SMSC, PSHE and RSE
What is SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) development?
Spiritual
Pupils’ spiritual development is shown by their:
- ability to be reflective about their own beliefs, religious or otherwise, that inform their perspective on life and their interest in and respect for different people’s faiths, feelings and values
- sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them
- use of imagination and creativity in their learning
- willingness to reflect on their experiences.
Moral
Pupils’ moral development is shown by their:
- ability to recognise the difference between right and wrong and to readily apply this understanding in their own lives, recognise legal boundaries and, in so doing, respect the civil and criminal law of England
- understanding of the consequences of their behaviour and actions
- interest in investigating and offering reasoned views about moral and ethical issues and ability to understand and appreciate the viewpoints of others on these issues.
Social
Pupils’ social development is shown by their:
- use of a range of social skills in different contexts, for example working and socialising with other pupils, including those from different religious, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds
- willingness to participate in a variety of communities and social settings, including by volunteering, cooperating well with others and being able to resolve conflicts effectively
- acceptance and engagement with the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs; they develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain.
Cultural
Pupils’ cultural development is shown by their;
- understanding and appreciation of the wide range of cultural influences that have shaped their own heritage and those of others
- understanding and appreciation of the range of different cultures within school and further afield as an essential element of their preparation for life in modern Britain
- knowledge of Britain’s democratic parliamentary system and its central role in shaping our history and values, and in continuing to develop Britain
- willingness to participate in and respond positively to artistic, musical, sporting and cultural opportunities
- interest in exploring, improving understanding of and showing respect for different faiths and cultural diversity and the extent to which they understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity, as shown by their tolerance and attitudes towards different religious, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the local, national and global communities.
What is PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Economic) and RSE (Relationships and Sex Education)?
- PSHE education is a planned programme of learning through which children acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to manage their lives.
- As part of a whole school approach, PSHE develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members and members of society.
- PSHE prepares children to manage many of the most critical opportunities, challenges and responsibilities they will face growing up in such rapidly changing and challenging times. It also helps them to connect and apply the knowledge and understanding they learn in all subjects to practical, real-life situations while helping them to feel safe and secure.
- Topics covered within PSHE are grouped in three core themes: (i) health and wellbeing, (ii) relationships, and (iii) living in the wider world; and include:
- Personal health
- Family and relationships
- Bullying
- Citizenship, democracy and human rights
- Careers and the world of work
- Personal finance
- Alcohol, smoking and drugs
- Sex Education
What are the Fundamental British Values (BV)?
- Democracy
- Britain is a democracy- this means that the people in Britain vote for the people who make the laws and decide how the country is run. If we didn’t have a democracy, just one person might be able to make all the laws and that would not be fair.
- The rule of law
- In Britain we have a police force who make sure people do not do the wrong thing and break the law- this means that we are safe.
- Individual Liberty
- In Britain, as long as we do not break the law, we can live as we choose to and have our own opinions about things.
- Mutual respect
- We might not always agree with other people, but we try to show respect for their thoughts and feelings. We can give respect to others and we can expect other people to show us respect.
- Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
- In Britain we accept and respect that other people might have different beliefs than ours and they may believe in different religions.
Intent
At Laceby Stanford Primary Academy, Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE), alongside Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural (SMSC) education, enables our children to become healthy, independent and responsible members of a society. It aims to help them understand how they are developing personally and socially, and tackles many of the moral, social and cultural issues that are part of growing up. We provide our children with opportunities for them to learn about rights and responsibilities and appreciate what it means to be a member of a diverse society. Our children are encouraged to develop their sense of self-worth by playing a positive role in contributing to school life and the wider community.
Our focus aims are;
- To build a PSHE and SMSC curriculum which develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills which enables children to access the wider curriculum and to prepare children to be a global citizen now and in their future roles within a global community.
- To build a PSHE and SMSC curriculum that incorporates the understanding of RSE so that children know more, remember more and understand more. As a result children will know how to be safe and to understand and develop healthy relationships both now and in their future lives.
