Yesterday, our Reception parents had an introduction in how to support their child’s reading journey as SSPP and then they worked with their child using our new RWI book bag books and reading for pleasure books.
We were extremely blessed at the end of half term to be visited by the Local Legend – Manny Singh Kang after being invited by our school council.
Manny came into share his stories about his fundraising for Dementia UK, and how his challenges have built up over time, culminating in him receiving a Pride of Britain Award and being invited to Buckingham Palace. Through all his stories, Manny brought it back to that it isn’t him that is receiving the awards – it’s his energy and that we are all the same. We all have legs, lungs and kindness! This demonstration of humbleness was so inspiring for our children.
We surprised Manny with a book of comments about how he has inspired us and also awarded him with a Peter award due to his dedication to serving others. We also sold Samosas after school to raise money for Dementia UK – something that Manny is renowned for doing! We thank him wholeheartedly for visiting our school!
This afternoon, PCSO Trudy visited Year 5 to talk about some serious topics including anti-social behaviour, county lines and knife crimes helping the children to understand the consequences of these actions and how they can affect their own lives as well as those around them.
This morning, the children have got up and dressed, stripped their beds and packed! They then went for breakfast before remaking the beds for the next school ready for some more activities!
Today, the children who completed their Summer Writing Challenge to a high standard had an amazing opportunity to visit David Walliams and listen to his inspiring stories of how he became an author. Everyone had an amazing time and are pleased to be the first ones in the world to be reading his latest novel: Santa and Son. It was a great opportunity and we liked how he shared that we should be proud of being different – this is our superpower.
On their first day of residential, the children have done lots of interesting activities that have provided them with a real thirst for knowledge! They have demonstrated their map reading skills, caring nature when looking after animals and risk taking skills with their use of the outdoor playground and tree climbing!
Children had a wonderful day celebrating Hello Yellow Day. Staff have dressed as Minions to ‘Wear it loud, wear it proud!’ and the children looked amazing in their Yellow clothes. It was extra special to share something interesting from home. Each class has decorated a Minion to create a display to honour Young Minds and their work. Year 6 ended our special day with an assembly sharing what Hello Yellow Day is all about and reactivating our Zones of Regulation with a catwalk. Well done to everybody for participating. Our message is ‘It’s ok not to be ok.’
Year 6 hosted their Celebration of the Word this afternoon with a focus on St Gabriel the Archangel – thank you to the parents that attended.
