The news of the Ukraine war has been all around us and our students are talking about it in school. We have tried to discuss this appropriately with our students as part of our PSHE curriculum but in a way that is sensitive to our students’ ages and general maturity. This week an evacuee from Ukraine has joined us and we are doing everything we can to support her in this transition. We hope her time in our school will be a positive experience for her but also that she will be able to rejoin her family in the Ukraine safely in the not too distant future.
Class 4 had a wonderful trip to the Red Star Line Museum near the port of Antwerp on the 10th March. They explored the real stories of people emigrating to the United States from Europe in the early to mid-1900s. Students got to go on their own journeys and experienced some of the challenges of it all for themselves. They carried a tiny suitcase, chose what to pack, and found out the realities of fleeing home for a new opportunity.
They had such a blast linking their learning to their IPC unit all about geography: Here Now, There Then. Students also noted that they were grateful to learn about migration given the current conflict in Ukraine. Ms Mac was so glad they got to go and proud of the children for making connections within their world.
Friday was crazy hat and hair day. We had a lot of fun in school and it really raises the morale of everyone when we do these activities. Mr Johnson had a Squid on his head, Ms Relf had a massive Marg Simpson style beehive and I was fairly normal with a silver tinsel wig. Some of the hats or hair the children were wearing were amazing. They had really been creative and turned up with some masterpieces on their ‘noggins’. We were able to see all the masterpieces in assembly.
Thank you to everyone who supported the children with this activity.
Over the last two weeks our EY children have been sharing their bug presentations with their classmates. There have been some wonderful efforts with children arriving in costume, with models or lovely drawings. It is so lovely when a child between the age of 3 and 6 can talk about a specific insect with such knowledge and confidence. Well done to the EY children and their families for these magnificent presentations.
We have just received the results from the SOF Science Olympiad. It was the first time we have entered for this particular competition and our students did well. Once we receive the results from the Maths Olympiad we will endeavour to share them with the relevant families. .
Four students from Class 9 prepared an assembly presentation for the primary students on Friday. Their chosen subject was culture and tradition. They did a great job of catering for their mixed age audience and got their message across very well with the help of four students from class 6 and 8. They did a great job and all the students in the assembly enjoyed it. Ms Nichols finished off the assembly with a multicultural song called ‘All the Children Sing’ and we were able to sing verses in French, Mandarin and Hebrew.
Best wishes for a wonderful weekend and the week ahead.
Sharon Short
Head of Primary
Lead Safeguarding Officer.