Implementation
- Clear and comprehensive scheme of work in line with the National Curriculum.
The school curriculum will focus on three core learning themes: health and wellbeing, relationships and living in the wider world. The Scheme of work also includes opportunities to link British Values, SMSC and schools Key skills into the curriculum. - Wider Curriculum
All subjects make a link to PSHE, BV, SMSC and the language is used consistently by all staff. - Displays across school
PSHE, BV and SMSC displays throughout school reinforce the PSHE curriculum enabling children to make links. - Assemblies
Wholeschool, Key Stage and class assemblies always make a link to PSHE, British Values and SMSC. - Clear and comprehensive RSE scheme of work within PSHE in line with the new recommendations of teaching RSE in National Curriculum (Feb 2019)
The teaching and learning of RSE is planned explicitly within each year group. - RSE programme of work is explicitly resourced.
Children will become more aware of RSE and have the real purpose of it. - Parent Consultation
Parents are informed of the content of the RSE programme of work during the class transition meetings and further support / clarification is given if required.
IMPACT
At Laceby Stanford Primary Academy we believe that PSHE and SMSC education plays a vital part of primary education and needs to be taught at least weekly. This enables staff to ensure full coverage of PSHE and SMSC is taught in their year group. There are always occasions where teachers may feel it necessary to teach PSHE as a result of an issue arisen in their own class. PSHE is integral to the development of children values in order for them to become a positive citizen in a forever changing community. PSHE is an important part of school assemblies were children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural curiosity is stimulated, challenged and nurtured.
Through discrete, cross curricular and embedded teaching of the PSHE and SMSC currciculum, we expect the following;
- Children will demonstrate and apply the British Values of Democracy, Tolerance, Mutual respect, Rule of law and Liberty.
- Children will demonstrate a healthy outlook towards school – attendance will be in-line with national and behaviour will be good.
- Children will achieve age related expectations across the wider curriculum.
- Children will develop positive and healthy relationship with their peers both now and in the future.
- Children will understand the physical aspects involved in RSE at an age appropriate level.
- Children will have respect for themselves and others.
- Children will have positive body images.
Behaviour Management
Reflection Sheets - A Time to Reflect
At Laceby Stanford Primary Academy we give children the opportunity to not only reflect on the good things they do e.g. good work in class, but also the negative choices that they sometimes make.
As part of this process we use the three R’s; Regulate, Relate and Reason.
These sheets are a chance for children to:
- think about the decisions they made or actions they took in words or pictures
- why this may have been the wrong choice to make
- what they could do next time to avoid it happening again
If a child receives 3 Reflection Sheets in a week or 6 in a half term they will be copied and sent home to parents, so they have an opportunity to discuss with their child the behaviours they have been displaying in school and to help them to make more positive choices in future.
The Reflection Sheets are kept on file and monitored through the year.
We transfer the information from the sheets into a chart, which helps us to monitor the behaviour in the school in real-time and identify any patterns which may occur.
The more detail we record - the clearer the picture we get!
We record Gender, Class, Week, Term, Reason, Location, Subject, Time of Day
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Long Term Plans
Policies
Case Studies
A Military Campaign for Justice
Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect
Understanding and managing feelings
Jeans for Genes Day 2024: Fundraising for the Genetic Condition Community
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy School Head Pupils
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Celebrates International Women's Day
Peer Mentors Assembly on Relationships
Healthy Schools
The Healthy Places ‘Education’ award is designed to help educational settings in North East Lincolnshire to create a programme of work to promote health, as they act as vehicles to empower individuals to live well where they work, learn and play.
This is a fantastic award for schools and academies to work towards, which not only benefits the children and young people but also has a positive impact on the health of staff, parents/carers and wider community.
Improved health and happiness
Improved engagement and morale
Raised attendance levels for staff and children
Raised attainment and progression for staff
& children
Reduction in bullying
Better engagement with parents/carers and wider community.
