum. First the children travelled in their groups by walking to...

In the last week of the Spring Term both Mulberry ...

Year 3 aim for their Personal Best

This week coach Tracey and coach Des from Personal Best came to STA to work with year 3. The children pushed themselves hard in five different activities: running, jumping, throwing, agility and speed bounce....

This week coach Tracey and coach Des from Personal...

David Jeronimidis nominated for Mentoring Award!

We are delighted to announce that David Jeronimidis (Year 5 Class Teacher) has been nominated for a Mentoring Award by the University of East London. This is awarded for outstanding mentoring of the Teaching...

We are delighted to announce that David Jeronimidi...

Year 4 - Geobus

Charlotte from UCL came to visit Year 4 to tell us all about volcanoes. She showed us some video clips of the layers of the earth then gave us some putty to demonstrate how...

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Sport Relief Mile

We had so much fun on Friday running a mile for Sport Relief. All the children from Nursery to Year 6 joined in. We are very pleased to announce we raised £823.26! Thank you for...

We had so much fun on Friday running a mile for Sp...

Year 2 recycling competition

After weeks of collecting recycling we finally counted how many bags we had collected. It was a close competition but Redwood class won! We took the recycling to the school recycling bins.

After weeks of collecting recycling we finally cou...

Table Tennis Friendly

Today the table tennis team from St. Paul's with St. Michael's came to play a friendly match. Both teams played really well and Sir Thomas Abney came out on top! Well played Gael, Sophia, Isabelle, Athena,...

Today the table tennis team from St. Paul's with S...

Sports Relief Mile Year 1 Lilac class

Today we took part in running a mile for Sports Relief. We were raising money for good causes to help people in the UK and across the world who are facing difficult situations.

Today we took part in running a mile for Sports Re...

Immersive Dome Experience

On Friday, 9th March, Nursery to Year 6 had the opportunity to visit the dome. Before going into the dome we all took our shoes off then walked through a tunnel. It was all...

On Friday, 9th March, Nursery to Year 6 had the op...

Table Tennis Team World Cup ?

Today some of our table tennis players went to watch the ITTF table tennis World Cup at the Copperbox in the Olympic Park. It was great to see England playing and we all really...

Today some of our table tennis players went to wat...

Football tournament against Holmleigh Primary School - 09.02.18

Today we took the boys football team to Holmleigh to play a friendly match. Both teams played really well but unfortunately Holmleigh won this time. We will be ready for a re-match next half term!

Today we took the boys football team to Holmleigh ...

Fantastic Be Bright Stay in Sight Dress-up Day and Class Assembly by 5 Nutmeg

Thank you everyone for making last Friday’s event such a great success again. A special thanks goes to Mr Finburg and 5 Nutmeg who put together a most informative and entertaining class assembly on...

Thank you everyone for making last Friday’s event ...

"This Girl Can," Football Tournament

The girls' football team went to Mabley Green to play in a Hackney 7-A-side football tournament today. They played really well and Sharon was our star player scoring a goal against Gainborough School. Well played...

The girls' football team went to Mabley Green to p...

Year 4 IPC Entry Point

For our IPC entry point to our new topic 'Material World' we learnt all about the different states of matter- Solids, Liquids and Gases. To understand how the particles appear in each state we...

For our IPC entry point to our new topic 'Material...

Girls' 5-A-Side tournament

Yesterday we went to Queensbridge sports hall and played in the Hackney 5-A-side girls' football tournament. We played really well and Sumi scored a goal! Our team is made up of Sharon, Sumi, Khiana, Chloe-May, Nubi,...

Yesterday we went to Queensbridge sports hall and ...

We love Maths!

Today we used cubes to represent a range of different 'teen' numbers. First we counted out one tower of 10 cubes and then used another colour to represent the ones. After we had become...

Today we used cubes to represent a range of differ...

Addition in Reception

This week Reception have been learning to add. They have learnt this through using a variety of different manipulatives, such as counting dinosaurs, using bowls, buckets, Numicon, dice and part-part-whole.

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School Book Bags and Backpacks

We are delighted to announce that you are now able to buy book bags and backpacks with the new school logo. Children will be able to use one of the new backpacks OR...

We are delighted to announce that you are now...

