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.
Upcoming Events from the calendar
Latest News from Twitter
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On Wed The Little green alien from @Perform4Schools came in her spaceship today and took us on a trip through the universe. We saw Mercury, Venus, stars and found a planet that was covered in love dust. We collected up as much as we could and went to find the Cruel Commander
On #NationalPoetryDay2024 Year 6 were Curious Camels, exploring a range of #poetry on the Poetry By Heart website. They then chose their favourite to learn off by heart. Next week is poetry performance time! #poetrycommunity #poet
Huge thanks to @FOGillespie for supporting our fundraising with the @AFC_Foundation last year. Please see this exciting report by Hassan on the impact the funding has had on Gillespie PE - match programme 25/09/24 @Arsenal vs @OfficialBWFC
Year 4 are reading and enjoying ‘Ottoline and the Yellow Cat’ by Chris Riddell. We wrote postcards in the role of Ottoline to her parents.
Here at Gillespie, our children love to read. Take a look at year 3s new and improved book corner finished off with quotes from the children #Reading #readingforpleasure
STEM Club are becoming very curious about robots. They learnt that robots are ideal for doing tasks that are dirty (cleaning sewers), dear (inspecting construction sites), dangerous (bomb disposal), dull (vacuuming) or difficult (surgery). @EngEdChallenge
Take a sneak peek at some of our artwork for take one picture. Our work is based on how different paintings tell stories. What stories do you see in these? #art
Year 6 were Imaginative Insects this week, writing diary entries in the role of an imprisoned Oliver Twist. #imagination #creativewriting #islingtonschools
Joyous Friday assembly full of song and movement led by the children, supported by the music maestro Orlando! 🎶
Our #science topic in year 1 this term is #Animals Including #Humans. At the moment we are looking at the different scenes humans have. To start our topic we drew around Clodagh and then in pairs wrote a body part and labelled our class drawing. #islingtonschools
This week in #science, year 4 have been identifying and classifying. We worked in groups and shared our ideas about what makes something a liquid or solid. Most children thought that marmalade was a bit of both.
Y6 used their problem solving and reasoning skills in a football maths activity. They were Cooperative Caterpillars, working together brilliantly to deduce the teams who played, the scores and the attendance for the football matches. #Islingtonschools
In year 4 this week we have been exploring in science, what happens to raisins when they are put in lemonade.
#science #exploring
What a start to the new school year!
Congratulations to our 2023 – 2024 Eco-Committee and the whole school community for their hard work and support. Our school has maintained its Eco-Schools' Green Flag with Distinction ♻️ @EcoSchools
Another fantastic year at Gillespie celebrated with a freshly refurbished school gate. Wishing the Gillespie community a wonderful summer. 🌞
Y2 attended the @ucl Festival of Engineering. They took part in a range of fascinating activities throughout the morning. Then, while eating lunch in the park, they were visited by ex-Gillespie parent and UCL chemistry professor, Andrea Sella who put on an exciting chemistry show
Is it even sports day if the teachers aren’t racing? #healthycompetition #leadbyexample #sportsday #fun
Parent race 🏃♂️🏃♂️ #sportsday #fun
Who doesn’t love an egg 🥚 and spoon 🥄 race 🏆 #fun #competition
The sun came out for another fantastic sports day! ☀️🏃♂️🏆#fun #sport