Reduced absence level and increased attendance levels in workplace
Improved productivity and performance
Fewer accidents and injuries
- Up skill and empower people to champion health
and take care of each other. - Inspire sustainable health related change.
- Gain recognition for creating a healthier setting.
- Deliver healthy lifestyle promotion on topics.
- Breakfast Club (Mon, Weds & Fri)
- Provide healthy lunches & encourage parents to do the same.
- Encourage children to take part in physical activity with a range of out of school clubs.
- Ask children to discuss their thoughts and feelings, related to well-being both in class and through ‘Pupil Voice’.
NSPCC: Speak out, Stay safe
The children in KS1 watched a virtual assembly. They met Buddy the speech bubble. He told them that children should speak out if they have any worries. In the assembly the children learnt that:
All children have the right to:
-speak out and have their views taken seriously -be kept safe -get help when they need it
‘I’ve learnt about safe adults. They are adults that you can trust and you can talk to.’
‘Children can phone Childline for help.’
Bikeability
Year 5 had a great time during Bikeability this week. We learned about being safe on the road when riding a bike. We learned how to signal, turn into main roads and side roads, and safely overtake parked vehicles.
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
The Year 2 children dressed in red clothes today and wore their funny noses. They enjoyed telling each other jokes and finding out how the charity helps people in the UK and abroad.
‘We are being funny for money.’
‘I like telling jokes. I have a joke book.’
‘Comic Relief raises lots of money. The money can help homeless people, people who need food and people who might need help if they have a disability.’
‘I hope we raised lots of money to help people today.’
International Women’s Day
The Year 2 children learnt about an inspirational woman called Alma Thomas who had a difficult time to get an education due to her being a black woman in America during the 1900s. Her story amazed the children, as she became a teacher and then she became one of America’s most famous women artists!
A Military Campaign for Justice!
The children in Year 2 enjoyed learning all about the amazing life of Walter Tull.
"Walter was the first black professional footballer. He ended up playing for Spurs!"
"Walter became the first black British officer in the army during WWI."
"Walter had a very hard life and it was shocking to hear that he was treated so badly because of the colour of his skin."
"We found out that there is a memorial to help people learn all about Walter Tull and when we watched a
programme about it. We saw some members of his family who are still alive today."
"It is so sad that Walter died in WWI and his family did not get a medal in his memory."
The children felt very strongly about Walter's family not receiving a Military Cross medal, like so many of the other families
who had lost an officer. So they got to work and wrote some very strongly worded letters to Sir Keir Starmer!
They were absolutely thrilled to receive a reply.
The Rainbow Fish
This week Year 1s have been learning about sharing, through the wonderful book 'The Rainbow Fish'. We used drama and art and craft to make the characters in the story, re-enact the story and understand the feelings of others.
Pupil 1: Rainbow Fish was beautiful because he was covered in sparkly scales.
Pupil 2: He was mean to the other fish and would not share his shiny scales.
Pupil 3: He asked the wise octopus what he should do and he told Rainbow Fish to share his scales and he would know happiness.
Pupil 4: We shared the pretty scales like in the story so we could all have one.
Pupil 5: We learnt that sharing makes friendship.
Golden Table
A “Golden Table” was set up at lunch today to celebrate the wonderful manners, behaviour and kindness of children at lunch. It was so hard to choose the 2 children from each class.
- I feel so special sat at the golden table.
- I like sitting with people from different classes and having a chat.
- I’d like to sit at the golden table every day, there’s even a table cloth!
Christmas Jumper Day 2024
The Year 2 children all dressed up in colourful Christmas clothes for Christmas Jumper Day. They learnt about the Save the Children charity and how their donations could help other children.
Road Safety Week
Travel Plan Committee
As part of road safety week the travel plan committee met with our governor Mrs Griffith to discuss our plans for the upcoming year. We discussed what previous groups had worked on, and how we can progress their work with the new members of the committee.
