This week, we celebrated Children's Mental Health Week 2024. Children's Mental Health Week is an awareness week that empowers, equips and gives a voice to all children and young people in the UK. Bigfoot Arts Education led exciting and informative assemblies and workshops that provided children with strategies to manage their well-being and mental health. They also educated them on the importance of speaking up and reminded them of the key people they can turn to, in school and at home, if they are worried.

Please click on the links below for useful information and support connected to children's mental health. 

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/

https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/information-for-parents/

https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/supporting-your-child-s-mental-health/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/mental-health-parenting/

On Tuesday, it was Safer Internet Day 2024. Safer Internet Day is the UK's biggest celebration of online safety. To celebrate this day, Tracy and  Ms Heath led an assembly and led PSHE sessions, providing our pupils with top tips and reminders on how to stay safe when using the internet. 

Please click on the link for further information: https://www.saferinternetday.org/

Please keep reading to find out about an exciting optional school competition that your child may like to enter. 

Year 2 embarked on an exciting journey to St Paul's to delve into the fiery tales of London's past. The children brought history to life through a 'fire fire workshop', stepping into the shoes of fire-stricken Londoners, Christopher Wren and Samuel Pepys. The adventure reached new heights as they ascended to the Dome, marvelling at the cityscape below. 

Year 1 are studying our local area and how it has changed throughout the years. A significant historical figure who lived in our area was Sir Thomas Lipton. Year 1 walked to Osidge Mansion where he lived. They had the chance to see the blue plaque on the house referring to Sir Thomas Lipton and some of the original features of the building. 

Year 5 had a great time on their geography fieldwork trip to Oakhill Park this week.  As part of their Rivers topic, they took a range of quantitative measurements of Pymmes Brook such as the depth, width and speed of flow.   

In Year 6, they have been learning about fast fashion and how we, as consumers, can be more sustainable. They participated in a clothes swap to reuse clothes that they no longer want.

Year 3 showcased their expert knowledge on volcanoes yesterday when they invited their parents and carers into class to be the audience for their explanation texts. This work explained how and why volcanoes erupt using a variety of presentational devices, difficult technical vocabulary and conjunctions to link sentences. They also exhibited their erupting volcano models and geography work on the working wall. There was a great turnout and everyone loved seeing the progress that is being made - well done!

Next week is half term - we hope you have a great week.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday 19th February.