Whole School- Be the Change: Our Kindness Workshop
This morning, Years 1-6 took part in an inspiring 'Kindness Workshop' delivered by Krish, centred on Mahatma Gandhi’s famous quote: "Be the change you want to see in the world." The children explored the three pillars of kindness, being friendly, generous, and considerate, and brainstormed simple everyday actions like smiling, sharing, hugging, complimenting, etc. We looked at powerful, real-life examples from 52 Lives, a charity founded by Jamie in 2013, including Clare from Australia and Andrea from Romania, whose £5,000 operation goal was doubled to £10,000 by kind strangers. This sparked a wonderful discussion about how fortunate we are to have the NHS in our country compared to places where healthcare is very expensive. After watching a video of a young boy comforting an upset football fan after Portugal beat France, the children learned that kindness is actually scientifically proven to make us happier, give us healthier hearts, slow down ageing, and help us live longer. Best of all, kindness is contagious; a single act can spread to 125 people! During the workshop, the children had the opportunity to share kind words with their peers in pairs. They mentioned that giving and receiving compliments felt anywhere from a bit "weird" to really "joyful". At the end of the workshop, the children had a quiz with a series of questions. Arlo, Jack, Molly, Beau, Sophia, Phoebe, Elijah, Eden, Isaac, James, Desmond, Chay, Declan, and Archie did a brilliant job answering the questions, showing great listening skills, and everyone demonstrated our 4 school rules exceptionally well. Afterwards, the children went back into their classrooms to complete their kindness activities. They had a fantastic time making chatterboxes, bracelets, letters, poems, and posters. Lots of kindness has been shared today, and we will definitely continue to share it. We must remember that kindness doesn't cost anything, so we should all use it more.
Year 1: Making Kindness Cards and Bracelets
Year 1 loved learning more about kindness from 52 Lives. They learnt about empathy, friendliness and generosity. In class, they designed cards and bracelets for each other to spread kindness. It was lovely to see them all making things for their friends and the smiles on their faces when they received a card.
Year 5 - Money Matters
Debt Aware: Money Matters visited Year 5 today to talk about banking, including the names of high street banks and building societies as well as their role in providing loans and deposit accounts. The children learned about the growth of online banking and the decline of cash as a payment method. Different types of saving accounts were discussed as well as the role of interest.
Year 1: Bird Watching
The children began their exciting day at Brockholes Nature Reserve by taking part in a bird watching activity. They explored the wetlands and carefully looked for birds that enjoy living near water, such as ducks and swans. The children used their observation skills to spot different birds and enjoyed learning about the habitats and features of wetland wildlife.
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Year 1: Plant Hunt
The children then took part in a plant hunt around the nature reserve, where they explored the different plants and wildlife living in the area. As they searched, they discovered lots of slugs and snails hiding amongst the plants and enjoyed observing them closely. During their plant watch activity, the children identified a range of wild plants including cowslip, foxglove, rosebay willowherb, daisies, nettles, reeds and holly, helping them to learn more about the variety of plants found in natural habitats.
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Year 1: Minibeast Hunt
The children explored the Viking Woods during their minibeast hunt and discovered the remains of Thor’s hammer hidden amongst the trees. They learnt about woodland habitats and discussed why woods are important places for animals to find food, shelter and safety. The children talked about the different animals that live in the woods, including deer, foxes, squirrels, hedgehogs, mice, rabbits, birds, badgers and moles. During the minibeast hunt, they learnt that invertebrates are animals without bones and that insects always have six legs. They also discovered that centipedes and millipedes have many legs. As they searched carefully through the woodland, the children found a variety of minibeasts including woodlice, slugs, beetles, spiders and a millipede.
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Year 1: Fun On The Park
After their learning activities, the children had lots of fun playing on the park. They enjoyed climbing, balancing, sliding and exploring the different equipment with their friends. The children showed excellent teamwork, kindness and confidence whilst playing together and were excited to spend time outdoors in the sunshine.
Year 1: Fire Lighting
The children also took part in a bushcraft activity where they learnt how to make sparks for lighting fires safely. They explored how friction is created by rubbing things together and noticed that when they rub their hands together, they become warm. The children were shown how to safely use the fire striker by holding the metal pieces correctly and scraping them together to create sparks. They learnt that fires need oxygen, heat and sticks to burn. The children carefully pulled the cotton wool apart to make it look like a cloud before placing it onto the block and using the sparks to light it. They were fascinated by the process and learnt how to safely put the fire out using the special fire glove.
Year 1: Den Building
To finish the day, the children worked together to take part in a den building activity. They used natural materials from the woodland to help create shelters and learnt the importance of teamwork and problem solving. The children were taught how to safely carry and position sticks by holding them in pairs when putting them up. They showed great cooperation, creativity and resilience whilst building their dens and enjoyed working together outdoors.
Year 2 - Brockholes Trip - Firelighting
Year 2 learned how to make fire in a safe and controlled environment.
Year 2 - Brockholes Trip - Den Building
We made dens using some huge sticks. We learned how to carry them safely and how to make a roof structure. What great teamwork!
Year 2 - Brockholes Trip - Habitats and Minibeast Hunt
We learned about some of the habitats at Brockholes and then went on a minibeast hunt.