Special Assemby
Mark from Humberside Fire & Safety paid us a special visit to deliver a whole school assembly this week. We have been learning about road safety in our classes through different activities. He used demonstrations and visuals to show us the importance of wearing helmets when we cycle or scooter, as well as how important it is to be visible and wear bright colours around roads.
Can We Cross The Road Safely?
Year 1s have been learning all about crossing the road safely. We had discussions, took part in some drama and drew pictures.
Pupil 1: I have to tell my grown-up to come off the phone when we cross the road.
Pupil 2: I hold a grown-ups hand to cross the road.
Pupil 3: We can use a Zebra Crossing.
Pupil 4: In Cleethorpes there is a crossing with a button to push and you wait for the green man.
Year 2
The Year 2 children have been busy learning all about road safety. They have enjoyed making information posters and showing their friends how to cross a road safely.
UK Parliament Week
As part of UK Parliament Week Year 3 held their own mini election to elect some classroom monitor roles. Children had the chance to talk to the class about why think they would be good at the role, and then we voted to see who will be elected for the role.
We are excited to see who our new monitors will be on Monday!
“I would be good as the book mentor because I know where everyone sits”
“I would be good as the whiteboard monitor because I care about the environment and would turn it off when it isn’t in use”
Children in Need Day
The children in Key Stage One had great fun dressing up in spotty clothes, favourite clothes and superhero costumes. They watched a special assembly all about the charity, they drew pictures of Pudsey and enjoyed some great Pudsey maths challenges.
Year 1s have also been making ‘dancing Pudsey’
Anti-Bullying Week 2024
A Good Friend
As part of our learning in ‘Anti-bullying Week’, Year 1s have been looking at FRIENDLY behaviours and actions. We used drama to act out scenarios and looked at pictures of actions too. In pairs the children discussed each scenario and decided if the children in the picture were acting in a FRIENDLY or unfriendly way. We sorted the images well and all the children thought of many ways to be friendly to each other.
Child 1: We can help each other if we get stuck.
Child 2: I help my friend if he is hurt.
Child 3: It is kind to share
Child 4: Playing together is friendly
Child 5: Doing a high 5 is friendly
Choose Respect
The Year 2 children discussed different kinds of bullying:
“Bullying is when someone hurts another person, like hitting them or saying horrible things.”
“Bullying can hurt people’s feelings.”
“Bullying is when bad things keep happening to someone. People should not be unkind.”
“If anyone was hurting me, I would tell a trusted adult like my teacher or my mum and they could help me.”
The Year 2 children explored how respect can help to stop bullying and help everyone to feel good on the inside. They thought about ways that we can show respect and kindness to others. They acted out scenarios and drew pictures.
Fire Safety
The children had a special assembly with staff from Humberside Fire and Rescue services, in preparation for Bonfire Night festivities. Lots of helpful reminders and demonstrations were given to the children, including wearing gloves for sparklers (or sticking them in a carrot) as well as how to be safe around bonfires and fireworks.
Have fun and stay safe!
Laceby British Legion
Barley Class had a special visit from Steve, who is part of the Laceby British Legion this week. Steve shared his experiences whilst serving his country and the importance of Remembrance Day!
Thank you Steve for speaking with our Year 6 pupils!
Understanding and managing feelings
Zowie from Compass GO joined FOundation classes this morning to do a workshop on understanding and managing feelings.
She shared The Colour Monster story and taught us some breathing techniques to help us if we need to feel calm.
Wellbeing Wednesday
For our wellbeing Wednesday this week year 3 have been practicing our breathing exercises which we were shown by Compass Go. Breathing exercises can help with wellbeing by reducing stress which can make you feel calmer.
“It made me feel very zen”
“I felt so much calmer after”
“I love wellbeing Wednesday”
Black History Month
For Black History Month the Year 2 children learnt all about an inspirational woman called Mae Jemison. They researched lots of information from books, fact files and video clips.
