This week was the beginning of Black History Month.
Assemblies introduced the Month with stories about inspirational Black figures from history and today. For the youngest children in our school community we have enjoyed listening to stories about coming to live in the UK from abroad and thinking about the journeys some of our families have made to live here in Wombwell. We particularly enjoyed the story of Floella Bengamin and how she remembers her first weeks in the UK as a child.
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Each class in school has Incredible us time on a Friday afternoon. Its good to see that Team JD are having so much fun in this weekly time.
This week the assemblies have had an environmental theme. The week started by learning about Gretta Thunburg and how from her early childhood she has been using her voice to empower a generation to campaign for the environment and raise awareness of climate change.
This week in assembly the school community listened to some interesting facts about Mahatma Ghandi and how he used peaceful resistance to protest against British rule in India. This was followed by discussions in class ahead of International Day of Peace on Thursday. Within the school community we follow the golden rule of 'being kind and helpful, and not hurting others' For each class it was important t0 reflect on that rule and how we try to resolve conflicts in non-violent ways. Each class in school has started the new school year with considering rules for their class. In this week's Wednesday assembly Year 6 Team LL celebrated international democracy day with a presentation in assembly.
This year’s theme for the International Day of Democracy, “Empowering the next generation,” focuses on young people’s essential role in advancing democracy and ensuring that their voices are included in the decisions that have a profound impact on their world. Well done Year 6 for using your voices to share your knowledge about democracy and its importance as a British Value with the school community. This year to mark Autism awareness week and Autism awareness day on April 2nd. At Park Street all the classes will be learning more about ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorders) to help us to be more accepting and empathetic towards each other and those within our school Community with ASD. More information about donating for this cause Please go to The NSPCC has lots of information about how to protect your children when online at home and teaching your children about digital safety. www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-child-online-safety/ The NSPCC has teamed up with lego to create the Build and Talk LEGO® Build & TalkA core part of the NSPCC’s 10-year strategy is to ensure children are safe online. To help achieve this we’ve teamed up with the LEGO Group to help promote their fun, free Build & Talk activities. The six 'adventures' help parents and caregivers talk with their children about key online safety topics through the joy of LEGO play. www.lego.com/en-gb/sustainability/children/buildandtalk/ Next week is Children's mental health week. The theme of the week is 'Let's connect' and how connecting with people is good for mental health. Next week at school each class will be involved in activities to promote the theme and the positive benefits of our connections with others to our mental health. During the week Taskmaster Education have partnered with Place2be, a mental health charity, to provide a competition with fun daily challenges that you can do at home as well as at school. taskmastereducation.com/ For more information about Children's mental health week and advice for parents on how to support children's mental health www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/families/
Since returning from the Christmas break Team LL and Team AF have completed a range of activities. We have enjoyed our weekly Incredible Us session. We have also completed some important lessons around the importance of staying safe online. We have explored issues around peer pressure and the importance of a positive body image.
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