Music assembly

This week it was Reception’s first time participating in music assembly. All children loved warming up their voices, making funny faces and singing together. Well done everyone!?

This week it was Reception’s first time participat...

Tour De Hackney

Time Trial Year 5 were visited by Young Hackney to practise their cycling skills! Could we have the next Tour de France winner among us...?

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Our new Power of Reading book

Our new Power of Reading book is called Jemmy Button. It is a story about a boy who left his home on an island in South America to live in England. There he learnt...

Our new Power of Reading book is called Jemmy Butt...

Year 6 visit to the Ben Kinsella Trust Exhibition

This week as part of our Junior Citizenship curriculum, Year 6 visited the Ben Kinsella Trust in Islington. This interactive exhibition enabled the children to explore issues around knife crime in the UK and...

This week as part of our Junior Citizenship curric...

Table Tennis Tournament

On Saturday we took the boys and girls table tennis teams to the English School’s Table Tennis National Team Championships at the University of East London. They played really well, against some very strong...

On Saturday we took the boys and girls table tenni...

Be bright... stay in sight!

On Friday 26th January all children are being encouraged to dress up in the brightest colours they can find! Being seen on these dark winter days and nights is so important for road safety. So dig...

On Friday 26th January all children are being enco...

Show Racism the Red Card

Today was show racism the red card day.

Year 1 enjoy A Midsummer Night's Dream

Today a special troupe of actors came to school and performed the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. It was really funny! All the characters were tricked, by a fairy called...

Today a special troupe of actors came to scho...

Construction

In Reception we promote creativity, independence and team working. Today the boys decided they wanted to build a house before role playing. They got their helmets on and started working together as a great team,...

In Reception we promote creativity, independence a...

Reception go to the Natural History Museum

At the beginning of the term (while storm Doris raged outside), Reception children visited the dinosaur and mammal exhibitions at the Natural History Museum. We walked to Manor House Underground Station and rode the tube...

At the beginning of the term (while storm Doris ra...

Breaking news in Year 5!

We thought about how the prologue to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet might sound in modern language. After writing a contemporary version, we filmed ourselves as BBC newsreaders!

We thought about how the prologue to Shakespeare's...

Recorders!

Check out Ebony and Nutmeg class!

World Book Day

Year 4 really got into the spirit of World Book Day on Thursday. The children made a great effort with their costumes, dressing as a large variety of Shakespearean characters.

Year 4 really got into the spirit of World Book Da...

Pancake Day

Ms. Adamson's Maths and Literacy groups celebrated Pancake Day in style!

Ms. Adamson's Maths and Literacy groups celebrated...

World Book Day 2017

On Thursday the 2nd of March, Sir Thomas Abney celebrated the life and works of William Shakespeare as our theme for World Book Day. The children from foundation stage to Year 6 have been studying...

On Thursday the 2nd of March, Sir Thomas Abney cel...

Multiplication and Division

We have recently been looking at multiplication and division. In year 2, we need to know how to count in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 10s. We also have had a chance to play...

We have recently been looking at multiplication an...

Year 6 Make Viking Longships

As part of their IPC topic, the Vikings, Year 6 made scaled models of Viking longships. With SATs coming, we placed a lot of emphasis on the maths skills involved: scaling the original dimensions...

As part of their IPC topic, the Vikings, Year 6 ma...

Redwood class cook up a storm!

Redwood class get cooking and food sampling in an Elizabethan food extravaganza!

Redwood class get cooking and food sampling in an ...

An explosion of colour!

Nursery have been looking at colours, identifying colours, predicting what colours they will make if they mix colours together! They then had the opportunity to mix colours together and see what colours they made, using...

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Hackney Personal Best visit

Today the Hackney Personal Best team came in from Hackney Council to run an sports event with Sycamore Class. We had five different activities to carry out and we had a lot of fun....

Today the Hackney Personal Best team came in from ...

World Book Day

Today it was World Book Day and we celebrated William Shakespeare. Each key stage had a William Shakespeare play as the story of the week. Foundation stage had 'The Tempest' as their story of...

Today it was World Book Day and we celebrated Will...

Shakespeare Performance

In Year 2, we have been looking at the play 'A midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare.

In Year 2, we have been looking at the play 'A mid...

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