'I found out that Mae Jemison was the first black African American woman to become an astronaut.'
'It was amazing that she achieved her dream of being an astronaut and flying into space.'
'I was shocked when I realised that people with black skin didn't get the same chances as people with white skin.'
'Mae didn't give up. She worked really hard to become a scientist and then an astronaut.'
World Mental Health Day
The Year 2 and the Year 5 children joined together for a drink and chat to mark World Mental Health Day. They enjoyed spending time with their siblings and meeting old and new friends on Well-being Wednesday.
“It was lovely to talk to the younger children.”
“We chilled out with some relaxing colouring in.”
“I made a new friend in Year 5.”
“I liked going into Mr. Middleton’s classroom and seeing the older children.”
“Everyone was so friendly.”
“I had a chat with Mrs. Brady about music.”
“When you have a chat with someone, it can make you feel better.”
“I hope we can do this again. It was fun and interesting.”
“I looked forward to this all day.”
Macmillan Coffee Morning
A fantastic day for Macmillan Coffee Morning. We cannot wait to share how much we have raised. Thank you again for all your support and donations.
"A lovely event, very well organised"
"Fantastic time had by all, we love coming to support the children"
"Great event, worthy cause!"
"Lovely opportunity to share time with our children"
Jeans for Genes Day 2024: Fundraising for the Genetic Condition Community
The KS1 children had fun wearing their jeans to school in support of the Jeans for Genes charity.
“We wanted to raise some money to help people who are poorly.”
“Some people get ill because it runs in their family. It is in their genes.”
“The money could help doctors and scientists find out how to make better medicines.”
“I think the money could be used to get poorly people nurses.”
“I liked wearing my jeans. Did you know that jeans and genes are homophones?!”
Year 5 Tuck Shop
All key stage 2 pupils have the opportunity to access tuck shop every Friday, for the cost of 50p. Each week, we ensure that a class or a focus group contribute something that they have made to the items that we sell. Year 5 started things off this year with some banana and oat cookies. As it is Fair Trade fortnight, we ensured that the produce that we used was sustainably and fairly sourced. We then advertised our product to the rest of key stage two.
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Head Pupils
🌟 Head Pupils 🌟
We are delighted to share the faces of our 3 head pupils for this year. We are so proud of all of the pupils that applied for the role - it was a very close race. It was a perfect opportunity for children to learn how a democracy works, as well as valuing pupil voice (linked to our rights respecting charter). We look forward to how they are going to support the school during their final year here.
Speeches
Wow! Well done to our amazing Year 6 pupils who delivered their Head Pupil speeches in our assembly on Friday. Their commitment, dedication, kindness and motivation shone through from all of the candidates. We are all very proud of you!
Mr Childs, Chair of the Parish Council, came to visit the pupils during their speeches. As a former pupil of Stanford School and a previous candidate for Head Pupil, Mr Childs spoke to the pupils about his role as Chair and what qualities you may need for these important role. Thank you Mr Childs for inspiring our pupils in their future aspirations!
PSHE: Groups and Communities
In PSHE the children talked about the different groups that they belong to, not only in school, but in the wider community. The children talked enthusiastically about the clubs they go to, what they wear when they go and the different activities they enjoy. One child was keen to tell everyone that ‘it is important to go to different clubs and meet new people because it is good for your mental health and nice to make new friends!’
More pupil comments:
‘I get lots of rosettes and trophies for my dancing. I love it!’
‘I felt very proud when I got my first football trophy.’
‘I wear a special white belt when I do karate.’
‘I’ve been going to a reading club. At the moment I am reading lots of animal books because I want to be a vet.’
‘I like winning medals for my football playing.’
‘Lots of children go to Beavers like me. You learn lots of new things and it’s lots of fun.’
‘I enjoy going to my swimming club and I am getting really good at swimming.’
‘I go to lots of clubs. I am a very busy person.’
