This Week at a glance…..

This week we have had a real focus on children’s personal development. We have enjoyed celebrating children’s mental health week – the theme this year is know yourself, grow yourself. We started the week with an assembly delivered by 52lives school of kindness and the children looked at all the great things about themselves. Year 4 and 5 took part in a zoom call with a premiership footballer who talked about resilience and being proud of your achievements, whatever they are. On Tuesday, the Police Community Support Officer visited our Year 6 students and talked to them about how to stay safe online. The children asked some really sensible questions and were eager to learn more about how to keep themselves safe. Reception also enjoyed a visit from the Fire Brigade, who taught them about the risks of fire. The children (and Reception staff) also had a great time using the hose and looking at the other equipment used by the fire brigade.

On Wednesday this week, Year 5 had the best day learning how to play the djembe drum and also learning an African song. They listened brilliantly and were a credit to themselves & our school. The parents, who attended their performance in the afternoon also really enjoyed themselves!

Reception have been loving their understanding the world lessons this week as they have learned about Chinese New Year. The children tried some Chinese food, went on a drama tots adventure and looked at maps to see where China is! They were really excited to find out what animal their birth year was.