--- title: "Blog" url: "https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog" school: "The William Hogarth School" --- # Blog 18 October 2023 #### [Future Makers finals at The Royal Albert hall trip - Tuesday 17 October 23](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-10-18-11-56-00-future-makers-finals-at-the-royal-albert-hall-trip-tuesday-17-october-23) [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-10-18-11-56-00-future-makers-finals-at-the-royal-albert-hall-trip-tuesday-17-october-23) 10 March 2023 #### [World Book Day](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-03-10-13-00-00-world-book-day) ### Our world book day celebration #### We had to postpone our original world book day celebration, but the children made up for it with such amazing effort to recreate their favourite book characters. [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-03-10-13-00-00-world-book-day) 9 March 2023 #### [Live chicks in Nursery](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-03-09-12-45-00-live-chicks-in-nursery) ### Living chicks in nursery #### Nursery children have been learning about the life cycle of chicks We took delivery of a number of fertilised eggs and kept a watch on them. The children saw how they started to crack and how chicks slowly emerged. They had to keep the new born chicks warm so they… [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-03-09-12-45-00-live-chicks-in-nursery) 25 January 2023 #### [Reception Rothko class are reading Squash and a Squeeze](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-25-15-30-00-reception-rothko-class-are-reading-squash-and-a-squeeze) #### Reception Rothko children building a house for the little old lady in A Squash and a Squeeze First of all after reading the story, the children thought about how much space the little old lady needs then designed and built a house for her. ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_squash_squeeze_1.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_squash_squeeze_3.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_squash_squeeze_4.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_squash_squeeze_2.jpg) [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-25-15-30-00-reception-rothko-class-are-reading-squash-and-a-squeeze) 25 January 2023 #### [Reception Rothko children learning about Full and Empty](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-25-15-30-00-reception-rothko-children-learning-about-full-and-empty) #### Reception Rothko exploring Empty and Full The children used containers and water to explore Full and empty - and half full or half empty We are a container half full kind of school! ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/R_full_empty_4.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/R_full_empty_3.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/R_full_empty_1.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/R_full_empty_2.jpg) [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-25-15-30-00-reception-rothko-children-learning-about-full-and-empty) 25 January 2023 #### [All Key Stage 2 children watch an NHS jobs webinar](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-25-14-45-00-all-key-stage-2-children-watch-an-nhs-jobs-webinar) #### KS2 children watch an NHS jobs webinar 4 people working in various jobs in the NHS gave a talk and answered questions posted by schools all over the country about all aspects of their jobs. This might include what were normal aspects of their job, how many hours they worked and how much they… [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-25-14-45-00-all-key-stage-2-children-watch-an-nhs-jobs-webinar) 23 January 2023 #### [Nursery Pollock class have been reading 'Mrs Wishy Wash'](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-23-14-30-00-nursery-pollock-class-have-been-reading-mrs-wishy-wash) #### After reading Mrs Wishy Wash - the children explored the story The children were role playing various aspects of the story with mud! Yummy! ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/n_wishy_washy_3.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/n_wishy_washy.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/n_wishy_washy_2.jpg) [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-23-14-30-00-nursery-pollock-class-have-been-reading-mrs-wishy-wash) 19 January 2023 #### [Year 1 Mondrian exploring Vertebrates and Invertebrates](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-19-15-45-00-year-1-mondrian-exploring-vertebrates-and-invertebrates) #### Year 1 Mondrian learning about Vertebrates in science The children have been learning about how we divide animals up into those who have backbones which we call 'Vertebrates' and those who do not which we call 'invertebrates'. They separated animals into their specific grouping. They then… [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-19-15-45-00-year-1-mondrian-exploring-vertebrates-and-invertebrates) 19 January 2023 #### [Year 1 Mondrian are reading 'These Feelings'](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-19-15-45-00-year-1-mondrian-are-reading-these-feelings) #### Year 1 Mondrian are reading 'These Feelings' The children having read the book 'These feelings' started to explore what different feelings there are, and what happens when we have those feelings, and what makes you have those feelings. ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/1_these_feelings_4(1).jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/1_these_feelings_3(1).jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/1_these_feelings_2(1).jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/1_these_feelings_1(1).jpg) [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-19-15-45-00-year-1-mondrian-are-reading-these-feelings) 18 January 2023 #### [Reception Rothko class are looking at flour](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-30-00-reception-rothko-class-are-looking-at-flour) #### Reception Rothko class have been looking at flour The children have been exploring where flour comes from - what it is made from - how it is made and seeing if they could make their own! ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_flour_1.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_flour_2.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_flour_3.jpg) [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-30-00-reception-rothko-class-are-looking-at-flour) 18 January 2023 #### [Nursery Pollock class are reading The Three Little Pigs and exploring building materials ](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-15-00-nursery-pollock-class-are-reading-the-three-little-pigs-and-exploring-building-m) #### After reading The Three Little Pigs - Nursery Pollock class looked at the best materials to build something![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/n_3_pigs_3.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/n_3_pigs_2.jpg) [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-15-00-nursery-pollock-class-are-reading-the-three-little-pigs-and-exploring-building-m) 18 January 2023 #### [Nursery and Reception exploring mass and weight of objects](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-15-00-nursery-and-reception-exploring-mass-and-weight-of-objects) #### Nursery Pollock class and Reception Rothko class using scales to explore mass / heaviness and lightness using scales In Maths the notion of heaviness introduces 'more than. and 'less than' when we consider if an object is heavier than another. ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_mass_2.jpg) ![](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/r_mass_1.jpg) Here, Reception children are looking at… [Continue reading](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2023-01-18-14-15-00-nursery-and-reception-exploring-mass-and-weight-of-objects) ![The William Hogarth School](https://files.schudio.com/william-hogarth-school-3/images/logo/HogarthLogo_White_(1).png) ### The William Hogarth School Duke Road Chiswick W4 2JR 020 8994 4782 020 8742 7736 ### Useful Links - [LGFLmail](https://mail.lgflmail.org/owa/auth/logon.aspx?replaceCurrent=1&url=https%3a%2f%2fmail.lgflmail.org%2fowa%2f) - [Parent Pay](https://www.parentpay.com/) - [Parent View](https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/) - [Opening Hours](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/opening-hours) ### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/search?q=%40hogarth_the&src=typd) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/the_william_hogarth_school/) © Copyright 2017–2026 The William Hogarth School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.williamhogarthschool.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)