Comic Relief 2024
Year 1 and Year 2
The children in Year 1 and 2 enjoyed dressing up in red and raising money on Red Nose Day.
P- We pulled funny faces.
H- I told my friends some jokes.
H- We sang a song called ‘Put a nose on it’. I thought it was funny.
C- We raised money by buying and wearing our red noses.
J- We learnt that we have Red Nose Day, so we can help people all over the world.
The money goes to help people who need help. Some people are living in poverty and some people are poorly or disabled.
S- We saw a video about a boy who was struggling with his mental health and the Comic Relief people used the money to get him some help.
Barley Class celebrate and support Red Nose Day 2024!!
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Celebrates International Women's Day!
We celebrate the incredible women who light up our classrooms and nurture young minds every day! From teachers to support staff, we are immensely proud of the passion, dedication, and strength they bring to our school community!
Happy International Women's Day to these remarkable individuals and to all the Mums, Grandmas, Sisters, Aunties and all the women who shape the future of our children!!
Speak Out and Stay Safe!
Neil from the NSPCC came to visit Year 2 this week.
C- Neil told us that if someone is hurting you that you should tell a safe adult who can help you.
J- Sam was upset because she didn’t have enough food and she was hungry. She did the right thing and she told her teacher. Then her family got some help and she was happy again.
A- A safe adult could be a teacher, someone who is over 18 that you know, parents and nannas and granddads.
D- Buddy is a mascot for the NSPCC. He is the shape of a speech bubble and he reminds us to speak to adults if we are worried.
S- If children are worried or upset, they must tell a trusted adult.
L- Childline has people who can help children. You can ring them up or go on their website.
Chill club
Today in chill club we started by listening to classical music with refreshments to transition from a busy school day to a calm environment. Once we were calm, we looked at oil pastels and shading techniques. We created lots of different pictures and once we got the hang of it, we drew peaceful pictures including sunsets, rivers, and natural sceneries.
Compass Go!
Today Zowie delivered an ANTS workshop. We learnt what an ANT is and what we can do to stop an ANT. Zowie also told us about having a brain bestie, and that when we have an ANT we can use our brain bestie to stop the ANT. We wrote down our ideas so we can look back at them if we have an ANT.
After this we came up with ideas of what makes us happy, which we can think about, if we are feeling negative.
"I am a fantastic friend!"
"Making mistakes helps me."
"I am always trying my best."
"I love football, that makes me really happy."
"I enjoy going to the swimming pool."
Parachute games
We have been practising our Team Work, Turn Taking, Communication and language skills, Hand-eye Coordination, Following instructions, Sensory development, Gross Motor Skills
And having Fun, Fun, Fun!
We played 4 little monkeys, washing and Drying game, Fruit salad and Popcorn! We hardly noticed the rain.
Peer Mentors Assembly on Relationships
Our wonderful Peer Mentors delivered an assembly to the whole school, alongside Children’s mental health week, around the theme of relationships.
The Peer Mentor group had identified that relationship / friendship difficulties was something that pupils needed support with and decided that they would like to do something to help the school in this area.
The group met with Zowie on a number of occasions to plan a special assembly that the group would deliver to all pupils at Laceby Stanford Primary Academy.
As the theme for this years Children’s Mental health week is ‘My voice matters’ it was felt an excellent opportunity to demonstrate this by the group delivering an assembly to help teach their fellow students key skills and strategies to help use their voices to talk to people about how they are feeling and also resolve any conflicts.
All of the teachers, pupils (and Zowie from Compass Go) were unbelievably proud of the group and wanted to share what a fantastic assembly this was! An important message delivered by the pupils for Laceby Stanford Primary Academy, the community and parent and carers- well done!
Safer Internet Day
Mrs. Hill led an important assembly today about how we can stay safe online. This week the children will be learning more about how to stay safe online in their lessons.
H- I found out that lots of people think about staying safe and it’s not just in school. Sports clubs and charities have to learn about it.
J- I like to play on my X-Box and talk to my friends.
E- I love to play games on my phones.
C- The internet is good for playing games with friends.
J- I like virtual games when I put on my headset.
R- I think it’s important to know who you are talking to online.
A- You should never tell anyone your personal details.
M- Don’t click adverts that pop up. They might give your computer a virus.
L- Always tell a trusted adult if you are worried about anything you’ve seen that makes you feel worried or scared.
People that Help us – the Police
We were so lucky to have a special visitor come to talk to us this afternoon – Inspector Harvey.
She showed us her special uniform and the equipment she carries. She brought lots of uniform for us to try on. Some of it was so heavy. We learnt about how Police help us. We asked lots of sensible questions such as Why do Police officers have hats? Do you enjoy your job? What do you use a Baton for? …Even Had she captured Evil Pea? (He visited our class last week and did terrible crimes to our vegetables!
Inspector Harvey was kind enough to bring in us a helmet, a pencil and a sticker. Lots of us want to work in the Police force when we are grown up
ECO Group - Pre-loved Sale
Our ECO group have recently discussed how we can recycle more in school. With us already having focused on recycling waste they decided to focus on pre-loved jumpers and cardigans. Today they put their plan into action at the Year 2 learning share. We hope to do this again at more upcoming events in school to promote recycling and sustainability.
Remember to bring 50p if you would like to purchase a pre-loved jumper or cardigan!
Well done ECO warriors!
People that help us – Nurses
This afternoon we had a special visitor, Mrs Hurdman who told us all about her job working at the hospital as a Student Nurse. We all had a go at using a stethoscope and listened to each other’s hearts. We learnt that it is a busy job looking after people and helping them get well. Lots of us want to be a nurse or Doctor when we are grown up.
Christmas Jumper Day 2023
The Year 2 children enjoyed celebrating this special day by wearing their festive jumpers.
The children learnt that their donations all go to help children in both the UK and all around the world.
L- We watched an assembly about why people wear Christmas jumpers.
F- In English, we read about the Save the Children charity and answered lots of questions about Christmas Jumper Day.
P- I think it’s nice to be kind to other people.
Eating Five A Day!
As part of the Year 2 children’s Design and Technology and PSHE work, the children enjoyed a very informative workshop led by Chef Gavin from Chartwells.
M- We learnt about eating different kinds of fruit and vegetables and that we should try and eat five every day.
M- Chef showed us lots of different kinds of vegetables, some of them I had never seen before.
J- Chef Gavin told us how he grows his own vegetables and cooks different healthy recipes.
A- He gave us some vegetable soup to taste. He had made it with fresh ingredients. I liked it and I liked dipping in his homemade bread too!
T- Mrs. Brady liked the soup and she was asking lots of questions about healthy meals she could make too.
Grow your own Vegetables
This morning we learnt all about fruit and vegetables that can be grown locally. Many of us had never seen ginger, asparagus, leeks or avocado before. Vegetables need sun and water to grow.
We looked at the roots and the leaves. Peppers are fruit because their seeds are in the middle.
The best bit was when we tasted homemade vegetable soup made with leek, shallots, carrots and potatoes alongside homemade bread.
Road Safety Week
This week, children have learned about the importance of being safe on the roads. We were visited by Mark, who spoke to us all about the importance of wearing seatbelts and safety helmets, with practical presentations of the benefits. He also ensured we all knew about the different types of crossings and the first rule of the Green Cross Code - Stop, Look, Listen, Think! Throughout the school, children have been creating posters, learning more through reading comprehension and enjoying practical learning linked to this important awareness week. Look at class blogs for additional photos. Also, our Travel Plan Group are working on a traffic survey and looking at the success of less parking outside the school, which they will share with you next week.
Buttercup Class
This week we have been learning about how to stay safe near roads. We learnt about Stop, look, listen and think when crossing a road. We looked at safe places to cross roads including Zebra crossings and Pelican crossings.
We enjoyed playing the Stop and Go game on the KS1 playground.
In our continuious provision we decided on where to put zebra crossings on roads in our small play area. Outside we used Stop, Go and give way signs as well as a zebra crossing. When we are on the bikes we wear a helmet to protect our head.
Years 1 and 2
Road Safety Week is an event to help people learn how to stay safe on the roads.
A charity called ‘Brake’ organises Road Safety Week every November.
The children have been watching road safety videos, acting out scenarios, explaining The Green Cross Code and challenging themselves to recall facts and answer lots of questions in a tricky road safety quiz. Well done everyone!
Pumpkin Class
After an insightful assembly on road safety yesterday today we recapped on all that we had learnt. We came up with posters to display in the classroom reminding us that we need to think, stop, look and listen.
Children in Need
The Year 1 and Year 2 children kindly supported the Children in Need charity.
Thank you to everyone for their kind donations.
We had watched a video all about Children in Need.
J- I learnt the word ‘mascot’. Pudsey the teddy bear is the mascot for the charity.
J- I wore a Pudsey t-shirt, some people dressed in yellow and some people had teddy ears on.
T- We read a story about Pudsey Bear and then we had a quiz about it.
L- I liked the quiz about the story, as we all got into teams and helped each other work out the answers.
World Diabetes Day
This week the children learnt all about diabetes and the people living with this condition. They had a special assembly with Mrs. Hill, they researched facts about diabetes in their PSHE lesson and wore their blue clothes.
L- I know someone with diabetes and they have insulin injections every day.
H- Mrs. Hill told us that there are two kinds of diabetes.
C- I’m wearing blue clothes to show that I am thinking about people who have got diabetes.
Recycling Poster Competition
The children have been learning all about recycling. They have been thinking about the things they could recycle at school. Well done to our lovely Y2 pupil for winning the recycling poster competition. Her poster will be displayed in the classroom to remind everyone to keep recycling.
Anti-Bullying week
Year 1 and Year 2
The theme for this year’s Anti-Bullying week is ‘Make a Noise’.
The children in Year 1 and 2 learnt what bullying is and how important it is to ‘Make a Noise’ and tell someone if they are being bullied. The children attended a special assembly, learnt about different types of bullying in class and during ‘Well-being Wednesday’ enjoyed making a new friend and working on activities together.
M- If someone was hurting me, I would tell a trusted adult- someone like my teacher or my mum.
C- Bullying is when someone is upsetting and hurting a person over and over again.
P- I wore my odd socks to show everyone that it is OK to be different.
B- We should be kind to one another. It’s good to make new friends.
Pumpkin Class
To start off our focus of Anti-Bullying week Pumpkin Class researched team building games that we could collaborate with year 6 to play. We also participated in a live Anti-Bullying lesson led by the BBC. We were all very excited to get a shout out on the BBC Teach website.
Remembrance Day
This afternoon Mr Smith from the British Legion came to talk to us all about Remembrance Day. We had a chance to ask questions about Remembrance Day and Mr Smith explained what happens, he also read us a poem called 'The inquisitive mind of a child.' A big thank you to Mr Smith for coming to visit us, and sharing his knowledge with us.
MP Martin Vickers
On Monday our local MP, Martin Vickers visited Year 5 and 6 pupils to talk to them about his role as MP and Parliament. Pupils learnt when Parliament was formed and what happens within the House of Commons. There was then an opportunity for Q and A from the pupils- great questions asked! Pupils then followed this exciting assembly, with work all about Parliament. Thank you Martin Vickers for the inspirational talk!
Pumpkins bake for tuck shop for well-being Wednesday!
Pumpkin class have made some delicious oat-meal and raisin cookies for tuck shop this week for our well-being Wednesday. Children weighed out the ingredients and then added all the ingredients together to bake. Although Miss Purshouse nearly forgot the cinnamon, oops! We can't wait to sample these in our tuck shop on Friday selling for 50p.
